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Ukraine army still far from victory
Ukraine troops’ advance won’t stop further chaos …read more Source:...
Ukraine says no more ceasefires
Ukraine’s defence minister Valeriy Heletey issues a statement saying Kiev will not negotiate with rebels in the east until they lay down their arms. …read more Source:...
Fears remain in freed Sloviansk
Fears linger in Ukrainian city after rebels flee …read more Source:...
Ukraine rejects talks with rebels unless they give up weapons
Defence minister takes hard line as troops advance on separatist strongholds …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Bridges blown up near Donetsk as Poroshenko government re-takes key stronghold
After Ukrainian forces’ seizure of a key rebel stronghold in the east, the major cities of Donetsk and Luhansk could be the next focus of major fighting. Three bridges on roads leading to Donetsk were blown up on Monday — possibly to hinder military movements, though the rebels claim it was the work of pro-Kiev saboteurs. …read...
Obama and Hollande call on Putin to pressure Ukraine rebels on talks
French President Francois Hollande and his US counterpart Barack Obama discuss Ukraine crisis and call on Vladimir Putin to exert influence to curb Russian insurgents and foster move towards political solution …read more Source: The...
Pushed from Slaviansk, Ukraine rebels barricade Donetsk
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels erected new barricades on the streets of Donetsk on Monday, preparing to make a stand in the city of a million people after losing their bastion in the town of Slaviansk in the worst defeat of their three-month uprising. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian partisans are settling in for the long haul
Aleksandr and his comrades suddenly disappeared one day from Slovyansk. They went off to be partisans in the woods in a campaign against the Ukrainian government which, he held, would take around five years. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine and Russia: War by any other name
A “NON-LINEAR” war, explains Natan Dubovitsky, a writer, is how states are likely to fight each other in future—if they do not already. Individual regions or cities will form temporary coalitions, only to split apart in mid-fighting and find new allies. Each force has its own aims, and these too can be fluid. The war has many...
Donetsk railway bridge explosion rattles nearby village – video
A railway bridge near the Ukrainian city of Donestsk lies in ruin after it was blown up on Monday, along with two other key transport routes in the region. A railway worker says the explosion shook a nearby village. It was not clear who blew up the rail and road bridges, but it comes after recent withdrawals by separatist fighters in the area...
