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6 days ago | 
rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk |Maryan Pavlyk |Stuart Greer
Share 'Miracles Happen:' Ukrainian Soldier Speaks After Losing Part Of His Skull In Battle TRUSKAVETS, Ukraine -- Friends and family of Vitaliy Shumey, who regained his ability to speak despite losing part of his skull in a Russian attack nearly three years ago, say the former Ukrainian soldier is a "living example that miracles happen." Thanks to a team of international surgeons and care from his devoted father, Shumey is recovering from his injuries in the western Ukrainian city of...
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
romania.europalibera.org | Ray Furlong |Halyna Tereshchuk
Anastasia Hulei are 99 de ani și își amintește clar ce a îndurat la Auschwitz în urmă cu 80 de ani. „Tot ce mai rămăsese din noi era piele și os. Eram oameni din lumea de dincolo, care au murit și au renăscut,” povestește ea pentru Serviciul Ucrainean al RFE/RL. Anastasia Hulei a fost dusă în cunoscutul lagăr de concentrare nazist după ce a scăpat de munca forțată în Germania, în timpul celui de-Al Doilea Război Mondial.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
rferl.org | Ray Furlong |Halyna Tereshchuk
Anastasiya Huley is 99 years old and has vivid memories of what she endured at Auschwitz 80 years ago. "All that was left of us was skin and bones. We were people from the underworld who died and were reborn," she told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. Huley was taken to the notorious Nazi concentration camp after escaping forced labor in Germany during World War II. Five years ago, she attended commemorations there to mark its liberation by Soviet troops.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk |Will Tizard
A "really massive" Russian missile strike early on September 4 killed at least seven people after striking neighborhoods in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Rescue teams rushed to the scene to help dig out possible survivors from the rubble of apartment buildings.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk
The URL has been copied to your clipboardThe code has been copied to your clipboard. Ukrainian rescue crews searched for survivors following a deadly strike on the western city of Lviv. At least seven people including three children were killed, according to Ukrainian officials.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk |Will Tizard
A Ukrainian man charged with shooting to death Ukrainian former lawmaker Iryna Farion on July 19 has insisted on his innocence -- but was asked by the victim's daughter at his arraignment, "Why did you kill her?" Vyacheslav Zinchenko appeared in custody on July 26 following the Lviv killing, which has prompted street protests. Farion was a controversial figure and former Ukrainian parliament member for the far-right party Svoboda.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk |Maryan Pavlyk
Ukrainian soldier Vyacheslav Levitskiy, 41, was seriously injured in Ukraine's Donetsk region in February 2023. He lay in the cold without medical help for days before he was captured by Russian forces and taken to Chechnya, where his frostbitten hands and injured lower legs were amputated. Now learning to use prosthetic limbs, he dreams of one day being able to drive again. ShareUkrainian Soldier Who Lost His Limbs Dreams Of Driving
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Feb 24, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk
The URL has been copied to your clipboardThe code has been copied to your clipboard. Mothers, wives, and children of Ukrainian soldiers held in Russian captivity rallied on February 24 -- two years after Russia invaded Ukraine. The estimated 300 participants chanted: "Bring the heroes back home!" Some waved Ukrainian flags and displayed the photos of their loved ones.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk
LVIV -- Brightly colored, made of wood, and distinguished by their flat profile, Yavoriv toys have been created by craftsmen in western Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains since the 15th century. This year, a nativity scene made in the traditional Yavoriv style is featured at an exhibition called 100 Nativity Scenes on St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. Though it is being presented for the first time, the rotating biblical figures, housed in a chest, were actually made eight years ago.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
rferl.org | Halyna Tereshchuk |Will Tizard
A group of Polish truckers is in its fourth week of blockading freight vehicles at four checkpoints on the Ukrainian border. Some 4,000 trucks are stuck on roads and drivers are struggling to keep warm while parked in huge lines. The protesters claim Ukrainian cargo companies are competing unfairly and demand they be required to have entry permits for transport to EU countries. That rule was waived for Ukrainian trucks after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year.
