Russia detains Ukrainian consul in St Petersburg and accuses him of being a ‘spy’

Russia ARRESTS Ukrainian diplomat in St Petersburg and accuses him of being a ‘spy’ amid escalating fears of war Ukrainian diplomat Oleksandr Sosonyuk has been taken into custody by the FSB Russian security agency claims Ukraine’s consul received classified information Comes amid high tensions between the two countries with fears of possible war  By Antony Thrower For Mailonline … Read more

Catch of the day! Ukrainian fisherman saves boy, 11, from drifting ice floe with remarkable cast 

Catch of the day! Moment Ukrainian fisherman saves boy, 11, from drifting ice floe with one remarkable cast An 11-year-old was pulled from an ice floe on the Desenka river in Kyiv on Sunday Fisherman Richard Gorda threw his line to the boy after removing the hook The boy became stranded on the ice floe … Read more

Ukrainian couple CHAIN themselves together for three months to test strength of their relationship 

Ukrainian couple CHAIN themselves together for three months to test the strength of their relationship Ukrainian couple Alexander and Viktoria chose Valentine’s Day to chain themselves together near the Unity sculpture in Kiev They will be locked together for three months and have already had to grapple with going to the toilet, showering and changing … Read more

MOD spent £8,500 on snacks and gave £25k in PPE to the Ukrainian army

A former RAF chief claimed £12,500 for flights to the US for a one-hour appearance on a panel at a space travel conference. Sir Stephen Hillier flew business-class for the four-day symposium in Colorado Springs – before cutting the trip short and returning first-class. The taxpayer-funded trip in April 2019 came just a year after … Read more

Double-amputee’s wife is asked to take her husband’s legs away from Ukrainian hospital in a sack

Double-amputee’s wife is asked to take her husband’s severed legs away from Ukrainian hospital in a sack The woman was told to ‘take the legs’ because doctors had no disposal facilities  A friend said the woman fainted after taking the severed limbs away in a sack  Her case has sparked a scandal in Ukraine amid … Read more

Donald Trump flies three B52 bombers into Ukrainian airspace from RAF Fairford

US nuclear-capable B52 bombers fly into Ukraine and circle on the Crimean border in brazen challenge to Putin Three B-52H bombers were joined by Ukrainian and RAF military planes They flew along the border of Russian-occupied Crimea in a show of strength And swooped near positions held by Kremlin-backed separatists in the Ukraine  By Luke … Read more

Black box from downed Ukrainian passenger plane reveals jet was hit by two missiles

Officials in Iran say black box from downed Ukrainian passenger plane with 176 on board reveals jet was hit by TWO missiles 25 seconds apart – and some passengers were alive after first blast Iran struck down Ukrainian passenger plane on January 8, killing all 176 on board  Authorities say black box shows the jet … Read more

Ukrainian rapper’s wife ‘who chopped up her dead husband’s corpse’ appears in court

The wife of a popular rap singer who is accused of murdering her husband and reportedly chopping up his body and keeping it in a fridge in their home appeared in court today.   The dismembered body of artist Andy Cartwright, 30, was found in his flat in Russia and his wife claimed he had died of a … Read more

Could Chernobyl be key to conquering Mars? Fungus found in Ukrainian nuclear plant can EAT radiation

Humans could live on the planet Mars if a fungi which spawned inside the Chernobyl nuclear reactor is used to protect against radiation, scientists say. A layer of the fungus around 21 centimetres thick could ‘largely negate the annual dose-equivalent of the radiation environment on the surface of Mars’, researchers found. ‘What makes the fungus … Read more