Section: The United Kingdom
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
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
(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:...
‘Heavy fighting’ erupts in Donetsk
Heavy fighting has erupted in a suburb of the eastern Ukraine rebel bastion of Donetsk, local officials say. …read more Source:...
Switzerland adopts Russia blacklist
Switzerland is blacklisting dozens of influential Russians and pro-Russian separatists in line with EU sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Pro-Russians ‘Hampering Medics’
Human Rights Watch accuses pro-Russian supporters of positioning fighters near hospitals which then become targets. …read more Source: Sky...
Ukrainian refugee numbers soar
The number of people fleeing the war in eastern Ukraine to other parts of the country has jumped from 2,600 to 102,600 inside two months, the UN reports. …read more Source:...
Separatists fire on Ukraine troops returning from Russia: Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists opened fire on unarmed Ukrainian soldiers on Tuesday as they crossed back into Ukraine from Russia where they had taken shelter from fighting, Kiev defense officials said. …read more Source:...
Russia may ban EU from using its airspace
The move, reported by local press, would be a clear retaliation against sanctions Europe has placed on Russian companies over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Financial...
Finding shelter from Ukraine’s war
Meeting Ukraine’s war refugees outside Kiev …read more Source:...
