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.
The official website is The Independent
Video: Watch 28-foot tall statue of Lenin pulled down by nationalists in Ukraine
Nationalist demonstrators toppled one of the largest statues of former Soviet Union leader Vladimir Lenin during a rally in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Sarah Palin gets White House address wrong
It is just as well Sarah Palin was not elected vice president of the US as she would have got lost on her way to work. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: An Orwellian nightmare for government supporters in the rebel-held east
Khutor and Nika move briskly on the pavement, but not fast enough to draw attention. They have tried to memorise the “wrong streets” where they know the pro-Russian rebels who seized Donetsk now regularly stand guard in camouflage, AK-47s poised. …read more Source: The...
Diplomatic Channels: Each side in Ukraine crisis accuses the other of using foreign fighters. But what is the truth?
Even in the surreal surroundings of the People’s Republic of Donetsk, Beness Aijo stood out – a slight figure in combat fatigues too big, his part-Nigerian heritage making him an incongruous figure among the “army of Slav warriors” proclaiming the re-establishment of Novorossiya. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: BBC issues Russia with ‘formal complaint’ after news team is beaten up on eastern Ukraine border
The BBC has formally complained to the Russian authorities after a news team was beaten and a camera destroyed in an assault by “unidentified men” on the Russia/Ukraine border. …read more Source: The...
$30m reward offered to catch the killers of 298 people who were on Flight MH17
A reward of $30m (more than £18m) has been offered for information leading to the identification of those responsible for the shooting down of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
$30m reward offered to catch the killers of 298 people on Flight MH17
A reward of $30m (more than £18m) has been offered for information leading to the identification of those responsible for the shooting down of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Two killed in shelling despite ceasefire
Shelling in the rebel-held eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk killed two people on Wednesday and wounded three others, the city council has confirmed. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian politician thrown in the bin outside parliamentary building
Extraordinary footage has emerged of a Ukrainian MP being chucked in to a bin by protesters. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Russian chefs adopt creative methods in the face of ban on Western produce
Chefs in Russia have become creative in the face of a country-wide ban on Western food – not least by sourcing fine Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese from Belarus or by overhauling their menus entirely. …read more Source: The...
