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Pro-Russia commander killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
Oct 17, 2016 14:28A top commander of pro-Russia forces has been killed in a bombing in eastern Ukraine, local authorities say, accusing the Kiev government over his death.
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Ukraine, pro-Russians agree on military pullback in three hot spots
Sep 23, 2016 05:07The Ukrainian government and the pro-Russia forces fighting each other in eastern Ukraine have agreed on a deal to withdraw troops from three battered front line areas.
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Russian embassy in Ukraine's capital comes under attack
Sep 17, 2016 10:37Russia’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev has come under attack as Russia plans to hold parliamentary elections in Crimea for the first time.
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German, French FMs visit east Ukraine
Sep 15, 2016 08:28The German and French foreign ministers have made a first visit to Ukraine’s crisis-hit east, some 29 months after a conflict erupted in the region between government troops and pro-Russia forces.
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EU extends asset freezes, travel bans on Russia over Ukraine conflict
Sep 07, 2016 12:17European Union ambassadors have extended asset freezes and travel bans against Moscow over its alleged involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and the rejoining of the Crimea Peninsula to Russia.
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Kiev losing Western support against Russia: Ukrainian president
Sep 06, 2016 09:03Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says it is now difficult for his government to gather Western support in its confrontation with Russia, which Kiev and its allies accuse of having a hand in the crisis gripping eastern Ukraine.
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Russian forces stage massive military drills around Crimea
Sep 05, 2016 13:18Russian military forces have launched large-scale military drills around the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry says.
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Lithuania supplies Ukraine with lethal weaponry
Sep 03, 2016 12:21Lithuania has supplied about 150 tonnes of ammunition to Ukraine for the first time since 2014, says a spokesman for the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Ukraine, China to make giant plane ‘Mriya’
Sep 01, 2016 15:58Ukraine and China have signed a deal to manufacture the world’s largest and heaviest plane -the Antonov AN-225 Mriya.
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Two soldiers killed as fresh clashes erupt in eastern Ukraine
Aug 28, 2016 10:13Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a fresh wave of fighting between government forces and pro-Russia militants in the east of the country.