Section: Australia&NZ
MH17: Russian investigators point finger at Ukraine
Russian federal investigators say they have testimony from a former Ukrainian air force mechanic supporting a Moscow theory that a Malaysian passenger plane downed in east Ukraine last summer was attacked by a Ukrainian fighter jet. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Russia claim testimony shows Ukraine shot down Flight 17
Russian federal investigators said on Wednesday (Thursday NZT) they had testimony from a former Ukrainian air force mechanic supporting a Moscow theory that a Malaysian passenger plane downed in east Ukraine last summer was attacked by a Ukrainian fighter jet. …read more Source:...
Ukraine army accuses rebels of launching ‘large-scale offensive’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s army on Wednesday accused pro-Russian forces of launching a new attack against its positions in breach of a brittle ceasefire, with at least one civilian killed and several others wounded in the fresh clashes. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel outlines focus of German G7 presidency in op-ed
BERLIN (AP) ” German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the Group of Seven summit later this week will focus on issues like the Islamic State group, Ebola and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.In a newspaper op-ed published on Wednesday, Merkel… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian army accuses rebels of launching ‘large-scale offensive’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s army on Wednesday accused pro-Russian forces of launching a big new attack against government positions in breach of a shaky ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 admission no comfort to families
RUSSIA’S admission that a Buk missile was to blame for MH17 but it belonged to Ukraine has provided cold comfort to the families of those killed. …read more Source:...
Two civilians killed in rebel attack in east Ukraine – governor (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Two civilians were killed on Wednesday when mortar bombs fired by pro-Russian separatists hit their car in government-controlled territory near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the head of… …read more Source: The West...
2 civilians killed in surge of shelling in east Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Authorities in east Ukraine say two civilians in a government-controlled area have been killed amid a surge of shelling as combat flares between the armed forces and separatist rebels.Luhansk region governor… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 ‘shot down by Ukrainian missile’
A Russian missile maker says MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian missile. …read more Source: Television New...
Russia backflips over MH17
A Russian missile maker has concluded the Malaysian Airlines flight was downed by a missile in service in Ukrainian arsenals. …read more Source: THE...
