Section: US & Canada
Ukraine: Fighting in rebel-held region kills 34 people in last 24 hours
A Ukrainian official says nine troops were killed in overnight fighting in the streets of the town of Ilovaysk, which lies just east of the rebel stronghold Donetsk. …read more Source: CTV...
Protesters plant Ukraine flag on Moscow skyscraper
Protesters have scaled one of Moscow’s famed Stalin-era skyscrapers and painted the Soviet star on its spire in the national colors of Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Fighting outside key Ukrainian city kills 9 troops
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Nine troops were killed in overnight fighting in the streets of a town neighboring the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, a Ukrainian official said Wednesday, as the government battled to gain control of a major railroad and highway linking the area to Russia. The Kiev government also has pursued diplomatic efforts to resolve the...
Protesters plant Ukraine flag on Moscow skyscraper
Russian authorities were not amused by the prank in support of Ukraine, where government troops are battling pro-Russian separatists. The LifeNews media site posted a video it says shows one of the protesters parachuting off of the building and landing in an inner courtyard. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Protesters plant Ukrainian flag and paint over Soviet star on famed Moscow skyscraper
Protesters have scaled one of Moscow’s famed Stalin-era skyscrapers and painted the Soviet star on its spire in the national colors of Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Fighting outside rebel-held Ukrainian city kills 9 troops
A Ukrainian official says nine troops were killed in overnight fighting in the streets of the town of Ilovaysk, which lies just east of the rebel stronghold Donetsk. …read more Source: CTV...
Protesters plant Ukraine flag on Moscow skyscraper
MOSCOW (AP) — Protesters have scaled one of Moscow’s famed Stalin-era skyscrapers and painted the Soviet star on its spire in the national colors of Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Ukraine’s dying rebel capital seeks normal life against the soundscape of war
It has been weeks since Donetsk last had a traffic jam. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia Testing Air-Defense Systems In Southern Astrakhan Region
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on August 20 that it is conducting more military exercises in southern Russia as fighting intensified in neighboring Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s rebel capital seeks ersatz normality
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — It has been weeks since Donetsk last had a traffic jam…. …read more Source: Associated...
