Section: Africa&ME
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...
News24.com | Rockets kill 29 in Ukrainian city
Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, two schools, homes and shops in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 29 people, authorities have said. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian rebels attack key port, Ukraine says at least 30 dead
By Alessandra Prentice and Pavel Polityuk Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, prompting the European Union’s foreign policy chief to warn of a further “grave deterioration” in EU-Russian relations. Mariupol’s city administration said the rebels had killed at...
Ukraine call for UN meeting over Mariupol attack
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yatsenyuk urges UN Security Council to convene over the deadly attack Saturday that killed dozens in the country’s restive southeast …read more Source: Anadolu...
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...
Deadly Shelling Hits Eastern Ukraine Market
Ukrainian authorities say at least 15 people are dead after rockets hit a market in the key port city of Mariupol. The attack in a residential area came just… …read more Source:...
Ten killed in Mariupol shelling
A crowded open-air market in Ukraine’s coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire, killing at least 10 people, police said. ||| Kiev, Ukraine – A crowded open-air market in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire on Saturday morning, killing at least 10 people, regional police...
Shelling in Eastern Ukraine Leaves 10 Dead
Police in eastern Ukraine say rocket fire has killed at least 10 people in the port city of Mariupol, just hours after the top rebel leader in the Donetsk region said there will be no further peace talks with Kyiv. Reuters (new agency) quotes the police chief as saying rebels shelled a residential sector of the city. On Friday, Russian-backed...
Rockets kill 10 in Ukrainian city of Mariupol
At least 10 people were killed and 46 others wounded by rockets in southeastern Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
Rebel shelling kills up to 10 people in east Ukrainian city of Mariupol
“As a result of shelling by rebels of a residential sector of Mariupol 10 people have been killed”, police said. …read more Source: World...
