Section: France 24 (France)
Russian column ‘disguised as separatists’ enters Ukraine
Ukrainian troops are battling a Russian military column disguised as separatist fighters that had crossed into Ukraine and was heading towards the city of Mariupol, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Monday. Russia has denied the claims. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine separatists parade POWs in Donetsk
Captured Ukrainian soldiers were marched through the rebel stronghold of Donetsk by pro-Russian separatists Sunday in a parade meant to counter celebrations of the country’s Independence Day in Kiev. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine showcases military muscle as war rumbles on
Armoured vehicles and soldiers, some of them hardened in battle, paraded on Kiev’s main square on Sunday to mark Independence Day in a defiant show of the military force Ukraine’s government hopes will defeat pro-Russian separatists in the east. …read more Source: France...
Merkel in Kiev as aid convoy ‘returns to Russia’
A convoy of Russian aid trucks that crossed into Ukraine on Friday without permission has now returned back across the border, Moscow and independent observers said Saturday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel jetted into Kiev for crisis talks. …read more Source: France...
Merkel in Ukraine as Russian convoy marks ‘dangerous escalation’
Parts of a mammoth aid convoy from Moscow on Saturday crossed back from rebel-held east Ukraine to Russian territory, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel jetted into Kiev for crisis talks. …read more Source: France...
Russian aid convoy drives into Ukraine
Frustrated by a week of delays, Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without Kiev’s approval, saying its patience had worn out with the Ukrainian government’s stalling tactics. …read more Source: France...
Special report: Supplying Ukraine’s soldiers on the front line
Oxana Chorna finishes loading the vehicle with tents, uniforms, shoes and, most importantly, food and water. She triumphantly brandishes a bag with “survival kit” written on it, as if it was a trophy. …read more Source: France...
Deadly street battles hit Ukrainian rebel stronghold
Heavy shelling hit residential neighbourhoods in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk and government forces fought street battles in other towns on Wednesday as they sought to crush a four-month-old separatist rebellion. …read more Source: France...
Video: Life in under-siege Donetsk
Surrounded by government forces, the rebel-held city of Donetsk has become one of the focal points of the battle between Kiev and pro-Russia separatists. FRANCE 24 visited the city to see how life under siege is affecting its residents. …read more Source: France...
Video: Living under fire in Ukraine’s separatist east
As pro-Russian and Ukrainian troops step up the battle for the restive east, aid groups are warning of a humanitarian crisis, with a rocket striking a refugee truck Monday. FRANCE 24 visited an emergency shelter trying to help the local population. …read more Source: France...
