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Fallen on Maidan: Viktor Shvets, Atomic submarine missile and anti-aircraft troops Senior Midshipman

Please note: Viktor Shvets’ daughter went on Hromadske TV on Feb. 28 to correct misinformation about her father’s service career. We have corrected this information below, with our apologies to the family of the deceased. We give the information she … Continue reading

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Fallen on Maidan: Dmytro Maksymov, a deaf Judo athlete

Handicapped athletes protect Ukraine’s honor not only in sports competitions… Dmytro Maksymov, a silver and bronze medalist in Judo at Deaflympic games in Sofia, died on Maidan Nezalezhnosti [Independence Square] on February 18, 2014.  What a terrible death… the 19-year … Continue reading

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MAIDAN VICTORY: Ukrainian Revolution – Feb. 22, 2014

10:03 – Verkhovna Rada Opens Parliamentary Session Ukrayinska Pravda: As the Parliament opens the session on Saturday, more members of the Party of Regions leave its ranks. 10:15 – Parliament Speaker Resigns Ukrayinska Pravda: Volodymyr Rybak, Head of the Verkhovna … Continue reading

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Maidan As It Stands: Feb. 21, 9:00 -14:00

Yesterday, as the bloodiest day of clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily-armed riot police in the heart of Kyiv’s Maidan drew to a close with protesters unbowed, President Viktor Yanukovych told European foreign ministers that he would be open … Continue reading

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Maidan As It Stands: Feb. 21, 0:00 to 09:00

Yesterday, as the bloodiest day of clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily-armed riot police in the heart of Kyiv’s Maidan drew to a close with protesters unbowed, President Viktor Yanukovych told European foreign ministers that he would be open … Continue reading

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