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Under Artillery Fire, Ukraine Rebels Switch Their Leaders
Aug15

Under Artillery Fire, Ukraine Rebels Switch Their Leaders

Two of the most senior rebels battling government troops in eastern Ukraine quit on Thursday, deepening the disarray in a pro-Moscow separatist movement that is being pushed back by an Ukrainian milit… …read more Source:...

Senior Red Cross Official in Kiev for Talks on Aid Convoy
Aug15

Senior Red Cross Official in Kiev for Talks on Aid Convoy

A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived in Kiev on Thursday for talks on the delivery of Russian aid to eastern Ukraine, an ICRC spokeswoman said. …read more Source:...

Igor Strelkov: Mysterious Russian Who Led Ukraine Rebels Quits
Aug14

Igor Strelkov: Mysterious Russian Who Led Ukraine Rebels Quits

An alleged Russian intelligence colonel with an obsession for reenacting historical battles, Igor Strelkov, who quit as a key rebel chief on Thursday, was a driving force behind the brutal pro-Moscow … …read more Source:...

Daytime Shelling Leaves Several Dead in Downtown Donetsk
Aug14

Daytime Shelling Leaves Several Dead in Downtown Donetsk

Glass and fallen branches crunched underfoot on a central street in east Ukraine’s Donetsk as rebel fighters fidgeted with their guns and panicked residents ran in and out of doorways. …read more Source:...

Vladimir Putin Sounds Conciliatory Note on Visit to Annexed Ukraine Region
Aug14

Vladimir Putin Sounds Conciliatory Note on Visit to Annexed Ukraine Region

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would stand up for itself but not at the cost of confrontation with the outside world, a conciliatory note after months of tough rhetoric over the… …read more Source:...

74 civilians killed in Donetsk clashes in three days
Aug14

74 civilians killed in Donetsk clashes in three days

At least 74 civilians were killed in clashes between government forces and independence-seeking insurgents in Ukraine’s Donetsk region over the past three days, authorities said Thursday. … …read more Source: The...

74 civilians killed in Donetsk in three days
Aug14

74 civilians killed in Donetsk in three days

At least 74 civilians were killed in clashes between government forces and independence-seeking insurgents in Ukraine’s Donetsk region over the past three days, authorities said Thursday. … …read more Source: The...

Ukraine: Shells hit central Donetsk
Aug14

Ukraine: Shells hit central Donetsk

Artillery shells hit close to the centre of Ukraine’s separatist-held city of Donetsk for the first time on Thursday, killing at least one person. …read more Source: The Times of...

Ukraine’s Russian Orthodox Church Elects New Leader as Fighting Rages
Aug14

Ukraine’s Russian Orthodox Church Elects New Leader as Fighting Rages

Ukraine’s wing of the Russian Orthodox Church elected a pro-Russian conservative as its new leader on Wednesday, as Kiev appealed for the church to help unite the country being torn apart by a pro-Mos… …read more Source:...

Russia Bans Ukrainian Alcohol in Escalating Trade War
Aug13

Russia Bans Ukrainian Alcohol in Escalating Trade War

Russia fired its latest salvo in an escalating trade war with the West and Kiev on Wednesday by banning all Ukrainian alcohol imports over alleged violations of safety rules. …read more Source:...