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Civilians killed as fighting flares in eastern Ukraine

CyprusMailAugust 17, 2015

By CyprusMailAugust 17, 20150102

Fighting flared between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in two separate parts of eastern Ukraine overnight with several civilians killed by shelling, Ukrainian police...

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Russian-backed rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian towns

FORMER STAFFFebruary 7, 2015

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 7, 20155 159

By Aleksandar Vasovic Pro-Russian separatists have intensified shelling of government forces on all front lines and appear to be amassing forces for new offensives on...

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Pro-Russian rebels attack key port, Ukraine says at least 30 dead

CyprusMailJanuary 24, 2015

By CyprusMailJanuary 24, 20150143

By Alessandra Prentice and Pavel Polityuk Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, prompting the European...

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Ukraine says rebels get reinforcements, shelling batters truce

FORMER STAFFNovember 11, 2014

By FORMER STAFFNovember 11, 20141118

By Natalia Zinets and Anton Zverev Kiev accused separatists of preparing for renewed conflict in east Ukraine on Tuesday by bringing in “Russian mercenaries” and...

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Ukraine says Russia withdrawing forces from east

FORMER STAFFSeptember 10, 2014September 10, 2014

By FORMER STAFFSeptember 10, 2014September 10, 201423 104

By Pavel Polityuk and Gareth Jones Ukraine’s president said on Wednesday Russia had removed the bulk of its forces from his country, raising hopes for...

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Ceasefire in east Ukraine frays, woman killed by shelling

CyprusMailSeptember 7, 2014

By CyprusMailSeptember 7, 20141113

By Gabriela Baczynska and Aleksandar Vasovic A woman died and at least four people were wounded when fighting flared again in eastern Ukraine overnight into...

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Talks on resolving Ukraine crisis begin in Minsk

CyprusMailSeptember 5, 2014

By CyprusMailSeptember 5, 20142 189

Representatives of Ukraine, the pro-Russian separatist leadership, Russia and the OSCE security watchdog began talks on Friday on resolving the Ukraine conflict. Most participants declined...

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Ukraine forces shell rebels near key port hours before possible ceasefire

CyprusMailSeptember 5, 2014

By CyprusMailSeptember 5, 2014091

By Aleksandar Vasovic Ukrainian forces pounded pro-Russian rebels to the east of the port of Mariupol on Friday, hours before envoys from Ukraine and Russia...

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Ukrainian forces reclaim port city from rebels

FORMER STAFFJune 13, 2014

By FORMER STAFFJune 13, 20141147

By Pavel Polityuk and Timothy Heritage Ukrainian government forces reclaimed the port city of Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists in heavy fighting on Friday and said they had regained control of a long stretch of the...

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Kiev tells east Ukraine rebels vote for self-rule would be catastrophe

Maria IacovidouMay 10, 2014

By Maria IacovidouMay 10, 20141125

Ukrainian acting President Oleksander Turchinov told eastern regions gripped by a pro-Russian uprising that they would be courting catastrophe if they voted “yes” in a...

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Putin calls on Ukraine rebels to put off secession vote

FORMER STAFFMay 7, 2014

By FORMER STAFFMay 7, 20141132

By Matt Robinson and Darya Korsunskaya Russian President Vladimir Putin called on pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine to postpone a vote on secession just five days before it was to be held, potentially pulling Ukraine back from...

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Pro-Russians storm Odessa police station, PM slams local police

Maria IacovidouMay 4, 2014

By Maria IacovidouMay 4, 20143 120

Pro-Russian militants stormed a Ukrainian police station in Odessa on Sunday and freed nearly 70 fellow activists as the prime minister blamed police corruption there...