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A honeymoon party accidentally triggered a buried WWI bomb in Ukraine, injuring the bride and killing her brother – Yahoo News

A view of the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images

A buried WWI bomb exploded after a newlywed couple started a bonfire nearby, the Daily Mail reported.

The bride suffered serious injuries, and her brother and another person died, the report said.

The bomb is thought to be from a 1916 offensive waged by Russia against Austria-Hungary, per the Mail.

A honeymoon party accidentally triggered a buried World War I bomb at a campsite in Ukraine, seriously injuring the bride and killing two others, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.

It took place last month at the Carpathian Mountains where Norbert Varga and Lidiia Makarchuk were celebrating their marriage with their friends and family, the report said.

The couple and ten others, including two children, were gathered around a bonfire telling stories and drinking tea when the bomb detonated, the Mail and a GoFundMe page for the couple said.

"They started a fire to keep warm, in a place where many other campers had started a fire previously," the GoFundMe page said. "Suddenly, there was an explosion that came from the ground underneath the fire."

It was initially unclear where the explosion came from, the GoFundMe page said, adding that it was later confirmed that "the explosion was indeed caused by an undetonated WWI bomb."

The bomb is thought to be from the time of the Brusilov Offensive in 1916, a campaign waged by Russia against Austria-Hungary, the Mail reported.

The newlywed woman suffered major burns to her face, hands, and legs, while her brother Myroslav and another man at the party died from their injuries after it took emergency service 90 minutes to arrive, the Mail reported.

Makarchuk told the Mail that she was just telling her party the story of how she met her husband at church in 2019 when the bomb went off.

"In one second I felt like someone had taken a rock and thrown it in my face, in my nose especially," Makarchuk told the Mail. "Then I had a whistling in my ears followed by a silence where I could hear only myself. I turned away and covered my face with my hands and started praying for myself."

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"Then I realized it wasn't just me. Everyone was moaning, everyone was in pain," she said.

Makarchuk also said she could hear her brother's gasps for air, and that she regrets not telling him that she loved him.

Varga, who is a keen photographer, was not at the campfire at the time of the explosion because he had gone to his tent to grab his camera, the Mail reported.

"While I was packing my equipment the sound of an explosion and screams broke the silence. I ran to the bonfire as fast as I could, screaming Lidiia's name," he said, according to the Mail.

"War movies are the closest thing to what I experienced that night, I will never forget it."

Makarchuk is still receiving treatment for her injuries, the Mail reported.

More than 26,000 ($35,000) has been raised for the couple so far, according to the GoFundMe page.

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Russia stages Ukraine invasion drills with 40 warships & 30 planes in huge show of strength in the Black… – The US Sun

RUSSIA has staged massive "invasion" drills in Crimea with more than 40 warships and 30 jets taking part in a terrifying show of strength.

The war games involved missile launches, practice bombings and simulated landings with footage released by Defence Ministry TV channel Zvezda.

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This is the latest in a succession of major military exercises ordered by Putin this year.

A Russia military spokesperson said forces conducted simulated hostilities involving mock armed groups entered (Crimea) with the aim of carrying out terrorist attacks and destabilising the situation in other regions of the Southern Federal District.

The coastal troops of the Black Sea Fleet worked out practical actions to secure anti-sabotage defence of a section of the coast and fought with naval assault groups and naval landing forces," said a Black Sea Fleet statement.

Among the ships taking part was the Black Sea Fleet's flagship the Moskva while the Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters were also on display.

A Russia defence source said: The militants were blocked by the forces of motorised rifle units of the army corps with the support of tactical airborne assault forces.

Reports said the exercises involved some 8,000 soldiers and around 500 military vehicles.

Military drones Forpost and Orlan-10 were deployed in the drills.

The show of strength was part of the large-scale Southern Military District military operations including Russian troops based in Abkhazia, Armenia and South Ossetia plus the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla.

Crimea was annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014.

In June, Russia opened fire when the Royal Naval destroyer HMS Defender sailed close to Crimea in a deliberate act of support for Ukraine.

A FSB security service coastguard vessel fired shots in the direction of the UK warship, claiming the vessel had sailed into Russian territorial waters.

Moscow also claimed to have dropped bombs from an Su-24 warplane in a bid to push the British ship away from the Crimean coast.

A major diplomatic incident followed in which Boris Johnson defended the show of support for Ukraine as entirely right.

But there were Russian threats to sink the next Royal Navy warship to sail in the same waters.

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This comes as China appears to have taken a lead in the hypersonic arms race as the world's powers battle it out for the next generation of nuclear weapons.

Revelations that Beijing flew a nuclear-capable missile around the globe throws down a gauntlet to the other nations chasing hypersonics including the US, Russia and North Korea.

US intelligence were reportedly left stunned after China launched a rocket in space carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle which circled the planet before before speeding towards its target.

The next generation of weapons can hit speeds of up to 21,000mph - and potentially even faster - and are seen as devastating new frontier for warfare.

China - followed closely by Russia - were already regarded as having the most potent hypersonic missile arsenals pouring billions into them but others had been seen as catching up.

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Ukraine Is the Most Crypto-Aware Country Followed by Russia and the US: Survey – CryptoPotato

According to a resent research, the population of the Eastern European state Ukraine is the most interested in digital assets. Russia and the USA ranked respectively second and third.

The cryptocurrency brokerage firm BrokerChooser took into account several factors such as the total number of digital asset owners and the global adoption index to determine which is the most crypto-aware country across the globe.

Google searches with the phrases cryptocurrency, compare cryptocurrency, what cryptocurrency to invest in, cryptocurrency to buy, cryptocurrency trading, cryptocurrency trends, and cryptocurrency brokers also played a significant role in the survey.

Despite its financial problems, war issues, and a high percentage of poverty, Ukrainians have reportedly shown major interest in digital assets recently and topped the chart with a 7.97 score (out of 10). The largest nation by landmass Russia ranked second, while the biggest economy the USA landed in the third position.

It is worth noting that the fourth place belongs to another country that experiences economic difficulties Kenya. This should not come as a surprise since, as the research outlined, people from emerging markets often turn their sight towards the digital asset industry to protect their savings in the face of currency devaluation.

On the other hand, adoption in well-developed areas like North America, Western Europe, and Eastern Asia is powered mainly by institutional investors, BrokerChooser noted.

The cryptocurrency environment in the ex-Soviet state is somewhat confusing, as of the moment, since digital tokens are neither legal nor prohibited. While Ukrainians cannot use bitcoin or the altcoins as payment options for goods or services, traders and investors can buy and sell them on exchanges within the country.

Last month, though, the local parliament passed a bill that could legitimize and regulate digital assets within Ukraines borders. Once approved by President Volodymyr Zelensky, the new legislation will offer protection to investors and trading venues from fraud.

Mykhailo Fedorov Minister of Digital Transformation highlighted the popularity of the asset class among the Ukrainian population. He raised hopes that the Eastern European nation could become one of those where it has legal status.

In his turn, Oleg Kurchenko CEO of the platform Binaryx opined that if successful, the bill will reduce stereotypical attitudes towards cryptocurrencies and will help them become normal financial instruments. There was a concern that mistrust of the state could drive some investors away, Kurchenko added.

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Halya Coynash: Ukraine to answer before ECHR over arrest that sparked anti-Roma riots – KyivPost – Ukraine’s Global Voice – Kyiv Post

Published Oct. 19. Updated Oct. 19 at 9:24 am

This screenshot from the TV Ukraina film, shows Mykhailo Chebotar, arrested in August 2016 over the murder of a 8-year-old girl in Loshchynivka (Odesa oblast).

Photo by Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

The European Court of Human Rights is to examine several alleged violations, including torture and discrimination, in the case of a young man arrested in August 2016 over the murder of a 8-year-old girl in Loshchynivka (Odesa oblast). Mykhailo Chebotar was 21 and lived locally yet his Roma ethnicity was used as a pretext for shocking anti-Roma disturbances, abetted by the local authorities. The defence has also succeeded in adding documents to the case regarding the alleged torture, with the State Bureau of Investigations having initiated an investigation.

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Russia in stark warning against Ukraine accession to NATO ‘Scenario goes beyond red line’ – Daily Express

Vladimir Putin's government has described the entry of Ukraine into NATO as the worst-case scenario as a fierce row breaks out over Kyiv's bid to join the powerful western military bloc. Russia has been engaged in a low-running conflict in the Donbas, eastern Ukraine which has claimed more than 14,000 lives. The Kremlin has said that Ukraine joining the NATO pact would be a "red line" for Russias national interests.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Parisian TV channel France 5: "Ukraines accession to NATO would be the worst-case scenario.

"This is a scenario that goes beyond the red lines of Russias national interests.

"This is a scenario that could force Russia to take active measures to ensure its own security.

"Of course, we can understand your feelings.

"But we prefer that you Europeans become better informed.

"Because, before the Russian troops were moved to that region, there were large NATO exercises held near the Russian border.

"Everyone talks about the concentration of Russian troops all the time, but nobody talks about the concentration of NATO troops."

He added: It is not clear whether Americans will stay in Europe and continue to defend Europeans against those terrible Russians."

"Because they, they don't they cannot veto, what neighbors can do.

"We will not return to an age where we had spheres of influence where big powers decided what small neighbours could do."

It comes as Russia took the dramatic move of booting out NATO's mission to Moscow amid escalating tensions.

The Kremlin's Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov announced:"In response to NATO's actions, we are suspending the work of our permanent mission to NATO."

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