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Second Ukrainian policeman dies from injuries after clashes
KIEV: A second Ukrainian policeman died Tuesday from injuries suffered in street battles with protesters in Kiev, and more than 140 people were being treated in hospital, officials said. The clashes flared outside parliament on Monday as demonstrators protested at legislation approved on first reading by lawmakers giving more autonomy to...
Ukraine reels from clashes as third policeman dies
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine was in shock Tuesday after fierce clashes outside parliament killed three policemen and wounded 140 people as tensions flared over controversial legislation giving more autonomy to pro-Russian rebels.It was the worst unrest in Kiev since a bloody uprising ousted a Moscow-backed president in early 2014, unleashing a...
Death toll from violent protest in Ukraine rises
The death toll from violent protests in Ukraine rose to three Tuesday when two more National Guard officers died from injuries suffered in a grenade explosion, officials said. In the worst outburst of violence in Kiev since the new government took power in 2014, nationalist protesters clashed with police and National Guard troops outside...
Big guns in east Ukraine fall silent, two more die from wounds in Kiev protests
A fragile truce between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists appeared to be holding on Tuesday as both sides made a renewed effort to silence their guns and make the much-abused ceasefire work. …read more Source: Channel...
Big guns in east Ukraine fall silent, two more die from wounds in Kiev protests
KIEV (Reuters) – A fragile truce between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists appeared to be holding on Tuesday as both sides made a renewed effort to silence their guns and make the much-abused ceasefire work. …read more Source: The...
Death toll from violent protest in Ukraine rises to 3
In the worst outburst of violence in Kiev since the new government took power in 2014, nationalist protesters clashed with police and National Guard troops outside Ukraine’s parliament on Monday as lawmakers took up a measure to give greater powers to Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukrainian govt, rebels: much-anticipated cease-fire holds
KIEV – The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels say a much-anticipated cease-fire is holding. The military conflict in eastern Ukraine has claimed more than 6,800 lives since it began in April 2014. A truce brokered by Western powers in February… …read more Source:...
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed
Kiev, Ukraine (AP): As lawmakers took up a measure to give greater powers to separatists in eastern Ukraine, nationalist protesters clashed with police outside parliament on Monday, and the Interior Ministry said one officer was killed in a grenade blast and more.. …read more Source: India...
Second Ukrainian policeman dies from injuries after clashes
KIEV – A second Ukrainian policeman died Tuesday from injuries suffered in street battles with protesters in Kiev, and more than 140 people were being treated in hospital, officials said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukrainian far-right party has history of violence, glorifies group accused of Nazi collaboration
The Ukrainian ultranationalist party Svoboda, blamed for clashes that killed one person and injured dozens more outside the nation’s parliament on Monday, has a long-established reputation for violent confrontation. Svoboda supporters were heavily represented in Monday’s demonstration, which opposed lawmakers’ support of a bill...
