During a rehearsal on Saturday for the Independence Day parade in Kiev, Ukraine, a soldier tries on part of a cartoon character’s costume.
Ukraine Cease-Fire Under Threat in Key Town, Holding Elsewhere
A cease-fire brokered by Angela Merkel and François Hollande went into effect in Ukraine last night, the New York Times reports. Aleksandr Zakharchenko, leader of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic, has announced that it would not apply to Debaltseve, one of the war in Ukraine's key battlefields.
Jared Leto's Band Drops by the Kiev Demonstrations
Don't worry, Ukraine. Jared Leto's got this under control.
Are Ukraine's Jews Screwed?
As a temporary government stands up in Kiev and all hell breaks loose with pro-Russian protesters in Crimea, the news is sounding grimmer and grimmer for Ukraine's Jewish minority.
No Ukranian Government Official is Safe Right Now
Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovych fled his compound in Kiev today, but other government officials — even minor ones — have not been so lucky.
Ukraine Opposition Controls Kiev, Enters Presidential Palace
The day after signing an accord meant to end violent protests in Ukraine, president Viktor Yanukovych has reportedly left Kiev, ceding control of the capital to the opposition. The parliament building is now guarded by masked anti-Yanukovych forces, and the public has entered the presidential compound, Mezhyhirya,…
Dozens More Killed in Fiery Battle for Kiev's Independence Square
As many as 35 people were killed in new clashes between police and anti-government protestors in Kiev, Ukraine, hours after a truce had calmed the bloodiest week in the city since the fall of the Soviet empire.
16 Gripping Images from Kiev's Day of Fire and Blood
Kiev's Independence Square, the site of a bloody, fiery battle between riot police and anti-government protesters yesterday, is still smoldering.
Flames and Chaos Erupt in Kiev as 21 Die in Police Raid on Protest
The months-long standoff between Ukraine's strongarm pro-Russian president and opposition protesters in the streets of Kiev, the capital, has turned grisly in recent hours, with 18 deaths reported in clashes between police and the demonstrators. This gripping livestream is being broadcast from Kiev's main square:
Topless FEMEN Activist Takes Down Giant Cross with Chainsaw to Protest Pussy Riot Verdict [NSFW]
The three members of feminist Russian punk band Pussy Riot were sentenced today in Moscow to two years in jail after being found guilty of "hooliganism driven by religious hatred."
