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Rockets kill 21 in Ukrainian city
KIEV: Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools and homes on Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 21 people, authorities said. Ukraine’s top rebel leader announced that an offensive had begun on the strategically important port. The report came a day after the rebels rejected a peace deal and...
Rockets kill 20 after rebels reject Ukraine truce
Several buildings went up in flames and cars were torched in the assaults …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine rebels vow to conquer more territory
DONETSK: Pro-Russian rebels on Friday vowed to conquer more territory in eastern Ukraine and ruled out peace talks after Kiev retreated from a long-disputed airport, casting aside Europe’s latest push for a truce. The defiant comments from Donetsk rebel chief Alexander Zakharchenko came as Ukraine renewed allegations of Russian army units...
Ukraine separatists vow to press on with offensive
The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in east Ukraine says the rebels will ‘no longer push for any more truce talks’ following a string of successes earlier in the week. …read more Source: The...
Fighting in Ukraine could escalate into an all-out war. : paper
ABU DHABI, 23rd January, 2015 (WAM)— Kiev must regain control of its borders and any solution must be facilitated by Moscow, a local newspaper opined, saying that only Russian President Vladimir Putin can solve the problem. It warned that as the… …read more Source:...
Fighting in Ukraine could escalate into an all-out war. : paper
ABU DHABI, 23rd January, 2015 (WAM)— Kiev must regain control of its borders and any solution must be facilitated by Moscow, a local newspaper opined, saying that only Russian President Vladimir Putin can solve the problem. It warned that as the ceasefire agreed upon in Minsk has disintegrated, and with winter on its way out, there is a...
Bus shelling, clashes kill 41 in Ukraine
KIEV: At least 41 people were killed in Ukraine’s east on Thursday, one of the deadliest days in the separatist war, with a bloody bus shelling in Donetsk as government forces abandoned their defence of the city’s strategic airport. In a graphic illustration of the degenerating nine-month conflict, pro-Russian rebels also paraded some...
Only Putin can end the conflict in Ukraine
Thursday, Jan 22, 2015 The conflict in Ukraine shows signs of escalation. While the foreign ministers of Russia, France and Ukraine were meeting in Germany to seek a solution to the problem, namely the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops, deadly… …read more Source:...
Bus shelling, clashes kill 34 in one of Ukraine war’s bloodiest days
The bus attack came just hours after a call for a ceasefire at peace talks in Berlin and as the toll from the conflict surpassed 5,000 dead, forcing a million people to flee from their homes. …read more Source: The...
At least 41 Ukraine soldiers, civilians killed in 24 hours
At least 41 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were killed in one of the heaviest 24-hour spells of fighting … …read more Source: Gulf...
