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Vladimir Putin Signs Annexation of Four More Ukrainian Regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an accord to annex four more areas of Ukraine, after self-styled referendums condemned by…

2 years ago

Ukraine: New shelling around Donetsk and Luhansk after Minsk peace deal

Just one day after a peace deal was reached in Minsk new shelling has been reported around the rebel-held east…

10 years ago

Ukraine rebels hold presidential and parliamentary elections in Donetsk and Luhansk

Rebels in eastern Ukraine are holding elections denounced by the West as "illegitimate". Presidential and parliamentary polls are being held…

10 years ago

Ukraine: Russia supports rebel vote in Donetsk and Luhansk

Russia has announced it will recognize the results of controversial separatist elections in eastern Ukraine, which the rebels plan to…

10 years ago

Ukraine ratifies EU pact and offers rebels self-rule

Eastern Ukraine’s regions, which are controlled by pro-Russian rebels, have been granted self-ruled, as well as an amnesty for the…

10 years ago

Ukraine: Lithuania’s honorary consul Mykola Zelenec killed in Luhansk

Lithuania’s honorary consul in Luhansk, Mykola Zelenec, has been killed in the rebel-held Ukrainian city. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius…

10 years ago

Russian aid convoy starts to move towards Luhansk without permission

The Russian aid convoy has moved across the Ukrainian border, without permission, after Russia accused Ukraine of obstructing it. Russia's…

10 years ago

Ukraine refugee convoy attacked by pro-Russian rebels in Luhansk

Ukraine military claims rockets and mortars hit vehicles moving refugees from the Luhansk area of eastern Ukraine killing dozens of…

10 years ago

Ukrainian military plane shot down near Russian border

A Ukrainian military plane has been shot down in the east, amid fighting with pro-Russian separatist rebels, Ukrainian officials say.…

10 years ago

Ukraine: At least nine civilians killed in Luhansk attack

At least nine civilians are reportedly killed in an attack on a village in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine.…

10 years ago

Ukraine: Military transport plane shot down in Luhansk

A Ukrainian military transport plane has been shot down by pro-Russian rebels in Luhansk, killing all 49 Ukrainian service personnel…

10 years ago

Ukraine separatists take two military bases in Luhansk

Two Ukrainian military bases in the eastern region of Luhansk have been taken by separatist rebels as fighting continues near…

10 years ago

Ukraine rebels: 89% and 96% voted for self-rule in Donetsk and Luhansk referendums

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine - Donetsk and Luhansk regions – have announced 89% and 96% respectively voted in favor…

10 years ago

Ukraine: Armed men open fire on crowd during referendum

National guardsmen fired on a crowd Sunday in eastern Ukraine, where voters were lining up for a disputed referendum on…

10 years ago

Donetsk and Luhansk pro-Russian separatists hold self-rule referendums

Pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine are holding "self-rule" referendums - a move condemned by the Ukrainian government and the West.…

10 years ago

Ukraine: Pro-Russian activists seize Luhansk government building

Pro-Russian separatists have stormed the regional administration's headquarters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk. A few dozen men, some…

11 years ago

Ukraine: PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk travels to eastern regions to end stand-off with pro-Russian separatists

Ukraine's interim PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk has offered to devolve more powers to eastern regions, where pro-Russian separatists are defying the…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Pro-Russia separatists declare People’s Republic of Donetsk

Pro-Russian protesters have declared People’s Republic of Donetsk after seizing the regional government building in the eastern Ukrainian city. The…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Pro-Russian protesters seize security buildings in Donetsk and Luhansk

Pro-Russian protesters have seized state security buildings in eastern Ukraine’s cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, officials say. Reports say that…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Pro-Russian activists storm government buildings in Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv

Pro-Russian protesters have stormed government buildings in eastern Ukrainian cities Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv. Protesters clashed with police, waved Russian…

11 years ago