Section: The New York Times (USA)
Death Toll in Ukraine Conflict Exceeds 2,200, U.N. Says
A surge in fighting around Donetsk and Luhansk brought the total number of people killed since mid-April to at least 2,220, and the number of injured to at least 5,956. …read more Source: The New York...
Relatives of Russian Soldiers Captured by Ukraine Demand Answers
About 50 women met at a military base to seek information about their loved ones, as Russians began to question the extent of their country’s involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Putin Commends Separatist Militias in Ukraine
Addressing the rebels directly, the Russian president also asked that a humanitarian corridor be opened to allow encircled Ukrainian troops to retreat. …read more Source: The New York...
Obama Urges Calm in Face of Two Crises
President Obama confronted two volatile crises with restraint Thursday, saying he was not close to authorizing airstrikes in Syria and playing down an escalation of Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Obama on Russian Culpability in Ukraine
President Obama said at a news conference that while he would continue to pressure Russia, he did not foresee a “military confrontation between Russia and the United States.” …read more Source: The New York...
NATO Photos Said to Show Russian Forces in Ukraine
The satellite photos, released publicly for the first time, appear to corroborate NATO assertions that Russian forces are operating in Ukraine territory. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Asks for Help
Prime Minister Arseniy P. Yatseniuk of Ukraine urges the international community to freeze Russian assets, saying that Russian troops are on Ukrainian soil. …read more Source: The New York...
Separatist Leader Says Thousands of Russians Have Fought in Ukraine
The comments from a rebel commander sidestep the issue of direct Russian involvement by describing the fighters as volunteers. …read more Source: The New York...
Open Source: Video of Combat in Eastern Ukraine Adds to Worries in Kiev
Hundreds of Ukrainians rallied in Kiev to demand that reinforcements be sent to rescue besieged fighters in the east of the country. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Lead Major New Offensive in East
Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, in what Ukrainian and Western military officials are calling a stealth invasion. …read more Source: The New York...
