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Ukraine peace march hit by deadly blast in Kharkiv

At least three people have died and ten have been wounded in an explosion during a peace march in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. According to police

22/02/2015

Ukraine

Prisoner exchange boosts Ukraine peace deal

A ceasefire is proving difficult but pro-Russian rebels and government forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners in eastern Ukraine in line with the

22/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Apparent calm in Debaltseve sees residents return home

With no recent reports of heavy fighting in rebel-controlled Debaltseve, could the fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine be holding?

21/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine accuses Russia over Kyiv sniper killings as it marks first anniversary

Lights filled the sky but the mood was sombre in Kyiv’s Independence Square on Friday (February 20). Ukrainians gathered to mark the first

20/02/2015

Ukraine

Kyiv lights up in remembrance of Maidan 'Heavenly Hundred'

Shards of light stretched up into the sky in central Kyiv on Friday evening in honour of more than 100 people who died during the bloodiest days of

20/02/2015

Ukraine

"There is a general ceasefire but there are exceptions," says OSCE on Ukraine truce

Sporadic fighting has pierced the fragile ceasefire in east Ukraine. The OSCE which is charged with monitoring the truce which entered into force

20/02/2015

World

Ukraine's retreating troops say rebels ignored Minsk cease-fire orders

The Minsk ceasefire agreement did the 25,000 inhabitants of Debaltseve little good, in the heart of the fighting that continued in eastern Ukraine

20/02/2015

Ukraine

One year on, Ukraine remembers Maidan's bloodiest day

One year ago Maidan Square in Kyiv transformed from a protest site into a killing ground. Over three days up to 100 people were shot dead as riot

20/02/2015

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Pro-Russian rebels celebrate in Debaltseve as Ukraine troops retreat

20/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Poroshenko peacekeepers plea gets cool reception

President Petro Poroshenko’s call for peacekeepers to be deployed to monitor Ukraine’s fragile truce has failed to win widespread support. In Kyiv

20/02/2015

Ukraine

Differences emerge in Moscow and Ukraine over need for peacekeeping force

On the diplomatic front Kyiv and Moscow are divided on the role and any peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko is

19/02/2015

My Europe Series

Durable solution: Will the Ukrainian ceasefire hold?

European, Ukrainian and Russian leaders reach another peace agreement. But will it end up being yet another scrap of paper?

19/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: separatists in Debaltseve celebrate withdrawal of govt troops

Pro-Russian separatist soldiers have been celebrating in the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve. For them the withdrawal of Ukrainian government

19/02/2015

World

Investigations of police shooting of protesters in Ukraine enter second year

19/02/2015

Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatist "not opposed" to UN peacekeepers in eastern Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatists in the disputed eastern Ukraine region say they are not opposed to the idea of UN mandated peacekeepers. The Deputy Defence

19/02/2015

Ukraine

Poroshenko gets backing of Ukraine's security council as he calls for UN peacekeepers

Ukraine’s national security and defence council has approved President Petro Poroshenko’s call for UN peacekeepers to be deployed in the east of the

19/02/2015

Ukraine

Poroshenko proposes international peacekeepers for eastern Ukraine

The fall of Debaltseve is one of the worst defeats of the war for Ukraine’s troops who were unable to stop an advance by pro-Russian rebels fighting

18/02/2015

Ukraine

Mixed feeling in the Ukrainian capital about the withdrawal from Debaltseve

People in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv have been reacting to the events in Debaltseve. Feelings are running high as it is the anniversary of the

18/02/2015

Ukraine

Poroshenko praises troops for defending besieged Debaltseve

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has praised Ukrainian forces for fulfilling their duty in defending the besieged town of Debaltseve. He spoke

18/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine president confirms pull out of troops from rebel-held city

Conflicting accounts as Ukrainian government troops withdraw from the rebel-held city of Debaltseve, the epicentre of fierce fighting in recent weeks

18/02/2015

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Fighting rages near Debaltseve despite ceasefire deal

18/02/2015

Ukraine

Pro-Kyiv Ukrainian forces pulling out of rebel-held Debaltseve

Separatist rebels say Ukrainian troop in Debaltseve surrendered. The army disputes that claim, saying troops were captured after running out of ammunition.

18/02/2015

Ukraine

Battle for Debaltseve: Putin urges Kyiv to call on its troops to surrender

Fighting continues for the strategic hub of Debaltseve - rebels claim to control 80 percent of east Ukrainian town

18/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine truce close to collapse as clashes continue near Debaltseve

Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops they they say are encircled in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and a plan for both sides to pull back their

17/02/2015

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Shelling continues near ruins of Donetsk airport despite ceasefire

17/02/2015

Ukraine

Debaltseve violence thwarts Ukraine ceasefire

Heavy fighting continued throughout Monday in Debaltseve, which is sandwiched between the rebel strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk. Pro-Russian

17/02/2015