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Ukraine soldiers pull out of main part of Donetsk airport
Ukraine’s military on Thursday (Jan 22) said days of attacks by pro-Russian insurgents had forced its soldiers to pull out of the main part of a devastated airport that has become the symbolic prize of the nine-month war. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine requests fresh IMF bailout
Ukraine has requested fresh funds from the International Monetary Fund as it battles a Russian-backed insurgency in the east of the country and faces pressure to reform its economy by cutting subsidies and selling state-owned firms. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine leader says 9,000 Russian troops backing rebels
President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday (Jan 21) more than 9,000 Russian troops were backing Ukrainian separatist fighters that Moscow will be under pressure to reel in at high-stakes peace talks in Berlin. …read more Source: Channel...
Deadly clashes rock Ukraine ahead of high-stakes peace talks
At least five civilians have been killed and 29 wounded following fresh clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk ahead of high-stakes peace talks in Berlin. …read more Source: Channel...
West trying to throttle Russia’s economy, overthrow Putin: Kremlin
Russia’s Kremlin spokesman says Western countries are trying to use the Ukraine conflict to wreck Russia’s economy and topple President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Channel...
Five civilians dead as fresh battles rock east Ukraine’s Donetsk
At least five civilians have been killed and 29 wounded following fresh clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk. …read more Source: Channel...
World has duty to ensure Ukraine’s success: EU
The European Union has not forgotten Crimea, the bloc’s foreign policy chief insisted Tuesday, stressing the world’s “first duty” to Ukraine was to ensure it becomes a success. …read more Source: Channel...
Upsurge in Ukraine violence prompts new peace push
A massive assault by Russian-backed insurgents on a Ukrainian force hanging on to a ruined airport near the rebels’ main stronghold prompted Germany on Tuesday (Jan 20) to announce urgent new peace talks. …read more Source: Channel...
New Ukraine talks to dampen flare-up in fighting
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are set to meet on Wednesday (Jan 21) in Berlin in a bid to stem fresh fighting in Ukraine, Germany said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine claims 700 Russian troops cross border
Meanwhile sporadic shelling hit a hospital in Donetsk and shook other parts of the region on Monday (Jan 19). The hospital hit is located in the centre of the city, and rebel officials who control the area reported six wounded including one doctor and five patients. …read more Source: Channel...
