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Ukraine crisis: Heavy clashes near Luhansk airport as Russian troops move into towns
Ukrainian forces have been ordered to pull back from the main airport at Luhansk after a night of heavy clashes with a Russian “tank battalion”. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘open aggression’ as rebels advance
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Monday of “direct and open aggression” which he said had radically changed the battlefield balance as Kiev’s forces suffer major reverses in the war with pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source:...
Kiev accuses Russia of ‘direct aggression’
President promises shake-up of Ukraine’s military leadership amid signs that the army has lost ground to Russian-backed separatist forces …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine troops ‘fighting Russian tanks’ as invaders move on larger cities
Ukraine has claimed its troops are battling a Russian tank contingent in the eastern city of Luhansk today, accusing Moscow’s… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ‘battles Russian tank column’ near Luhansk ahead of Minsk peace talks
Diplomatic row between Moscow and Kiev escalates as leaders due to meet in Belarus, with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko condemning Russia’s “direct and open aggression” …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Border patrol boat sunk in first naval attack as Ukrainian conflict continues to escalate
Two Ukrainian seamen are missing after a pro-Russian attack on a patrol boat in the Sea of Azov yesterday as the situation in the region continues to escalate. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Border patrol boat sunk in first naval attack as conflict continues to escalate
Two Ukrainian seamen are missing after a pro-Russian attack on a patrol boat in the Sea of Azov yesterday as the situation in the region continues to escalate. …read more Source: The...
Russian foreign minister calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Lavrov says talks should focus on a truce and Ukraine forces must retreat from positions where they can harm civiliansRussia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said the negotiations taking place in Minsk on Monday to resolve the crisis in eastern Ukraine should seek an immediate ceasefire.Lavrov added that Ukrainian forces must pull back...
Russia urges Ukraine ceasefire talks
An “immediate ceasefire” in Ukraine must be the priority for key negotiations taking place on Monday, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says. …read more Source:...
Australia to adopt tougher sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
Government to cease arms exports and deny state-owned banks new access to Australias capital marketAustralia will escalate its sanctions against Russia, with the government barring arms exports to the country and denying Russian state-owned banks new access to the Australian capital market.Tony Abbott told parliament on Monday that Australia...
