Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
Rebels in Ukraine said they’ve started to pull back
DONETSK, Ukraine — The main Russia-backed rebel organization in eastern Ukraine said it would begin moving heavy weaponry away from the front lines Sunday, but the government said the group mounted a tank assault on a village near the Sea of Azov. Both bombs appeared to target ceremonies and parades commemorating the anniversary of the fall of...
Ukraine claims 12 cease-fire violations overnight
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia-backed separatists violated a troubled cease-fire a dozen times during the night with artillery and rocket attacks and an attempt to storm a Ukrainian encampment. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Ukraine: Military, separatists swap prisoners
ZHOLOBOK, Ukraine — Ukrainian military and separatist representatives exchanged dozens of prisoners under cover of darkness at a remote front-line location Saturday night, kicking off a process intended to usher in peace to the conflict-ridden east. A busload of Ukrainian soldiers in military fatigues was transported earlier in the day from the...
News of the day from across the globe, Feb. 22
White caskets draped with the Haitian flag were lined up in front of a stage where government officials including President Michel Martelly greeted the victims’ relatives. The accident occurred early Tuesday when a singer aboard one of the Carnival floats touched a power line and caused the crowd to panic, resulting in a stampede. Merkel...
Thousands gather in Moscow to protest ‘fascist coup’ in Kiev
The demonstrators gathered near Red Square on Saturday to protest events in Ukraine, where a pro-European protest movement last year led to the ouster of the country’s Russia-leaning president on Feb. 21. The protesters included ultranationalist bikers, pensioners, war veterans, student organizations and other pro-government groups....
Russian conscripts tell of fears of being sent to Ukraine
Human rights groups have received dozens of complaints in the past month alone from Russian conscripts like Alexander who say they have been strong-armed or duped into signing contracts with the military to become professional soldiers, after which they were sent to participate in drills in the southern Rostov region. Because only contract...
Ukraine, rebels say cease-fire violations persist
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military and Russia-backed separatist rebels are accusing each other of continuing to mount attacks a week after a cease-fire was called. Concerns persist that rebels aim to seize the city which would aid establishing a land corridor between mainland Russia and the Russia-annexed Crimea peninsula. …read...
Ukraine, rebels trade fire, accusations despite truce
KIEV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government and the separatist rebels blamed each other Friday for violating a fragile cease-fire dozens of times, sparking fears of wider hostilities in war-torn eastern Ukraine. The government claims, which followed the rebel seizure of the key rail hub of Debaltseve, raised the question of whether weeks of...
Troubled Ukraine marks year since protest bloodbath in Kiev
Today he faces a country that is racked by war, struggling with corruption and pleading to the world for financial help while still stinging from Russia’s annexation Crimea. “When a person wants to give everything and devote himself to something, as did the Heavenly Hundred, it can’t be for nothing,” he said, referring to...
AP PHOTOS: A year after Ukraine’s Maidan protests in Kiev
Protesters and their supporters say the bullets came from Ukrainian police or Russian marksmen aiming to put down the demonstrations against the Kremlin-friendly president, Viktor Yanukovych. Russia has annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine has a new president and government, and the country is embroiled in a war in the east with...
