Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Dozens killed in Ukraine as army fights to shatter rebels (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fierce fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left dozens of civilians dead on Wednesday as Ukrainian troops pushed on with a bloody offensive to break the insurgency in the east of the country. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine flag unfurled on top of Moscow skyscraper (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A Ukrainian flag was unfurled on the top of a Moscow skyscraper within sight of the Kremlin on Wednesday, officials said, as fighting in eastern Ukraine has frayed bilateral ties. …read more Source: The West...
Clashes kill 34 civilians in Ukraine’s Donetsk region: official (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fierce fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels has killed 34 civilians over the past 24 hours in east Ukraine’s Donetsk region, local authorities said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says battles rage in heart of rebel-held Lugansk (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said Tuesday fighting had erupted in the heart of major rebel stronghold Lugansk, as the bodies of 17 civilians fleeing the city were recovered from wreckage of their destroyed convoy. …read more Source: The West...
Russia vows to strengthen navy to ward off NATO (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia announced plans Tuesday to bolster its navy with more advanced weapons in response to NATO’s vow to halt the Kremlin’s push into Ukraine and feared expansion into eastern Europe. …read more Source: The West...
Putin, Poroshenko to meet EU officials August 26 (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko will meet with top EU officials in Belarus next week. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says rebels kill ‘dozens’ in strike on refugee convoy (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Monday accused pro-Russian rebels of killing dozens of civilians fleeing the war-torn east, as crisis talks between Kiev and Moscow failed to halt months of bloodshed. …read more Source: The West...
Donetsk queues for water as fighting shuts off supply (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Anastasiya clutches two empty five-litre bottles as she joins a queue of Donetsk residents buying water in the rebel-held east Ukrainian city where supplies were abruptly cut off by shelling damage. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says rebels killed fleeing civilians as talks fail (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Monday accused pro-Russian rebels of shelling a convoy of civilians fleeing the war-torn east, leaving “many” dead, as crisis talks to halt months of bloodshed failed to make a breakthrough. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine must halt army offensive: Russia (AAP)
Four-party talks involving Ukraine, Germany and France have made no progress on the issue of a ceasefire, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. …read more Source: The West...
