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Russian forces have invaded Ukraine, NATO says
Top NATO official says at least 1,000 Russian troops have poured into Ukraine with sophisticated gear; UN Security Council to convene for emergency session. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko: Russian toops now on Ukraine soil
Ukrainian leader cancels visit to Turkey and calls crisis meeting over “deteriorating situation” in region of Donetsk. …read more Source: AL...
Russian troops have crossed border, Ukraine president says
Petro Poroshenko cancels planned trip abroad as he effectively accuses Russia of invasion …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine rebels say Russia troops among forces
Pro-Moscow separatist leader claims Russian troops on leave are fighting alongside his men against Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: AL...
Video: Breakthrough hopes dented as Ukraine accuses Russia of new incursion
Ukraine accuses Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border, as hopes quickly fade that talks between their two presidents might mark a turning point in a five-month-old crisis. …read more Source: The...
US says Russia ‘directly involved’ in Ukraine fighting
The United States on Thursday accused Russia of being “directly involved” in fighting in war-torn east Ukraine … …read more Source: Gulf...
Battle for key southeast coast heats up in Ukraine
MARIUPOL, Ukraine — The battle for Ukraine’s strategic coastline heated up Wednesday as a local mayor reported that pro-Russian rebel forces entered a key town in southeast Ukraine after three days of heavy shelling. Novoazovsk, a resort town of 40,000 on the Sea of Azov, lies in a strategically significant location...
Fighting for Ukraine’s coastline intensifies
Local mayor says pro-Russian rebel forces now in resort town of Novoazovsk, which could give them control of Azov Sea. …read more Source: AL...
Kiev says Russian army convoy in east Ukraine
A day after Russia-Ukraine talks, Ukrainian army claims “up to 100” tanks and heavy weaponry crossed border from Russia. …read more Source: AL...
Video: Fighting rages, as Russia and Ukrainian leaders hold talks
Fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists continues, as Poroshenko and Putin agree on the need to ‘de-escalate’ the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
