Six Ukrainian troops have been killed in an ambush in the eastern Donetsk region, the defense ministry has said. A…
The EU is imposing further sanctions over Russia's actions in Ukraine after self-rule referendums in Donetsk and Luhansk. Separatists in…
Ukrainian separatist leader Denis Pushilin is calling on Russia to "absorb" the eastern region of Donetsk after Sunday's unofficial vote…
Pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine are holding "self-rule" referendums - a move condemned by the Ukrainian government and the West.…
Vladimir Putin is making his first visit to Crimea since Russia annexed it from Ukraine. The Russian president told crowds…
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have decided to go ahead with an independence referendum on Sunday, despite a call from…
Ukraine troops have retaken Mariupol city hall from pro-Russia separatists, reports say. The rebels, who had seized the building last…
Pro-Russian militants near the eastern city of Sloviansk have killed four Ukrainian soldiers and shot down an army helicopter, Kiev…
Pro-Russian separatists have attacked Ukraine’s police headquarters in Odessa, forcing the release of several people held over deadly violence two…
The remaining seven international military observers taken captive in eastern Ukraine a week ago have been released. Five Ukrainian officers…
According to Ukraine’s interior ministry, at least 31 people have been killed in a fire in Odessa Trade Unions building…
Sloviansk separatists have shot down two of Ukraine's army helicopters during an "anti-terror" operation in the eastern city, Kiev says.…
Ukraine has reinstated military conscription to deal with deteriorating security in the east of the country, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov.…
The IMF has approved a $17.1 billion bailout for Ukraine to help the country's beleaguered economy. The loan comes amid…
Ukraine has threatened to take Russia’s Gazprom to court over what it says are inflated gas prices if the company…
One of a team of eight European monitors seized in eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk has been released by pro-Russian…
The G7 powers have agreed to impose fresh sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. A G7 statement gave…
Russia and the US have accused each other of failing to ease tensions in Ukraine after Kiev launched raids on…
Ukraine’s government announces it has regained control of the city hall in the eastern port of Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists.…
Russia has accused the Kiev authorities of breaking last week's Geneva accord on resolving the Ukraine crisis. Russian Foreign Minister…
Orthodox Church patriarchs in Kiev and Moscow have highlighted during their Easter messages the deep division in Ukraine, where a…
Kiev's operations against pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine have been suspended over Easter, Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia has announced. However,…
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said he has "a right" to send troops into Ukraine but hopes he will "not…
Six Ukrainian armored vehicles have been seized by pro-Russian militants in eastern town of Kramatorsk, the defense ministry in Kiev…
President Barack Obama has called President Vladimir Putin urging him to use his influence to make separatists in eastern Ukraine…