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Russia stages new military exercises
The Russian defence ministry said Wednesday (Aug 20) it was conducting fresh military exercises in the south of the country as fighting intensified between rebels and government forces in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says battles rage in heart of rebel-held Lugansk
Ukraine said on Tuesday (Aug 19) fighting had erupted in the heart of major rebel stronghold Lugansk, as the bodies of 17 civilians fleeing the city were recovered from wreckage of their destroyed convoy. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia vows to strengthen navy to ward off NATO
Russia announced plans on Tuesday (Aug 19) to bolster its navy with more advanced weapons in response to NATO’s vow to halt the Kremlin’s push into Ukraine and feared expansion into eastern Europe. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin, Poroshenko to meet EU officials in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko will meet with top EU officials in Belarus next week. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine presses offensive, claims rebel strike on refugees
Ukraine on Tuesday (Aug 19) pressed on with a punishing offensive to win back its war-torn east, after claiming that pro-Russian rebels had killed “dozens” of fleeing civilians in a rocket strike. …read more Source: Channel...
‘Dozens’ killed in rebel strike on refugee convoy: Ukraine
Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels of killing dozens of civilians fleeing the war-torn east on Monday (Aug 19), as crisis talks between Kiev and Moscow failed to halt months of bloodshed. …read more Source: Channel...
Kiev says ‘many dead’ after rebels ‘fire on fleeing civilians’
Kiev on Monday (Aug 18) accused pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine of killing “many” civilians trying to leave a conflict-torn area by shelling them with equipment provided by Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
Ex-rebel Ukraine city slowly getting back on its feet
As the Ukrainian army encircles the pro-Russian strongholds of Donetsk and Lugansk, the former rebel city of Slavyansk is recovering from months of intense fighting in its territory. …read more Source: Channel...
No progress on Ukraine truce or peace talks: Russian FM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday (Aug 18) that no progress was reached on establishing a ceasefire or starting peace negotiations over Ukraine during crisis talks in Berlin with his counterpart from Kiev. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, Russia hold talks amid fears of direct clashes
Germany warned on Sunday (Aug 17) that direct military clashes between Russia and Ukraine must be avoided at all costs as Kiev and Moscow’s top diplomats joined crisis talks with only faint hope of a breakthrough. …read more Source: Channel...
