Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine warns ‘all-out’ assault may last another month (AFP)
OLENIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine warned on Thursday that its “all-out” assault on pro-Russian insurgents may last another month and rejected calls for a ceasefire as it pushed tanks within striking distance of the rebels’ two remaining strongholds. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine forces launch ‘all-out attack’ west of Donetsk (AFP)
Karlivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s interior ministry on Thursday reported launching “an all-out attack” against pro-Russian rebels who had dug in around the industrial hub of Donetsk and the neighbouring eastern city of Lugansk. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warns eastern push may last another month (AFP)
OLENIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine warned on Thursday that its offensive against pro-Russian insurgents may last another month and rejected calls for a ceasefire as it moved tanks to within striking distance of the rebels’ two remaining strongholds. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian armoured vehicles mass south of Donetsk: AFP (AFP)
OLENIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian forces have massed tanks and armoured vehicles around 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of the rebel-held city of Donetsk, AFP journalists said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev promises ‘restraint’ as army nears rebel Donetsk (AFP)
Lugansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Rebel strongholds in eastern Ukraine braced for more fighting on Wednesday as Western leaders piled more pressure on Kiev to strike a truce with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel strongholds on edge as Kiev shrugs off calls for truce (AFP)
Lugansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Rebel strongholds in eastern Ukraine braced for more fighting on Wednesday as European leaders prepared to pile new pressure on President Petro Poroshenko for a truce with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Kremlin silent as pro-Russian rebels retreat in Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – As a Ukrainian government offensive sends separatists retreating from their strongholds in the country’s restive east, there are signs that Moscow is seeking to distance itself from the pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rejects truce talks until rebels disarm (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday brushed off strong European pressure and rejected talks with pro-Russian rebels on a truce to halt a bloody insurgency convulsing the ex-Soviet nation until they laid down their arms. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rejects talks with rebels until they disarm (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday brushed off strong European pressure as it rejected talks with pro-Russian rebels on a truce to halt a bloody insurgency convulsing the ex-Soviet nation until they laid down their arms. …read more Source: The West...
Retreating rebels dig in around Ukraine coal hub (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Retreating pro-Russian insurgents dug in on Monday in Ukraine’s sprawling industrial hub of Donetsk after government forces scored a string of morale-boosting victories in the bloody battle for the future of the country. …read more Source: The West...
