Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)
Russia sends tanks, troops into eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — Russian tanks and troops fired their way into eastern Ukraine on Thursday and seized a strategic gateway town on the road to the heavily militarized Crimean peninsula in a brazen display of support for pro-Russia separatists fighting Ukrainian government troops. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russia opening new, third front in eastern Ukraine war
DONETSK, Ukraine — Determined to preserve the pro-Russian revolt in eastern Ukraine, Russia reinforced what Western and Ukrainian officials described as a stealth invasion Wednesday, sending armored troops across the border as it expanded the conflict to a new section of Ukrainian territory. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
10 Russian soldiers captured in Ukraine
MOSCOW — Ten Russian paratroopers captured on Ukrainian territory made for an awkward summit Tuesday evening between the presidents of the two big nations. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Ukraine boosts Army spending
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine announced a military spending increase before preliminary peace talks with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed for resolution of a parallel dispute over Russian natural gas supplies to Europe this winter. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russian aid trucks leave Ukraine
DONETSK, Russia — Hundreds of Russian aid trucks returned home from rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Saturday, highlighting a dire need for long-term assistance to the region where homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by months of fighting. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russian aid convoy advances toward Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — Fierce fighting raged Thursday in eastern Ukraine in what appeared to be a last-gasp attempt by government troops to snatch back territory from pro-Russian separatists before the arrival of a Russian aid convoy overseen by the Red Cross. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Ukrainian troops advance in Luhansk and Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine — After days of street battles and weeks of shelling, Ukrainian troops made a significant push Wednesday into rebel-held territory, claiming control over a large part of the separatist stronghold of Luhansk and nearly encircling Donetsk, the largest rebel-held city. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Ukraine separatists accused of striking civilian convoy; dozens dead
KIEV, Ukraine — A convoy of civilians fleeing the fighting in eastern Ukraine was hit Monday by what Kiev authorities said was separatist rocket fire that killed dozens. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Ukraine gains ground in city held by rebels
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk, which was for months under rebel control, Kiev said Sunday, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Ukraine-Russia talks seek to defuse crisis amid agreement on aid
KIEV, Ukraine — Foreign ministers from Ukraine and Russia will meet today in Berlin after officials agreed on a plan that would allow the Red Cross to accompany a Russian aid convoy stuck near the two countries’ border. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
