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Ceremonies Across The World Mark First Anniversary Of Russian War On Ukraine
- Title
- Ceremonies Across The World Mark First Anniversary Of Russian War On Ukraine
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ceremonies were held on February 24 in different cities in Ukraine and across the world on the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale aggression against its neighbor, Ukraine.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russian-invasion-anniversary/32286876.html
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- Ukrainian Military Medic Finds He Can Save Lives -- Regardless Of Sides
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Former IT specialist Yehen Lata has no medical degree but finds his training as a mountain rescuer is often enough on the front lines of Ukraine. He carries with him everything essential for stabilizing wounded soldiers, he says, and will treat anyone urgently needing care.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-medic-odesa-russia-medical-treatment-mountains-rescue/32286591.html
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- Ukrainian And Russian Students At Armenian School Reflect On War
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- At an international school in Armenia, students from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus share their views on the war, a year after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While the students' hopes for peace have not been met, they continue to discuss possible solutions to the conflict.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-and-russian-students-talk-about-war/32285291.html
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- Kyiv Renames Streets After Fallen Soldiers
- Runtime
- 5:09
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Streets in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, are being renamed in honor of soldiers who lost their lives defending the country against Russia's invasion. Current Time correspondent Yulia Zhukova walked along the recently renamed streets and spoke with the loved ones of the fallen soldiers.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-renaming-streets-soldiers/32283547.html
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- 65-Year-Old Volunteer Fighting In Ukraine Says This Is No Time For Rest
- Runtime
- 3:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Volunteer soldier Oleksandr Taran was 58 when he tried to enlist to defend his country after Russia seized Crimea in 2014 -- but he was told by the Ukrainian military then that they had no need for his help. He is now 65 and the commander of a small volunteer unit. He says now is no time for a rest.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-volunteer-65-crimea-soviet-russia-zaporizhzhya/32283467.html
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- The Moped-Riding Granny Giving Ukrainian Troops Food And Shelter
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Klavdia Ivanivna has sheltered Ukrainian soldiers in her home during shelling of her village. She prepares meals for the troops, takes care of their personal hygiene, and provides them with a place to rest. The 67-year-old also delivers food to checkpoints where Ukrainian soldiers are on duty.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-mykolayiv-moped-granny-helps-soldiers-/32280808.html
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- Ukrainian Teen Caring For Four Siblings Prays He Won't Let Down His Slain Mother
- Runtime
- 5:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Vyacheslav Yalov's mother died in his arms after she was hit by Russian shelling as they walked home together in the village of Verkhnotoretske in Ukraine's Donetsk region in 2022. Yalov, who has just turned 19, is now the guardian of his four siblings.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-teen-four-siblings-dead-mother-russia/32272855.html
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- Title
- Biden In Ukraine: 'The World Stands With You'
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- U.S. President Joe Biden said "Kyiv stands and Ukraine stands" during a surprise visit to the country on February 20, days before the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-us-biden-zelenskiy/32279609.html
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- Title
- Biden Makes Surprise Visit To Ukraine
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- U.S. President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on February 20 just days ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country to reaffirm Washington's "unwavering commitment" to Ukraine's democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/us-president-biden-visit-ukraine/32279499.html
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- Central Asiatic Frogs Threatened By Illegal Sale In Kyrgyzstan
- Runtime
- 4:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Experts say the Central Asiatic frog population is being threatened by poachers in Kyrgyzstan. Since ancient times, the frog has been dried and used as a cure for joint pain, wounds, and ulcers. Despite being a protected species and illegal to sell, it is still commonly found in Kyrgyz markets.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-frogs-osh-market-illegal-protected-traditional-medicine/32276350.html
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- Ukrainian Team Sends Drones Deep Into Russian-Controlled Territory By Night
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- RFE/RL's Roman Pahulych accompanied a Ukrainian drone crew as they sent up the army's Leleka-100 unmanned aerial vehicle into occupied territory. Vlad, Yevhen, and their crew say they have made 2,000 sorties since the war began, by day and night.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-team-drones-russian-controlled-territory-night/32276233.html
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- Ukrainian Children Taken By Russia Reunite With Their Families In Kyiv
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Sixteen Ukrainian children taken by Russia have been reunited with their families in Kyiv. The return operation was organized by the charity foundation Save Ukraine. The team says that they've been able to return 120 children from occupied territories in Ukraine and 30 children from Russia.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-children-reunite-with-families-kyiv-/32276234.html
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- Right-Wing Protesters Attempt To Storm Serbian Presidency In Belgrade
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Police in Belgrade blocked right-wing protesters who attempted to storm the country's presidency building following a rally to mark Serbian Statehood Day. The February 15 rally was organized by the far-right People's Patrol, known for its anti-immigrant actions and support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Serbian police arrested People's Patrol leader Damjan Knezevic the day after the protest. Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-belgrade-protest-kosovo-police/32274293.html
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- Ukrainian Crews Get Up To Speed On Leopard Tanks
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- While familiar with Soviet-era T-72 tanks, Ukrainian forces are keen to take newly acquired Leopard 2 tanks into battle against Russian invaders. Crews are undergoing accelerated training in Poland, mastering the advanced targeting systems, speed, and maneuverability of the German-made Leopards.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-poland-leopard-tanks-training-donetsk-luhansk-german/32273044.html
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- Title
- 'We Must Protect Nature': Tajik Farmer Saves Birds From Deadly Frost
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Due to a recent cold snap in areas of Tajikistan, the birds of Khatlon Province have been struggling to fly. In such harsh conditions, they can get stuck in the snow and freeze. A local farmer has taken it upon himself to save the birds by letting them live in his greenhouse.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-farmer-saving-birds-greenhouse-/32272604.html
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- With Threat Of New Russian Attack In East, Ukrainian Forces Train Near Belarus Border
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- As fighting intensifies in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukrainian forces in the northern Rivne region were undergoing intensive training on February 11. Troops practiced ambushes and attacks to prepare against possible airborne invaders.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-training-belarus-russia-airborne-machine-guns-rivne-donetsk/32271127.html
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- Russian Flash Drive Identifies Key Figures In Occupation Of Ukraine
- Runtime
- 4:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A flash drive left behind by fleeing Russian forces in Ukraine contains hundreds of documents, including citations for medals, which identify key officials involved in handling civilians who allegedly hold anti-Russian views in occupied areas. Many of those civilians say they have been tortured.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russian-flash-drive-documents-war/32269860.html
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- 'We Must Stand Our Ground': Fear And Fortitude In Ukraine's Frontline Cities
- Runtime
- 4:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The city of Chasiv Yar in Ukraine's Donetsk region is just a few kilometers from the frontline city of Bakhmut. While Ukrainian troops are battling to retain control of a critical road linking the two cities, residents of Chasiv Yar are preparing for evacuation or war.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/fear-fortitude-ukraine-frontline-cities-chasiv-yar-bakhmut/32270709.html
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- Title
- No Money, No Meat: A Kabul Butcher Feels Afghan Economic Collapse
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- After 30 years in business, Gul Rahman says he may have to close his Kabul butcher's shop. The economic collapse since the Taliban regained control in Afghanistan has seen demand for meat collapse.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-meat-economy-collapse/32269735.html
- Title
- Video Shows Ukrainian Forces Repelling Russian Troops In The Donbas
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Current Time reporter Borys Sachalko was with a Ukrainian frontline unit as reports came in of Russian troops advancing toward it. Using an armored personnel carrier, a rocket launcher, and small arms, the Ukrainians held the line.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-donbas-donetsk-drone-attack-repel-artillery-current-time/32265783.html
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- 77-Year-Old Yelena Osipova, 'The Conscience Of St. Petersburg'
- Runtime
- 4:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A new exhibition of anti-war posters in St. Petersburg by the veteran Russian artist and activist Yelena Osipova has been closed the day after it opened after police confiscated all the works. Speaking to RFE/RL, she said her protests against Russia's invasion of Ukraine would continue.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/yelena-osipova-st-petersburg-protester-russia-ukraine/32265619.html
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- Title
- Defying Cancer, Russian Restaurateur Cooks Free Food For The Hungry
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A Russian restaurateur with terminal cancer is dedicating what remains of her life to feeding pensioners and poor families in the Siberian city of Yakutsk. Irina Guzova runs a "social canteen" where about 40 people come each day to eat for free.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-restaurateur-cook-free-food-poor-cancer/32263897.html
- Title
- Zelenskiy: 'Victorious Ukraine Will Be Part Of A Victorious European Union'
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed that one day "Victorious Ukraine will be part of a victorious European Union," in an address at the European Parliament in Brussels on February 9.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskiy-european-parliament/32263780.html
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- Title
- Zelenskiy: 'We Know Russia Will Lose'
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the U.K. Parliament on February 8 during a surprise visit to London, his second known trip abroad since Russia's invasion of his country nearly one year ago.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskiy-uk-parliament/32262141.html
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- 'Wings For Freedom': Zelenskiy Pleads For Fighter Jets In London Speech
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy presented a combat helmet signed by Ukrainian fighter pilots to the speaker of the U.K. House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, saying: "I appeal to you and the world with simple, and yet, most important words: combat aircraft for Ukraine, wings for freedom."
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- Title
- Menstruation Tracker App Breaks Taboos In Kyrgyzstan
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A mobile application created by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has been introduced in Kyrgyzstan to help girls track their menstrual cycles. The Kyrgyz version of the Oky app was developed after focus groups showed that menstruation was a taboo topic in many Kyrgyz families.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/menstruation-tracker-app-breaks-taboos-kyrgyzstan/32262031.html
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- Reporter Films Frantic Battlefield First Aid After Bakhmut Bombing
- Runtime
- 3:41
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- An RFE/RL reporter was interviewing a Ukrainian soldier in Bakhmut when a Russian bomb hit a neighboring house. His dramatic footage captures what happened next: frantic battlefield first aid to save a man's life.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-bakhmut-first-aid/32261829.html
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- Title
- Biden: U.S. To Stand With Ukraine 'As Long As It Takes'
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The Russian invasion of Ukraine evokes "images of the death and destruction Europe suffered in World War II," U.S. President Joe Biden said in the State of the Union speech on February 7. Turning to Ukraine's ambassador, Biden pledged: "We are going to stand with you as long as it takes."
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- Title
- Hot Wheels: Stoves For Ukraine Made From Old Lithuanian Car Rims
- Runtime
- 3:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lithuanian actor Viaceslavas Mickevicius has helped bring warmth and kindness to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. Together with a group of volunteers, he helps produce stoves out of old car rims. The stoves help provide heating for those in need in Ukraine.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/lithuania-stoves-car-rims--ukraine-/32260439.html
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- Title
- Taliban Seizes Afghan Professor For Giving Out Free Books To Women And Girls
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A man who wheeled books around Kabul and gave them out for free in response to a Taliban ban on higher education for girls and women was arrested on February 2. The day before, RFE/RL interviewed him as he made his rounds through the Afghan capital.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-afghanistan-professor-free-books-women-girls-education/32260237.html
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- Ukrainian Wives Of Fallen Soldiers Come Together For Support Online
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Women who have lost their partners in battle against Russian invaders say the word "widow" is too painful to accept. Coming together in a Facebook group, they offer the mutual support and understanding they say can only come from someone going through the same kind of grief.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/wives-of-fallen-ukraine-donbas-facebook-support-group-bakhmut/32258774.html
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- Title
- Russians Who Fled Mobilization Vlog About New Life In Kyrgyzstan
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Buda Munkhoyev and Vladimir Popov moved from the Siberian region of Buryatia to the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, to avoid mobilization and the war in Ukraine. In Kyrgyzstan, they started making videos about local life and culture there, notching up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.
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- Missiles Hit Center Of Ukraine's Kharkiv
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Two missiles fell in the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, early on February 5. Five people were reported wounded. According to Ukrainian authorities, the blasts were caused by S-300 missiles fired by Russian forces.
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- Ukrainian Villager Recounts Russian Mass Destruction, Looting In Kharkiv Region
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Tetyana Honcharova never thought she'd survive the Russian assault on Kamyanka. She says the invading army looted and burned its way through the village located the eastern Kharkiv region. The March battle marked part of Russia's failed efforts nearly a year ago to move in quickly and take Kyiv.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kamyanka-ukraine-civilian-destruction-russian-shelling-looting-will-witness-electronics-kharkiv/32254454.html
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- 'It's Like A Gift From Heaven': Shelled And Looted Ukrainian Hospital Reopens Its Doors
- Runtime
- 3:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A hospital in the city of Balaklia in Ukraine's Kharkiv region has reopened after state and international funds were used to repair and reequip it. Medical staff say the hospital was shelled by Russian forces.
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- Title
- Georgia's Drag Queens Step Out To Defy Homophobia
- Runtime
- 4:28
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Tbilisi's drag scene has gone from humble beginnings a few years ago to regular events attended by hundreds of people. But the performers and organizers are defying widespread homophobia in Georgia. The LGBTQ community in the Caucasus nation has often faced violence and intimidation.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-drag-lgbtq/32252637.html
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- Russian Pharmacies Short Of Medication, Customers Blame Sanctions
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Parents with sick children asking in vain for Nurofen are an increasingly common sight in Russia, where pharmacies are turning customers away. Pharmacists say they no longer have the medicines they usually stock. Sanctions over Russia's unprovoked war on Ukraine are being blamed.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-drug-shortage-pharmacy-sanctions-ukraine-war-antibiotics-nurofen/32252470.html
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- Ukrainian Rescuers Comb The Rubble As Missile Hits Apartments In Kramatorsk
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Shelling killed at least three people in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk late on February 1. Authorities say an Iskander-K missile fired by Russian forces hit a four-story apartment building in the city in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
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- Kazakh Youth Sings On The Street To Raise Funds For Spinal Surgery
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Seventeen-year-old Akerke Suleimen sings at the Altyn Orda market in Almaty to raise money for a spinal operation she needs abroad. The Kazakh youth has managed to save about half of the sum she needs. Meanwhile, her mother keeps dressing her warmly and handing her the microphone.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakh-singer-spinal-surgery-tethered-cord-syndrom-turkey-almaty/32251117.html
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- 'It's Going To Be OK. You'll Live': A Polish Volunteer Paramedic On The Ukrainian Front Line
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Damian Duda is a military paramedic from Poland who has volunteered to save lives on the front line near the eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar. He volunteered to work in Ukraine in 2014 and returned in 2022.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/polish-volunteer-paramedic-ukraine-front-line/32250553.html
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- Bulgarian Artist Helps Revive Comic-Book Heroes He Loved As Kid
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The comics that fired Juliano Dimitrov's imagination as a child in Bulgaria are back -- thanks in part to his own artistic skills. The only state-sanctioned comic of the country in the 1980s, Duga, or Rainbow, is being revived. This edition melds the artwork of new creatives with that of veterans.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgarian-comics-duga-publish-revive-artists-collective-dimitrov-1980s/32247902.html
- Title
- Frontline Videos Show Intense Battles In Eastern Ukraine
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian civilians come under shelling as they attempt to flee from Russian attacks in Bakhmut, in a video posted online by foreign volunteers, while Current Time visits trenches 100 kilometers southwest -- where Russian forces have also been testing the Ukrainian lines.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-bakhmut-vuhledar/32247881.html
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- Ukrainian City Of Kharkiv Targeted By Deadly Russian Strike
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- One person was killed and three were injured in a suspected Russian missile strike on a residential building in the center of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine late on January 29. Rescuers say they found the body of an elderly woman in the rubble.
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- Ukrainians Hold Memorial Service For Slain Foreign Aid Workers
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A memorial service was held in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on January 29 to remember Briton Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw, a dual citizen of New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The two aid workers were killed on January 6 near the city of Soledar in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
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- Fears And Concerns As Russia Frees Violent Criminals
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- He was 66 years old and had voiced concerns over his health -- yet it is claimed he killed seven Ukrainian soldiers single-handed while fighting for the Russian mercenary group Vagner.
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- Deadly Suicide Bombing At Pakistani Mosque
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Dozens of worshipers were killed in a suspected suicide bombing at a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. The January 30 attack also left more than 150 people wounded. Many of the injured are in critical condition and were taken to nearby hospitals, according to a local police officer. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-peshawar-suicide-bombing/32246008.html
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- Mother Of Missing Armenian Soldier Finds Solace In Creating Art
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Zaruhi Zakarian sews patterns into cloth, showing branching trees made of colorful threads. The images, along with collages and paintings, suggest hope, she says, that her missing son Robert will return. He is one of some 200 Armenian soldiers missing in action since the 2020 war with Azerbaijan.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-mother-art-son-soldier-azerbaijan-missing-mia-2020/32242881.html
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- Ukrainian Military Medic Reunited With Daughter Who Was Taken To Russia
- Runtime
- 3:47
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian combat medic Oksana Lebedenko lost contact with her 11-year-old daughter Yeva after Russian forces occupied her hometown of Vovchansk in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. Lebedenko later discovered that her pro-Russian brother had taken her daughter to Russia without permission.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-reunite-with-daughter-/32242213.html
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- Save Son Or Patient? A Ukrainian Medic's Agonizing Choice
- Runtime
- 4:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- When a Russian air strike destroyed an apartment block in Dnipro on January 14, pediatric anesthesiologist Nadia Yaroshenko was momentarily faced with an agonizing choice: try to save her trapped 12-year-old son or stay with a child on the operating table.
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- Sarajevo Philharmonic Survives War And Poverty To Reach 100th Anniversary
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The principle orchestra of Bosnia-Herzegovina, whose performances have carried on despite existential challenges, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The symphonic group is heading into a full calendar of concerts to fete the milestone, to be capped by a show with guest conductor Riccardo Muti.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/sarajevo-bosnia-herzegovina-philharmonic-orchestra-seige-100-years-1990s-funding/32239410.html
