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A wreath is photographed leaning against a shrapnel-damaged wall in the cemetery where the funeral for Kasich, 42, is being held, in Bucha, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Kasich Kostiantyn, 42, as senior lieutenant of 93rd Ukrainian brigade was killed on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the fightings in Bakhmut area. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Zelenskyy pushes for speedy support to avoid more deaths
By KARL RITTER - Associated Press
Fri,02/17/23-5:21AM , 88 Reads
MUNICH (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Western allies Friday to quicken their military support for Ukraine, warning at a major international security conference that delays would play into Russia’s hand as the invasion approaches
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Nobel Commitee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland sits next to an empty chair with the Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during a ceremony honoring Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo at city hall in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2010. Liu was serving an 11-year sentence for inciting subversion by advocating sweeping political reforms and greater human rights in China. (AP Photo/John McConnico, File)

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Bialiatski joins small group of jailed Nobel Peace laureates
By KARL RITTER - Associated Press
Fri,10/07/22-1:20PM , 156 Reads
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Belarussian pro-democracy campaigner Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with human rights groups in Russia and Ukraine, is the fourth person in the 121-year history of the Nobel Prizes to r
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Security service Press Office, Ukrainian soldiers, who were released in a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, smile close to Chernihiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that culminated months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege. (Ukrainian Security service Press Office via AP)

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Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap
By KARL RITTER - Associated Press
Thu,09/22/22-2:48AM , 147 Reads
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that was the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege. In exchange, Ukraine gave up a prominent ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and 55 other prisoners.
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Security service Press Office, Ukrainian soldiers released in a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, hold the Ukrainian flag close to Chernihiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that culminated months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege. (Ukrainian Security service Press Office via AP)

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Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap
By KARL RITTER - Associated Press
Thu,09/22/22-2:48AM , 170 Reads
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that was the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege. In exchange, Ukraine gave up an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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