Free Republic

As many as 15 people have been injured in two explosions that damaged a residential building and left a crater in a central square in the Russian city of Taganrog on Friday. Windows shattered, and the building was nearly reduced to rubble. A column of smoke now rises over the city, which is near the Ukrainian border. Claims of people trapped under the debris have been circulating, but that is yet unconfirmed. Disturbing videos show passersby running around in a panic, trying to find loved ones or avoid more falling debris.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday vowed to find those responsible for the death of a Ukrainian soldier who was seen executed in a brutal video posted online. Zelenksy’s response comes after a video circulated showing a Ukrainian soldier being shot to death by Russians right after saying “Slava Ukraini,” or “Glory to Ukraine,” on the battlefield, according to multiple reports. The apparently freshly captured Ukrainian is seen smoking a cigarette in a ditch before a Russian yells out “you b—-,” a barrage of gunfire is heard and the soldier falls to the ground as the Russian adds “die, b—-,”...