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At least 90 Ukrainian troops ‘captured’ in Debaltseve
KIEV – More than 90 Ukrainian troops were captured and 82 were still missing after pro-Russian rebels seized the key town of Debaltseve, Ukraine’s army said Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Leaders of four countries agree to carry out cease-fire deal
The leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia on Thursday agreed to push through the implementation of the ceasefire accord in Kiev, forged last week in the Belarus capital of Minsk. …read more Source: China...
Fighting rages despite bid to revive Ukraine truce after government defeat
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday despite European efforts to resurrect a still-born ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists who spurned the truce forced thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. Western nations have refused to give up on a peace deal negotiated last week even though rebels disavowed it to seize...
At least 90 Ukrainian troops captured, 82 missing in Debaltseve
More than 90 Ukrainian troops were captured and 82 were still missing after pro-Russian rebels seized the key town of Debaltseve, Ukraine’s army said Thursday. …read more Source: The Times of...
13 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Debaltseve withdrawal
Thirteen Ukrainian servicemen were killed during yesterday’s withdrawal from Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine and the whereabouts of 82 others is unknown, the Defence Ministry said today. The ministry said in a statement that 157 soldiers had been wounded and 93 taken prisoner by the separatists besieging Debaltseve. – Reuters, February 19,...
Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine peace deal
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany.The attack on Debaltseve by rebels loyal to the Russian president amounts to a test of the West’s resolve to stand up to him – at the risk of an...
Eighty-two were still missing after rebels seized key town of Debaltseve.
Ukrainian army says more than 90 Ukrainian troops were captured and 82 were still missing after rebels seized the key town of Debaltseve on Thursday. The Ukrainian military said in Kiev that it had asked observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to help to locate the missing troops. Meanwhile, France, Germany,...
Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers killed in Debaltseve withdrawal – defence ministry
KIEV (Reuters) – Thirteen Ukrainian servicemen were killed during Wednesday’s withdrawal from Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine and the whereabouts of 82 others is unknown, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Russia, rebels attack Ukraine’s call for peacekeepers
A plea from Ukraine for international peacekeepers to enforce a shattered ceasefire in the east ran into strident opposition today from pro-Russian rebels and Moscow. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France urge truce compliance, condemn breaches
[KIEV] The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Thursday jointly urged a tattered truce in east Ukraine be restored and condemned breaches in recent days, according to official accounts of a four-way telephone call. …read more Source: The Business...
