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    Ukraine Says Refugee Convoy Was Flying White Flags
    Aug18

    Ukraine Says Refugee Convoy Was Flying White Flags

    A Ukrainian military spokesman says separatists fired missiles at a military convoy carrying refugees, killing many aboard, despite the fact the trucks were flying white flags. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine: Rebels fire on civilian convoy
    Aug18

    Ukraine: Rebels fire on civilian convoy

    MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine claimed Monday that rebels in the east of the country fired rockets and mortars on civilians trying to flee from the region’s intense fighting. “Many people were killed, among them women and children,” Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council, said at a …...

    Russian Rocker Called a ‘Traitor’ For Performing for IDPs in Ukraine
    Aug18

    Russian Rocker Called a ‘Traitor’ For Performing for IDPs in Ukraine

    Russian rock musician Andrei Makarevich performed a concert for displaced children in eastern Ukraine last week. Now Russian lawmakers want to punish him for “treachery.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Convoy of Russian Trucks, Like Talks in Berlin, Remains Stalled
    Aug18

    Convoy of Russian Trucks, Like Talks in Berlin, Remains Stalled

    As Ukraine presses its crackdown on pro-Russian militants, leaders of four countries said talks yielded no progress toward a cease-fire or solution. …read more Source: The New York...

    Russian Aid Convoy Deal Reached
    Aug18

    Russian Aid Convoy Deal Reached

    Russia’s foreign minister said an accord has been reached for the delivery of what Moscow says is humanitarian aid to conflict-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Russia: Agreement on Ukraine aid, not on cease-fire
    Aug18

    Russia: Agreement on Ukraine aid, not on cease-fire

    Russia said all issues related to it sending a humanitarian convoy to Ukraine had been resolved but no progress has been made in cease-fire talks. …read more Source:...

    Kyiv Blames Separatists For Attack On Refugee Convoy; ‘Many’ Dead
    Aug18

    Kyiv Blames Separatists For Attack On Refugee Convoy; ‘Many’ Dead

    Separatists denied they were responsible after authorities in Kyiv blamed them for missiles that struck a convoy of buses carrying refugees from the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, leaving many dead, including women and children. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian Troops Reinforce Positions Reclaimed from Rebels
    Aug18

    Ukrainian Troops Reinforce Positions Reclaimed from Rebels

    Ukrainian soldiers are reinforcing their positions in areas recently reclaimed from pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. With the help of high-tech gadgetry and brute force, government officers claim they have the upper hand. But VOA’s Gabe Joselow, at the front lines of the conflict, reports that outright victory for Kyiv’s...

    Ukraine ‘makes gains’ on separatists
    Aug18

    Ukraine ‘makes gains’ on separatists

    Government military forces there said they’ve made advances Sunday against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...

    Lavrov Claims Humanitarian Convoy Cleared; Kyiv Defers To ICRC
    Aug18

    Lavrov Claims Humanitarian Convoy Cleared; Kyiv Defers To ICRC

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says agreements have been reached with Ukraine and the International Red Cross that clear the way for Russian humanitarian shipments into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...