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Ukrainian president calls for international peacekeepers after Debaltseve retreat
Feb19

Ukrainian president calls for international peacekeepers after Debaltseve retreat

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for international peacekeeper in his nation’s east after a major battlefield defeat. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Ukraine president calls for international peacekeepers (AFP)
Feb18

Ukraine president calls for international peacekeepers (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday called for a UN-mandated peacekeeping force to monitor a tattered ceasefire deal in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...

Ragged but relieved, Ukrainian troops retreat from Debaltseve (AFP)
Feb18

Ragged but relieved, Ukrainian troops retreat from Debaltseve (AFP)

Artemivsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Haggard but relieved after days of fierce fighting with pro-Russian rebels, Ukrainian soldiers on Wednesday retreated on foot and by truck from the battleground town of Debaltseve. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine troops defeated in key town
Feb18

Ukraine troops defeated in key town

UKRAINIAN troops have withdrawn from the embattled town of Debaltseve after Russian-backed rebels seized control amid a ceasefire. …read more Source:...

NATO urges Russia to ‘withdraw all its forces’ from eastern Ukraine (AFP)
Feb18

NATO urges Russia to ‘withdraw all its forces’ from eastern Ukraine (AFP)

Riga (AFP) – NATO on Wednesday urged Russia to withdraw all forces from eastern Ukraine and to end its support for the pro-Moscow separatists as a ceasefire appeared to unravel. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine troops pull out of besieged flashpoint town (AFP)
Feb18

Ukraine troops pull out of besieged flashpoint town (AFP)

Artemivsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian troops pulled out of the flashpoint eastern town of Debaltseve on Wednesday after it was stormed by pro-Russian rebels in what the EU said was a “clear violation” of an internationally-backed truce. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine troops pull out of besieged Debaltseve (AFP)
Feb18

Ukraine troops pull out of besieged Debaltseve (AFP)

Artemivsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian troops pulled out of the hotspot eastern town of Debaltseve on Wednesday after it was stormed by pro-Russian rebels in what the EU said was a “clear violation” of an internationally-backed truce. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine pulls troops out of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve
Feb18

Ukraine pulls troops out of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says government forces have withdrawn from the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling troops for control for weeks. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Ukraine troops pull out of besieged town
Feb18

Ukraine troops pull out of besieged town

Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko says government forces have withdrawn from Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling troops for weeks. …read more Source: ABC...

Battle rages for key Ukraine town as US accuses Russia (AFP)
Feb18

Battle rages for key Ukraine town as US accuses Russia (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Battles raged for control of the eastern Ukrainian flashpoint town of Debaltseve on Wednesday as the West pointedly blamed Russia and rebel forces for violating the internationally-backed ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...