Section: Africa&ME
Death toll mounts in east Ukraine as US mulls arming Kiev
US seriously considering providing arms and more military equipment to Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
UN rights chief puts Ukraine death toll at 5,358
The number of people who have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine has climbed to 5,358, with the escalating violence claiming an average of …read more Source: The New...
E. Ukraine: 8 Killed in Fierce Fighting
Fresh fighting between Ukraine’s military and Russia-backed separatists has killed at least eight civilians, officials in eastern Ukraine said Tuesday. At least 22 people also were wounded in the fierce outbreak of shelling over the previous 24 hours, the Kyiv and rebel officials said. “It was flying all over the place, shrapnel,...
Ukraine says lost five more soldiers in the east in past 24 hours
By Richard Balmforth Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Tuesday. Ukrainian military say fighting has been particularly intense around the town of Debaltseve, a major rail and road...
Ukraine tightens rules for Russians entering country: government
Ukraine’s government on Feb. 3 announced tough new rules limiting the documents Russians can use to enter the country in a move likely to stoke further tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail
Kiev’s military said five more Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in clashes, while municipal authorities in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk said 15 civilians had been killed by shelling at the weekend …read more Source: World...
Fresh Fighting in Eastern Ukraine Kills 5
Fresh fighting between Ukraine’s military and Russia-backed separatists killed at least five people in the region of Donetsk, officials said Tuesday. Officials at the rebel-run Donetsk city hall also said at least 13 people were wounded in the fierce outbreak of shelling over the previous 24 hours. Fighting has raged in the self-declared...
Ukraine rebel chief in Jewish jibe
Ukraine’s rebel chief has called the country’s leaders “miserable representatives of the great Jewish people”. …read more Source:...
US ponders sending weapons to Ukraine forces
Obama administration is mulling possibility of supplying arms to Ukrainian forces battling pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: AL...
US ponders sending weapons to Ukraine forces
The United States is reconsidering whether to provide weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists, a senior US administration official has said. “It’s getting a fresh look,” the official said on… …read more Source:...
