Section: CBC (Canada)
United Nations criticizes Ukraine fighting tactics as death toll rises
Indiscriminate shelling and the escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine have killed at least 224 civilians in the past three weeks alone, the United Nations said Tuesday as it raised the overall death toll to more than 5,350 people. …read more Source:...
Eastern Ukraine artillery fire leaves 8 civilians dead
Artillery fire in eastern Ukraine has killed at least eight people and wounded 22 others in the past day, rebels in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk said Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine troops fight to avoid being surrounded by rebels
Ukrainian troops battled Monday to repel waves of Russian-backed separatists trying to surround a strategic railway hub in eastern Ukraine, while in an ominous sign for peace efforts, the rebels announced plans to boost the size of their armed forces. …read more Source:...
Ukraine separatists aim to raise 100,000-strong army
Separatists battling government troops in east Ukraine plan a general mobilisation and aim to boost their fighting force to 100,000 men, one of their main leaders said on Monday. …read more Source:...
13 Ukrainian troops killed in fight with Russia-backed rebels
Russian-backed separatists kept up their assault Sunday on railway hub in eastern Ukraine, fighting that authorities said has killed 13 government troops and wounded 20 others over the last day. …read more Source:...
Civilians flee east Ukraine town as fighting intensifies
The government-held town of Debaltseve has been without power, water and gas for at least 10 days, prompting many to flee from an intense artillery duel between government and Russian-backed separatist forces. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian soldiers, pro-Russian rebels in intense fighting overnight
Fifteen Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in fighting against Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said on Saturday. …read more Source:...
Russian power struggle: Could Putin lose his leverage over Moscow elite?
Russia faces an economic crisis, but with the ruble falling, the superwealthy are buying the latest luxury cars and may end up being the source of President Vladimir Putin’s biggest power struggle, the CBC’s Susan Ormiston reports from Moscow. …read more Source:...
U.S. loans Ukraine $2B, says more Russian sanctions could occur
The United States on Wednesday signed an agreement providing war-torn Ukraine with $2 billion in loan guarantees to help it with “near-term social spending” in 2015 and said it was prepared to step up sanctions against Russia if necessary. …read more Source:...
Ukraine labels pro-Russian rebels terrorists, ending possibility of peace talks
The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday declared the Russia-backed separatist republics in the east to be terrorist organizations, formally eliminating the possibility of holding peace talks with their representatives, as fighting escalated. …read more Source:...
