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Ukrainian Military Video Shows Shelling Near Slovyansk
Video obtained from Ukrainian military television shows artillery being fired from a field near the eastern city of Slovyansk. The target of the shelling was not identified. The video was distributed on July 2 as the Ukrainian military said it had regained control of several small towns near Slovyansk, a stronghold of pro-Russian separatists....
Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France Agree On Truce Path
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France have agreed on a package of steps for a resumption of the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Forces Detain Horlivka Rebel Leader
Ukrainian forces said they detained a top pro-Russian separatist leader on July 1. Video distributed by Ukraine’s SBU state security service shows soldiers arresting a man identified as the self-proclaimed mayor of the town of Horlivka, Volodymyr Kolosnyuk, in Berdyansk near Zaporizhzhya. NOTE: There is no audio on this video. (Reuters)...
Russia Buries Cameraman Killed In Eastern Ukraine
A funeral ceremony for Russian television journalist Anatoly Klyan killed in eastern Ukraine was held July 2 in Moscow. His body was lying in state at the main studio of state-controlled Channel One, where the 68-year-old cameraman had worked, as mourners queued to lay flowers. Klyan died after being shot in the stomach on June 30 in...
Russian Gas: How Much Is That?
A study of data on Russian gas sales shows wide variance in prices between countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Reports: Berlin July 2 Meeting On Ukraine Crisis
Reports citing French diplomatic sources, reports say the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany are to meet in Berlin on July 2 to discuss the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Says West Is Using Ukraine Crisis To Destabilize Region
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of seeking to use the crisis in Ukraine to destabilize the whole region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Fragile Calm Reigns In Luhansk, Ukraine
The city of Luhansk, the seat of the self-declared separatist “Luhansk People’s Republic,” is one of the flashpoints of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Some rebels in the Luhansk region agreed to observe a 10-day cease-fire called by President Petro Poroshenko, but renewed clashes broke out in the region even before the truce...
Ukrainian Forces Relaunch Offensive Against Rebels In East
President Petro Poroshenko has said he will not renew a cease-fire and that Ukrainian forces will go on the offensive against rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Ends Cease-Fire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said government forces will renew their offensive against pro-Russian separatists. In a late-night statement on Ukrainian television following the expiration of a cease-fire to allow for peace talks with the rebels, Poroshenko said the resumption of military operations was the government’s...
