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Ukraine rebels warn they could abandon cease-fire

by Peter Leonard - March 19, 2015 - 2:27am

Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine threatened yesterday to abandon a cease-fire following changes to a law granting their regions self-rule.

IMF approves $17.5Bn credit program for Ukraine

by Peter Leonard - March 12, 2015 - 9:27am

The International Monetary Fund agreed Wednesday to extend $17.5 billion in loans to Ukraine as part of a program designed to pull the country back from the verge of economic collapse.

Cease-fire period begins in Ukraine

by Peter Leonard - February 15, 2015 - 8:00am

The cease-fire period for fighting in Ukraine began one minute after midnight Sunday, but there are no immediate indications of whether either side in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people is observing...

Ukraine troops fight to avoid being surrounded by rebels

by Peter Leonard - February 3, 2015 - 4:07am

Ukrainian troops battled yesterday to repel waves of Russian-backed separatists trying to surround a strategic railway hub in eastern Ukraine, while in an ominous sign for peace efforts, the rebels announced plans...

Rockets kill 21 in Ukraine city as rebel offensive begins

by Peter Leonard - January 25, 2015 - 6:08am

Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools and homes yesterday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 21 people, authorities said. Ukraine's top rebel leader announced that an...

Ukraine leader vows to retake separatist-held east

by Peter Leonard - January 19, 2015 - 3:09am

Ukraine's president vowed yesterday to reassert government control over eastern regions as the army unleashed a counter-offensive against Russian-backed separatist fighters vying for command over the airport in the...

NATO sees Russia ready for Ukraine incursion

by Peter Leonard - November 27, 2014 - 7:14am

Russia still has enough troops along Ukraine's border to mount a major incursion, NATO's top commander said yesterday, and Moscow is using its military might to affect political developments inside Ukraine.

Polls: pro-Western parties leading Ukraine vote

by Peter Leonard - October 27, 2014 - 5:30am

Two exit polls indicated that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's party will secure a narrow win in yesterday's parliamentary election, falling substantially short of an outright majority.

Ukraine parliament says 100s died in battle

by Peter Leonard - October 21, 2014 - 2:44am

A report by Ukraine's parliament revealed yesterday that more than 300 soldiers were killed during a weeks-long battle that marked a crushing setback in the military campaign to root out pro-Russian separatist forces...

Clashes erupt outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev

by Peter Leonard - October 15, 2014 - 6:15am

Clashes broke out yesterday between demonstrators and police in front of Ukraine's parliament in Kiev as deputies inside repeatedly voted down proposals to recognize a contentious World War II-era Ukrainian partisan...

Ukraine: Pro-Russia rebels downed Malaysian plane

by Peter Leonard - July 18, 2014 - 8:00am

Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists of shooting down a Malaysian jetliner with 295 people aboard Thursday, sharply escalating the crisis and threatening to draw both East and West deeper into the conflict. The...

Ukraine: Military plane shot down by rocket

by Peter Leonard - July 15, 2014 - 7:22am

A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down yesterday along the country's eastern border with Russia but all eight people aboard managed to bail out safely, the defense ministry said.

2 Ukraine regions vote on sovereignty

by Peter Leonard - May 12, 2014 - 3:02am

Residents of two restive regions in eastern Ukraine engulfed by a pro-Russian insurgency cast ballots yesterday in contentious and hastily organized independence referendums.

Ukraine claims advances on rebel-held positions

by Peter Leonard - May 5, 2014 - 2:14am

Authorities in Ukraine on yesterday said government forces reclaimed a television tower during a security operation to quell pro-Russian rebel activity in the eastern town of Kramatorsk.

Ukraine: Many insurgents killed in Slovyansk

by Peter Leonard - May 3, 2014 - 2:03am

Pro-Russia insurgents shot down two Ukrainian helicopters Friday and Ukraine reported many militants killed or wounded as the interim government in Kiev launched its first major offensive against an insurgency that...

Ukraine renews military draft as unrest intensifies

by Peter Leonard - May 2, 2014 - 7:10am

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Ukraine should withdraw its military from the eastern and southern regions of the country, a statement that could bolster anti-government insurgents who are seizing...

Ukraine separatists open to swap for OSCE release

by Peter Leonard - April 27, 2014 - 5:20am

A leader for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said yesterday that a group of foreign military observers who have been detained as suspected "NATO spies" could be released in exchange for jailed pro-Russian...

Ukraine to launch anti-terror operation

by Peter Leonard - April 14, 2014 - 6:21am

Ukraine is launching a "large-scale anti-terrorist operation" to resist attacks by armed pro-Russian forces, Ukraine's President Oleksandr Turchynov said on yesterday in a televised address.

Donetsk Republic: Ukraine's one-building autonomy

by Peter Leonard - April 13, 2014 - 2:06am

To reach the People's Republic of Donetsk, you need to pass a few club-wielding young men in masks, wind through a narrow corridor of sand-filled sacks and enter a gray office tower standing in the heart of this...

Pro-Russians call east Ukraine region independent

by Peter Leonard - April 8, 2014 - 5:34am

Pro-Russian separatists who seized a provincial building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk proclaimed the region independent yesterday — an ominous echo of events prior to Russia's annexation of Cr...

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