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Four Ukrainian soldiers killed by shell fired by separatists: police
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed on Sunday in the east of the country when their vehicle was struck by a shell fired by Russian-backed separatists, regional police said. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Ukraine team driven out by war
Tom Burridge speaks to fans and players, driven out of their football stadium by fighting in eastern Ukraine, about the future of Shakhtar Donetsk. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: In Donetsk’s empty football stadium
The BBC’s Tom Burridge visits the football club Shakhtar Donetsk’s stadium in Ukraine which is now empty. …read more Source:...
Russia ‘bought’ Marine Le Pen’s support over Crimea
France’s far-Right Front National accused of taking millions of pounds in loans from Russian bank as “reward” for backing Vladimir Putin on Crimea …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian government approves framework for $15 billion debt-swap: Finance Ministry
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government approved on Saturday the framework for Ukraine’s debt restructuring operation through which it aims to generate $15.3 billion, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Lavrov calls for pull-back of weapons in Ukraine
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Both sides in the conflict in Ukraine could pull back weapons under 100 millimeters caliber from the front line in a bid to boost confidence in a ceasefire, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday. …read more Source:...
The 20 photographs of the week
The attack on the university in Kenya, the aftermath of the Germanwings plane crash, Holy Week processions, the election in Nigeria – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week … …read more Source: The...
Landmine kills Ukrainian servicemen in separatist east: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and two wounded in a landmine explosion in separatist eastern territories, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Saturday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine prospects for peace: People on the edge of war
The Ukrainians living through a shaky ceasefire …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Life in Luhansk after ‘independence’
Natalia Antelava tests the mood in the so-called People’s Republic of Luhansk, several months after pro-Russian rebels declared the city’s independence from Ukraine. …read more Source:...
