Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (311)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Six killed in surge of Ukraine fighting (AFP)
Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – A surge in clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels despite a supposed truce left at six people dead on Monday in Ukraine’s war-scarred east. …read more Source: The West...
Five troops killed in fighting in Ukraine (AAP)
At least five Ukrainian troops have been killed in a surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Five killed in worst clash in weeks in Ukraine rebel east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Four soldiers and one rebel fighter were killed in fresh fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed insurgents Sunday, the bloodiest clash in weeks in the war-torn country’s east. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-Kiev activists block railway to Ukraine’s rebel-held east (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pro-Kiev protesters on Friday blocked a railway line into Ukraine’s rebel-held east to protest against trade with Russian-backed separatists, their spokesman told AFP. …read more Source: The West...
Kremlin confirms planned Trump-Putin phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are expected to speak by telephone on Saturday, a first step towards what Mr Trump has billed as a normalisation of relations after three years of tensions sparked by the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine pledges to probe Nazi graffiti at Polish cemetery (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian officials on Thursday pledged to investigate after unknown assailants painted Nazi graffiti around a cemetery that holds the remains of Polish officers shot by the Soviet secret police. …read more Source: The West...
Crimean Tatar lawyer held over ‘extremist propaganda’ (AFP)
Simferopol (AFP) – Russian authorities in annexed Crimea on Thursday detained a Tatar lawyer for allegedly spreading “extremist propaganda”, activists said, the latest step in an official crackdown on the pro-Ukraine Muslim community. …read more Source: The West...
EU court rejects Russian missile-maker sanctions appeal (AFP)
Luxembourg (AFP) – A top European court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Russian missile-maker Almaz-Antey against EU sanctions imposed for its role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The West...
THE DAY OF UNITY OF UKRAINE AND THE WAR IN DONBAS
President Petro Poroshenko congratulated the Ukrainian nation on the Day of Unity. The reunion, or as it was called at that time – zluka, has originated from the national liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people, historic movement of Ukrainians…(Президент Петро Порошенко привітав український народ з Днем Соборності. “Соборне...
Ukraine president to end his sweets deal in Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s confectionery company on Friday announced plans to shut down his key asset in Russia, a candy factory, after a barrage of criticism at home for his maintaining business activities on rival ground. …read more Source: The West...
