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Slovakia Tests Reverse Gas Flow To Ukraine
Slovakia has started testing a reverse gas flow that aims to help supply neighboring Ukraine with badly needed natural gas. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Claims Kyiv Forces Capture Another Town In Donetsk Region
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has tweeted that pro-government forces have captured the town of Zhdanivka, some 40 kilometers northeast of the city of Donetsk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Artist Still Missing After Lampooning Separatists
A Ukrainian artist who displayed antiseparatist installations in the streets of Donetsk has been missing for over a week. Serhiy Zakharov’s friends say he is being held by the insurgents and fear for his life. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
As Ukraine Escalation Fears Rise, A Flurry Of Diplomacy
A tense 24 hours that saw claims of direct military conflict between Ukraine and Russia sparked a burst of diplomatic scrambling as top officials moved to head off further escalation of the crisis. After Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that Ukrainian forces had destroyed a Russian military column that had entered Ukraine’s...
Ukraine Says Destroyed Part Of Russian Armored Column
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukrainian forces have destroyed part of a Russian armored column that crossed the border. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Podcast: Putin’s Choice
The Ukraine crisis is moving toward endgame and Vladimir Putin has a choice to make. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Separatist Shuffle: Who’s In, Who’s Out Among The Donbas Rebels
Some of the biggest names among pro-Russian separatist in eastern Ukraine are steadily leaving — often being replaced with local unknowns. Here’s a rundown. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Inspects Convoy Amid Reports Russian APCs Cross Border
Ukrainian authorities have begun inspecting a Russian convoy carrying what Moscow says is humanitarian aid destined for eastern Ukraine, amid a continuing government offensive against pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Donbas Battalion Denies Capturing Chechen Fighters In Eastern Ukraine
The Donbas Battalion, a volunteer paramilitary unit in Ukraine’s national guard, denies reports that it has captured 46 Chechen mercenaries fighting alongside pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawmaker Takes A Punch In Ukrainian Parliament
The leader of Ukraine’s populist Radical Party was nearly knocked out in the Verkhovna Rada’s lobby on August 14 after he accused a fellow deputy of ignoring the plight of soldiers fighting in the country’s east. Oleh Lyashko, who came third in July’s presidential elections, appeared stunned after a heated exchange with...
