Section: France
Russian military vehicles ‘seized in Ukraine’
Heavy shelling and fierce street battles are helping Ukrainian forces gain the upper hand over pro-Russian separatists in and around the eastern… …read more Source:...
Russia closes McDonald’s restaurants amid Ukraine tensions
Russia has beefed up its scrutiny of McDonald’s restaurants. The country’s food safety watchdog made unscheduled checks in several regions, one day… …read more Source:...
Russian aid convoy ‘heading into Ukraine’
The first trucks from a Russian aid convoy stuck for almost a week at the border with Ukraine have reportedly passed a checkpoint on their way to… …read more Source:...
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...
Street battles continue as Ukraine army attacks pro-Russian rebels
As fierce fighting continues in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk and other eastern towns, the army has said pro-Russian separatists have shot… …read more Source:...
Ukraine fighting kills dozens of civilians, say Donetsk authorities
Authorities in the pro-Russian bastion of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine say 34 civilians were killed in a 24-hour period, with another 29 injured -… …read more Source:...
Urban warfare as Ukraine forces move in on rebel strongholds
The conflict in eastern Ukraine has reached the centre of rebel-held Luhansk, where government forces say they have now recaptured one neighbourhood.… …read more Source:...
53,000 Ukraine refugees given shelter in Russia’s Rostov region
The panic buying of water has been widespread in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. The United Nations says the humanitarian crisis is getting worse.… …read more Source:...
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...
