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Eighty-two were still missing after rebels seized key town of Debaltseve.
Ukrainian army says more than 90 Ukrainian troops were captured and 82 were still missing after rebels seized the key town of Debaltseve on Thursday. The Ukrainian military said in Kiev that it had asked observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to help to locate the missing troops. Meanwhile, France, Germany,...
The government forces and Pro-Russian rebels have been fighting in town for weeks.
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says the government forces have been withdrawn from Debaltseve town. In a statement issued on Wednesday, he said the Ukrainian armed forces together with the National Guard completed an operation for a planned and organized withdrawal from Debaltseve. The government forces and the Pro-Russian rebels have...
Ukraine denied rebel claims to have taken control of town but acknowledged the separatists had seized parts of it.
In Ukraine, fierce street battles continue between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels for control of the strategic town of Debaltseve. Ukraine denied rebel claims to have taken control of the town but acknowledged the separatists had seized parts of it. The Ukrainian presidential office called on the European Union and NATO to condemn the...
The measures were agreed among Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko.
The leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine have agreed on “concrete measures” to allow Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) observers to monitor the shaky ceasefire in Ukraine. The measures were agreed among German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko....
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister says Ukraine armed forces are fully observing the ceasefire
The Ukrainian forces have come under fire from pro-Russian rebels more than one hundred times over the past 24 hours. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin during a visit to Sofia said Ukraine armed forces are fully observing the ceasefire but unfortunately in response we have received fire attacks from terrorists. A Ukrainian military...
Military statement in Kiev says rebels are carrying out attacks and had a plan to try to seize Debaltseve from the west.
In Ukraine, rebels have rejected a new truce in the Debaltseve town hours after it took effect. A senior rebel Commander, Eduard Basurin said the territory belongs to them and it is their internal matter. He said they can open fire in the territory at will but there is no shooting along of line of confrontation. Earlier, a military statement in...
Shelling stopped abruptly at mid-night in the city of Donetsk as the ceasefire started
In Eastern Ukraine, the ceasefire brokered by Germany and France has gone into effect from Sunday. Shelling stopped abruptly at mid-night in the city of Donetsk after President Petro Poroshenko ordered government forces to halt firing in line with the ceasefire to end the country’s bloody conflict. Petro said there was still alarm over the...
Summit is focusing on securing a ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said Russian conditions in ongoing negotiations in Belarus over the conflict in Ukraine are unacceptable. He was speaking to media men during a break in marathon talks involving the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine in Belarus over halting the fighting in Ukraine. The summit is focusing on...
Seventy-eight injured in fighting with rebels in eastern areas
In Ukraine, at least 19 soldiers have been killed and 78 injured in the latest fighting with rebels in the eastern areas. …read more Source: Radio...
US President in his telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart has reiterated support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
President Barack Obama has phoned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and discussed escalating violence in eastern Ukraine. White House officials said in Washington that during the call President Obama reiterated US support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. US President also urged his Russian counterpart to seize the...
