Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine parliament calls for freeing pilot held by Russia
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s parliament is calling on the leaders of Russia, Germany and France to make efforts to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian air force officer who is on hunger strike in a Russian prison.Savchenko, awaiting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Eleven Ukraine civilians killed when rocket hits bus (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus in the separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
US, EU promise more aid for Ukraine if reforms continue
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The United States has reinforced Western assistance for Ukraine by promising up to $2 billion in loan guarantees if that effort is matched by economic and political reforms in Kiev.The U.S. State Department said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
‘Stray’ long-range rocket hits passenger bus in eastern Ukraine, killing 10
Pro-Russian insurgents are being blamed after a rocket fired from a checkpoint appeared to go astray and struck a bus. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
‘Stray’ long-range rocket hits city bus in eastern Ukraine, killing 10
Pro-Russian insurgents are being blamed after a rocket fired from a checkpoint appeared to go astray and struck a bus. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
10 killed as battle for Donetsk airport worsens
Shelling hit a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT), killing at least 10 people, and fighting intensified around the international airport in the city of Donetsk as separatists tried to oust government forces. …read more Source:...
US eyes more economic aid to Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States will provide a $1 billion loan guarantee to embattled Ukraine if the government remains on track with an IMF-backed reform program, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ten Ukraine civilians killed when rocket hits bus (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ten Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus. …read more Source: The West...
Dozens with Polish roots evacuated from eastern Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” A group of Ukrainian citizens of Polish descent and their families have been evacuated from war-torn eastern Ukraine to Poland, with government aid.Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna was present when… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
At least six Ukraine civilians killed when rocket hits bus (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least six Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus. …read more Source: The West...
