Section: New Zealand
Grad rockets kill 15 in Ukraine vital port
15 people died and 46 were wounded in Mariupol city after Grad rockets hit a vital port linking Ukraine land with Russian-occupied Crimea. …read more Source:...
East Ukrainian city of Mariupol shelled – officials
Ten people were killed in shelling by pro-Russian separatists in the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the head of the Kiev-controlled Donetsk regional police said. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Pro-Russian rebels attack key port, Ukraine says at least 30 dead
Pro-Russian rebels have launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, prompting the European Union’s foreign policy chief to warn of a further “grave deterioration” in EU-Russian relations. …read more Source:...
Rebels launch offensive against eastern Ukrainian city
Rocket fire slammed into a market, schools, homes and shops in Mariupol, killing at least 29 people. …read more Source: Television New...
Ukraine rebels launch Mariupol attack
Eastern Ukraine’s main rebel leader says he has launched an offensive against the government-held port city of Mariupol. …read more Source: Radio New...
RIA Novosti: Ukrainian rebel leader says offensive has begun on key govt-held city of Mariupol
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” RIA Novosti: Ukrainian rebel leader says offensive has begun on key govt-held city of Mariupol. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: cutting graft top priority to reach new bailout
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) ” Ukraine’s head of reforms says that tackling corruption is the country’s top priority as it tries to convince its international rescue creditors to give it more loans.The economy and public finances of… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
10 reported killed in rocket fire on Mariupol in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian officials say the strategically important coastal city of Mariupol has come under rocket fire, and one says 10 people were killed.Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea and is the major city between mainland… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia faces $40b battle to stave off banking crisis
Russia may have to spend more than $40 billion this year to avert a banking crisis, as the growing likelihood of a sharp recession threatens to pile extra costs on a sector suffering from Western sanctions over Ukraine and a plunge in the rouble. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal, launch new offensive against Ukrainian govt troops
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal, launch new offensive against Ukrainian govt troops. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
