Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Five Ukrainian servicemen killed in fighting with eastern separatists – presidential aide (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian servicemen were killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, mostly near the government-held town of Maryinka where pro-Russian rebels were trying to make a sign… …read more Source: The West...
Fighting surges in Ukraine after Kiev says rebels launch assault (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fighting surged in east Ukraine Wednesday as Kiev accused pro-Russian forces of launching a “large-scale” attack in breach of a tenuous ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine army accuses rebels of launching ‘large-scale offensive’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s army on Wednesday accused pro-Russian forces of launching a new attack against its positions in breach of a brittle ceasefire, with at least one civilian killed and several others wounded in the fresh clashes. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian army accuses rebels of launching ‘large-scale offensive’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s army on Wednesday accused pro-Russian forces of launching a big new attack against government positions in breach of a shaky ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
Two civilians killed in rebel attack in east Ukraine – governor (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Two civilians were killed on Wednesday when mortar bombs fired by pro-Russian separatists hit their car in government-controlled territory near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the head of… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine talks postponed as Kiev blames Russian ‘sabotage’ (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – Kiev on Tuesday accused Moscow of sabotaging Ukraine crisis talks, after a meeting in Minsk aimed at resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine was postponed. …read more Source: The West...
Russian missile maker says BUK rocket downed MH17 (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – The Russian firm making missiles similar to the one the West claims downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine said on Tuesday the passenger jet was likely hit by a BUK missile system. …read more Source: The West...
Young nurses swap studies for Ukraine frontline (AFP)
Pisky (Ukraine) (AFP) – Dressed in camouflage shorts and with her short hair dyed bright red, Nika looks more like a rock fan than a nurse at a makeshift Ukrainian hospital. …read more Source: The West...
Georgia threatens to strip ex-leader Saakashvili’s citizenship (AFP)
Tbilisi (AFP) – Georgia has threatened to revoke pro-Western former president Mikheil Saakashvili’s citizenship after he was granted a Ukrainian passport and appointed as governor of the strategic Odessa region. …read more Source: The West...
NATO flexes muscles in Baltics, Poland (AFP)
Vilnius (AFP) – US-led NATO drills began Monday in the Baltic states and Poland, a move intended to reassure Russia’s nervous neighbours amid tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
