Russia accepts passports issued by Ukraine rebels
President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree that Russia is temporarily accepting passports and other identity documents issued by the self-proclaimed rebel republics in eastern Ukraine, the media reported on Sunday.
Feb 19, 2017, 10:40 AM ISTGovt troops, rebels claims cease-fire violations
Both the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels in the east of the country say a new cease-fire has been violated.
Dec 24, 2016, 17:39 PM ISTUkraine rebels deny downing Flight MH17, reject probe findings
A top pro-Russian separatist commander in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday denied Dutch findings blaming the downing of Flight MH17 on a Russian missile fired from rebel-held territory.
Sep 28, 2016, 23:36 PM ISTUkraine, rebels agree full small weapons withdrawal
Kiev and pro-Russian insurgents struck a vital agreement today to withdraw their entire arsenal of smaller weapons from the buffer zone splitting eastern rebel-held lands from the rest of Ukraine.
Sep 30, 2015, 23:37 PM ISTRussia still arming Ukraine rebels despite truce: NATO chief
Russia is still sending weapons to separatist rebels battling the Ukrainian government despite a fresh truce in the war-torn east of the country, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday.
Sep 22, 2015, 03:25 AM IST