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Coal mine blast in eastern Ukraine kills 1, traps dozens
An explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn Wednesday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing at least one miner and trapping more than 30 others underground, rebel and government officials…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Wounded Miner Describes Disaster In Donetsk
Dozens of people were feared dead following a coal mine blast in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on March 4. One miner, Ivan Lazarenko, described the scene at the mine from a hospital ward where he was being treated for serious burns. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
More than 30 coal miners trapped underground after deadly explosion in Ukraine
The blast ripped through the mine more than 1,000 metres underground as 230 miners were working, separatist authorities in Donetsk said …read more Source: Vancouver...
More than 30 coal miners trapped underground after deadly explosion in Ukraine
John MacDougall / AFP / Getty ImagesA miner wounded in a blast at the Zasyadko mine lies in a bed at the Republican Centre for Traumatology hospital in Donetsk on Wednesday. DONETSK, Ukraine — An explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn Wednesday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing at least one miner and trapping more than 30 others...
Russia Orders Surprise Test of Central Nuclear Base
The Russian armed forces’ strategic missile command (RVSN) have ordered a snap inspection of the state of the nuclear arsenal in one of the country’s central military bases near the city of Yoshkar-Ola. The surprise test, announced today by RVSN, will assess the condition of the intercontinental ballistic and nuclear missile units, as...
US says aim is March ‘understanding’ with Iran on nukes
By MATTHEW LEE and GEORGE JAHN read more …read more Source: CNS...
Savchenko In Court On 82nd Day Of Hunger Strike
Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko appeared in a Moscow court on March 4, the 82nd day of a hunger strike to protest her incarceration in Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
12K Russian soldiers in Ukraine: Ben Hodges, U.S. Army Europe commander says
U.S. Army Europe Commander Ben Hodges said Tuesday there are roughly 12,000 Russian soldiers in eastern Ukraine in support of pro-Moscow separatists. While speaking to an audience in Berlin, the officer added that 29,000 Russian soldiers were stationed in the Crimea peninsula annexed in 2014 and another 50,000 were deployed … …read...
Ukraine officials: 1 dead, over 30 trapped after mine blast
The explosion happened at the Zasyadko mine in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk. …read more Source: USA...
Raw: Ukraine says mine blast traps dozens
Ukraine says a coal explosion killed one worker and trapped dozens on Wednesday in Donetsk. The mine is in an area controlled by pro-Russian rebels. Shelling was not said to be the cause. (March 4) …read more Source: USA...
