Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine troops clash with rebels despite ceasefire order (AFP)
ANDRIYIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s military waged new battles Saturday with pro-Moscow rebels who rejected Kiev’s unilateral ceasefire, while the government raised alarm over the Kremlin’s decision to put troops across Russia on combat alert. …read more Source: The West...
Donetsk rebel volunteers ready for Ukraine frontline (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – They may not get proper uniforms or much training but from former policemen to Soviet army veterans a growing number of volunteers in east Ukraine are signing up with insurgents to battle government troops. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine reports rebel attacks after ceasefire (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said on Saturday that pro-Russian rebels continued to mount fierce mortar attacks against government forces in the strife-torn separatist east after rejecting the terms of the new pro-Western leader’s unilateral ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
Good morning, Donetsk — Ukraine rebels spread the word on radio (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – If you’re channel hopping in the restive eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk these days you can still tune in to the usual soft rock and Russian ballads. Just keep an ear out for tank driver recruitment calls. …read more Source: The West...
EU hopeful Serbia in quandary over Ukraine (AFP)
Belgrade (AFP) – The Ukraine crisis has strengthened some alliances and severed others. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader declares week-long ceasefire in east (AFP)
SLOVYANOGIRSK (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s new Western-backed president on Friday declared a week-long unilateral ceasefire and unveiled a sweeping plan for curbing a pro-Russian insurgency that killed 13 more soldiers in fierce clashes in the eastern rustbelt. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine president unveils peace plan to curb insurgency (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s new Western-backed president on Friday released a sweeping peace plan for curbing a pro-Russian uprising in the separatist east that is threatening the ex-Soviet country’s survival. …read more Source: The West...
