DIRS.INFO top alerts submit data jurnalism about API
login
Top related persons:
Komyshuvakha - 1 ” - 1 Svitlana Mazurenko - 1
Top related locs:
United States Iraq Afghanistan Ukraine Velyka
Top related orgs:
United - 1 Kremlin - 1

Search resuls for: "Komyshuvakha"


4 mentions found


☆ ‘It Doesn’t Count as a War Crime if You Had Fun’: Inside the Minds of Some Russian Soldiers
  + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Thomas Gibbons-Neff | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The practice of defacing military positions and occupied homes with graffiti is not uncommon. Many scribbles focused on genitalia, specific military units, bad officers and the desire to go home. Much of the writing in the bar in Velyka Komyshuvakha struck a decidedly different tone. “Behind us the house is burning — well let it burn — one more-one less,” one phrase on the wall said. “It was awful,” said Svitlana Mazurenko, one of the 70 or so current residents of Velyka Komyshuvakha, which once had around 500 people before many fled.
Persons: Komyshuvakha, ”, Svitlana Mazurenko Organizations: United, Kremlin Locations: United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Velyka
☆ Dozens of POWs freed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter
  + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
Ukrainian prisoners of war pose for a picture after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location, Ukraine. "The lives of our people are the highest value for us," Yermak said, adding that Kyiv's goal was to bring back all remaining POWs. At Easter, which from time immemorial has been a family holiday for Ukrainians, a day of warmth, hope and great unity. Others in the line echoed Zaluzhnyy's words about a wartime Easter being a symbol of hope. Despite the shared Orthodox holiday, Russian shelling and missile attacks continued to sow destruction in Ukraine, according to social media statements from Ukrainian regional officials.
☆ How Russia’s Offensive Ran Aground
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Josh Holder | Marco Hernandez | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +15 min
But within months of the invasion, Russia’s rapid advances ran out of steam, even as it narrowed its ambitions and focused on eastern Ukraine. No Russian gains No Russian gains No Russian gainsIn September 2022 Grid of cities taken by Russia in the Donbas in September 2022. No Russian gains No Russian gains No Russian gainsIn October 2022 Grid of cities taken by Russia in the Donbas in October 2022. Russia captured the small salt-mining town. Kurdiumivka Soledar Kurdiumivka Soledar Russia captured the small salt-mining town.
☆ A Culture in the Cross Hairs
  + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Jason Farago | Haley Willis | Sarah Kerr | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +30 min
A Culture in theCross Hairs Russia’s invasion has systematically destroyed Ukrainian cultural sites. It has also dealt a grievous blow to Ukrainian culture: to its museums and monuments, its grand universities and rural libraries, its historic churches and contemporary mosaics. This is how empires always work.” The war in Ukraine is a culture war, and the extent of the destruction is becoming clearer. Kyiv Sviatohirsk UKRAINE Damaged or destroyed religious sites Areas controlled by Russia at any time since invasion. Kyiv Sviatohirsk UKRAINE Damaged or destroyed religious sites Areas controlled by Russia at any time since invasion.
0 next >>
Total: 4