Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russian Aid And Military Convoy 15 Miles From Ukrainian Border, Kiev says ‘Direct Invasion’
A Russian convoy of more than 400 aid trucks plus military vehicles was less than 15 miles from the Ukrainian border Thursday, but Ukraine still hasn’t given it permission to cross and considers a crossing an act of war. …read more Source: International Business...
Russian Aid Convoy Nears Eastern Ukraine But Ukraine Insists It Won’t Be Allowed To Cross The Border
Ukraine will not allow a Russian convoy of over 250 trucks, said to be carrying aid supplies, to enter the country, Arsen Avakov, the Ukrainian interior minister, said in a Facebook post Wednesday. The Russian convoy, which Moscow insists is carrying humanitarian aid to the war-torn regions of eastern Ukraine, is expected to arrive at the border...
Twelve Ukrainian Nationalist Fighters Killed In Separatist Ambush
(Reuters) – Twelve Ukrainian nationalist fighters, battling a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine, were killed early on Wednesday and an unknown number taken captive when rebels ambushed their bus, a spokesman for their group said. The separatists opened fire on the bus, that was taking the men to fight just outside the rebel-held...
Ukraine Will Allow Russian Aid Convoy Across Border, After Moscow Concedes To Demands
Russia and Ukraine have potentially good news for the Ukrainians devastated by the conflict between the Ukrainian government and eastern pro-Russian separatists: Russian aid is coming. The Russian government-owned ITAR-TASS reports that Ukrainian and Russian officials have agreed over a travel route and other guidelines for a convoy of 287...
Russia Sends 280 Trucks With Humanitarian Aid Supplies To Eastern Ukraine
Russia said Tuesday that 280 trucks have left for eastern Ukraine with at least 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid supplies, including food and medicine, following an agreement that was reached between Russia and Ukraine on Monday. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine’s Forces Say Close To Taking Rebel-Held Donetsk
(Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces are preparing for the final stage of recapturing the city of Donetsk from pro-Russian separatist rebels after making significant gains that have divided rebel forces, a military spokesman said on Monday. The spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said Kiev’s forces had now cut Donetsk off from the other...
Ukraine Rejects Cease-Fire Offer From Separatists As Troops Surround Donetsk
On Saturday, pro-Russian separatists sought a humanitarian cease-fire to allow for food and water to reach citizens in Donetsk but Ukraine has refused such an offer, saying it would only accept the offer once the separatists have surrendered, reports Reuters. …read more Source: International Business...
Pro-Russian Separatists Call For Cease-Fire With Ukraine To Avoid ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ In Donetsk
Pro-Russia separatists called for a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine Saturday after Ukrainian troops surrounded the rebel stronghold of Donetsk and began shelling last night. The militants’ new leader warned of a humanitarian catastrophe if the assault did not promptly stop. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Says Russia Tried To Sneak Troops Into Country Disguised As ‘Peacekeepers’
Ukraine said it had stopped a column of Russian troops posing as “peacekeepers” traveling with a humanitarian convoy as they reached the border. Valery Chaly, deputy head of Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko’s administration, said the peacekeepers were going to Ukraine to trigger unrest and provoke further conflict. …read...
US, UK Governments Warn Russia Not To Send ‘Humanitarian Assistance’ To Ukraine
Following reports Friday morning by the Ukrainian government that Russian military vehicles had entered Ukraine this week, the American and British governments warned Russia that using humanitarian assistance as a pretension for sending soldiers into rebel-held eastern Ukraine would be unacceptable to the West. …read more Source:...
