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      Moldova celebrates completion of gas connection to EU
      Aug27

      Moldova celebrates completion of gas connection to EU

      A ceremony was held in Moldova today (27 August) to inaugurate a gas pipeline that connects the country to Romania, and will reduce its reliance on Russian gas. The inauguration, led by Prime Minister Iurie Leancă, was held on the 23rd anniversary of Moldova’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Speaking at the ceremony in...

      Russian paratroopers: ‘we entered Ukraine by mistake’  video
      Aug27

      Russian paratroopers: ‘we entered Ukraine by mistake’ video

      Nine Russian servicemen say they mistakenly crossed over into Ukraine, after they were captured by Ukrainian security officials almost a week ago. The men tell reporters they were taking part in a military drill and did not know they had entered Ukrainian territory until their arrest. It cannot be confirmed whether the soldiers made statements...

      Experts identify 173 MH17 victims
      Aug27

      Experts identify 173 MH17 victims

      Forensics officers have so far identified 173 victims of flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine, but say the process is getting more difficult. …read more Source:...

      Donetsk fighters make further advances, 7,000 Ukrainian troops trapped
      Aug27

      Donetsk fighters make further advances, 7,000 Ukrainian troops trapped

      Donetsk self-defense forces have made further advances in their counter-offensive, inflicting heavy losses on the Ukrainian troops, the militia headquarters reported on …read more Source:...

      Stalin-era mass grave found in Ukrainian castle
      Aug27

      Stalin-era mass grave found in Ukrainian castle

      Remains of up to a thousand people – many of them Polish – has been discovered in Kazimierz the Great castle in Ukraine, which was the scene of a massacre by Stalin’s forces …read more Source: The...

      ‘Up close and personal’ combat footage gives first-hand account of fighting in eastern Ukraine
      Aug27

      ‘Up close and personal’ combat footage gives first-hand account of fighting in eastern Ukraine

      Combat footage posted online shows members of the pro-Kiev Donbass Battalion near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, fighting what The Telegraph’s Roland Oliphant says is ‘a very 20th Century war’ …read more Source: The...

      Russian Paratroopers’ Mothers Plead For Release
      Aug27

      Russian Paratroopers’ Mothers Plead For Release

      The relatives say they save the soldiers captured in Ukraine themselves if Russia’s military leaders do not help them. …read more Source: Sky...

      Eastern Ukraine fighting spreads a day on from Putin, Poroshenko meeting
      Aug27

      Eastern Ukraine fighting spreads a day on from Putin, Poroshenko meeting

      Ukrainian authorities have made further allegations of Russian incursions into the country’s conflict-ridden east. It comes despite assertions by the Russian and Ukrainian presidents that the fighting needed to end. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Russia accused of new military incursions into Ukrainian territory
      Aug27

      Russia accused of new military incursions into Ukrainian territory

      Putin denies discussion of ‘peace plan’, saying Ukraine is ‘not our business’; Russians demand to know are we at war?Ukraine accused Russia of new military incursions into its territory on Wednesday, a day after hours of talks between the two countries’ presidents appeared to yield little in the way of concrete...

      Minsk meeting can’t break Ukraine deadlock
      Aug27

      Minsk meeting can’t break Ukraine deadlock

      Author(s): Kostis Geropoulos p28web.jpg As the fighting in eastern Ukraine intensifies and no breakthrough surfaced at the Minsk meeting, the Contact Group for Ukraine is to resume work in the coming days, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on August 27. …read more Source: New...