Day: May 9, 2022
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Ukrainians Being Taken ‘Against Their Will’ Into Russia – Pentagon
The Pentagon said Monday it has seen indications that Ukrainians caught up in Russia’s invasion are being forcibly removed from their homeland and sent to Russia. “I can’t speak to how many camps or what they look like,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters when asked about statements from Kyiv that some 1.2 million Ukrainians were being…
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Anti-War Activists Stage ‘Guerrilla’ Protests on Victory Day
Russians opposed to the invasion of Ukraine staged a series of protests Monday as the country marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany. Some of the anonymous protests included anti-war messages on the homepage of a pro-Kremlin online news website, graffiti in the southern Russia city of Volgograd, and…
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Russian Envoy to Poland Splattered with Red Paint on Victory Day
The Russian ambassador to Poland was attacked with red paint by pro-Ukraine activists in Warsaw on Monday when he tried to lay a wreath to mark Victory Day, according to video footage and Russian officials. Victory Day is celebrated annually on May 9 to commemorate the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.…
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Russians in London Protest Ukraine War, Kremlin Crackdown
LONDON, United Kingdom – Hundreds of Russians turned out Sunday in central London to demand the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and protest against growing authoritarianism in their home country. Joined by Belarusians and Ukrainians, protesters were a mix of longtime London residents and young people newly arrived in the United Kingdom. “It is…
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Putin Hails Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine at Russia’s Victory Day Parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at Western countries and hailed Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine on Monday as he addressed an annual military parade in Moscow that marks the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany. “You are fighting for the motherland, for her future, and so that nobody forgets the lessons of World War…
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Russia Readies Victory Day Parade as Fight for East Ukraine Continues
Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany on Monday with a show of military might as its army battles Kyiv’s forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians. President Vladimir Putin is set to flaunt Russia’s power in celebration of Victory…