Section: B92 (Serbia)
More than 500,000 people flee fighting in Ukraine
Since April 1, more than 500,000 refugees from the war torn eastern part of Ukraine have arrived in the Russian Federation. Russian immigration services chief Konstantin Romodanovsky explained that 80 percent of them are in the border zone between the two countries, and that the wave has not subsided. …read more Source:...
Defense minister meets with Israeli ambassador
Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić has said that Serbia’s position on the situation in Israel and Ukraine was “clear.”The country “stands for peaceful settlements,” Gašić clarified as he met with Israeli Ambassador Yossef Levy on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Five civilians die as Ukrainian forces shell town
Five civilians were killed and 16 others wounded in the last 24 hours in the clashes in Lugansk, in southeastern Ukraine.Infrastructure facilities and 22 homes have been damaged, according to the press service of the city assembly of Lugansk. …read more Source:...
More accusations, still no investigation launched
The Russian military has said that a Ukrainian SU-25 warplane was flying in the vicinity of a Malaysia Airlines aircraft shortly before it crashed in Ukraine.The Russian Defense Ministry claims that “Kiev must explain why a military plane was following a passenger flight.” …read more Source:...
Putin warns against “mercenary political goals”
President Vladimir Putin has appealed on the warring sides in Ukraine to secure conditions for a full investigation of the crash of a Malaysian Airlines plane.In a statement, the Russian leader referred to the crash last week in the Donetsk region as “a terrible tragedy” and said that Russia “has repeatedly called on all the...
FM:Commitment to deescalation of Ukraine crisis
Foreign Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dačić said on Friday that Serbia supports all efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis in Ukraine.Commenting after the crash of a Malaysian airplane in eastern Ukraine, where conflicts persist between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces, Dačić stressed that Serbia...
World in shock as Malaysian plane crashes over Ukraine
None of the 298 passengers and crew of a Malaysian passenger plane that crashed in eastern Ukraine survived, and the world is in shock over the tragedy.The Malaysia Airlines aircraft fell over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, about 60 kilometers from the border with Russia. Of the 298 people on board, 154 were citizens of the Netherlands. …read...
Russia denies considering strikes
The Kremlin denied on Monday a report that Moscow was considering targeted strikes against Ukraine, AFP said.The report in the daily Kommersant suggested that this option was on the table after shells landed across the border and killed a Russian civilian. …read more Source:...
Russia mulling selective strikes in Ukraine
Russia is considering the possibility of launching selective attacks against targets in Ukraine after its territory came under attack from Ukraine on Sunday.Voice of Russia is quoting the daily Kommersant, which cited a source close to the Kremlin to report that “Russia knows exactly where the shelling came from” and added that there...
“Serbia won’t take sides in Ukraine conflict”
President Tomislav Nikolić has said an upcoming donor conference to help with the flood relief effort “can be expected to raise several hundred million euros.”However, he noted that these funds will not be enough to cover the damage Serbia suffered during the catastrophic flooding that hit the country in May. …read more...
