Section: Australia&NZ
How Donetsk’s airport became a deadly legend
Donetsk Airport has become a dystopian ruin, with its runways so cratered, only a helicopter could land. Yet both sides in the fight over it keep claiming to control it. Ukrainians consider it a symbol of their military resurgence since last summer’s painful defeats. Instead, it is coming to embody the senselessness of seeking any military...
‘Russian forces’ attack Ukraine troops in separatist east (AFP)
Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of attacking its soldiers fighting pro-Kremlin insurgents in the ex-Soviet republic’s separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
Russian forces attack Ukraine troops in separatist east: Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of attacking its soldiers fighting pro-Kremlin insurgents in the ex-Soviet republic’s separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
Foreign ministers meet to talk about Ukraine
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are set to meet in Berlin in a bid to de-escalate the Ukraine conflict, Germany says. …read more Source:...
Fighting escalates in Donetsk, civillians killed
Shelling in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk killed at least six civilians on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT), as fighting intensifies between government and rebel forces. …read more Source:...
New Ukraine talks to dampen flare-up in fighting (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are set to meet Wednesday in Berlin in a bid to stem fresh fighting in Ukraine, Germany said. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine shelling claims more civilian lives
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” At least three civilians were killed in shelling Tuesday in eastern Ukraine as fighting continued between government and rebel forces in the separatist-held city of Donetsk.AP reporters saw the bodies of… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Survey: Trust down at 2009 levels after unpredictable year
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) ” Trust in institutions has fallen to levels not seen since the financial crisis, after a year that produced the twin Malaysia Airlines disasters and the conflict in Ukraine, a global survey found Tuesday.As… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Deadly battle for Ukraine’s Donetsk airport flares
The airport has been the flashpoint of an upsurge in violence in Ukraine in recent days that has left a September truce in tatters, …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia and Ukraine bicker as separatists renew attack on airport
Russia has expressed concern at what it calls escalation of aggression by Kiev and pro-Russian separatists have renewed their attacks on Donetsk airport. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
