Section: Australia
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Song and dance as pro-Russia rebels mark ‘liberation’ (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s largest rebel-controlled city on Saturday marked six months of “independence” from Kiev with Russian and separatist flags, a concert and even a ballet portraying their insurgency. …read more Source: The West...
West raises pressure on Russia to save Ukraine truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Western pressure mounted on Russia Saturday to save Ukraine’s crumbling truce as pro-Kremlin insurgents staged intensifying raids on an airport vital for sustaining their independence drive. …read more Source: The West...
Twelve pro-Russian rebels killed at Donetsk airport: Ukraine
Twelve pro-Russian rebels have been killed at Donetsk airport, Ukraine’s military says, in fresh clashes that threaten a fragile ceasefire. …read more Source: ABC...
Western pressure mounts on Russia to save Ukraine truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Russia came under mounting pressure from the West on Saturday to save Ukraine’s crumbling truce with pro-Kremlin insurgents who are engaged in intensifying raids on an airport vital for sustaining their independence drive. …read more Source: The West...
Teach English, not Russian in Ukraine schools: president (AFP)
Lviv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday risked further angering the Kremlin by suggesting that English lessons replace Russian ones in schools to improve the country’s standard of living. …read more Source: The West...
Battle rages for Ukraine’s main eastern airport (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian forces clashed with pro-Russian insurgents over control of a strategic airport in the restive east Friday and traded blame over the death of a Swiss aid worker, four weeks into their shaky truce. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels trade blame for Red Cross death (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels clashed Friday around the flashpoint city of Donetsk, while trading blame over the death of a Swiss aid worker, four weeks into their shaky truce. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, rebels both claim Donetsk gains
Fighting continues in the eastern city of Donetsk as the Ukrainian government and rebels both claim military gains. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine, rebels both claim Donetsk gains (AAP)
Fighting continues in the eastern city of Donetsk as the Ukrainian government and rebels both claim military gains. …read more Source: The West...
Fatal strike threatens Ukraine truce
SHELLING in the centre of the main rebel-held city in Ukraine’s east has killed a Swiss Red Cross worker. …read more Source: THE...
