Ukraine Ukraine: claim and counter-claim as the shelling continues *Ukraine has accused pro-Russian rebels in the east of carrying out the heaviest military attacks on government positions in six months. * Officials 11/08/2015
Ukraine OSCE monitoring mission vehicles torched in eastern Ukraine Four armoured vehicles belonging to the OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine’s eastern conflict zone have been torched in an apparent arson attack 09/08/2015
Ukraine Ukraine puts top Russian general Gerasimov on 'most wanted' list Russia’s top general Valery Gerasimov has been accused of ‘organising an armed conflict’ in Ukraine which is making plans to put him on trial 05/08/2015
Ukraine Talks on Ukraine take place despite escalation in fighting The Ukrainian military said on Monday that four of its soldiers were killed and 15 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the previous 24 04/08/2015
Ukraine Ukrainians protest against a planned "buffer zone" Hundreds of people gathered in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Sunday in protest at plans to create a demilitarised buffer zone between Kiev 03/08/2015
Ukraine Ukraine's Constitutional Court approves self-rule plan for troubled east Ukraine’s Constitutional Court has given a green light to decentralisation plans that would give more autonomy to separatist regions in the east. The 31/07/2015
Ukraine Ukraine: Civilians killed in shelling amid fragile truce Four civilians are reported dead as Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other of shelling residential areas near the rebel-held 30/07/2015
Ukraine Russia vetoes UN resolution to try suspects in MH17 crash in Ukraine Russia vetoes a UN draft resolution which would have set up a tribunal to try the suspects behind last year's Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine. Moscow claims tribunal would be biased. 30/07/2015
Ukraine Ukraine bans French actor Gerard Depardieu over support for Crimea annexation French actor Gerard Depardieu has been banned by Ukraine from entering the country for five years. Depardieu took Russian citizenship in 2013 in a 29/07/2015
Ukraine Ukraine poised to bring corruption case against Yanukovych Ukraine looks poised to bring criminal proceedings for corruption and other offences against deposed President Viktor Yanukovych and a number of 28/07/2015
Ukraine Crimea: French deputies defy sanctions for visit A group of French lawmakers pay their respects to soldiers from their country buried at a military cemetery dating back to the 19th century Crimean 24/07/2015
Ukraine Ukraine: Communist parties banned from local elections Ukraine’s Justice Ministry has banned three Communist groups from running in the upcoming local elections and filed a lawsuit banning them from 24/07/2015
Ukraine French actor Gérard Depardieu 'a threat to Ukraine national security' French actor Gérard Depardieu has been banned from Ukraine because he is considered “a threat to national security,” according to reports on Tuesday 22/07/2015
Ukraine Ukraine Right Sector rallies against government in Kyiv Hundreds of Ukrainian right-wingers have rallied in Kyiv to protest against government policies. It comes in the wake of a deadly standoff between 21/07/2015
Sport Ukraine win gold at World Fencing Championships Ukraine has won its first team title at the World Fencing Championships in Moscow by defeating South Korea by 34 to 24. The bronze medal went to 18/07/2015
Ukraine When MH17's passengers and crew joined Ukraine's war dead “Ukraine has been remembering the victims of the Malaysian plane shot out of the sky in Donbass one year ago. Like then, Ukrainians have brought 17/07/2015
Ukraine MH17 new footage: rebels discover debris is from a civilian aircraft New footage has been made public of the immediate aftermath of the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17. The aircraft was shot down over Eastern 17/07/2015
Ukraine Ukraine: New video released on anniversary of MH17 disaster Prime Minister Tony Abbott has led Australia’s memorial service for victims of the MH17 disaster – exactly one year since the passenger jet was shot 17/07/2015
Ukraine Ukraine: will constitutional reform stem the fighting in the east? Politicians in Ukraine have approved a draft law giving more autonomy to two pro-russian regions in the east of the country. For analysts, this 16/07/2015
Ukraine MH17 investigation one year on, conclusions pending MH17 crashed where eastern Ukraine separatists backed by Moscow contended with Kyiv government troops for territorial control. this was near the 16/07/2015
Ukraine MH17: a year on and still no answers It is almost a year since the tiny village of Rossypne in Eastern Ukraine found itself the focus of global attention. 298 people of differing 15/07/2015
Cinema Manhood, war and propaganda on show at Odessa Film Festival The sixth Odessa International Film Festival is underway and drawing crowds to the Black Sea port city, but for the second year in a row, the conflict in Eastern Ukraine is taking its toll on the nati 14/07/2015
Ukraine Poroshenko calls for disarming of 'illegal groups' in Ukraine Ukraine’s president has ordered the disarming of “illegal groups.” Petro Poroshenko made the call after a weekend standoff between a far right group 14/07/2015
Ukraine Far right group challenges Ukraine's government after gun battle. A Ukrainian far right group has demanded the resignation of the county’s interior minister while blocking roads around Kyiv in a protest following a 13/07/2015
Ukraine Kyiv's new traffic police pledge not to take bribes Ukraine’s top leaders watched as the capital’s new traffic police force underwent its passing out ceremony in Kyiv on Saturday. Until now the police 05/07/2015