Photos Link Russian Special Forces to East Ukraine Protesters (video)

By Epoch Video
April 22, 2014 Updated: April 22, 2014

Ukraine’s fledgling government has released new photos which they claim prove Russian special forces are connected to the unrest in eastern Ukraine.

RECOMMENDED
TOP VIDEOS
April 11, 2016

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Calls It Quits, Pressure Mounts to Form New Coalition
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Calls It Quits, Pressure Mounts to Form New Coalition
By Nolan Peterson
In a televised address Sunday, Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced he would step down Tuesday, marking the end of a two-month-long political crisis.
April 6, 2016

Kyiv, Washington Agree: Russian Threat Isn’t Going Away
Kyiv, Washington Agree: Russian Threat Isn’t Going Away
By Nolan Peterson
The Ukraine war is going into its third year, and leaders in Washington and Kyiv are bracing for the possibility that Russian military brinksmanship may be the ...
March 13, 2016

‘War Is My Life’: A Journey Along the Front Lines in Ukraine
‘War Is My Life’: A Journey Along the Front Lines in Ukraine
By Nolan Peterson
The 2-year-old war, which has ravaged eastern Ukraine, killing more than 10,000 and displacing more than 1 million, is as fickle as the weather—teasing the possibility of ...
January 2, 2016

In Ukraine, Lenin Gets the Boot From Uncle Sam
In Ukraine, Lenin Gets the Boot From Uncle Sam
By Nolan Peterson
There's a saying in Ukraine about the four stages of being poor...
December 20, 2015

Ukraine War Freezes Over as State Department Updates Travel Warning
Ukraine War Freezes Over as State Department Updates Travel Warning
By Nolan Peterson
As the Ukraine war approaches its third calendar year, daily skirmishes threaten to unglue a shaky truce. The consequences of Russia's military pivot to Syria, meanwhile, remain ...
China Human Rights
May 21, 2019

Documenting the Persecution: Videos of Torture Victims Smuggled Out of Chinese Prison
Documenting the Persecution: Videos of Torture Victims Smuggled Out of Chinese Prison
By Jennifer Zeng
Warning: this article contains graphic images of a torture victim. Since the persecution of Falun Gong began in 1999, astonishing accounts of torture inside Chinese labor camps, ...
Politics
May 21, 2019

Buttigieg Wowed on Fox Town Hall, But Jefferson/Jackson Flap Looms Large
Buttigieg Wowed on Fox Town Hall, But Jefferson/Jackson Flap Looms Large
By Mark Tapscott
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg “gave a master class in entering unfriendly territory” during the Fox News Town Hall on May 19, according to a Democratic strategist, ...
Asia & Pacific
May 21, 2019

Man Accused of Murder in New Zealand Shootings Also Charged With Terrorist Act
Man Accused of Murder in New Zealand Shootings Also Charged With Terrorist Act
By Web Staff
New Zealand police have charged the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist act, they said on May 21. In an attack broadcast live on Facebook, a lone ...
Europe
May 20, 2019

Niki Lauda, Former Formula 1 Champion, Dies Aged 70
Niki Lauda, Former Formula 1 Champion, Dies Aged 70
By The Associated Press
Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to ...
US News
May 20, 2019

Fake Families, Fake Papers Are Rampant at Border
Fake Families, Fake Papers Are Rampant at Border
By Charlotte Cuthbertson
EL PASO, Texas—No one is able to estimate how many fraudulent families have already been released into the United States. But almost 250,000 individuals within “family units” ...
US News
May 20, 2019

USMCA Still Faces Uncertain Path Despite Clearing a Major Hurdle
USMCA Still Faces Uncertain Path Despite Clearing a Major Hurdle
By Emel Akan
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump agreed to lift U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico, removing a key obstacle for the approval of the revamped North ...
Viewpoints
May 20, 2019

An Open Letter to Radio France Internationale From Friends of Shen Yun
An Open Letter to Radio France Internationale From Friends of Shen Yun
By Friends of Shen Yun
Falun Gong is a group of peaceful people who are being severely persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Why would Radio France Internationale (RFI) listen to ...
Trump Presidency
May 20, 2019

Amash Gets Republican Primary Challenge 2 Days After Calling for Trump’s Impeachment
Amash Gets Republican Primary Challenge 2 Days After Calling for Trump’s Impeachment
By Ivan Pentchoukov
A Michigan state lawmaker swiftly filed a Republican primary challenge to Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on May 20, just two days after Amash became the first Republican ...
UK
May 20, 2019

Ecuador to Hand Over Assange’s Belongings to US
Ecuador to Hand Over Assange’s Belongings to US
By Reuters
Police conducted a search on May 20 to remove personal belongings left by WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. Judicial authorities from Ecuador carried out an inventory of all ...
Trump Presidency
May 20, 2019

FBI Has ‘Game-Changer’ Transcript of Informant’s Interaction With Papadopoulos, Gowdy Says
FBI Has ‘Game-Changer’ Transcript of Informant’s Interaction With Papadopoulos, Gowdy Says
By Ivan Pentchoukov
The FBI is in possession of a transcript that may be a "game-changer," even for Americans who "hate" President Donald Trump, according to former Rep. Trey Gowdy ...
Africa
May 20, 2019

Chinese Companies Deprive Locals of Livelihood in Small-Scale Mining in Africa
Chinese Companies Deprive Locals of Livelihood in Small-Scale Mining in Africa
By Dominic Kirui, Special to The Epoch Times
NYATIKE, Kenya—The early morning chill sweeps through the villages of Nyatike constituency in southwest Kenya near the border with Tanzania. Penina Omondi is busy sieving sand as ...
International
May 20, 2019

First Stage of Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan to Encourage Investment in West Bank, Gaza
First Stage of Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan to Encourage Investment in West Bank, Gaza
By Ivan Pentchoukov
The Trump administration will unveil its peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian people during an international conference in Bahrain in June, the White House announced May ...
Companies
May 20, 2019

Ford Motor Co to Cut 10% of White Collar Jobs as Part of Global Restructuring
Ford Motor Co to Cut 10% of White Collar Jobs as Part of Global Restructuring
By Reuters
DETROIT—Ford Motor Co said on May 20 that it will eliminate about 10% of its global salaried workforce, cutting about 7,000 jobs by the end of August ...
US News
May 20, 2019

Suspect Held in Killing of Alabama Officer, 2 More Wounded
Suspect Held in Killing of Alabama Officer, 2 More Wounded
By The Associated Press
A manhunt was launched for a man who shot a police officer
Huawei
May 20, 2019

Google Suspends Some Business With Huawei After Trump Blacklist
Google Suspends Some Business With Huawei After Trump Blacklist
By Reuters
Google Suspends Some Business With Huawei After Trump Blacklist.
Americas
May 20, 2019

Brazil Massacre: Armed Group Kills 11 in a Bar in Northern Brazil
Brazil Massacre: Armed Group Kills 11 in a Bar in Northern Brazil
By Reuters
An armed group entered a bar in the Brazilian northern city of Belem on May 19, and fired at patrons, killing 11 people and leaving one wounded.
Middle East
May 20, 2019

As United States-Iran Tension Simmers, Rocket Fired Near Iraq’s U.S. Embassy
As United States-Iran Tension Simmers, Rocket Fired Near Iraq’s U.S. Embassy
By Reuters
A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, falling near the U.S. Embassy but causing no casualties.
US News
May 20, 2019

Chinese Netizens Have Fun With the Trade War
Chinese Netizens Have Fun With the Trade War
By Jennifer Zeng
In communist countries, humor has been a weapon wielded by ordinary people to tell the truth in an environment filled with lies and to snatch some wry ...
Social Media
May 19, 2019

Facebook Singled Out Candace Owens for Scrutiny, Potential Ban, Internal Document Indicates
Facebook Singled Out Candace Owens for Scrutiny, Potential Ban, Internal Document Indicates
By Petr Svab
Facebook has encouraged some of its employees to probe the background of conservative commentator Candace Owens for anything that could give the social media giant grounds to ...
Health
May 20, 2019

The Quickest Life-Saving Trick That Parents Must Learn to Stop a Child From Choking
The Quickest Life-Saving Trick That Parents Must Learn to Stop a Child From Choking
By Louise Bevan
It's every parent or teacher's worst nightmare, but it's a frequent occurrence among children who eat with gusto, talk while chewing, and otherwise go about their lives ...
Life
May 20, 2019

4 Science-Backed Benefits of Bananas–Way Better for Your Energy & Sugar Levels
4 Science-Backed Benefits of Bananas–Way Better for Your Energy & Sugar Levels
By Catherine Bolton
On the whole, the world consumes bananas at a faster rate than almost any other farmed food. They’re the fourth-most consumed agricultural product globally, with Americans alone ...
Literature
May 19, 2019

Finding the True Self, Part 6: Navigating Past a Need to Hoard
Finding the True Self, Part 6: Navigating Past a Need to Hoard
By James Sale
We have been retelling the story of the great adventurer Odysseus, as he attempts to escape from the ruins of Troy—a symbolic destruction of the self—and return ...
Life
May 18, 2019

Amazing Knights Templar Tunnels Under Israeli City Unearthed After 700 Years
Amazing Knights Templar Tunnels Under Israeli City Unearthed After 700 Years
By Catherine Bolton
Hundreds  of feet below the surface of the earth, hundreds of years ago, the Knights Templar—a Catholic military organization founded in the 12th century that went on ...
Entertainment News
May 20, 2019

Ric Flair Undergoes Surgery, Wife Says It’s Successful: Report
Ric Flair Undergoes Surgery, Wife Says It’s Successful: Report
By Jack Phillips
Ric Flair, the professional wrestler, reportedly underwent surgery on May 20 and it apparently was a success, said his wife. "Doctors said the procedure was a success," ...
Entertainment News
May 20, 2019

Maisie Williams Debuts New Look After ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale
Maisie Williams Debuts New Look After ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale
By Jack Phillips
“Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams debuted a new look after the series finale. The 22-year-old actress revealed a fresh blond dye job or perhaps a wig ...
Life
May 17, 2019

The Original Gerber Baby Is 92 Years Old, See What She Looks Like Today
The Original Gerber Baby Is 92 Years Old, See What She Looks Like Today
By Louise Bevan
Whether you realize it or not, you know Ann Turner Cook. Or at least you know her face, albeit from 1927! Cook was the very first, the ...
Food & Dining
May 15, 2019

Cooking Therapy: Finding Healing in the Kitchen
Cooking Therapy: Finding Healing in the Kitchen
By Maria Benardis
The ancient Greeks viewed cooking as a sacred practice and a form of therapy. They approached it with great respect, harmony, and agape (unconditional love), as they ...
Destinations
May 16, 2019

Guam Has an Amazing, Millennia-Old Indigenous Culture No One Knows About
Guam Has an Amazing, Millennia-Old Indigenous Culture No One Knows About
By Sponsored Content
The stunning natural beauty of Guam, a tiny island in the western Pacific Ocean, is reason enough to pack your bags. White-sand beaches with crystal-clear waters, lush ...
Life
May 13, 2019

Woman Refuses Excess Baggage Fees and Piles on 9 Pounds of Clothes Before Flying
Woman Refuses Excess Baggage Fees and Piles on 9 Pounds of Clothes Before Flying
By Robert Jay Watson
Natalie Wynn, aged 30, had an ingenious solution to dodging a 75 euro (approx. US$84) baggage charge at the airport. The holidaymaker, bound for Fuerteventura in the ...
Life
May 21, 2019

Dad-Daughter’s ‘First Date’ Draws Negativity, but Then It Goes Viral With Million Views
Dad-Daughter’s ‘First Date’ Draws Negativity, but Then It Goes Viral With Million Views
By Simone Jonker
A father who took his 3-year-old daughter on a daddy-daughter date, as shown in a video uploaded to YouTube, says he "felt a bit sorry" for those ...
Life
May 20, 2019

Mom Is on Birth Control but Delivers Baby Just an Hour After Knowing She’s Pregnant
Mom Is on Birth Control but Delivers Baby Just an Hour After Knowing She’s Pregnant
By Chris Ford
Life can be sweet  as you enter your 40s with three children and a husband to keep you company, until suddenly one day when you go to ...
TOP NEWS