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      Top Ukraine rebel leader says troops training in Russia
      Aug17

      Top Ukraine rebel leader says troops training in Russia

      Four-month conflict in east Ukraine has reached critical phase, with Kiev and Western governments watching nervously to see if Russia will intervene in support of increasingly besieged rebels. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine says rebels shot down fighter jet
      Aug17

      Ukraine says rebels shot down fighter jet

      Kiev accuses pro-Russian separatists of shooting down MiG-29 fighter jet in contested Luhansk region. …read more Source: AL...

      Rebels down warplane ahead of Russia, Ukraine meeting
      Aug17

      Rebels down warplane ahead of Russia, Ukraine meeting

      Pro-Russian rebels on Sunday shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet ahead of urgent talks between Kiev and Moscow’s top diplomats to defuse tensions over fighting … …read more Source: Gulf...

      Clashes in Ukraine as aid agreement reached
      Aug16

      Clashes in Ukraine as aid agreement reached

      At least three more Ukrainian soldiers were killed, and 13 others were injured in clashes with pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: AL...

      Ukraine and Russia foreign ministers to meet as tensions rise
      Aug16

      Ukraine and Russia foreign ministers to meet as tensions rise

      Ukraine’s claim of attacking a Russian military vehicles that entered its territory sets off flurry of diplomatic activity, while fate of massive aid convoy sent by Moscow remains unresolved. …read more Source: The...

      White House: Russia has no right to send vehicles, persons into Ukraine
      Aug16

      White House: Russia has no right to send vehicles, persons into Ukraine

      ‘Even as we work to gather information, we reiterate our concern about repeated Russian and Russian-supported incursions into Ukraine,’ White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine rebel forces unravel
      Aug16

      Ukraine rebel forces unravel

      DONETSK — Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have suffered dramatic setbacks after top military chiefs quit and Kiev’s forces pummeled their strongholds, cutting off a key rebel-held city from the Russian border. Kiev’s advance came as the Russian “humanitarian” convoy parked up close to the frontier, with...

      Tensions soar as Ukraine says destroys Russian armour
      Aug15

      Tensions soar as Ukraine says destroys Russian armour

      Ukraine said on Friday it had destroyed part of a Russian military convoy that crossed onto its territory in an incursion that has sent cross-border tensions rocketing. …read more Source: Gulf...

      Ukraine: We destroyed Russian military incursion
      Aug15

      Ukraine: We destroyed Russian military incursion

      NATO, Ukraine claim military vehicles crossed the border overnight and were destroyed by Ukrainian artillery; Russia denies accusations, says troops were patrolling the border. …read more Source: Yedioth...

      Ukraine ‘destroys’ Russian military vehicles
      Aug15

      Ukraine ‘destroys’ Russian military vehicles

      Kiev says its artillery has hit column of armoured carriers that crossed from Russia as NATO confirms “incursion”. …read more Source: AL...