Section: Australia&NZ
Russian tanks roll in, claims Ukraine
Ukraine has accused Russia of sending dozens of tanks and other heavy weapons into rebel-controlled eastern regions and said five servicemen were killed in clashes with the rebels.Ukraine National Security and Defence Council spokesman… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Last MH17 victims may never be recovered, as Ukraine bloodshed rises (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The remains of the last nine victims of flight MH17 may never be recovered from the Ukrainian battlefield where their plane was downed four months ago, the Dutch foreign minister said Saturday, as fighting rumbled on in the east of the country. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 work halted amid fighting
More clashes between government and pro-Russian separatists have forced recovery work at the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to be called off. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
MH17 work halted amid fighting (AAP)
More clashes between government and pro-Russian separatists have forced recovery work at the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to be called off. …read more Source: The West...
Remains of MH17 victims ‘may never be fully recovered’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The remains of the last victims of flight MH17 may never be recovered from the Ukrainian battlefield where their plane was shot down four months ago, the Dutch foreign minister said Saturday, as fighting rumbled on in the east of the country. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says US welcome to mediate Ukraine crisis (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that US involvement in resolving the conflict in Ukraine would be a “step in the right direction”, after meeting with his US counterpart John Kerry in Beijing. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels seen moving large military convoys
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) Associated Press reporters have seen more than 80 unmarked military vehicles on the move in rebel-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine, indicating that intensified hostilities may lie ahead.Three separate columns… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian invasion not confirmed by US
The United States says it does not have “independent confirmation” of a new Russian military incursion in eastern Ukraine, despite Kiev government claims. …read more Source:...
Gorbachev in Berlin warns of new East-West tensions (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned in Germany on Friday of new East-West tensions sparked by the Ukraine crisis, speaking ahead of ceremonies commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall. …read more Source: The West...
Human remains at MH17 site examined
More human remains at the crash site of MH17 are being examined if they belong to victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash or combatants in the fight between rebels and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
