Section: CTV (Canada)
Ukraine government denies president will attend World Cup final
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko won’t be attending the World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, a government statement said, denying assertions by Brazilian officials that he would be there. …read more Source: CTV...
1 killed by Ukrainian shell in Russian border town: foreign ministry
Russia’s foreign ministry claimed Sunday that a Ukrainian shell hit a town on the Russian border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. …read more Source: CTV...
Deadly artillery attack in eastern Ukraine overnight
Artillery fire killed at least four people in an overnight attack on a residential area in eastern Ukraine, spurring more people to flee the besieged city of Donetsk and its suburbs on Saturday to take their chances elsewhere. …read more Source: CTV...
EU sanctions 2 Russian spin doctors for roles in Ukraine crisis
The European Union said on Saturday that it has extended sanctions to cover 11 leaders of the pro-Moscow rebellion in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia closes 3 border crossings with Ukraine due to clashes
Russian officials say they have closed three major border crossings in the wake of heavy fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine says eastern rebels must lay down arms as condition for talks
The Ukrainian government will restart cease-fire negotiations with pro-Russian insurgents in the country’s east only once the rebels lay down their weapons, the defence minister said Tuesday …read more Source: CTV...
Bridge explosions block key roads to rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk
Three bridges over roads leading into the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk were destroyed Monday by explosions, blocking key access routes to the rebel-held city. …read more Source: CTV...
Bridge explosion blocks key road to rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk
A rail bridge over a main road leading into the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk has been destroyed by an explosion, blocking a key access route to the rebel-held city. …read more Source: CTV...
Pro-Russian insurgents regroup in Donetsk, vow to renew fight against Ukraine
Pro-Russian insurgents driven out of their stronghold in eastern Ukraine have converged on the city of Donetsk, where their commander says they will regroup to continue their fight against the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine gov’t claims victory in pro-Russian rebel stronghold
A rebel stronghold in east Ukraine has been taken by government troops, the country’s president and a spokesman for the rebels said Saturday. …read more Source: CTV...
