Cease-fire Over, Ukraine Renews Attacks On Separatists

Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkovsky said forces “opened artillery fire, carried out air strikes at the strategic points of the terrorists and places where they are concentrated,” the Interfax news agency reported.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine  — Ukraine renewed its attacks against armed pro-Russia separatists Tuesday after the president called off a unilateral cease-fire, carrying out air and artillery strikes against rebel positions in eastern Ukraine. Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkovsky said forces "opened artillery fire, carried out air strikes at the

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Reports: Ukraine President Proposing Cease-fire

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday he will this week propose a detailed peace plan, including a cease-fire with separatist rebels in the country’s east.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine  — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday he will this week propose a detailed peace plan, including a cease-fire with separatist rebels in the country's east. Poroshenko spoke as opened a meeting of the country's national security council. "A cease-fire will be proposed as the beginning of implementation of the

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Ukraine ‘Fratricidal War’ Deepens

Continued violence makes a negotiated settlement in Ukraine increasingly difficult.

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
Ukraine

Separatists in the east of Ukraine who refuse to submit to the political and military authority in Kiev have shot down a helicopter near the city Slaviansk, killing a reported fourteen soldiers including a general. Clashes have continued between military units that reject the outcomes of national elections that took place Sunday and members of

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