Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Explosions rock east Ukraine airport as battle intensifies (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Clashes between Ukraine’s army and pro-Russian rebels for control of a battered airport intensified Saturday, with explosions and heavy gunfire shaking the area throughout much of the day and at least six more people killed. …read more Source: The West...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills three soldiers (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed three soldiers, officials said Saturday, as an upsurge in clashes in recent days between the army and pro-Russian rebels centred around control of a battered airport. …read more Source: The West...
Booby-trapped honey jar kills Ukrainian soldier (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – An elderly man pretending to bring Ukrainian troops a jar of honey turned out to be an attacker in disguise, with the gift exploding and killing a soldier, a local official said Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Deadly Ukraine clashes cast further doubt on peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A burst of violence in eastern Ukraine cast further doubt Friday over whether a planned summit can bring lasting peace, with at least 11 people killed in clashes between the army and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
WHO sounds alarm on Ukraine’s creaking health system (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine has wreaked havoc on the health system, with more than five million people affected, the United Nations said on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
New wave of intense fighting kills 11 in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fierce fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least 11 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as a new round of violence threatened all-out conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Fighting in east Ukraine kills 11, including six soldiers (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fierce fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least 11 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as government forces and pro-Russian rebels battled for control of an airport. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainians describe chance survival from rocket attack (AFP)
Volnovakha (Ukraine) (AFP) – It was a simple gesture of politeness that saved her: …read more Source: The West...
Fierce battle for airport breaks out in Ukraine’s east (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Heavy artillery and shelling rocked Ukraine’s east on Thursday as the army and pro-Russian rebels waged a fierce battle for a key airport, forcing monitors to flee and threatening all-out conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warns of Russian military build-up as violence rocks east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday renewed accusations of a Russian military build up on its border and approved fresh troop mobilisations as a wave of violence threatened all-out conflict in the country’s war-torn east. …read more Source: The West...
