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Shells hit Donetsk, five more Ukrainian soldiers killed
By Aleksandar Vasovic Artillery attacks on the Ukrainian city of Donetsk killed at least one civilian on Monday while Kiev’s military reported that five more Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in clashes with separatists in the east in the past 24 hours. Municipal authorities in Donetsk said 15 civilians were killed over the weekend by...
Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town
Battles raged Sunday between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine following the collapse of ceasefire talks. …read more Source: Gulf...
Hungarians protest premier’s dealings with Russia
Thousands take to Budapest’s streets against Viktor Orban for seeking to lead country away from EU amid Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: AL...
Israel offers to mediate talks between Ukraine, Russia
Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman believes his country is uniquely positioned to negotiate with Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine War Wounded Flood Civilian Hospitals
Al Pessin Published …read more Source:...
13 Ukrainian soldiers killed in fight with Russia-backed rebels
KIEV: Russian-backed separatists kept up their assault on Sunday on a railway hub in eastern Ukraine, the fiercest battle in fighting that the government said has killed 13 of its troops and wounded 20 others over the last day. The separatists attacked several villages around the town of Debaltseve, a rail link between the two rebel strongholds...
Civilians dodge artillery fleeing Ukraine war epicentre
LKIEV: Civilians fleeing the besieged east Ukrainian town of Debaltseve came under withering artillery fire from pro-Russian separatists on Sunday, with security forces vowing to fight to the end to defend the key transport hub. A punishing barrage of shells fell around a three-vehicle convoy entering the town, which the rebels claim to have...
13 killed in fight with Russia-backed rebels
KIEV: Russian-backed separatists kept up their assault on railway hub in eastern Ukraine, fighting that authorities said has killed 13 government troops and wounded 20 others over the last day. The separatists were attacking several villages around the town of Debaltseve, a key rail link between the two rebel strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk,...
Death toll mounts in Ukraine fighting after peace talks fail
By Natalia Zinets and Aleksandar Vasovic Thirteen government soldiers and at least as many civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine’s separatist conflict after the collapse of peace talks, Kiev authorities said. Hopes of easing the situation evaporated on Saturday with Ukraine’s representative and separatist...
Death toll mounts after peace talks fail in Kyiv
Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers and at least seven civilians have been killed in fighting in the past 24 hours, Kyiv authorities said on Jan. 31, reporting widespread clashes with Russian-backed separatists a day after peace talks collapsed …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
