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Ukraine says weapons pullback to begin
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...
Ukraine to begin weapons pullback; cease-fire violations persist
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. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine, Rebels Agree to Begin Withdrawing Weapons
Military officials said both sides in Ukraine’s conflict have agreed to pull back their heavy weapons from the frontlines in eastern Ukraine; a positive sign for the implementation of a peace plan that has been violated repeatedly. The officials said the pro-Russian rebels signed an agreement to complete the withdrawal over the next two...
Ukraine says weapons pullback to begin
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine plans to begin pulling back heavy weaponry from the front lines of its fight with Russia-backed separatist rebels on… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Jewish soldier killed in separatists fighting buried in Kiev
(JTA) — A Ukrainian Jewish soldier who died last month amid Russian-backed separatist fighting was buried in Kiev. Yevgeni Yatsina, who was almost 26, was brought to burial in the capital on Friday following the discovery of his body, which was covered by debris since he died in an explosion last month in the country’s east, the news...
Ukraine crisis: Rebels agree to begin withdrawing heavy weapons
A senior separatist commander says pro-Russian rebels would begin a two-week process of withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline in east Ukraine today. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian Rebels to Begin Weapons Pullback: Leader
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:...
Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
By Anton Zverev NIZHNYAYA KRYNKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin… …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: Rebels ‘agree’ weapon pullout dates
Rebels in eastern Ukraine have agreed to begin to pull back heavy weapons from the frontline, a Russian general involved in implementing a truce says. Gen Alexander Lentsov said the pro-Russian rebels had signed the orders to complete the withdrawal over the next two weeks, starting from Sunday. It is not clear whether the move will be...
Ukraine claims 12 cease-fire violations overnight
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 Source: San Francisco...
