Section: Australia&NZ
MH17 fragments ‘may be Russian missile’
Some of the debris recovered from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine may be fragments of a Russian-made missile system, Dutch prosecutors leading an international investigation say. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
MH17 tragedy: Russian missile fragments found
Fragments of a suspected Russian missile system have been found at the Flight MH17 crash site in Ukraine, investigators in the Netherlands say. …read more Source: Radio New...
EU says escalation in eastern Ukraine violates Minsk peace deal (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Mounting attacks in government-held areas of eastern Ukraine violate a February peace deal with pro-Russian separatists, the EU said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, creditors lock horns in ‘make or break’ talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s finance minister visits the California grounds of Kiev’s biggest creditor Wednesday for “make or break” negotiations aimed at keeping the cash-strapped former Soviet country from hurtling into default. …read more Source: The West...
Developments since crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Investigators probing the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shot down in July 2014 in eastern Ukraine, said Tuesday they had identified possible Russian-made BUK missile fragments from eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Britain sets goal of training 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Britain’s defense secretary says his nation is doubling the number of Ukrainian troops it will train this year in an effort to support Kiev in its fight against Russia-backed separatists.Michael Fallon said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
New evidence in MH17 investigation
INVESTIGATORS have found ‘possible’ Russian-made missile fragments at the MH17 crash site in Ukraine, bringing them a step closer to finding the culprit. …read more Source:...
Feds: Group made $30M with hacked press release info
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ” A group of Ukrainian hackers worked with securities traders in the U.S. to make $30 million by breaking into the computer systems of companies that publish news releases about mergers and acquisitions and trading… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17: Fragments may be ‘smoking gun’ that proves Buk missile shot down plane
Metal fragments found in a Ukrainian field near where the plane came down could be from the surface-to-air missile system, investigators say. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine vows to use ‘entire arsenal’ against pro-Russia rebels (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine vowed Tuesday to use all weapons at its disposal to withstand an alleged new pro-Russian rebel advance that added urgency to a goodwill visit by Britain’s defence secretary. …read more Source: The West...
