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Rebels claim to capture key Ukraine rail hub of Debaltseve
Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have taken the key transportation hub of Debaltseve as both parties faced a deadline to start pulling back heavy weapons from the fron… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine firing continues despite ceasefire
NIKISHINE- Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops encircled in east Ukraine today and a plan for both sides to pull back their heavy guns stalled, pushing a fragile peace deal closer to collapse. A witness near the front line said artillery rounds rocked the town of Debaltseve every five seconds and black smoke rose skywards, despite a...
Ukraine army, rebels miss deadline to start weapons pullback
Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels failed Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weaponry from the front line in eastern Ukraine as a deadline passed to do so. Under a cease-fire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France last week, the warring sides were to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the...
Street fighting in flashpoint Ukraine town threatens truce
Street-to-street fighting broke out for the first time inside a flashpoint town in east Ukraine on Tuesday, officials and pro-Russian rebels said, dealing a harsh blow to a fragile ceasefire just three days old. The combat in Debaltseve, a strategic railway hub located between the separatist-held cities of Donetsk and Lugansk, was described as...
Street fighting in flashpoint Ukraine town threatens truce
SOLEDAR (UKRAINE) – Street-to-street fighting broke out for the first time inside a flashpoint town in east Ukraine on Tuesday, officials and pro-Russian rebels said, dealing a harsh blow to a fragile ceasefire just three days old. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine truce fades as fighting rages, arms pullback stalls
The rebels said they had captured parts of Debaltseve, which sits on a strategic railway junction, and that some Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered, but Kiev denied this.An elusive truce in UkraineUkraine leader pleads with Russia to withdraw as truce holdsUkraine army under fire amid preparations for rebel truce Ukraine sees shelling worsen as...
Ukraine truce fades
DONETSK: Government forces and pro-Russian separatists said they would not carry out an agreement to pull back heavy guns in east Ukraine today, pushing a shaky peace deal closer to collapse. Fighting has eased in many areas since a ceasefire came into force on Sunday, but the rebels have refused to halt attacks on a town where Ukrainian forces...
Ukraine will withdraw heavy weapons when ceasefire is observed – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian military spokesman said on Tuesday Ukraine was ready to start withdrawing heavy weapons as agreed in a ceasefire deal as soon as a total truce is observed across the conflict zone in pro-Russian separatist territories. …read more Source: The...
Concerns rise over shaky Ukraine truce
SOLEDAR, Ukraine – World powers voiced concern over a shaky truce in Ukraine that went into a third day Tuesday with no sign of a let-up in fighting for a key eastern town and no pull-back of heavy weapons from the frontline.The United States and Germany called for a stop to the hostilities and urged free access for OSCE monitors blocked...
Concerns Rise over Shaky Ukraine Truce
World powers voiced concern over a shaky truce in Ukraine that went into a third day today with no sign of a let-up in fighting for a key eastern town and no pull-back of heavy weapons from the frontl… …read more Source:...
