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New cyber attack causes mass disruption in Europe, hitting Ukraine especially hard
A new and highly virulent outbreak of malicious data-scrambling software appears to be causing mass disruption across Europe, hitting Ukraine especially hard. …read more Source:...
Kiwi tourists among first to stay at new hostel in Chernobyl, the most radioactive place on Earth
The Ukrainian government has opened a hostel within the Chernobyl contamination zone, giving holidaymakers the chance to explore the epicentre of history’s most devastating nuclear accident. …read more Source:...
Water pipe explosion sends huge bulge of soil and concrete flying in Ukraine
A high-pressure water pipe explosion has sent a huge bulge of soil and torn-to-pieces concrete flying in Ukraine’s capital Kiev. …read more Source:...
Here are 10 critics of Vladimir Putin who died violently or in suspicious ways
Not everyone who has a quarrel with Russian President Vladimir Putin dies in violent or suspicious circumstances – far from it. But enough loud critics of Putin’s policies have been murdered that Thursday’s daylight shooting of a Russian who sought asylum in Ukraine has led to speculation of Kremlin involvement. …read more...
Ex-Russian lawmaker shot dead in Kiev; Ukraine blames Russia
GRAPHIC: This story and video above contains images which may upset some readers. …read more Source:...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘state terrorism’ after former MP shot
Ukraine accused Russia of “state terrorism” after a former Russian lawmaker and key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead in broad daylight outside a hotel in central Kiev on Thursday (Friday NZ Time). …read more Source:...
Ukraine sees Russian hand in ammo warehouse blasts
Ukraine suspects the Russian military or its separatist rebel proxies were responsible for blowing up a warehouse storing tank ammunition at an eastern military base, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said. …read more Source:...
Saboteurs blow up arms depot in Ukraine
At least 20,000 people have been evacuated after saboteurs blew up a massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine, according to the BBC. …read more Source:...
Gas explosion kills at least eight miners in western Ukraine
At least eight miners were killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in western Ukraine’s Lviv region, the Ukrainian emergencies service said. …read more Source:...
200,000 citizens have phones cut in eastern Ukraine as rebels seize firms
A fifth of a million phone users in Ukraine’s rebel-controlled eastern city of Donetsk were cut off from the rest of the country after armed men took over the offices and equipment of the main fixed-line telecoms company, its director said. …read more Source:...
