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Kiev
National guardsman killed, 90 injured in violent clashes outside parliament
A national guardsman was killed and 90 of his colleagues and police officers were injured when right-wing protests in Ukraine turned violent on Monday.
100 police injured as far-Right protesters hurl grenade outside parliament
Up to 100 police and members of the national guard were injured when a grenade was thrown at them as protests in Ukraine turned ugly on Monday.
Firefighters battle to stop Kiev fuel depot blaze spreading
Emergency services are battling to prevent the spread of a deadly fuel depot fire outside Kiev, the head of the emergency services said on Tuesday, and...
‘Gigantic’ blast at Kiev fuel depot 'kills several firefighters’
Several firefighters are feared to have died in a massive explosion at a fuel depot outside the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The country’s interior...
Army draft expected in Ukraine to counter Russian ‘responsibility’
Ukraine announced on Thursday that it will return to mandatory conscription in the coming months as its troops battle pro-Russian insurgents in the east.
Russian jet ‘shoots down Ukrainian war plane’ as tensions escalate
A Russian jet has shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane in the east of Ukraine, according to a military spokesman in Kiev.
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