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Pro-Russian rebels of the Battalion Vostok take positions outside the local administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on May 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis)

Ukraine separatists down army helicopter, 14 killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2014 | World

Donetsk, Reuters—Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter on Thursday, killing 14 soldiers including a general, as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive to crush rebellions in the east swiftly following the election of a new president....

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Pro-Russian supporters march during their rally in Odessa, Ukraine, 13 April 2014. (EPA/VOLODYMYR PETROV)

Ukraine moving special forces to control Odessa

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2014 | World

Odessa, Reuters—Ukraine’s Interior Minister said on Monday he had drafted a new special forces unit into the southern port city of Odessa after the “outrageous” failure of police to tackle pro-Russian separatists in a weekend of violence that killed...

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Armed men patrol at the airport in Simferopol, Crimea February 28, 2014. A group of armed men in military uniforms have seized the main regional airport in Simferopol, Crimea, Interfax news agency said early on Friday. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (UKRAINE – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TRANSPORT)

Ukraine says Russian forces block airport

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2014 | World

Kiev, AP—Russian military were blocking a Ukrainian military airport in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea near the Russian naval base while unidentified armed men were patrolling another airport serving the regional capital, Ukraine’s new Interior...