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April 01, 2025
Mourners Honor US Soldiers Who Died In Lithuania Training Exercise

Mourners gathered at the US Embassy in Lithuania on April 1 to honor American soldiers who died after their M88 Hercules armored vehicle became submerged in a peat bog during a training exercise. The military announced on March 31 that they found three victims inside the vehicle, then the fourth.

April 01, 2025
Georgians Continue Pro-Democracy Protests While Commemorating Independence Vote

Protesters rallied outside parliament in Tbilisi for the latest in a months-long series of pro-democracy protests. The demonstrations began in October after elections widely considered to be undemocratic. The March 31 protest marked the anniversary of Georgia's 1991 independence referendum.
March 31, 2025
Bodies Of Three US Soldiers Found In Lithuania, Fourth Remains Missing

US military officials say the bodies of three out of four missing US soldiers have been recovered at a training site in Lithuania. The search for the fourth soldier is still under way. The servicemen were taking part in military exercises on March 25 when their armored vehicle sank in a swamp.
March 31, 2025
Volunteer Ukrainian Doctors Provide Medical Care In Ukraine's Frontline Regions

Volunteer doctors bring medical care to frontline towns and villages in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region and beyond. There are no quality health-care options in the area, and many elderly residents rely on the volunteers for vital treatment.
March 31, 2025
Bucha Civilians Still Held by Russia 3 Years After Moscow Troop Withdrawal

Three years after Russia’s withdrawal from Bucha, at least 33 civilians from the city remain in Russian prisons, including Tetyana Popovych’s son, Vladyslav. He was wounded in the leg and disappeared as Russian troops massacred hundreds of Ukrainian civilians in 2022 before retreating.
March 30, 2025
Russia Launches Deadly Drone Attack On Kharkiv

Kyiv accused Moscow of a "war crime" after Russian drones struck a military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, as part of an overnight attack that also hit a shopping center, apartment blocks, and other targets, killing at least two people according to authorities.
March 30, 2025
Family Threatened In Hungarian Village That Proclaims Itself 'Roma Free'

When the first signs of trouble appeared, the ink wasn't yet dry on the deed for Laszlo Sifter and his wife's new house in the seemingly safe and picturesque Hungarian village of Teresztenye. The mayor bragged that the village has special legal powers to keep the village 'Roma free.'
March 29, 2025
Russian Drone Strike Kills 4 In Dnipro

A Russian drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro late on March 28 killed four people and sparked a large fire in a hotel and restaurant complex as well as multiple private homes, the regional governor said.
March 29, 2025
Abandoned Soviet Air Base Given New Life By Czech Pilot Club

Thirty-five years after the Soviet military left the Czech Republic's Milovice Air Base, armored hangars that once held MiG warplanes now shelter American-made Cessna microlight aircraft.
March 28, 2025
U.S. Navy, Army Teams Join Search For American Soldiers Missing In Lithuania

US and Lithuanian forces are continuing to search for four US soldiers who went missing during NATO exercises in the Baltic country. A US Navy diving team was due to join the efforts after the soldiers' vehicle was located in a swamp, where the boggy terrain complicates efforts to recover it.
March 27, 2025
As Bombs Strike Ukraine's Sumy Region, Villagers Salvage What They Can Before Fleeing

As Russia steps up its air campaign against Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, the village of Krasnopillya has come under heavy fire. After air strikes took out power and communications networks and the local hospital, emergency teams were working to help the last remaining residents evacuate.
March 27, 2025
Russian Drone Strikes Hit Apartments In Kharkiv And Dnipro

At least 11 people were injured in overnight drone strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Dnipro on March 26, causing extensive damage. Officials reported that Russians launched at least 86 Shahed drones, hitting civilian buildings and vehicles.

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