Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine forces reportedly attack Russian armored column that crossed border
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko confirmed to British Prime Minister David Cameron that Ukrainian artillery destroyed part of Russian armored equipment, which crossed the border overnight Thursday. …read more Source:...
NATO accuses Russia of escalating Ukraine conflict
Ukraine army confirms Russian military incusion; NATO demands Moscow engage with Ukraine, pull back troops. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Russia lets Ukraine inspect aid convoy to rebel-held east
In violation of earlier deal, Russia had sent some 200 trucks to border, prompting a Ukrainian threat to block the convoy by any means necessary. …read more Source:...
Russian military vehicles mass near Ukraine
Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles have massed near the border with Ukraine, while Ukrainian border guards crossed the frontier to inspect a huge Russian aid convoy. …read more Source:...
Putin tones down Ukraine rhetoric
Vladimir Putin travelled has struck a conciliatory note and called for peace in the Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine threatens to block Russian aid convoy to rebel-held territory
Government demands Red Cross inspects trucks to confirm the shipment is not cover for military incursion. …read more Source:...
Russian aid convoy resumes travel toward Ukraine
A large Russian aid convoy has resumed its journey toward Ukraine, taking a road leading directly toward a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region. …read more Source:...
Donetsk rocked by heavy shelling
At least one person killed in renewed shelling in eastern Ukrainian city as civilian toll continues to rise. …read more Source: AL...
‘Heavy shelling’ in Ukraine’s Donetsk
Pro-Russian separatists say heavy shelling has hit several neighbourhoods around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine where government forces are trying to tighten their grip. …read more Source:...
Putin addresses Russia’s parliament in Crimea
Move by Russian leader seen as assurance to the annexed region that it is important to Kremlin. …read more Source: AL...
