Ukraine

Ukraine

Strategic Ukrainian towns fall silent at midnight

Ahead of the ceasefire, at least two buildings in the town of Artemivsk were shelled resulting in fires that took hours to put out. Debaltseve, a strategic rail hub, has also seen fierce fighting in r

15/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Poroshenko orders troops to observe cease fire

The Ukrainian president went on TV to announce that government forces would observe the ceasefire at midnight local time.

15/02/2015

Ukraine

Ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine fuels ceasefire fears

As the hours tick down before the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine comes into force. There are real fears about whether combatants from both sides of

14/02/2015

Ukraine

High stakes as Ukraine ceasefire countdown continues

What if the guns don’t fall silent at midnight local time in eastern Ukraine? The stakes could get higher with the United States considering whether

14/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Fighting intensifies ahead of Sunday's ceasefire

Video footage from Artemivsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Friday showed local residents heading to a local bomb shelter as fierce fighting

14/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: President Petro Poroshenko questions if ceasefire will take effect

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko believes there are no guarantees the ceasefire deal agreed in the Belarus capital on Thursday will actually take

13/02/2015

Ukraine

Clashes in east of Ukraine as ceasefire deadline nears

Mobilised and caught in the conflict in what is supposed to be the countdown to the guns falling silent in the east of Ukraine. Government forces in

13/02/2015

World

Ukrainian civilians near front lines don't think truce will work

After 16 hours of negotiating, Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande agreed on a truce for Ukraine, to start from 15th February. Given the region’s

13/02/2015

Ukraine

OSCE raises concerns over continuing fighting in Ukraine

The security watchdog in Ukraine has expressed its concerns over the continuing fighting. Nonetheless, the head of the Organisation for Security and

13/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Leaders to talk by telephone says Moscow

The countdown has started to the ceasefire in Ukraine. Media sources report shelling on Friday morning but not apparently as intense as in previous

13/02/2015

Ukraine

Mutual mistrust over eastern Ukraine after Minsk peace talks

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has denied a peace deal brokered after marathon talks in Minsk includes provisions for creating autonomous

12/02/2015

Ukraine

Separatist community in Donetsk downbeat on Ukraine ceasefire deal

12/02/2015

Ukraine

Minsk agreement is no cause for optimism on the streets of Kyiv

There was little optimism in the Ukranian capital as people gave their reactions to the ceasefire agreed in Minsk.

12/02/2015

Ukraine

Watch: Ukraine MPs in fierce fist fight outside parliament

12/02/2015

Ukraine

Breakthrough in Minsk as leaders agree to ceasefire deal on Ukraine

A breakthrough in Minsk as Putin announces a ceasefire deal following marathon talks to end the fighting in east Ukraine. The Russian president said

12/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine civilians near fighting front face deadly collateral risk

Civilians near the front lines of the fighting in eastern Ukraine don’t know where else to go, in the aftermath of deadly rocket attacks. Civilians

12/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine peace summit prepares joint deal to end crisis

11/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine casualties rise ahead of crucial summit

Fighting rages in east Ukraine ahead of crucial talks to resolve the conflict. President Poroshenko said he was prepared to introduce martial law

11/02/2015

Ukraine

Rebels push on with their assault on Ukrainian government positions ahead of peace talks

More than 10 civilians and soldiers have been killed in rocket fire deep inside Ukrainian government-held territory on the eve of peace talks. The

11/02/2015

Ukraine

'Ceasefire deal' reported for eastern Ukraine

A ceasefire deal has reportedly been reached for eastern Ukraine as diplomatic efforts intensify ahead of a leaders’ summit in Belarus

10/02/2015

Europe News

Less talk and more action, Ukraine envoy tells EU

Ukraine’s ambassador to the EU Kostiantyn Yelisieiev on Tuesday condemned fresh attacks in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine which Kiev blames on

10/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: diplomacy or weapons?

Euronews’ Kyiv correspondent Maria Korenyuk, asks What can stop the conflict escalating in Donbas; diplomacy or weapons? “Western leaders will make

10/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine troops and rebels wage counter-offensives ahead of talks

Fighting is intensifying across eastern Ukraine with both government troops and rebels launching offensives to gain ground ahead of peace talks in

10/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine conflict: Timeline

It’s considered Europe’s most dangerous conflict since the 1991-2001 wars in the former Yugoslavia. Pro-Russian rebels in the east of Ukraine have

10/02/2015

Culture news

The show goes on at Donetsk opera house

As war unfolds on its streets, the opera house in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk remains open against all odds with performers giving their services for free and audience members expressing app

10/02/2015

Ukraine

Fighting intensifies in Ukraine in run-up to Wednesday's peace talks in Minsk

Pro- Russian rebels are said to be closing in on the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve. Fighting on Monday left nine Ukrainian troops and seven civilians

10/02/2015