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• 2018/11/14 - 18:44 • History, Ukraine

  The mystery of how Kyivan Rus shaped early Christianity in Norway

  The life and legend of Olav Tryggvason are enshrined into Nordic literature. He ruled Norway from the year 995 to 1000 AD and is credited with founding the city of Trondheim. A monument dedicated to him is mounted on top of a pillar in the...

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• 2018/11/02 - 15:05 • War in the Donbas

  Frontline soldiers prepare for winter in Donbas

  Our correspondent went to see how the preparations are going. Vyacheslav (last name not revealed to protect the person’s identity), a solider in the Ukrainian army, made an oven from bricks and clay. He and his brothers in arms worked on...

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• 2018/08/27 - 12:59 • New Ukraine, War in the Donbas

  Born independent: youngest council member in the Luhansk Oblast

  The clock shows almost 6 am. This is time when Mykyta usually gets up. He starts each day with morning exercises and hot coffee. “For today, I have plans to go to Troyitske, to talk with the regional community, ask what problems they...

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• 2018/07/23 - 13:22 • Culture

  Craftsman from Lviv makes hurdy-gurdies

  Hordiy Starukh was only 3 years old when his mother took him to a concert where he heard a hurdy-gurdy for the first time. When he decided to buy one during his student years, the rare instrument turned out to be well beyond what a student...

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• 2018/07/18 - 15:50 • International, War in the Donbas

  The families of the MH17 attack remember

  One of those was Bryce Fredriksz. On the morning of July 17, 2014, the 23-year-old left his house on the outskirts of Rotterdam. He and his girlfriend, Daisy, were going to Indonesia. On board flight MH17. “They went on holiday to Bali...

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• 2018/04/18 - 17:16 • War in the Donbas

  A Ukrainian volunteer fighter on the tough road to rehabilitation

    Back in 2015, the 57-year-old couldn’t just watch Ukrainian soldiers on television, defending the country against Russia’s war. Serhiy’s age meant the military recruiting office rejected him three times; but he...

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• 2018/02/15 - 21:43 • More, Political prisoners

  Sanctions needed to free Ukrainian captives in Russia

  Sanctions and high-profile negotiators are the most effective tools for the release of Ukrainians held hostage by the Kremlin. These are the findings of a study by media and legal experts from the Ukrainian Media Initiative for Human...

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• 2018/02/08 - 14:40 • More, Political prisoners

  A mother’s heartbreaking appeal to get her son back from Russian captivity

  In 2014, a Russian judge found Stanislav Klykh guilty of fighting against Russian forces in the 1990s Chechen War. Russian human rights defender Zoya Svetova described the case as “one of the most insane and monstrously falsified...

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• 2018/02/01 - 21:33 • Science and Innovation, Ukraine

  The first and only astronaut of independent Ukraine passes away at 67:...

  Fulfilling a childhood dream, Leonid Kadeniuk got his name into the history books of Ukrainian Astronautics. Ever since he was a boy in the village of Klyshkovtsy in the Chernihiv Region, Leonid wanted to fly. After finishing his studies...

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• 2018/01/30 - 22:08 • Culture, War in the Donbas

  From stage to the front line: Ukrainian filmmakers honor the memory of...

  Simple, cheerful, energetic — this is how he’s remembered by his battle brothers. And this is how he will be portrayed in the film about his life. “Our film turned out to be really diverse because it’s about Vasyl. We’ve...

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