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Ukraine says tank offensive pushing rebels from airport (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine rushed tanks to the front lines and claimed Sunday to have cleared pro-Russian rebels from most of Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting, with heavy shelling shaking the key eastern city. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine retakes most of Donetsk airport from rebels, military says
Ukrainian troops launched a “mass operation” and have retaken almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine lost to separatists in recent weeks, military spokesman says. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine sends tanks to fight rebels in airport battle (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine rushed tanks to the front lines in a counter-offensive against pro-Russian rebels fighting for control of Donetsk airport, with heavy shelling shaking the key eastern city on Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Explosions rock east Ukraine airport as battle intensifies (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Clashes between Ukraine’s army and pro-Russian rebels for control of a battered airport intensified Saturday, with explosions and heavy gunfire shaking the area throughout much of the day and at least six more people killed. …read more Source: The West...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills three soldiers (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed three soldiers, officials said Saturday, as an upsurge in clashes in recent days between the army and pro-Russian rebels centred around control of a battered airport. …read more Source: The West...
Booby-trapped honey jar kills Ukrainian soldier (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – An elderly man pretending to bring Ukrainian troops a jar of honey turned out to be an attacker in disguise, with the gift exploding and killing a soldier, a local official said Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Fighting rages at airport, new Ukraine peace talks elusive
Fighting raged at the international airport in the big Ukrainian city of Donetsk as a fresh attempt to resume peace talks to end the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine failed. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Deadly Ukraine clashes cast further doubt on peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A burst of violence in eastern Ukraine cast further doubt Friday over whether a planned summit can bring lasting peace, with at least 11 people killed in clashes between the army and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
WHO sounds alarm on Ukraine’s creaking health system (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine has wreaked havoc on the health system, with more than five million people affected, the United Nations said on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels claim airport
RUSSIAN-BACKED separatists announced yesterday they had captured the remains of the Donetsk airport terminal in Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
