Section: U.S. News (USA)
Ukraine rebels claim new key victory is within grasp
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine said Wednesday they have almost fully encircled government forces in a town that hosts a strategic railway hub, putting them within grasp of a decisive new victory. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine: Intensified fighting kills 9 troops, wounds 29
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says that intensified fighting against Russia-backed separatists has left nine servicemen dead and 29 wounded over the past day. …read more Source: U.S....
EU leaders threaten more anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are threatening fresh sanctions against Russia because of what it sees as “growing support” of Moscow for separatists in eastern Ukraine during intensified fighting over the past days. …read more Source: U.S....
Russian ruble tumbles after violent weekend in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian currency has fallen by more than 3 percent after escalated fighting in eastern Ukraine over the weekend. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine: Phone calls prove rebels attacked city, killed 30
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s leader says intercepted radio and telephone conversations prove that Russian-backed separatists were responsible for firing the rockets that pounded the southeastern city of Mariupol and killed at least 30 people. …read more Source: U.S....
Obama ‘deeply concerned’ about latest violence in Ukraine
NEW DELHI (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration is “deeply concerned” about the latest deadly flare-up in eastern Ukraine, but he says he won’t change how he’s handling the situation. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine: cutting graft top priority to reach new bailout
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine’s head of reforms says that tackling corruption is the country’s top priority as it tries to convince its international rescue creditors to give it more loans. …read more Source: U.S....
Police: 10 killed in Mariupol shelling in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say the strategically important coastal city of Mariupol has come under rocket fire, and one says 10 people were killed. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine rebels say 24 fighters killed by rockets at airport
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine say 24 of their fighters have been killed in a rocket attack on the recently captured airport outside their main stronghold city of Donetsk. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine bus attack kills 13, dashes peace hopes for east
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A mortar shell hit a bus Thursday in the Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk, killing at least 13 people, the city’s leader said. It was not immediately clear which side was responsible for the attack, but angry residents punched and kicked a captured soldier dragged to the scene by the rebels. …read more...
