News: Ukraine

We have started to collect the most important news related to Ukraine in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Ukraine: news

Iran plane crash: Victims' families to get $150,000

Wednesday, December 30th 2020, 17:56
related countries: Iran

Tehran will give $150,000 to the families of the 176 people killed in the shot-down Ukraine plane.
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Hunter Biden: What was he doing in Ukraine and China?

Friday, October 23rd 2020, 5:21
related countries: China

What is the background to the claims made by President Trump about Ukraine and the Bidens?
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Hunter Biden: Republicans release report on Joe Biden's son

Wednesday, September 23rd 2020, 20:57

His work in Ukraine was "awkward" while his father was vice-president but no wrongdoing was found.
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Coronavirus: Ukraine accuses Belarus over stranded Jewish pilgrims

Wednesday, September 16th 2020, 15:44
related countries: Belarus

Hundreds are stranded at the nations' border as Ukraine's Covid rules block entry to foreigners.
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Jewish New Year: Virus restrictions thwart pilgrims on Ukraine-Belarus border

Tuesday, September 15th 2020, 16:52

Ukraine's coronavirus restrictions thwart a pilgrimage of Hasidic Jews, with hundreds stuck.
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Belarus: Opposition figure 'climbed through car window' to avoid expulsion

Tuesday, September 8th 2020, 20:23

Activist Ivan Kravtsov says Maria Kolesnikova tore up her passport to avoid being expelled to Ukraine.
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Belarus protests: Opposition leader 'tore up passport' to avoid expulsion

Tuesday, September 8th 2020, 19:15

Maria Kolesnikova was driven by officials to the border with Ukraine but managed to halt her expulsion.
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Iran plane crash: Cockpit exchange recorded after missile hit Ukraine jet

Sunday, August 23rd 2020, 11:16
related countries: Iran

All 176 people aboard a Ukrainian plane were killed when it was mistakenly downed by Iran in January.
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Facebook: Trump posts misleading ad using Ukraine photo

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 16:38
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

The US president posts an ad purporting to show violence in the US - but the image is from Ukraine.
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Ukraine hostages freed after President Zelensky plugs Joaquin Phoenix film

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 7:49

The Ukrainian leader says he agreed to one of the gunman's demands in order to free 13 people.
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Iran sends black box of Ukrainian plane to France

Saturday, July 18th 2020, 11:48
related countries: France

Iran says the plane, which had 176 people on board, was mistaken for a cruise missile.
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Iran plane crash: 'Human error' to blame for downing of Ukrainian jet

Sunday, July 12th 2020, 16:26
related countries: Iran
related places: Human

Iran says equipment error and poor communication caused civilian plane to be shot down by military.
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Forest fires kill at least six in Ukraine's Luhansk region

Wednesday, July 8th 2020, 11:45

Firefighters and rescue workers rushed to tackle the blazes amid soaring winds and heat.
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Zelensky's Ukraine: Why comic's dream of transformation may be over

Wednesday, May 20th 2020, 5:25

Ukraine's president is still popular after a year in power but his top team has fallen apart.
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Coronavirus: Surrogate babies stranded in Ukraine

Friday, May 15th 2020, 9:05

Babies born to surrogate mothers are stuck in Ukraine due to coronavirus lockdown measures.
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Coronavirus: Ukrainian town sealed off after monastery outbreak

Wednesday, April 22nd 2020, 16:53
related places: Pochayiv

Pochayiv has been put under quarantine by police after dozens of people became infected with coronavirus.
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Chernobyl: When fire hits a post-nuclear wilderness

Tuesday, April 21st 2020, 22:56

Wildfires inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine have had a significant impact on what has become a unique conservation area.
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Wildfires blanket Kyiv in thick smog

Friday, April 17th 2020, 16:37

Ukraine's capital is now among the world's most polluted cities, an international ranking shows.
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Chernobyl fire under control, Ukraine officials say

Tuesday, April 14th 2020, 10:18

Firefighters are tackling remaining "hot spots" near the abandoned nuclear plant, officials say.
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Flight MH17: Trial opens of four accused of murdering 298 over Ukraine

Monday, March 9th 2020, 9:55
related countries: Netherlands

Four men are accused of downing the jet over Ukraine, but are absent from the Dutch court.
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Young Ukraine chess couple 'killed by laughing gas'

Friday, March 6th 2020, 10:25
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

A 27-year-old Ukrainian chess champion and his girlfriend aged 18 are found dead in a Moscow flat.
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'I'm not leaving China without my dog'

Monday, February 24th 2020, 18:40
related countries: China
related places: Wuhan

A Ukrainian woman has told the BBC why she decided to decline evacuation and stay in the coronavirus stricken Chinese city of Wuhan.
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Ukraine conflict: Deadly flare-up on eastern front line

Tuesday, February 18th 2020, 13:55

Russian-backed rebels and Ukraine's military blame each other for heavy shelling in Donbas region.
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Ukraine's teen bullying drama that shattered taboos and stirred a nation

Sunday, February 9th 2020, 0:39

Ukraine's Early Swallows is a TV hit, giving teenagers the courage to open up about their lives.
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Doctor steps in to deliver mid-flight baby

Wednesday, February 5th 2020, 18:38

The Ukrainian doctor was flying on vacation when the woman went into labour.
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Iran plane downing: Tehran ends co-operation with Ukraine

Monday, February 3rd 2020, 14:16
related countries: Iran

It comes after Ukrainian TV aired a leaked exchange between an Iranian pilot and air traffic control.
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Trump ordered removal of envoy in Ukraine in 2018 - video

Sunday, January 26th 2020, 10:45

In a video, the president is heard saying "Get rid of her!" about ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
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Ukraine coat of arms in UK anti-terror list furore

Monday, January 20th 2020, 11:38
related countries: United Kingdom

The Ukrainian embassy demands "official apologies" over a UK police counter-extremism guide.
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Trump impeachment: What's Ukraine got to do with it?

Monday, January 20th 2020, 0:04
related countries: United States

The reason US President Donald Trump is facing an impeachment trial lies thousands of miles away.
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Iran plane crash: Ukrainian victims of jet's downing repatriated

Sunday, January 19th 2020, 18:35
related countries: Iran

The bodies of 11 Ukrainians are repatriated after their plane was shot down in Iran last week.
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Trump 'knew exactly what was going on', Giuliani aide claims

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 12:54

Lev Parnas, an aide to the president's lawyer, says Donald Trump knew of efforts to pressure Ukraine.
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Trump impeachment: Democrats announce new evidence ahead of vote

Wednesday, January 15th 2020, 14:14

House Democrats release files relating to the alleged Trump campaign of pressure on Ukraine.
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Burisma: US firm says Russia hacked company at heart of Trump impeachment

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 9:58
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Trump

Ukrainian energy company Burisma is at the centre of President Donald Trump's impeachment.
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Oksana Masters: Paralympic champion on Chernobyl, Tokyo 2020 and upbringing in Ukraine

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 0:01
related countries: Japan, United States

Oksana Masters was seven when her adoptive mother took her from Ukraine to the USA. This summer she will compete at her fifth Paralympics.
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Iran plane downing: Canadian PM promises 'justice' at memorial

Monday, January 13th 2020, 4:58
related countries: Canada, Iran

Justin Trudeau says he will "not rest until there are answers" about the Ukrainian jet downed by Iran.
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Iran plane crash: Protesters condemn 'lies' on downed jet

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 22:51
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

Demonstrators in Tehran vent anger at officials who earlier denied Iran shot down a Ukraine airliner.
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Iran plane crash: Demands for justice after admission jet was shot down

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 19:03
related countries: Iran

Iran admits it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, after days of denial.
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Iran plane crash: Missile struck underneath cockpit - Ukraine

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 17:24
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

Ukraine's top security official tells the BBC what investigators in Tehran have uncovered.
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Iran plane crash: Ukrainian jet was 'unintentionally' shot down

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 13:03
related countries: Iran

The country previously denied responsibility for Wednesday's crash, which killed 176 people.
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Iran plane crash: Ukraine airline chief welcomes Iranian admission

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 12:40
related countries: Iran

The president of Ukraine International Airlines welcomes Iran's admission it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet.
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Iran plane crash: 'More time needed for investigation' - Ukraine

Friday, January 10th 2020, 19:04
related countries: Iran

Ukraine is non-committal after Western powers suggested an Iranian missile downed its plane.
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Iran plane crash: What do we know so far?

Friday, January 10th 2020, 15:00
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Tehran

Ukrainian Flight PS752 crashed near Tehran as tensions have been escalating between the US and Iran.
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Iran plane crash: Tehran rebuffs claims it shot down Ukrainian jet

Friday, January 10th 2020, 14:23
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

Western leaders say evidence is growing that an Iranian missile downed the plane near Tehran.
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Iran plane crash: Western powers suggest missile downed jet

Friday, January 10th 2020, 9:31
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Tehran

Canada leads calls for a full and thorough investigation of the Ukrainian passenger jet crash.
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Iran plane crash: What do we know so far?

Friday, January 10th 2020, 7:45
related countries: Iran

Iran admits it "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian passenger plane in Iran on Wednesday.
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Justin Trudeau says evidence plan hit by Iranian missile

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 20:12
related countries: Iran

The Canadian PM says evidence shows the plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile - possibly unintentionally.
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Iran plane crash: Canada mourns Iran crash victims

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 17:21
related countries: Canada, Iran

Across Canada, communities are grieving the 63 Canadians killed in the Ukraine Flight PS752 crash.
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Iran plane crash: Ukraine International Airline jet crashes killing 176

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 17:34
related countries: Iran

There were many Iranian and Canadian citizens on board the Ukraine International Airlines' Boeing 737.
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