Section: The Star (Malaysia)
51-year-old mom digs tunnel to free son from prison, arrested
KYIV, Ukraine (ANN): A 51-year-old mother was arrested after she was caught digging a tunnel to free her son from a prison in Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine police detain man who took hostage in Kyiv bank
KYIV (Reuters) – Police detained a man who took a hostage in a bank in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday, deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko said. The hostage was released unharmed. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine's COVID-19 death toll could reach 4,000, health officials say
KYIV (Reuters) – Health officials in Ukraine, which has seen a spike in coronavirus cases this week, said on Saturday the outbreak could cause the nation’s death toll to reach 4,000, more than double the current fatalities, Interfax Ukraine news agency said. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine police kill man after hostage-taking, official says
KYIV (Reuters) – A man who had taken a senior police officer hostage a week ago and then escaped was killed by police special forces in central Ukraine early on Saturday when he took a new hostage and exploded a grenade, a senior government official said. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine wants Belarus to extradite 28 people suspected of fighting in Donbass conflict
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine will ask Belarus to extradite 28 people, including nine Ukrainian citizens, whom Kyiv suspects of participating in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, reported the Interfax Ukraine news agency on Friday citing Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s office. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine welcomes 'constructive' first talks with Iran on downing of airliner
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Friday that its first round of talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January had been constructive, and that it was determined “to bring Iran to justice”. …read more Source:: The...
Nine killed in Crimea minibus crash after driver falls asleep at wheel
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed after a minibus crashed in Crimea in the early hours of Friday, authorities in the Russian-annexed peninsula said. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine makes every effort to maximise compensation for downed plane – minister
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine will make every effort to maximise compensation for a Ukrainian jet shot down by Iran on Jan. 8 but talks with Tehran, which began on Thursday, will not be easy, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine security service: Russian mercenaries must face trial in Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s security service SBU said on Thursday all suspected Russian mercenaries detained in Belarus must face trial in Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine security service seeks extradition of Russian mercenaries from Belarus
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Security Service SBU will initiate the extradition of some suspected Russian mercenaries detained in Belarus, the SBU press service said on Thursday. …read more Source:: The...
