Section: Australia&NZ
On Ukraine frontline, villagers scramble over bombed bridge (AFP)
Stanytsya Luganska (Ukraine) (AFP) – Having trudged 15 kilometres, 75-year-old Stanislav faces a daunting climb as he leaves the war-torn eastern Ukrainian village of Stanytsya Luganska, whose bridge was wrecked by a bomb blast last week. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine military chopper crash kills 1
A Ukrainian military helicopter has crashed near the capital Kiev, killing the pilot and injuring two crew members. …read more Source:...
US troops driving through Poland get warm welcome
BIALYSTOK, Poland (AP) ” Hundreds of residents have turned out in eastern Poland for a meeting with a convoy of U.S. troops that is driving through eastern Europe, a region concerned that the armed conflict in Ukraine threatens its… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Lithuania backs the shirtfront on Russia
Tiny Lithuania, with a population less than Melbourne’s, is muscling up to the mighty Russian superpower over the war in Ukraine and is happy for Australia’s support in the “shirtfront”. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Defending Mariupol – a divided city
As war rages around them the residents of Mariupol are divided by the conflict in Ukraine with fears the battle for their city could be the deadliest yet. …read more Source: ABC...
House passes resolution urging Obama to send arms to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging President Barack Obama to send lethal weapons to Ukraine to protect its sovereignty in its fight against Russian-backed rebels.The resolution… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Clashes rage in Ukrainian town, making mockery of truce
To reach rear-guard government positions in the seaside town of Shyrokyne, Ukrainian soldiers gingerly wind their off-roaders through private gardens hugging a precipice along the Azov Sea. …read more Source:...
Son of ousted Ukraine leader said to have drowned in car accident (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The 33-year-old son of toppled ex-Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych has died, his former party said Monday, after his car apparently fell through ice on Russia’s Lake Baikal. …read more Source: The West...
Clashes rage in Ukrainian town, making mockery of truce
SHYROKYNE, Ukraine (AP) ” To reach rear-guard government positions in the seaside town of Shyrokyne, Ukrainian soldiers gingerly wind their off-roaders through private gardens hugging a precipice along the Azov Sea.The truce announced… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Vladimir Putin’s Night Wolves biker gang lends muscle to rebel cause in east Ukraine
Lugansk, Ukraine: Dressed in leathers and camouflage, motorbike gang leader Vitali waves at two charred Ukrainian tank turrets decorating the entrance to his club as he recounts how his group has fought alongside pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
