Death Toll Up To 13,000 In Ukraine Conflict, Says UN Rights Office - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

February 26, 2019

Russia Ukraine Death Toll Up To 13,000 In Ukraine Conflict, Says UN Rights Office - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty 112.ua: Vice prime minister claims Russia blatantly blocks attempts to release Ukrainian POWs till elections - Kyiv Post Ukraine bans its Eurovision entrant over Russia row - BBC News Poroshenko says threat of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine "quite real" - UNIAN Ukrinform - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Death Toll Up To 13,000 In Ukraine Conflict, Says UN Rights Office - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty KYIV -- Some 13,000 people have been killed, a quarter of them civilians, and as many as 30,000 wounded in the war in eastern Ukraine since it broke out in April 2014, the United Nations says. Read More 112.ua: Vice prime minister claims Russia blatantly blocks attempts to release Ukrainian POWs till elections - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post 2019 Presidential Election Russia's War Against Ukraine 112.ua: Vice prime minister claims Russia blatantly blocks attempts to release Ukrainian POWs till elections Published Feb. Read More Ukraine bans its Eurovision entrant over Russia row - BBC News BBC News Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Maruv said she did not want her appearance to be "a political promotion" Ukraine's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest, Maruv, has been dropped in a row related to tensions between her country and Russia. Read More Poroshenko says threat of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine "quite real" - UNIAN UNIAN Poroshenko says threat of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine "quite real"Poroshenko says preparations for war are under way near the border with Ukraine, namely in Russia's Smolensk, Voronezh, Belgorod, and Rostov regions, as well as in Russian-occupied Crimea. Read More Ukrinform - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Russian occupation forces violated ceasefire seven times in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine over the past day.  “The enemy used 122mm artillery and 120mm mortars, firing 85 shells and mortars,” the press center of the JFO Headquarters reports. Read More

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Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky leads polls in Ukraine's presidential race - NBC News

February 25, 2019

Russia Ukraine Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky leads polls in Ukraine's presidential race - NBC News UkrInform: SBU suspects 7 Russian servicemen of attack on Ukrainian sailors - Kyiv Post Russia Rising, part 5: How the Kremlin uses an ancient strategy called ‘maskirovka’ to sow doubt and confusion - Global News Putin has no red line when it comes to restoring the Soviet Union, - Poroshenko (video) - 112 International UNIAN: Russia-occupied Makiyivka shaken by explosion on Feb. 25 morning - Kyiv Post Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky leads polls in Ukraine's presidential race - NBC News NBC News He doesn't hold rallies, instead traveling around the country selling tickets to gigs at which he parodies many of the politicians he is running against. Zelensky also regularly communicates with supporters through behind-the-scenes campaign videos he posts on Facebook and YouTube — a fresh approach in Ukraine. Read More UkrInform: SBU suspects 7 Russian servicemen of attack on Ukrainian sailors - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: SBU suspects 7 Russian servicemen of attack on Ukrainian sailors Published Feb. 25 at 12:12 pm A Russian coast guard ship rams a Ukrainian vessel on Nov. Read More Russia Rising, part 5: How the Kremlin uses an ancient strategy called ‘maskirovka’ to sow doubt and confusion - Global News Global News View link » On the fifth episode of Russia Rising, we’ll explore the growing information war between Russia and the West. Whether it’s a chemical weapons attack in Syria, the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England or the war in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin often promotes a much different version of events from the one being presented by western governments. Read More Putin has no red line when it comes to restoring the Soviet Union, - Poroshenko (video) - 112 International 112 International The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko Russia annexed Crimea after the illegal referendum held on the peninsula in March 2014. Earlier, the Russian military captured all strategic military objects and buildings of the key authoritative bodies. Read More UNIAN: Russia-occupied Makiyivka shaken by explosion on Feb. 25 morning - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: Russia-occupied Makiyivka shaken by explosion on Feb. 25 morning Published Feb. 25 at 1:30 pm A miner walks across the yard at the Kalinovskaya-Vostochnaya coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian city of Makiyivka near Donetsk on Dec. Read More

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Danske Bank laundered money for Ukrainian arms traffickers in North Korea and Iran - bne IntelliNews

February 24, 2019

Russia Ukraine Danske Bank laundered money for Ukrainian arms traffickers in North Korea and Iran - bne IntelliNews Ukrainian singer Maruv wins Eurovision national selection, sparking controversy (VIDEO) - Kyiv Post What Does Merkel Know About Russia And The Student Climate Protests That We Don't? - Forbes Lithuania to propose new sanctions on Russia if aggressive policy continues - president - Baltic Times EuroMaidan Press: Five years of disinformation didn't make Crimea Russian - Kyiv Post Danske Bank laundered money for Ukrainian arms traffickers in North Korea and Iran - bne IntelliNews bne IntelliNews Danske Bank, currently at the centre of a $240bn Russian money laundering scandal, laundered money for the Ukrainian arms mafia’s sanctions-busting activities in North Korea and Iran as early as 2009, bne IntelliNews can reveal. Read More Ukrainian singer Maruv wins Eurovision national selection, sparking controversy (VIDEO) - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Pop singer Maruv has won Ukraine’s nomination to represent the country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. There’s just one problem: her Russian concerts put her candidacy at risk. Read More What Does Merkel Know About Russia And The Student Climate Protests That We Don't? - Forbes Forbes Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg defended her movement against accusations of Russian sponsorship during a speech at the European Union in Brussels on February 21st (NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/AFP/Getty Images)Getty Read More Lithuania to propose new sanctions on Russia if aggressive policy continues - president - Baltic Times Baltic Times LUBLIN - Lithuania will propose additional sanctions against Russia if the country continues its aggressive policy toward Ukraine, President Dalia Grybauskaite said in Poland on Friday.  Read More EuroMaidan Press: Five years of disinformation didn't make Crimea Russian - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine EuroMaidan Press: Five years of disinformation didn’t make Crimea Russian Published Feb. 24 at 10:39 am A man walks past a campaign billboard of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reading "Simferopol for a Strong Russia!" in Simferopol, Crimea, on March 15, 2018. Read More

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Offutt crew resumes aerial photography flights over Russia - Omaha World-Herald

February 23, 2019

Russia Ukraine Offutt crew resumes aerial photography flights over Russia - Omaha World-Herald Ukrinform - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Alexis Mrachek: How Putin uses Russian Orthodoxy to grow his empire - Kyiv Post Grain price: Not the most positive of weeks in the markets - Agriland Russian-led forces' tank, dugout destroyed in Donbas (Video) - UNIAN Offutt crew resumes aerial photography flights over Russia - Omaha World-Herald Omaha World-Herald An Air Force jet piloted by an Offutt-based crew is flying the first aerial photography flight over Russia in more than a year under the Open Skies Treaty, Pentagon officials confirmed, marking a return to some limited military cooperation between the two nations. Read More Ukrinform - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Russian occupation forces violated ceasefire agreements 14 times, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements eight times, in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine over the past day.  Read More Alexis Mrachek: How Putin uses Russian Orthodoxy to grow his empire - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Alexis Mrachek: How Putin uses Russian Orthodoxy to grow his empire Published Feb. 23. Updated Feb. 23 at 10:16 am Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia (C) visit the Saint Panteleimon Monastery on Mount Athos, in Karyes on May 28, 2016. Read More Grain price: Not the most positive of weeks in the markets - Agriland Agriland Grain markets fell this week, but some showed signs of improvement towards the weekend. 360,000t of wheat are on their way to Egypt this April. 50% of this wheat will come from France, while the remaining 50% is divided equally between Russia, Ukraine and Romania. Read More Russian-led forces' tank, dugout destroyed in Donbas (Video) - UNIAN UNIAN Russian-led forces' tank, dugout destroyed in Donbas (Video)13:20, 22 February 2019 War 1434 0 Earlier, the video was released showing Ukraine army's crushing strike on enemy positions along the contact line. Read More

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Ukraine: Looking forward, five years after the Maidan Revolution - Brookings Institution

February 22, 2019

Russia Ukraine Ukraine: Looking forward, five years after the Maidan Revolution - Brookings Institution Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in action in Donbas in past day - UNIAN Putin Exaggerates His Role in Improving Russia's Population Growth - Polygraph.info Russia Accused of Meddling in Ukraine's Elections Using Bribes and 'Hybrid War' - Newsweek Donbas war update: Ukraine reports one soldier killed in past day - UNIAN Ukraine: Looking forward, five years after the Maidan Revolution - Brookings Institution Brookings Institution Five years after the Maidan Revolution drove out an authoritarian president, Ukraine has made significant progress on domestic reform and agreed on the goal of becoming a normal European state. Read More Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in action in Donbas in past day - UNIAN UNIAN Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in action in Donbas in past day09:20, 22 February 2019 War 3 0 Three invaders were killed and another four were wounded on Thursday, intelligence reports say. Read More Putin Exaggerates His Role in Improving Russia's Population Growth - Polygraph.info Polygraph.info During his annual address to the Federal Assembly, Russia’s parliament, President Vladimir Putin cited the need to reverse Russia’s negative demographic trend, which has been worsening in recent years. Read More Russia Accused of Meddling in Ukraine's Elections Using Bribes and 'Hybrid War' - Newsweek Newsweek Ukraine’s security services say Russia is meddling in the country’s upcoming elections, which will take place in late March. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, security chief Viktor Konenko announced that Russia is working to sway the vote in favor of specific candidates using citizens of Ukraine who are working on behalf of Russia. Read More Donbas war update: Ukraine reports one soldier killed in past day - UNIAN UNIAN Donbas war update: Ukraine reports one soldier killed in past day09:20, 21 February 2019 War 1382 0 According to intelligence reports, one invader was killed and another two were wounded. Read More

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Lapland, Finland: Russia military threat causes anxiety for Finns - NEWS.com.au

February 21, 2019

Russia Ukraine Lapland, Finland: Russia military threat causes anxiety for Finns - NEWS.com.au Halya Coynash: Russia moves Balukh from Crimea in new revenge for Ukrainian flag - Kyiv Post Cyprus Orthodox Church backs Ukrainian church's independence | News - www.ekathimerini.com Donbas: Russia violates 9 times ceasefire regime, one Ukrainian soldier wounded - 112 International Ukrinform - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Lapland, Finland: Russia military threat causes anxiety for Finns - NEWS.com.au NEWS.com.au The near silence of the Arctic Circle is broken by a noise that should be alien to a peaceful country like Finland — and the hum of unseen fighter jets reveals a disturbing truth about this part of the world. Read More Halya Coynash: Russia moves Balukh from Crimea in new revenge for Ukrainian flag - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Halya Coynash: Russia moves Balukh from Crimea in new revenge for Ukrainian flag Published Feb. 21 at 10:31 am This undated photo shows pro-Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh in court. Read More Cyprus Orthodox Church backs Ukrainian church's independence | News - www.ekathimerini.com www.ekathimerini.com Cyprus’ Orthodox Church says it supports the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s right to independence that was granted by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople last month, aiming to heal its divisions. Read More Donbas: Russia violates 9 times ceasefire regime, one Ukrainian soldier wounded - 112 International 112 International   On Wednesday, 20, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded as a result of Russian attack in Donbas conflict zone. The Russian militants violated the ceasefire regime nine times today. Read More Ukrinform - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Russian occupation forces launched 13 attacks, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements 11 times, on Ukrainian troops in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine.  Read More

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