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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...
Presidents of Russia and France to discuss Ukraine crisis in Paris
Talks will be Vladimir Putin’s first meeting with the head of state of a major western power since Russia’s annexation of CrimeaThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, will discuss the crisis in Ukraine at talks with his French counterpart, François Hollande, in Paris on 5 June, the Kremlin has said.The talks will be held at the Elysée...
US intercepts Moscow’s calls to spies in Ukraine, report says
US secretary state reportedly tells private meeting recordings disprove Russian denials about involvement in separatist unrestThe US secretary of state, John Kerry, claims America has obtained intercepted phone calls that prove Moscow is deliberately trying to destabilise eastern Ukraine, according to reports of leaked remarks he made at a...
Ukraine crisis: Russian military has ‘invaded’, says Poroshenko
The Ukrainian President says a Russian military invasion has taken place in the country, as it emerged thousands of Russians are reportedly fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine accuses Russia of launching invasion
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of mounting an invasion in the southeast of the country in support of pro-Moscow separatist rebels. …read more Source:...
