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Up To 1,200 Ukrainian Civilians May Be Holed Up In Plant: Report
Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said.
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5 Killed, 22 Injured In Ukrainian Shelling In Donetsk, Claim Separatists
At least five people were killed on Monday in the Russian-backed separatist Ukrainian region of Donetsk in what separatist officials said has been an upsurge in Ukrainian shelling.
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Russia Asks Moscow Residents To Vote On Pro-War Names For Square Outside US Embassy: Report
Officials in Russia's capital city have asked residents to vote on a list of three names for the currently untitled square that all honour the Russian-backed separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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Facebook, Instagram’s Access Blocked in Russian-Backed Separatist Regions in East Ukraine
Facebook and Instagram have been blocked in two Russian-backed separatist regions, Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), located in eastern Ukraine. The step has been taken in alignment to Russia's policy on the US-based social networks.
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Fears Of Ukraine War Expanding After Moldova Blasts
Concerns that the Ukraine war could escalate into a wider conflict grew on Tuesday as Kyiv accused Moscow of trying to create unrest in a Russian-backed separatist region of Moldova.
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Blasts Heard In Ukraine City Held By Russian-Backed Separatists: Report
The sound of multiple blasts were heard at around 1615 GMT on Monday in the centre of the city of Donetsk, which is held by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness said.
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Russian-Backed Ukraine Separatists Call Full Mobilisation, Tensions High
The leader of the Lugansk separatist region in eastern Ukraine issued a general mobilisation order Saturday, with fears rising of a major escalation in fighting.
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Ukraine Crisis: Situation On The Ground And Russia's Demands
The diplomatic efforts will continue, US President Joe Biden said but warned of sanctions if Russia invades its Ukraine. Russian-backed separatists packed civilians onto buses out of breakaway regions on Friday.
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Blast In Russian-Backed Separatist City In Ukraine Amid Tensions: Report
An international oil pipeline running through a key rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine blew up on Friday, Russian media said, with images showing a fireball lighting up the night sky.
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"Attack Without Weapons": France Slams Russian Bid To Recognise Separatist Ukraine Regions
France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that if Moscow recognised two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent it would be an "attack without weapons".
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US Calls Vladimir Putin Visit To Georgia Separatist Region 'Inappropriate'
The United States on Wednesday criticized a visit by President Vladimir Putin to the Russian-backed Abkhazia region of Georgia, calling it "inappropriate."
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US's John Kerry To Discuss Separatist Conflict, Reforms, With Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry was due to visit Kiev on Thursday to discuss Ukraine's reforms and a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists are fighting government forces.
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Ukraine Starts Pull-Back of Tanks, Light Artillery in East: Military
Ukraine has started withdrawing tanks and light artillery from the frontline in the eastern region of Luhansk in line with an agreement with Russian-backed separatists, Kiev's military said on Monday.
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Ukraine's President Poroshenko Warns of Russian Invasion Threat After Fighting Surge
Ukraine's president told his military on Thursday to prepare for a possible "full-scale invasion" by Russia all along their joint border, a day after the worst fighting with Russian-backed separatists in months.
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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Says Truce Not Working, Urges More Russia Sanctions: Report
Ukraine's president accused Russian-backed separatists in the east of failing to respect a ceasefire with Ukrainian troops and called for further sanctions on Russia in comments to a German newspaper to be published on Monday.
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Up To 1,200 Ukrainian Civilians May Be Holed Up In Plant: Report
Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said.
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5 Killed, 22 Injured In Ukrainian Shelling In Donetsk, Claim Separatists
At least five people were killed on Monday in the Russian-backed separatist Ukrainian region of Donetsk in what separatist officials said has been an upsurge in Ukrainian shelling.
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Russia Asks Moscow Residents To Vote On Pro-War Names For Square Outside US Embassy: Report
Officials in Russia's capital city have asked residents to vote on a list of three names for the currently untitled square that all honour the Russian-backed separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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Facebook, Instagram’s Access Blocked in Russian-Backed Separatist Regions in East Ukraine
Facebook and Instagram have been blocked in two Russian-backed separatist regions, Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), located in eastern Ukraine. The step has been taken in alignment to Russia's policy on the US-based social networks.
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Fears Of Ukraine War Expanding After Moldova Blasts
Concerns that the Ukraine war could escalate into a wider conflict grew on Tuesday as Kyiv accused Moscow of trying to create unrest in a Russian-backed separatist region of Moldova.
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Blasts Heard In Ukraine City Held By Russian-Backed Separatists: Report
The sound of multiple blasts were heard at around 1615 GMT on Monday in the centre of the city of Donetsk, which is held by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness said.
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Russian-Backed Ukraine Separatists Call Full Mobilisation, Tensions High
The leader of the Lugansk separatist region in eastern Ukraine issued a general mobilisation order Saturday, with fears rising of a major escalation in fighting.
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Ukraine Crisis: Situation On The Ground And Russia's Demands
The diplomatic efforts will continue, US President Joe Biden said but warned of sanctions if Russia invades its Ukraine. Russian-backed separatists packed civilians onto buses out of breakaway regions on Friday.
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Blast In Russian-Backed Separatist City In Ukraine Amid Tensions: Report
An international oil pipeline running through a key rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine blew up on Friday, Russian media said, with images showing a fireball lighting up the night sky.
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"Attack Without Weapons": France Slams Russian Bid To Recognise Separatist Ukraine Regions
France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that if Moscow recognised two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent it would be an "attack without weapons".
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US Calls Vladimir Putin Visit To Georgia Separatist Region 'Inappropriate'
The United States on Wednesday criticized a visit by President Vladimir Putin to the Russian-backed Abkhazia region of Georgia, calling it "inappropriate."
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US's John Kerry To Discuss Separatist Conflict, Reforms, With Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry was due to visit Kiev on Thursday to discuss Ukraine's reforms and a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists are fighting government forces.
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Ukraine Starts Pull-Back of Tanks, Light Artillery in East: Military
Ukraine has started withdrawing tanks and light artillery from the frontline in the eastern region of Luhansk in line with an agreement with Russian-backed separatists, Kiev's military said on Monday.
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Ukraine's President Poroshenko Warns of Russian Invasion Threat After Fighting Surge
Ukraine's president told his military on Thursday to prepare for a possible "full-scale invasion" by Russia all along their joint border, a day after the worst fighting with Russian-backed separatists in months.
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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Says Truce Not Working, Urges More Russia Sanctions: Report
Ukraine's president accused Russian-backed separatists in the east of failing to respect a ceasefire with Ukrainian troops and called for further sanctions on Russia in comments to a German newspaper to be published on Monday.
