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Poroshenko, rebel chief say will respect ceasefire
KIEV (AFP) – Both Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels pledged Saturday that they are going to respect a ceasefire due to come into force, after fierce fighting plunged the truce into doubt.Under a peace plan signed between Kiev and the rebels in Minsk Thursday after marathon talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, a...
Scientists want to beam signals into the space
SAN JOS, United States (AFP) – For decades, US astrophysicists seeking to make contact with extraterrestrials have basically just been listening for signals from space.But now they want to turn the tables and start sending signals of their own powerful ones to see if any intelligent life is out there in the cosmos.Researchers at the Search...
Rebels fighting for more territory ahead of Ukraine ceasefire
Fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine on Saturday as separatist rebels tried to seize more territory before a ceasefire takes effect at midnight, the Ukrainian military said. The truce envisages the creation of a neutral “buffer zone” and withdrawal of heavy weapons responsible for many of the 5,000 casualties in a conflict that began almost a...
Main stumbling blocks for Ukraine peace plan
KIEV (AFP) – A ceasefire signed by Kiev and pro-Russian rebels after marathon talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France comes into force Sunday, the first step in a peace deal aimed at ending 10 months of conflict.The fragile agreement reached in Minsk Thursday is seen as the best hope to end fighting but scepticism...
Shelling kills two in centre of Ukraine rebel city Donetsk: AFP
DONETSK (AFP) – A man and a woman were killed Saturday by shelling in the centre of the eastern Ukraine rebel stronghold Donetsk, just hours before a truce was due to start, an AFP journalist at the scene said.Mortars also fell close to the residence of pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko in the insurgent bastion.Artillery...
Fight for territory continues in east Ukraine
Kiev- The Ukrainian military said that there was no let-up in a pro-Russian rebel offensive in east Ukraine with separatist forces trying to seize more territory before a ceasefire comes into force at midnight. The truce envisages the creation of a neutral “buffer zone” and withdrawal of the heavy weapons responsible for many of the...
Ukraine fighting rages ahead of ceasefire
DONETSK (AFP) – Ferocious fighting raged in Ukraine on Saturday, threatening a ceasefire deal as Kiev and the US accused Russia of fuelling a rebel onslaught to grab territory hours before the truce began.Kiev-loyal regional police chief Vyacheslav Abroskin said constant artillery bombardments were razing the strategic railway hub of...
Russia denies pledge to release Ukrainian pilot
MOSCOW – Russia on Friday denied agreeing to free Nadia Savchenko, a Ukrainian military pilot who has been on hunger strike for two months and become a symbol of resistance at home. President Petro Poroshenko raised the fate of Savchenko at this week’s Minsk summit with Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Germany and...
Ukraine fighting kills 28 as clock ticks to ceasefire
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fighting raged in Ukraine on Friday, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, as the US said Russia was still deploying heavy arms and Kiev warned that shelling of civilians had intensified.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the continuing bombardment of civilians in eastern...
Ukrain Cricis
A newly mobilized soldier takes part in training at the 169th training center of Ukrainian ground forces “Desna” in the Chernihiv. A newly mobilized soldier trains with a weapon at the 169th training center of Ukrainian ground forces “Desna” in the Chernihiv. Newly mobilized soldiers train with weapons at the 169th...
