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The train ride from Krakow, Poland, into Ukraine was dark and cold. When the engine pulled into the Ternopil station, Allegheny Township truck driver Mark McLure immediately felt the terror of a war-torn territory. “The military gets on the train and they are armed with assault weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs,”
A 47-year-old man is being treated for his injuries after being shot while sitting in his vehicle, said authorities.
Canoe champion Yuri Cheban won Olympic gold in the 200 meters in 2012 and 2016 and a bronze in 2008. He is auctioning his medals in hopes of raising a six-figure donation to contribute to the war effort in his native land.
Ukrainian canoe champion Yuri Cheban is auctioning off his two Olympic gold medals and a bronze medal to help raise funds for the war effort in his native land.
“My Olympic medals won’t matter if Ukraine can’t stand for this fight for freedom and independence,” two-time canoe champion Yuri Cheban said.