Section: CBC (Canada)
3 Ukrainian soldiers killed as armed separatists dig in for long fight
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:...
Ukraine threatens pro-Russia rebels with ‘nasty surprise’
Ukraine’s government kept up military pressure against pro-Russian rebels on Tuesday, threatening them with an “nasty surprise”, while the militants said they were preparing to fight back after losing their main stronghold. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says rebels must disarm before ceasefire talks
Ukraine’s defence minister says the government will only restart ceasefire negotiations with pro-Russian insurgents in the country’s east once the rebels lay down their weapons. …read more Source:...
3 bridges blown up in Ukraine to block rebel city
Three bridges on key roads leading into the Ukrainian city of Donetsk were blown up Monday — an apparent attempt to slow down any possible assault by government forces on the rebel-held stronghold. …read more Source:...
Ukraine claims victory in rebel stronghold of Slovyansk
A rebel stronghold in east Ukraine has been taken by government troops, the country’s president and a spokesman for the rebels said Saturday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine presses offensive against pro-Russia insurgents
Fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least nine Ukrainian soldiers dead Friday, as government troops pressed their offensive against pro-Russian insurgents using heavy artillery and combat jets. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire ends, government will attack rebels: Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday government forces would renew offensive operations against rebels and ‘free our lands,’ hours after a ceasefire to allow for peace talks with the pro-Russian separatists had expired. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, as expected, drops 2022 Olympic bid
The Ukrainian city of Lviv withdrew its bid for the 2022 Winter Games on Monday, becoming the third contender to drop out of the race for an Olympics that no one seems to want. …read more Source:...
Putin gets payback for Canada’s anti-Russia stance: Brian Stewart
As Stephen Harper was pouring vitriol and sanctions on Russia for months over the Crimea and Ukraine crisis, he did not seem to have expected much of a serious slap-back from President Vladimir Putin. But as Brian Stewart writes, Harper badly underestimated Putin’s sense of the strategic counter-punch. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels free 4 more OSCE hostages
The Interfax news agency is reporting that pro-Russian insurgents have released four European observers who they have held captive for weeks. …read more Source:...
