Section: News24 (South Africa)
West wants Russian regime change, says Kremlin
Russia has accused the West of seeking regime change in Moscow, raising tensions over the conflict in Ukraine in the worst crisis in relations since the end of the Cold War. …read more Source:...
Kiev says Russia has 7 500 troops in Ukraine
Russia has 7 500 troops in the east of the country, where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops for months, Ukraine’s defence minister says. …read more Source:...
Almost 1 000 killed in Ukraine since September
Nearly 1 000 people have been killed in conflict-torn Ukraine since a tattered truce was signed in September while the number of people displaced has nearly doubled, the UN says. …read more Source:...
International monitors shot at in east Ukraine
A convoy of international monitors from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has been shot at by “uniformed personnel” in east Ukraine, the organisation says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel challenges president to duel
A rebel leader in east Ukraine has challenged President Petro Poroshenko to a duel, claiming it could bring peace to the war-torn region. …read more Source:...
Grim prognosis for stricken Ukraine hospital
Facing frequent shelling and desperate conditions, staff and patients at Donetsk’s Hospital 21 in eastern Ukraine say they have no choice but to hunker down, stay put and cling to life as best they can. …read more Source:...
Nine soldiers, police die in Ukraine
Six Ukrainian soldiers and three police officers have been killed in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, security officials say. …read more Source:...
Barloworld posts profit on after-market sales
Barloworld has been hit by slack demand from the mining sector and in Russia the on-going Ukraine crisis has also put pressure on demand. …read more Source:...
New video of MH17 downing shows alarm in Ukraine
Four months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in Ukraine, a new video has surfaced showing how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes. …read more Source:...
Work starts to collect MH17 wreckage
Recovery workers in eastern Ukraine have started collecting debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, four months after the plane was brought down. …read more Source:...
