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: Kiev accuses Russia of military invasion after ‘tanks cross border’
An armoured column of tanks have crossed the border from Russia into eastern Ukraine, the Kiev military has claimed. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Separatist leaders elected in Donetsk and Luhansk in ‘sham’ vote
The Ukrainian Government is holding crisis meetings after voters in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk elected separatist leaders in unrecognised ballots. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: The West will not accept result of a ballot for autonomy in Donetsk
The last time Roman Lyagin organised a ballot in Donetsk, the situation in the city was different. Kiev still held most levers of power, while Mr Lyagin and other Russian-backed separatists had barricaded themselves in the regional administration building, awaiting an assault by special forces that never materialised. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine elections: pro-Europe parties take the lead
Pro-Western parties were heading for victory today in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections, keeping the nation’s integration with the European Union on track but widening the gulf with the largely pro-Russian eastern provinces which boycotted the poll. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Darth Vader parliamentary candidate denied vote in elections
It appears the force was not with Ukrainian parliamentary candidate Darth Vader – after he was turned away from a polling station in Kiev for refusing to show his face. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Poll gets under way amid imperfect truce
Ukraine votes in parliamentary elections today against a backdrop of conflict between government troops and pro-Russian separatist forces in its eastern regions. …read more Source: The...
Deeply disturbing musical Vladimir Putin doll showing him annexing Crimea could sell for millions at auction in Germany
A stalwart of horror films and nightmares, music box figurines that move on their own are inherently a bit creepy. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Girl cheats death after falling glass from shelling narrowly misses her
A girl in Donetsk had a lucky escape after collapsing debris from a shelling narrowly missed her. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Donetsk explosion sends blast wave across rebel-held city amid claims Kiev fired ‘tactical missile’ at factory
A huge explosion has rocked the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, smashing windows over a radius of several kilometres and sending a vast mushroom cloud up into the sky. …read more Source: The...
Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash: Parents of three Australian children killed call for an end to ‘this pointless war’
The parents of three Australian children who were killed when Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine have released a statement in which they describe their “ongoing hell” and call for an end to the “pointless war”. …read more Source: The...
