Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine official says Russian agent killed Kremlin critic
MOSCOW (AP) ” A senior Ukrainian official says the killer of Kremlin critic Denis Voronenko, who was gunned down in Kiev, was a Russian agent.Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, identified the man who… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
1 killed as large fire rips through Ukraine military arsenal
MOSCOW (AP) ” A woman has died in an enormous fire at a Ukrainian munitions dump in the country’s Kharkiv region near the Russian border.The body of the 66-year old woman was found in a house that had been hit by a shell in a town… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
In Ukrainian ammunition warehouse explosion, Kiev sees a Russian hand
Ukraine suspects the Russian military or its separatist rebel proxies were responsible for blowing up a warehouse storing tank ammunition at an eastern military base. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
“They say we are traitors”: Putin critic Denis Voronenkov murdered in Kiev
A former Russian member of parliament who defected to Ukraine and began sharply criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin was gunned down Thursday in downtown Kiev in an apparent contract killing. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Witness in treason case against former Ukraine leader murdered
Ukraine accuses Russia of “state terrorism” after a former Russian politician and key witness in a treason case against former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovich is shot dead in Kiev. …read more Source: ABC...
Ex-Russian lawmaker shot dead in Kiev; Ukraine blames Russia
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Ukraine ex finance minister to oversee Puerto Rico crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ” A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances has appointed Ukraine’s former finance minister as its executive director.The board said Thursday that Natalie Jaresko is a U.S. citizen who… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine struggles to contain arms depot fire, blames ‘sabotage’ (AFP)
Balakliya (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine said Thursday that a fire raging at a munitions depot in the country’s east, which the military blamed on an “act of sabotage”, could continue for up to a week. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘state terrorism’ after former MP shot
Ukraine accused Russia of “state terrorism” after a former Russian lawmaker and key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead in broad daylight outside a hotel in central Kiev on Thursday (Friday NZ Time). …read more Source:...
Ukraine sees Russian hand in ammo warehouse blasts
Ukraine suspects the Russian military or its separatist rebel proxies were responsible for blowing up a warehouse storing tank ammunition at an eastern military base, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said. …read more Source:...
