Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘direct invasion’
UKRAINE’S security chief has accused Russia of a “direct invasion” after Moscow sent a disputed aid convoy into the war-torn east of the country. …read more Source:...
Moscow orders Russian aid convoy into Ukraine
Russia has sent the first trucks of a massive aid convoy into war-torn eastern Ukraine after saying it was tired of reassuring Kiev that it was not being used to smuggle in weapons to pro-Kremlin insurgents. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine accuses Russia of “invasion” as truck convoy moves in
Ukrainian authorities said on Friday that 90 trucks from a Russian aid convoy had crossed into Ukraine without permission, a move Ukraine’s state security chief said amounted to a “direct invasion” by Russia. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘invasion’ as aid trucks move in (AFP)
Izvaryne (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Friday accused Moscow of invading after Russia unilaterally sent the first part of its mammoth aid convoy into east Ukraine, warning against any attacks on the trucks. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev accuses Russia of ‘direct invasion’ over aid convoy (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s security chief on Friday accused Russia of a “direct invasion” after Moscow sent a disputed aid convoy into the war-torn east of the country. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev says rebels downed army chopper, 2 crew killed (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Kiev said on Friday that pro-Russian rebels shot down a Ukrainian air force helicopter near the eastern city of Lugansk this week, killing the two-member crew. …read more Source: The West...
Malaysia mourns as remains of MH17 victims arrive home
Malaysia observed a day of mourning as the remains of 20 of its citizens arrived in the nation more than a month after their flight was shot down over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Malaysia receives bodies from Flight 17 crash
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) The bodies and ashes of 20 Malaysians killed when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July have arrived in Kuala Lumpur.It was the first repatriation of victims from the flight… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Split loyalties in rocket-hit town in east Ukraine (AFP)
Olenivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Three days after a hail of rocket fire shook their homes, residents in Olenivka are still digging out casings from their gardens and arguing over which side shot at them. …read more Source: The West...
First Malaysian bodies from MH17 crash flown home
A plane carrying the bodies of 20 Malaysian victims of flight MH17, which crashed in Ukraine in July, took off from Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, Dutch media reported. …read more Source: ABC...
