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VIDEO: Children living with Ukraine conflict
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, Tom Burridge visits a school in Donetsk which is still open, despite being very close to front line and being hit by shelling. …read more Source:...
Arrests ‘foil Russian plot to spark new revolt in Ukraine’
Ukrainian police claimed last night to have foiled a Russian plot to spark rebellion and declare an independent mini-state in… …read more Source: The...
Giant sinkhole swallows seven homes in Ukraine leaving villagers terrified
A gigantic sinkhole in western Ukraine has left villagers terrified after it reportedly swallowed seven houses. …read more Source: The...
‘There was heroism and cruelty on both sides’: the truth behind one of Ukraine’s deadliest days
A year on from rioting and a fire in Odessa that left 48 pro-Russia activists dead, there are claims of complicity between police and activists across the divideThe emergency calls became increasingly desperate. “When are you coming? It’s already burning and there are people inside,” a woman told the fire brigade dispatcher. Minutes later,...
Oligarch avoids extradition to US
A judge in Austria turns down a US bid to extradite Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash, ruling that not enough evidence has been presented. …read more Source:...
Russia may be readying for new Ukraine offensive: NATO commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s military may be taking advantage of a recent lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine to lay the groundwork for a new military offensive, NATO’s top commander told the U.S. Congress on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Western leaders agree ceasefire in Ukraine needs to stabilize: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande held a telephone conversation with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Thursday to discuss the fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Merkel’s spokesman said. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian oligarch Firtash denies graft as he fights extradition to U.S.
VIENNA (Reuters) – Billionaire Ukrainian industrialist Dmytro Firtash declared he was innocent of bribery and money-laundering as an Austrian court began deliberating on Thursday whether to extradite him to the United States to face corruption charges. …read more Source:...
Search for MH17 crash bodies ends
Investigators say they have finished recovering human remains and wreckage from the site of the MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
David Miliband’s aid organisation forced out of eastern Ukraine
Staff from the International Rescue Committee loaded onto a bus by masked gunmen and driven out of separatist controlled territory after rebels’ secret police accuse them of espionage …read more Source: The...
