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Donetsk Rebels Surrounded, Commander Says
Aug09

Donetsk Rebels Surrounded, Commander Says

A top commander of the pro-Russia insurgency in eastern Ukraine said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces have seized a key town, leaving the rebel region’s largest city of Donetsk surrounded. …read more Source:...

Barricades Come Down in Ukraine’s Capital City
Aug09

Barricades Come Down in Ukraine’s Capital City

City workers and volunteers have removed the last of the barricades that had blocked the main street of Ukraine’s capital since protests that forced a change of government arose late last year. …read more Source:...

Over 1,543 killed in Ukraine conflict in four months
Aug09

Over 1,543 killed in Ukraine conflict in four months

United Nations: The UN said on Friday that more than 1,543 people have been killed and another 4,396 wounded in Ukraine since fighting flared up in mid-April.Ivan Simonovic, UN assistant secretary-general for human rights, delivered his latest Ukraine report to the 15 member UN.. …read more Source: India...

Volatile security hampers MH17 probe
Aug09

Volatile security hampers MH17 probe

United Nations: The UN said here on Friday that a probe into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was being hampered by the volatile security situation at the crash site in eastern Ukraine.”While the downing of the aircraft may constitute a war crime, a thorough, .. …read more Source: India...

Russia Says it Has Ended Military Drills Criticised by US
Aug09

Russia Says it Has Ended Military Drills Criticised by US

Russia’s Defence Ministry said late on Friday it had finished military exercises in southern Russia which the United States had criticised as a “provocative” step amid the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...

Shelling kills 3 in rebel-held Ukraine city
Aug08

Shelling kills 3 in rebel-held Ukraine city

The Donetsk city council said four apartment buildings in the southern part of the city were damaged by artillery barrages. …read more Source: The...

21 More MH17 Crash Victims Identified, Experts Fly Home
Aug08

21 More MH17 Crash Victims Identified, Experts Fly Home

Dutch forensics experts have identified 21 more flight MH17 victims, the government said on Friday, while their colleagues at the crash site began arriving home from east Ukraine where fighting has st… …read more Source:...

Fierce Ukraine Border Battles as Sanctions War Heats Up
Aug08

Fierce Ukraine Border Battles as Sanctions War Heats Up

Fierce battles on Ukraine’s porous eastern border left 15 government servicemen dead as fears of a possible invasion swirled after NATO urged Moscow to withdraw its troops along the frontier. …read more Source:...

Ukraine troops trapped by separatists break free, 15 killed
Aug08

Ukraine troops trapped by separatists break free, 15 killed

After government forces opened up an escape corridor, the trapped units were able to force their way out, military sources quoted by the media said. …read more Source: The Times of...

Rebels Fire at Ukraine Medical Chopper, Force Emergency Landing
Aug08

Rebels Fire at Ukraine Medical Chopper, Force Emergency Landing

Ukrainian forces said on Friday that the rebels in the conflict-torn east had opened fire on a medical evacuation helicopter, injuring the three crew on board and forcing it to make an emergency landi… …read more Source:...