Section: Venezuela
Seven Soldiers Die in Clashes in Eastern Ukraine
At least seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 24 others injured during clashes with pro-Russian separatist militias, Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff spokesman Vladislav Seleznev said Monday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
NATO Meets to Discuss Ukrainian Crisis
The meeting comes as intensified clashes leave 500 miners trapped underground. …read more Source:...
At Least 30 Dead in Artillery Fire in Eastern Ukraine
At least 30 people died and 93 others were injured Saturday when artillery struck parts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to the government of Donetsk province, which is loyal to Kiev. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukrainian Separatists Launch New Offensive
All-out war has resumed in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian Separatists Declare New Offensive against Ukrainian Forces
The leader of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s breakaway Donetsk region, Alexander Zakharchenko, declared an offensive Friday against forces supporting the Kiev government and ruled out new peace initiatives. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Lavrov Calls Attack on Civilians in Donetsk Crime Against Humanity
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described Thursday’s mortar attack on a trolleybus stop that killed 13 people in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, as a “crime against humanity.” …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine’s Defense Council Secretary Survives Shelling
The Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, survived an artillery attack that targeted his vehicle amid fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Obama Calls Kazakh Counterpart to Advance Peaceful Solution to Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama made a late-night telephone call to his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to follow up on their joint efforts to find a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, the Kazakhstan presidential residence, Akorda, said Thursday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine Denies Its Troops Have Abandoned Strategic Donetsk Airport
Ukrainian officials denied on Thursday a report that its troops had abandoned the airport in Donetsk to besieging pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Kiev, Moscow Reach Partial Accords That Could Break Dialogue Impasse
Kiev and Moscow on Wednesday reached two partial agreements that, if implemented, could contribute toward unblocking negotiations and getting the pacification process back on track in eastern Ukraine after a very violent week in the region. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
