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Ukraine promises ‘adequate response’ after plane shot down, 49 killed
Pro-Russian separatists shot down an army transport plane in east Ukraine on Saturday, killing 49 servicemen and dealing a blow to a military campaign to defeat the rebels and hold...

Anxious Ukrainians hope Poroshenko can keep them from abyss
By Gareth Jones and Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Winning the election was the easy part. Now the real work starts for Petro Poroshenko, and few Ukrainians have any illusions...

Thirteen Ukrainians dead in pre-election clash with pro-Russia rebels
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine said more than a dozen servicemen were killed on Thursday in an early morning clash with pro-Russian separatists, stoking security concerns ahead of a presidential election...

Time ticking for Ukraine, Russia to avoid new gas war
KIEV (Reuters) - A gas price dispute with Russia must be resolved by June so Ukraine can guarantee stable flows to Europe and avoid a new gas war, Ukrainian Energy...

Kiev warns separatists of ‘actions’ next week
KIEV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian government warned on Friday it could take "more concrete actions" next week if pro-Russian separatists do not end their occupations of public buildings under the...

Ukraine government pledges Russian language rights
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's acting president and prime minister offered some of their strongest pledges yet on Friday to strengthen constitutional rights to use the Russian language in an effort...

Ukraine accuses ex-president over sniper deaths
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's prime minister on Thursday blamed ousted President Viktor Yanukovich for the deaths of dozens of anti-government protesters shot by police snipers and urged Russia to hand...

Ukrainian serviceman killed, PM decries ‘war crime’
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine/KIEV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian serviceman was killed on Tuesday at a Ukrainian base that came under attack in Crimea's main town Simferopol, the first death on the peninsula...

Far-right leader to run for president in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian far-right leader Dmytro Yarosh said on Saturday he would run for president and launched a scathing attack on the new government, two weeks after he helped...

Ukraine says communications hit, MPs phones blocked
KIEV/BOSTON (Reuters) - Ukraine's telecommunications system has come under attack, with equipment installed in Russian-controlled Crimea used to interfere with the mobile phones of members of parliament, the head of...
