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Bloody bus attack in Ukraine as troops abandon airport
At least 41 people were killed in Ukraine’s east Thursday, one of the deadliest days in the separatist war, with a bloody bus shelling in Donetsk as government forces abandoned their defense of the city’s strategic airport. In a graphic illustration of the degenerating nine-month conflict, pro-Russian rebels also paraded some 20...
Bus shelling, clashes kill 34 in one of Ukraine’s war
The shelling of a bus and clashes in Ukraine’s separatist east left 34 people dead on Thursday as Kiev was forced to abandon its defence of Donetsk’s airport in one of the deadliest days of the nine-month war. …read more Source: The Times of...
EU-Russia ties likely return to normal if Ukraine situation stabilized: EU diplomat
The European Union (EU) could restore its normal relations with Russia, provided the situation in Ukraine is stabilized and peace agreements are fully implemented, EU envoy to Russia Vygaudas Usackas said Thursday. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian rebels parade Ukrainian POWs through Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Pro-Russian separatists Thursday paraded around 20 captive Ukrainian soldiers through the streets of the rebel stronghold city of Donetsk in a humiliating display hours after 13 people died in a horrendous trolleybus shelling.Dozens of Donetsk residents hurled snow and bits of glass from the shelling at the around...
NATO plans to re-establish communication with Russian military
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s military leaders intend to re-establish contact with their Russian counterparts, after months of tension over the crisis in Ukraine, NATO’s top military commander Gen. Philip Breedlove said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine troops cede Donetsk airport to pro-Russia rebels
Ukraine’s military on Thursday said days of unceasing attacks by pro-Russian insurgents had forced its soldiers to abandon a devastated airport that has become the symbolic prize of the nine-month war. Defense officials said fighting around the ruins of the Donetsk air hub — once one of eastern Europe’s most modern and busiest...
At least 8 civilians killed in shelling of Ukrainian trolleybus – regional officials
At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or mortar hit a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, regional officials and eyewitnesses said.An elusive truce in UkraineUkrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebelsShelling goes on in eastern Ukraine despite pleas for peace...
Russia accuses Ukraine over ‘monstrous’ bus attack
MOSCOW: Russia branded the deadly shelling of a bus in eastern Ukraine as a “monstrous” crime and accused Kiev of committing the attack to try to derail peace efforts. …read more Source: New Straits...
Russia says Donetsk attack on civilians 'blunt provocation'
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry denounced as a “grave provocation” an attack in rebel-held Donetsk on Thursday in which civilians were killed, blaming it on Ukrainian troops. …read more Source: The...
At Least 34 Ukraine Soldiers, Civilians Killed in 24 Hours: Officials
At least 34 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were killed on Thursday in one of the heaviest days of fighting in the nine-month separatist war, Kiev and pro-Russian rebel officials said. …read more Source:...
