Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Fighting Rages Ahead of Ceasefire
Ferocious fighting raged in Ukraine on Saturday, threatening a ceasefire deal as Kiev and the US accused Russia of fueling a rebel onslaught to grab territory hours before the truce began. …read more Source:...
Ukraine fighting persists as cease-fire time approaches
SVITLODARSK, Ukraine — Heavy artillery fire roared Saturday in eastern Ukraine as fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists continued hours before a cease-fire was to take effect in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people.Associated Press reporters saw the artillery barrage near the town of Svitlodarsk as well as...
Ukraine Fighting Persists as Cease-Fire Time Approaches
KIEV, Ukraine— Officials in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol say an array of artillery attacks hit areas near the city during the morning, as the deadline for a cease-fire creeps closer. The city’s press service reported a half-dozen rocket and mortar attacks on outlying areas Saturday morning. There was no immediate information on...
Fighting in Ukraine persists in day before cease-fire is to take effect
Heavy artillery fire roared Saturday in eastern Ukraine as fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists continued hours before a cease-fire was to take effect. …read more Source: Global...
Fighting in Ukraine persists as cease-fire approaches
Officials in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol say an array of artillery attacks hit areas near the city during the morning, as the deadline for a cease-fire creeps closer. …read more Source: CTV...
Fighting Rages in Ukraine With Cease-Fire Set to Take Effect
Fighting raged in Ukraine Saturday between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists, just hours before a cease-fire aimed at halting the conflict it set to take effect. The cease-fire is due to be implemented at midnight Saturday (12:00 a.m. Sunday local time, 2200 UTC Saturday), several days after the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France...
Fighting persists in Ukraine as cease-fire looms
Heavy artillery fire roared Saturday in eastern Ukraine as fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists continued hours before a cease-fire was to take effect in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people. …read more Source: FOX...
U.S. Says Images Show Russian Armaments Near Embattled Ukraine Town
The satellite images, posted Saturday on Twitter by the U.S. ambassador, were meant to bolster the case that Russia has joined separatists in an all-out assault on the Ukrainian Army. …read more Source: The New York...
New Ukraine Peace Deal Met With Shelling and Suspicion
The Ukraine ceasefire agreement struck in Minsk will come as a relief to the increasingly desperate residents who live along the front lines in the Ukrainian Donbas. But even though the document was signed by Aleksandr Zakharchenko, prime minster of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), the Russian-backed rebels in the east are taking a dim...
Ukraine ceasfire: Fighting persists in day before pact
Officials in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol say an array of artillery attacks hit areas near the city during the morning, as the deadline for a cease-fire creeps closer. The city’s press service reported a half-dozen rocket and mortar attacks on outlying areas Saturday morning. There was no immediate information on casualties....
