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Ukraine prepares for ‘final’ Donetsk push
Kiev says it has made “significant” gains in dividing separatists by cutting city off from rebel-held Luhansk. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine demands that rebels in Donetsk surrender
Fighting rages in the eastern city despite request from pro-Russian rebels for a ceasefire …read more Source: Gulf...
US action hero Steven Seagal plays gig in Crimea
The martial artist has come under fire for supporting Russia’s March annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
US warns Russia against Ukraine invasion
US official says any Russian intervention under guise of providing humanitarian aid would be viewed as invasion. …read more Source: AL...
21 more MH17 crash victims identified
THE HAGUE — Dutch forensics experts have identified 21 more flight MH17 crash victims, the government said Friday, as experts unable to work at the crash site in restive eastern Ukraine began flying home. The Malaysia Airlines 777 exploded over Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 on board, 193 of them Dutch, with the West accusing Russian...
3 killed by shelling in Ukraine city
DONETSK — At least three civilians have been killed and another 10 wounded in overnight shelling of the main rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine besieged by government forces, officials said. Local people said a rebel rocket launcher recently seen in the area may have been the target. The Donetsk city council said four apartment buildings...
Fierce Ukraine border battles leave 15 dead
Seven soldiers and eight border guards killed in the past 24 hours as fears of a possible Russian invasion continue. …read more Source: AL...
Fierce Ukraine border battles as sanctions war heats up
Kiev said seven soldiers and eight border guards were killed over the past 24 hours …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia bans food imports from West
Banning of food imports from the US and the EU likely to heighten tensions over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Russia threatens to block airspace in response to sanctions
Moscow’s threat follows ban on food imports from the United States and European Union in response to sanctions aimed at changing its policy on Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
