Ukrainian plane brought down due to human error: Iran
Tehran/IBNS: Iran's military on Saturday said it shot down the Ukrainian passenger flight this week due to 'human error', reported Iran's state TV.
Intelligence indicates Ukrainian international airlines jet shot down by missile - Trudeau
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a press conference on Thursday that Canada has intelligence that the ill-fated Ukrainian International Airlines flight was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. He added that the strike may have been unintentional.
Ukraine jet crashes in Iran, killing 176: UN chief offers deepest condolences
New York/IBNS: A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing all 176 passengers and crew members on board. In a statement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ offered his deepest condolences, saying he was “deeply saddened by the crash”.
Iran: Ukrainian Boeing-737 flight crash leaves 176 passengers killed
Tehran/IBNS: The crash of a Ukrainian Boeing-737 flight in Iran's Tehran city left all its 176 passengers killed on Wednesday, media reports said.
Ukraine's embassy in Iran says plane crashed due to engine malfunction, not terror act
Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: The preliminary investigation into the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737 plane crash earlier in the day shows that the aircraft experienced an engine malfunction and the tragedy was not the result of a terrorist act as some speculations have suggested, the Ukrainian Embassy in Iran said on Wednesday.
Vladimir Putin says Ukraine could get 25 percent cheaper gas
Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Ukraine could get 25 percent cheaper gas if it can reach an agreement with Russia.
Death toll from Ukraine's Odessa college fire rises to 10 - Emergency Service
Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll from a major blaze at a college in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa rose to 10 on Sunday as two bodies were pulled from under the debris, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
Political solution ‘long overdue’ to protect the children of eastern Ukraine
New York/IBNS: Nearly half a million children in eastern Ukraine continue to face “grave risks” to their physical health and psychological well-being, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
Two people die in explosion in Ukraine's Kiev dormitory: Police
Moscow/Sputnik: Two people have died in an explosion in a dormitory in Kiev in Ukraine, the city's police announced.
Donald Trump just expressing opinion, not threatening former ambassador to Ukraine: White House
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump’s Twitter messages attacking ex-US Envoy to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch while she was testifying to the House impeachment probe was not an attempt to intimidate her, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said on Friday.
Top UN court will consider Ukraine allegations against Russia of treaty violations
New York/IBNS: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has agreed to hear claims by Ukraine related to the conflict in the east of the country, where Government forces have been fighting mostly pro-Russian separatists, for more than five years.
US Senator calls on whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal to speak in Congress
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: United States Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul called on the whistleblower, who incited the ongoing impeachment into US President Donald Trump, to speak publicly in Congress and the media to reveal his name.
Self-Proclaimed LPR confirms around 1,800 residents killed during Ukraine conflict
Luhansk/ Sputnik//UNI: Around 1,800 civilians, including 31 minors, have been killed on the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) since the beginning of a conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, the LPR’s National Security Ministry told Sputnik.
Ukraine hopes to secure 2nd IMF loan payout before year's end: Finance Minister
Kiev, Oct 19 (Sputnik/UNI) Ukraine still has the chance to secure the second loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the end of the year, Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said Saturday.
Strong leaders care about all people, not just their own citizens, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says at UN
New York: Advances in weaponry have made the world smaller, which means leaders are not only responsible for the fate of their citizens but of everyone else on the planet, the President of Ukraine told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.