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Ukraine crisis: Two killed in shelling despite ceasefire
Shelling in the rebel-held eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk killed two people on Wednesday and wounded three others, the city council has confirmed. …read more Source: The...
U.N. Security Council to discuss Dutch report on MH17 downing
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be discussed by the U.N. Security Council on Friday after Russia requested a meeting on a Dutch finding that a large number of fragments hit the plane and tore it apart. …read more Source:...
Russia arrests signal new order
Charges against tycoon spur speculation of a shift in a Moscow rattled by tensions over Ukraine and the effect of western sanctions …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine crisis triggers increase in Polish support for national service
Survey suggests increasing number of Poles support return to national service in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea …read more Source: The...
Former Ukraine midfielder Andriy Gusin, 41, dies in motorbike accident
Gusin won 71 caps, including at Germany World Cup Was assistant coach at Anzhi Makhachkala until MayThe former Ukraine midfielder Andriy Gusin, who helped his country reach the 2006 World Cup quarter-finals, has died in a motorbike accident, aged 41.Gusin made 71 appearances for Ukraine, including in all five World Cup matches in Germany, and...
Mysterious $30m reward offered for MH17 evidence
An anonymous investigator offers $30m for indisputable evidence on who show down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as it flew over the Ukraine-Russia border …read more Source: The...
VIDEO: Politician recovering after bin stunt
A politician has told Ukrainian TV he needs to recover “morally, physically and psychologically” after being dumped in a rubbish bin. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Barely a house intact in Ukraine village
After a long summer of bombardment by government forces, residents of Luhansk are trying to return to normal life as the BBC’s Paul Adams reports. …read more Source:...
Ukraine PM Demands ‘Full Battle Readiness’
Arseny Yatseniuk issues a stark warning as reports of a deadly rocket attack in Donetsk highlight the fragility of the truce. …read more Source: Sky...
Ukraine to vet officials for loyalty
Ukraine will screen one million civil servants for loyalty to the new government and root out corrupt practices, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk says. …read more Source:...
