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Artillery attack challenges ceasefire in east Ukraine
Witnesses in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol reported sustained explosions outside the city and a volunteer battalion of Ukrainian fighters says Grad rockets were fired at its positions late Saturday, little more than a day after Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist rebels signed a cease-fire following more than four months of fighting in...
Russia vows reaction to new EU sanctions
Moscow: Russia government has said it will “certainly” react if the European Union (EU) imposes new sanctions for allegedly “destabilising eastern Ukraine”.”Concerning the new list of EU sanctions, reactions will certainly be made by Russia if t.. …read more Source: India...
Explosions heard on outskirts of Ukraine’s Mariupol
MARIUPOL (UKRAINE) – Loud explosions were heard on Saturday evening on the eastern outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to AFP, despite a fragile ceasefire being put in place. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Explosions heard on outskirts of Ukraine’s Mariupol
Loud explosions were heard on Saturday evening (Sep 6) on the eastern outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to AFP, despite a fragile ceasefire being put in place. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine truce ‘largely holding’ but fears run deep
Ukraine said on Saturday (Sep 6) a truce was largely holding in the war-battered east, despite fears it may ultimately fail to halt a pro-Russian insurgency still threatening to tear the country apart. …read more Source: Channel...
Apparent shelling heard outside Ukrainian port
Witnesses in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol reported sustained explosions outside the city and a volunteer battalion of Ukrainian fighters says Grad rockets were fired at its positions late Saturday, little more than a day after Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist rebels signed a cease-fire following more than four months of fighting in...
Ukraine Church Leader Says Vladimir Putin ‘Possessed by Satan’
The head of Ukraine’s Orthodox Church yesterday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being possessed by Satan — a comment certain to outrage tens of millions of faithful in both countries. …read more Source:...
F1 teams not concerned about Russian GP
Formula One teams say they are not concerned about next month’s race in Sochi, despite the Russian resort being close to the conflict area in Ukraine. A cease-fire took hold Friday night in eastern Ukraine after a deal was signed with Russian-backed separatists in an effort to bring an end to nearly five months of fighting.“We are a sports...
Ukraine cease-fire appears to hold
After more than four months of bloodshed, a cease-fire in Ukraine’s rebellious east largely held back fighting Saturday, but appeared fragile as both sides of the conflict claimed the others had violated the agreement.A statement from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s appeared to make glancing reference to the cease-fire’s...
World › Ukraine ceasefire appears to be holding
The presidents of Ukraine and Russia on Saturday said the ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels was mostly holding, but the truce still appeared fragile in its first full day as both sides of the conflict claimed violations. A statement from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s office said he and… …read more...
