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      Dispatch: Inside Russia’s aid lorries bound for Ukraine
      Aug15

      Dispatch: Inside Russia’s aid lorries bound for Ukraine

      Roland Oliphant gets a glimpse inside some of the 270-strong convoy of Russian aid trucks as they prepare to enter Ukraine …read more Source: The...

      MH17 crash: first Australian victims formally identified
      Aug15

      MH17 crash: first Australian victims formally identified

      Family of Mary and Gerry Menke are relieved the couple have been identified and wish to thank all those who have helpedForensic experts have formally identified the first victims of the 38 Australian citizens and residents killed in the MH17 crash.Mary and Gerry Menke from the small coastal community of Mallacoota in far eastern Victoria were...

      Impasse over Russia’s Ukraine convoy
      Aug15

      Impasse over Russia’s Ukraine convoy

      A controversial Russian aid convoy remains parked near Ukraine’s border, still waiting for permission to cross the frontier. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine forces turn screw on pro-Russians in Donetsk and Luhansk
      Aug15

      Ukraine forces turn screw on pro-Russians in Donetsk and Luhansk

      Ukraine government forces continue to pound pro-Russian positions in Donetsk and Luhansk. Kyiv now controls the town of Novosvitlivka, which lies on… …read more Source:...

      Russian military vehicles enter Ukraine as aid convoy stops short of border
      Aug14

      Russian military vehicles enter Ukraine as aid convoy stops short of border

      Column of 23 armoured personnel carriers and support vehicles cross border after dark, while 280 trucks come to halt separatelyThe white trucks of humanitarian aid rumbled through Russia in a convoy stretching for miles, moving slowly southwards on the M4 highway, amid a landscape of fertile fields and Ladas stopped at the roadside their boots...

      Serbian mercenaries fighting in eastern Ukraine
      Aug14

      Serbian mercenaries fighting in eastern Ukraine

      Serbian fighters fight side by side with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. According to Belgrade, they’re not the only ones active in Ukraine, either. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Russians will pay heavier price in sanctions war
      Aug14

      Russians will pay heavier price in sanctions war

      Ban on lending to some Russian state-owned companies is beginning to biteCrates of peaches are turning to mush on the roadside. Not just Greek stone-fruit growers but farmers across Europe, the US and Asia are feeling the pinch after Russia’s decision to impose tit-for-tat sanctions. Among the losers are German pig farmers, British fishing...

      Bombs fall in centre of Donetsk
      Aug14

      Bombs fall in centre of Donetsk

      Rebel forces and Ukraine’s army trade accusations over bombs that landed near the centre of Donetsk, killing two and injuring five …read more Source: Financial...

      Ukraine crisis: Russian convoy on the move as situation approaches potentially explosive endgame
      Aug14

      Ukraine crisis: Russian convoy on the move as situation approaches potentially explosive endgame

      There is a sense that the multiple strands of the six-month-old Ukraine conflict were fast converging in what threatened to become an explosive and highly destructive endgame. …read more Source: The...

      Gaza and Crimea conflicts could have been predicted by monitoring cyber attacks
      Aug14

      Gaza and Crimea conflicts could have been predicted by monitoring cyber attacks

      A surge in cyber attacks preceeded both the conflict in Ukraine and in Gaza, new research has found – leading to suggestions that the technique could be used to predict future fighting …read more Source: The...