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12 pro-government Ukraine militiamen killed in ambush
At least 12 militiamen fighting alongside government troops against pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have been killed in an ambush, a spokesman for their radical nationalist movement said Wednesday. …read more Source:...
World War 3 Averted? Ukraine Says Red Cross Can Enter the War-Torn Area
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces on Monday zeroed in on rebel strongholds as the government welcomed an international humanitarian relief mission into the rebellious east involving Russia, the United States and the European Union. The mission will be conducted under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The...
Russian Aid Convoy Nears Eastern Ukraine But Ukraine Insists It Won’t Be Allowed To Cross The Border
Ukraine will not allow a Russian convoy of over 250 trucks, said to be carrying aid supplies, to enter the country, Arsen Avakov, the Ukrainian interior minister, said in a Facebook post Wednesday. The Russian convoy, which Moscow insists is carrying humanitarian aid to the war-torn regions of eastern Ukraine, is expected to arrive at the border...
Tank Tracks and Training Camps Belie Russia’s Involvement in Eastern Ukraine
In Russia’s southwestern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, a military-style training camp, a broken down border fence and tracks consistent with armoured personnel carriers or tanks add to a body of evidence of Russian involvement in Ukraine’s war. The Kremlin has consistently denied assertions by the West that it is arming, supporting...
Twelve Ukrainian Nationalist Fighters Killed In Separatist Ambush
(Reuters) – Twelve Ukrainian nationalist fighters, battling a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine, were killed early on Wednesday and an unknown number taken captive when rebels ambushed their bus, a spokesman for their group said. The separatists opened fire on the bus, that was taking the men to fight just outside the rebel-held...
At least 12 pro-government Ukrainian militiamen killed in ambush
At least 12 militiamen fighting alongside government troops against pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have been killed in an ambush, a spokesman for their radical nationalist movement said Wednesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine vows to block Russian ‘aid’ convoy
A convoy of 262 Russian trucks is expected at the Ukrainian border as Kiev vows to block the aid mission from its territory over fears it is a ploy to bolster pro-Kremlin rebels. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...
12 pro-government Ukraine militiamen killed
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — At least 12 militiamen fighting alongside government troops against pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have been killed in an ambush, a spokesman for their radical nationalist movement said Wednesday. Artem Skoropatsky said the fighters with the Right Sector volunteer battalion were shot dead while traveling...
Rebel-held Ukraine city hit by heavy rocket fire
At least three people have been killed in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine as the government intensifies its shelling campaign. …read more Source:...
Kyiv Warnings Urgent As Russian Convoy Nears Border
Ukrainian government officials are heaping warnings on as a Russian convoy of nearly 300 trucks nears its eastern border, with Moscow insisting the delivery will go through under Red Cross supervision. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
