Protests in Ukraine escalate

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This is Volodymyr Knyazev from the village of Bortnyky, Lviv Oblast. 18 years old! 18!!!
Volodymyr was killed in the war zone of Luhansk Oblast on March 13.

Volodymyr Knyazev was born on July 21, 1998 in Bortnyky, Lviv Oblast into a large family of three brothers and one sister. He had many friends, and his whole life was ahead!
But, in his 18 years, he could only finish school in his village and attend the Sahaydachny Military Academy in Lviv… and fall in love for the first time. In autumn 2016, Volodymyr went to war to defend his and our homeland.

Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

[Natalka]

16 March

Statement by Foreign Affairs Minister on third anniversary of illegal annexation of #Crimea. #CrimeaisUkraine

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Euromaidan Press

3 hrs ·

Past 24 hours in the war zone
No respite!!! Russian proxies launch 112 attacks on Ukrainian positions using tanks, heavy artillery and rocket launchers (forbidden by Minsk)
Four Ukrainian servicement killed, 3 wounded

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Sergeant Leonid Halaychuk and marine Oleksiy Kondratiuk were killed on March 19, 2017 during a combat mission in the war zone.
Oleksiy and Leonid were at the observation post near the demarcation line, village of Vodyane, Donetsk Oblast. Both died immediately when a land mine exploded.

21-year-old Oleksiy Kondratiuk lived in the village of Piskiv, Rivne Oblast. He served in the 36th Separate Marine Brigade. He leaves behind a wife and young child.
Leonid Halaychuk, call sign “Uhriumy” (Gloom) was from Balta, Odesa Oblast. He served as sergeant in the 36th Separate Marine Brigade. He leaves behind his grieving wife.

Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!


Leonid


Oleksiy

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Euromaidan PR‏ @EuromaidanPR 5h5 hours ago

#Avdiivka under tank fire: homes destroyed

[Natalka]

49-year-old Sahib Atakishiev died of his wounds on March 13, 2017 in Donetsk Oblast.

A native of Azerbaijan, Sahib loved his new Homeland, joined the Volunteer Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and died defending Ukraine’s freedom.
Sahib was laid to rest in Svatove, Luhansk Oblast on March 16. 2017.

Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

[Natalka]

Mykola Hrabarchuk and Mykola Yavorsky, soldiers in the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade were killed by mortar fire near the village of Lobacheve, Luhansk Oblast on March 16, 2017.

20-year-old Mykola Hrabarchuk was from the village of Pecheske, Khmelnytsky Oblast. He was born August 7, 1996 in Pecheske, where he finished school and then enrolled at the Khmelnytsky National University.



34-year-old Mykola Yavorsky was from the village of Povorsk, Volyn Oblast. He leaves behind his wife, brother, and parents.




Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

[Natalka]

Euromaidan Press

2 hrs ·

Past 24 hours in the war zone
Violent clashes between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed forces near Mariupol; three Ukrainian soldiers killed, 9 wounded
Heavy fighting reported near Vodyane, Donetsk Oblast; Russian proxies using tanks, heavy artillery and Grad missiles (forbidden by Minsk)
60 attacks on Ukrainian positions in all three sectors

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Soldier Ihor Ilyushko was killed near Maryinka, Donetsk Oblast on March 17, 2017.

Ihor was 28 years old, a native of Yakymiv District, Zaporizhzhya Oblast. He enlisted in the Armed Forces in March 2016, and served as artillery commander in the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Ihor leaves behind a wife and two small children.

Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

[Natalka]

46-year-old soldier Dmytro Kushnir was laid to rest on March 19, 2017 in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Dmytro died on March 17 near the village of Krymske, Luhansk Oblast when an enemy landmine exploded during a combat mission.

Dmytro Kushnir, call sign “Lys” (Fox) was born on May 18, 1970 in Dnipro. He was mobilized in early 2015, and fought with the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade in different hotspots of the war, including Pisky. He was discharged, but in January 2017 returned as a contractual soldier to his brigade. He was a senior gunner, working with AGS-17 Polumya, as well as a mechanic, skilled in military machinery and equipment.
Dmytro leaves behind his parents and a young wife.

Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

[Natalka]

( such craziness!)

Agents of the Russian security services have beaten a Moscow State University graduate student for hanging a Ukrainian flag from his dormitory window.

The student waved the flag out the window in the direction of a March 18 rally commemorating the third anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. First, he hung it from his room window, then – from the stairwell window, where it could be in full view of the people taking part in the pro-Crimea rally.
The student claimed that his protest was not political, but that he intended to draw attention to the fact that state funds were being spent on the festival, while the the university could not afford to renovate student dormitories.

First, the student was detained by university security guards. He was taken to a secure room, where an officer of the university’s police force arrived with three plainclothes Federal Security Service (FSB) officers. They confiscated his camera, laptop and phone, and then took him to the local office of the Interior Ministry.

“They didn’t have a search warrant, and when we got to the office, they beat me with their fists and clubs, kicked me, asking who’d given me money, what organization I belong to. This lasted about two hours.”

After two hours, the FSB agents forced the student to write a statement that he agrees to work as an informant for the FSB and the Interior Ministry’s anti-extremism center under the codename “graduate student”.


Next, three police officers entered the room and forced the grad student to write a confession that he had waved the flag and used obscenity. The police then issued the student a fine for “petty hooliganism,” and released him.



http://euromaidanpress.com/2017/03/2...sity-building/

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Soldier Andriy Kostin was laid to rest in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast on March 22, 2017. Andriy was killed during a combat mission near the village of Vidrodzhennya, Donetsk Oblast on March 18.

Andriy was born on August 12, 1997. He hadn’t even reached his 20th birthday when he enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, serving in the 54th Separate mechanized Brigade.

Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

[Natalka]

Euromaidan Press

2 hrs ·

Past 24 hours in the war zone
Russian proxies launch 84 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Mariupol, Donetsk and Luhansk sectors
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, one wounded
Major weapons warehouse on fire near Kharkiv; residents are being evacuated
63rd so-called humanitarian convoy from Russia crosses border into occupied Donbas; Ukrainian border guards not allowed to inspect contents.

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Drawing from the folklore tradition, he transformed the emerging 19th-century Ukrainian national music to an outstanding European artistic phenomenon.

He wrote the music to accompany the lyrics of the famous song "Prayer for Ukraine" by Oleksandr Konysky, which is widely known as the unofficial Spiritual Anthem of Ukraine
Listen to the children choir performing "Prayer for Ukraine" in February 2014, in commemoration of the heroes of the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity who fell for freedom on Maidan



Lyrics translation -

Lord, oh the Great and Almighty,
Protect our beloved Ukraine,
Bless her with freedom and light
Of your holy rays.

With learning and knowledge enlighten
Us, your children small,
In love pure and everlasting
Let us, oh Lord, grow.

We pray, oh Lord Almighty,
Protect our beloved Ukraine,
Grant our people and country
All your kindness and grace.

Bless us with freedom, bless us with wisdom,
Guide into kind world,
Bless us, oh Lord, with good fortune
For ever and evermore.

[Natalka]

Ensign Ruslan Bondar, born 1978, was killed by an enemy sniper near the village of Novotroyitsk on March 20, 2017.

Ruslan was from Kryzhopil, Vinnytsia Oblast. He served in the Air Transport Brigade (Boryspil) since 1997, and in September 2016 was stationed in the war zone with the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade. He was to return home on leave in one week… where his mother was waiting for him.

Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!