Category Archives: Eyewitness stories

Nadiya Savchenko: Hospital was hell. I refused treatment and asked to be taken back to jail #FreeSavchenko

Interview by Eva Merkacheva, MK.ru 05.02.2015 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine Ukrainian pilot speaks about her life behind bars. A few days ago, Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda [Nadiya in Ukrainian] Savchenko was rather unexpectedly sent for treatment to a civilian … Continue reading

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Richard Branson dons Ukrainian embroidered shirt for Forum One business leadership conference in Kyiv

By Digital Future 04.30.2015 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine The team of the TV project “Social Life” presented Sir Richard Branson with a “vyshyvanka” [a Ukrainian traditional embroidered shirt], and he put it on! The founder of the … Continue reading

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Nadiya Savchenko Resumes Hunger Strike (letter from prison) #FreeSavchenko

Nadiya Savchenko via Mark Feygin, attorney 04.27.2015 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine Letter written by Nadiya Savchenko and given to her lawyer Mark Feygin: “Russian feed won’t do much good to a Ukrainian horse!” I tried… But it … Continue reading

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‘Frolivska 9/11’ volunteer: The People and the Ukrainian state live on different planets. #FreeSavchenko

By Lesya Litvinova, the “Frolivska 9/11” Volunteer Center 03.10.2015 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine A German journalist stumbled into the Frolivksa [Refugee Support Center] today. An intelligent and experienced adult. Interesting to talk to. [He] asks non-standard questions, … Continue reading

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Cyborg Yevgeniy Kovtun: “I knew that I’d die with a gun in my hands and that they won’t take me prisoner.”

  By Vika Yasinskaya, text and photos, for Tsenzor.NET 04.05.2015 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine Soldier Yevgeniy Kovtun: “To walk along the runway – 99 times out of 100 it is certain death, but I knew that I would … Continue reading

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