Boy left forgotten at children’s shelter goes home after plea to president
By Evie Andreou A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY who was left forgotten for almost a month in a state shelter for minors even though allegations by his...
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Prominent Russian separatist commander killed in eastern Ukraine
A prominent Russian separatist commander was assassinated in eastern Ukraine on Sunday evening, his allies said on Monday, accusing Ukrainian government forces of murdering him...
Fresh fighting erupts in east Ukraine, three Ukrainian soldiers killed
By Richard Balmforth Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 12 wounded in the latest clashes between government forces and Russian-backed separatists, further eroding a...
Ukraine reports fresh casualties in east, OSCE sees violence spreading
By Alessandra Prentice One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and eight wounded in fresh separatist attacks, the military said in Kiev on Thursday, as the...
Fighting rages near Donetsk airport despite Ukraine ceasefire
By Gabriela Baczynska Heavy machinegun and light artillery fire pounded a district of Donetsk, the biggest city of eastern Ukraine, on Monday and pro-Russian rebels...
Dozens of miners missing feared dead in rebel east Ukraine (Update 3)
By Maria Tsvetkova Dozens of miners were trapped underground and feared dead after a blast on Wednesday at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian...
Shell lands near hospital in Ukraine’s Donetsk, at least 3 dead (Updated)
At least two shells landed near a hospital in the separatist-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Wednesday, killing at least three people nearby, a...
Shells hit Donetsk, five more Ukrainian soldiers killed
By Aleksandar Vasovic Artillery attacks on the Ukrainian city of Donetsk killed at least one civilian on Monday while Kiev’s military reported that five more...
Nine Ukrainian soldiers killed in ‘tense’ eastern conflict
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets Nine Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in fighting Russian-backed separatists in the past 24 hours, the Kiev military said...
At least six civilians killed in shelling attack in Donetsk
At least six civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or a mortar hit a trolleybus stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in...
Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels
By Natalia Zinets and Lina Kushch Ukrainian troops have recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists...
Ukraine’s military says suspends combat operations on ‘Day of Silence’
Ukrainian government forces said they had suspended combat operations as a “Day of Silence” began in the war-torn east on Tuesday, marking an effective ceasefire...
Ukraine redeploys troops, fearing new rebel offensive
By Pavel Polityuk and Anton Zverev Ukraine said on Wednesday it was redeploying troops in the east because of fears separatists will launch a new...
Heavy shelling in east Ukraine adds to concern over ceasefire
Heavy shelling around the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk increased strains on a two-month-old ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists on Sunday. Reuters...
Ukraine peace plan in tatters, ‘frozen conflict’ takes shape
By Richard Balmforth and Thomas Grove Kiev said on Wednesday it would halt payment of state funds in areas controlled by pro-Moscow rebels, as both...
Shells hit school playground and nearby street in Ukraine city, 4 killed
REUTERS WITNESSES SEE SIX MORE BODIES OF ADULTS IN BURNT OUT MINI-VAN AND ON STREET NEAR DONETSK SCHOOL HIT BY SHELLING Shells hit a school...
Six killed in Ukraine’s Donetsk, ceasefire under strain
Six people were killed in shelling in Ukraine’s rebel-held city of Donetsk on Sunday, municipal authorities said on Monday, putting further strain on a 10-day...
Russian soldiers’ capture clouds Putin-Poroshenko talks
By Andrei Makhovsky and Alessandra Prentice Ukraine released a video of captured Russian soldiers on Tuesday, sharply escalating a dispute over Moscow’s alleged backing for...
NATO sees “high probability” of Russian invasion in east Ukraine
By Adrian Croft and Sergei Karpukhin NATO said on Monday there was a “high probability” that Russia could launch an invasion of eastern Ukraine under...
Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near Ukraine crash site
By Polina Devitt and Gabriela Baczynska Russia fought back on Wednesday over new US and EU sanctions imposed over Ukraine, where fighting between Moscow-backed rebels...