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: ‘Rebels using Russian tanks’ cross border into south-eastern Ukraine
A column of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles has crossed into south-eastern Ukraine, away from where most of the intense fighting has been taking place, the Ukrainian military claimed on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: pro-Russian separatists mark Ukrainian independence day by marching captured fighters through streets
Pro-Russian separatists paraded a group of Ukrainian prisoners down a street in Donetsk on Sunday, as residents jeered and trucks washed the street to make clear they were unclean. The parade took place on Ukraine’s independence day, marked by a military parade through Kiev. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Part of ‘illegal’ Russian aid convoy seen leaving eastern Ukraine
Part of a Russian aid convoy that entered Ukraine without permission in what the Prime Minister called “a flagrant violation of international law” has reportedly left the country. …read more Source: The...
‘Thanks, Putin!’: Finland flooded with cut-price ‘Putin cheese’ as Russia turns away European exports
Cheese lovers may want to consider a brief holiday in Finland, where Russian sanctions over Ukraine have prompted huge price cuts, causing a rush to supermarket chiller cabinets across the country. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: 90 Russian aid trucks heading for Ukrainian city is ‘direct invasion’, Kiev says
The first of around 260 Russian tanks carrying aid have crossed into a rebel-held area of eastern Ukraine, with the move slammed by the Ukrainian government as a “direct invasion”. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: At least 70 Russian aid trucks cross border without Red Cross escort
The first of around 260 Russian tanks carrying aid have begun crossing into a rebel-held area of eastern Ukraine following a week-long delay. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Dozens of civilians ‘killed by rebel shelling’ in east
“Dozens” of civilians were killed in a rebel shelling attack on Monday on a convoy of refugees trying to flee war-torn eastern Ukraine, a top Ukrainian defence official said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: ‘Refugees burned alive’ as convoy hit by missile strike in eastern Ukraine
Refugees travelling in a convoy in eastern Ukraine have reportedly been killed by a missile strike as they tried to escape fierce fighting between government forces and rebels. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Kiev moves on last rebel stronghold
Ukrainian forces have advanced into one of the last remaining separatist strongholds in a significant breakthrough in the civil war. At the same time, they lost yet another warplane to a missile strike and a rebel commander declared that reinforcements of 1,200 new fighters are joining from Russia along with armour and artillery to continue the...
Ukraine fighter plane shot down by pro-Russian rebels as government forces advance
A Ukrainian fighter plane has been shot down by pro-Russian rebels over eastern Ukraine as government forces entered deep inside the rebel-controlled city of Luhansk, according to the Ukrainian military. …read more Source: The...
