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Six Ukrainian Soldiers Reported Dead in Clashes With Rebels
Ukraine’s defense minister said six soldiers have been killed in clashes with Russia-backed rebels … …read more Source:...
Violence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talks
Ukraine’s military accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of using heavy weapons that were meant to have been withdrawn under a ceasefire deal, after one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six wounded in rebel-held territories. With fighting intensifying once more, the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany were due to meet...
Russia, Ukraine Agree on Withdrawal of Smaller Caliber Arms
BERLIN—Russia and Ukraine agreed Monday to call for the pullback of smaller caliber weapons from the front lines in eastern Ukraine as part of a fresh push to end the region’s yearlong conflict. Foreign ministers from the two countries – meeting with their French and German counterparts in Berlin… …read more Source:...
In Ukraine Conflict, Rivals Play Game of Drones
Published April 13, 2015 In the Ukrainian conflict, both government forces and pro-Russian rebels have relied heavily on drones as a means of enemy surveillance. Adam Bailes reports on a volunteer Ukrainian drone team using a homemade spy plane on a mission …read more Source:...
A Photo Essay: The Survivors of War in Eastern Ukraine
Local resident Lida cries outside … …read more Source:...
A Photo Essay: Far From Home, the War in Eastern Ukraine
A commander sits behind front line trenches 700 meters apart from pro-Russian positions while the sound of shelling and flying can be heard. (Adam Bailes/VOA) Shelling destroyed many homes this year, including this apartment block in the town of Krasnohorivka. Residents are on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. (Adam Bailes/VOA) A Dnipro rebel...
Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter
Orthodox Christians around the world are celebrating Easter Sunday. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his family observed Orthodox Easter services at Volodymyrsky Cathedral in the capital, Kyiv. Ukrainian Patriarch Filaret prayed for peace and said “we are strongly sure that God will send us a win over the aggressor,” in a...
Former US Ambassador: Putin Has Not Interest in Resolving Ukraine Conflict
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tells VOA that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no interest in resolving the conflict in Ukraine because it serves his interest. McFaul said Thursday that Putin likes the open-ended, low grade military confrontation in the former Soviet republic because it works to undermine the government in...
Ukraine Military, Rebels Accuse Each Other of Increased Attacks
KYIV—Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Friday of… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Town Cut Off by Fighting Struggles to Survive
KRASNOHORIVKA, EASTERN UKRAINE—In eastern Ukraine, villages cut off by military front lines are on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Ukraine’s Kyiv government can’t seem to get supplies in supplies and pro-Russia separatist forces have not been able to restore war-damaged services in towns behind their lines. Next week, European...
