Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s promotion of a documentary on animal rights in 2005 led to the end of a dangerous bus hostage situation in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday. Maksym Kryvosh, 44, an animal rights activist and ex-con armed with guns and explosives, allegedly took the small bus on Tuesday, only …
Read More »Ukraine gunman ends 12-hour hostage clash after president endorsed Joaquin Phoenix’s 2005 movie ‘Earthlings’
A gunman who took 13 hostages in a western Ukrainian city with an automatic rifle released captives after a 12-hour standoff after the country’s president publicly recommended a film by Joaquin Phoenix in 2005 at the captor’s request. The gunman, Maksym Kryvosh, 44, took control of a bus with the …
Read More »Ex-convict armed with explosives takes hostages on Ukrainian bus
An ex-convict armed with weapons and explosives took a small bus in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, held about 20 people hostage and threatened to detonate a bomb during a long clash with police, according to reports. Police identified the suspect as Maksym Kryvosh, 44, who was born in Russia, Reuters …
Read More »Data analysis on the downed Ukrainian plane begins Tuesday; Canada skeptical of Iran’s explanation
PARIS / OTTAWA (Reuters) – Investigators examining the black boxes of the Ukrainian plane accidentally shot down by Iran will begin analyzing the recovered voice and flight data on Tuesday, France’s BEA accident investigation office said on Monday. A view of the flight recorder of the Iranian airline PS752 Boeing …
Read More »Hostage Siege Ends After Ukrainian President Endorses Joaquin Phoenix Film | World News
An armed man in Ukraine armed with an automatic rifle and grenades turned himself in to police and released 13 hostages after the country’s president accepted his demand to recommend the 2005 film Earthlings starring Joaquin Phoenix. The niche film’s recommendation, delivered by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy via Facebook, helped end …
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