Update: 3 civilians killed Ukrainian army shells Slavyansk residential area, 2 civilians killed 26 May 2014 At least two three civilians have reportedly been killed and several wounded when the Ukrainian Army launched a mortar attack on the town of Slavyansk in eastern Ukraine. One of the shells fell near a local teachers college, according to Ridus news portal. Residential blocks were ruined as a result of the assault by Kiev’s forces on Monday, the Ridus correspondent reported from the scene. At least two apartment blocks were damaged and „at least two people – a man and a woman – were killed,“ the reporter said.
The business behind Ukraine’s new billionaire president 26 May 2014 One of Ukraine’s richest men, newly ‚elected‘ President Pyotr Poroshenko, has a long history of mixing business with politics…Preliminary results show Poroshenko the clear winner with 50.1 percent of the vote, beating out 21 other candidates including former President Yulia Tymoshenko, who only received 13.1 percent of the vote. Voters in Ukraine’s eastern cities boycotted the election and denounced unfair, as they believe are unable to represent their interests and concerns.