Section: US & Canada
At least 29 dead in shelling of Ukrainian port city
OSCE condemns ‘disgraceful’ attack on Mariupol from separatist-held territory. …read more Source: USA...
Mariupol: A Strategic And Symbolic Target For Pro-Russian Rebels
In launching an offensive against the Ukrainian coastal city of Mariupol, pro-Russian separatists have selected a target of both strategic and symbolic importance in their bloody conflict with the government in Kyiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine crisis: Rockets ‘kill at least 30’ in Mariupol
KIEV – Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, prompting the European Union’s foreign policy chief to warn of a further “grave deterioration” in EU-Russian relations. …read more Source: The Toronto...
See the Incredible Devastation of the Iconic Donetsk Airport
New photographs show the extent of destruction to eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk. The site has become a point on contention between Russia-backed separatists and pro-Kiev forces. On Jan. 21, Ukrainian troops said they had lost control of the airport and had sustained casualties in the latest round of fighting. These images show what is left of...
Rockets kill 30 in Ukrainian city as rebels launch offensive
Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 30 people, authorities said. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
Rebels blamed in shelling of Ukrainian port city; 20 dead
OSCE condemns ‘disgraceful’ attack on Mariupol from separatist-held territory. …read more Source: USA...
Pro-Russian rebels launch offensive on Mariupol, Ukriane
Fred LambertMARIUPOL, Ukraine, Jan. 24 (UPI) — Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have begun attacking Mariupol, a strategic port city between Donetsk and Crimea, the latest in a series of assaults. …read more Source: United Press...
Rockets kill 30 in Ukrainian city as rebels launch offensive
KIEV, Ukraine — Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 30 people, authorities said.Ukrainian officials rushed to defend the strategically important port city as the separatists’ top leader declared that an offensive against it had begun....
Rockets kill 30 in Ukrainian port city of Mariupol; rebels plan major offensive
Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 30 people, authorities said. …read more Source: CTV...
Pro-Russian Rebels Attack Key Port, Ukraine Says At Least 30 Dead
(Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, prompting the European Union’s foreign policy chief to warn of a further “grave deterioration” in EU-Russian relations. Mariupol’s city administration said the rebels had killed at least 30...
