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      Ukrainian forces retreat from Luhansk airport after clashes
      Sep01

      Ukrainian forces retreat from Luhansk airport after clashes

      Ukrainian forces have been ordered to retreat from the main airport in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk after clashes with a Russian tank battalion, Ukrainian military sources said on Monday. …read more Source: France...

      Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘open aggression’ as rebels advance
      Sep01

      Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘open aggression’ as rebels advance

      KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Monday of “direct and open aggression” which he said had radically changed the battlefield balance as Kiev’s forces suffer major reverses in the war with pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source:...

      Kiev accuses Russia of ‘direct aggression’
      Sep01

      Kiev accuses Russia of ‘direct aggression’

      President promises shake-up of Ukraine’s military leadership amid signs that the army has lost ground to Russian-backed separatist forces …read more Source: Financial...

      Ukraine troops ‘fighting Russian tanks’ as invaders move on larger cities
      Sep01

      Ukraine troops ‘fighting Russian tanks’ as invaders move on larger cities

      Ukraine has claimed its troops are battling a Russian tank contingent in the eastern city of Luhansk today, accusing Moscow’s… …read more Source: The...

      Poroshenko: Situation in conflict zone changed radically
      Sep01

      Poroshenko: Situation in conflict zone changed radically

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia of launching a “direct and open aggression against Ukraine.”He asserted that this changed the balance of power in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian activists. …read more Source:...

      MEPs return for committee meetings
      Sep01

      MEPs return for committee meetings

      Members of the European Parliament will this week hold the first committee meetings after the summer break. The Parliament’s 20 committees and two sub-committees met, for the first time since May’s election, in July to elect their chairs and vice-chairs. But most did not engage in any legislative work. This week will see the first...

      Russian Social Networks Dominate in Ukraine Despite Information War
      Sep01

      Russian Social Networks Dominate in Ukraine Despite Information War

      Euromaidan protesters use electronic devices like smart phones and tablet computers at the IT tent on the Independence Square in Kiev. Photo by Anatolii Stepanov for Demotix. Russian VKontakte and Odnoklassniki networks dominate the social media market in Ukraine, according to new research from Russian Internet giant Yandex. In the newest release...

      Russia, EU try to assess the effect of reciprocal sanctions
      Sep01

      Russia, EU try to assess the effect of reciprocal sanctions

      Author(s): Dan Alexe ukrainian_soldiers_of_the_battalion_azov_guard_the_battalions_base_in_mariupol_donetsk_region_ukraine_31_august_2014._.jpg Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on September 1 that the Russian military would not intervene in Ukraine, even as Kiev announced that Ukrainian troops are battling a Russian tank division in...

      Ukraine ‘battles Russian tank column’ near Luhansk ahead of Minsk peace talks
      Sep01

      Ukraine ‘battles Russian tank column’ near Luhansk ahead of Minsk peace talks

      Diplomatic row between Moscow and Kiev escalates as leaders due to meet in Belarus, with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko condemning Russia’s “direct and open aggression” …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine crisis: Border patrol boat sunk in first naval attack as Ukrainian conflict continues to escalate
      Sep01

      Ukraine crisis: Border patrol boat sunk in first naval attack as Ukrainian conflict continues to escalate

      Two Ukrainian seamen are missing after a pro-Russian attack on a patrol boat in the Sea of Azov yesterday as the situation in the region continues to escalate. …read more Source: The...