Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine presses offensive with US support (AFP)
Ukrainian forces are taking the fight to the separatists with an offensive that has received US support but sparked anger from Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Shelling ravages east Ukraine, with or without truce (AFP)
Kramatorsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Standing on broken glass in her wrecked living room, Valentina Balabai thanked her love of animals for keeping her and her husband alive that morning. …read more Source: The West...
Rebels capture police HQ in Ukraine (AP)
Pro-Russian rebels have fought for ground in Ukraine while badly trained and disorganised government troops seem incapable of crushing the mutiny. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine pounds pro-Russia rebels after failed truce (AFP)
Kramatorsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian tanks and fighter bombers resumed their assault on pro-Russian insurgents on Tuesday after Kiev’s Western-backed leader brushed off a last-gasp European effort to save a tenuous 10-day truce. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine relaunches attack on rebels after failed truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian tanks and fighter bombers on Tuesday launched a ferocious assault against pro-Russian separatist insurgents after rejecting European attempts to save a tenuous 10-day truce. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine ceasefire is off, says president (AP)
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko says he’s ended a cease-fire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian president ends ceasefire (AP)
Ukrainian forces are set to go on the offensive against pro-Russian forces after President Petro Poroshenko said he is puting a holt to the ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine silent on ceasefire extension as deadline passes (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine stayed silent on extending a tenuous ceasefire in the conflict-hit east as a deadline slipped by despite frantic talks involving the leaders of Russia, France and Germany. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine eyes ceasefire extension after diplomatic push (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine looked primed to extend a shaky truce in the conflict-hit east of the country after frantic talks involving the leaders of Russia, France and Germany as a ceasefire deadline neared. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, Russia to ‘work on’ extending ceasefire (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – The Russian and Ukrainian presidents agreed Monday to work on extending a ceasefire between Kiev and pro-Kremlin militias, just hours before the current truce expires, France said. …read more Source: The West...
