Section: Latin America
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire
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Ukraine Recognizes Cease-fire in Donbass
15 de febrero de 2015, 13:05Kiev, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) The spokesman of the Armed forces military staff, Vladislav Selezniov, affirmed today that since 03:00 local time of this Sunday there is a cease-fire in the Donbass (southeast of Ukraine). …read more Source: Prensa...
Shelling halts in Ukraine’s Donetsk as Poroshenko orders ceasefire
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Shelling suddenly stopped at midnight in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk after President Petro Poroshenko gave the order to government forces to halt firing in line with a ceasefire agreement reached last Thursday. Poroshenko, wearing the uniform of the armed forces supreme commander, said in a televised...
U.S. Releases Images of Suspected Russian Military Systems in Ukraine
The United States government released Saturday satellite images that, it said, show the presence in eastern Ukraine of artillery and air defense systems sent by Russia to the separatist rebels. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Tension Increases in Ukraine
14 de febrero de 2015, 10:49Kiev, 14 Feb (Prensa Latina) Donetsk Peopleâ€Ã–s Republic Defense Ministry official Eduard Basurin told today reporters Friday that shelling of the rebel-held cities Donetsk and Luhansk since Thursday had killed ten civilians and wounded nineteen others, including three children. …read more Source:...
Eastern Ukraine fighting intensifies ahead of truce
Fighting was intensifying in eastern Ukraine as separatist rebels tried to seize more territory before a ceasefire takes effect at midnight, the Ukrainian military said. The truce envisages the creation of a neutral “buffer zone” and withdrawal of heavy weapons. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
All Is Not Quiet on Ukraine’s Eastern Front as Cease-Fire Date Nears
Tensions were running high Friday along the front lines where Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists were each accusing the other of plotting a final offensive that would alter the line of demarcation between their forces before a cease-fire takes effect on Sunday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
10 Civilians Die in Artillery Barrages in Eastern Ukraine
At least 10 civilians, including three children, have died in Ukrainian artillery barrages over the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainians said Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
New Pentagon chief confirmed
Ashton Carter testifies before his confirmation hearing Thursday. AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite BY DONNA CASSATA The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice to run the Pentagon, handing Ash Carter the unenviable task of steering the military as the United States confronts Islamic State...
Ukraine’s fighting intensifies ahead of ceasefire, killing 26
Kiev, Feb 13 (RHC), — Hostilities between government troops and pro-independence rebels in eastern Ukraine flared up with a new vigour in the past day, killing 26 people and wounding scores of others, authorities said Friday. …read more...
