Section: CTV (Canada)
Russian aid convoy nears Ukraine, heads for rebel-held area
In a diplomatic game of chicken, a large Russian aid convoy rolled toward the Ukrainian border on Thursday — but it was heading toward a crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels instead of a government post as Ukraine had demanded. …read more Source: CTV...
Russian aid convoy nears Ukraine
A large Russian aid convoy headed toward Ukraine Thursday, taking a road leading directly toward a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine death toll doubles in two weeks: UN
A spokeswoman for the office, Cecile Pouilly, says the UN’s “very conservative estimates” show the death toll has risen to at least 2,086 people as of Aug. 10 from 1,129 on July 26. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine death toll doubles in two weeks: U.N.
A spokeswoman for the office, Cecile Pouilly, says the U.N.’s “very conservative estimates” show the death toll has risen to at least 2,086 people as of Aug. 10 from 1,129 on July 26. …read more Source: CTV...
At least 12 pro-government Ukrainian militiamen killed in ambush
At least 12 militiamen fighting alongside government troops against pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have been killed in an ambush, a spokesman for their radical nationalist movement said Wednesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine says Russian aid can enter under scrutiny of Red Cross
With a theatrical flourish, Russia on Tuesday dispatched hundreds of trucks covered in white tarps and sprinkled with holy water on a mission to deliver aid to a desperate rebel-held zone in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine says Russian humanitarian convoy won’t be allowed across border
A convoy of more than 260 Russian trucks reportedly packed with aid rumbled toward the border with Ukraine on Tuesday, but Kyiv said the goods would only be allowed in if they were inspected by the international Red Cross. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukrainian security says Russian humanitarian convoy won’t be allowed across border
A convoy of 280 Russian trucks reportedly packed with aid headed for eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, but Ukraine said it wouldn’t let the mission in because it isn’t being co-ordinated by the international Red Cross and could be a covert military operation. …read more Source: CTV...
Red Cross to lead humanitarian mission into rebel-held Ukraine
The Red Cross will lead an international humanitarian aid operation into Ukraine’s conflict-stricken province of Luhansk with assistance from Russia, the European Union and the United States, Ukraine said Monday. …read more Source: CTV...
Rocket strikes Donetsk prison, inmates flee in ensuing riot
Rockets slammed into a high-security prison Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said. …read more Source: CTV...
