Section: South America
Over 200 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed at Donetsk Airport, Separatists Claim
More than 200 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the last 24 hours in the violent clashes against separatist militias defending the strategic Donetsk airport, pro-Russian separatists reported on Monday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
OSCE Calls for End to Escalating Violence in Eastern Ukraine
Serbian Foreign Minister and chairperson of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Ivica Dacic, condemned on Monday the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine and urged all parties in the conflict to immediately cease any use of force. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukrainian Hospital Hit Amid Escalating Fighting
The Ukrainian army has launched a full-scale offensive, as international monitors call for an end to escalations. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels
KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks, as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march yesterday. The offensive brought fighting close to the industrial city of Donetsk, centre of a pro-Russian rebellion, while...
Ukraine says troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels
…read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Fighting rages anew at Ukraine airport, 3 soldiers killed
KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting raged yesterday at the main airport of Ukraine’s city of Donetsk as separatists resumed attempts to break the tenuous grip of government forces on the complex and Kiev’s military said three more Ukrainian soldiers had been killed. With attempts to restart peace talks stalled, pro-Russian rebels have...
Ukraine to Conscript 40,000 New Troops
Ukraine is set to embark on a new conscription drive, as fighting continues in the country’s east. …read more Source:...
OSCE Warns of “Deteriorating” Situation in Eastern Ukraine
The situation in the eastern Ukraine has significantly deteriorated in the last 24 hours after at least nine civilians were killed in an attack on a bus, a senior official of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Del Potro Gets Win in Return to ATP Tour in Sydney
Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion, returned to the ATP Tour on Tuesday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win over Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky in Sydney following a nearly one-year layoff due to injury. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Kazakhstan Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
Kazakhstan has sent $400,000 worth of aid to Ukraine’s southeastern regions to help ease the humanitarian crisis following months of military conflict, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said this weekend. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
