Section: The Independent (The United Kingdom)
The Independent is a UK national daily newspaper. It was founded in 1986. Its
headquater is in London, UK. The owner of The Independent is Russian
businessman Alexander Lebedev. News about Ukraine are usually Additional
reporting by Associated Press, Reuters.
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Ukraine crisis: Pro-Russian rebels ambush and seize Kiev troops during continued fighting in the strategic town of Debaltseve despite ceasefire deal
The senior Ukrainian rebel commander Eduard Basurin has said that pro-Russian separatists have gained control of more than 80 per cent of the eastern Ukrainian transport hub of Debaltseve, which has been gripped by fighting despite a ceasefire deal coming into effect on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
TV crew run for cover after huge explosion in eastern Ukraine
This is the dramatic moment a television news crew was forced to run from an huge explosion in eastern Ukraine, as crossfire continues in some areas of the country despite last weekend’s ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Kiev and pro-Russian rebels claim ceasefire was broken ‘139 times’ on first day as both sides fail to withdraw heavy weapons
The Ukrainian ceasefire was broken over 139 times on the first day, Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels have claimed, as a deadline to pull-out heavy weaponry came and went in the east of the country. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Shaky start for ceasefire with continued shelling outside key conflict zones
The thud of mortar and plumes of smoke rising from the fields beyond Mironovsky today suggested that Ukraine’s latest ceasefire, meant to have taken effect just after midnight on Saturday, had at best got off to a shaky start. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire holds despite shelling in Donetsk region hours after truce commenced
A ceasefire that started at midnight is largely being observed, Ukraine’s military has said, apart from shelling in eastern parts of the country by pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Shelling in Donetsk region hours after ceasefire commences
Pro-Russian rebels have shelled Ukrainian positions ten times since a ceasefire started at midnight – but the truce is still generally being observed, Ukraine’s military has said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Heavy shelling in Donetsk region hours after ceasefire commences
Pro-Russian rebels shelled Ukrainian positions ten times today since the ceasefire started at midnight – but the truce is still being observed, said Ukraine’s military. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Guns fall silent in Donetsk as ceasefire begins
Shelling stopped abruptly at midnight on Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk after President Petro Poroshenko ordered government forces to halt firing in line with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the country’s bloody conflict. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire offers cold comfort to those caught up in the fighting
A few miles out of Artyomovsk, there is a turn to the right. There, most civilian vehicles disappear, and the highway turns into a dramatic artery of war, with green diesel trucks, rocket launchers, missile transporters, armoured vehicles and tanks pulsate along the frozen road, over the hill towards the theatre of Debaltseve. …read more...
Ukraine crisis: Former British armoured vehicles arrive in conflict zone after being sold off by private firm
Former British Army Saxon armoured vehicles have been delivered to Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
