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Ongoing shelling in Donetsk despite Ukraine ceasefire agreement
For people living close to the airport in eastern Ukraine’s city of Donetsk there is no ceasefire with ongoing shelling damaging buildings and devastating lives. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...
Putin Intent on Taking ‘All of Ukraine,’ Leader Says
Only the military backing of NATO can defend Ukraine, the prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, told a conference of security experts in Kiev. …read more Source: The New York...
Luhansk airport completely destroyed in fighting in Ukraine
Luhansk airport has been completely destroyed in fighting between pro-Russian forces and Ukrainian government troops. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine repels rebel attack near Donetsk airport
A new round of fighting seemed to erupt in Ukraine’s troubled east Saturday. …read more Source: USA...
Aid trucks arrive in Ukraine as renewed fighting flares
A convoy of more than 200 white trucks crossed the Russian border to deliver humanitarian aid to a battered Ukrainian city on Saturday. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Says Putin Seeking To Destroy Ukraine
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says the goal of Russian President Vladimir Putin is to destroy Ukraine as an independent country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Another Russian Convoy Enters Ukraine Amid Renewed Fighting
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Despite the cease-fire agreement, renewed fighting flared up Saturday in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian rebels and government forces, while Moscow sent a second convoy of trucks into Ukraine without Kiev’s consent. Ukraine’s military operation said in a statement that it had successfully repelled a rebel...
Ukraine: Peace Disrupted By Barrage; Russia Sends New Aid Convoy
Rocket fire tested — but didn’t break — a week-old cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists Friday night. And the EU made concessions to Russia on a trade pact.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Pope Urges World to Shed Apathy Toward New Threats
REDIPUGLIA, Italy — Pope Francis urged the world Saturday to shed its apathy in the face of what he characterizes as a third world war, intoning “war is madness” at the foot of a grandiose monument to soldiers killed in World War I. MoreWhat You Don’t Know About George Clooney’s Wife-to-Be NBC NewsNigerian President Hijacks...
Ukraine PM slams Putin, ceasefire again under strain in east Ukraine
Ukraine’s prime minister accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday of planning to destroy his country as renewed fighting near the airport of a major eastern city underscored the fragility of an eight-day ceasefire in the region. …read more Source: The Toronto...
