Section: US & Canada
Ukraine gov’t claims victory in pro-Russian rebel stronghold
A rebel stronghold in east Ukraine has been taken by government troops, the country’s president and a spokesman for the rebels said Saturday. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine claims victory in rebel stronghold of Slovyansk
A rebel stronghold in east Ukraine has been taken by government troops, the country’s president and a spokesman for the rebels said Saturday. …read more Source:...
Head of Ukraine’s Orthodox Church dies at 78 after over 20 years as leader
The head of Ukraine’s Orthodox Church has died at 78 after leading it for more than two decades. …read more Source: FOX...
Poroshenko Orders Ukraine Flag Raised Over Slovyansk
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered troops to raise the country’s national flag over the city of Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine, after reports the army retook the area Friday. The president’s website said Saturday the pro-Russian separatist stronghold seized in April is now in the hands of government troops after rebels...
Ukraine government claims victory over rebel stronghold
A rebel stronghold in east Ukraine has been taken by government troops, the country’s president and a spokesman for the rebels said Saturday. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine government claims victory in pro-Russian rebel stronghold
Ukraine’s president says government troops have taken the rebel stronghold of Slovyansk in east Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Head Of Ukrainian Church Dies
The Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Volodymyr (Sabodan) has died at the age of 78. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO, Russia Launch Black Sea Drills
NATO and Russia both launched on July 4 naval exercises in the Black Sea amid strained ties between the Kremlin and the West over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
World Briefing: Ukraine: Troops in Deadly Clash With Separatists
Fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least nine Ukrainian soldiers dead and 13 wounded on Friday, Ukrainian officials said. …read more Source: The New York...
The Saturday Profile: The Rev. Tomas Halik Castigates Putin for Russia’s Seizure of Crimea
The Rev. Tomas Halik, a leading intellectual, an ally of Vaclav Havel’s and an outspoken critic, has turned his attention to the Ukraine crisis, denouncing President Vladimir V. Putin as a “war criminal” for Russia’s seizure of Crimea. …read more Source: The New York...
