Section: New Zealand
Eight civilians killed in shelling of Ukraine trolleybus
An artillery shell or mortar struck a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, killing at least eight civilians in an incident both sides blamed on the other. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Pro-Russian rebels parade Ukraine troops
Captured Ukrainian soldiers have been paraded through the rebel-held city of Donetsk and forced to kneel before angry locals. …read more Source:...
NATO: Fighting in eastern Ukraine fiercer than ever
There are reports that 9,000 Russian troops have entered into Ukraine. …read more Source: Television New...
Georgians in Ukraine fight shadow war
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) ” The return of a Georgian fighter’s body to his homeland from Ukraine on Thursday was a grim reminder of how eastern Ukraine’s conflict carries traces of a war of a quarter-century ago.About 100 Georgian volunteers… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia accuses Poles of ‘mockery of history’ over Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Russia has accused Poland of engaging in a “mockery of history” after the Polish foreign minister credited Ukrainian soldiers, rather than the Soviet Red Army, with liberating Auschwitz 70 years ago.The exchange… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO detects key Russian military equipment in east Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) ” NATO’s top commander in Europe says the alliance has detected the presence of key Russian military equipment in eastern Ukraine that, in the past, has accompanied large inflows of Russian troops.Gen. Philip Breedlove… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Civilians killed in shelling attack in Donetsk, east Ukraine
An artillery shell or mortar struck a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Thursday (Friday NZT), killing at least eight civilians in an incident which both sides blamed on the other. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian forces almost defeated at Donetsk airport
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian forces have all but abandoned Donetsk airport after months of bitter battle, although military officials continue to insist they hold part of the terminal.The Defense Ministry said Thursday that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German foreign minister says Russia, Ukraine agree on procedure for pulling back heavy weapons
BERLIN (AP) ” German foreign minister says Russia, Ukraine agree on procedure for pulling back heavy weapons. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US says Russian peace plan for Ukraine is an occupation plan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power says Russia’s latest “peace plan” for Ukraine is nothing more than an “occupation plan.”Power told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that “the current situation is dangerous”… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
