The Ukrainians took part in a military parade in Chicago (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
The Ukrainians — veterans of the US armed forces took part in the military parade in Chicago. The parade was dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of the US, according to VIDIA . Ukrainian-American veterans have been one of the main streets of downtown Chicago, the front carrying Ukrainian and American flags. The audience...
«We Want Peace» — a one minute video by 12-year-old Arina
"We Want Peace" — a one minute video by 12-year-old Arina, who was displaced from ATO area. ( The One Minutes Jr. video produced by Arina Arkhipova (12) at a UNICEF-supported workshop for IDPs in Kharkiv, Ukraine (July 2015) According to the UN, as of today there are 1,401,100 IDPs in Ukraine displaced due...
UN update: Death toll in Donbas conflict nearing 7,000 men
Nearly 7,000 people were killed and more than 17,000 were injured since the beginning of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to Press Secretary of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Cecile Pouilly. "Since mid-April 2014 until July 27, 2015, at least 6,832 people (both military and...
Hundreds of migrants storm Channel Tunnel, one man killed
A man has been killed, when at least 1,500 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in Calais on Wednesday night, according to the BBC. Eurotunnel says freight services are disrupted while migrants are still at the Channel Tunnel site at Coquelles. Sections of the M20 in Kent are closed in both directions to allow extra lorry...
Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead — Afghan, Pakistani govt sources
The death of the Taliban’s supreme commander, Mullah Mohammad Omar, has been confirmed by Pakistani authorities to Afghan government officials, according to media reports. Afghan authorities have announced a press conference on Mullah Omar to respond to the rumors, Reuters learned from an unnamed official not authorized...
Australia’s war on cats: 24-hour curfew planned for domestic felines
Cat owners in Australia may be ordered to keep their pets contained at home all the time as part of the nation’s crackdown on felines over the damage they cause to native species. The federal government will seek public support for "24-hour containment requirements for domestic cats, particularly close to identified...
Poroshenko: «We’re looking for just 1,240 Javelin missiles»
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Ukraine needs 1,240 Javelin anti-tank missile systems in an answer to a question about the kind of weapons his armed forces would need to deter further aggression by Russia and its separatist proxies in eastern Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal wrote referring to an interview with...
Lexus reveals more of ‘Back to the Future’ Hoverboard, release slated for August 5 (VIDEO)
The third sneak peak of the Lexus Hoverboard was released on Tuesday, with the company officially announcing the date of the ‘magic’ board’s release – August 5. “#LexusHover! See it August 5th,” says the 18-second promo. “The Lexus Hoverboard is almost here…When technology,...
ISIS shelled Australian reality TV stars in Syria – video
Participants in an Australian reality TV show were fired on by Islamic State fighters in Syria during filming, public broadcaster SBS’ footage has revealed. The goal of the series is to relive the experience of refugees and show it to Australians first-hand. SBS aired the first episode of a new season of “Go Back to...
Sergei Polunin: Ukrainian who shoked the Internet with his own dance of love (Video)
25-year-old Sergei Polunin immediately became a worldwide star. Internet improvisation Polunin shocked the song Irish author Hozier — Take Me to Church. Clip removed photographer and director David Lashapel. The song was released in 2013 as the debut single of the singer. Now as musical accompaniment for their chosen...
Creepy Pripyat: Austrian photographer spent 42 days in a ghost town (PHOTOS)
Desolate hospitals, abandoned homes and scattered, broken possessions are all that is left of the once-thriving Soviet town of Pripyat. The town of 50,000 residents was once hailed as being a vision of the future, with progressive town-planning and modern architecture. But nearly 30 years ago, all that came to a...
New NATO-standard military uniform presented by Defense Ministry (PHOTOS)
Volunteers of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine presented new samples of military uniform for Ukrainian army. The uniform was presented in the Ministry of Defense in attendance of President Poroshenko on Monday, Censor.NET reports. As reported by the developers, the uniform is created based on NATO standards. However, its color...