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Ukraine troop withdrawal in doubt after 12 people are killed
The shaky truce between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian military was challenged Monday when 12 soldiers and civilians were reported killed in a surge of fighting across the separatist east. A week after talks in Minsk yielded an agreement for a cease-fire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons and troops from the front line, a […] The post...
American becomes a rebel with a cause in east Ukraine
YASYNUVATA Ukraine (Reuters) – With his face hidden behind a camouflage balaclava and an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, “Hunter” looks like other separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
France, Germany offer drones to monitor Ukraine ceasefire
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany have offered to deploy drones as part of efforts by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) to beef up monitoring of the ceasefire in Ukraine, France’s foreign ministry said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Atomic Energy Agency opens nuclear safety research facility
The National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) officially opened its Center for Security Culture and Assessment (CSCA) research facility in Serpong, Banten, on Monday.Batan chairman Djarot S. Wisnubroto described the new research facility as a place for researchers to study in depth the culture of nuclear security, stating that handling fragile...
Seven Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Rebel Attack Despite Ceasefire
Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed late on Sunday when a separatist shell hit their armoured personnel carrier near the main airport at Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monda… …read more Source:...
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attack despite ceasefire – military
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed late on Sunday when a separatist shell hit their armoured personnel carrier near the main airport at Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Pro-Ukraine protesters topple massive Lenin statue in eastern city of Kharkiv
September 29, 2014 4:35 PMKHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Pro-Ukrainian protesters in eastern Ukraine’s city of Kharkiv on Sunday toppled a giant Lenin statue seen as a symbol of Soviet legacy and Moscow’s control. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine leader clings to goal of joining EU despite Putin
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has secured a temporary peace in the troubled east which he says gives him a chance to move Ukraine toward its dream of a place in Europe, but Russia’s Vladimir Putin still holds cards that could thwart him. And, a month away from a parliamentary election which he hopes will bring […] The post Ukraine...
Three Civilians Dead in Ukraine’s Rebel-Held Donetsk
Three civilians were killed and five injured in eastern Ukraine’s rebel-controlled city of Donetsk despite a ceasefire, city authorities said Monday. …read more Source:...
Nationalists bring down Lenin statue in Ukraine
People cheered and leapt for joy when the statue, which stood at the centre of Kharkiv, came crashing down, BBC reported. …read more Source: The...
