News about Ukraine

Kazakh company reinsured downed Malaysia Airlines Boeing for $3mln Payments of Kazakhstan-based Eurasia Insurance Company may exceed $3 million in claims over the shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight.

21 July 2014

Rebels move MH17 air crash bodies as US accuses Russia Pro-Russian militiamen in Ukraine loaded almost 200 bodies from downed flight MH17 into refrigerated train wagons on Sunday as an outraged United States pointed the finger of blame directly at Moscow and demanded it ensure full access to the crash site for international investigators.

21 July 2014

Ukraine risks repeating Afghanistan scenario: Kazakh analyst The protracted conflict in Ukraine may lead to the country repeating the scenario of Afghanistan.

21 July 2014

Obama calls Cameron, Merkel, Abbott US President Barack Obama spoke by phone with the leaders of Germany, Britain and Australia to discuss how to respond to the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in eastern Ukraine.

19 July 2014

MH17 crash: tragedy of Malaysian family A family of 6 Malaysians coming from Kazakhstan died in the MH17 flight crush.

19 July 2014

Kazakh airlines to cease using Ukraine airspace Kazakhstani airlines were advised against flying over Ukraine.

19 July 2014

Air Astana changes routes to avoid crossing Ukrainian air space Kazakhstani airlines company Air Astana will change the routes of some of its flights away from Ukrainian airspace.

19 July 2014

No Kazakhstan citizens on board of crashed Malaysia Airlines plane Kazakhstan citizens were not among those killed in the Malaysia Airlines plane crash.

19 July 2014

Kazakhstan's Ministry releases statement on Malaysian Airlines plane crash Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the crash of the Malaysian passenger plane.

18 July 2014

Russia reaction to jet crash 'deeply unsatisfactory': Australia PM Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday called Russia's response to the downing of a Malaysian Airlines jet over Ukraine "deeply, deeply unsatisfactory".

18 July 2014

Some 100 on board crashed Malaysia flight were AIDS workers: reports As many as 100 of those killed on a Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in Ukraine were delegates heading to Australia for a global AIDS conference, unconfirmed reports said.

18 July 2014

Malaysian jet with 295 passengers crashes in Ukraine A Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed on Thursday in rebel-held east Ukraine, as Kiev said the jet was shot down in a "terrorist" attack.

18 July 2014

Ukrainian plane hit by missile, say villagers on Russia border Two men lean on the smouldering wreckage of a Ukrainian airforce plane. They poke among the debris, looking for anything of value. Using an iron bar, one of them moves a Kalashnikov rifle to reveal what appears to be a charred human limb.

15 July 2014

Kiev promises 'restraint' as army nears rebels in Donetsk Rebel strongholds in eastern Ukraine braced for more fighting on Thursday as Western leaders piled pressure on Kiev to strike a truce with pro-Russian separatists.

10 July 2014

Echo of Asia circus festival in Astana International Circus Festival Echo of Asia was taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from 1 to 8 July.

09 July 2014

Obama, Hollande call on Putin to pressure Ukraine rebels on talks France and the United States on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to agree a dialogue on reaching a ceasefire with Kiev.

08 July 2014

Kazakhstan to launch 75 new air routes within 6 years Kazakhstan is going to launch 75 new international air routes by 2020.

03 July 2014

Russian journalist killed in east Ukraine A journalist with Russian public television has been shot dead in east Ukraine where pro-Moscow separatists are battling Ukrainian forces, the media worker's employer Channel One said.

30 June 2014

Kazakhstan and Belarus against Russia’s resolution to limit imports from Ukraine Russia’s decision to limit imports from Ukraine was preceded by Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko’s agreement on association with the EU.

30 June 2014

UN says 110,000 have fled to Russia from Ukraine Some 110,000 people have fled to Russia from Ukraine while more than 54,000 have been displaced inside the conflict-torn country, the UN said.

28 June 2014

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