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A Black Market for Tainted Meat Is Flourishing in Ukraine
Things haven’t been going well for Ukraine lately. And to add insult (and possibly more injury) to injury, a recent investigation into the country’s black market for meat has revealed that tainted beef, pork, and chicken are being trafficked into the...
Ukrainian Pilot Nadia Savchenko Reportedly Ends Three Month Hunger Strike
Days after Russian officials said the jailed aviator was on the verge of death, the 33-year-old has reportedly agreed to eat some chicken broth.
'It Is a Government Crime': The Coffins of Russia's Ghost Soldiers In Ukraine Are Coming Home
Last week, opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in Moscow as he prepared to rally against Russia's role in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin says his soldiers aren't there — but their families say otherwise.
Ukrainian Soccer Fans Accused of Acting Like 'Rabid Dogs' After Match in Kiev Descends Into Chaos
A Europa League match was stopped 15 minutes early after a small group of masked Dynamo Kyiv fans invaded the pitch and attacked supporters of the rival team.
Days From Death: Jailed Ukrainian Pilot Nadia Savchenko Is Still on Hunger Strike, Says Kremlin
The 33-year-old has been imprisoned in Moscow since July 2014 for her alleged involvement in a mortar attack that killed two Russian reporters.
Russian Newspaper to Release Document That Allegedly Links Kremlin to Ukraine Invasion
The editor of one of the last independent investigative outlets in Russia claims to have a top secret document that proves Moscow began plotting an incursion in Ukraine more than a year ago.
In Photos: A Year of Conflict in Ukraine
Exactly one year after former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was forced from office, VICE News takes a look back at the bloody, bizarre, and often heartbreaking aftermath.
Separatist Leader Proclaims Mobilization of 100,000 Fighters as Another Ukraine Peace Process Fails
Fierce clashes continue to rage across the war-torn east of Ukraine, humanitarian conditions are worsening, and the United States is now mulling sending weapons to Kiev.
'People Live Here. Don’t Shoot': The Atmosphere Darkens as Divisions Deepen in Eastern Ukraine
VICE News reports from Donetsk, where humanitarian conditions are getting worse as essential food and medical supplies become increasingly scarce.
Ukraine Declares 'State of Emergency' in Donbas but Stops Short of Martial Law
Hundreds of people have been killed in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks, in what the UN has called the “worst hostilities” since a ceasefire agreement came into effect in September.
Fighting Rages in Donetsk as Rebels and Army Both Claim Control of Airport
The "capital" of the Donetsk People's Republic has seen a sudden escalation in violence. Photographer Maximilian Clarke captured the devastation at the besieged airport many are calling Ukraine's Stalingrad.
Talking Heads: The European Union vs. Russia
VICE News sat down with George Soros to discuss why the EU must wake up and behave as countries indirectly at war with Russia.