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    Pro-Russian rebels kill 19 Ukrainian troops in missile attack
    Jul11

    Pro-Russian rebels kill 19 Ukrainian troops in missile attack

    Pro-Russia rebels fired missiles Friday at government troops near the Russian border, killing at least 19 servicemen, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said, adding that four other troops died elsewhere in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukrainian Troops Killed in Rebel Missile Attack
    Jul11

    Ukrainian Troops Killed in Rebel Missile Attack

    A rocket attack by pro-Russian rebels on a border post on Ukraine’s border with Russia on Friday may have killed as many as 30 soldiers and border guards, an Interior Ministry adviser said, promising swift retribution from Kyiv. President Petro Poroshenko called an emergency meeting to discuss what could be the deadliest rebel attack on...

    Kyiv Protesters Demand Release Of Ukrainian Officer Held In Russia
    Jul11

    Kyiv Protesters Demand Release Of Ukrainian Officer Held In Russia

    Activists staged a rally in central Kyiv on July 11 demanding the immediate release of Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot held in Russia. Savchenko was seized by pro-Russian separatists in June near Luhansk, eastern Ukraine. She was turned over to authorities in Russia, where she faces charges of complicity in the June 17 killing of two Russian...

    Rocket Attack Kills at Least 30 Ukrainian Soldiers
    Jul11

    Rocket Attack Kills at Least 30 Ukrainian Soldiers

    At least 30 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a rebel rocket attack, marking one of the deadliest days in weeks for the government forces that had been making steady gains against the pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Putin Angling to Restore Ties With the West While Keeping an Eye on Ukraine
    Jul11

    Putin Angling to Restore Ties With the West While Keeping an Eye on Ukraine

    Analysts say that Russia has started playing a waiting game in Ukraine, distinctly lowering the flame underneath the rhetoric that erupted with the annexation of Crimea in March. …read more Source: The New York...

    Report: At Least 30 Ukrainian Troops Dead In Attack
    Jul11

    Report: At Least 30 Ukrainian Troops Dead In Attack

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian Interior Ministry official said at least 30 servicemen were killed Friday after pro-Russia rebels fired on them with missiles. Zoryan Shkiryak, an adviser to the interior minister, said authorities would react swiftly to punish the perpetrators. “They will be destroyed or captured and be made...

    Separatist Rocket Attack Said to Kill 30 Ukrainian Troops
    Jul11

    Separatist Rocket Attack Said to Kill 30 Ukrainian Troops

    Rebels in the east of the country reportedly used a Russian-made artillery system to attack Ukrainian soldiers and border guards. …read more Source: The New York...

    The ‘Well-Known Art Gallery’ In Prague Being Hailed By Russian State TV
    Jul11

    The ‘Well-Known Art Gallery’ In Prague Being Hailed By Russian State TV

    Russian state TV reports say a major Prague art gallery is displaying a photo exhibit in support of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. The gallery? — a hallway in the headquarters of the Czech Communist party. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio...

    Families Fleeing Luhansk Fighting Arrive In Lviv
    Jul11

    Families Fleeing Luhansk Fighting Arrive In Lviv

    About two dozen women and children from the embattled city of Luhansk arrived by train on July 9 in Lviv, in the west of Ukraine. Parents said they left Luhansk fearing for the health and safety of their children as fighting intensified in the city between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces. According to official information, some 3,300...

    Merkel, Putin May Meet on World Cup Final Sidelines
    Jul11

    Merkel, Putin May Meet on World Cup Final Sidelines

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel may hold brief talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin when both attend the soccer World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, Merkel’s spokesman said on Friday. “It is certainly possible that there will be a meeting and a short conversation with President Putin, but due to the tight schedule it is...