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Ukraine-Russia crisis: Russian forces brought into Ukraine, says Petro Poroshenko – live
Ukrainian president cancels trip to Turkey because of the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Donetsk – follow the latest developments here …read more Source: The...
Miners hold pro-Russia rally in Donetsk
Around 300 coalminers march through city centre in show of support for self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s RepublicAround 300 coalminers rallied in support of pro-Russia separatists in Donetsk on Wednesdayyesterday as rebel fighters fortified their positions in the city in anticipation of a possible attack by Ukrainian forces.The miners...
Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama meet at D-day commemorations
Informal conversation lasting 10-15 minutes between US and Russian president is first meeting since Ukraine crisis beganBarack Obama and Vladimir Putin have met for the first time since Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The informal encounter came on the sidelines of a lunch attended by world leaders to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-day...
Guns and fighters seep through Ukraine’s porous Russian border
Combatants engaged in last week’s fighting say walked into the country ‘to visit relatives’ at poorly policed checkpointsIn late April, 65 Russian men in groups of five to 10 crossed the border with Ukraine on foot, telling border guards they were going to visit relatives.It wasn’t a fond babushka who picked them up at the...
Moscow admits its troops are fighting alongside rebels in Ukraine
Serving Russian soldiers are fighting alongside rebels in east Ukraine, Russian state media acknowledged for the first time today. But… …read more Source: The...
Serving Russian soldiers on leave fighting Ukrainian troops alongside rebels, pro-Russian separatist leader says
Pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko says among his rebels are fighting serving Russian soldiers, Russian state television reports …read more Source: The...
Poroshenko vows to punish rebels who shot down Ukraine helicopter
President-elect pledges to do everything to stop further deaths after attack over Slavyansk kills 14, including army generalUkraine’s president-elect, Petro Poroshenko, has vowed to punish pro-Russian rebels who shot down an army helicopter in the east of the country, killing 14 people, including a general, in one of the deadliest attacks...
Ukraine: general reportedly among dead as rebels down helicopter
Kiev escalates effort to retake Donbass region as rebel battalion seizes government building for Donetsk People’s RepublicPro-Russia rebels shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter in Slavyansk with portable surface-to-air missiles on Thursday, killing 14 people including an army general, according to the acting president, Oleksandr...
Exclusive: Armored column seen in south Russia near border with Ukraine
KRASNODAROVKA Russia (Reuters) – A Reuters reporter on Thursday saw a column of armored vehicles and soldiers near a Russian village about 3 km (1.9 miles) from the border with Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Miners hold pro-Russia rally in Donetsk
Around 300 coalminers march through city centre in show of support for self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s RepublicAround 300 coalminers rallied in support of pro-Russia separatists in Donetsk on Wednesdayyesterday as rebel fighters fortified their positions in the city in anticipation of a possible attack by Ukrainian forces.The miners...
