Section: New Zealand
Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia goes on hunger strike
DONETSK, Russia (AP) ” A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says she is going on hunger strike.Nadezhda Savchenko, on trial in the Russian border town of Donetsk for her alleged involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine accuses rebels of using large-caliber weapon Grad
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian government has accused Russian-backed rebels of using large-caliber weapons despite the ongoing cease-fire in eastern Ukraine.Fighting in Ukraine’s industrial heartland has intensified in the past weeks… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian pilot resigned to sentence in Russia
DONETSK, Russia (AP) ” Lawyers for a Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia as an accessory to murder say they expect her to be found guilty and that she has asked the court to follow the sentence sought by prosecutors.Nadezhda Savchenko… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Govt criticism banned in Ukraine
Ukraine has banned government officials from publicly criticising the work of state institutions and their colleagues, after damaging disclosures last month that highlighted slow progress in fighting corruption. …read more Source:...
Imprisoned Ukrainian pilot threatens to go on hunger strike
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” The sister of an imprisoned Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says her sibling will go on hunger strike unless she is extradited back home after the verdict.Closing arguments in the trial of Ukrainian pilot… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia and Ukraine urged to live up to 2015 peace agreement
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” The European security organization is expressing deep concern at continuing cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine and is urging the Russian and Ukrainian governments to live up to their commitments in the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US: Sophisticated attackers hacked Ukrainian electric grid
WASHINGTON (AP) ” A U.S. investigation found that a December hack on the Ukrainian power grid was coordinated and highly sophisticated.The report released Thursday offers a detailed look at one of the first cyberattacks to succeed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US finds sophisticated actors hacked Ukrainian electric grid
WASHINGTON (AP) ” A U.S. investigation found that a December hack on the Ukrainian power grid was coordinated and highly sophisticated.The report released Thursday offers a detailed look at one of the first cyberattacks to succeed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Police: US student was 23-year-old Ukrainian with fake ID
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) ” Police say a Pennsylvania student was actually a 23-year-old Ukrainian national using a false identity after his visa expired.Artur Samarin was arrested and charged Tuesday by the Harrisburg police.Police… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: Uptick in fighting in Donbas area
MOSCOW (AP) ” Officials in Ukraine say that Russia-backed rebels in the eastern part of the country violated a fragile cease-fire agreement and used heavy mortar launchers to fire on Ukrainian forces.The fighting in eastern Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
