Almost 5,000 killed in Mariupol since Russian siege began, mayor’s office (Update 2)
Nearly 5,000 people, including about 210 children, have been killed in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol since Russian forces laid siege to it, a...
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Two Cypriots known to be in ravaged Mariupol
Two of 39 Cypriots or Ukrainians with Cyprus-links in war torn Ukraine are in Mariupol, which has been besieged by Russian forces, with no water...
Civilians killed as fighting flares in eastern Ukraine
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...
Russian-backed rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian towns
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...
Pro-Russian rebels attack key port, Ukraine says at least 30 dead
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...
Ukraine says rebels get reinforcements, shelling batters truce
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...
Ukraine says Russia withdrawing forces from east
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...
Ceasefire in east Ukraine frays, woman killed by shelling
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...
Talks on resolving Ukraine crisis begin in Minsk
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...
Ukraine forces shell rebels near key port hours before possible ceasefire
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...
