Section: CTV (Canada)
Kremlin critics’ report claims Russia deeply embroiled in Ukraine conflict
Russian opposition activists published a report Tuesday that they claim proves that Russia is deeply involved in the war in Ukraine, seeking to counter overwhelming state media reports casting the events as a local uprising against the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: CTV...
220 Russian soldiers died in Ukraine battles: Nemtsov report
A report containing material compiled by slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov says at least 220 Russian soldiers died in two battles in eastern Ukraine within the past year. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians killed in war
Nearly 7,000 civilians have been killed in the war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists sinNearly 7,000 civilians have been killed in the war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists since fighting erupted in April last year, the nation’s president said Friday.ce...
5 Ukrainian troops killed in action against separatists as cease-fire deal teeters
Five Ukrainian government troops battling separatist forces in the east have been killed in one of the worst single days of bloodshed since a cease-fire was declared in February, military officials said Wednesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine erects ‘Project Wall’ on Russian border, critics fear expensive failure
A little more than a year and-a-half ago, the idea of fortifying Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia would have struck many as perverse. But the 4-year, $520 million project was announced with great fanfare in the summer. Now doubts are creeping in. …read more Source: CTV...
Mourners in the Ukraine mark one year anniversary of Odesa fire
Demonstrators laid flowers and lit candles Saturday in front of a building in the Ukrainian city of Odesa where more than 40 people died as it caught fire in a clash between supporters and opponents of Ukraine’s government. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia repositioning forces for new offensive in Ukraine, U.S. commander says
The top U.S. commander for NATO said Thursday that America needs better intelligence on the ground in Ukraine, but that it appears Russian forces have used a recent lull in fighting to reposition for another offensive. …read more Source: CTV...
Billboards praising Stalin go up in Russian-annexed Crimea ahead of Victory Day
Billboards with the image of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin have appeared all over Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea in the run-up to Victory Day celebrations on May 9. …read more Source: CTV...
Radiation in Kyiv unaffected by fire in Chornobyl exclusion zone: Ukraine
There has been no change in background radiation levels in the Ukrainian capital as a result of nighttime fires in woodlands in the exclusion zone around the destroyed Chornobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Forest fire hits large section of Chernobyl exclusion zone
Fire has engulfed a large sector of woods in the exclusion zone around the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says the fire is being brought under control. …read more Source: CTV...
