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Ukraine partially withdraws troops from Donetsk airport
Jan23

Ukraine partially withdraws troops from Donetsk airport

Kiev: The Ukrainian government has partially withdrawn troops from Donetsk airport after months of bitter fighting with independence-seeking insurgents, a defence ministry statement said on Thursday.”Yesterday, 20 troops of the Ukrainian armed forces left the terminals of .. …read more Source: India...

Ukraine Troops Abandon Airport in Bloody Day of Conflict
Jan23

Ukraine Troops Abandon Airport in Bloody Day of Conflict

Ukrainian forces on Thursday abandoned their defence of a long-disputed airport in the country’s separatist east and vowed a response to Russia’s escalating “aggression” in one of the deadliest days o… …read more Source:...

Ukraine cedes Donetsk airport to insurgents
Jan23

Ukraine cedes Donetsk airport to insurgents

Ukraine’s military on Thursday said days of unceasing attacks by pro-Russian insurgents had forced its soldiers to abandon a devastated airport that has become the symbolic prize of the nine-month war even as the shelling of a bus and clashes in the separatist east left 34 people dead. …read more Source: The Times of...

Ukraine fighting has intensified to pre-truce levels: NATO
Jan23

Ukraine fighting has intensified to pre-truce levels: NATO

The fighting between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has intensified to levels that preceded the September ceasefire deal, NATO’s top military commander General Philip Breedlove said. …read more Source: The Times of...

Ukraine Leader Says Pro-Russia Rebels Paid ‘High Price’ for Attacks
Jan22

Ukraine Leader Says Pro-Russia Rebels Paid ‘High Price’ for Attacks

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that pro-Russian rebels had paid a “high price” for their escalating attacks on government forces across the separatist east. …read more Source:...

Bus shelling, clashes kill 34 in one of Ukraine’s war
Jan22

Bus shelling, clashes kill 34 in one of Ukraine’s war

The shelling of a bus and clashes in Ukraine’s separatist east left 34 people dead on Thursday as Kiev was forced to abandon its defence of Donetsk’s airport in one of the deadliest days of the nine-month war. …read more Source: The Times of...

At Least 34 Ukraine Soldiers, Civilians Killed in 24 Hours: Officials
Jan22

At Least 34 Ukraine Soldiers, Civilians Killed in 24 Hours: Officials

At least 34 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were killed on Thursday in one of the heaviest days of fighting in the nine-month separatist war, Kiev and pro-Russian rebel officials said. …read more Source:...

US says Russian peace plan for Ukraine is an occupation plan
Jan22

US says Russian peace plan for Ukraine is an occupation plan

Russian President Vladimir Putin. US Ambassador Samantha Power says Russia’s latest “peace plan” for Ukraine is nothing more than an “occupation plan.” Power told the UN Security Council yesterday that “the current situation is dangerous” and urged Russia to implement a September cease-fire agreement. She said Russian President Vladimir...

John Kerry Accuses Pro-Russia Rebels of ‘Blatant Ukraine Land Grab’
Jan22

John Kerry Accuses Pro-Russia Rebels of ‘Blatant Ukraine Land Grab’

US Secretary of State John Kerry accused pro-Russian separatists Wednesday of attempting “a blatant land grab” in fresh fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...

Ukraine Leader Says 9,000 Russian Troops Backing Rebels
Jan22

Ukraine Leader Says 9,000 Russian Troops Backing Rebels

President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday more than 9,000 Russian troops were backing Ukrainian separatist fighters that Moscow will be under pressure to reel in at high-stakes peace talks in Berli… …read more Source:...