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    Ukraine military plane shot down by rocket
    Jul14

    Ukraine military plane shot down by rocket

    A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia, the defense minister said. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Several Dead In Latest Violence In Luhansk
    Jul14

    Several Dead In Latest Violence In Luhansk

    Officials in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk say that at least three people were killed in shelling on July 13. One of the victims was a female guard at a school that was badly damaged in the strikes, while residents of apartment blocks said one of their neighbors was killed by shrapnel. (Reuters) NOTE: Video contains graphic images....

    Ukraine Claims Plane Shot Down From Russian Territory
    Jul14

    Ukraine Claims Plane Shot Down From Russian Territory

    Ukraine said Monday that a transport plane shot down in the eastern part of the country was “probably” fired on from Russia, as the Ukrainian government continued to assert that Russian troops are fighting alongside pro-Russia separatists against government forces. Col. Gen. Valery Heletey, Ukraine’s defense minister, said the...

    Ukrainian Plane Shot Down by Rocket ‘Probably’ From Russian Territory, Government Says
    Jul14

    Ukrainian Plane Shot Down by Rocket ‘Probably’ From Russian Territory, Government Says

    KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence minister said on Monday that a Ukrainian AN-26 plane, taking part in the military campaign against separatist rebels, had been shot down by a rocket which was “probably” fired from Russian territory, the presidential website said. Crew members from the military transport plane had been in...

    Ukraine: Military plane shot down by rocket
    Jul14

    Ukraine: Military plane shot down by rocket

    KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia, the defense minister said.Rebels in conflict-wracked eastern Ukraine immediately claimed responsibility for downing the Antonov-26 but Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey said the rocket may have been fired...

    Fierce fighting near rebel-held city in Ukraine
    Jul14

    Fierce fighting near rebel-held city in Ukraine

    KIEV, Ukraine — Fighting intensified Monday around the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk as government forces stepped up efforts to disrupt rebel lines and reclaim more territory from the faltering insurgency. One resident said panic was gripping the city.In the last two weeks, the government has halved the territory held by pro-Russia...

    Meet Ukraine Soldier on Patrol
    Jul14

    Meet Ukraine Soldier on Patrol

    Ukrainian forces have set up checkpoints on a line between territory controlled by the Ukrainian authorities, and that controlled by pro-Russian separatists. Vitaly is a Ukrainian soldier on patrol in the Donetsk region. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Building Up Forces On Border
    Jul14

    Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Building Up Forces On Border

    Kyiv is accusing Russia of building up forces on its border with Ukraine and says that separatists backed by “Russian mercenaries” are firing on Ukrainian border guards in an attempt to bring armored vehicles into the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Accuses Russia of Bringing Troops Up to Border
    Jul14

    Ukraine Accuses Russia of Bringing Troops Up to Border

    Russia is building up forces on its border with Ukraine, and separatists, backed by Russian “mercenaries”, are firing on Ukrainian border guards in an attempt to bring armored vehicles into the country, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Monday. Accusing Russia of embarking on a course of escalation in Ukraine’s eastern...

    Fierce fighting near rebel-held city in Ukraine
    Jul14

    Fierce fighting near rebel-held city in Ukraine

    A spokeswoman for the Luhansk People’s Republic told The Associated Press that separatist fighters destroyed a Ukrainian armed convoy in the village of Heorhiivka, 10 kilometers (6 miles) west of the airport. …read more Source: San Francisco...