Section: Australia&NZ
Three killed as clashes rumble on in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in the country’s rebel-held east as clashes rattled an official truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, Kiev and separatists said Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attacks, says Kiev
Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed in attacks by Russian-backed separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite an agreed ceasefire, the Kiev military said. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Confidence in Ukraine’s cease-fire hurt by arms violations
NOVOAMVROSIIVSKE, Ukraine (AP) ” With cameras and clipboards in hands, teams of blue-jacketed international observers drive around the muddy countryside of eastern Ukraine looking for rocket launchers and artillery.Their task is… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Georgians hit by fallout from trouble in Russia, Ukraine
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) ” For Mariam Matiashvili, Georgia’s crumbling tourist trade is a health risk.The 64-year-old woman spends much of her meager pension of 150 lari ($68) a month on medicine and has long lived off selling cheap… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine, Russia start new talks to supply gas to Kiev (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ukraine and Russia launched EU-brokered talks in Brussels on Friday aimed at supplying gas to Kiev through next winter and securing onward deliveries to Europe. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch visit ‘inaccessible’ MH17 site
Dutch experts have returned to war-ravaged Ukraine to probe the MH17 crash site, including visiting a location previously considered unsafe. …read more Source:...
Putin stages military drills in game of ‘brinkmanship’ with West (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Mammoth Russian military drills ordered by President Vladimir Putin from the Pacific to the Black Sea are designed to send a message to the West: keep your distance and don’t overplay your hand on Ukraine, observers say. …read more Source: The West...
Three rebels dead as clashes intensify near key Ukrainian port (AFP)
Shyrokyne (Ukraine) (AFP) – Three pro-Russian separatists have been killed in fresh clashes near the strategic Ukrainian-held port of Mariupol despite a shaky truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, rebels said on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch visit previously inaccessible MH17 Ukraine crash site (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch experts returned to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday to probe the MH17 crash site, including visiting a location previously considered unsafe because of fighting with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Mystery bombings muddy waters in Ukraine’s divided port city (AFP)
Odessa (Ukraine) (AFP) – Alina Radchenko lost track after about the 15th bombing in Odessa, where she runs a volunteer centre to support battalions fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east. …read more Source: The West...
