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One dead, dozens wounded as Ukraine protest turns violent

August 31, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Ukraine

In Ukraine, at least one National Guardsman has been killed and at least 50 more people injured in clashes outside

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Riot police severely wounded in grenade attack outside Ukraine’s parliament

August 31, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Several riot police were badly wounded on Aug. 31 when an explosive device was thrown at them from among a

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Ukraine cancels upcoming local polls near combat zone

August 31, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Election officials in Ukraine have canceled upcoming local polls in parts of two rebel-controlled regions near the Russian border, after

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Ukraine buys debt relief, bringing some good news

August 28, 2015August 28, 2015 Mark Rachkevych of The Kyiv Post Ukraine

After five months of talks with private creditors and the unpredictable consequence of a debt moratorium looming, Ukrainian finance minister

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Russia sentences Ukrainian filmmaker to 20 years

August 26, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

A Russian military court in Rostov-on-Don Tuesday sentenced acclaimed Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov to 20 years in prison on

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For second year, Ukrainians celebrate Independence Day amid Russia’s war

August 25, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukrainian Independence Day 2015 showed that Ukrainians love their soldiers a lot and their politicians, well, not so much at

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Putin visits Crimea, slams Ukrainian government

August 18, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

On August 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a three-day visit to Crimea aimed at developing the annexed Black Sea

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Truce faltering as eastern Ukraine fighting spikes

August 11, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Intense clashes this week between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels are jeopardizing a fragile peace agreement and renewing concerns of

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MH17 probe yields possible parts of Russian missile

August 11, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Investigators probing last year’s downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine have found fragments that may have come

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