Section: Boston Herald (USA)
Dutch push Ukraine plane disaster inquiries
AMSTERDAM — Dutch officials said Monday they will push ahead with both an investigation into the cause of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster and a criminal investigation into the persons responsible, despite not being able to access the site where the plane went down in eastern Ukraine.Flight 17 was shot down July 17 above an area held by...
Ukraine rocket attack leads to mass jail breakout
DONETSK, Ukraine — Rockets slammed into a high-security prison Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said.Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky said a direct rocket hit killed at least one inmate and left three others severely wounded....
Ukraine demands that rebels in Donetsk surrender
DONETSK, Ukraine — Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels for a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” Ukrainian officials demanded that the insurgents surrender instead.One person was killed and 10 injured in shelling that started early Sunday...
Ukraine fighting reaches rebel-held Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine — Fighting in eastern Ukraine reached the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday as separatists and government troops exchanged rocket fire in neighborhoods on the edge of the city.In a western district of Donetsk, rockets apparently fired from a government position landed in the courtyard of a one-story house, killing...
Ukrainian troops edge closer to rebel-held Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops took control of a checkpoint Tuesday on the western edge of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk as the government makes further gradual advances to quash pro-Russian separatist forces in the east.An Associated Press reporter saw a tank waving the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag in the suburb of Marinka,...
Ukrainian troops edge closer to rebel city
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops took control of a checkpoint Tuesday on the western edge of the pro-Russian rebel-held city of Donetsk as the government makes further gradual advances to quash separatist forces in the east.An Associated Press reporter saw a tank waving the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag in the suburb of Marinka, which...
East Ukraine city dying under siege
DONETSK, Ukraine — Residents say the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk is dying. The power grid was completely down Monday, the city government said, and fuel is running dry.Store shelves are emptying fast, and those who haven’t managed to flee must drink untreated tap water. With little medicine left, doctors are sending patients...
Ukrainian soldiers cross border into Russia
MOSCOW — A Russian border security official said more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers crossed into Russia, according to a report from the Interfax news agency. It wasn’t immediately clear why the soldiers entered Russia, with both sides giving conflicting accounts.The Russian official said the soldiers deserted the Kiev government and the...
Interfax: Ukraine soldiers desert in Russia
MOSCOW — More than 400 Ukrainian soldiers have crossed the border into Russia and deserted the Kiev government, news agency Interfax quoted a border security official as saying Monday. Ukraine confirmed the crossing but said the soldiers were forced into Russian territory by rebel fire.Vasily Malayev, head of the Federal Security...
Interfax: Russia starts air force drills
MOSCOW — Interfax says Russia’s air force has started military drills in central and western regions of the country, a move that could spark further fears that Moscow is ready to flex its military muscle in neighboring Ukraine.The drills will start Monday and last through Friday, air force chief Igor Klimov was reported as saying by...
