Maidan Square Doctor and Ukraine alpine skier who withdraws from Olympics in solidarity
Two interviews from last night after another deadly day in Kyiv, as security forces fired live ammunition into the protesters. First, Carol speaks with Oksana Syvak, a doctor who is working out of a library-turned-field-hospital. She's an OB/GYN who is treating protesters struck by sniper fire......
Two interviews from last night after another deadly day in Kyiv, as security forces fired live ammunition into the protesters . First, Carol speaks with Oksana Syvak, a doctor who is working out of a library-turned-field-hospital. She's an OB/GYN who is treating protesters struck by sniper fire...
Following the IOC's decision to deny Ukrainian athletes permission to wear black armbands in solidarity with those who have died, Ukrainian alpine skier, Bogdana Matsotska, withdrew from competition. Her strongest event, the slalom, was scheduled for today.
We reached Bogdana Matsotska in Sochi, Russia
(AP Photo of Bogdana Matsotska/Graham Dunbar)
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