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Artillery rocks Ukraine rebel bastion Donetsk despite truce (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Artillery fire rocked the outskirts of the rebel-held east Ukraine city of Donetsk on Sunday in the latest clashes to rattle an internationally brokered ceasefire between pro-Russian separatists and Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
In Ukraine, some Russians take up arms against Putin (AFP)
Odessa (Ukraine) (AFP) – When Andrei Krasilnikov hugged his wife good-bye last week and climbed onto a bus to take him back to the frontline in eastern Ukraine, his motive was typical of those fighting for Kiev — to defend his family and future from what he perceives as Russian aggression. …read more Source: The West...
Artillery fire breaks out in east Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Intensive artillery fire broke out Sunday near the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, apparently breaking an internationally brokered ceasefire between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian government, an AFP reporter said. …read more Source: The West...
Three killed as clashes rumble on in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in the country’s rebel-held east as clashes rattled an official truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, Kiev and separatists said Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attacks, says Kiev
Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed in attacks by Russian-backed separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite an agreed ceasefire, the Kiev military said. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine, Russia start new talks to supply gas to Kiev (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ukraine and Russia launched EU-brokered talks in Brussels on Friday aimed at supplying gas to Kiev through next winter and securing onward deliveries to Europe. …read more Source: The West...
Putin stages military drills in game of ‘brinkmanship’ with West (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Mammoth Russian military drills ordered by President Vladimir Putin from the Pacific to the Black Sea are designed to send a message to the West: keep your distance and don’t overplay your hand on Ukraine, observers say. …read more Source: The West...
Three rebels dead as clashes intensify near key Ukrainian port (AFP)
Shyrokyne (Ukraine) (AFP) – Three pro-Russian separatists have been killed in fresh clashes near the strategic Ukrainian-held port of Mariupol despite a shaky truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, rebels said on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch visit previously inaccessible MH17 Ukraine crash site (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch experts returned to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday to probe the MH17 crash site, including visiting a location previously considered unsafe because of fighting with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Mystery bombings muddy waters in Ukraine’s divided port city (AFP)
Odessa (Ukraine) (AFP) – Alina Radchenko lost track after about the 15th bombing in Odessa, where she runs a volunteer centre to support battalions fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east. …read more Source: The West...
