Section: US & Canada
Bridge explosions block key roads to rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk
Three bridges over roads leading into the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk were destroyed Monday by explosions, blocking key access routes to the rebel-held city. …read more Source: CTV...
Bridge explosion blocks key road to rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk
A rail bridge over a main road leading into the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk has been destroyed by an explosion, blocking a key access route to the rebel-held city. …read more Source: CTV...
Moscow Court Prolongs Pretrial Detention For Ukrainian Director
A court in Moscow has extended the pretrial arrest of Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov, who was detained in Crimea and accused of plotting terrorist attacks. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bridge explosion blocks key road to rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk
A rail bridge over a main road leading into the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk has been destroyed by an explosion, blocking a key access route to the rebel-held city. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian Judge Who Sentenced Tymoshenko Added To Wanted List
The Ukrainian judge who sentenced former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in jail has been added to the country’s wanted list. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Army Delivers Aid To Slovyansk Residents
The Ukrainian army brought trucks with humanitarian aid to the former separatist stronghold of Slovyansk on July 6. As soldiers distributed food among residents, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov told journalists the authorities will work to restore electricity and water supplies in the city. He said the military will gradually leave...
Tensions High As Separatists Hold Firm In Donetsk
Pro-Russian separatists controlled checkpoints on roads into the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk as the military continued its offensive against rebels in other eastern cities. Separatists driven out of Slavyansk have reportedly retreated to Donetsk. On July 6, militants and their supporters gathered in a central square in Donetsk to demand an...
Russia Bars Second Tatar Leader From Entering Crimea
Russia has barred a leading member of Crimea’s Tatar community from entering the peninsula for five years. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Vows To Continue Offensive
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to continue Kyiv’s military offensive against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine reportedly prepare last stand in Donetsk
Pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine have retreated to the last major city under their control after a series of successes by the Ukrainian army earlier this week. …read more Source: FOX...
