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Ukraine and rebels in shelling blame
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels accuse each other of shelling central areas of the city of Donetsk – the first such attacks since a February truce. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Shelling damages hospital in Donetsk
For the first time in several months, there has been shelling in the centre of the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, rebels trade blame over shelling of central Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Sunday of shelling residential districts of separatist-held Donetsk overnight, the first attack on central parts of the city since a February ceasefire agreement. …read more Source:...
Intensified shelling in east Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Saturday of shelling residential areas despite a ceasefire, reporting four civilians and one soldier killed following a week of the deadliest fighting in over a month. …read more Source:...
Russian sanctions: US to punish Putin by stepping up financial sanctions if Russia does not fulfil commitment to Minsk agreement
The United States is preparing to punish Russia by starving off its access to western credit if President Putin does not meet demands for peace in Ukraine, it has been reported. …read more Source: The...
Russia’s Putin orders formation of new military reserve force
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Rebel shelling in east Ukraine kills three civilians, soldier: Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three civilians have been killed by shelling by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist eastern regions, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, following a week of the deadliest fighting in over a month. …read more Source:...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 18 Jul 2015
Video of Queen’s Nazi salute released Buckingham Palace has said it is “disappointed” that footage from 1933 showing the Queen performing a Nazi salute has been published by The Sun. The newspaper has released film, which shows the Queen aged about seven, with her mother, sister and uncle. The newspaper says the 17-second black and white...
Ukraine rebels looted MH17 crash site
Shocking new video of the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 shows Kremlin-backed rebels rifling through the bags of… …read more Source: The...
Germany, France call for Minsk agreement to be fully effective by end 2015
PARIS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande held a telephone conversation with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Friday to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine, the French presidency said. …read more Source:...
