Thursday, January 22, 2015

The Ukraine Military Has Retreated And Abandoned Donetsk Airport



BBC: Ukraine crisis: Army retreats at Donetsk airport

WNU Editor: As reported earlier by this blog, this is why Ukraine President Poroshenko left Davos early .... the news from the front was not good. But this defeat has brought some (albeit very small and probably very fleeting) positive news .... Russia, Ukraine agree pullback line for heavy arms (AP). But this is not going to stop the war .... it will probably escalate it because in Kiev they cannot be perceived to be losing this conflict.

More News On The Ukraine Conflict

Ukrainian troops forced to withdraw from Donetsk airport -- France 24
Donetsk bus hit by mortar as Ukrainian forces lose control of airport -- The Guardian
Ukraine troops 'abandon' fiercely contested Donetsk airport -- The Guardian
Kiev pulls its forces out of Donetsk airport terminal in east Ukraine -- Reuters
Ukraine Cedes Donetsk Airport to Rebels as Fighting Continues -- NYT
Pro-Moscow rebels force Ukraine retreat in battle for key airport stronghold -- Washington Post
Ukraine rebels take back Donetsk airport, as new peace talks loom -- CSM
Part of Donetsk airport area remain under Ukrainian control: ministry -- Reuters

More bloodshed, blame in Ukraine after shelling kills civilians in Donetsk -- CNN
Shelling Kills 13 at Bus Stop in Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine -- WSJ
Deadly shelling strikes bus in Ukraine's Donetsk -- Al Jazeera
Eight civilians killed in shelling of Ukraine trolleybus: officials -- Reuters
Ukraine, Russia Trade Blame in Donetsk Shelling; 8 Dead -- VOA
Shelling of city bus in east Ukraine leaves 13 dead -- FOX News/AP

Donetsk violence shatters Ukraine ceasefire efforts -- Euronews
No end in sight as violence surges in Ukraine -- Deutsche Welle

Russia says Donetsk attack on civilians 'blunt provocation' -- Reuters
Ukraine PM says Russia should bear responsibility for deadly Donetsk attack -- Reuters

Russia, Ukraine agree pullback line for heavy arms -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Russia and Ukraine agree on demarcation line -- Al Jazeera
Donetsk Militia to Move Front Line Away From City to Avoid Shelling by Kiev -- Sputnik

Captured Ukraine troops forced to face angry crowd after Donetsk bus stop shelling -- Euronews
Donetsk Separatists Parade Captive Ukrainian Troops At Blast Site -- Radio Free Europe

Gen. Hodges: Russia doubles support to Ukraine rebels -- The Hill
NATO Chief says Russia increasing equipment supplies to eastern Ukraine. -- Sputnik
'No military equipment' crossed at observed Russia-Ukraine border checkpoints - OSCE. -- RT
Threat of new Russian incursion as violence flares in Ukraine -- Stars and Stripes

OSCE reports growing number of refugees moving from Ukraine to Russia -- ITAR-TASS
OSCE Says East Ukraine Conflict Death Toll Exceeds 5,000 -- Sputnik

Ukraine's Poroshenko in Davos: We need help -- USA Today
Ukraine Asks IMF for New Rescue Package -- VOA
Ukrainian president tells CNN Ukraine may seek more sanctions against Russia -- CNN

Ukraine crisis: why is there such a fierce battle for Donetsk airport? -- The Telegraph
How Donetsk's airport became a deadly legend -- Leonid Bershidsky, Stars and Stripes/Bloomberg News

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