Ukraine At War

Heavy Fighting In Eastern Ukraine; IMF Delays Aid After Blockade Announcement

Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 5 wounded in the last 24 hours, the Ukrainian military reports.

One Ukrainian soldier was killed by an IED and one wounded today.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 4 wounded near Lobachevo in Lugansk Region.

Police fired over the heads of protesters crashing a checkpoint in Konstantinovka today as clashes between blockaders and law-enforcers resumed. The National Council on Defense and Security supported President Petro Poroshenko’s own proposal of a ban on freight traffic from the Russia-backed separatist-held territories of the Donbass.

Forty-five protesters supporting a blockade of Russia-backed separatist-controlled regions of southeast Ukraine were detained in clashes with the National Guard this evening. Seven officers were injured and MP Volodymyr Parasyuk was hospitalized after being teargassed.

Nearly “non-stop” fighting was reported in Avdeyevka on Sunday, and Monday was another bloody day

Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in fighting today and Russia-backed forces fired Grad missiles on Avdeyevka.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and one Russia-backed fighter was killed as fighting fails to subside in southeastern Ukraine.

Ukraine has suffered heavy casualties today as fighting has again intensified