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About 220,000 children threatened by mines in eastern Ukraine: UN
Dec 21, 2017 10:32Hundreds of thousands of children are at imminent risk of being hit by mines and other explosive weapons in war-torn eastern Ukraine, one of the most mine-contaminated places on earth, a UN report said Thursday.
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Conflict sharply escalates in east Ukraine: Monitor
Dec 20, 2017 10:35A European organization, which monitors the implementation of peace in eastern Ukraine, has warned about a sharp deterioration in the security situation in the region.
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Thousands rally demanding Saakashvili’s release in Ukraine
Dec 10, 2017 15:38Thousands of people rallied Sunday in central Kiev to demand the release of detained former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili and the impeachment of his rival, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
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Ukrainians free Saakashvili from police van after hours of standoff
Dec 06, 2017 07:48Several hundreds of supporters of former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, now a Ukrainian opposition leader, have managed to free him as he was being arrested by Ukrainian police in the capital, Kiev.
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Kiev says five soldiers killed in fighting with pro-Russia forces
Nov 24, 2017 05:48Ukraine has claimed that five of its soldiers have been killed in fighting with pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine.
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Bodyguard killed, MP and two others wounded in Kiev blast
Oct 26, 2017 03:48An explosion in Kiev on Wednesday killed a bodyguard and wounded three people including Ukrainian lawmaker Ihor Mosiychuk, Ukrainian officials said, describing the incident as a deliberate attack.
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Ukraine nabs two defense officials for alleged graft
Oct 11, 2017 16:37Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau said Wednesday it had detained a deputy defense minister and another top military official for allegedly embezzling millions in state funding through an illegal oil-purchase scheme.
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Russia’s intelligence agency arrests two for spying
Sep 29, 2017 10:39Russia’s intelligence service has detained two citizens, including a member of the armed forces, who allegedly passed military secrets to Ukraine.
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Ukraine rules out sabotage after blasts at ammo depot
Sep 28, 2017 17:16Ukraine's military officials have described blasts at an ammunition depot as a “huge blow,” but dismissed reports of foreign sabotage in the incident that forced the evacuation of thousands of people.
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Ukraine’s Naftogaz lodges complaint against Russia over Crimea
Sep 20, 2017 11:48Ukraine’s top energy company Naftogaz has filed a lawsuit against Russia over alleged seizure of assets in Crimea, a former Ukrainian territory on the Black Sea that rejoined the Russian Federation in 2014 through a referendum.