Protests in Ukraine escalate

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Senior soldier Olga Benda with her MWD (military working dog).

She lost her leg during the defense of the homeland from russian-terrorist aggression . Now continues to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Jr.Sgt. Dmytro Syskov from Chernihiv, born 1980, was killed today on Feb12 about 10am in an attack [in #Luhank region at the #Bakhmut_road, another serviceman was wounded]

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A heavy price for #Ukraine's people of #conflict - last week, three #children were seriously injured by #explosive remnants in #Krasnohorivka.

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19-year-old Volodymyr Minchukov was killed by a bullet to the head in Donetsk Oblast on February 8, 2018.
Volodymyr was born in Luhansk Oblast on May 15, 1998. He lived in Halahanivka, Chernihiv Oblast. He graduated from the Sosnytsky Professional Agricultural College. He enlisted in In February 2017 and served as soldier in the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Volodymyr leaves behind an older sister.
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

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Euromaidan PR‏ @EuromaidanPR 3h3 hours ago



United States @USEmbassyKyiv transferred 2,500 night vision devices to the Ukrainian Armed Forces worth $ 5.8 million

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Dmytro Syskov, call sign “Providnyk” (Leader), was killed during rifle fire near Krymske, Luhansk Oblast on February 12, 2018.
Dmytro was born in Chernihiv on June 18, 1980. He served as junior sergeant in the 16th Battalion of the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade. From 25.05.2015 to 19.09.2016 he served as a driver in the National Guard Battalion “Donbass”, defended Mariupol, and on 22.07.2015, was awarded the National Guard medal “For valiant service”.
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

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Past 24 hours in the war zone
Russian occupation troops launch 14 attacks against Ukrainian positions in Donetsk, Luhansk and Mariupol sectors.
Four Ukrainian soldiers wounded.

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awww...

Valentines Day Ukrainian Style !

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In Memory: Oleksandr Khomchenko, Donetsk Pastor Tortured for Praying for Ukraine

Oleksandr Khomchenko, the courageous Donetsk pastor tortured for his active participation in the Prayer Marathon under a Ukrainian flag in 2014, has died after a long illness, aged 59. Father Oleksandr gave vital testimony about Russian war crimes in Donbas, and was a People's Hero of Ukraine



more on his story

http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1518640407

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Past 24 hours in the war zone
Russian terrorist troops launch ten attacks against Ukrainian positions in Luhansk, Donetsk and mariupol sectors.
One Ukrainian soldier killed, one wounded.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov: ""We don't have the military means to counter Russian nuclear power in case they employ the entire arsenal of their weapons, and that is why… both in February-March 2014, and, unfortunately, now that we have a combat-capable army, defense industry, weapons sufficient to protect the country, unfortunately, we cannot declare war on the aggressor...moreover, the Budapest Memo actually turned out to be "a fake"."

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Ukrainian prosecutors confirm murder of four marines near Shyrokyne

The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) of Ukraine has confirmed the murder of four marines near the village of Shyrokyne in Donetsk region in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone, eastern Ukraine. "The ATO Military Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case under Part 2.1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (deliberate murder of two or more persons)," Ukrainian Prosecutor General's press secretary Larysa Sargan wrote on Facebook on Thursday, February 15.

https://www.unian.info/war/2395975-u...shyrokyne.html

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War kills randomly…
Oleksandr Burdanov, Valeriy Lytvynenko, Artem Zhovtobriukh (from left to right), and Andriy Levytsky (no photo available) died of bullet wounds in Berdyansk, Donetsk Oblast on February 14, 2018. The four marines were killed by two other marines when a fight broke out in a boarding house for Ukrainian servicemen. The two men were arrested and have confessed to their crime.
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!



Oleksandr Burdanov was born in 1979 in Pryshyb, Zaporizhzhya Oblast. He served as junior lieutenant, commander of an assault unit in the 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade.
Oleksandr leaves behind his grieving parents.

Valeriy Lytvynenko was born in 1987 in Pisochky, Poltava Oblast. He served as senior marine, driver in an assault battalion of the 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade.
Valeriy leaves behind his ex-wife and a child.

Artem Zhovtobriukh was born in Kryvi Kolina, Cherkasy Oblast in 1997. He enlisted in July, 2015 and served as senior marine, fire support operator in an assault battalion of the 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade

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Past 24 hours in the war zone
Russian hyprid troops launch 20 attacks against Ukrainian positions in Luhansk, Donetsk and Mariupol sectors.
Two Ukrainian servicemen wounded.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says that his meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Munich on February 16 has yielded no results.
The war in eastern Ukraine and the spectre of a war with North Korea will dominate this year's Munich Security Conference (February 16-18).

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oh, he just got married last year....

Oleksandr Hrechuk, call sign “Yakut”, was killed during enemy shelling in the war zone on February 15, 2018.
Oleksandr was born in the village of Stepove, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 13, 1979. He served in the 503rd Battalion of the 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade. Got married recently in summer, 2017.
Oleksandr leaves behind his newly-wedded wife…
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

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Past 24 hours in the war zone
Russian proxy troops launch 12 attacks against Ukrainian positions in Luhansk, Donetsk and Mariupol sectors.
One Ukrainian serviceman wounded.

At Munich Security Conference, Poroshenko and U.S. Congress delegation talk about sanctions against Russia, Crimea de-occupation, lethal defensive weapons, Russian presidential elections in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, and recognition of the Holocaust.