Ukraine independence day
Artillery explosions shake Donetsk Airport
Loud explosions and artillery fire rocked Donetsk Airport in eastern Ukraine on Monday.
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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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Women take up arms on both sides of conflict in Ukraine
Female fighters on both sides said the men in their units treat them as equals.
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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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Protesters throw Ukrainian lawmaker in trash
The incident involved Vitaly Zhuravsky, a former member of ousted President Viktor Yanukovich’s party.
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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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NATO shakes up Russia strategy over Ukraine crisis
British PM David Cameron said pressure on Moscow would mount if it did not curtail military action.
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Putin unveils Ukraine ceasefire plan
The Russian President said he believed Kiev and pro-Russian separatists could come to an agreement.
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Ukraine, Russia agree to permanent ceasefire in Donbass
There was no immediate sign on the ground of a halt in the fighting between Kiev’s forces and separatists.
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Putin's 'statehood' gambit raises stakes in east Ukraine
A shift in Vladimir Putin's language on the conflict in eastern Ukraine reflects a transformation.
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Ukraine marks defiant national day, rebels parade captives
Ukraine marked its independence day on Sunday with a military march past in Kiev.
