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No Open Fire In Chernobyl Nuclear Zone After Rain, Says Ukraine
Ukraine said Tuesday only small fires remained in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, with rain coming to the rescue in the battle against a huge blaze.
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Explosions At Ukrainian Ammunition Depot, Thousands Evacuated
Around 10,000 people were evacuated after a fire and explosions hit a defence ministry ammunition depot 176 kms (109 miles) east of the Ukrainian capital Kiev early on Tuesday morning, officials said.
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Russia Claims Fresh "Proof" That Ukraine Downed Malaysian Flight MH17
Russia's defence ministry on Monday said it was releasing fresh information to back its claim that the missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over war-torn Ukraine in 2014 was fired by Kiev's forces.
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2 Children Dead, One Missing In Ukraine Camp Fire
The fire broke out late Friday in the camp's wooden two-storey building where children slept in the resort city of Odessa some 440 kilometres south of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, emergencies services said.
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At Least 16 Die In Fire At Ukraine Home For Elderly: Official
At least 16 people died when a makeshift home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours today, the emergencies ministry said.
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Kiev Evacuates Hundreds From Site of Deadly Kiev Fuel Blasts
Ukraine urgently evacuated hundreds of residents today from the site of a series of fuel depot blasts near Kiev that set off a ferocious fire and left several people missing and at least one confirmed dead.
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Firemen Missing After Explosion at Fuel Depot Fire in Ukraine
Two Ukrainian firemen were missing after a fire they had been battling through the night at a fuel depot outside Kiev triggered a powerful explosion, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said today.
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'Gigantic' Fire Erupts at Fuel Depot Near Kiev, Several Dead
Several Ukrainian firefighters were feared dead today outside Kiev when a ferocious blast tore through a fuel depot, sparking a "gigantic" fire that spread to nearby buildings.
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Russian Report Blames Kiev for Downing of MH17 Airliner
An independent Russian newspaper on Wednesday published what it said was a report by Russian military engineers suggesting a Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile fired by Ukrainian forces.
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Ukrainian President Sacks Oligarch as Regional Chief
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has fired billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky as governor of a key region in the east after a raid by armed men on the Kiev offices of a state oil firm, his website said today.
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Ukraine's Mariupol Holds its Breath for Next Rebel Move
Scanning the sky for incoming artillery fire has become a force of habit for Ukrainian beetroot-seller Svetlana Kumurzhi, who dived under her wooden stall in government-held Mariupol when shells rained down a month ago.
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Rebels in New Push to Cut Off Ukraine Rail Hub Ahead of Talks
Rebel fighters made a push today to cut off a government-held road and rail junction in east Ukraine, vowing on the eve of peace talks that they would not cease fire until they had achieved their aim of taking more territory.
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16 Civilians Killed in Latest Ukraine Fighting: Officials
At least 16 civilians have been killed in fierce fighting across east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said today.
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Dozens Killed in Attack on Convoy, Ukraine Says; Rebels Deny Firing Rocket
Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed fleeing fighting in eastern Ukraine on Monday when their convoy of buses was hit by rocket fire, military spokesmen said.
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Under Artillery Fire, Ukraine Rebels Switch Their Leaders
Two of the most senior rebels battling government troops in eastern Ukraine quit on Thursday, deepening the disarray in a pro-Moscow separatist movement that is being pushed back by an Ukrainian military offensive.
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No Open Fire In Chernobyl Nuclear Zone After Rain, Says Ukraine
Ukraine said Tuesday only small fires remained in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, with rain coming to the rescue in the battle against a huge blaze.
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Explosions At Ukrainian Ammunition Depot, Thousands Evacuated
Around 10,000 people were evacuated after a fire and explosions hit a defence ministry ammunition depot 176 kms (109 miles) east of the Ukrainian capital Kiev early on Tuesday morning, officials said.
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Russia Claims Fresh "Proof" That Ukraine Downed Malaysian Flight MH17
Russia's defence ministry on Monday said it was releasing fresh information to back its claim that the missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over war-torn Ukraine in 2014 was fired by Kiev's forces.
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2 Children Dead, One Missing In Ukraine Camp Fire
The fire broke out late Friday in the camp's wooden two-storey building where children slept in the resort city of Odessa some 440 kilometres south of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, emergencies services said.
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At Least 16 Die In Fire At Ukraine Home For Elderly: Official
At least 16 people died when a makeshift home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours today, the emergencies ministry said.
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Kiev Evacuates Hundreds From Site of Deadly Kiev Fuel Blasts
Ukraine urgently evacuated hundreds of residents today from the site of a series of fuel depot blasts near Kiev that set off a ferocious fire and left several people missing and at least one confirmed dead.
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Firemen Missing After Explosion at Fuel Depot Fire in Ukraine
Two Ukrainian firemen were missing after a fire they had been battling through the night at a fuel depot outside Kiev triggered a powerful explosion, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said today.
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'Gigantic' Fire Erupts at Fuel Depot Near Kiev, Several Dead
Several Ukrainian firefighters were feared dead today outside Kiev when a ferocious blast tore through a fuel depot, sparking a "gigantic" fire that spread to nearby buildings.
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Russian Report Blames Kiev for Downing of MH17 Airliner
An independent Russian newspaper on Wednesday published what it said was a report by Russian military engineers suggesting a Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile fired by Ukrainian forces.
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Ukrainian President Sacks Oligarch as Regional Chief
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has fired billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky as governor of a key region in the east after a raid by armed men on the Kiev offices of a state oil firm, his website said today.
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Ukraine's Mariupol Holds its Breath for Next Rebel Move
Scanning the sky for incoming artillery fire has become a force of habit for Ukrainian beetroot-seller Svetlana Kumurzhi, who dived under her wooden stall in government-held Mariupol when shells rained down a month ago.
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Rebels in New Push to Cut Off Ukraine Rail Hub Ahead of Talks
Rebel fighters made a push today to cut off a government-held road and rail junction in east Ukraine, vowing on the eve of peace talks that they would not cease fire until they had achieved their aim of taking more territory.
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16 Civilians Killed in Latest Ukraine Fighting: Officials
At least 16 civilians have been killed in fierce fighting across east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said today.
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Dozens Killed in Attack on Convoy, Ukraine Says; Rebels Deny Firing Rocket
Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed fleeing fighting in eastern Ukraine on Monday when their convoy of buses was hit by rocket fire, military spokesmen said.
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Under Artillery Fire, Ukraine Rebels Switch Their Leaders
Two of the most senior rebels battling government troops in eastern Ukraine quit on Thursday, deepening the disarray in a pro-Moscow separatist movement that is being pushed back by an Ukrainian military offensive.
