Section: ABC News (Australia)
Who’s who: The Russian-linked warlords behind rebellion in Ukraine
Fighting between the Ukraine government and pro-Moscow separatists continues to obstruct access of a joint Dutch-Australian police team to the site of the MH17 crash. …read more Source: ABC...
How did the conflict in Ukraine start?
The region where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down is at the heart of a conflict that has been raging for months. …read more Source: ABC...
Bishop presses for arming of officers at MH17 site
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is hopeful Ukrainian MPs will ratify an agreement to allow Australians to carry weapons on the MH17 crash site. Ms Bishop is in Kiev holding talks with president Petro Poroshenko and other officials and says the plan to carry weapons is just a contingency.Ms Bishop says the Australian Federal Police mission at the...
Ukraine prime minister quits, new election to be called
Ukraine’s prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk has quit, berating parliament for failing to pass legislation to take control over an increasingly precarious energy situation and to increase funds for the army. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine rebel commander acknowledges fighters had Buk missile
A powerful pro-Russian separatist leader has confirmed that rebels had an anti-aircraft missile of the type Washington says was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, and it could have originated in Russia. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels shot down two fighter jets
Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels have shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets, not far from where a Malaysian airliner was brought down last week in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers on board. …read more Source: ABC...
Scuffle breaks out in Ukrainian parliament after vote
Ukraine’s parliament descended into a schoolyard push and shove between politicians after a lawmaker accused authorities of running a war against the Ukrainian people. …read more Source: ABC...
MH17: satellite photos show impact of crash
Satellite photos taken near the Ukrainian town of Grabovo show MH17 debris strewn far from the primary crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
MH17: Bodies missing as forensic experts begin identifying victims
The head of the Dutch forensic team in Ukraine says a train carrying the remains of MH17 victims contains significantly fewer bodies than claimed by pro-Russian rebels.The separatists said there were 282 bodies on the train but only 200 have been found.”We are sure of having 200 bodies and body parts, that is all that I know,” said...
272 bodies recovered from MH17 crash site, Ukraine’s PM says
The bodies of 272 people on board the Malaysia Airlines plane shot down over eastern Ukraine have been recovered, as Ukraine’s prime minister promises to bring to justice the “bastards” responsible for the disaster.In a televised speech, prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said he hoped bodies of the 298 killed in the attack could...
