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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...
Ukraine claim 700 Russian troops cross border to help rebels
January 19, 2015 10:18 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s military claimed that some 700 Russian troops crossed into the country on Monday to aid rebels fighting for control of the country’s east. …read more Source: The Straits...
Oil price plunge drags down Russian economy: EBRD bank
[LONDON] Russia’s battered economy will shrink by a far worse-than-expected 4.8 per cent this year, as plunging oil prices add to fallout from the Ukraine crisis, the EBRD development bank forecast on Monday. …read more Source: The Business...
Terror attacks overshadow EU foreign ministers meeting
BRUSSELS – EU foreign ministers meet Monday with the deadly Paris attacks and the jihadist cell uncovered in Belgium dominating the headlines as they try to resolve sharp differences over ties with Russia strained to breaking point by the Ukraine crisis.The Paris assaults by three French citizens linked to various jihadist groups in Syria...
UN chief alarmed by flareup in Ukraine fighting
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement that he was “alarmed by the severe escalation of fighting” around the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
UN chief alarmed by flareup in Ukraine fighting
UNITED NATIONS, United States – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm Sunday over fierce fighting around the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine and called for an immediate end to the violence.Heavy shelling rocked the city as Ukraine rushed tanks to the frontlines and declared it had pushed back pro-Russian rebels from most of the...
Poroshenko rejected peace proposal made by Putin
MOSCOW – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko rejected a peace plan proposed to him last week by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday evening, according to Russian media.Peskov said the plan, contained in a letter sent by Putin on Thursday evening, proposed a ceasefire by both...
Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels
KIEV – Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks, as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march on Sunday.The offensive brought fighting close to the industrial city of Donetsk, centre of a pro-Russian rebellion, while shelling...
Ukraine says tank offensive pushing rebels from airport
Ukraine rushed tanks to the front lines and claimed on Sunday (Jan 18) to have cleared pro-Russian rebels from most of Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting, with heavy shelling shaking the key eastern city. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine sends tanks to fight rebels in airport battle
Ukraine rushed tanks to the front lines in a counter-offensive against pro-Russian rebels fighting for control of Donetsk airport, with heavy shelling shaking the key eastern city on Sunday (Jan 18). …read more Source: Channel...
