Section: The Boston Globe (USA)
Kiev and Moscow Spar Over Captured Russian Soldiers
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN SERVICEMAN CAPTURED IN UKRAINE, ALEXEI GENERALOV, SAYING: “I am Generalov Alexei, a sergeant of the Russian Federation.” Ukraine releases video footage of what it says …read more Source: The Boston...
“This Is War… This Is Our Life”
As Ukraine celebrated Independence day over the weekend, Sergiy Burnus from ‘Euromaidan in London’ explained how they were helping the Ukrainian Army fight the Pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine Defiant on National Day, Rebels Parade Captured Soldiers
Ukraine marked its independence day with a military parade in the capital Kiev. A message of defiance to neighboring Russia, which Ukraine says is funneling weapons to pro-Moscow rebels it’s fighting in the east. The separatists countered with their own march — by parading captured Ukrainian troops through the streets of their main...
Defiant Ukraine Puts on Military Display as War Rumbles in the East
Armored vehicles and soldiers paraded in Kiev on Sunday (August 24) in a defiant national day display of military power that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said was being mobilized for a historic war of independence from Russia. Soldiers, some due to head directly to the front where government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists,...
Defiant Ukraine Turns on Military Display
Armoured vehicles and soldiers, some of them hardened in battle, paraded on Kiev’s main square on Sunday (August 24) to mark Independence Day in a defiant show of the military force Ukraine’s government hopes will defeat pro-Russian separatists in the east. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine Launches 24 Hour News Channel
Ukraine is launching its first 24-hour English language news station, aiming to promote the country’s image abroad and counter what it claims is a Russian media campaign against it. …read more Source: The Boston...
Convoy Trucks Return to Russia
All trucks belonging to a Russian aid convoy that travelled to rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday have returned to Russia. …read more Source: The Boston...
Merkel Meets Ukraine’s Leaders Ahead of Peace Talks, as Donetsk Shelling Intensifies
The aftermath of unusually intense shelling on the rebel stronghold, Donetsk. Ukrainian government forces may be trying to achieve a breakthrough in fighting with pro-Russian separatists by Sunday, Ukraine’s Independence Day. Most of the shelling was on the city’s outskirts but explosions were also heard in the city center. At least...
First Trucks from Aid Convoy to Ukraine Cross Back Into Russia
The first trucks from a Russian aid convoy started crossing back into Russia on Saturday (August 23) after igniting a storm of anger in Western capitals a day earlier by driving into Ukraine without the permission of the government in Kiev. The return of the trucks may help ease the tension to some extent in time for the arrival of...
Russian Aid Convoy Defies Ukraine
Russia sends more than 100 aid lorries into eastern Ukraine, without permission from Kiev. …read more Source: The Boston...
