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Ukraine's week: veterans' status and a boxing title
Summary
A look back at two Ukrainian developments reported in the days before 7 December 2018.
What did Ukraine's news look like on 7 December 2018? Two developments stood out in the preceding days, one concerning the law and the other the boxing ring.
On 6 December 2018, veterans of the UPA were recognised as participants in combat operations. The decision gave the veterans a formal status that they had not previously held.
A few days earlier, on 1 December 2018, Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Adonis Stevenson to become world champion in the light-heavyweight division under the WBC version of the title.
Taken together, the two reports covered very different ground: one a matter of official recognition for wartime veterans, the other a sporting victory for a Ukrainian boxer on the world stage.
