Section: The United Kingdom
Rebels free soldiers in Ukraine
Ukraine confirms rebels have freed 648 soldiers under the terms of the ceasefire, while the rebels say 311 of their fighters are still in captivity. …read more Source:...
Finland denies blocking Russia sanctions
Finland triggered a delay of several days over the coming into force of the latest EU sanctions that will target Russia’s state-owned energy companies …read more Source: Financial...
The Russians protesting against the Ukraine conflict
A small number of Russians have braved public disapproval and possible arrest to stand against Moscows actions in Ukraine. RFE/RLs Russian Service spoke to some of themVladimir Barabanov is a veteran of the Soviet war in Afghanistan and heads a local branch of the Union of Afghanistan Veterans in Russias western Bryansk Oblast. Barabanov, a...
Malaysian Airlines MH17 crashed after being pierced by ‘high-energy objects’ video
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed after being punctured by numerous ‘high-energy objects’, the Dutch Safety Board concludes. Its initial report found no evidence that the MH17 crash in Uraine in July was caused by a technical fault or by human error. DSB chairman Tjibbe Joustra says it is important that his team gets access to the...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was hit by ‘several objects,’ says report
A preliminary report into the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash has concluded that the plane was struck by multiple ‘high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,’ causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The...
MH17 crash site still littered with debris
Shell fragment found among plane wreckage and personal effects after fighting between rebels and government forcesThe area around the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 has seen intense fighting between rebels and Ukrainian forces since the tragedy in July. Severed tree branches obstruct the road to the location, and there is a huge...
Flight MH17 brought down by ‘high-energy objects’, says Ukraine crash report
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was felled by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft” that caused it to break up… …read more Source: The...
MH17: Five things learned from Dutch Safety Board report
Preliminary report into plane crash outlines progress of investigation and fills in details about last minutes of flightThe DSB report into the July crash of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine sheds little new light on who was responsible for bringing down the airplane and killing the 298 people aboard. That is in part because it...
MH17 ‘broke up in the air over Ukraine after being struck by high energy objects’
A preliminary report into the disaster by the Dutch Safety Board said it was likely the damage caused ‘resulted in a loss of structural integrity of the aircraft, leading to an in-flight break up.’ …read more Source: Daily...
Russia Denies Jets Buzzed Canada Navy Ship
Canada claims three Russian military jets circled its frigate off Ukraine in an “unnecessarily provocative” incident. …read more Source: Sky...
