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Songs about the Khmelnytsky uprising, part 4: Ой Морозе, Морозенку

Insufficient language skills have been starting to make things difficult for me with these music posts, but it’s high time that I finally post one of the most famous and at the same time mysterious folk songs related to the Khmelnytsky uprising. Unlike some of the others, this one still gets performed a lot, so there are lots of versions on Youtube – both traditional and operatic ones – and I’ve chosen this one by Vasyl Kyrylych (Василь Кирилич) entirely based on its musical beauty. It’s worth mentioning however that the lyrics don’t correspond exactly to one of the most widespread versions and are even missing some stanzas – but that's the case for many of them, and the story itself is essentially the same.

What makes the song so mysterious – or, to say it more bluntly: confusing ;) – is that its plot and its hero don’t seem to fit together. Because the hero, Станіслав Мрозовицький / Stanisław Mrozowicki, called Морозенко, is supposed to have fought on Khmelnytsky’s side in the uprising and have died in the battle at Zbarazh (Збараж) in 1649 – but the song, at least the way it is sung today, states that he was killed by Tatars, and his corpse placed on the famous kurgan of Savur-Mohyla (Савур-могила), which is… a very long way from Zbarazh.

So the question is: Who is this really about? The Cossack who died at Zbarazh, but then the identity of his enemies (and so the place of his death) got changed later on? Or someone else who really got killed by Tatars at Savur-Mohyla but, maybe because of a similar name or some other coincidence, was confused with the Morozenko from the Khmelnytsky uprising? A mixture of both, because the fates of two people got merged together in one song to form one half-fictional character, representative of many Cossack heroes from the past?

The frustrating thing is: I don’t know. And it’s extra frustrating because I do know where the answer can probably be found, but, because of aforementioned bad language skills, I’m unable to properly make use of that source. There’s a whole series of videos by Pavlo Nechitailo (Павло Нечитайло) and Taras Kompanichenko (Тарас Компаніченко) dedicated to songs from Khmelnytsky’s time, and one of the videos is specifically about the history of this particular song – and I… don’t understand more than some widely scattered words here and there.

But even if I don’t understand it myself, I can still post it for those who can and might be interested. Just as a warning: what I did learn from it (because it’s in the video description) is that today, the song is only a lament, but in the past, it was much more detailed as far as the horrible death of the hero is concerned. So… I suppose whoever is interested in the Khmelnytsky uprising and/or has made it to the end of Sienkiewicz’s Trylogia isn’t that easily surprised by gory lyrics, but, as I don’t know how bad it gets, I thought I’d warn for it.

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Croatian MPs unanimously voted on Wednesday to adopt a declaration recognising the Holodomor of 1932-33 as a crime of genocide committed by the Soviet authorities against the Ukrainian people.

The declaration said that the Holodomor – which means ‘killing by starvation’ – was an enforced famine organised by Josef Stalin’s regime to subjugate the then Soviet republic of Ukraine.

The vote was welcomed by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“I am grateful to the Republic of Croatia for this historic vote. The world will never put up with the crimes of the Kremlin – neither past nor present,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter.

The initiative to adopt the declaration was launched on the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, in which some four million Ukrainians died.

During a debate in the parliament on June 19, all parliamentary groups announced that they would vote for it, but some opposition MPs complained that the topic was only being discussed in 2023, a year and a half after the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Social Democrats MP Davorko Vidovic argued that the Holodomor should have been condemned much earlier, given that it has long been known that it was one of the biggest crimes of the 20th century.

“I regret that we haven’t condemned the crimes of the totalitarian regime on principle, as we wouldn’t have made the declaration if there had been no Russian aggression; we should have made it 15 years ago,” said Vidovic.

The vote on the declaration was watched from the parliamentary gallery by Ukraine’s ambassador to Zagreb, Vasyl Kyrylych.

“The global recognition of the Holodomor genocide continues to grow swiftly,” Kyrylych wrote on Twitter afterwards.

The German parliament recognised the Holodomor as a genocide in December last year.

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Taliban lays claim to deadly attack on Kabul hotel

Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul and killed at least 18 people, most of them foreigners, sparking a 12-hour battle with Afghan forces backed by Norwegian troops that left terrified guests scrambling to escape.

Several Ukrainians were among those killed in the Taliban-claimed assault on the six-storey Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital, Ukrainian foreign ministry official Vasyl Kyrylych confirmed to AFP, adding that more information would be released Monday.

Afghan interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said 14 foreigners were among the dead, but did not specify their nationalities, in comments to Afghanistan’s Tolo News hours after the overnight attack that ended Sunday.

Terrified hotel guests climbed down bedsheets tied to balconies to escape the gunmen rampaging through the hilltop hotel overlooking the Afghan capital.

One lost his grip and fell in Tolo News television footage, which also showed black smoke and flames billowing from the hotel.

Special forces were lowered by helicopters during the night onto the roof of the landmark 1960s building. Afghan security forces killed all six attackers, the interior ministry said.

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64 украинцы вернулись из Хорватии, остаются еще 50 человек

64 украинцы вернулись из Хорватии, остаются еще 50 человек

64 украинских граждан, которые застряли в Хорватии, вернулись в Украину. В Хорватии остаются еще более 50 человек.

«По состоянию на 20 марта из Хорватии вывезено 64-х украинский. Заверш��ем подготовку вывоз еще 55-ти (количество меняется). Мы работаем круглосуточно, чтобы помочь вам вернуться поскорей домой», — отметил Кирилич

Станом на 20.03. з Хорватії вивезено 64-х українців. Завершуємо підготовку вивезення ще 55-ти (кількість змінюється). Ми працюємо цілодобово, щоб допомогти вам повернутися щонайскоріше додому +385 916051010 (viber, WhatsApp), +385 99 598 1980 (WhatsApp).

— Vasyl Kyrylych (@VasylKyrylych) March 20, 2020

По информации Министерства иностранных дел Украины, по состоянию на 18 марта количество граждан, которые планируют вернуться в Украину, составляла около 38 000.

В МИД объяснили, что 38 000 — это общая оценка, которая учитывает, кроме зарегистрированных украинцев, и тех, которые официально не обратились в министерство.

Среди них и украинские туристы в Египте, которые будут возвращаться с туроператорами.

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Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul and killed at least 18 people, most of them foreigners, sparking a 12-hour battle with Afghan forces backed by Norwegian troops that left terrified guests scrambling to escape. Several Ukrainians were among those killed in the Taliban-claimed assault on the six-storey Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital, Ukrainian foreign ministry official Vasyl Kyrylych confirmed to AFP, adding that more information would be released Monday. Afghan interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said 14 foreigners were among the dead, but did not specify their nationalities, in comments to Afghanistan’s Tolo News hours after the overnight attack that ended Sunday.

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Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul and killed at least 18 people, most of them foreigners, sparking a 12-hour battle with Afghan forces backed by Norwegian troops that left terrified guests scrambling to escape. Several Ukrainians were among those killed in the Taliban-claimed assault on the six-storey Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital, Ukrainian foreign ministry official Vasyl Kyrylych confirmed to AFP, adding that more information would be released Monday. Afghan interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said 14 foreigners were among the dead, but did not specify their nationalities, in comments to Afghanistan’s Tolo News hours after the overnight attack that ended Sunday.

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Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul and killed at least 18 people, most of them foreigners, sparking a 12-hour battle with Afghan forces backed by Norwegian troops that left terrified guests scrambling to escape. Several Ukrainians were among those killed in the Taliban-claimed assault on the six-storey Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital, Ukrainian foreign ministry official Vasyl Kyrylych confirmed to AFP, adding that more information would be released Monday. Afghan interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said 14 foreigners were among the dead, but did not specify their nationalities, in comments to Afghanistan’s Tolo News hours after the overnight attack that ended Sunday.

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New Post has been published on https://www.stl.news/latest-us-condemns-kabul-hotel-attack-left-18-dead/71614/

The Latest: US condemns Kabul hotel attack that left 18 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan/January 21, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) — The Latest on Afghanistan, where gunmen stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in the capital, Kabul (all times local):

7 a.m.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States strongly condemns the militant siege of a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital.

Security forces were pinned for hours before killing the last of the attackers. The siege claimed by the Taliban left 18 people dead, mostly foreigners.

Tillerson said Sunday that Washington “stands with the government and people of Afghanistan. We remain firmly committed to supporting Afghan efforts to achieve peace, security and prosperity for their country.”

Neighboring Pakistan also condemned the attack and called for greater cooperation against militants.

More than 150 people were rescued or managed to escape the attack at Kabul Intercontinental Hotel. Eleven of the 14 foreigners killed were employees of KamAir, a private Afghan airline. Two were identified as Venezuelan pilots. Six Ukrainians and a citizen from Kazakhstan were among the dead.

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12:15 a.m.

Two Venezuelan pilots were among the foreigners killed in the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, a family member has told The Associated Press.

Luis Figuera says that his brother-in-law, Adelsis Ramos was killed along with Pablo Chiossone. Both men worked for the Afghan airline KAM.

Figuera said the bodies of Ramos, a veteran of the Venezuelan airline Aeropostal, and Chiossone were identified by another Venezuelan pilot at a hospital in Kabul.

The relative said that family members do not yet know how they can repatriate the bodies because the Venezuelan government has no consulate in Afghanistan’s capital.

The Venezuelan authorities have not yet commented on the case.

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10:15 p.m.

A Kazakh official has said that a Kazakhstani citizen was among those killed in the Saturday siege of Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel by the Taliban.

Anuar Zhainakov, a spokesman for Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry, posted Sunday on his Facebook page: “Tragic news has come from Afghanistan. A citizen of Kazakhstan, born in 1978, was killed today as the result of the attack by militants on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul.”

Eighteen people, including 14 foreigners, were killed in the Saturday attack, according to Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry.

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9:45 p.m.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister has said that six of his country’s citizens were killed in the Saturday siege of Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel by the Taliban.

“I have informed the president of the death of six Ukrainian citizens as the result of the attack on the hotel in Kabul. We are working with the law-enforcement agencies of Afghanistan to clarify the circumstances of this terrorist act.” Pavlo Klimkin on Sunday.

Eighteen people, including 14 foreigners, were killed in the Saturday attack, according to Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry.

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7 p.m.

An Afghan official says that at least 18 people, including 14 foreigners, have been killed when the Taliban attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.

Spokesman for the Interior Ministry Najib Danish said that 11 of the 14 foreigners killed were employees of KamAir, a private Afghan airline.

He added that 10 others were wounded including six security offiers and four civilians.

KamAir also put out an announcement saying some of their flights were disrupted because of the attack.

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4:40 p.m.

Ukraine says one of its citizens was killed in the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital.

Afghan officials say insurgents killed at least six people, including one foreigner, in an assault on the luxury hotel that began late Saturday and set off clashes with security forces that lasted more than 13 hours. They have not identified the foreigner, and the toll could rise as authorities survey the damage.

Vasyl Kyrylych, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, announced the death in a brief statement on Twitter, without providing further details.

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1:30 p.m.

An Afghan official says an assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul has ended after more than 12 hours with all the attackers killed by security forces.

The Taliban claimed the attack, which began late Saturday, saying five gunmen armed with suicide vests targeted foreigners and Afghan officials.

Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the last attacker was killed Sunday afternoon, more than 12 hours after the attack began. He says the attack killed six people, including a foreigner and a telecommunications official from the western Farah province who was attending a conference.

Six others, including three security forces, were wounded in the attack on the heavily guarded luxury hotel popular with foreigners and Afghan officials.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents initially planned to attack the hotel Thursday night but postponed the assault because there was a wedding underway and they wanted to avoid civilian casualties.

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12:45 p.m.

An Afghan official says a roadside bomb has killed at least 12 civilians in the western Herat province.

Abdul Ahad Walizada, a spokesman for the provincial police chief, says a 13th person was wounded in the explosion early Sunday, which struck a vehicle in the Gulran district.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Walizada blamed Taliban insurgents, who often plant roadside bombs to target Afghan security forces.

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12:15 p.m.

An Afghan official says insurgents have killed 18 members of a pro-government militia in northern Afghanistan, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.

Gen. Abdul Razeq Qaderi, the deputy police chief of Balkh province, says the insurgents burst into a home where several members of the Local Uprising Forces were gathered late Saturday. He says the attackers led them outside and shot them dead. One of those killed was a tribal elder who served as the local police commander.

The Local Uprising Forces operate under the Interior Ministry.

Gen. Mahruf Folad, the police chief of the western Farah province, meanwhile said a roadside bomb killed a deputy police chief and wounded four other police early Sunday.

The Taliban claimed both attacks.

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9 a.m.

An Afghan official says at least five civilians have been killed after gunmen stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul and have been fighting security forces for 11 hours into Sunday morning.

Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish says six other civilians are reported to be wounded and more than 100 people, including 16 foreigners, have been rescued from the hotel.

The bodies of four attackers have been recovered as security forces continued to clear the landmark hotel.

Danish says security forces are going room-by-room to make sure all attackers have been accounted for.

No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which started around 9 p.m. Saturday.

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by Associated Press – published on STL.News by St. Louis Media, LLC (Z.S)

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New world news from Time: At Least 18 Dead in Kabul Hotel Siege

(KABUL) — A Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 18 people, including 14 foreigners, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 hours before the last attacker was killed on Sunday, with the casualty toll expected to rise.

The heavily-guarded luxury hotel is popular among foreigners and Afghan officials. Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the 18 killed included 14 foreigners and a telecommunications official from the western Farah province who was attending a conference.

“11 of the 14 foreigners killed were employees of KamAir, a private Afghan airline,” said Danish. KamAir also put out an announcement saying some of their flights were disrupted because of the attack.

Ukraine says one of its citizens was killed in the attack. Vasyl Kyrylych, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, announced the death of the Ukrainian citizen in a brief statement on Twitter, without providing further details. Afghan officials did not identify the foreigner killed in the attack.

Ten other people, including six from the security forces, were reported wounded and more than 150 people, including 41 foreigners, were rescued from the hotel, Danish said.

The Taliban claimed the attack, which began around 9 p.m. Saturday, saying five gunmen armed with suicide vests targeted foreigners and Afghan officials. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents initially planned to attack the hotel Thursday night but postponed the assault because there was a wedding underway and they wanted to avoid civilian casualties.

The attack unfolded almost six years after Taliban insurgents launched a similar assault on the property, which is not part of the Intercontinental chain of worldwide hotels.

The Interior Ministry said a private firm assumed responsibility for securing the hotel around three weeks ago. The ministry says it is investigating how the attackers managed to enter the building.

During a press conference, Danish said that early investigations show that six insurgents entered the hotel from the northern side and stormed its kitchen. Two attackers were killed by Special Forces on the 6th floor of the hotel.

“We need to complete our investigation, but our initial reports show that the attackers were moved in to the hotel,” said Danish.

Mumtaz Ahmad, a provincial telecommunication employee for Helmand province who survivor the attack said “I was on my way from my room toward the reception, when I the elevator door opened, I saw two-armed suicide bombers. People were escaping and the attackers were firing at them.”

Afghan security officials confirmed that 34 provincial officials were gathered at the hotel to participate in a conference organized by the Telecommunication Ministry.

A fire broke out at the hotel as the fighting raged, and the sound of explosions could be heard throughout the standoff. Live TV footage showed people trying to escape through windows on the upper stories.

Capt. Tom Gresback, spokesman for NATO-led forces, said in a statement that Afghan forces were leading the response efforts. He said that according to initial reports, no foreign troops were hurt in the attack.

Neighboring Pakistan condemned the “brutal terrorist attack” and called for greater cooperation against militants. Afghanistan and Pakistan routinely accuse each other of failing to combat extremists along their long and porous border.

Afghan forces have struggled to combat the Taliban since the U.S. and NATO formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014. They have also had to contend with a growing Islamic State affiliate that has carried out a number of massive attacks in recent years.

In the northern Balkh province, insurgents burst into a home where several members of a local pro-government militia were gathered late Saturday, leading them outside and killing 18 of them, said Gen. Abdul Razeq Qaderi, the deputy provincial police chief. Among those killed was a tribal leader who served as the local police commander, he said.

In the western Farah province, a roadside bomb killed a deputy provincial police chief and wounded four other police early Sunday, according to Gen. Mahruf Folad, the provincial police chief.

The Taliban claimed both attacks.

In the western Herat province, a roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying 13 civilians, killing all but one of them, said Abdul Ahad Walizada, a spokesman for the provincial police chief. No one immediately claimed the attack, but Walizada blamed Taliban insurgents, who often plant roadside bombs to target Afghan security forces.

January 21, 2018 at 08:57PM ClusterAssets Inc., https://ClusterAssets.wordpress.com

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New Post has been published on https://www.stl.news/taliban-attack-on-afghan-hotel-ends-after-13-hours-18-dead/71356/

Taliban attack on Afghan hotel ends after 13 hours, 18 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan/January 21, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) — A Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 18 people, including 14 foreigners, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 hours before the last attacker was killed on Sunday, with the casualty toll expected to rise.

The heavily-guarded luxury hotel is popular among foreigners and Afghan officials. Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the 18 killed included 14 foreigners and a telecommunications official from the western Farah province who was attending a conference.

“11 of the 14 foreigners killed were employees of KamAir, a private Afghan airline,” said Danish. KamAir also put out an announcement saying some of their flights were disrupted because of the attack.

Ukraine says one of its citizens was killed in the attack. Vasyl Kyrylych, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, announced the death of the Ukrainian citizen in a brief statement on Twitter, without providing further details. Afghan officials did not identify the foreigner killed in the attack.

Ten other people, including six from the security forces, were reported wounded and more than 150 people, including 41 foreigners, were rescued from the hotel, Danish said.

The Taliban claimed the attack, which began around 9 p.m. Saturday, saying five gunmen armed with suicide vests targeted foreigners and Afghan officials. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents initially planned to attack the hotel Thursday night but postponed the assault because there was a wedding underway and they wanted to avoid civilian casualties.

The attack unfolded almost six years after Taliban insurgents launched a similar assault on the property, which is not part of the Intercontinental chain of worldwide hotels.

The Interior Ministry said a private firm assumed responsibility for securing the hotel around three weeks ago. The ministry says it is investigating how the attackers managed to enter the building.

During a press conference, Danish said that early investigations show that six insurgents entered the hotel from the northern side and stormed its kitchen. Two attackers were killed by Special Forces on the 6th floor of the hotel.

“We need to complete our investigation, but our initial reports show that the attackers were moved in to the hotel,” said Danish.

Mumtaz Ahmad, a provincial telecommunication employee for Helmand province who survivor the attack said “I was on my way from my room toward the reception, when I the elevator door opened, I saw two-armed suicide bombers. People were escaping and the attackers were firing at them.”

Afghan security officials confirmed that 34 provincial officials were gathered at the hotel to participate in a conference organized by the Telecommunication Ministry.

A fire broke out at the hotel as the fighting raged, and the sound of explosions could be heard throughout the standoff. Live TV footage showed people trying to escape through windows on the upper stories.

Capt. Tom Gresback, spokesman for NATO-led forces, said in a statement that Afghan forces were leading the response efforts. He said that according to initial reports, no foreign troops were hurt in the attack.

Neighboring Pakistan condemned the “brutal terrorist attack” and called for greater cooperation against militants. Afghanistan and Pakistan routinely accuse each other of failing to combat extremists along their long and porous border.

Afghan forces have struggled to combat the Taliban since the U.S. and NATO formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014. They have also had to contend with a growing Islamic State affiliate that has carried out a number of massive attacks in recent years.

In the northern Balkh province, insurgents burst into a home where several members of a local pro-government militia were gathered late Saturday, leading them outside and killing 18 of them, said Gen. Abdul Razeq Qaderi, the deputy provincial police chief. Among those killed was a tribal leader who served as the local police commander, he said.

In the western Farah province, a roadside bomb killed a deputy provincial police chief and wounded four other police early Sunday, according to Gen. Mahruf Folad, the provincial police chief.

The Taliban claimed both attacks.

In the western Herat province, a roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying 13 civilians, killing all but one of them, said Abdul Ahad Walizada, a spokesman for the provincial police chief. No one immediately claimed the attack, but Walizada blamed Taliban insurgents, who often plant roadside bombs to target Afghan security forces.

By Associated Press, published on STL.NEWS by St. Louis Media, LLC (J.S)