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Slovyansk rebuilds as Ukraine rebels regroup in Donetsk
The rebuilding process in the one time rebel stronghold of Slovyansk has gathered pace with reports of a mainly peaceful city. The main… …read more Source:...
Ukraine President hails ‘turning point’ in struggle against separatists
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has hailed the recapture of the eastern city of Slovyansk as the start of a “turning point” in Kyiv’s… …read more Source:...
Rebels leave Ukrainian city of Slovyansk as Ukrainian president orders national flag to be raised
Ukrainian troops have targeted Slovyansk with sustained fire. Rebels which had seized the city in April have reportedly fled in the face of the… …read more Source:...
Kyiv hit by rash of hoax bomb alerts
As fighting continues to rage in eastern Ukraine the conflict carries on in less deadly ways far from the front, with Kyiv hit by a rash of hoax bomb… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: living amid the violence in Kramatorsk
Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk surveyed destroyed buildings as they described another night of shelling on July 2-3.… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: ‘No escape’ from shelling in the east
As the Ukrainian government reshuffles the military, residents of the cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk in the crisis-torn east of the country, say… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian parliament approves a major defence shake-up
The Ukrainian government has approved President Petro Poroshenko’s proposal to appoint colonel-general Valery Heletey as the new defence… …read more Source:...
Kyiv promises to ‘clean out’ pro-Russian rebels
In Ukraine, government forces have renewed attacks against pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country, the second day after President Petro… …read more Source:...
Moscow’s TV family says goodbye to Klyan
The funeral has taken place in Moscow of veteran news cameraman Anatoly Klyan, killed in Ukraine. President Putin has awarded a posthumous Order of… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian army goes on offensive after ceasefire expires
Ukraine’s army has moved in what its commander-in-chief is calling a massive offensive to clear out armed pro-Russian separatists from their… …read more Source:...