Donetsk separatists eye key port of Mariupol as determination growsCeasefire still in doubt as clashes continue and artillery stays at frontlineTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:15
People reappear in ruined Debaltseve, hungry and cursing KievAfter fierce fighting, rebels control strategic town and locals look to rebuild shattered livesMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
Bombs at memorial in Ukraine shake ceasefire hopesKiev sees Russian involvement in attack as weapons still flow to insurgentsMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
Kiev blames Putin aide for Maidan square killings by snipersRussia rejects Kiev’s claims and warns of ‘appropriate response’ to military threatSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00
Year after Maidan deaths, rumours of police snipers persistRiot officers and other units widely blamed for killing dozens of protesters in KievFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
European leaders seek to relaunch Ukraine truceRussia and rebels reject Kiev’s call for EU monitoring role in eastern regionsFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
Ukrainian soldiers thank comrades, not Kiev, for Debaltseve escapeExhausted troops cast doubt on claim of ‘planned retreat’ from encircled townThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Pressure mounts on Kiev after fall of key transport hubLoss of Debaltzeve to rebels may breathe life into embattled ceasefire planWed Feb 18 2015 - 21:05
Ukraine seeks help as rebels move on key townKremlin leader blames Kiev for conflict, urges it to seek peace with separatistsWed Feb 18 2015 - 10:14
Ukraine: Debaltseve escapees fear battle will derail truceCeasefire on verge of collapse as fierce exchanges continue at strategic flashpointsTue Feb 17 2015 - 01:00
Battle for flashpoint town shakes Ukrainian ceasefireKiev accuses rebel forces of continuing to attack loyalist forces around area of DebaltseveMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Ukrainian troops dream of peace at Debaltseve flashpointFighting continues at key transport hub as ceasefire beginsMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Ukraine truce shaken by battle for flashpoint townKiev leader warns artillery withdrawal may not start as plannedMon Feb 16 2015 - 00:34
Minsk ceasefire on shaky ground as separatists pound Ukrainian troopsRocket fire kills soldiers and civilians, a day after Ukrainian, Russian, German and French leaders agree terms for ceasefireFri Feb 13 2015 - 20:01
Ukraine clashes temper West’s faith in new ceasefire dealSaturday night truce agreed after marathon talks and as Kiev secures €35bn in aidThu Feb 12 2015 - 23:23
Frozen conflict zone is likely outcome of Ukraine ceasefireCeasefire seen as giving brief respite from war as Moscow resists NatoThu Feb 12 2015 - 22:01
Opposing views cloud Ukraine peace talks in MinskUS army commander says Russia directly involved in major east Ukraine battleThu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Ukrainians fleeing war see little hopeVolunteers provide vast range of services to displaced people as state struggles to copeThu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Leaders at Minsk talks to pledge support for Ukraine sovereigntyKey sticking points include future status of separatist-held areas and size of proposed buffer zoneWed Feb 11 2015 - 19:55
West warns Russia over Ukraine peace talksRussia says US weapons supply to Kiev will only deepen bloodshedWed Feb 11 2015 - 10:20
Pressure mounts on Ukraine peace talks in wake of fightingClaim and counterclaim: Kiev accuses Russian-backed rebels of lethal rocket strikeWed Feb 11 2015 - 10:16
Kiev could face backlash over potential deal with RussiaUkraine has many historical reasons to mistrust both East and West when it comes to deciding its fateSat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
Aid groups warn of deepening crisis as Nato states consider arming UkraineNato states mull arms supplies to help Ukraine subdue Russian-backed rebelsTue Feb 03 2015 - 19:43
Germany and Hungary agree not to provide arms to UkraineDisagreement over philosophy of a Budapest government critics call anti-democraticMon Feb 02 2015 - 18:47
Russians told to tighten belts as economy set to shrink 5%As standoff over Ukraine intensified last year, so did capital flight from RussiaMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Wounded Ukrainians vow to fight on after ‘little Stalingrad’Ukraine’s ‘cyborgs’ say they won’t stop in the fight against pro-Russian rebelsSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Ukraine ’s volunteer battalions a ‘Nato legion’, Putin claimsKremlin tells West to drop threat of more sanctions and increase pressure on KievTue Jan 27 2015 - 01:00
Ukrainian militants blamed for attack on MariupolRocket strikes by rebels backed by Moscow claim 30 civilian livesSun Jan 25 2015 - 19:59
Ukraine's rebels go on the attack and reject truce talksPutin says Ukraine’s ‘criminal’ push in the east prompted latest surge in bloodshedSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:01
At least 24 dead in rocket attack on Donetsk airport, say rebelsSeparatists in east Ukraine warn they intend to continue advances and take more territoryFri Jan 23 2015 - 11:19
Bus carnage and tank battles smash hopes for Ukraine peaceKilling continues despite foreign ministers’ claims to have made some progress in talksFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
West accuses Russia of fuelling latest surge in Ukraine fightingMoscow rejects allegations ahead of key foreign ministers’ meetingWed Jan 21 2015 - 20:19
Claims of Russian attack overshadow Ukraine peace talksKiev says Russian forces are fighting alongside rebels and troops by Ukraine borderWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Russia issues grim warning to Ukraine over rebel crackdownFighting continues as Kiev claims fresh Russian forces have crossed the borderTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Russia lambasts Ukraine over move on rebels at Donetsk airportFears grow over further escalation as separatists appeal for international helpMon Jan 19 2015 - 15:24
Fierce battle for Donetsk airport dims Ukraine peace hopesWorld Health Organisation warns of growing humanitarian crisis in disputed regionsSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Rocket strike in Ukraine kills 11 bus passengersCrisis summit postponed due to worsening situation in east of countryWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Renewed bloodshed in Donetsk clouds hopes for Ukraine summitPlanned January 15th talks in doubt as Kiev seeks urgent financial aidSat Jan 10 2015 - 01:04
Conflict between Ukraine and Russia spreads to stage and screenWar, politics and propaganda affect TV, film, music and now ballet starsWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
No thaw in sight as Putin drives Russia towards new cold war over UkraineEconomic hardship likely to feed stronger bunker mentality in Russia’s leadershipWed Dec 31 2014 - 08:24
Baltic states eye Russia as they prepare for bigger EU rolesNew year sees Latvia take on EU presidency and Lithuania adopt the euroWed Dec 31 2014 - 01:00
Ukraine warns of martial law if fresh peace efforts failPetro Poroshenko to meet Russian, German and French leaders in bid to end ceasefireMon Dec 29 2014 - 19:09
Ukraine a ‘frozen conflict’, not a cold warTwenty-five years after the Berlin Wall fell and communist regimes collapsed across central Europe, Ukraine is being torn apart by a new East-West rivalrySat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
Kiev Letter: Ukraine’s army of helpers fulfil fighters’ Christmas wishesVolunteers often quicker than the state to fund, buy, make and deliver kit to eastern front-lineTue Dec 23 2014 - 01:00
Rebels accuse Ukraine as peace talks postponedRussian-backed separatist rebels accuse Kiev of sabotaging the halting peace processSun Dec 21 2014 - 22:00
Hopes for Ukraine peace talks resumption as Russia softensEU and US see slight shift in Russian stance as Ukraine’s leader eyes Nato membershipThu Dec 18 2014 - 01:00
Chechens join Ukraine fight against Russian-backed separatistsKremlin opponents based in Ukraine are planning how they can to topple PutinTue Dec 16 2014 - 07:11
Ukraine, rebels and Russia eye peace talks as fighting wanesRussia restarts gas supplies to Ukraine and chides Germany over criticismWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Putin vows that West will never destroy resurgent RussiaUkrainian leader says ceasefire with eastern rebels could start on December 9thThu Dec 04 2014 - 19:17
West and Russia step up diplomatic efforts over UkraineEU council president Donald Tusk pledges support for Ukraine’s new reformist cabinetWed Dec 03 2014 - 17:20
