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...
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...
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...
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...
Officials in Ukraine’s Donetsk region say 34 people have died in hostilities in past 24 hours.
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) Officials in Ukraine’s Donetsk region say 34 people have died in hostilities in past 24 hours. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
