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Two dead as blast rips through peace march in eastern Ukraine
A blast ripped through a crowd of thousands marching for peace in eastern Ukraine, killing at least two and injuring as many as 11 people, the country’s Interior Ministry said in a statement. See also: One year later, Kiev and Moscow remember Ukraine uprising in very different ways The explosion, which is being investigated as an...
Ukraine Says It Will Start Pulling Back Heavy Weapons
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine plans to begin pulling back heavy weaponry from the front lines of its fight with Russia-backed separatist rebels on Sunday, in accordance with a peace plan whose initial step was a cease-fire that is still being violated, a military spokesman said. Ukrainian military spokesman Col. Andriy Lysenko told a briefing that...
At Least Two Killed In Blast At Peace March In Ukraine’s Kharkiv
KIEV, Feb 22 (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and 10 wounded on Sunday when an explosive device was thrown from a car into a crowd attending a peace rally in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said. An aide to Ukraine’s security and defense council said an unspecified number of suspects were...
Blast hits march in eastern Ukraine, killing 2
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia-backed separatists violated a troubled cease-fire a dozen times during the night with artillery and rocket attacks and an attempt to storm a Ukrainian encampment.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Two Killed As Blast Rips Through Peace March In Kharkiv
Police said suspects have been detained on suspicion of carrying out the attack, which struck a demonstration in Kharkiv marking the first anniversary of the overthrow of former President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Blast hits march in eastern Ukraine, killing 2
KIEV, Ukraine — Two people were killed and about a dozen injured in a bomb explosion at a march Sunday in Ukraine’s second-largest city marking the first anniversary of the ouster of president Viktor Yanukovych, the country’s interior ministry said.The Interior Ministry said the blast in the eastern city Kharkiv was due to an...
Ukraine: Blast kills 2 at march marking anniversary of Yanukovych ouster
Two people were killed and about a dozen injured in a bomb explosion at a march Sunday in Ukraine’s second-largest city marking the first anniversary of the ouster of president Viktor Yanukovych, the country’s interior ministry said. …read more Source: CTV...
Both Sides Claim Weapons Pullout Ordered In Eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian military and Russia-backed rebels each said they had given orders to pull back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine in accordance with the recent cease-fire agreement. But each also continued to accuse the other of violations of the truce as reports of shelling persisted. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Rebels Order Weapons Pull-Back As Ukraine Says Armor Arriving
(Reuters) – Pro-Moscow rebels said they would start to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine on Sunday but the government in Kiev said armored columns had crossed the border from Russia to reinforce the separatists. The Ukrainian military said the rebels were pressing on with attacks on government forces near...
Rebels Order Pullback, but Ukraine Says Armor Arriving
A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine on Sunday. …read more Source:...
