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Fighter jet shot down over rebel-held east Ukraine
A Ukranian fighter jet was shot down on Thursday as it flew low over rebel-held territory in the east of the country, an AFP journalist witnessed …read more Source: Gulf...
NATO chief heads to Ukraine as crisis deepens
Moscow accuses NATO of ‘selling soap bubbles’ as claims of Russian troop build-up near Ukraine prompts invasion fears. …read more Source: AL...
Donetsk hit by air strike as govt forces close in
Local residents inspect a destroyed outlet after night shelling on a local market, in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday. Air strikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the eastern city of Donetsk have brought the violence closer than ever to the city center, as Kiev’s forces move in on the rebel...
NATO concern at Russian build-up near Ukraine
NATO says Moscow could use pretext of humanitarian mission as excuse to send troops massing at border into east Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
UAE tour operators hit as Russian travel market contracts
Collapse of major Russian and Ukrainian tour operators are hitting Dubai’s tour operators where Russia is the fifth largest tourist market. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian separatists kill 18 government soldiers in east, army says
Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, NATO said Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Video: Tensions rise in Ukraine over military offensive
Russia calls for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over Ukraine, as Kiev keeps its military offensive to claw back territory lost to rebels. …read more Source: The...
UN warns of worsening conditions in Ukraine
Power and water supplies becoming scarce as civilians in the east continue to bear brunt of conflict, official says. …read more Source: AL...
Moscow may force European airlines to fly around Russia
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev threatened on Tuesday to retaliate for the grounding of a subsidiary of national airline Aeroflot because of EU sanctions …read more Source: Gulf...
UN warns of ‘massive exodus’ from Ukraine
UN alarmed by sharp rise of displaced people due to fighting in the country’s restive east. …read more Source: AL...
