Nine Malaysians with two dependents return home from Ukraine
The group was brought out from Kyiv, Ukraine to Poland on Feb 27 after Putin announced a special military operation in Donbas, east Ukraine.
Tue Mar 01 2022
Putin orders Russia to recognise documents issued in rebel-held east Ukraine
The decision will enable people from the conflict-hit region to travel, work or study in Russia.
Sun Feb 19 2017
Cats and dogs are fighters' best friends in east Ukraine
Dogs and cats have turned into a prized companion for fighters on both sides of eastern Ukraine's separatist war.
Wed Mar 16 2016
Intense Ukraine shelling traps hundreds of miners
Intense fighting erupted around east Ukraine's main rebel-held city on Sunday that wrecked a power station and briefly trapped more than 300 coal miners in one of Europe's largest pits.
Mon Jan 12 2015
MH17 wreckage removal starts in east Ukraine
Workers started winching debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on to trucks in eastern Ukraine Sunday, paving the way for its eventual return to the Netherlands four months after it was downed.
Mon Nov 17 2014
Deadly gunbattles in east Ukraine despite autonomy offer
Fierce gunbattles erupted around the Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Wednesday, with two civilians killed.
Wed Sep 17 2014
Rocket fire targets east Ukraine's Donetsk airport
The airport near the main rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine came under rocket fire overnight, the Ukrainian military said Tuesday.
Tue Sep 09 2014
MH17 Ukraine crash report due Tuesday: investigators
Dutch air crash investigators announced that they will release a preliminary report next Tuesday into what brought down MAS Flight MH17 over east Ukraine.
Thu Sep 04 2014
Putin seeks 'statehood' talks on east Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday raised the stakes in the Ukraine conflict by calling for the first time for statehood to be discussed for the restive east of the former Soviet state.
Mon Sep 01 2014
789 government troops killed in East Ukraine since April
A total of 789 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the government's military operations against insurgents in eastern regions began in mid-April.
Sat Aug 30 2014
Rebels shoot down Ukrainian fighter jet over east Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists on Sunday shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet over the war-torn east of the country.
Sun Aug 17 2014
14 killed, including 10 soldiers, in east Ukraine clash: military
14 people were killed, including at least 10 government soldiers, in fighting overnight close to the crash site of MH17.
Fri Aug 01 2014
MH17: Crash of the plane was due to 'massive explosive decompression' - investigators
Black boxes recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in rebel-held east Ukraine show shrapnel from a rocket explosion caused the passenger jet to crash, a Ukrainian security official said.
Mon Jul 28 2014
British journalist for Russian TV missing in east Ukraine
Russian television channel, RT said it had lost contact with a British journalist reporting from conflict-torn eastern Ukraine.
Wed Jul 23 2014
Dutch investigators inspect MH17 bodies at east Ukraine station, AFP
Dutch investigators inspected bodies recovered from downed passenger airliner MH17 which had been loaded on to a train under rebel control, an AFP reporter said.
Mon Jul 21 2014