Section: Africa&ME
Russia accuses Kiev of risking deal in E.Ukraine
Russia says Kiev’s actions threaten truce in east Ukraine …read more Source: World...
At least 24 dead in renewed fighting in east Ukraine: estimates
At least 24 people have died in renewed fighting in east Ukraine, where Kiev has accused pro-Russian separatists of launching a major new offensive, according to estimates from the warring sides …read more Source: The Daily...
Trapped miners rescued in Ukraine
Rescue teams evacuate hundreds of miners stranded as clashes in eastern Ukraine hit power supplies …read more Source: World...
Ukraine: Hundreds of trapped miners rescued
Rescue teams evacuate hundreds of miners stranded as clashes in eastern Ukraine hit power supplies …read more Source: Anadolu...
News24.com | Russia blames Ukraine for fresh fighting
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has blamed a fresh outbreak of fighting in east Ukraine on “provocations” by the Ukrainian armed forces. …read more Source:...
Ukraine army accuses rebels of launching ‘large-scale offensive’
KIEV: Ukraine’s army on Wednesday accused pro-Russian forces of launching a new attack against its positions in breach of a brittle ceasefire, with at least one civilian killed and several others wounded in the fresh clashes. Fighting has intensified around key hotspots on the frontline in eastern Ukraine and the latest violence revived...
Ukraine: 13 killed in eastern Donetsk clashes
At least 13 people, including 10 pro-Russian separatists and three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed, a Ukrainian official says …read more Source: Anadolu...
Electricity fails in two Ukraine mines, miners evacuated
Gunfire in Donetsk where there is currently clashes has caused electricity failure in a mine with 379 people underground with the miners now being evacuated. …read more Source: World...
Russia slams EU ‘witch hunt’ against its diplomats
The move came in retaliation for a travel ban imposed by Moscow on 89 Europeans over the Ukraine crisis which Russia bills as its answer to EU sanctions. …read more Source: Muscat...
Ukraine forces, separatists fight first serious battles in months
By Alessandra Prentice and Pavel Polityuk Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday fought their first serious battles in months and Ukraine’s defence minister said an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka had been thwarted. The Ukrainian military said the Russian-backed rebels had tried to advance using...
