Section: KXAN (USA)
Ukraine: 2 soldiers wounded but fighting declines
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says two soldiers were wounded in fighting with rebels in the separatist east, but that artillery attacks were significantly lower after a week in which fighting surged. The rebels’ command on Sunday reported scores of mortar and tank firings by government forces. Eduard Basurin, spokesman...
Ukrainian rebels say commander killed in car bombing
MOSCOW (AP) — Rebels in eastern Ukraine say one of their top commanders was killed when his automobile exploded. The rebels’ Lugansk Information Center reported that Lugansk People’s Militia commander Oleg Anashchenko died early Saturday. The report says a second, unidentified person in the car also was killed in the explosion in...
Worst fighting in east Ukraine since 2015; 33 dead this week
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — International monitors on Friday strongly urged the warring sides in eastern Ukraine to silence their guns as heavy artillery and rocket barrages continued to pummel residential areas. At least 33 people including civilians have been killed and several dozen injured in fighting this week in eastern Ukraine between...
US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and warned Moscow that U.S. sanctions imposed after its annexation of Crimea will remain until the peninsula is returned to Ukraine. But the new American envoy tempered her criticism, saying it was “unfortunate” that she...
The Latest: Haley condemns Russia’s actions in east Ukraine
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The Latest on a resurge of fighting in Ukraine (all times local): 11:40 p.m. U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is condemning Russia’s “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine and warning Moscow that U.S. sanctions imposed after its annexation of Crimea will remain until the peninsula is returned to Ukraine. The new...
GOP senator tries to reassure Australia after Trump call
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Republican senator on Thursday sought to assure Australia that the United States remains a staunch ally following a tense discussion between President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Arizona Sen. John McCain said in a statement that he spoke with Joe Hockey, Australia’s ambassador to...
2 Ukrainian troops killed in fighting in the east
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s government say that two of its troops have been killed in the country’s industrial east as both government forces and rebels reported shelling on their positions overnight. The Ukrainian government’s press office for the military operation in the east said Thursday that 10 other troops were wounded as...
Putin heads to Hungary, his 1st trip to EU since US election
MOSCOW (AP) — On his first trip to the European Union since the U.S. presidential election, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday is heading to Hungary, the nation whose leader has cozied up to Moscow despite Russia-West tensions. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a populist dubbed “little Putin” by his opponents, has been critical of...
Ukraine: US will never accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s U.N. envoy says U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has confirmed the Trump administration fully supports his country’s territorial integrity and independence and will never accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Volodymyr Yelchenko told reporters Wednesday that Haley also confirmed in their “very good”...
Putin visit to Hungary reveals regional divide over Putin
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A visit by President Vladimir Putin to Hungary this week reveals the vastly different reactions to Putin’s Russia in countries formerly under Moscow’s yoke, and highlights the very different challenges those countries will face in working with the new U.S. administration. On one end of the spectrum is Hungary,...
