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Ukraine crisis: A young mother from Debaltseve’s first-hand account of surviving in a basement with 25 other people during shelling
Alyona, 24, is from Debaltseve, a heavily contested city on the frontline of the Ukrainian conflict. When fighting intensified in January, Alyona, her husband and two-year old son Gleb, stayed in the basement, but eventually the situation became unbearable and they fled the city on 29 January. As of 13 February, they were staying in a sanatorium...
VIDEO: Town with no power since New Year
The BBC’s Paul Adams reports from the key Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels have pushed the army back from this week. …read more Source:...
Ukraine military claims 20 Russian tanks and bus-loads of fighters have crossed the border
MORE than 20 Russian tanks, 10 missile systems and buses filled with fighters have crossed the border of Ukraine in recent days, according to the country’s military. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko bruised by army retreat
Rebel advance puts Ukraine leader on the ropes …read more Source:...
Options narrow for Ukraine’s Poroshenko after Debaltseve defeat
KIEV (Reuters) – The loss of the key town of Debaltseve to Russian-backed separatists, the latest in a string of big battlefield defeats for Ukraine, narrows the options for President Poroshenko in his dealings both with Moscow and with the West. …read more Source:...
Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east Ukraine
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine/KIEV (Reuters) – Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk on the southern coast, expanding their presence on what could be the next key battlefront. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Russian Tanks, missiles and fighters cross border
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Under-fire Ukrainian Troops Quit Debaltseve
The city is “in bits” as government forces withdraw amid concerns pro-Russian rebels could move onto Mariupol …read more Source: Sky...
Turkish parliament brawl: five other political punch-ups
Credits: AFP/Getty Alt Text: Turkish MPs exchange punches in the parliament Parliamentary brawls are not uncommon around the world – here are five of the most chaotic Video Friday, February 20, 2015 – 11:29am MPs came to blows in the Turkish parliament yesterday as rival lawmakers exchanged insults and punches for the second time over a...
Ukraine marks Maidan 2014 uprising
Ukraine marks the anniversary of clashes between protesters and police which left more than 100 people dead and ousted ex-President Yanukovych. …read more Source:...
