Section: Toronto Star (Canada)
Deadly Ukraine fighting rages despite ‘positive’ talks at summit
Ukraine’s military said Wednesday that its forces killed 225 rebels and destroyed three tanks during the past 24 hours. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine president meets with Putin as fighting appears to spread
Towering columns of smoke rose Tuesday from outside a city in Ukraine’s far southeast after what residents said was a heavy artillery barrage. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukrainian president dissolves parliament, calls October election
Ukraine’s president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. …read more Source: Toronto...
Russian tanks crossed border, says Ukraine
A column of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles has crossed into southeastern Ukraine, away from the intense fighting. …read more Source: Toronto...
Pro-Russia rebels parade captured soldiers through the streets on Ukraine’s independence day
Bystanders hurled eggs and bottles at captured Ukrainian soldiers in Donetsk while Ukraine marked its 23rd year of independence from the Soviet Union. …read more Source: Toronto...
Unauthorized aid convey into Ukraine returns to Russia, amid rising tensions
Russia said the trucks carried only food, water, generators and sleeping bags to the hard-hit rebel stronghold of Luhansk …read more Source: Toronto...
Russian aid trucks roll across border in ‘direct invasion,’ says Ukraine
The move sharply raised the stakes in eastern Ukraine, for any attack on the convoy could draw the Russian military directly into the conflict. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine aid convoy crosses border from Russia
An Associated Press journalist saw two Red Cross jeeps heading to an unknown destination in Ukraine on Thursday. …read more Source: Toronto...
Donetsk fighting kills 34 people in 24 hours
The Ukrainian troops are trying to encircle Donetsk, the largest city still in rebel hands, and also drive the rebels out of the city of Luhansk. …read more Source: Toronto...
Government troops in Ukraine press attacks on rebel-held cities
Government efforts to quell the pro-Russian separatist front have focused lately on gradually encircling Donetsk, the largest rebel-controlled city. …read more Source: Toronto...
