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Prisoner swaps on shaky ground in Ukraine as Kiev accused of foul play

RT | September 29, 2014 Prisoner swaps in Ukraine are in danger of stalling as rebels say they will no longer tolerate Kiev’s practice of producing random people for exchange instead of actual members of militia and political prisoners. Prisoner exchanges are a crucial part for consolidating the shaky truce in eastern Ukraine. The peace […]

Huge blast devastates munitions factory in Ukraine’s rebel-held Donetsk

RT | September 20, 2014 A powerful explosion occurred at a military plant in the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk after a shell hit it. A fire is now ravaging the damaged facility. The plant was used for producing explosives and ammunition as well as for dismantling unexploded munitions collected on the battlefields. On Saturday […]

Both sides in Ukraine conflict sign treaty banning military action

RT | September 19, 2014 Kiev and self-defense forces signed a memorandum aimed at effectively halting all fighting in eastern Ukraine after talks in Minsk. It creates a buffer zone, demands a pullback of troops and mercenaries, and bans military aviation flybys over the area. The signed memorandum consists of nine points, former Ukrainian president […]