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Protesters Block Russian Embassy In Kiev On Election Day
Dozens of right-wing activists blocked the entrance to Russia's embassy in the Ukrainian capital, where a polling station has been set up for Russian citizens to vote in their country's parliamentary elections.
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Back In Ukraine, Freed Pilot Savchenko Launches New Hunger Strike
A Ukrainian pilot released from a Russian jail in May launched a fresh hunger strike today in protest over Kiev's failure to secure the return of other prisoners of war in the separatist east.
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Ukrainians Pelt Russia Embassy With Eggs, Demand Pilot's Release
The Russian embassy in Kiev was pelted with eggs and stones, cars were smashed and hundreds took to the streets on Sunday as Ukrainians' anger boiled over at Moscow's refusal to free a hunger-striking pilot.
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90 Wounded in Nationalist Protest Outside Ukraine Parliament
A Ukrainian national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others wounded by grenades hurled from a crowd of nationalist protesters on Monday as they were guarding parliament where lawmakers backed giving more autonomy to rebel-held areas.
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Russia Jails Crimea Activist Alexander Kostenko for 4 Years Over Kiev Protest Allegations
A Russian court in Crimea on Friday jailed a local activist for four years for throwing a rock at police during pro-Western protests in Kiev last year.
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Museum or Memory Lane? Kiev Mulls Memorial to Maidan Victims
Confident and cheery in priestly black robes, 21-year-old seminarian Oleg is on duty in the small wooden chapel built a year ago above the Maidan, the scene of deadly protests in Kiev last year that shaped Ukraine's history.
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Kiev Accuses Russia of Sending More Tanks to East Ukraine
Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk on the southern coast, expanding their presence on what it fears could be the next battlefront.
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Ukraine President Heckled by Relatives of Maidan Dead
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was shouted down by angry relatives of 100 protesters killed in Kiev's "Euromaidan" revolution at a ceremony today to pay tribute to the victims.
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Russia Protests Over Photographer's 'Barbarous' Killing in Ukraine
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Ukrainian forces on Wednesday of responsibility for the "barbarous" killing of a Russian photojournalist and demanded an investigation.
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Barricades Come Down in Ukraine's Capital City
City workers and volunteers have removed the last of the barricades that had blocked the main street of Ukraine's capital since protests that forced a change of government arose late last year.
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Ukraine Protest After Rebels Down Military Plane, Killing 49
An irate mob smashed the Russian embassy's windows in Kiev and threw a Molotov cocktail against its walls on Saturday in the wake of the downing by pro-Kremlin rebels of a military plane that killed 49 troops.
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Ukraine Protest After Rebels Down Military Plane, Killing 49
An irate mob smashed the Russian embassy's windows in Kiev and tore down its flag Saturday in the wake of the downing by pro-Kremlin rebels of a military plane that killed 49 troops.
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Ukrainian Protesters Tear Down Russian Embassy Flag in Kiev
About 300 protesters tore down the Russian embassy flag in Kiev on Saturday in the wake of the downing by pro-Kremlin rebels of a military transport plane that killed 49 troops.
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Ukraine Will Not Bow to Rebel 'Blackmail': Interim President
Ukraine's interim President Oleksandr Turchynov said on Wednesday that Kiev was ready to listen to pro-Russians in the restive east but would not bow to rebel blackmail.
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Eyes on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin Tightens Curbs on Protesters
While all eyes are turned to Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has quietly enacted laws which opponents say will strengthen his hand in a battle against dissent in Russia.
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Protesters Block Russian Embassy In Kiev On Election Day
Dozens of right-wing activists blocked the entrance to Russia's embassy in the Ukrainian capital, where a polling station has been set up for Russian citizens to vote in their country's parliamentary elections.
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Back In Ukraine, Freed Pilot Savchenko Launches New Hunger Strike
A Ukrainian pilot released from a Russian jail in May launched a fresh hunger strike today in protest over Kiev's failure to secure the return of other prisoners of war in the separatist east.
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Ukrainians Pelt Russia Embassy With Eggs, Demand Pilot's Release
The Russian embassy in Kiev was pelted with eggs and stones, cars were smashed and hundreds took to the streets on Sunday as Ukrainians' anger boiled over at Moscow's refusal to free a hunger-striking pilot.
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90 Wounded in Nationalist Protest Outside Ukraine Parliament
A Ukrainian national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others wounded by grenades hurled from a crowd of nationalist protesters on Monday as they were guarding parliament where lawmakers backed giving more autonomy to rebel-held areas.
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Russia Jails Crimea Activist Alexander Kostenko for 4 Years Over Kiev Protest Allegations
A Russian court in Crimea on Friday jailed a local activist for four years for throwing a rock at police during pro-Western protests in Kiev last year.
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Museum or Memory Lane? Kiev Mulls Memorial to Maidan Victims
Confident and cheery in priestly black robes, 21-year-old seminarian Oleg is on duty in the small wooden chapel built a year ago above the Maidan, the scene of deadly protests in Kiev last year that shaped Ukraine's history.
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Kiev Accuses Russia of Sending More Tanks to East Ukraine
Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk on the southern coast, expanding their presence on what it fears could be the next battlefront.
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Ukraine President Heckled by Relatives of Maidan Dead
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was shouted down by angry relatives of 100 protesters killed in Kiev's "Euromaidan" revolution at a ceremony today to pay tribute to the victims.
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Russia Protests Over Photographer's 'Barbarous' Killing in Ukraine
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Ukrainian forces on Wednesday of responsibility for the "barbarous" killing of a Russian photojournalist and demanded an investigation.
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Barricades Come Down in Ukraine's Capital City
City workers and volunteers have removed the last of the barricades that had blocked the main street of Ukraine's capital since protests that forced a change of government arose late last year.
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Ukraine Protest After Rebels Down Military Plane, Killing 49
An irate mob smashed the Russian embassy's windows in Kiev and threw a Molotov cocktail against its walls on Saturday in the wake of the downing by pro-Kremlin rebels of a military plane that killed 49 troops.
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Ukraine Protest After Rebels Down Military Plane, Killing 49
An irate mob smashed the Russian embassy's windows in Kiev and tore down its flag Saturday in the wake of the downing by pro-Kremlin rebels of a military plane that killed 49 troops.
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Ukrainian Protesters Tear Down Russian Embassy Flag in Kiev
About 300 protesters tore down the Russian embassy flag in Kiev on Saturday in the wake of the downing by pro-Kremlin rebels of a military transport plane that killed 49 troops.
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Ukraine Will Not Bow to Rebel 'Blackmail': Interim President
Ukraine's interim President Oleksandr Turchynov said on Wednesday that Kiev was ready to listen to pro-Russians in the restive east but would not bow to rebel blackmail.
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Eyes on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin Tightens Curbs on Protesters
While all eyes are turned to Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has quietly enacted laws which opponents say will strengthen his hand in a battle against dissent in Russia.
