Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
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- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Ukraine shelled from Russian territory: Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s military on Friday accused Russia of shelling its territory for the first time since the signing of a nominal ceasefire in early September. …read more Source: The West...
US increasing non-lethal military aid to Ukraine
The United States plans to increase non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, including deliveries of the first Humvee vehicles, having decided for now not to provide weapons, US officials said. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
NATO reports 400 intercepts of Russian aircraft in 2014 (AFP)
Tallinn (AFP) – NATO said Thursday there have been around 400 intercepts of Russian military flights near its member countries this year, amid heightened tension between Moscow and the West over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine conflict kills 13 people daily: UN report
A UN human rights report finds that an average of 13 people are killed daily in eastern Ukraine since a ceasefire plan came into place. …read more Source: ABC...
Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire, UN says (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said Thursday, as the conflict in the east drags on. …read more Source: The West...
Almost 1,000 killed in Ukraine since September truce: UN (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in conflict-torn Ukraine since a tattered truce was signed in September while the number of people displaced has nearly doubled, the United Nations said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
No regrets for protesters who sparked Ukraine revolution (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – When Igor Romanenko’s friend suggested heading to a gathering on Kiev’s Independence Square a year ago Friday, he had no idea he was about to witness the birth of a movement that would change his country forever. …read more Source: The West...
Mr Putin: Your tanks look like this
IN the face of blatant lies by Russia that its forces are not fighting in Ukraine, Britain has issued President Putin a crash-course on how to spot his own tanks. …read more Source:...
Russia urges Ukraine not to join NATO (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday called for Ukraine to stay out of the NATO alliance, insisting that a “non-aligned status” was in the interests of the ex-Soviet country. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel leader Plotnitsky challenges president to duel (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A rebel leader in east Ukraine on Wednesday challenged President Petro Poroshenko to a duel, claiming it could bring peace to the war-torn region. …read more Source: The West...
