Section: Australia&NZ
Fighting rages at airport, new Ukraine peace talks elusive
Fighting raged at the international airport in the big Ukrainian city of Donetsk as a fresh attempt to resume peace talks to end the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine failed. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Fierce fighting resumes in eastern Ukraine after failure of diplomacy
Ukrainian military brass and pro-Russia separatists have abandoned all pretence of adhering to a cease-fire, sending massive reinforcements Friday to their eastern Ukraine battlegrounds and engaging in a fierce battle for control of the devastated airport in Donetsk. …read more Source:...
Deadly Ukraine clashes cast further doubt on peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A burst of violence in eastern Ukraine cast further doubt Friday over whether a planned summit can bring lasting peace, with at least 11 people killed in clashes between the army and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Kazakshstan’s war games simulate response to "separatists"
MOSCOW (AP) ” Kazakhstan is conducting military drills simulating a response to a would-be separatist threat amid jitters over the Ukrainian crisis.The Defense Ministry said Friday the three-day exercise was prompted by “geopolitical… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
WHO sounds alarm on Ukraine’s creaking health system (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine has wreaked havoc on the health system, with more than five million people affected, the United Nations said on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels claim airport
RUSSIAN-BACKED separatists announced yesterday they had captured the remains of the Donetsk airport terminal in Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
New wave of intense fighting kills 11 in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fierce fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least 11 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as a new round of violence threatened all-out conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Fighting in east Ukraine kills 11, including six soldiers (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fierce fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least 11 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as government forces and pro-Russian rebels battled for control of an airport. …read more Source: The West...
Russian FM hopes Ukraine peace talks to focus on cease-fire
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s foreign minister says planned Ukraine peace talks are focusing on ensuring a stable cease-fire.Sergey Lavrov said Friday that a truce in eastern Ukraine should be monitored by the Organization for Security… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainians describe chance survival from rocket attack (AFP)
Volnovakha (Ukraine) (AFP) – It was a simple gesture of politeness that saved her: …read more Source: The West...
