--- description: The Wolves' Hundred paramilitary group look to topple Ukraine, Don Sterling rips Magic Johnson, and more title: Big Bad 'Wolves' of Russia Look to "conquer Ukraine or Die Trying" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta78c441304967eb2/69868ef8adae4430eb543091/cossacks-ukraine.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Big Bad 'Wolves' of Russia Look to 'Conquer Ukraine or Die Trying' by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2014 3:24 PM CUT  The Russian paramilitary group known as the Wolves' Hundred, with their commander Evgeny Ponomaryov in the foreground, block the road near the checkpoint not far from Slavyansk, in eastern Ukraine, April 20, 2014 The Russian paramilitary group known as the Wolves' Hundred, with their commander Evgeny Ponomaryov in the foreground, block the road near the checkpoint not far from Slavyansk, in eastern Ukraine, April 20, 2014Maxim Dondyuk by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2014 3:24 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Tuesday, May 13: * Russian paramilitary group [“The Wolves’ Hundred”](http://time.com/95898/wolves-hundred-ukraine-russia-cossack/ "undefined") is vowing to “conquer Ukraine or die trying.” * [Donald Sterling](http://time.com/97014/donald-sterling-cnn-anderson-cooper/ "undefined") ripped Magic Johnson for his HIV and made more racist comments in what was supposed to be an apology interview on CNN. * The second [MERS](http://time.com/96292/mers-cdc-florida-infection-virus/ "undefined") case in the U.S. has been confirmed in Orlando, while officials examine up to 500 people with whom the patient came into contact. * Clay Aiken’s North Carolina congressional opponent, [Kieth Crisco](http://time.com/96791/clay-aiken-keith-crisco/ "undefined"), died after falling in his home. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/97522/russia-ukraine-donald-sterling-mers-clay-aiken/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/97522/russia-ukraine-donald-sterling-mers-clay-aiken/"},"headline":"Big Bad 'Wolves' of Russia Look to 'Conquer Ukraine or Die Trying'","datePublished":"2014-05-13T15:24:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:48:18.141Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/97522/russia-ukraine-donald-sterling-mers-clay-aiken/","keywords":["The Brief","Ukraine","russia","MERS","anderson cooper","magic johnson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta78c441304967eb2/69868ef8adae4430eb543091/cossacks-ukraine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta78c441304967eb2/69868ef8adae4430eb543091/cossacks-ukraine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Russian paramilitary group known as the Wolves' Hundred block the road near the checkpoint on the Kharkiv - Rostov-on-Don highway, April 20, near Slavyansk.","caption":"The Russian paramilitary group known as the Wolves' Hundred block the road near the checkpoint on the Kharkiv - Rostov-on-Don highway, April 20, near Slavyansk.","creditText":"Maxim Dondyuk","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/97522/russia-ukraine-donald-sterling-mers-clay-aiken/","name":"Big Bad 'Wolves' of Russia Look to 'Conquer Ukraine or Die Trying'"}}]}] ```