Section: United Arab Emirates
Few signs of peace in Debaltseve – video
Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire with intense fighting in Debaltseve. …read more Source: The...
Breaches threaten shaky Ukraine ceasefire
KIEV: A shaky truce in Ukraine was already at risk on its second day on Monday with both the Kiev government and pro-Russian separatists accusing each other of attacks holding up an agreed pull-back of heavy weapons from the frontline. “There is no question at the moment of us withdrawing heavy weapons” because of persistent rebel attacks, a...
Breaches threaten shaky Ukraine ceasefire
European-brokered peace deal on verge of collapse a day after it took effect …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine ceasefire largely holds
KIEV: Fighting dropped sharply across eastern Ukraine on Sunday but there was still sporadic shelling after a ceasefire came into force, the first step in a fragile peace plan aimed at ending 10 months of conflict. AFP journalists heard occasional artillery fire coming from the direction of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian...
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...
What you need to know about Ukraine’s ceasefire – graphic
Here are the key points to the truce which came after a flurry of diplomacy last week as leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France gathered in the capital of Belarus, Minsk in a bid to end the conflict. …read more Source: The...
Sporadic shelling threatens Ukraine’s fragile ceasefire
Fighting stops across the country but occasional artillery fire could be heard coming from the direction of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
Firing continues at strategic Debaltseve, but stops elsewhere …read more Source: Gulf...
Sporadic shelling threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Fighting stops across the country but occasional artillery fire could be heard coming from the direction of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine fighting rages ahead of ceasefire
KIEV: Ferocious fighting raged in Ukraine on Saturday, threatening a ceasefire deal as Kiev and the US accused Russia of fuelling a rebel onslaught to grab territory hours before the truce began. Kiev-loyal regional police chief Vyacheslav Abroskin said constant artillery bombardments were razing the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve, where...
