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Ukraine: Poroshenko confirms 'significant' heavy weapon pullback by pro-Russia rebels

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says he accepts that pro-Russian rebels have withdrawn a “significant” amount of heavy weaponry from the

10/03/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Number of OSCE ceasefire monitors to double to 1,000

Moscow and Kyiv have agreed that the number of OSCE observers monitoring the fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine can be doubled to 1,000. And teams

06/03/2015

Ukraine

Investment 'could have prevented' latest Ukraine coal mine disaster

Fellow miners and relatives of workers killed in this week's blast in eastern Ukraine have been speaking out as the first funerals are held for the victims.

06/03/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine parliament votes to boost size of armed forces

Ukraine’s parliament has voted to increase the country’s armed forces by a third to 250,000 personnel. Kviv is taking no chances, despite the fragile

05/03/2015

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International group is formed to help kick-start the Ukraine economy

A new group comprising international statesmen, trade unionists and employers has been formed to help Ukraine kick-start its economy which is on the

05/03/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Nationwide day of mourning as 33 confirmed dead in coal mine blast

President Petro Poroshenko declares Thursday a day of national mourning in Ukraine, as 33 are confirmed dead in the Zasyadko coal mine disaster.

05/03/2015

Ukraine

The recovery of bodies goes on after Donetsk mine blast

More bodies have been brought out of the east Ukrainian coal mine where yesterday at least 33 people died in an underground blast. Throughout the

05/03/2015

Ukraine

'No survivors' as 33 people are confirmed dead in Ukraine mine blast

Thirty three miners are now confirmed dead after an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, indicating that

04/03/2015

Ukraine

Dozens trapped after Zasyadko coal mine blast in Donetsk, Ukraine

A blast at a coal mine in the rebel-controlled Donesk in eastern Ukraine has killed at least 32 people, according to a local official. Dozens of

04/03/2015

Ukraine

More than 30 dead in Ukraine mine blast

04/03/2015

Ukraine

Separatists accuse Ukraine troops of blockading rebel regions

Civilians living in separatist held areas of Ukraine are accusing government troops of creating an economic blockade. They say food and other

04/03/2015

Ukraine

Gas row between Russia and Ukraine averted - at least for now

At talks in Brussels there was agreement to stick to a current supply deal

03/03/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Full ceasefire maintained in some areas, Kyiv reports

There was a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s restive east on Friday night (February 27), according to the military

28/02/2015

Ukraine

Both sides pull back heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine but mistrust remains

In a sign that the ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine could be starting to take meaningful effect columns of pro-Russian separatists could be seen

27/02/2015

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No reform, no reconstruction: Firtash's grim view of today's Ukraine

He is one of the richest and most controversial of Ukrainian businessmen. Billionaire Dmytro Firtash, with assets in mining, gas and media, is

27/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Reports of fresh casualties put truce under strain

Heavy weapons are withdrawn from the Ukrainian city of Soledar, amid reports of renewed fighting elsewhere in the east of the country.

27/02/2015

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Separatists find bodies of dead Ukrainian soldiers at airport

27/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine makes new gas payment to Russia amid supply threats

Just days after Moscow again threatened to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine for non-payment, Russia’s state-owned Gazprom says it has received a new

27/02/2015

Ukraine

Ceasefire holds in eastern Ukraine except for Mariupol region

Day two of no casualties for the Ukrainian army as the latest ceasefire enters its 12th day, and Kyiv is pulling its heavy weapons back from the

26/02/2015

Ukraine

Russia's Gazprom excludes rebel-held areas from Ukraine's gas contract

Russia gas giant Gazprom said that Ukraine will not have to pay for gas supplied to areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region under rebel control

26/02/2015

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Ukraine begins heavy weapons withdrawal as bombardment eases

For a second day the Ukrainian defence ministry says it has suffered no casualties along its frontline in the east of the country, but it is an

26/02/2015

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Captured Ukrainian soldiers retrieve bodies at Donestk airport

26/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire appears to take hold

A ceasefire in eastern Ukraine looks like it’s finally taking hold, two weeks after the Minsk agreement was signed. Despite refusing to proceed with

26/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukrainian army reports no soldiers killed in last 24 hours as fighting dies down

For the first time since the second ceasefire came into effect 10 days ago the Ukrainian army has announced it has suffered no fatalities in the last

25/02/2015

World

War on corruption: Ukraine struggles to emerge from the shadow of the oligarchs

As war grips eastern Ukraine Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius tells Euronews the country faces major battles on other fronts

25/02/2015

Ukraine

Diplomats swap warnings as West and Russia glower over Ukraine

During the uneasy ceasefire along the eastern Ukrainian frontline diplomats from all sides are trying to cross the Ts and dot the Is on the “Minsk 2”

25/02/2015