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Rebels attack Ukraine troops
KIEV: Pro-Russian rebels launched new attacks against Ukrainian government positions on Sunday, the Kiev army said, as Western countries threatened more sanctions against Moscow for backing a new separatist offensive. Recent days have seen the worst fighting in eastern Ukraine since a September ceasefire, restarting a war that has already killed...
Mariupol attack perpetrators killed, says Ukraine
Ukraine government forces have killed around 600 armed separatists in the last three days, says President Poroshenko. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Rebels launch “intense” attacks on Ukraine troops
Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said on Saturday the separatists planned to encircle Debaltseve, which has a population of around 26,000. …read more Source: World...
Russian ex-rebel admits lawmakers ‘corralled’ for Crimea vote
Claims from former pro-Russian separatist Igor Strelkov contradict an official Kremlin narrative …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukrainian Jews look to evacuate city as Jewish woman reportedly killed by shelling
Number of casualties mounting amidst shelling by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Poroshenko: De-escalation is Priority in East Ukraine
KYIV—Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday de-escalating the conflict with pro-Russian rebels was the priority for the Kyiv government, which stands by a September peace deal signed in Minsk. Fighting between government troops and separatists in eastern Ukraine has intensified in recent days after the rebels ruled out more peace...
Obama defends strategy in Yemen, vows to more pressure on Moscow
Obama blamed Russia for the fighting that has flared anew between government troops and separatists in eastern Ukraine, and said the United States would consider additional options to ratchet up pressure on Moscow. …read more Source: World...
Poroshenko says de-escalation is priority in east Ukraine
Fighting between government troops and separatists in eastern Ukraine has intensified in recent days after the rebels ruled out more peace talks. …read more Source: World...
Pressure mounts on Russia as Ukraine rebels launch bloody offensive
Mayor of Mariupol’s office said 97 people were also wounded by dozens of long-distance rockets …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine scrambles after new rebel attacks
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko was chairing an emergency security meeting Jan. 25 to forge a response to a new offensive by pro-Russian rebels …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
