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      MH17: Dutch and Australian experts in fresh attempt to reach crash site
      Jul28

      MH17: Dutch and Australian experts in fresh attempt to reach crash site

      Dutch authorities decide against armed mission to secure site amid fears they could be dragged into Ukraine’s civil warDutch and Australian police will make a fresh attempt to reach the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in insurgent-held east Ukraine on Monday, after heavy fighting nearby scuppered their previous efforts. …...

      Flight MH17: victims remains might not all be found, AFP warns
      Jul28

      Flight MH17: victims remains might not all be found, AFP warns

      Intense fighting between pro-Russia rebels and Ukrainian forces has reduced the chance of a successful recovery Australians must prepare for the possibility that not all remains will be recovered from the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine, a federal police chief has warned.Andrew Colvin, the deputy commissioner of the...

      EU sanctions Russia’s intelligence chiefs
      Jul28

      EU sanctions Russia’s intelligence chiefs

      The European Union has imposed sanctions on some of Russia’s top intelligence officials in a prelude to possible sanctions against strategic sectors of the Russian economy. Among 15 individuals added to the blacklist on Saturday were: the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Mikhail Fradkov; the director of the Federal...

      In Ukraine’s east, Soviet-style economy withers under onslaught
      Jul28

      In Ukraine’s east, Soviet-style economy withers under onslaught

      DONETSK/KIEV (Reuters) – After pro-Russian rebels took 720 kg of explosives, 360 detonators and almost 1 km of wiring, the Skochinskiy coal mine, an ageing stalwart of the economy in Ukraine’s Donbass region, was put out of action. …read more Source:...

      ‘Proof’ Russia is firing at Ukrainian troops
      Jul28

      ‘Proof’ Russia is firing at Ukrainian troops

      The grainy images seem to show rocket launchers and heavy artillery being used against Ukrainian forces both from Russia’s side of the border and within Ukraine itself. …read more Source: Daily...

      Australian police to renew bid to access Ukraine crash site
      Jul28

      Australian police to renew bid to access Ukraine crash site

      SYDNEY (Reuters) – A joint Australian-Dutch probe team will renew efforts on Monday to gain access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine, Australian Federal Police said, after fierce fighting kept them away the previous day. …read more Source:...

      Video: Slaviansk mourns mass grave victims
      Jul28

      Video: Slaviansk mourns mass grave victims

      Weeks after separatist rebels were driven from their former stronghold of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine, the city’s residents are still coming to terms with the aftermath of the fighting. …read more Source: France...

      Poroshenko: ‘We have managed to create new Armed Forces’
      Jul28

      Poroshenko: ‘We have managed to create new Armed Forces’

      Ukrainian president visits National Guard training center near Kyiv …read more Source: The Prague...

      Fighting complicates Ukraine MH17 crash inquiry
      Jul28

      Fighting complicates Ukraine MH17 crash inquiry

      Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed is further complicating an investigation into the crash. …read more Source: RTÉ...

      US Images Show Rockets ‘Fired From Russia’
      Jul28

      US Images Show Rockets ‘Fired From Russia’

      The satellite pictures apparently show missiles have been launched at Ukraine and that heavy artillery has crossed the border. …read more Source: Sky...