Section: Africa&ME
Ceasefire in east Ukraine frays, woman killed by shelling
Pro-Russian fighters had bombarded a government-held checkpoint on the eastern edge of the strategic port of Mariupol late Saturday, triggering a firefight that sent local residents into panic. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ceasefire in jeopardy amid shelling and gunfire
Pro-Russian fighters had bombarded a government-held checkpoint on the eastern edge of the strategic port of Mariupol late Saturday, triggering a firefight that sent local residents into panic. …read more Source: The...
Fears over Ukraine cease-fire after Donetsk blasts
Explosions heard near Donetsk airport and shelling takes place overnight in Mariupol two days into truce. …read more Source:...
Heavy fighting threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Gunfire and heavy shelling have rocked a key frontline city in eastern Ukraine overnight. …read more Source:...
Artillery attack challenges ceasefire Ukraine
Ukrainian government forces have c0me under artillery fire near the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine gov’t forces attacked in Mariupol, day into ceasefire
Artillery fire reported in eastern city, key flashpoint in past week fighting. …read more Source:...
Game and set to Putin: Ukraine match not over yet
The ceasefire announced between the two countries is more a recognition of Ukrainian, European and American weakness than a genuine push toward a resolution of the conflict. …read more Source:...
Ukraine truce deal shaken by artillery fire
Reports of attack near Mariupol, in what could be the first significant violation of truce deal agreed on Friday. …read more Source: AL...
Malaysia to send team to jet crash site in Ukraine
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia aims to send a search team to the crash site in Ukraine of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 before winter sets in to gather physical evidence to prove that it was shot down, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday. …read more Source: Saudi...
Uneasy calm holds in eastern Ukraine after ceasefire
A destroyed Ukrainian army tank is seen near the village of Lebedynske, on the highway joining Mariupol and Novoazovsk, Ukraine, on Saturday. — AP DONESTSK/MARIUPOL, Ukraine — A ceasefire struck between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was largely holding …read more Source:...
