Section: The United Kingdom
U.S. military to step up drone flights by 2019: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military plans to widen its surveillance and firepower in conflict zones worldwide, including in Ukraine and the South China Sea, with a major expansion of U.S. drone flights, the Wall Street Journal reported. …read more Source:...
Kiev revamps police to rebuild trust
Pilot project seen as first step towards ending corruption across Ukraine’s public services …read more Source: Financial...
Civilians killed as separatists warn of return to “full scale” war in Ukraine
Ceasefire feared close to collapse as Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists accuse one another of readying new offensives. …read more Source: The...
Civilians killed as fighting flares in eastern Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting flared between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in two separate parts of eastern Ukraine overnight with several civilians killed by shelling, Ukrainian police and separatist sources said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Kiev tears down monuments to its communist past
More than 20 years after Ukraine split from the crumbling Soviet Union, it has begun a rapid process of purging… …read more Source: The...
Rebel-held Ukraine overhauls education system as it aligns itself with Russia
History and geography syllabuses altered with greater Russian bias as part of systematic campaign to rid breakaway territories of western influencesReminders of Ukrainian identity are few and far between in rebel-controlled Donetsk. The country’s flag and trident emblem have been removed from all public spaces and replaced by the black,...
Germany says situation in eastern Ukraine ‘explosive’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Calling the situation in eastern Ukraine “explosive”, Germany’s foreign minister urged both parties in the conflict to come together quickly for talks to prevent a spiral in violence. …read more Source:...
Ukraine fears ‘big war’ as Russia sends in more troops
Military authorities in Ukraine believe the number of Russian troops within and close to its borders has risen to more than 50,000, raising fears of a substantial escalation in the conflict raging in Ukraine’s eastern regions. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine: Refugees in their own country
The Ukrainian families displaced from the east …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Ukraine refugees makes new life in Kiev
BBC News met two people with very different experiences of leaving their homes in eastern Ukraine, as well as someone who helps other IDPs in need. …read more Source:...
