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Rockets kill 29 in Ukrainian city as rebels launch offensive
KIEV, Ukraine — Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, two schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 29 people, authorities said. Ukraine’s top rebel leader said an offensive had begun on the strategically important port.Ukraine’s president called an emergency meeting of...
Ukraine's leader calls emergency meeting after 29 are killed
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president has called an emergency meeting of his military officials in response to a rocket attack that left 29 dead in a strategic port city.President Petro Poroshenko’s office said he is returning early to Ukraine from Saudi Arabia, where he was to attend the funeral of King Abdullah, to coordinate a...
Rockets kill 29 in Ukrainian city as rebel offensive begins
KIEV, Ukraine — Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, two schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 29 people, authorities said. Ukraine’s top rebel leader announced that an offensive had begun on the strategically important port. …read more Source: Boston...
Rockets kill 21 in Ukraine city as rebel offensive begins
KIEV, Ukraine — Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools and homes Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 21 people, authorities said. Ukraine’s top rebel leader announced that an offensive had begun on the strategically important port.The report came a day after the rebels rejected a peace...
Ukraine rebel leader: offensive has begun upon key govt city
KIEV, Ukraine — The RIA Novosti news agency is citing eastern Ukrainian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko as saying an offensive has begun on the strategic government-held port of Mariupol has begun.Earlier Saturday, rockets rained down on Mariupol’s outskirts, killing at least 21 people, according to city authorities.The report came a...
Officials: 21 killed in Mariupol attack in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — Indiscriminate rocket fire that hit a market, schools and homes Saturday in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol killed at least 21 people, authorities said.Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea and is the major city between mainland Russia and the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. Heavy fighting in the region...
Ukraine: cutting graft top priority to reach new bailout
DAVOS, Switzerland — Ukraine will focus on fixing its huge problem of corruption as it tries to convince its international rescue creditors to give it more loans, a government official said Saturday.Dmytro Shymkiv, deputy head of the presidential administration, asked for patience, noting that big reforms take time if they are to be made...
16 killed in Mariupol shelling in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — A crowded open-air market and nearby homes in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire Saturday morning, killing at least 16 people, city authorities said.Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea and is the major city between mainland Russia and the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. Heavy...
Police: 15 killed in Mariupol shelling in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — A crowded open-air market in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire Saturday morning, killing at least 15 people, police said.Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea and is the major city between mainland Russia and the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. Heavy fighting in the region in the...
Police: 10 killed in Mariupol shelling in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — A crowded open-air market in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire Saturday morning, killing at least 10 people, regional police said.Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea and is the major city between mainland Russia and the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. Heavy fighting in the region...
