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

Leaders firm on Russia sanctions

Sunday, June 7th 2015, 14:15
related countries: Germany, Russia

At the G7 talks, US and German leaders say sanctions on Russia should stay until it fully implements Ukraine's peace accord.
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Police hurt at Kiev gay pride rally

Saturday, June 6th 2015, 10:07
related places: Kiev

Five policemen are injured as participants of a gay pride march in Ukraine's capital Kiev are attacked with smoke bombs and stones.
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Ukraine 'ousts rebels from Maryinka'

Saturday, June 6th 2015, 6:49

President Poroshenko says Ukrainian forces have restored control over Maryinka, near Donetsk in the east, after heavy fighting.
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VIDEO: Wounded by razor-sharp shrapnel

Friday, June 5th 2015, 11:28

Civilians are once again coming under bombardment in east Ukraine, where the conflict reignited this week with the use of heavy weapons.
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Ukraine warns of Russian invasion

Thursday, June 4th 2015, 14:21
related countries: Russia

President Petro Poroshenko tells Ukrainian MPs the military must prepare for a possible "full-scale invasion" from Russia, amid a surge of violence.
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VIDEO: Ukraine fighting 'heaviest in months'

Wednesday, June 3rd 2015, 21:54
related countries: Russia

Fierce fighting has broken out between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, officials on both sides say.
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Heavy fighting rages in east Ukraine

Wednesday, June 3rd 2015, 21:39
related countries: Russia

Fierce fighting takes place between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine despite a truce deal, officials on both sides say.
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Russia says old missile downed MH17

Tuesday, June 2nd 2015, 13:41
related countries: Malaysia, Russia

A Russian defence firm says an old Buk missile that it used to manufacture brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.
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Ex-Georgia head gives up citizenship

Monday, June 1st 2015, 18:52
related countries: Georgia

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he is giving up his country's citizenship as he becomes governor of Ukraine's Odessa region.
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Ukraine conflict 'hurts its economy'

Sunday, May 31st 2015, 23:09

The International Monetary Fund says Ukraine's economy is likely to shrink by a worse-than-expected 9% in 2015, as the continuing conflict takes its toll.
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Ex-Georgia leader gets Ukraine job

Sunday, May 31st 2015, 5:52
related countries: Georgia

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili - who is wanted in his country - is appointed governor of Ukraine's southern Odessa region.
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Putin makes troop deaths state secret

Thursday, May 28th 2015, 14:08
related countries: Russia

President Vladimir Putin declares Russian troop losses in peacetime a state secret as the Kremlin continues to deny sending troops to Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Police recruits get tough in Ukraine

Wednesday, May 27th 2015, 23:00

David Stern visited the police academy in Ukraine where new police officers are being trained as part of a major programme of reforms to the service.
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VIDEO: Where war still rages in eastern Ukraine

Tuesday, May 26th 2015, 22:24

The conflict in Ukraine is entering its second year and a ceasefire, nominally in place since February, has failed to stop the violence in areas around Donetsk airport.
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Ukraine's civilians living on frontline

Tuesday, May 26th 2015, 17:23

Ukraine's frontline civilians defy bombardment
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VIDEO: Life inside a Ukrainian ghost village

Tuesday, May 26th 2015, 17:08

Eastern Ukraine is enduring a second summer of conflict, as a ceasefire, nominally in place since February, has failed to stop the violence in areas around Donetsk airport.
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Leading Ukraine rebel chief 'killed'

Saturday, May 23rd 2015, 20:38

One of the top rebel commanders in eastern Ukraine, Alexei Mozgovoi, is killed in an attack on his car, media say.
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EU agrees 1.8bn-euro loan to Ukraine

Friday, May 22nd 2015, 15:53

The European Union agrees a €1.8bn (£1.3bn; $2bn) loan to Ukraine - described as a landmark deal for a non-EU member.
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'Russian soldiers' confess to OSCE

Friday, May 22nd 2015, 0:25
related countries: Russia

Two men captured by Ukrainian troops confess to being members of the Russian armed forces, according to European mediators.
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Ukraine to charge 'Russian soldiers'

Monday, May 18th 2015, 21:25
related countries: Russia

Ukraine says it will prosecute two men it says are elite Russian soldiers captured while fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine captures 'Russian soldiers'

Sunday, May 17th 2015, 21:41
related countries: Russia

Ukraine's military says it has captured two Russian soldiers - reportedly members of elite special forces - fighting with rebels in eastern Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Ukraine: Will ban on Soviet symbols change how people think?

Saturday, May 16th 2015, 16:49

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signs into law legislation that bans the use of communist symbols.
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Russia jails Crimea man for Kiev riot

Friday, May 15th 2015, 17:59
related countries: Russia
related places: Kiev

A Russian court in Crimea jails a local activist for injuring a policeman during clashes in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
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Nato to counter 'hybrid warfare'

Thursday, May 14th 2015, 19:35
related countries: Russia

Nato has pledged to counter the "hybrid warfare" tactics that it says that Russia is using in the Ukraine conflict.
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Ukraine hits back at 'Facebook trolls'

Wednesday, May 13th 2015, 14:42
related countries: Russia

A campaign urges Facebook to act against what activists describe as Russian attempts to silence pro-Ukrainian voices.
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Kerry and Putin in 'frank' meeting

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 21:25
related countries: Russia, United States

US Secretary of State John Kerry has a "frank meeting" with President Vladimir Putin on his first visit to Russia since the Ukraine crisis began.
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Russia 'lost 220 troops' in Ukraine

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 12:48
related countries: Russia

An investigation by Russian opposition activists concludes that 220 Russian soldiers died in two major battles in eastern Ukraine.
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Six questions on Ukraine's ceasefire

Tuesday, May 12th 2015, 0:01

Will Ukraine's sporadic fighting spell end for truce?
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VIDEO: Ukraine crisis: 'We feel abandoned'

Monday, May 11th 2015, 6:46

There is still no ceasefire in eastern Ukraine but fighting is at a lower level than previously.
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Merkel in Moscow for WWII ceremony

Sunday, May 10th 2015, 14:09
related countries: Germany, Russia
related places: Moscow

The German chancellor attends a ceremony in Moscow to commemorate Russia's WW2 victims, after skipping a military parade over tensions with Ukraine.
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Russia stages massive WW2 parade

Saturday, May 9th 2015, 15:32
related countries: Russia

Russia stages its biggest WW2 Victory Day military parade, an event avoided by many Western leaders because of the Ukraine crisis.
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Ukraine separatists free aid workers

Saturday, May 9th 2015, 1:38
related countries: Russia

Two aid workers seized by pro-Russian separatist rebels in Ukraine are released after being held for 10 days.
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Russia's WW2 parades overshadowed by Ukraine crisis

Saturday, May 9th 2015, 0:32
related countries: Russia

Russia's WW2 parades overshadowed by Ukraine crisis
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VIDEO: Shells rip through homes in Ukraine

Sunday, May 3rd 2015, 14:21

Heavy shelling took place overnight in Donetsk. One Ukrainian soldier and two civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours.
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Lethal divisions persist in Ukraine's Odessa

Saturday, May 2nd 2015, 12:17

Deep divisions persist in Ukraine's Odessa
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VIDEO: Children living with Ukraine conflict

Friday, May 1st 2015, 23:10

As the conflict in Ukraine continues, Tom Burridge visits a school in Donetsk which is still open, despite being very close to front line and being hit by shelling.
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VIDEO: Fears in Odessa over fragile ceasefire

Friday, May 1st 2015, 5:40
related countries: Russia

The ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine is largely holding, but Nato's top military commander says he's concerned the lull is being used to prepare another offensive.
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Oligarch avoids extradition to US

Friday, May 1st 2015, 1:40
related countries: Austria, United States

A judge in Austria turns down a US bid to extradite Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash, ruling that not enough evidence has been presented.
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Search for MH17 crash bodies ends

Thursday, April 30th 2015, 16:36

Investigators say they have finished recovering human remains and wreckage from the site of the MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine rebels shut down aid agency

Thursday, April 30th 2015, 9:40
related countries: Russia

Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine close down the office of the International Rescue Committee, accusing the aid agency of spying.
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Fire breaks out near Chernobyl plant

Tuesday, April 28th 2015, 21:41

Firefighters battle blaze in woods near Ukraine's disused Chernobyl nuclear plant, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history.
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EU won't send armed force to Ukraine

Monday, April 27th 2015, 16:08
related places: Kiev

EU leaders tell Ukraine they are worried about ceasefire violations in the country's east but will not send armed peacekeepers there.
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Germany 'failed to warn' before MH17

Monday, April 27th 2015, 10:23

Germany was told of the risk of flying over eastern Ukraine before flight MH17 was shot down, but failed to pass on the alert, reports say.
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VIDEO: 'Constant barrage of mortars' in Ukraine

Friday, April 24th 2015, 7:24
related countries: Russia

The BBC's Tom Burridge reports from Shyrokyne in east Ukraine, where he hears a "constant barrage" of mortars from pro-Russian troops despite the ceasefire agreement.
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Russian & Ukrainian clubs kept apart

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 11:17
related countries: Russia

Uefa will ensure Russian and Ukrainian clubs are prevented from meeting in the semi-finals of the Europa League.
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Ukraine troops shelled by rebels

Thursday, April 23rd 2015, 11:02
related countries: Russia
related places: Mariupol'

Pro-Russian rebels shell Ukrainian army positions near Mariupol moments after a team of international monitors departs, the BBC witnesses.
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Russia 'ramping up Ukraine presence'

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, 22:24
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: February

The US accuses Russia of deploying more air defence systems in eastern Ukraine in breach of February's ceasefire agreement.
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Poland to buy US Patriot missiles

Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 21:10
related countries: Poland, Russia, United States
related places: Patriot

Poland announces a major deal to buy Patriot surface-to-air missiles from the US, amid rising tensions with Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
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