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Ukraine: Russia has massed 45 000 troops on border
Russia has massed 45 000 troops on its border with Ukraine backed by an array of heavy equipment, Ukrainian military spokesperson Andriy Lysenko says. …read more Source:...
Nato: High probability of Russian intervention
Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said he saw a “high probability” that Russia could intervene militarily in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Inmates flee as shells hit east Ukraine jail
Over 100 inmates broke out of jail when shells rained down on a high-security prison in the besieged rebel stronghold of Donetsk in east Ukraine, killing one. …read more Source:...
Ukraine suggests revision for gas deals
European companies would have to agree major contract revisions when purchasing Russian gas if the country’s parliament imposes sanctions on Russian gas. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel leader: We are open to a cease-fire
Donetsk rebel leader says city is surrounded by Ukrainian forces, rebels open to a cease-fire. …read more Source:...
Fear in east Ukraine’s Donetsk as shells hit homes
Tatyana had just stepped out of the small kitchen in her Donetsk flat when an explosion blasted through the windows, shattering all the glass. …read more Source:...
Dutch experts identify 23 MH17 victims
The Dutch forensics team has identified the bodies of 23 Ukraine plane disaster victims so far. …read more Source:...
Meet Telegraph the ‘zonkey’ born at a Crimean zoo
A zoo in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea has welcomed its latest arrival, a ‘zebroid’, or ‘zonkey’, which was born after a lonesome zebra got intimate with a donkey. …read more Source:...
Russian economy strained by sanctions: Obama
US president Obama says that US sanctions levied against Russia over its actions in Ukraine are working but that the US will face a different set of questions about how to respond if Moscow invaded Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Australia holds day of mourning for MH17 victims
Flags fly at half mast as Australia holds a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, a day after experts suspended the search for body parts. …read more Source:...
