Crimean Tatars Mark Painful Anniversary of Soviet Atrocities | VOANews

May 18 marks a painful anniversary for Crimea’s Tatars, descendants of nearly 200,000 victims of a mass deportation by Soviet authorities over a three-day period in 1944. Among those sent to Uzbekistan and Siberia were the grandparents of actor Akhtem Seitablayev, activist Alim Aliev, and a member of the World Congress of Crimean Tatars, Nedim Useinow. They shared their stories with reporter Lesia Bakalets in Warsaw. #crimea #uzbekistan #siberia #voanews » Subscribe to VOA News: » Watch more VOA News video: Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 236.8 million people. VOA produces content for digital, television, and radio platforms. It is easily accessed via your mobile phone and on social media. It is also distributed by satellite, cable, FM and MW, and is carried on a network of approximately 3,000 affiliate stat