Section: France
Luhansk struggles after weeks of shelling
Luhansk in eastern Ukraine is a shattered city. Weeks of government shelling have destroyed the airport – the separatists themselves damaged the… …read more Source:...
Heavy fighting in Donetsk threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Heavy fighting erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, piling further pressure on a precarious nine-day-old truce between the government and separatist fighters. …read more Source: France...
Second Russian aid convoy crosses into Ukraine as Kremlin takes aim at US, EU ties
The Kremlin has fired a broadside the way of the US and its transatlantic ties with Europe- after the latest bout of Western sanction hit Moscow. In… …read more Source:...
Russia ‘wants to destroy Ukraine’ says Kiev as fighting flares
Fighting flared near an airport in eastern Ukraine on Saturday in breach of a fragile eight-day ceasefire as the prime minister accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of planning to destroy his country. …read more Source: France...
Second Russian aid convoy enters Ukraine without permission from Kyiv
A convoy of Russian aid trucks bound for the separatist held city of Luhansk in east Ukraine have crossed the border into the country. It is the… …read more Source:...
Russia: new EU sanctions look ‘strange’ says Putin
Europe’s new sanctions against Russia over its alleged role in the Ukraine crisis have come into force. That is despite a week-old ceasefire deal… …read more Source:...
US follows Europe with new sanctions against Russia
Europe’s new sanctions against Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis have come into force along with new punitive measures by the United States.… …read more Source:...
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels exchange prisoners of war
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels have exchanged dozens of prisoners of war (PoW). The swap took place on a highway close to the… …read more Source:...
Yalta European Strategy meeting opens not in Crimea but Kyiv
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has opened the Yalta European Strategy meeting in the capital Kyiv as the traditional venue, the Livadia Palace in… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian fighters train in guerrilla warfare
In a forest outside Kyiv, dozens of masked volunteers practice guerrilla tactics and survival skills. They are getting ready to support Ukrainian… …read more Source:...
