Ukraine Conflict Death Toll Passes 6,000, UN Human Rights Office Says
More than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago that has led to a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and…
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Ukraine Rebels Celebrate Victory at Strategic City With a Festive Rally
DONETSK, Ukraine — Pro-Russian rebels celebrated their recent victory at Debaltseve with a festive rally on Monday in Donetsk, the main city they control, where soldiers received medals in Lenin…
Ukraine Rebels Celebrate Victory at Strategic City With a Festive Rally
DONETSK, Ukraine — Pro-Russian rebels celebrated their recent victory at Debaltseve with a festive rally on Monday in Donetsk, the main city they control, where soldiers received medals in Lenin…
Ukraine official cites heavy losses in Debaltseve siege
Yuriy Biryukov, a presidential adviser and assistant to the defense minister, posted on Facebook that the soldiers had died in the Debaltseve area between January 18 and February 18, when…
Ukraine Town Eases Back Into Life After Deadly Week of Fighting
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine — While the Ukrainian government accused Russia of sending more tanks and troops into the country despite a cease-fire agreement, the few residents who remained in the fiercely…
Leaders Speak by Telephone to Try to Impose Ukraine Cease-Fire
MOSCOW — With the accord they brokered last week to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine seemingly in tatters, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France spoke by telephone…
Fighting continues for Ukraine town of Debaltseve as truce falters
The two sides have been battling for weeks for control of Debaltseve, and the truce, which exists on paper, faltered soon after it apparently went into effect Sunday. Conflicting reports…
Ukraine Ceasefire In Dispute As Pro-Government Forces Pull Out Of Besieged Town
(Reuters) – Some pro-government forces began on Wednesday to pull out of the east Ukrainian town of Debaltseve which is under siege from Russian-backed separatists, commanders of pro-government paramilitary units…
With Ukrainian Troops Trapped, Cease-Fire Grows More Fragile
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — The plight of as many as 8,000 Ukrainian troops trapped in the vicinity of Debaltseve, as well as the prospects for an already fragile truce, look decidedly…
Ukraine Rebels Disavow Ceasefire at Encircled Town
By Anton Zverev and Gleb Garanich DONETSK/ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply…
U.S. Says Images Show Russian Armaments Near Embattled Ukraine Town
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — The United States released satellite images on Saturday meant to bolster its case that Russia has joined separatists in an all-out assault on the Ukrainian Army during…
A Subtle Moment Becomes the World Press Photo of the Year
Credit Colleen Mullins Credit Eliot Elisofon Credit Lauren Fleishman Credit Rommel Bundalian – A Houthi demonstration in Sana, the capital of Yemen, on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that…
From Smartphones to Museum Walls
Credit Eliot Elisofon Credit Lauren Fleishman Credit Rommel Bundalian Madrid.rn rn ” – Residents of the rebel-held city of Douma, Syria, survey damage and try to put out a fire…
Rebels Make New Push In Ukraine On The Eve Of Peace Talks
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Gleb Garanich VUHLEHIRSK/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Rebel fighters made a push on Tuesday to cut off a government-held road and rail junction in east…
In Eastern Ukraine, Desperation and Destruction in a Contested City
Lyuba Sklyarova lay in her bed in Debaltseve, Ukraine, after recent shelling caused her to spill boiling borscht on herself, leaving her effectively bedridden from burns.rn An ambulance came and…
Shelling increasingly killing civilians in Ukraine, U.N. says
Forces indiscriminately shelled residential areas in government-controlled territories such as Debaltseve and Avdiivka and rebel-held cities such as Donetsk and Horlivka as fighting escalated last month, U.N. High Commissioner for…
Rebels Set Sights on Small Eastern Ukraine Town
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers rattled along the snowy streets here in armored personnel carriers with the hatches battened down, their helmeted heads safely below plates of steel. A few…