Prorussian rebels
3 Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours
A military official said rebels had shelled Ukrainian positions 22 times over the past day.
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Fighting rages in Ukraine despite bid to revive truce
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry said 13 servicemen were killed and 157 wounded during the withdrawal.
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Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail
Over 5,000 lives have so far been claimed in the conflict.
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Ukraine says rebels keep up attacks into New Year
Officials said rebels had carried out several small arms attacks on Ukrainian positions in the east.
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Russia gets tough with Ukraine
Relations between the two have deteriorated since the overthrow of a Moscow-backed president.
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Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists
Russia backs the separatists but denies it is directly involved in conflict in the Donbass region.
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Putin berates US over sanctions before G20 meeting
The Russian leader said the sanctions went against international law as only the UN had the right to do so.
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Ukraine & Russia take centre stage at G20 meeting
Ukraine has accused Russia of sending soldiers and weapons to help separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine says it won’t abandon ceasefire
A military spokesperson suggested pro-Russian rebels were planning a new offensive.
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Ukraine peace plan in tatters, 'frozen conflict' takes shape
The past four days have seen the rebels stage elections for leadership which the government called illegal.
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Separatists say Ukraine has violated peace deal
Separatist leaders accused Petro Poroshenko of suspending a law giving their regions “special status”.
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Pro-Russian separatist wins Ukraine rebel vote
Sunday's vote took place in defiance of Kiev's pro-Western authorities.
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NATO jets track 'unusual' Russian bomber sorties
NATO said in a statement its jets had intercepted four groups of Russian aircraft since Tuesday.
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Ukraine denounces Russian stance on rebel vote
Sergei Lavrov said the pending vote would be important from the point of view of legitimising power.
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10 killed in shelling of Ukraine school
City authorities blamed the shelling on rebels and separatists blamed it on government forces.
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Factory gives fighter jet to head of Russian Orthodox Church
Patriarch Kirill was presented with a single-seater fighter jet SU-35.
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'Weapons from NATO would aid war crimes in Ukraine'
Russia says weaponry from NATO states will abet war crimes in Ukraine and worsen the situation.
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Poroshenko says Ukraine to stay united
Petro Poroshenko told a televised meeting of the government a ceasefire was proving difficult to maintain.
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Russia, US to hold talks on 1987 arms accord
Washington and Moscow have questioned each other’s commitment to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty.
