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Auschwitz survivors ask if lessons have been learnt
Russia’s Vladimir Putin will be absent from the main event marking 70 years since Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz death camp in Poland, held against a backdrop of hostilities in?Ukraine?and warnings of a rise in anti-Semitism in Europe. …read more Source:...
McCully slates Russia, but shies away from attacking Putin
New Zealand has joined international condemnation of?the killing of up to 30 civilians in the latest violence in Ukraine.? …read more Source:...
Pro-Moscow rebels continue renewed Ukraine offensive
Pro-Moscow rebels, backed by what NATO says is the open participation of Russian troops, pressed on with their offensive on Sunday after restarting the war in eastern Ukraine with the first all-out assault since a truce five months ago. …read more Source:...
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:...
Pro-Russian rebels beef up for offensive in Ukraine
Signs emerged on Friday (Saturday NZT) of a major rebel offensive looming in eastern Ukraine, which has seen a surge in fighting and deadly attacks despite diplomatic efforts to craft a lasting peace deal. …read more Source:...
Ukraine troops retreat after losing Donetsk airport to separatists
Ukrainian troops have retreated from the artillery-shattered skeleton of what was once the country’s second-busiest airport after an eight-month battle apparently lost to pro-Russia separatists, Ukrainian officials say. …read more Source:...
US to back new system warning airlines in conflict zones
The United States will throw its support behind a proposal by the UN’s aviation agency to share information about risks to commercial aircraft over conflict zones after the downing of a Malaysian jet in Ukraine last year, according to a senior US official. …read more Source:...
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:...
Moscow denies claim of Russian troops in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sought to fend off fresh accusations from Kiev that Moscow is sending soldiers and weapons to Ukraine and said he hoped for progress at talks on the conflict on Wednesday (Thursday NZT) despite renewed fighting. …read more Source:...
How Donetsk’s airport became a deadly legend
Donetsk Airport has become a dystopian ruin, with its runways so cratered, only a helicopter could land. Yet both sides in the fight over it keep claiming to control it. Ukrainians consider it a symbol of their military resurgence since last summer’s painful defeats. Instead, it is coming to embody the senselessness of seeking any military...
