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: Report started by murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov claims Russia has spent £673m to fund the conflict
At least 220 Russian soldiers have been killed in eastern Ukraine, opposition activists have said in a report offering what they called “ample evidence” to rebut President Vladimir Putin’s denial his troops are fighting there. …read more Source: The...
John Kerry to visit Russia for the first time since the Ukraine crisis
US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to visit Russia for the first time since US and Russian relations tumbled to their lowest levels since the end of the Cold War amid the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russian soldiers quit over forced Ukraine fighting, report claims
Russian soldiers are reportedly quitting the army because they’ve been sent fight in the Ukraine, despite the Kremlin insisting their soldiers are not being dispatched over the border. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president: Almost 7,000 civilians and 1,600 soldiers killed in war
The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has said that almost 7,000 civilians and around 1,600 soldiers have been killed so far in the war in the east of the country. …read more Source: The...
Giant sinkhole swallows seven homes in Ukraine leaving villagers terrified
A gigantic sinkhole in western Ukraine has left villagers terrified after it reportedly swallowed seven houses. …read more Source: The...
Chernobyl fire: Ukraine’s biggest blaze in decades threatens to spread to nuclear plant
Ukrainian emergency services are on high alert as the country’s biggest forest fire in decades threatens to spread to the Chernobyl nuclear plant. …read more Source: The...
Flight MH17: German government ‘failed to communicate change in security situation’ days before plane was shot down over Ukraine
Germany’s government was warned of the risk of flying over eastern Ukraine just days before Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down but did not communicate a change in situation to airlines, reports have said. …read more Source: The...
‘Queen Elizabeth is a punisher granny who drinks blood of rebels’ babies’ – Ukrainian MP
A radical Ukrainian politician has claimed Queen Elizabeth drinks the blood of separatists’ babies in an apparent joke after she was pictured accidentally wearing the colours of the Ukrainain flag. …read more Source: The...
Europe’s new iron curtains: Motivated by fear of Putin, Islamists and immigration, walls are being constructed once again
The “Great Wall of Ukraine” looks nothing like its nickname suggests. It boasts no stone, brick or tampered earth, you can’t walk along it, and there is little chance (one would hope) that parts of it will remain standing 2,000 years from now. It is, however, “a priority”, according to the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, and its...
New iron curtains: Motivated by fear of Putin, Islamists and immigration, walls are being built across Eastern Europe
The “Great Wall of Ukraine” looks nothing like its nickname suggests. It boasts no stone, brick or tampered earth, you can’t walk along it, and there is little chance (one would hope) that parts of it will remain standing 2,000 years from now. It is, however, “a priority”, according to the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, and its...
