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Poland cuts interest rate to record low
Action sparked by fears over German slowdown and Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Financial...
Women take up arms on both sides of conflict in east Ukraine
DONETSK/DNIPROPETROVSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Before fighting broke out in eastern Ukraine, Irina was a croupier in a casino who never dreamt of taking up arms. Now she is gambling with her life. …read more Source:...
Ukraine fighting has killed at least 331 people since ceasefire UN
UN estimates at least 3,660 people have died over six months of fighting, as hostilities continue despite 5 September truceAt least 331 deaths have been reported in eastern Ukraine since last months ceasefire deal between Russian-backed separatists and government troops, a United Nations report has said.Hostilities are persisting in the main...
Ukrainian separatist fighter gives carefree interview as shrapnel flies video
A separatist fighter in eastern Ukraine gives a nonchalant interview as Ukrainian government forces shell a nearby building. The man calmly smokes a cigarette and discusses the ongoing conflict in Donetsk as fragments ricochet off the car next to him. It is not known where or when this unverified footage was filmed. It was uploaded to YouTube on...
Visualising the Ukrainian revolution using Instagram
Over 13,000 Instagram photos captured during 144 hours of the Ukrainian revolution in February have been used to create this huge data visualisationAmid the chaotic revolutionary scenes that engulfed the Ukranian capital during February, its easy to overlook that plenty of people were just getting on with life as normal. These contrasts can be...
U.N. says 3,660 killed in Ukraine violence since April
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 3,660 people were killed and 8,756 wounded in violence in Eastern Ukraine between mid-April and Oct 6, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on Wednesday, publishing a monthly report by U.N. monitors in the country. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Donetsk fighter unfazed by heavy shelling
Bombing in eastern Ukraine seems to have become a way of life judging by the reaction of one fighter, who stands by unfazed during heavy shelling by the Ukrainian army …read more Source: The...
Poland warns Russia it could face tougher EU sanctions over Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) – The European Union will impose tougher sanctions on Russia unless Moscow’s policy in Ukraine changes, Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Trenches dug in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian separatists bombard Donetsk
Pro-Russian separatists used tanks, artillery systems and rocket launches in their fight to capture the airport in the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk yesterday. …read more Source: Daily...
Floods of Ukrainian refugees seek new life in Russia
BELGOROD Russia (Reuters) – After three days trapped in a cellar by shelling, Svetlana and Sergei Divenko left their home in eastern Ukraine and fled to Russia with their two children and a single bag. …read more Source:...
