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13 Killed in Ukraine Fighting
Sep29

13 Killed in Ukraine Fighting

Thirteen soldiers and civilians have died in Ukraine, officials said on Monday, in the deadliest surge of violence since the government and pro-Russian insurgents struck a shaky truce in their five-mo… …read more Source:...

Seven Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Rebel Attack Despite Ceasefire
Sep29

Seven Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Rebel Attack Despite Ceasefire

Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed late on Sunday when a separatist shell hit their armoured personnel carrier near the main airport at Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monda… …read more Source:...

Three Civilians Dead in Ukraine’s Rebel-Held Donetsk
Sep29

Three Civilians Dead in Ukraine’s Rebel-Held Donetsk

Three civilians were killed and five injured in eastern Ukraine’s rebel-controlled city of Donetsk despite a ceasefire, city authorities said Monday. …read more Source:...

Nationalists bring down Lenin statue in Ukraine
Sep29

Nationalists bring down Lenin statue in Ukraine

People cheered and leapt for joy when the statue, which stood at the centre of Kharkiv, came crashing down, BBC reported. …read more Source: The...

Ukraine Backs Off From European Union-Backed Russia Gas Deal
Sep28

Ukraine Backs Off From European Union-Backed Russia Gas Deal

War-torn Ukraine has distanced itself from an EU-brokered agreement with Russia that would have restored its gas supplies during winter and helped rebuild trust between the neighbouring foes. …read more Source:...

26 more victims of MH17 crash identified
Sep27

26 more victims of MH17 crash identified

The Hague: This week, 26 more victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster in eastern Ukraine have been identified, resulting in a total of 251 identified people now, the Dutch security ministry said.Of the 26 new identified bodies, 19 were of Dutch nationality, .. …read more Source: India...

Russia, Ukraine agree on interim gas deal
Sep27

Russia, Ukraine agree on interim gas deal

Berlin: European Union (EU) Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed on an interim deal over gas supplies and would meet next week to decide on final details.The EU, Ukraine and Russia held a trilateral ministerial meeting on e.. …read more Source: India...

Ukrainian, Russian Officials Start Work to Set up ‘Buffer Zone’ in East
Sep26

Ukrainian, Russian Officials Start Work to Set up ‘Buffer Zone’ in East

Senior Ukrainian and Russian military officials met on Friday to mark out a proposed ‘buffer zone’ in eastern Ukraine from which government forces and separatists will pull back artillery and other he… …read more Source:...

Russians ‘Want Us to Freeze’ Says Ukraine Prime Minister
Sep26

Russians ‘Want Us to Freeze’ Says Ukraine Prime Minister

The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia on Thursday of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic. …read more Source:...

Petro Poroshenko Says Ukraine Crisis Approaching End
Sep25

Petro Poroshenko Says Ukraine Crisis Approaching End

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that he was confident that his peace deal with pro-Russian insurgents means the “most dangerous” part of the five-month conflict is over. …read more Source:...