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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EU broadens sanctions list in attempt to stop increasing fighting in Eastern Ukraine
The European Union is targeting another 11 Ukrainian activists as it attempts to reduce the power of pro-Russian rebels in eastern parts of the country. …read more Source: The...
Monkey kills six-week-old baby asleep in pushchair in Crimea
A baby has reportedly been killed by a monkey that escaped from a small private zoo in the Crimean city of Sevastopol. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Foreign Ministry claims pilot was abducted and taken to Russian prison by pro-Moscow rebels
A Ukrainian army pilot has turned up in a Russian prison accused of complicity in the murder of two Russian journalists after allegedly being abducted in her home country and taken over the border. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Bridges blown up near Donetsk as Poroshenko government re-takes key stronghold
After Ukrainian forces’ seizure of a key rebel stronghold in the east, the major cities of Donetsk and Luhansk could be the next focus of major fighting. Three bridges on roads leading to Donetsk were blown up on Monday — possibly to hinder military movements, though the rebels claim it was the work of pro-Kiev saboteurs. …read...
Ukrainian partisans are settling in for the long haul
Aleksandr and his comrades suddenly disappeared one day from Slovyansk. They went off to be partisans in the woods in a campaign against the Ukrainian government which, he held, would take around five years. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Government forces retake Slovyansk from rebels
Separatists who seized Slovyansk, turning the eastern city into a pro-Russian stronghold, have been overwhelmed by a large-scale offensive by government forces. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Government troops reclaim Slavyansk after battles with rebels
The Ukrainian army has re-taken a key separatist stronghold from rebels in one of its first major military successes in the three-month conflict. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Government troops gain control of Slavyansk after battles with rebels
The Ukrainian army has re-taken a key separatist stronghold from rebels in one of its first major military successes in the three-month conflict. …read more Source: The...
Tiger suffers ‘stress attack’ after drunken man enters its cage at Kiev Zoo
A tiger in Kiev Zoo has reportedly suffered a stress attack after being assaulted by a drunken male visitor. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian President Poroshenko ends ceasefire and warns: ‘We will attack, we will free our land’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ended a unilateral ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists in the east vowing: “We will attack, we will free our land.” …read more Source: The...
