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  • A driver installs a red flag on his lorry, parked with other lorries of the Russian humanitarian convoy not far from a checkpoint at the Ukrainian border some 30 km outside the town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in the Rostov region, on 20 August,2014. Picture: AFP.

    Street battles in Ukraine town kill 9

    Nine pro-Ukrainian volunteer fighters, supporting Kiev’s forces, were killed in the fighting in Ilovaisk.

    2834 days ago
  • FILE: This photo taken on 26 July 2014 shows flowers, left by parents of an Australian victim of the crash, laid on a piece of the Malaysia Airlines plane MH17, near the village of Hrabove in the Donetsk region. Picture: AFP.

    MH17: Search for remains halted

    The Netherlands said it was halting the recovery mission because of continued fighting in the region.

    2847 days ago
  • FILE:The import ban comes after President Vladimir Putin ordered retaliation for Western sanctions against Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Russia escalates economic battle

    An import ban on food comes after Vladimir Putin ordered retaliation for Western sanctions against Moscow.

    2847 days ago
  • FILE:Ukrainian troops patrol near the village of Novoselovka, some 30km from the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on 31 July, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Separatists fire on Ukraine troops

    Fighting has intensified since the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner last month.

    2849 days ago
  • Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets students of Tomsk Polytechnic University during a visit to the Siberian city of Tomsk on January 25, 2012. Picture: AFP.

    Russia staging military exercises near Ukraine

    Interfax said the exercises were the first in a series to improve coordination in the military.

    2850 days ago
  • Ukrainian troops patrol near the village of Novoselovka, some 30 km from the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on 31 July, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Separatists kill 10 troops in east Ukraine

    Government forces have intensified their military offensive in the mainly Russian-speaking east.

    2853 days ago
  • Smoke rises over Donetsk city on 27 July 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine envoys agree on MH17 site route

    Both sides stopped shooting for an initial group of experts to reach the crash site.

    2853 days ago
  • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP.

    Moscow fights back after sanctions

    Russia announced a ban on fruit and vegetable imports from Poland and said it could extend it to EU.

    2854 days ago
  • FILE: US President Barack Obama and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. Picture: AFP.

    More sanctions imposed on Russia

    The EU and US announced fresh sanctions against Russia.

    2855 days ago
  • FILE:A pro-Russian militant guards a regional state building seized by separatists in eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on 2 June, 2014. Picture:AFP.

    Civilians die in Ukraine amid fierce fighting

    Officials said 14 people were killed in fighting on Monday evening.

    2856 days ago
  • FILE:A picture taken on 17 July 2014 shows the wreckage of MH17 after it crashed near the town of Shaktarsk in rebel-held east Ukraine. Picture: AFP.

    West agrees on wider Russia sanctions

    Leaders on Monday agreed to impose sanctions on Russia's financial, defence and energy sectors.

    2857 days ago
  • Experts are due to renew their efforts on Monday to reach the crash site, still in rebel-held territory.

    Experts aim to reach MH17 crash site

    Experts are due to renew their efforts to reach the crash site, still in rebel-held territory.

    2857 days ago
  • FILE: Ukrainian soldiers carry coffins with the remains of some of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Picture: AFP.

    Russia to cooperate with MH17 probe

    Russia is satisfied that the Netherlands, rather than Ukraine, is leading the effort.

    2860 days ago
  • An anti-aircraft missile was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Picture: AFP.

    MH17: Rebel leader admits having missile

    A Ukrainian rebel commander says other pro-Russian separatists did have an anti-aircraft missile.

    2861 days ago
  • Bodies of victims wrapped in bags wait to be collected at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on 19 July, 2014.

    MH17: Netherlands mourns

    The country will observe a national day of mourning to remember victims of flight MH17.

    2863 days ago
  • FILE: The remains of nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane were sent to the Netherlands. Picture: AFP

    Bodies from MH17 sent to Netherlands

    The remains of nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane were sent to the Netherlands.

    2864 days ago
  • FILE:A separatist leader said Ukrainian forces were trying to get into Donetsk. Picture: AFP.

    Fighting in Ukraine as investigators arrive

    A separatist leader said Ukrainian forces were trying to get into Donetsk.

    2864 days ago
  • FILE: John Kerry demanded that Moscow take responsibility for actions of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. Picture:AFP.

    US presses Russia on flight MH17

    Kerry says Moscow must take responsibility for actions of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.

    2864 days ago
  • FILE: Petro Poroshenko (R) has urged the EU to take tough action against Russia over the separatist conflict in Ukraine. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine wants EU action against Russia

    A summit of EU leaders is meeting in Brussels.

    2869 days ago
  • FILE: NATO said Russia had increased its forces along the border and now had around 12,000 troops in the area. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine: Russian army fighting alongside rebels

    NATO said Russia had increased its forces along the border and now had around 12,000 troops in the area.

    2871 days ago
  • FILE: Four people were killed and 12 wounded overnight in the military campaign against pro-Russian rebels. Picture: AFP.

    More servicemen killed in Ukraine

    Armed rebels took positions late on Thursday around the airport controlled by Ukrainian forces.

    2874 days ago
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