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Pro-Russian rebel forces unravel as Ukraine military cuts off key stronghold
August 15, 2014 4:40 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine suffered dramatic setbacks on Thursday as top military chiefs quit and Ukraine’s forces pummelled their strongholds, cutting off a key rebel-held city from the Russian border. …read more Source: The Straits...
Kiev, Moscow parry over Russian aid convoy
In a diplomatic game of chicken, a large Russian aid convoy rolled toward the Ukrainian border on Thursday — but toward a crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels instead of a government post as Ukraine had demanded. Ukraine’s government threatened to block the convoy if the cargo could not be inspected and announced it was organizing […]...
Igor Strelkov: Mysterious Russian Who Led Ukraine Rebels Quits
An alleged Russian intelligence colonel with an obsession for reenacting historical battles, Igor Strelkov, who quit as a key rebel chief on Thursday, was a driving force behind the brutal pro-Moscow … …read more Source:...
Daytime Shelling Leaves Several Dead in Downtown Donetsk
Glass and fallen branches crunched underfoot on a central street in east Ukraine’s Donetsk as rebel fighters fidgeted with their guns and panicked residents ran in and out of doorways. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel military chief quits
The main military commander of pro-Russian rebels battling government forces in east Ukraine, Igor Strelkov, quit his post on Thursday (Aug 14), the separatist leadership said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine rebel military chief quits: separatists
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – The main military commander of pro-Russian rebels battling government forces in east Ukraine, Igor Strelkov, quit his post Thursday, the separatist leadership said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Shelling kills 1 in Donetsk as Russian aid convoy heads to Ukraine border
A large Russian aid convoy resumed its journey towards Ukraine yesterday, taking a road leading directly to a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Vladimir Putin Sounds Conciliatory Note on Visit to Annexed Ukraine Region
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would stand up for itself but not at the cost of confrontation with the outside world, a conciliatory note after months of tough rhetoric over the… …read more Source:...
74 civilians killed in Donetsk clashes in three days
At least 74 civilians were killed in clashes between government forces and independence-seeking insurgents in Ukraine’s Donetsk region over the past three days, authorities said Thursday. … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine cuts off rebel-held Lugansk from Russian border: army
Ukrainian troops on Thursday (Aug 14) completely surrounded the rebel bastion of Lugansk by cutting the last road linking the city to the Russian border, a military spokesman said. …read more Source: Channel...
