Section: CTV (Canada)
Donetsk hospital shelled in Ukraine, killing at least 5
Rocket salvoes hit a previously safe section of Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Wednesday, killing at least five people and damaging a hospital, six schools and five kindergartens, rebels said. …read more Source: CTV...
Donetsk hospital shelled, at least 5 killed
Heavy shelling in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday afternoon killed at least five people and damaged a hospital, six schools and five kindergartens, local officials said. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine’s president confident U.S. will send weapons
Ukraine’s president says he is confident the United States will supply his country with weapons to fight pro-Russian separatists but Germany’s chancellor is opposed to the idea. …read more Source: CTV...
UN criticizes escalation in Ukraine fighting, raises toll to 5,358
The United Nations on Tuesday sharply criticized both the Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian rebels for turning bus stops, schools, markets and hospitals into battlegrounds where civilians are getting killed. …read more Source: CTV...
Escalation in Ukraine fighting raises death toll to 5,358: UN
The United Nations has raised the death toll from fighting in eastern Ukraine to over 5,350 people and is condemning the high number of civilians killed in the indiscriminate shelling there. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukrainian troops repel rebels trying to surround key rail hub
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: CTV...
Obama reconsidering sending lethal assistance to Ukraine
A senior administration official says President Barack Obama is considering sending lethal assistance to Ukraine’s besieged military. …read more Source: CTV...
Escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine forces civilians to flee
As fighting escalates around the town Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine, a growing wave of civilians are fleeing their homes, taking the risk of being struck by stray projectiles on their way, and often leaving family members behind. …read more Source: CTV...
13 troops killed, 20 wounded in Ukraine as fighting continues
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: CTV...
Residents flee eastern Ukraine town as violence intensifies
The government-held town of Debaltseve, Ukraine, 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: CTV...
