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Civilians killed as fighting flares in eastern Ukraine
Fighting flared between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in two separate parts of eastern Ukraine overnight with several civilians killed by shelling, Ukrainian police and separatist sources said on Monday. The clashes, near Mariupol in the southeast and at Gorlivka, a rebel-held town, formed part of an upsurge in...
German FM warns of ‘explosive’ Ukraine crisis
Steinmeier proposes new round of negotiations for reducing tensions …read more Source: World...
Students from war-torn Ukraine make the challenging journey to Israel
Crimean, Ukrainian students put politics aside and unite over their shared love of the Jewish homeland during Birthright trip …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Nearly 1,300 people killed in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk since start of 2015
Almost 1,300 people were killed in shelling by the Ukraine forces in the self-proclaimed Donetsk since the beginning of 2015, Donetsk office of human rights ombudsperson said on Sunday. “Since the start of 2015, 1,287 people have died – 1,088 men and 199 women,” the office said. More than 1,100 people have been injured in DPR...
Germany says situation in eastern Ukraine ‘explosive’
Calling the situation in eastern Ukraine “explosive”, Germany’s foreign minister urged both parties in the conflict to come together quickly for talks to prevent a spiral in violence …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Germany says situation in eastern Ukraine ‘explosive’
Calling the situation in eastern Ukraine ‘explosive,’ Germany’s foreign minister urges both parties in the conflict to come together quickly for talks to prevent a spiral in violence …read more Source: The Daily...
Nearly 1,300 People Killed in Ukrainian Shelling of Donetsk since start of 2015
TEHRAN (FNA)- Almost 1,300 people were killed in shelling by the Ukraine forces in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) since the beginning of 2015, DPR office of human rights ombudsperson said on Sunday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Ukraine says still needs Russian gas
Ukrainian officials say the country cannot survive winter without Russian gas supplies. …read more Source:...
Masked men hurl smoke bombs at venue of Ukraine gay forum
Gay rights activists intended to hold forum after deciding against marching in defiance of a ba… …read more Source:...
Kiev used phosphorous bombs in east: Russian investigation
Russia’s main federal investigating authority says there is evidence demonstrating that the Ukrainian armed forces have used modern analogues of phosphorous bombs against civilians in Ukraine’s volatile eastern provinces. “We have received irrefutable evidence of the use by the Kiev forces of weaponry similar to phosphorus bombs,”...
