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    Clashes as Ukraine forces close in on rebel-held Donetsk
    Aug06

    Clashes as Ukraine forces close in on rebel-held Donetsk

    At least two civilians were killed in heavy clashes on the outskirts of the main rebel-held bastion of Donetsk in east Ukraine on Tuesday, as the UN warned of a “massive exodus and destruction” if fighting intensified. …read more Source: France...

    British student ‘forced into slave labour’ in Eastern Ukraine
    Aug06

    British student ‘forced into slave labour’ in Eastern Ukraine

    Mohammed Yahia Abu El Gasim, 21, has now been released after spending two weeks being held captive by pro-Russian rebels …read more Source: The...

    The Guardian view on rising tension in Ukraine | Editorial
    Aug05

    The Guardian view on rising tension in Ukraine | Editorial

    Is Russia getting ready to intervene in Ukraine with its regular forces, and are there any diplomatic exchanges under way to avert such a disaster?Ukraine is the crisis that wont go away. Once again the warning signs are multiplying, as troop levels on the Russian side of the border rise, military exercises that could overnight turn into the real...

    Ukraine’s revolution dream stalling due to war in the east and political stasis
    Aug05

    Ukraine’s revolution dream stalling due to war in the east and political stasis

    President Yanukovych is long gone, but war-weariness and a sense of politics as usual are fostering whispers of a ‘new Maidan’ Nearly six months after the decisive battles between protesters and police on Kiev’s Independence Square, the charred barricades of burned tyres and twisted metal still stand in memorial to the more than...

    UNSC to meet over humanitarian situation in Ukraine
    Aug05

    UNSC to meet over humanitarian situation in Ukraine

    The United Nations Security Council will hold a Russia-initiated emergency meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The open meeting has been …read more Source:...

    U.S. military team in Ukraine to help airliner crash probe
    Aug05

    U.S. military team in Ukraine to help airliner crash probe

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A small U.S. military team has arrived in Kiev to help investigate the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, the United States said on Tuesday, with more direct training support for Ukraine also possible. …read more Source:...

    Russian troop build-up accelerates
    Aug05

    Russian troop build-up accelerates

    Russia has sharply increased the number of troops stationed on Ukraine’s border raising fears Moscow is preparing to halt the advance of government forces against rebel forces …read more Source: Financial...

    U.N. aviation task force on conflict zones to meet August 14-15
    Aug05

    U.N. aviation task force on conflict zones to meet August 14-15

    (Reuters) – The safety task force formed by the U.N. civil aviation body after the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine will meet for the first time Aug. 14-15 in Montreal, the organization said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...

    730,000 flee Ukraine for Russia, UNHCR says
    Aug05

    730,000 flee Ukraine for Russia, UNHCR says

    About 730,000 Ukrainians have left the country for Russia this year, the European head of the United Nations agency for refugees said on Tuesday, citing data compiled by Russia. …read more Source: France...

    Over 700 Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Donetsk region – report
    Aug05

    Over 700 Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Donetsk region – report

    Over 700 Ukrainian government troops have surrendered to the local militias in the eastern Donetsk region, the Novorossiya news agency said on …read more Source:...