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Fighting persists in Ukraine as cease-fire looms
Heavy artillery fire roared Saturday in eastern Ukraine as fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists continued hours before a cease-fire was to take effect in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people. …read more Source: FOX...
Fighting in Ukraine persists in day before cease-fire is to take effect
Officials in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol say an array of artillery attacks hit areas near the city during the morning, as the deadline for a cease-fire creeps closer. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia asks UN Security Council to support cease-fire agreement
Russia is asking the UN Security Council to endorse the new cease-fire agreement on Ukraine and has called upon all parties involved to fully carry it out. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia asks UN Security Council to take rare action on Ukraine by endorsing cease-fire deal
Russia has circulated a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council endorsing the latest cease-fire agreement on Ukraine and calling on all parties involved to carry it out. …read more Source: FOX...
25 dead as Ukraine battles persist before cease-fire deadline
Fierce fighting surged Friday in eastern Ukraine as Russian-backed separatists mounted a major, sustained offensive to capture a strategic railway hub ahead of a weekend cease-fire deadline. At least 25 people were killed across the region, officials reported. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia’s Investigative Committee says it will not release key Ukrainian prisoner
Russian investigators say there are no grounds to release a key Ukrainian prisoner despite claims by Ukraine’s president that she would soon be freed. …read more Source: FOX...
8 soldiers dead in Ukraine despite peace agreement
Despite a peace deal and a looming cease-fire deadline, Ukraine said Friday that eight soldiers were killed and 34 wounded overnight. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine says 8 troops killed in 24 hours despite peace deal and looming cease-fire deadline
Ukraine says that eight troops have been killed and 34 wounded overnight, despite a peace deal and a looming cease-fire deadline. …read more Source: FOX...
EU President Donald Tusk urges caution over Ukraine peace deal, cease-fire key test
European Union leaders expressed caution Thursday about the peace deal hammered out for eastern Ukraine, saying the cease-fire must be respected before any scaling back of sanctions against Moscow can be considered. …read more Source: FOX...
A look at the peace deal for eastern Ukraine and who got what
The peace deal for eastern Ukraine agreed Thursday sets clear deadlines for a cease-fire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons, but resolution of the main political and economic issues behind the conflict was made conditional on a series of difficult steps and put off until the end of the year. …read more Source: FOX...
