Ukraine exhuming old graves to bury conflict victims – NYT

Ukrainian cemeteries are filling up with the bodies of soldiers killed on the frontline, so much that authorities sometimes have to exhume old graves to make room for the newly deceased, The New York Times has reported. Russia has warned that by arming Kiev, Western nations were increasing the cost of the war for Ukrainians.

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First ex-Soviet republic legalizes gay marriage

Homosexual couples in Estonia will now legally be able to register their union and adopt children The Estonian parliament has passed a law that will allow same-sex couples to officially get married, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced on Tuesday. The move makes the Baltic state the first ex-Soviet republic to permit such marital unions.

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Russian soldier collects $13,000 reward for destroying German tank

Andrey Kravtsov has become the first Russian soldier to receive a million-ruble reward, the equivalent of $13,000, for destroying a German-made Leopard tank on the battlefield in Ukraine. The money was provided by entrepreneurs from Novosibirsk Region through the Care of Siberia fund.

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