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      Hollande, Merkel, Poroshenko urge ‘immediate’ Ukraine ceasefire (AFP)
      Feb01

      Hollande, Merkel, Poroshenko urge ‘immediate’ Ukraine ceasefire (AFP)

      Paris (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday called for “an immediate ceasefire” in eastern Ukraine, the French presidency said, a day after the latest truce talks collapsed. …read more Source: The West...

      Death toll mounts in Ukraine after peace talks fail
      Feb01

      Death toll mounts in Ukraine after peace talks fail

      Thirteen government soldiers and at least as many civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine’s separatist conflict after the collapse of peace talks, Kiev authorities said. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...

      Ukraine peace talks stall amid artillery fire
      Feb01

      Ukraine peace talks stall amid artillery fire

      As Ukraine’s Government sat down with pro-Russian separatists for peace talks in Minsk yesterday, the people of Debaltseve were gathering in their town hall for evacuation as fire from heavy-calibre weapons boomed.Parts of the east… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town (AFP)
      Feb01

      Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town (AFP)

      Debaltseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – Battles raged Sunday between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine following the collapse of ceasefire talks. …read more Source: The West...

      Ukraine peace talks collapse
      Feb01

      Ukraine peace talks collapse

      Kiev says pro-Russian separatists wrecked a deal by refusing to discuss an immediate ceasefire. …read more Source: THE...

      Ukraine: 13 troops killed in fight with Russia-backed rebels
      Feb01

      Ukraine: 13 troops killed in fight with Russia-backed rebels

      KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine says 13 of its servicemen have been killed and 20 wounded in the fighting with Russia-backed separatist forces over the past 24 hours.Security Council spokesman Vladimir Polevoi said Sunday that the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      Ukraine death toll mounts after truce hopes dashed (AFP)
      Feb01

      Ukraine death toll mounts after truce hopes dashed (AFP)

      Kiev (AFP) – At least 19 soldiers and civilians were killed in clashes across east Ukraine as fierce fighting raged Sunday between government forces and pro-Russian rebels following the collapse of ceasefire talks. …read more Source: The West...

      Nineteen die in east Ukraine fighting in 24 hours (AFP)
      Feb01

      Nineteen die in east Ukraine fighting in 24 hours (AFP)

      Kiev (AFP) – At least 19 people, including 13 Ukrainian troops, have been killed in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country over the last 24 hours, officials and rebels said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...

      Thirteen Ukraine troops killed in 24 hours, defence ministry says (AFP)
      Feb01

      Thirteen Ukraine troops killed in 24 hours, defence ministry says (AFP)

      Kiev (AFP) – At least 13 Ukrainian troops have been killed and 20 wounded fighting pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country over the last 24 hours, defence official Volodymyr Poloviy said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...

      Ukraine peace talks collapse as fighting rages
      Feb01

      Ukraine peace talks collapse as fighting rages

      Kiev says pro-Russian separatists wrecked a deal by refusing to discuss an immediate ceasefire. …read more Source: THE...