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Adrian Bonenberger with bracelet given to him by daughter of one of the Ukrainian men he trained to resist Russian invaders.
“Clear!” members of Alpha team called out.
But that’s all they called out.
Otherwise, Adrian Bonenberger had them use hand signals.
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Hamden Detective Sean Dolan, Hamden Police Chief John Sullivan, New Haven Police Chief Renee Dominguez, and Hartford Assistant Chief Kenny Howell at Friday's announcement.
Public safety officers gathered outside the Hamden Police Department Friday afternoon to join joggers and street strollers enjoying the sunny spring weather — and to announce efforts to help protect Ukrainian civilians for whom such mundane pleasures have been disrupted by the war.
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U.S. Sen. Murphy on the Green on Friday.
The morning after Congress signed off on more than $13 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, U.S. Sen Chris Murphy of Connecticut called on the United States to “bring [Russian President Vladimir Putin] to his knees through sanctions, and rescue as many Ukrainians from that country as we have the capability to do.”
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Ukrainian national anthem sung Sunday on the Green.
The bad news: “We could possibly be on the brink of World War III,” potential nuclear bombs and all.
The possibly better news: Lots of “good people” can still fight to save democratic Ukraine.
Continue reading ‘Ukraine Watcher: Spirit Of Resistance Intact From 2014 Revolution’
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Crowd rallies on the Green Sunday in support of Ukraine's resistance to the Russian invasion.
Three hundred Ukrainian-Americans and their allies rallied on the New Haven Green Sunday, linking the values of freedom and liberty that have often been celebrated in that historic space, to the life and death battle now raging in the second week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukrainian-Americans at a support rally held Sunday at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church on George Street.
Sitting in New Haven as the Russian army sought to invade his homeland, Oleksii Atnoniuk watched in horror — and also got a chuckle.
More than one.
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Parishioners sing Ukrainian national anthem at St. Michael Church.
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Myron Melnyk, at right, Sunday with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who invited him to Tuesday night's State of the Union address.
The first Sunday of the war in Ukraine saw prayer services at New Haven’s Ukrainian churches attracting hundreds of patriotic parishioners and supportive political leaders, all determined to see Ukraine remain a free, independent nation.
Ukrainians greeted each other with “Heroyam Slava” — “Glory to the Ukrainian fighters.” Then they prayed, shared heart-rending stories of killed or endangered relatives, and found hope in the continuing fight against Russian invaders.
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At Thursday night's church service on George Street.
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Alexandra Altrui: "My poor country."
As Russian forces pushed towards Kyiv Thursday night, Alexandra Altrui sat in a back pew of the Ukrainian Catholic church on George Street and wept — praying for her nephew as he prepared to take up arms to defend her home country under siege.
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Brutal. Horrific.
But not necessarily crazy.
Continue reading ‘"Brutal" Invasion Sends Shock Waves; "New Cold War" Seen’
by | Feb 2, 2022 12:36 pm | Comments (3)
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State Sen. Jorge Cabrera at WNHH FMM.
Even in 12 weeks, Connecticut can find a way to enable more people get mental-health help.
So proclaimed State Sen. Jorge Cabrera, who vowed to work with his colleagues to pass legislation to that effect during the “short session” that begins at the Capitol on Feb. 9.
by | Jan 19, 2022 5:51 pm | Comments (0)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, third from left, across table from U.S. Sens. Robert Portman, Chris Murphy, Jeanne Shaheen, Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal and Roger Wicker.
As the world watches whether Russia will invade Ukraine, Connecticut’s two U.S. senators traveled to the heart of the potential conflict to deliver a bipartisan message.
Continue reading ‘To Kyiv, With Resolve: Blumenthal, Murphy Report Back From Hot Spot’
by | Oct 29, 2021 1:20 pm | Comments (0)
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IIhan Bayram, Kadir Catalbasoglu, and Ali Parcal Friday on the Green.
The Turkish flag was raised on the Green Friday to celebrate the 98th anniversary of the declaration of the Turkish Republic.
Continue reading ‘On State’s 98th Anniversary, Turkish Flag Flies For Freedom’
by | Oct 8, 2021 9:45 am | Comments (4)
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Stephen Kobasa, Allie Perry at final stone laying at B’way Triangle.
Twenty years to the day after the United States first bombed the Taliban, New Haveners officially put an end to one home front of the Afghanistan War — by laying a final stone commemorating last month’s military and civilian deaths from “forever wars” in the Middle East.
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Ex-U.S. Rep. Sam Gejdenson Wednesday at WNHH FM: “We’re going to turn it around.”
Yes, a lot of people have lost their minds. It’s not your imagination.
Continue reading ‘Sam Gejdenson Explains All The Craziness In The World’
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Munir Ahmed: Imagine “your country collapsing in front of your eyes.”
The latest news about desperate Afghans seeking to flee the Taliban isn’t an abstract story about strangers for Munir Ahmed. It’s about his parents and brothers.
Continue reading ‘Resettled Afghan Frets For Trapped Family’
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“I assume total responsibility for Afghanistan … the Taliban are facing an existential crisis …”
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Tuesday’s protest outside DeLauro’s office.
Two dozen protesters picketed outside U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s Elm Street office late Tuesday afternoon to protest her stance on U.S.-Israel relations.
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“Yes … she is tied up …” (Background here.)
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Murphy, at left, meeting with exiled Belarusian leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya Tuesday.
Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy made it in the airport in time Tuesday — not to catch a plane, but to push for action against tyranny abroad.
Continue reading ‘Murphy Meets Up With Exiled Belarus Figure, Calls For Sanctions’
by | May 28, 2021 9:32 am | Comments (0)
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Rally Thursday federal courthouse.
The government of Colombia went on trial Thursday afternoon at New Haven’s U.S. District Courthouse — not inside the building, but on the front steps.
Continue reading ‘Rally Targets Colombian Government Terror’
by | Feb 26, 2021 3:33 pm | Comments (6)
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DeLauro, Murphy at recent New Haven stops.
New Haven’s Congress members took the lead Friday on two issues, one domestic, one international.
Continue reading ‘Earmarks & Air Strikes: New Haven’s DC Crew Weighs In’
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Sen. Murphy at Wednesday evening’s J Street Chanukah event.
Chris Murphy took a side Wednesday night — in favor of the Biden administration resuming the Iran nuclear deal as soon as possible upon taking office.
Continue reading ‘Murphy Backs Swift Resumption Of Iran Nuclear Deal’
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