Alexander Zakharchenko
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Russia defends ‘sham’ elections in eastern Ukraine
- Europe
- November 12, 2018, 18:42
Russia has defended Sunday’s separatist elections in eastern Ukraine, which Kiev and its western allies denounced as a sham that would only harm effor(...)

West urges Russia to scrap separatist elections in Ukraine
- Europe
- November 9, 2018, 17:00
Western governments have urged Russia to cancel Sunday’s planned elections in parts of eastern Ukraine under its de-facto control, warning that they w(...)

Russia accuses Ukraine of Islamic State links as tensions rise
- Europe
- September 10, 2018, 18:38
Russia has accused Kiev of hiring a member of Islamic State to kill a leader of Moscow’s proxy militia in eastern Ukraine, as tensions rise between th(...)

Russia commits to more talks on Ukraine in wake of separatist leader’s assassination
- Europe
- September 3, 2018, 17:36
Russia has said it will not withdraw from talks to end the war in eastern Ukraine following the murder of a separatist leader in the region, as German(...)

Assassinated separatist leader Zakharchenko buried in Ukraine
- Europe
- September 2, 2018, 17:51
Russian-controlled separatists in eastern Ukraine have buried their leader, Alexander Zakharchenko, amid warnings from Moscow that his assassination f(...)

Ukraine separatist leader killed in cafe blast
- Europe
- August 31, 2018, 18:44
The leader of Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine was killed on Friday in a blast at a cafe in Donetsk city, the sepa(...)

Separatists in east Ukraine proclaim new state ‘Malorossiya’
- Europe
- July 18, 2017, 10:36
Separatists in eastern Ukraine have proclaimed a new state in the territories they control. More than 10,000 people have died in fighting after Russi(...)

Defying blockade, warlords seize industry in eastern Ukraine
- Europe
- March 1, 2017, 17:00
Russian-backed warlords in eastern Ukraine have begun seizing mines and factories on territory that they control, in a move the Kremlin called a justi(...)

Warlords’ deaths could help Russia cover its tracks in Ukraine
- Europe
- February 9, 2017, 20:03
It is becoming a familiar scene on Russian television news: firemen douse the charred wreckage of a car, office or elevator, as stretcher-bearers carr(...)

US pushes Ukraine and Russia for peace deal progress
- US
- June 22, 2016, 16:13
A top US official arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday to discuss implementation of a beleaguered peace deal for the country, amid rising pressure on Kiev (...)