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Fighting rages as Ukraine rebels try to seize Donetsk airport
Oct03

Fighting rages as Ukraine rebels try to seize Donetsk airport

Pro-Russian rebels pressed on Friday to seize a key airport in eastern Ukraine despite fierce resistance by government forces. An AP reporter on Friday saw three rebel tanks firing their… …read more Source: The...

Ukrainian Rebels Keep Up Attacks on Government-Held Airport in Donetsk
Oct03

Ukrainian Rebels Keep Up Attacks on Government-Held Airport in Donetsk

Ukraine accused Russian forces on Friday of helping separatists step up pressure on government troops holding the main airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, threatening a fragile ceasefire. …read more Source:...

Latvia holds election with Ukraine on its mind
Oct03

Latvia holds election with Ukraine on its mind

After regaining independence in 1991 following five decades of Soviet occupation, Latvia and Baltic neighbours Lithuania and Estonia turned west and joined Nato and the European Union in 2004. …read more Source: The Times of...

Ukraine Wary of Fragile Peace as Patriotism Surges
Oct02

Ukraine Wary of Fragile Peace as Patriotism Surges

Since Ukraine’s conflict with Russia erupted, Oleksandr Federenko has gone from village kid to army cadet, trading computer games for knife-throwing classes and morning marches. He is only 13. …read more Source:...

Ukraine rebels close in on Donetsk airport
Oct01

Ukraine rebels close in on Donetsk airport

Rebels in eastern Ukraine appeared on Wednesday to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport in Donetsk, the seizure of which would be a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Times of...

European Commission Chief Warns Vladimir Putin Against New Ukraine Trade Barriers
Oct01

European Commission Chief Warns Vladimir Putin Against New Ukraine Trade Barriers

European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday not to impose new trade measures against Kiev, saying it would threaten an agreement with Russia to d… …read more Source:...

At Least 10 People Killed in Shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk: Report
Oct01

At Least 10 People Killed in Shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk: Report

At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, city authorities and Reuters witnesses said. …read more Source:...

Ukraine Truce in Tatters as Election Season Begins
Sep30

Ukraine Truce in Tatters as Election Season Begins

Ukraine’s tenuous truce and troop withdrawal deal lay in tatters on Tuesday after the deadliest wave of attacks by pro-Russian insurgents in more than a month killed nine government soldiers. …read more Source:...

Nearly 300,000 people uprooted in Ukraine: UN
Sep30

Nearly 300,000 people uprooted in Ukraine: UN

United Nations: Nearly 300,000 people have been displaced in Ukraine, with more than five million people living in conflict-affected areas, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.The official was quoting information from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian.. …read more Source: India...

Independence of MH17 investigation crucial: Dutch PM
Sep30

Independence of MH17 investigation crucial: Dutch PM

The Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday emphasised the importance of an independent investigation into the MH17 jet crash in eastern Ukraine.He made the remarks at a press conference here while responding to the Russian claims that the first preliminary report on t.. …read more Source: India...