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

PM urges 'prompt' Russia sanctions

Monday, July 28th 2014, 20:57
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

David Cameron says he and fellow European leaders agree that "strong" economic sanctions should be imposed on Russia as soon as possible.
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MH17 jet 'downed by shrapnel'

Monday, July 28th 2014, 20:47
related countries: Malaysia

Security officials in Ukraine say the Malaysia Airlines jet downed in eastern Ukraine suffered an explosive loss of pressure caused by missile shrapnel.
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UK 'battle group' to go to Poland

Monday, July 28th 2014, 17:18
related countries: Poland, United Kingdom

The UK is to send 1,350 personnel to Poland for exercises as part of a Nato initiative amid tensions in Ukraine, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says.
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MH17 downing 'may be war crime'

Monday, July 28th 2014, 15:33
related countries: Malaysia

The downing of Malaysian airliner MH17 in eastern Ukraine may constitute a "war crime", UN human rights chief Navi Pillay says.
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VIDEO: Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine

Sunday, July 27th 2014, 21:38
related countries: Malaysia

There are reports of heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine, close to the site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed.
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MH17 military mission 'unrealistic'

Sunday, July 27th 2014, 20:57
related countries: Netherlands

Sending an international military mission to secure the crash site of MH17 in eastern Ukraine would be "unrealistic", Dutch PM Mark Rutte says.
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Dutch cancel MH17 crash site visit

Sunday, July 27th 2014, 14:02
related countries: Malaysia, Netherlands

Dutch experts cancel plans to head to the site of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, citing security concerns.
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VIDEO: Ukrainian refugees 'just want to survive'

Sunday, July 27th 2014, 12:28

Up to 230,000 Ukrainians have had to flee their homes because of intense fighting in the east of the country.
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Strip Russia of World Cup - Clegg

Sunday, July 27th 2014, 12:11
related countries: Malaysia

Russia should lose the right to host the 2018 World Cup as part of sanctions following the Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine, Nick Clegg says.
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Russia lambasts new EU sanctions

Saturday, July 26th 2014, 17:17
related countries: Russia

Russia warns new EU sanctions against it over the Ukraine crisis will jeopardise security co-operation and the fight against terrorism.
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Russia angry at US 'smear campaign'

Saturday, July 26th 2014, 1:00
related countries: Russia, United States

Russia's foreign ministry rejects accusations from the US that its troops have been firing on Ukrainian soldiers from within Russia.
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More Russians face EU sanctions

Saturday, July 26th 2014, 0:40

The EU adds 15 individuals and 18 entities to its sanctions list targeting Russians linked to the separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Sloviansk: Going back to ruined house

Friday, July 25th 2014, 16:57
related countries: Russia
related places: Many

Many residents of Sloviansk are now returning home, after pro-Russian insurgents were pushed out of the eastern Ukrainian city at the beginning of July.
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Dutch and Australians in MH17 talks

Friday, July 25th 2014, 15:58
related countries: Australia, Netherlands

The Netherlands and Australia seek access to the rebel-controlled crash site of MH17 in eastern Ukraine as more bodies arrive in Eindhoven.
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VIDEO: Left behind in 'dead' Ukraine city

Friday, July 25th 2014, 6:10
related countries: Russia
related places: Donetsk

The BBC's Natalia Antelava speaks to residents in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the last stronghold of pro-Russian separatists, to gauge how the conflict is affecting their lives.
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Russia 'fired rockets into Ukraine'

Friday, July 25th 2014, 4:07
related countries: Malaysia, Russia, United States

The US says Russia has fired artillery at Ukrainian military positions in the east, a week after the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster.
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VIDEO: MH17 crash scene still unsecured

Thursday, July 24th 2014, 18:34
related countries: Malaysia

A week after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 came down in Ukraine, the crash site has yet to be secured raising concerns that vital evidence will be lost.
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More MH17 bodies leave Ukraine

Thursday, July 24th 2014, 17:51
related countries: Russia

Two planes carrying bodies of those killed on board flight MH17 land in the Netherlands, as UK experts start examining data from the two flight recorders.
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VIDEO: Ukraine village 'shelled by forces'

Thursday, July 24th 2014, 6:07

Natalia Antelava gains access to a village where one woman apparently died, and another was badly injured, when it was allegedly shelled by Ukrainian Grad rockets.
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VIDEO: Ukraine rebel leader admits Russia links

Thursday, July 24th 2014, 0:47
related countries: Russia

The leader of Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, Alexander Borodai, has admitted contacts with Russian security services.
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Solemn ceremony for MH17 victims

Wednesday, July 23rd 2014, 20:42
related countries: Malaysia, Netherlands

The Netherlands receives the first victims' bodies from crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in a solemn ceremony at Eindhoven air base.
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Germany rejects Russia football ban

Wednesday, July 23rd 2014, 15:48
related countries: Germany, Russia

Germany's government rejects calls from allies of the chancellor to stop Russia hosting the 2018 football World Cup over its actions in Ukraine.
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Green light for Crimea gambling zone

Wednesday, July 23rd 2014, 11:37
related countries: Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a law setting up a gambling zone in Crimea, the territory Russia annexed from Ukraine in March.
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MH17 bodies out of rebel area

Tuesday, July 22nd 2014, 17:09

A train carrying the remains of most of the victims of the MH17 plane crash arrives in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, out of rebel-held territory.
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VIDEO: Floral tributes for MH17 victims

Tuesday, July 22nd 2014, 15:57
related countries: Malaysia

Hundreds of flowers have been laid outside Schiphol airport in Amsterdam in remembrance of the victims of the Malaysian airliner which crashed in Ukraine.
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VIDEO: MH17 bodies in Ukrainian territory

Tuesday, July 22nd 2014, 13:55
related places: Kharkiv

A train carrying victims of the MH17 crash has arrived in the city of Kharkiv. Meanwhile there are claims the plane wreckage has been interfered with.
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Reporter 'made error' at crash site

Tuesday, July 22nd 2014, 10:44

Sky News reporter Colin Brazier admits he was wrong to handle victims' belongings at the MH17 crash site in Ukraine.
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Ukraine rebels give up 'black boxes'

Tuesday, July 22nd 2014, 6:44
related countries: Malaysia

Rebels in eastern Ukraine have handed over two flight-data recorders from the downed MH17 plane to Malaysian officials.
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PM: Crash Russia's 'defining moment'

Monday, July 21st 2014, 21:11
related countries: Malaysia, Russia

Prime Minister David Cameron tells MPs the Malaysian Airlines crash in east Ukraine is a "defining moment" for Russia as he warns Moscow to stop fuelling the conflict there.
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UN demands MH17 crash site access

Monday, July 21st 2014, 21:04
related countries: Malaysia

The UN Security Council adopts a resolution demanding access to the the rebel-held area of Ukraine where a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed.
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Train with MH17 bodies leaves area

Monday, July 21st 2014, 19:15
related places: Torez

Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine allow bodies from the Malaysia Airlines plane crash to be taken to the city of Kharkiv, amid worsening fighting.
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VIDEO: Train with MH17 bodies on the move

Monday, July 21st 2014, 18:40
related countries: Malaysia
related places: Kharkiv

A Ukrainian train with bodies from the Malaysia Airlines plane crash heads for the eastern city of Kharkiv from rebel-held areas amid worsening fighting.
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Complaints over Sky News MH17 report

Monday, July 21st 2014, 16:53

Sky News reporter Colin Brazier draws 110 complaints after rummaging through belongings at the MH17 crash site in Ukraine.
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Dutch experts examine MH17 bodies

Monday, July 21st 2014, 15:51
related countries: Malaysia, Netherlands
related places: Torez

Dutch investigators examine bodies from the crashed Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine, amid reports of heavy fighting in Donetsk.
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VIDEO: BBC witnesses 'panic' near Donetsk

Monday, July 21st 2014, 11:48

Fergal Keane reports from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine where heavy fighting has been heard and "people are panicking".
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Ukraine conflict unsettles six players

Monday, July 21st 2014, 9:18
related countries: France

Six Shakhtar Donetsk players refuse to fly back to Ukraine after a friendly in France due to concerns over the conflict.
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Kerry attacks Russia over MH17 crash

Monday, July 21st 2014, 7:23
related countries: Malaysia, Russia, United States

US Secretary of State John Kerry says there is overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine.
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MH17 air crash: Bodies put on train

Sunday, July 20th 2014, 17:13
related countries: Malaysia

The remains of up to 196 people from the MH17 crash in east Ukraine are loaded on to sealed refrigerated rail wagons, but their destination is unclear.
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Pressure grows on Russia over crash

Sunday, July 20th 2014, 7:26
related countries: Malaysia, Russia

Western leaders urge Russia to pressure rebels in Ukraine over access to the Malaysia Airlines crash site, where monitors are being impeded.
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Ukraine rebels 'destroy MH17 clues'

Saturday, July 19th 2014, 16:16
related countries: Malaysia, Russia

Ukraine accuses pro-Russian rebels at the crash site of Malaysian airliner MH17 of trying to destroy evidence of "international crimes".
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British crash experts due in Ukraine

Saturday, July 19th 2014, 11:46
related countries: Malaysia, United Kingdom

British crash experts are due in Ukraine to assist in the investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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Ukraine rebels 'halt MH17 observers'

Saturday, July 19th 2014, 8:42
related countries: Russia

International observers say pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have limited their access to the wreckage of flight MH17.
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Part of Ukraine rebel city 'retaken'

Friday, July 18th 2014, 21:40

Ukraine's defence minister says the south-eastern part of the rebel-held city of Luhansk has been retaken by government forces.
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Airliner hit from rebel area - Obama

Friday, July 18th 2014, 20:55
related countries: Malaysia, United States

US President Barack Obama says a surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area of Ukraine brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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Monitors reach Ukraine crash site

Friday, July 18th 2014, 16:19
related countries: Malaysia, Russia

International investigators arrive at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after rebels in east Ukraine allow access.
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Asian shares fall on plane crash

Friday, July 18th 2014, 10:43
related countries: Malaysia
related places: Kuala Lumpur

Most Asian shares fell on Friday after a Malaysia Airlines jet carrying 298 people crashed in eastern Ukraine on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
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'Deep shock' over Malaysia jet crash

Friday, July 18th 2014, 4:21
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysia's leader calls "deeply shocking" the crash in eastern Ukraine of a Malaysia Airlines plane, which some sources claim was shot down.
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Airlines change Ukraine flight paths

Friday, July 18th 2014, 0:56
related countries: Malaysia

Airlines have been told to divert flights away from eastern Ukraine following the crash of a Malaysian airliner, amid allegations it was shot down.
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