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Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, killing 14 government troops, including a general. Acting

Donetsk remained a lawless place on May 28, with the airport closed, the railway station open and a big question

A trip on May 27 to the morgue in Donetsk, the capital of Ukraine’s most populous oblast, confirms that the

When Russian President Vladimir Putin reclaimed Crimea for Moscow, he called the territory “inseparable” from the motherland. Putin justified the

Just one day before Ukraine holds a crucial presidential election, confusion and a looming specter of violence are dissuading voters

Ukraine is preparing for a crucial presidential election amid fears of fresh violence aimed at disrupting Sunday’s vote. In a

Fighting continued Friday between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine, two days before a presidential election. Witnesses and

If the polls and the candidate’s confidence in the public mood are right, Petro Poroshenko may get elected in a