Section: ABC News (Australia)
Ukraine conflict kills 13 people daily: UN report
A UN human rights report finds that an average of 13 people are killed daily in eastern Ukraine since a ceasefire plan came into place. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine ‘ready for total war’ with Russia, Poroshenko says
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko claims his country is “prepared for total war” as fighting continued around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Removal of MH17 wreckage starts in rebel-held east Ukraine
Work has begun to remove the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down claiming 298 lives. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine moves to close state banks, offices in war-torn east
The Ukrainian president issues decrees to shut state institutions and banking services in pro-Russian eastern regions, in a move to cut links with rebel-held territory. …read more Source: ABC...
Merkel proposes harsher sanctions against Russia
German chancellor Angela Merkel is proposing harsher sanctions against Russia, after five civilians, including two children, and three government soldiers are killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Prospect of all-out war with Russia prompts call to build stronger Ukraine army
Ukraine’s top priority is to build an army strong enough to stop Russian military aggression, Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk said as he planned new coalition government. …read more Source: ABC...
UN warns full-scale combat may return to east Ukraine
A senior UN official warns open warfare may erupt once more in eastern Ukraine following reports of Russian tanks and troops crossing the border. …read more Source: ABC...
Investigators retrieve more human remains at MH17 crash site
Dutch forensic experts recover further human remains at the crash site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, after lifting parts of the wreckage with a crane. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine redeploys troops, fearing new rebel offensive
Ukraine says it is redeploying troops in the east because of fears separatists will launch a new military offensive, despite Russia’s denials it has sent troops to reinforce the rebels. …read more Source: ABC...
Obama, Putin hold tense talks on APEC summit sidelines
US president Barack Obama meets with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin three times on the sidelines of the APEC summit, with their conversations covering Iran, Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
