Section: Germany
Aid Convoy Commentary: Russian Gamblers
Russia is using its aid convoy as a provocation. Arbitrary Russian actions only days before planned crisis talks in Minsk are an affront, and not only against Ukraine, Bernd Johann writes. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Lithuanian diplomat ‘murdered in eastern Ukraine’
Lithiuania’s honorary consul in eastern Ukraine has been murdered by rebels, according to the country’s foreign minister. The diplomat was said to have been kidnapped and “brutally killed” by pro-Russian terrorists. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘invasion’
Dozens of trucks from a Russian aid convoy have crossed the border into eastern Ukraine, without Kyiv’s permission. Ukrainian authorities have labeled the move an “invasion” and a “well-planned dangerous provocation.” …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russian official: aid convoy ‘starting to move’ towards Luhansk
Some trucks from a Russian aid convoy have moved across the border into eastern Ukraine. It was not immediately clear whether they had Kyiv’s permission to cross onto Ukrainian soil. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Customs checks begin on Russian aid trucks
The first trucks of a Russian aid convoy have cleared through a customs checkpoint at the border with Ukraine. More than 260 trucks had spent days at the frontier awaiting clearance from Ukrainian officials. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Heavy shelling and street battles in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv claims Luhansk
The Ukrainian government has announced control of the rebel stronghold Luhansk. The news follows a day of heavy fighting around the eastern city of Donetsk that left at least 40 people dead. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Kyiv claims ‘significant part’ of Luhansk in fighting
The Ukrainian government has announced control of the rebel stronghold Luhansk. The news follows a day of heavy fighting around the eastern city of Donetsk that left at least 40 people dead. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Opinion: Showdown in Minsk
The conflict in eastern Ukraine is entering a critical stage. An all-out war between Russia and Ukraine cannot be ruled out anymore, writes DW’s Ingo Mannteufel. …read more Source: Deutsche...
More deaths in eastern Ukraine as fighting intensifies
Over 30 people have been killed in the last 24 hours, according to Kyiv, as heavy fighting continues in the Donetsk region. Meanwhile, aid workers search for a way to access those in need. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine soldiers advance on separatist Donetsk
Ukrainian troops are besieging the strategic strongholds of separatists in the east. The situation is deteriorating rapidly for civilians. …read more Source: Deutsche...
