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

Ukraine may block Russian aid convoy

Tuesday, August 12th 2014, 17:09
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Ukrainian officials set conditions for receiving Russian aid in the conflict-torn east, as a convoy of food and medicine departs from near Moscow.
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Aid mission to Ukraine 'agreed'

Monday, August 11th 2014, 21:20
related countries: Russia

Ukraine and Russia say they agree to a Red Cross-led humanitarian aid mission to the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Luhansk.
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Ukraine shelling sparks jailbreak

Monday, August 11th 2014, 12:13

Artillery shells hit a prison in rebel-held Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, sparking a riot in which 106 inmates escape.
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Steven Seagal plays gig in Crimea

Monday, August 11th 2014, 9:31
related countries: Russia

Hollywood actor Steven Seagal plays a concert in Crimea on a stage adorned with the flag of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.
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TV heat on Ukraine

Sunday, August 10th 2014, 23:57

How Ukraine's conflict plays out on the TV news
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VIDEO: Ukraine civilians 'in need of aid'

Sunday, August 10th 2014, 7:35

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he is ready to consider allowing humanitarian assistance into the rebel-held area of eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine president weighs aid mission

Sunday, August 10th 2014, 1:11

Ukraine's president says he is ready to consider a humanitarian aid mission into rebel-held areas of the east, but only under strict conditions.
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Prisoners of 'Demon' in war-torn Ukraine

Sunday, August 10th 2014, 0:09

How Ukrainian couple survived as hostages of rebels
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Ukraine rebels urge Donetsk truce

Saturday, August 9th 2014, 20:52
related countries: Russia
related places: Donetsk

Rebels in east Ukraine call for a ceasefire in Donetsk, amid a reported army advance, as Russia renews its offer to send an aid mission.
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Kiev dismantles last barriers

Saturday, August 9th 2014, 10:46
related places: Kiev

The mayor of Kiev leads work to dismantle barriers and tents on the Ukrainian capital's main street, nine months after major pro-EU demonstrations.
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West warns Russia over Ukraine 'aid'

Friday, August 8th 2014, 20:46
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom, United States

The UK and US governments warn Russia not to use humanitarian assistance as a pretext for sending troops into eastern Ukraine.
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Russia arrests Ukrainian officers

Friday, August 8th 2014, 13:50

Investigators in Russia announce the arrest of five Ukrainian army officers for alleged war crimes as fighting rages over the border in eastern Ukraine.
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Russia bans food imports from West

Thursday, August 7th 2014, 19:00
related countries: Russia

Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev announces a total embargo on food imports from Western countries in response to sanctions over Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Will Russian sanctions hit shoppers?

Thursday, August 7th 2014, 16:14
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Western

Steve Rosenberg asks if Russia's ban on food imports from the EU, US and other Western countries in response to sanctions over Ukraine will affects shoppers.
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Germany factory output in small rise

Thursday, August 7th 2014, 7:38
related countries: Germany
related places: May

German industrial output rose by just 0.3% in June from May, official figures show, as concerns over the Ukraine crisis weighed on the economy.
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Australia commemorates MH17 dead

Thursday, August 7th 2014, 3:58
related countries: Australia, Malaysia

Australia is holding a national day of mourning for those who died in the Malaysia Airline MH17 air disaster in Ukraine in July.
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Putin orders retaliatory sanctions

Wednesday, August 6th 2014, 20:27
related countries: Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin bans or limits agricultural imports from countries imposing sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine.
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Crimea ditches Ukrainian mobile network

Wednesday, August 6th 2014, 12:47

MTS-Ukraina leaves amid a row over whether it is being forced of the region.
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East Ukraine dangers increasing - UN

Wednesday, August 6th 2014, 11:30

Civilians in eastern Ukraine are facing increasing danger as the conflict continues, the UN warns, amid reports of an air strike on Donetsk.
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'Heavy fighting' erupts in Donetsk

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 18:28

Heavy fighting erupts in a suburb of the eastern Ukrainian rebel bastion of Donetsk, local officials say.
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Switzerland adopts Russia blacklist

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 13:06
related countries: Russia, Switzerland

Switzerland is blacklisting dozens of influential Russians and pro-Russian separatists in line with EU sanctions over Ukraine.
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Ukrainian refugee numbers soar

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 11:31

The number of people fleeing the war in eastern Ukraine to other parts of the country has jumped from 2,600 to 102,600 in two months, the UN says.
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Finding shelter from Ukraine's war

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 8:58
related places: Kiev

Meeting Ukraine's war refugees outside Kiev
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VIDEO: Refugees take shelter in Kiev factory

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 5:59
related places: Kiev

Tom Burridge visits a warehouse in Kiev which is being used as a shelter for refugees from the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Ukraine refugees shelter in factory

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 3:57
related places: Kiev

Tom Burridge visits a warehouse in Kiev which is being used as a shelter for refugees from the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Ukrainian soldiers retreat to Russia

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 2:04
related countries: Russia

The BBC's Steven Rosenberg reports from Russia's border with Ukraine on the 438 Ukrainian soldiers who have retreated to Russia because they are ''under intense pressure''.
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Ukraine conflict: High stakes in Donetsk

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 0:49

BBC speaks to Ukraine rebel at centre of MH17 allegations
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Ukraine troops enter Russia in clash

Monday, August 4th 2014, 16:54

More than 300 Ukrainian troops cross into Russia during heavy fighting with pro-Russian rebels - but Kiev denies they are "defectors".
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VIDEO: MH17 flowers moved at Schiphol airport

Monday, August 4th 2014, 13:04
related countries: Malaysia

Hundreds of flowers and tributes laid outside Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in remembrance of the victims of the Malaysian airliner which crashed in Ukraine are being moved to a new location.
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Ukraine army 'heading for victory'

Sunday, August 3rd 2014, 21:36

Ukrainian Defence Minister Valeriy Heletey tells the BBC his forces are gaining ground against rebels in the east and will be victorious "very soon".
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VIDEO: Ukraine minister: 'We will win'

Sunday, August 3rd 2014, 19:48
related countries: Russia

Ukraine Defence Minister Valeriy Heletey tells the BBC the army is close to winning the conflict with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine rebel cities 'facing siege'

Sunday, August 3rd 2014, 12:33

Civilians in eastern Ukraine are preparing for a siege as government forces close in on the rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, reports say.
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Ukraine clashes hamper MH17 probe

Saturday, August 2nd 2014, 14:34
related countries: Malaysia

Fresh fighting in eastern Ukraine forces a forensics team to halt operations in part of the vast crash site of Malaysian flight MH17.
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Ukraine rebel admits 'executions'

Saturday, August 2nd 2014, 9:43

A senior adviser to rebels in eastern Ukraine confirms that extrajudicial killings have been carried out "to prevent chaos".
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Cameron urges Russia-Nato rethink

Saturday, August 2nd 2014, 4:39
related countries: Russia

Nato needs to rethink its long-term relationship with Russia following its "illegal" actions in Ukraine, Prime Minister David Cameron warns.
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MH17 crash team finds human remains

Friday, August 1st 2014, 21:38

A team of 70 Dutch and Australian forensic experts finds human remains at the site of the flight MH17 crash in east Ukraine as fighting continues.
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Russia bans Polish fruit and veg

Friday, August 1st 2014, 9:52
related countries: Poland, Russia

Russia imposes a sweeping ban on imports of fruit and vegetables from Poland, as EU sanctions on Russia over Ukraine start to bite.
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VIDEO: Civilians in Ukraine flee fighting

Friday, August 1st 2014, 8:59

Civilians from towns around the area of Eastern Ukraine where flight MH17 was shot down are continuing to flee heavy fighting.
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Ukraine crisis creates UK tensions

Thursday, July 31st 2014, 21:30
related countries: United Kingdom

Ukraine crisis creating high-level UK tensions
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Forensic scientists reach MH17 site

Thursday, July 31st 2014, 14:28
related countries: Russia

International forensic scientists reach the site of the flight MH17 crash in east Ukraine after the government halts military operations for a day.
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Leaders meet to discuss MH17 access

Thursday, July 31st 2014, 4:07
related countries: Malaysia, Netherlands

Malaysian and Dutch leaders to meet later to discuss securing full access to the crash site of MH17 in eastern Ukraine, two weeks after the plane went down.
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Ukraine claims key town near Donetsk

Wednesday, July 30th 2014, 16:01

The Ukrainian army says it has seized the town of Avdiivka, near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, amid intense fighting in the area around the downed MH17 flight.
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US and EU expand sanctions on Russia

Wednesday, July 30th 2014, 8:04
related countries: Russia

President Barack Obama says new, co-ordinated sanctions from the US and EU will continue to make Russia's "weak economy even weaker".
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VIDEO: Footage shows battle for Donetsk

Tuesday, July 29th 2014, 15:24

The BBC's Jonathan Beale says artillery fire from the Ukraine military seems to be intensifying in Donetsk.
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EU set to widen Russia sanctions

Tuesday, July 29th 2014, 12:23
related countries: Russia

The European Union is set to back new sanctions against Russia, targeting its finance, energy and defence sectors over the conflict in Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Fighting near MH17 crash site

Tuesday, July 29th 2014, 8:16

Fresh fighting, close to where the Malaysia Airlines jet went down in Ukraine, has prevented international monitors from accessing the crash site for the second day in a row.
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US: Russia 'violated missile treaty'

Tuesday, July 29th 2014, 6:46
related countries: Russia, United States

The US accuses Russia of violating a Cold War arms treaty by testing a nuclear cruise missile, saying the breach is "very serious".
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VIDEO: Trying to return MH17 victims home

Tuesday, July 29th 2014, 5:32
related countries: Malaysia, Netherlands

A team of Dutch forensic investigators will again try to access the Malaysia Airlines wreckage site in eastern Ukraine.
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