Ukrainian National Guard Members Rally in front of Poroshenko’s Office
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BBC Russian
On Monday more than 300 Ukrainian National Guard soldiers rallied in front of the Presidential Administration office. The soldier are demanding that they be discharged since they have completed their required length of service. The rally was peaceful and both protesters and police are unarmed. The National Guard was created after the intensification of conflict in Kiev earlier this year and many of its member were drafted into service.
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- to be punished
- наказан
- to disturb, to interrupt, to interfere
- мешать/помешать
- intensification, escalation, exacerbation
- обострение
- delay, setback, hold up
- задержка
- fence, fencing
- ограда
- requiring
- требуя
- near, beside, next to
- возле
- blocked
- перекрыта
- to return, to give back
- отдавать/отдать
- to serve out
- отслужить