Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Kiev says rebels downed army chopper, 2 crew killed (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Kiev said on Friday that pro-Russian rebels shot down a Ukrainian air force helicopter near the eastern city of Lugansk this week, killing the two-member crew. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 victims’ remains return to Malaysia (AAP)
Malaysia has observed a day of mourning as the remains of 20 of the 47 Malaysians who died in MH17 when it was shot down over Ukraine were returned home. …read more Source: The West...
Split loyalties in rocket-hit town in east Ukraine (AFP)
Olenivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Three days after a hail of rocket fire shook their homes, residents in Olenivka are still digging out casings from their gardens and arguing over which side shot at them. …read more Source: The West...
First Malaysian bodies from MH17 crash fly home (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – A plane carrying the bodies of 20 Malaysian victims of flight MH17, which crashed in Ukraine in July, took off from Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, Dutch media reported. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev says Russian army vehicles seized as aid checks start (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine said Thursday it had captured two armoured vehicles belonging to the Russian military in the war-torn east as checks began on a disputed aid convoy from Moscow parked up at the border. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev says Russian army vehicles seized in east (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine said Thursday it had captured two armoured vehicles belonging to the Russian military as it pushed on with a brutal offensive to snap the back of the pro-Moscow rebellion in the war-torn east. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev says Russian army vehicles seized (AFP)
The Ukraine government says its forces have seized two Russian armoured vehicles during clashes in the east as fighting continues to rage. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s economy minister announces resignation (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s economy minister announced his resignation on Thursday following conflict within the government on how to turn around the dire national economic situation. …read more Source: The West...
Dozens killed in Ukraine as army battles to break rebels (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fierce fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left dozens of civilians dead on Wednesday with artillery pounding central Donetsk as Ukrainian troops pushed on with a bloody offensive. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine troops take rebel stronghold (AP)
Battles for control of Ukraine’s east have continued, with 34 Donetsk residents killed in a 24-hour period in the latest violence. …read more Source: The West...
