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MH17: day of truth may soon come
Should anyone be surprised that a year after Flight MH17 was shot down, that there is still no admission as to who was responsible? ||| On a hillside an hour or so outside of Donetsk, men equipped with stretchers, body bags and green rubber gloves were doing the best they could. The wreckage and debris from MH17 had scattered far and wide, and so...
‘Moral duty’ to punish MH17 murderers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called it a “moral duty” to punish those who shot down flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Rebels rifled through MH17 victims’ bags
Australia said it was “sickened” after a video emerged purportedly of rebels rummaging through luggage of Flight MH17 passengers. ||| Sydney – Australia said on Friday it was “sickened” after new footage emerged purportedly of Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the luggage of passengers killed after Flight MH17 was shot down over...
Australia ‘sickened’ at MH17 footage of rebels rummaging through luggage of dead passengers
Australia said Friday it was “sickened” after new footage emerged purportedly of Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the luggage of passengers killed after Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, as a ceremony marked the disaster’s one-year anniversary. …read more Source: The Sunday...
One year on, MH17 families want justice
A year after the passenger jet was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, families want those responsible brought to book. ||| Amsterdam/Hrabove, Ukraine – One by one, the names of the 298 passengers and crew who died aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 will be read aloud by relatives on Friday, a year after the passenger jet was shot...
New Ukraine law to unblock $3bn in aid
Ukraine’s parliament has passed all the laws needed to receive a new tranche of loans amounting to over $3 billion. ||| Kiev – Ukraine’s parliament has passed all the laws needed to receive a new tranche of loans amounting to over $3 billion under an IMF-backed bailout programme, Finance Ministry official Artem Shevalev said on...
News24.com | Ukraine, rebels report deadliest fighting in over a month
Ukraine has reported some of the strongest attacks by pro-Russian rebels since the signing of a peace deal in February. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Dutch remember MH17 victims, hunt those responsible
Dutch flags are set to fly at half-mast as families remember those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago, with all efforts now focussed on catching those responsible. …read more Source:...
US to train Ukrainian army troops?
The United States is considering plans to train soldiers in the Ukrainian army in the next few months, the US army’s most senior commander in Europe said Monday. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Dozens of Russian troops ‘flee unit, fearing Ukraine deployment’
Dozens of Russian soldiers are facing trial for fleeing their unit, fearing deployment to Ukraine, a news site and a lawyer for five of the men has said. …read more Source:...
