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He is Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian oligarch of Russian etnicity and a pro-Russia member of the Ukraine parliament. She is Oksana Marchenko,
a Ukrainian actress and the daughter of Medvedchuk. Her baptism godfather is Vladimir Putin.

 

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Fog envelopes the People's Arch of Friendship in Kyiv. Ukraine is experiencing an unusually warm winter and snow cover is absent almost all over the country.

 

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Ukrainian language alphabet, with block letters and cursive, uppercase and lowercase.

 

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The five Foreign Ministers of the International Coordination and Response Group for downed flight PS652 meet in London. Ukraine demands that the black boxes be physically delivered to Ukraine.

 

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The refurbished and refitted landing ship "Yuriy Olefirenko" has now left the Mykolayiv shipyard. In 2016 it was renamed in honor of the Captain of the 1st Rank of the Ukrainian Navy Yuri Olefirenko,
who was killed in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. The ship will be based at Ochakiv in southern Mykolaiv Oblast on the banks of the Dnieper-Bug Estuary.

 

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Actress Marianna Janushevich stars as Stefania (Stephanie) in "Devoted", a fairy tale for adults that unfolds in the late nineteenth century in the city of Stanislav (now Ivano-Frankivsk). Beautifully filmed on location.

 

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A Ukraine military cargo jet departed today for Iran. The 11 Ukraine deceased from UIA Flight PS752 will be returned to Ukraine on January 19. Kyiv has also demanded physical possession of the flight's black boxes.

 

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The Gnat Yura Fast Tram Station in Kyiv after reconstruction. It is also now handicapped accessible.

 

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Ukraine Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova is empowered with arranging prisoner exchanges with Russia. She reports that Moscow is balking
at releasing Ukrainian Tatar prisoners from Crimea and has transferred many to a psychiatric hospital with round-the-clock video surveillance.

 

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29y.o. Ihor Khimichuk was KIA by sniper fire near Novozvanivka, Luhansk Oblast on January 16. Born in Chudniv, Zhytomyr Oblast in 1990.
Served as a senior soldier and driver in the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Black Zaporozhia”.

 

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Many Christians in Ukraine are submersing themselves in water today for the Epiphany. Brrrr.

 

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Twin sisters Valentyna and Vita Seremenko celebrate their birthday yesterday. They are Olympic and World champions in the Biathlon Relay.

 

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Moldova, Romania, Hungary, and particularly Poland are interested in storing natural gas in Ukraine. The trick is to purchase extra natural gas in summer when it is
relatively inexpensive, store it, and then retrieve it in winter when gas prices are highest. This is the most economical way to operate. Ukrainian gas storage facilities
are the largest in Europe, but currently less than 50% are used. There are twelve vast and separate underground natural gas storage facilities in Ukraine.

 

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Ski lift at Pogar Mountain in the Lviv region.

 

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Russian activist Daria Polyudova has been arrested again by the Putin regime for protesting Russia's occupations in Ukraine. She was arrested under Article 205.2 § 2 of Russia’s criminal code,
(‘public calls to terrorist activity, justification of terrorism or its propaganda’ via the Internet), and 280.1 § 1 (‘public calls to action aimed at violating the Russian Federation’s territorial integrity’).
Basically, Ms. Polyudova had protest signs saying there should be a revolution against Putin, and that Crimea should be returned to Ukraine.

 

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Caskets of the 11 Ukrainian victims of the Iran plane shoot-down arrive at Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv.

 

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Reaction after submersing outside in very cold waters yesterday on Epiphany Sunday in Ukraine.

 

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On this day in 1661, Lviv University was founded.

 

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A traditional Epiphany meal was celebrated all across Ukraine yesterday.

 

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At Boryspil International Airport.

 

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Member of Parliament (MP) Victoria Syumar attends a seminar discussing various methods to censor fake news articles on social media.
This issue is important to a nation at war.

 

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A memorial in St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv for the Donetsk airport Cyborgs.

 

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Tryzub (Trident) tattoo. The Tryzub is the official national symbol of Ukraine since 1918. It dates the the reign of Prince Volodymyr the Great (980–1015) of the Rurik Dynasty of the Kievan Rus' empire.
Volodmyr used the Tryzub symbol as his official seal. It is felt that the Tryzub probably came to Ukraine via a Viking king-warrior.

 

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Commander of the Canadian Army, LGen Wayne Eyre, visits a large armor training exercise in Desna, Ukraine.

 

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Junior sergeant Oleksandr Slobodaniuk was KIA at Popasna, Luhansk oblast on January 9.
He served with valor in the 72nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade “Black Zaporozhia”.