Section: CBC (Canada)
Ukraine crisis: 9 killed in airstrike on apartment block in separatist area
Rescue workers say an airstrike has demolished an apartment block in eastern Ukraine, killing at least nine civilians. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says plane shot down by rocket from Russia
Ukraine’s Defence Minister says a military plane has been shot down along the country’s eastern border with Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine loses contact with military transport plane over rebel area
Ukrainian security officials said on Monday that contact had been lost with an An-26 military transport plane near Luhansk in east Ukraine where there is heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels. …read more Source:...
Ukraine forces end pro-Russian rebel airport blockade
Ukraine said on Monday its forces had ended a rebel blockade of a strategic airport in the east as it traded charges and threats with Russia over violations of their joint border during a weekend of fierce military combat. …read more Source:...
Russia warns Ukraine of ‘irreversible consequences’ after deadly shelling
Russia’s foreign ministry claimed Sunday that a Ukrainian shell hit a town on the Russian border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. …read more Source:...
EU extends sanctions to 11 pro-Russian rebels over Ukraine crisis
The European Union said on Saturday that it has extended sanctions to cover 11 leaders of the pro-Moscow rebellion in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: 19 troops killed in rocket attack
Pro-Russia rebels fired missiles Friday at government troops near the Russian border, killing at least 19 servicemen, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said, adding that four other troops died elsewhere in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine violence kills 4 serviceman, 5 miners
At least four Ukrainian servicemen and five coal miners were on Friday reported killed in the latest violence in the east of the country, where government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...
‘Russia abandoned us,’ Ukraine separatists say as they lose ground
Deep strains emerged Thursday in the ranks of Ukraine’s pro-Moscow insurgents as dozens turned in their weapons in disgust at Russian inaction and bickering broke out between rebel factions. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian forces regain more ground against rebels
Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 27 wounded in clashes with pro-Russian separatist rebels in the east of the country, the military said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
