Section: Boston Herald (USA)
Ukrainian govt troops take over much of Luhansk
DONETSK, Ukraine — After days of street battles and weeks of shelling, Ukrainian troops made a significant push Wednesday into rebel-held territory, claiming control over a large part of the separatist stronghold of Luhansk and nearly encircling Donetsk, the largest rebel-held city. …read more Source: Boston...
Russia checks more McDonald's after closing 3
MOSCOW — Russia’s food safety agency said Thursday that it was checking McDonald’s restaurants around the country, a day after several branches of the chain were shuttered in Moscow.The pressure on the American chain, which has 435 restaurants in Russia, comes at a time of heightened tensions over the fighting in eastern Ukraine.After...
Ukrainian govt troops take over much of Luhansk
DONETSK, Ukraine — After days of constant street battles, Ukrainian troops took control Wednesday of a large part of the rebel stronghold in Luhansk, a government spokesman announced, while battles around the rebel’s largest city of Donetsk left at least 43 people dead.Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security...
Merkel Ukraine role mirrors rising German ambition
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emergence as a leader in efforts to resolve Ukraine’s crisis — showcased by a visit to Kiev this weekend — underlines Germany’s increasing ambition to transform itself from economic power to diplomatic heavyweight.Merkel and her foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, have put Berlin at the...
Protesters plant Ukraine flag on Moscow skyscraper
MOSCOW — Protesters on Wednesday scaled one of Moscow’s famed Stalin-era skyscrapers and painted the Soviet star on its spire in the national colors of Ukraine. The dangerous prank, which set Russian social networking sites abuzz, drew a harsh response from the police.The protesters also attached a yellow and blue Ukrainian flag to the top...
Ukrainian forces press attacks on rebel-held areas
DONETSK, Ukraine — Government troops pressed attacks Tuesday in the two largest cities held by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, while Kiev also pursued diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict that has killed more than 2,000 and displaced another 300,000.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko prepared to host German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
Ukrainian troops inch closer to rebel city Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian government troops were fighting pro-Russian rebels in the streets of Luhansk on Tuesday and captured most of a town near the eastern city of Donetsk, tightening the noose around that key rebel-held stronghold, Ukrainian officials said.As the fighting raged, the Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Ukraine: Dozens killed in shelling of convoy
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine accused pro-Russia separatists of killing dozens of civilians in an attack early Monday on a convoy fleeing a besieged rebel-held city. The rebels denied any attack took place, while the U.S. confirmed the shelling of the convoy but said it did not know who was responsible. …read more Source: Boston...
Ukraine: 'Dozens' of civilians killed in convoy
KIEV, Ukraine — A spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council says “dozens” of civilians have been killed in a rebel attack on a convoy of people trying to flee war-torn eastern Ukraine.Col. Andriy Lysenko told reporters Monday that he is unable to provide exact figures but that dozens have died, including children.The...
Russia denies its vehicles destroyed in Ukraine
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia — Russian military vehicles crossed into Ukraine during the night, NATO said Friday, and the Ukrainian president declared that most of them were quickly destroyed by his troops.The reported Russian incursion, which Moscow stoutly denied, came amid a week of drama over a Russian humanitarian aid mission for people in...
