Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Fierce Ukraine border battles as sanctions war heats up (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fierce battles on Ukraine’s porous eastern border left 15 government servicemen dead as fears of a possible invasion swirled after NATO urged Moscow to withdraw its troops along the frontier. …read more Source: The West...
Clashes kill 15 Ukrainian servicemen in 24 hours: military (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed 15 Ukrainian servicemen and injured 79 more over the past 24 hours, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 search in Ukraine turns into mission impossible
Tony Abbott and Julie Bishop called in 100-plus unarmed, combat-untrained Australian investigators who spent 10 days dodging bombs in a search for bodies of victims that might not have been there in the first place. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Australia set to tighten Russia sanctions (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Australia is preparing to tighten sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday as he warned President Vladimir Putin against sending his troops into Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Step back from the brink, Russia urged
THE head of NATO has urged Russia to withdraw 20,000 troops from its border with Ukraine, as fears grew of an imminent invasion. …read more Source: THE...
Fighter jet shot down 40 km from MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine
Two pro-Russian separatists are seen standing close by as aircraft explodes in mid-air. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
NATO chief urges Russia to pull troops back from border
The head of NATO has called on Russia to “step back from the brink” of war by pulling its troops back from the Ukrainian border, warning further intervention in Ukraine will isolate it further. …read more Source: ABC...
Inside besieged Donetsk, civilians shelter from bombardment (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Seven employees of a fitness centre huddled in its basement in the heart of rebel-held Donetsk on Thursday as the centre of the besieged city came under sustained shelling for first time. …read more Source: The West...
Fighter jet shot down in Ukraine
A UKRAINIAN fighter jet has tumbled to earth in a fireball after it was blasted out of the air while flying low over rebel-held territory. …read more Source:...
Alert on Russian troops build-up
A NATO warning of a Russian troop build-up on the border with Ukraine has fuelled fears of a major incursion. …read more Source: THE...
