Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Rockets fired on Ukraine’s Mariupol from rebel territory: OSCE (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Heavy rockets that killed at least 30 people on Saturday in Ukraine’s government-held port of Mariupol were fired from territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels, international monitors said. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels announce new offensive as rockets kill 30 (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pro-Kremlin rebels announced a major new offensive on Saturday after Grad rocket fire killed at least 30 people in a strategic government-held Ukrainian port linking rebel territory with Russian-occupied Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
‘At least 27 killed’ in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – At least 27 people died Saturday in a rocket attack on Ukraine’s strategic government-held port of Mariupol after Russian-backed rebels rejected peace talks, the mayor’s office said. …read more Source: The West...
‘At least 20 killed’ in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – At least 20 people died Saturday when rockets hit Ukraine’s strategic government-held port of Mariupol in the wake of Russian-backed rebels’ rejection of peace talks, Ukraine’s interior minister said. …read more Source: The West...
Rockets kill 15 after rebels reject Ukraine truce (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least 15 people died Saturday when rockets hit a market in a vital port linking Ukrainian rebel lands with Russian-occupied Crimea after the pro-Moscow insurgents vowed to grab more land. …read more Source: The West...
At least 10 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol: police (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least 10 people died Saturday when heavy rockets fell on residential districts of Ukraine’s strategic government-held port of Mariupol in the wake of Russian-backed rebels’ rejection of peace talks. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal (AP)
Separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko says rebels will push Ukrainian government troops to the border of the Donetsk region and possibly beyond. …read more Source: The West...
EU tells Moscow to ‘assume its responsibility’ in Ukraine war (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union called Friday on Moscow to “assume its responsibility” in ending the separatist war in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels vow to conquer more territory in war-torn east (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pro-Russian rebels on Friday vowed to conquer more territory in eastern Ukraine and ruled out peace talks after Kiev retreated from a long-disputed airport, casting aside Europe’s latest push for a truce. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says ‘Russian terrorists’ launch new offensive (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Friday said “Russian terrorist groups” have launched a mass new offensive across the frontline dividing the war-torn country’s industrial east. …read more Source: The West...
