Section: CTV (Canada)
Ukraine rebels announce new offensive, rule out cease-fire
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have rejected a previously signed peace deal and announced a new multi-pronged offensive against Ukrainian troops. …read more Source: CTV...
Signs emerge of looming rebel offensive in eastern Ukraine
Signs emerged Friday pointing to a major offensive in eastern Ukraine by rebels fighting to break off from the rest of the country. …read more Source: CTV...
13 killed in shelling of city bus in east Ukraine
A mortar shell hit a bus Thursday in the Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk, killing at least 13 people, the city’s leader said. It was not immediately clear which side was responsible for the attack, but angry residents punched and kicked a captured soldier dragged to the scene by the rebels. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia, Ukraine agree on procedure for pulling back heavy weapons: German official
Diplomats from Russia and Ukraine agreed Wednesday on a dividing line from where both sides should pull back their heavy weapons, just hours after separatist forces deployed more arms and manpower to an emerging flashpoint in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Moscow backs withdrawing heavy weaponry from Ukraine front line
Moscow proposed Wednesday that both Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels pull heavy weapons back to a previously agreed-upon division line to help reduce hostilities, but said nothing about the rebels surrendering any territory they gained by violating the peace deal. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia-Ukraine peace talks will focus on withdrawing heavy weaponry from frontline
Moscow has proposed restoring a previously agreed line of division in eastern Ukraine to end an escalation of fighting, and has persuaded the rebels to pull back heavy weapons behind it, Russia’s foreign minister said Wednesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels both claim control of Donetsk airport
After days of intense fighting, Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Monday they had seized control of Donetsk airport once again. The Ukrainian military denied this but acknowledged that the fighting for the rubble-strewn trophy had been fierce. …read more Source: CTV...
Rebels claim control of Donetsk airport; no confirmation from Kyiv
Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Monday that they have seized control of the Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed a retreat. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine leader vows to reassert control over separatist-held east
Ukraine’s president has vowed to reassert control over a conflict-shattered eastern region in which fighting hit a new peak of intensity over the weekend. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine bus attack kills 11, could herald grim future as truce staggers
An attack on a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine Tuesday killed 11 people, likely dealing the final blow to hopes that a short-lived and shaky cease-fire could take hold. …read more Source: CTV...
