Section: ABC News (Australia)
Rocket fire hits refugee convoy in Ukraine’s east
Ukraine has accused pro-Russian rebels of hitting a refugee convoy of buses with rocket fire near the eastern city of Luhansk, killing people trapped in the burning vehicles, but the separatists have denied responsibility. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine accuses rebels of shooting down fighter jet
The Ukrainian military says pro-Russian rebels have shot down a government fighter jet over the war-torn east of the country. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine rebels getting tanks for offensive: leader
Ukrainian rebels are getting new armoured vehicles and fighters trained in Russia to launch a major counteroffensive against government forces, a separatist leader says. …read more Source: ABC...
US, NATO condemn Russia’s ‘destabilisation’ attempts in Ukraine
The United States is urging Russia to stop its “extremely dangerous and provocative” attempts to destabilise Ukraine where tensions have soared in the past 24 hours.The warning comes hours after Ukraine said its forces attacked and partly destroyed a Russian armoured column that entered its territory.The Russian government denied its...
Russian vehicle destroyed inside Ukraine: Kiev
Ukraine says its border guards and customs officials have begun inspecting a Russian humanitarian aid convoy bound for eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian border officials inspect Russian aid convoy
Ukraine says its border guards and customs officials have begun inspecting a Russian humanitarian aid convoy bound for eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Separatist leader ‘Igor the Terrible’ resigns
Igor Strelkov, one of the leading separatist military leaders in eastern Ukraine has resigned, the separatists’ self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic said on its website. …read more Source: ABC...
Global markets rise despite weak data from US and Europe
Global markets rose overnight, after a perceived easing in tension between Russia and Ukraine helped overshadowed some weak data. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine to block Russian convoy from entering country
Ukraine says a Russian humanitarian convoy dispatched to eastern Ukraine, where government forces are closing in on pro-Russian rebels, will not be permitted into the country. …read more Source: ABC...
Russia to send aid convoy to east Ukraine
Russia says it is sending a civilian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine in cooperation with the Red Cross, despite Western fears the mission might be used as cover for intervention. …read more Source: ABC...
