Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Fighting persists in east Ukraine despite ceasefire
Fighting persisted in east Ukraine on Friday despite new European efforts to ensure a ceasefire takes hold. …read more Source: Gulf...
Fighting rages in east Ukraine despite bid to revive truce
Shelling continued near Debaltseve, and local officials in government-held territory said rebels had also fired mortar bombs at another town further south. …read more Source: Gulf...
Russia, rebels attack Ukraine’s call for peacekeepers
A plea from Ukraine for international peacekeepers to enforce a shattered ceasefire in the east ran into strident … …read more Source: Gulf...
Embattled Ukraine town falls to rebels
Poroshenko orders troop pullout as hundreds of soldiers are taken captive …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine troops pull out of besieged flashpoint town
The retreat from Debaltseve, a strategic railway hub, is a serious defeat for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who vowed to crush the separatist uprising. …read more Source: Gulf...
US blames Russian forces, separatist rebels for Ukraine ceasefire ‘violation’
The US has accused Russian forces and separatist rebels of violating the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, after fierce fighting … …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine truce unravels as battle rages
Rebels say the ceasefire does not apply to the main battle front at the town of Debaltseve, where they have a Ukrainian military garrison surrounded. …read more Source: Gulf...
Breaches threaten shaky Ukraine ceasefire
European-brokered peace deal on verge of collapse a day after it took effect …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine truce largely observed, except around flashpoint town
Sporadic bombardments targeting the key railway hub of Debaltseve were audible some kilometres away. …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
Firing continues at strategic Debaltseve, but stops elsewhere …read more Source: Gulf...
