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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MH17 crash: UK investigators at Farnborough to examine downed flight’s black boxes, David Cameron says
The Dutch government has asked for the UK’s assistance in examining the “black box” flight recorders retrieved from the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine last week. …read more Source: The...
MH17: Ukraine MPs fight in parliament following decision to call up extra border troops
Scuffles have broken out in the Ukranian parliament after a presidential decree was approved to call up more reserves to defend the Ukraine against the growing concentration of Russian troops on the country’s eastern border. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine MPs fight in parliament following decision to call up extra border troops
Scuffles have broken out in the Ukranian parliament after a presidential decree was approved to call up more reserves to defend the Ukraine against the growing concentration of pro-Russian presence on the country’s eastern border, following the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Russia votes for independent investigation into downing of jet in UN Security Council
After days of heavy diplomatic pressure, Russia joined with other nations on the United Nations Security Council this evening in voting in support of a resolution demanding an independent investigation into the downing of MH17 over eastern Ukraine and an end and to military activity around the crash site. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: France and Germany accused of going soft on Putin as sanctions talks stall
American and British attempts to persuade other European leaders to impose a package of tough new EU sanctions on Russia appeared to have stalled this evening. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Ukraine military jet flew close to passenger plane, Russia claims
A senior Russian officer has claimed that a Ukrainian military jet was flying just a few kilometres from the Malaysian Airlines plane minutes before it was downed, while also refuting allegations that it had provided separatists with BUK missile launchers. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Ukrainian military jet was flying close to passenger plane before it was shot down, says Russian officer
A senior Russian officer has claimed that a Ukrainian military jet was flying just a few kilometres from the Malaysian Airlines plane minutes before it was downed, while also refuting allegations that it had provided separatists with BUK missile launchers. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Rebels blocking movement of refrigerated body train, Ukraine says
Armed rebels are blocking the movement of train carts containing the bodies of MH17 victims, Ukraine has said. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Blogger captures footage ‘showing BUK missile launcher that shot down jet’ now back in Russia
A Russian blogger has uploaded video footage that may show the BUK anti-air missile launcher which shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last week. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Australia warns Ukraine and pro-Russia militants against using bodies as ‘pawns’
Australia has warned both sides in the Ukrainian conflict not to use the bodies of MH17 victims as “hostages or pawns.” …read more Source: The...
