Kiev – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:40:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Kiev – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 UN Confirms Children’s Hospital in Kiev Hit by Russian Missile https://www.theinfostride.com/un-confirms-childrens-hospital-in-kiev-hit-by-russian-missile/ https://www.theinfostride.com/un-confirms-childrens-hospital-in-kiev-hit-by-russian-missile/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:00:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382932 Preliminary investigations by the UN Human Rights Office have confirmed that the children’s hospital destroyed in Kiev was directly hit by a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. Danielle Bell, head of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, made this announcement on Tuesday. Specialists reached this conclusion after analyzing video footage and directly examining [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/un-confirms-childrens-hospital-in-kiev-hit-by-russian-missile/feed/ 0 Divided Ukraine holds vote shunned by rebel-held east https://www.theinfostride.com/divided-ukraine-holds-vote-shunned-by-rebel-held-east/ Sun, 25 May 2014 11:59:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44741 A bitterly divided Ukraine voted Sunday in a presidential election seen as the most important in the country's history as it battles a deadly pro-Russian insurrection in the east. Turnout was brisk in the capital Kiev and the west where long queues…

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]]> Russian President Vladimir Putin orders end of military drills near Ukraine border- Kremlin https://www.theinfostride.com/russian-president-vladimir-putin-orders-end-of-military-drills-near-ukraine-border-kremlin/ Mon, 19 May 2014 09:40:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43605 Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an end to military exercises in regions bordering Ukraine, the Kremlin said Monday, while also calling on Kiev to immediately withdraw troops from east Ukraine. "Due to the end of the planned spring training…

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]]> United States does not recognize ‘illegal’ Ukraine referendum   https://www.theinfostride.com/united-states-does-not-recognize-illegal-ukraine-referendum/ Mon, 12 May 2014 17:56:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42137 The United States said Monday it does not recognize the "illegal referendum" held over the weekend in east Ukraine that called for breaking away from Kiev. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the voting organized by pro-Russian elements in Donetsk…

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]]> Red Cross members says workers detained in east Ukraine freed https://www.theinfostride.com/red-cross-members-says-workers-detained-in-east-ukraine-freed/ Sat, 10 May 2014 10:26:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41645 Several Red Cross members whom rebels said they had detained in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have been released, an official from the organisation in Kiev told AFP Saturday. "An emergency response team from the local Red Cross and one member…

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]]> Odessa violence flares afresh as PM blames deaths on Russia https://www.theinfostride.com/odessa-violence-flares-afresh-as-pm-blames-deaths-on-russia/ Sun, 04 May 2014 17:58:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40373 Thousands of pro-Russian protesters assaulted Odessa's police headquarters Sunday, days after deadly clashes and a fire there killed dozens of their comrades in what Kiev charged was a Russian plot to "destroy Ukraine". The unrest in the southern port…

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]]> New Pro-Russian militants violent in east Ukraine as ‘helpless’ Kiev looks on https://www.theinfostride.com/new-pro-russian-militants-violent-in-east-ukraine-as-helpless-kiev-looks-on/ Thu, 01 May 2014 14:19:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39648 Pro-Russian militants Thursday unleashed fresh violence in restive east Ukraine, storming yet another public building and further fueling fears that the ex-Soviet republic could disintegrate. The violence in the city of Donetsk confirmed the separatists…

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]]> International Monetary Fund approves $17 billion aid for Ukraine https://www.theinfostride.com/international-monetary-fund-approves-17-billion-aid-for-ukraine/ Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:35:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39539 The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday a $17 billion aid deal for Ukraine, even as Kiev fights to prevent pro-Moscow separatists from hiving off another chunk of the country. The IMF executive board's green light opens the way for an immediate…

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]]> Group of Seven rich countries impose new sanctions on Russia as Kiev warns of ‘world war’ https://www.theinfostride.com/group-of-seven-rich-countries-impose-new-sanctions-on-russia-as-kiev-warns-of-world-war/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:17:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38509 The Group of Seven rich countries agreed Saturday to impose new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, after Kiev accused Moscow of seeking to trigger a "third world war". The G7 nations, in a joint statement, said they would "move swiftly…

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]]> Russian aircraft violated Ukraine’s airspace, says Pentagon spokesman https://www.theinfostride.com/russian-aircraft-violated-ukraines-airspace-says-pentagon-spokesman/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:15:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38391 Russian warplanes violated Ukraine's airspace several times in the past 24 hours, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday, in the latest sign of a mounting confrontation between Moscow and Kiev. "I can confirm that on several occasions in the last 24 hours…

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]]> Russia begins border army drill after Ukraine attacks rebels https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-begins-border-army-drill-after-ukraine-attacks-rebels/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:09:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38137 Russia ordered new military exercises on the border of Ukraine Thursday and warned of "consequences" after Kiev launched a deadly assault against pro-Kremlin rebels occupying the flashpoint town of Slavyansk, in an escalation of the crisis. But Ukraine…

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]]> Beatings and arson target pro-Kiev reporters in Ukraine’s rebel east https://www.theinfostride.com/beatings-and-arson-target-pro-kiev-reporters-in-ukraines-rebel-east/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:44:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37022 The newspaper's edition was set, ready to print, when the assailants came at 2 o'clock in the morning, Molotov cocktails in hand. "We heard someone beating violently against our windows. They ripped off the shutters and broke the glass. Then they took…

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]]> Pro-Russian militants snub deal, demand resignation of Ukraine government https://www.theinfostride.com/pro-russian-militants-snub-deal-demand-resignation-of-ukraine-government/ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:59:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36680 Kiev's interim government must leave power before pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine will abide by an international deal to vacate seized government buildings, a separatist leader said Friday. "We agree that the buildings should be vacated, but…

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]]> President Barack Obama steels for Putin call as crisis escalates https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-steels-for-putin-call-as-crisis-escalates/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:38:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35831 Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin confronted one another in telephone talks Monday as a standoff over Ukraine escalated after the CIA chief visited Kiev and a Russian war plane "buzzed" a US destroyer. Washington said it was consulting European…

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]]> US Vice President to travel to Ukraine amid growing unrest https://www.theinfostride.com/us-vice-president-to-travel-to-ukraine-amid-growing-unrest/ Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:42:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35434 Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Ukraine on April 22 to stress US support for Kiev and steps to improve its energy security amid a crisis with neighboring Russia. During his meetings with government leaders and civil society groups, Biden will…

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]]> United States warns Russia of ‘additional consequences’ over Ukraine https://www.theinfostride.com/united-states-warns-russia-of-additional-consequences-over-ukraine/ Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:41:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35431 US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia of "additional consequences" if it fails to pull its troops back from the Ukraine border, as Kiev accused Moscow of aggression in its restive east. During a telephone call with Russian Foreign Minister…

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]]> Ukraine eyes coal after Russian gas price hike https://www.theinfostride.com/ukraine-eyes-coal-after-russian-gas-price-hike/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:07:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33157 Ukraine's Western-backed leaders scrambled on Friday to find new sources of energy after Russia hiked its gas price by 80 percent in response to the overthrow of Kiev's pro-Kremlin regime. The crisis-hit nation saw the amount it must pay for 1,000 cubic…

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]]> Ukraine leaders blame Russian agents for Kiev carnage https://www.theinfostride.com/ukraine-leaders-blame-russian-agents-for-kiev-carnage/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:53:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32944 Ukraine's Western-backed leaders on Thursday blamed Russian agents and the country's ousted president of organising two days of bloodshed in February that claimed nearly 90 lives. The explosive allegations were levelled only moments before Russia responded…

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]]> Ukrainians urge unity after Russia storms Crimea base https://www.theinfostride.com/ukrainians-urge-unity-after-russia-storms-crimea-base/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:59:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30295 Kiev braced for a unity rally on Sunday after elite Russian forces stormed one of Ukraine's last Crimean bases in a march that has defied both sanctions and global isolation. Saturday's takeover involving machinegun fire into the air and stun grenades…

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]]> Ukraine protesters block government offices after clashes https://www.theinfostride.com/ukraine-protesters-block-government-offices-clashes/ Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:23:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3214 Ukrainian protesters Monday blockaded administrative buildings and camped on Kiev's central square in a bid to oust the government after police brutality and a row over an EU pact plunged the nation into its worst political crisis in a decade. European…

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