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60 people a day dying in Ukraine violence
Aug13

60 people a day dying in Ukraine violence

The estimated death toll in the Ukraine confict nearly doubled to 2,086, the United Nations human rights office says. …read more Source:...

12 pro-government Ukraine militiamen killed in ambush
Aug13

12 pro-government Ukraine 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:...

Rebel-held Ukraine city hit by heavy rocket fire
Aug13

Rebel-held Ukraine city hit by heavy rocket fire

At least three people have been killed in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine as the government intensifies its shelling campaign. …read more Source:...

Russian aid convoy an act of 'cynicism,' Ukraine PM says
Aug13

Russian aid convoy an act of 'cynicism,' Ukraine PM says

‘No Putin ‘humanitarian convoy’ will be allowed across the territory of Kharkiv region,’ Ukraine’s interior minister said …read more Source: The Globe and...

At least 12 pro-government Ukrainian militiamen killed in ambush
Aug13

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...

Fighters and gear move freely across Russia’s border with Ukraine
Aug13

Fighters and gear move freely across Russia’s border with Ukraine

In Russia’s southwestern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, a military-style training camp, a broken down border fence and tracks consistent with armoured personnel carriers or tanks add to a body of evidence of Russian involvement in Ukraine’s war. …read more Source: The Toronto...

Russian Convoy Heads To Ukraine, Bearing Aid — But Some Suspect Foul Play
Aug12

Russian Convoy Heads To Ukraine, Bearing Aid — But Some Suspect Foul Play

A Russian convoy of nearly 300 trucks has left for eastern Ukraine, carrying what Russia claims to be humanitarian aid. Ukrainian leaders suspect the convoy could be a cover for a military operation. Katherin Hille of the Financial Times joins Robert Siegel to discuss the situation.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...

Ukraine says Russian aid can enter under scrutiny of Red Cross
Aug12

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
Aug12

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...

Ukraine says Russian aid can enter under scrutiny of Red Cross
Aug12

Ukraine says Russian aid can enter under scrutiny of Red Cross

A convoy of 280 Russian trucks reportedly packed with aid headed for eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, but Kyiv said it would only allow the goods through under the close supervision of the international Red Cross. …read more Source:...