Section: Australia&NZ
Six killed in surge of Ukraine fighting (AFP)
Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – A surge in clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels despite a supposed truce left at six people dead on Monday in Ukraine’s war-scarred east. …read more Source: The West...
Five troops killed in fighting in Ukraine (AAP)
At least five Ukrainian troops have been killed in a surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
5 troops killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” At least five Ukrainian troops have been killed in an apparent uptick in fighting in eastern Ukraine.An armed conflict between government troops and separatist rebels has killed more than 9,600 since it began in 2014,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
From Ukraine with love: Postcards pay tribute to war dead
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) ” Most postcards carry a simple sentiment: Wish you were here. But the cards Anastasia Taylor-Lind and Alisa Sopova are mailing randomly to people around the globe convey a haunting message: Wish this stranger… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Five killed in worst clash in weeks in Ukraine rebel east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Four soldiers and one rebel fighter were killed in fresh fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed insurgents Sunday, the bloodiest clash in weeks in the war-torn country’s east. …read more Source: The West...
Germany’s Merkel, Trump agree on importance of NATO in call
BERLIN (AP) ” German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine on Saturday and agreed on the importance of NATO during their first call since Trump’s inauguration,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pro-Kiev activists block railway to Ukraine’s rebel-held east (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pro-Kiev protesters on Friday blocked a railway line into Ukraine’s rebel-held east to protest against trade with Russian-backed separatists, their spokesman told AFP. …read more Source: The West...
Kremlin confirms planned Trump-Putin phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are expected to speak by telephone on Saturday, a first step towards what Mr Trump has billed as a normalisation of relations after three years of tensions sparked by the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine pledges to probe Nazi graffiti at Polish cemetery (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian officials on Thursday pledged to investigate after unknown assailants painted Nazi graffiti around a cemetery that holds the remains of Polish officers shot by the Soviet secret police. …read more Source: The West...
Crimean Tatar lawyer held over ‘extremist propaganda’ (AFP)
Simferopol (AFP) – Russian authorities in annexed Crimea on Thursday detained a Tatar lawyer for allegedly spreading “extremist propaganda”, activists said, the latest step in an official crackdown on the pro-Ukraine Muslim community. …read more Source: The West...
