Section: RTÉ News (Ireland)
Ukraine claims rebels continuing to shell town
The Ukrainian government has claimed pro-Russian separatists are continuing to shell the strategic railway junction of Debaltseve despite a ceasefire coming into effect at midnight yesterday. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Rebels reported to have broken Ukraine ceasefire
Ukraine’s military has claimed pro-Russian rebels have shelled Ukrainian positions on ten separate occasions since a ceasefire came into effect at midnight. …read more Source: RTÉ...
UNSC to meet on Ukraine ceasefire
The UN Security Council is expected to meet tomorrow for an emergency session to shore up the Minsk ceasefire deal for east Ukraine, diplomats said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Eight Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours
Eight Ukrainian service personnel have been killed and 34 wounded in fighting against separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: RTÉ...
EU leaders’ summit to be delayed over Ukraine
Today’s EU leaders’ summit in Brussels is set to be delayed due to the ongoing Ukrainian peace talks in Minsk. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Hope of agreement at Minsk talks on Ukraine
The Russian and Ukrainian presidents have been meeting through the night in Belarus to try to secure a peace deal. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Fighting escalates in Ukraine ahead of summit
At least one person was reportedly killed today when a shell hit a bus station in the centre of rebel-controlled Donetsk city, east Ukraine. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Ukraine town ‘destroyed’ in rebel offensive
The town of Vuglegirsk sits deserted and littered with rubble after pro-Russian rebels advancing on nearby Debaltseve forced out Ukrainian soldiers during days of heavy fighting. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in the east
Seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 23 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours, the Kiev military said today. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Merkel in US to discuss Ukraine crisis with Obama
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in the United States today for a meeting with President Barack Obama, to discuss the worsening violence in Ukraine ahead of peace talks later this week. …read more Source: RTÉ...
