Section: CTV (Canada)
Ukraine rocket attack ignites mass jail breakout in Donetsk
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...
Donetsk beset by fighting as Ukraine demands rebel surrender
Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels for a cease-fire to prevent a ‘humanitarian catastrophe.’ Ukrainian officials demanded that the insurgents surrender instead. …read more Source: CTV...
Donetsk beset by fighting despite rebel request for a cease-fire
Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels there for a cease-fire to prevent a ‘humanitarian catastrophe.’ …read more Source: CTV...
Donetsk rebels say city is surrounded, want ceasefire to avoid ‘catastrophe’
Ukraine’s rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a ceasefire to prevent a ‘humanitarian catastrophe,’ the insurgents’ new leader said Saturday as conditions deteriorated in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, artillery thundering through deserted streets. …read more Source: CTV...
Donetsk rebels say city is surrounded, want cease-fire to avoid ‘catastrophe’
Ukraine’s rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a cease-fire to prevent a ‘humanitarian catastrophe,’ the insurgents’ new leader said Saturday as conditions deteriorated in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, artillery thundering through deserted streets. …read more Source: CTV...
Rebel leader says Donetsk is surrounded by Ukrainian forces
A top rebel leader announced Saturday that the rebel stronghold of Donetsk is surrounded by Ukrainian government troops and his forces were willing to accept a cease-fire in order to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine forces surround rebel-held Donetsk, rebel leader says
Ukrainian forces have seized a key town and are surrounding Donetsk, the largest insurgent-held city in eastern Ukraine, a top rebel commander said Saturday. …read more Source: CTV...
Central Kyiv barricades removed after months of protest
City workers and volunteers have removed the last of the barricades that had blocked the main street of Ukraine’s capital since protests that forced a change of government arose late last year. …read more Source: CTV...
New Ukraine rebel leader gives Moscow distance from mutiny
A Ukrainian has replaced a Russian at the helm of the insurgency in eastern Ukraine and declared that he wants “only moral support” from Moscow, as the Kremlin apparently tries to rebut Western claims that it is calling the shots among the rebels. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine crisis: At least 3 killed by shelling in rebel-held city of Donetsk
At least three civilians were killed and 10 others were wounded in overnight shelling of the main rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, a day after a leadership reshuffle appeared to signal Moscow’s attempt to further distance itself from the pro-Russian insurgency. …read more Source: CTV...
