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While the political tug-of-war between Russia and the West for the eyes of Ukraine continues to intensify, some locals are finding humor in the most mundane and unlikely of places: on the road. Read more »
- Trying To Stop A Tank With Your Hands Is A Brave But Unwise Move…
Footage of pro-Russia supporters standing up against a tank, or rather an armored personnel carrier (APC), which was rolling down the road in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, surfaced online today. Read more »...
- Watch Ukrainian Forces Trap And Smash Activist's Car In The Middle Of A Highway
Dramatic footage of Ukrainian security officers trapping a Citroen hatch on a highway at night near the capital city of Kiev, viciously attacking and smashing the vehicle has just surfaced on YouTube. Read more »...
- Do Yourself A Favor And Just Keep Away From Cranes When In Russia
Perhaps I'm spending far too much time watching videos from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and all the other countries of the former Soviet Union, but whatever the reason, if you were to visit any of these places and happen to see a crane on the road,...
- Ukraine: Someone Forgot To Yell Timber…
For our next Offbeat story, we're moving a little to the west of Russia to Ukraine and the country's fifth largest city, Odessa, where another crazy accident took place earlier this week. Read more »...
- Can't Make 'em Speed: Lapd Gets Hosed In Ticket Quota Case
$2 million, it turns out, is the magic number when trying to teach a lesson to the Los Angeles Police Department's traffic division. Which lesson?, you may ask. It's the one involving illegal (in California at least) quotas for traffic tickets,...
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Ukrainian Maidan Traffic Volunteer Brings Magic of the Funny Kind to Kiev's Roads
While the political tug-of-war between Russia and the West for the eyes of Ukraine continues to intensify, some locals are finding humor in the most mundane and unlikely of places: on the road. Read more »
- Trying To Stop A Tank With Your Hands Is A Brave But Unwise Move…
Footage of pro-Russia supporters standing up against a tank, or rather an armored personnel carrier (APC), which was rolling down the road in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, surfaced online today. Read more »...
- Watch Ukrainian Forces Trap And Smash Activist's Car In The Middle Of A Highway
Dramatic footage of Ukrainian security officers trapping a Citroen hatch on a highway at night near the capital city of Kiev, viciously attacking and smashing the vehicle has just surfaced on YouTube. Read more »...
- Do Yourself A Favor And Just Keep Away From Cranes When In Russia
Perhaps I'm spending far too much time watching videos from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and all the other countries of the former Soviet Union, but whatever the reason, if you were to visit any of these places and happen to see a crane on the road,...
- Ukraine: Someone Forgot To Yell Timber…
For our next Offbeat story, we're moving a little to the west of Russia to Ukraine and the country's fifth largest city, Odessa, where another crazy accident took place earlier this week. Read more »...
- Can't Make 'em Speed: Lapd Gets Hosed In Ticket Quota Case
$2 million, it turns out, is the magic number when trying to teach a lesson to the Los Angeles Police Department's traffic division. Which lesson?, you may ask. It's the one involving illegal (in California at least) quotas for traffic tickets,...