Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine vows revenge for deadly military attack
Separatist rebels attacked a Ukrainian military base with Russian-made Grad rockets, killing 19 troops and boosting the overnight death toll to about 30 in the latest flare-up of fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Vatican calls for global ceasefire during World Cup final
The Vatican on Friday called for a truce in wars around the globe during Sunday’s World Cup final, taking to social media with the hashtag #pauseforpeace as a conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates and killings continue in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Rebels kill 23 Ukraine troops
UKRAINE’S military have reported losing 23 servicemen in clashes across the separatist east that threatened to shatter slim Western hopes of a truce. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian president says rebels will pay as missiles kill 23 soldiers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed to “find and destroy” pro-Russian rebels who killed 23 servicemen and wounded nearly 100 in a missile attack on Friday. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Rebel missile attack in Ukraine kills up to 30 troops
A rocket attack by pro-Russian rebels on a border post in eastern Ukraine may have killed as many as 30 soldiers and border guards, prompting a promise of swift retribution from Kiev. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine field troops prepare for assault on Donetsk (AFP)
Olenivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Among a sea of sunflowers, shirtless Ukranian soldiers shout advice to an earthmover’s driver who digs, in a thick cloud of fumes, trenches around their armoured vehicles, on which they are perched in an open field. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warns ‘all-out’ assault may last another month (AFP)
OLENIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine warned on Thursday that its “all-out” assault on pro-Russian insurgents may last another month and rejected calls for a ceasefire as it pushed tanks within striking distance of the rebels’ two remaining strongholds. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine forces launch ‘all-out attack’ west of Donetsk (AFP)
Karlivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s interior ministry on Thursday reported launching “an all-out attack” against pro-Russian rebels who had dug in around the industrial hub of Donetsk and the neighbouring eastern city of Lugansk. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warns eastern push may last another month (AFP)
OLENIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine warned on Thursday that its offensive against pro-Russian insurgents may last another month and rejected calls for a ceasefire as it moved tanks to within striking distance of the rebels’ two remaining strongholds. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian armoured vehicles mass south of Donetsk: AFP (AFP)
OLENIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian forces have massed tanks and armoured vehicles around 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of the rebel-held city of Donetsk, AFP journalists said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
