Section: Australia&NZ
Activists raise Ukrainian flag over famous Moscow building
Ukrainian activists in the heart of Moscow repainted the communist symbols atop one of the Stalin-era buildings in the Ukrainian colours of blue and yellow on Wednesday and topped it with a Ukrainian flag. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Civilian toll mounts from Ukraine clashes
A UKRAINIAN warplane has been blown out of the sky over rebel-held territory as Kiev ramped up its offensive ahead of key talks. …read more Source: THE...
Ukrainian flag raised over famous Moscow building
Ukrainian activists, operating in the heart of Moscow, repainted the communist symbols atop one of the Stalin-era buildings in the Ukrainian colours of blue and yellow on Wednesday and topped it with a Ukrainian flag. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia shuts McDonald’s outlets amid Ukraine fighting
Russia has ordered the temporary closure of four McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow, a decision it said was over sanitary violations but comes against a backdrop of worsening US-Russian ties over Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Dozens killed in Ukraine as army battles to break rebels (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fierce fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left dozens of civilians dead on Wednesday with artillery pounding central Donetsk as Ukrainian troops pushed on with a bloody offensive. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine troops take rebel stronghold
Battles for control of Ukraine’s east have continued, with 34 Donetsk residents killed in a 24-hour period in the latest violence. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine troops take rebel stronghold (AP)
Battles for control of Ukraine’s east have continued, with 34 Donetsk residents killed in a 24-hour period in the latest violence. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel Ukraine role mirrors rising German ambition
BERLIN (AP) Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emergence as a leader in efforts to resolve Ukraine’s crisis showcased by a visit to Kiev this weekend underlines Germany’s increasing ambition to transform itself from economic power to diplomatic… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dozens killed in Ukraine as army fights to shatter rebels (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fierce fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left dozens of civilians dead on Wednesday as Ukrainian troops pushed on with a bloody offensive to break the insurgency in the east of the country. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine flag unfurled on top of Moscow skyscraper (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A Ukrainian flag was unfurled on the top of a Moscow skyscraper within sight of the Kremlin on Wednesday, officials said, as fighting in eastern Ukraine has frayed bilateral ties. …read more Source: The West...
