Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Nearly 500 miners trapped in Ukraine
Nearly 500 coal miners in Ukraine’s war-torn east have been trapped after their pit lost power when a shell hit a regional electric substation. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine offensive continues as Barack Obama promises tougher action
Pro-Moscow rebels pressed on with their offensive on Sunday after restarting the war in eastern Ukraine with the first all-out assault since a truce five months ago. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
UN sidelined again as Ukraine claims 30 dead in rebel attack on port
Russia blocks UN condemnation of Ukrainian rebel leader after shelling of Mariupol sends relations with the West to a new low. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Rockets kill 15 at a market in Ukraine’s Mariupol
At least 15 people were killed on Saturday when rockets hit a market in a vital Ukrainian port linking rebel territory with Russian-occupied Crimea after the pro-Moscow insurgents vowed to grab more land. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia-backed rebels ‘on the offensive’ in Eastern Ukraine
A main leader of the Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine said Friday that his soldiers were “on the offensive” in several sectors, building on their success in capturing a long-contested airport the day before. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Civilians killed in shelling attack in Donetsk, east Ukraine
At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or mortar hit a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, regional officials and witnesses said. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
At least six civilians killed in shelling attack in Donetsk, east Ukraine
At least six civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or a mortar hit a trolleybus stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Foreign ministers seek Ukraine ceasefire
The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France have agreed to a joint call for all sides to cease hostilities in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Foreign ministers ink Ukraine declaration
The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France have agreed to a joint declaration on Ukraine, German sources say. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia’s response to Obama’s speech? ‘US intends to dominate the world’
President Barack Obama briefly, but pointedly, addressed a year of tense relations with Russia over Ukraine during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, saying the United States was “upholding the principle that bigger nations can’t bully the small.” …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
