Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in rebel attacks – Ukraine military
KIEV, April 26 (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and seven servicemen were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian defense ministry says US troops in east Ukraine: Interfax
US troops are in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine and are training Ukrainian forces, Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s Defense Ministry as saying. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine, in snub to Moscow, to adopt British war-time symbol, ditch Soviet war name
KIEV: Ukraine, in a break with tradition that is certain to rile Moscow, is ditching the Soviet name for World War Two and aims to adopt the poppy, a mainly British wartime symbol, to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. …read more Source: The Daily...
EU gives Ukraine 250M euros in aid
The EU announces payment of 250 million euros ($267 million) in aid loans to Ukraine, bringing the total to 1.6 billion euros to support the economy battered by a war against pro-Russian rebels in the east …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine soldier killed in rebel east: army
A Ukrainian soldier was killed on the frontline in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east, the army says …read more Source: The Daily...
US, Ukraine start military training, defying Russian fury
Troops from the United States and Ukraine officially open joint training exercises intended to help bolster Ukraine’s defenses against incursions from Russian-backed separatists in the east …read more Source: The Daily...
OSCE chief says ‘good chance for peace’ in Ukraine
The OSCE chief says a truce was holding in a key village in eastern Ukraine and urged rival sides to ’embrace a good chance for peace’ in the war-torn region …read more Source: The Daily...
Lenin statues toppled in government-held east Ukraine
Masked men have toppled several statues of the Soviet leader Lenin in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Saturday, in a fresh show of anti-Russian sentiment as Kiev battles pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: The Daily...
UN: death toll in Ukraine fighting now above 6,100
The UN says the number of people killed in a year of fighting in Ukraine has now passed 6,100, and says it’s increasingly worried that breaches in a cease-fire will further worsen the human rights situation in parts of the country’s east. …read more Source: The Daily...
300 US troops in Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces: Army
About 300 US paratroopers arrived this week in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east, the US Army says …read more Source: The Daily...
