Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
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- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Ukraine lost ‘179 troops’ in battle for Debaltseve: aide (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine lost 179 troops in the one-month battle with pro-Russian rebels that ended in defeat over the key eastern town of Debaltseve, Yuri Biryukov, an advisor to Ukraine’s president said on his Facebook page. …read more Source: The West...
International investigators begin examination of MH17 wreckage
Dutch officials say the international investigators looking into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last July have met for their first joint consultation, examining cracks and impact patterns on the jet’s fuselage. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine town of Debaltseve eases into life after deadly fighting
While the Ukrainian government accused Russia of sending more tanks and troops, the few residents who remained in Debaltseve emerged to a scene of destruction and gloom. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Rebels celebrate as civilians await food in Debaltseve (AFP)
Debaltseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – Burnt-out armoured vehicles and crater-pocked plazas serve as grim reminders of the fierce battle for Debaltseve that ended with Ukrainian forces abandoning the strategic rail hub to pro-Russian troops this week. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine must pay for Russian gas sent to rebel areas: Medvedev (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Ukraine must pay for Russian gas being supplied to rebel areas in the country’s war-torn east, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday, raising the possibility of another gas dispute in the midst of winter. …read more Source: The West...
Russia is sending more tanks and troops into Ukraine to take the next battlefront, Kiev says
Kiev also accuses Putin of being behind the sniper killings of 100 Ukrainian protesters. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Sombre Ukrainians mark anniversary of protest killings (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A stream of sombre Ukrainians on Friday laid flowers at memorials on Kiev’s Independence Square where one year ago scores of demonstrators were gunned down in the final act of a dramatic uprising. …read more Source: The West...
Truce broken 250 times: US
THE leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia yesterday pledged renewed support for a tattered ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Ceasefire doesn’t end fighting in Ukraine
Fighting is persisting in east Ukraine despite new efforts from France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia to ensure a ceasefire takes hold. …read more Source: ABC...
Fighting rages in east Ukraine despite bid to revive truce
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine despite European efforts to resurrect a ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists spurned the truce by forcing thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
