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Russia to send aid to eastern Ukraine as part of an international humanitarian mission
The Red Cross is to lead an international humanitarian aid operation into Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Luhansk. It is believed the mission will be… …read more Source:...
Kyiv and the West oppose Kremlin’s aid mission to Ukraine
The Kremlin has announced that it is to send a humanitarian mission into Ukraine in cooperation with the Red Cross. Ukraine and the West are opposed… …read more Source:...
Barroso warns Russia over ‘aid mission’ to east Ukraine
European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso (left) warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday against taking any unilateral action in Ukraine, as Russia said it had reached a deal with Kiev to send aid into rebel-held cities. …read more Source: France...
More than 100 escape after shelling of Donetsk prison
Rockets slammed into a high-security prison on Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said. …read more Source: France...
High-security prison hit by fatal rocket fire in Ukrainian city of Donetsk
A high-security prison on the outskirts of the Ukranian city of Donetsk has been hit by rocket fire. One prisoner, in the “strict regime” prison… …read more Source:...
Ukraine:government forces poised to retake pro-Russian held Donetsk
Ukrainian government forces are poised to regain control of the city of Donetsk from pro-Russian separatists. Recent gains on the ground have split… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Donetsk residents flee besieged city
With the Ukrainian military pounding the rebel stronghold of Donetsk with artillery fire, thousands of residents have fled the city. At least one… …read more Source:...
Fighting rages in Donetsk as West warns Russia
Heavy shelling pounded the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Sunday as the West warned Russia again that any attempt to send in troops for a “humanitarian” mission in the conflict-torn region would be “illegal” and “unacceptable”. …read more Source: France...
Surrounded Ukraine rebels ‘open to ceasefire’ in Donetsk
Ukrainian troops have surrounded the rebel-held city of Donetsk and the insurgents are willing to accept a cease-fire in order to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe, a top rebel leader announced Saturday. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine: demonstrators resist dismantling of Maidan protest camp
The Kyiv mayor’s office has been leading an operation to dismantle the protest camp at Independence Square, or Maidan, in the centre of the Ukrainian… …read more Source:...
