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Passenger bus hits landmine in east Ukraine, four dead
KIEV: Four people were killed and 21 injured when a passenger bus hit a landmine near a government-controlled town in eastern Ukraine, local officials said Thursday. The bus had taken a side road in order to avoid a government checkpoint near the town of Artemivsk, some 50km north of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, late Wednesday, said Ilia...
Son of ousted Ukraine leader said to have drowned in car accident
KIEV: The 33-year-old son of toppled ex-Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych has died, his former party said Monday, after his car apparently fell through ice on Russia’s Lake Baikal. The Party of Regions’ official website announced the “tragic death of our colleague and former MP…Victor Yanukovych Jr” alongside a...
Artillery fire breaks out in east Ukraine
DONETSK: Intensive artillery fire broke out Sunday near the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, apparently breaking an internationally brokered ceasefire between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian government, an AFP reporter said. The sound of explosions began at 9:00am (2pm Malaysia) and appeared to come from the area of...
Crimea plans to launch own airline
MOSCOW: Authorities in Crimea said Saturday they plan to set up an airline to facilitate connections with Russia and encourage tourism in the picturesque Black Sea peninsula, a year after the Ukrainian territory was annexed by Moscow. It requires a fleet of six aircraft and 40 pilots to serve 14 destinations initially, later rising to 36,...
Ukraine and separatists using cluster bombs: Rights body
KIEV: Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused both government and rebels forces of using cluster bombs in eastern Ukraine, with at least 13 civilians killed by the weapons since the start of the year. “Using cluster munitions shows utter disregard for civilians,” said Ole Solvang, senior emergencies researcher at Human Rights Watch...
Ukraine, Moscow clash over rebel autonomy laws
KIEV: Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Wednesday condemned Ukraine for ratifying two bills on greater autonomy for the separatist east, saying they violated a peace deal and threatened a shaky month-long truce. The latest wrangling over the east Ukraine peace plan came as Moscow celebrated the one-year anniversary of the annexation of...
Nato intercepts Russian fighters over Baltic Sea
VILNIUS: A Nato patrol intercepted Russian fighter jets over the Baltic Sea, Lithuanian authorities said on Wednesday, as Moscow marks the anniversary of its takeover of Crimea with one of its largest military drills in years. The group of eight Su-27 and Su-34 fighter jets and three Russian military transports was intercepted over international...
Putin says Russia was ready for nuclear confrontation over Crimea
MOSCOW: Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert to ensure Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year, President Vladimir Putin said in a pre-recorded documentary aired on Sunday. Putin also said that Russia had saved the life of Ukraine’s former pro-Moscow president, Viktor Yanukovich, who he said had been in...
Putin set to reappear after 10-day absence
SAINT PETERSBURG: President Vladimir Putin was due to reappear in public on Monday after an unusually long 10-day absence that unleashed frenzied speculation about the whereabouts and health of the Russian strongman. Putin is scheduled to meet with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev in Saint Petersburg later Monday, and a Kremlin official...
Satirists run riot online in the absence of Putin
MOSCOW: A wave of savage mockery broke over Russian President Vladimir Putin across the Internet on Friday, sparked by days of absence from public view, despite official insistence it was business as usual in the Kremlin. State television footage of Putin working at his residence failed to quell the tide of fantastical theories circulating online...
