Ukraine War News Updates -- January 28, 2015

Voice of America: Ukrainian Military Leader Vows No Letup Against Rebels

WNU Editor: I first mentioned it a few weeks ago .... but today it is official .... with the restart of the war my usual sources near the fighting have all dried up .... and the usual independent sources for news that I trust have significantly curtailed their reporting on what is happening in eastern Ukraine. There is Russian and Ukrainian news services .... and social media .... but knowing for sure on what is accurate or what is propaganda .... that is becoming harder and harder to differentiate with each passing day. I do know that coverage from Ukrainian news services has become gloomy in the past few days .... the soldiers that they are interviewing look like a defeated army. And on the other side .... since the fall of Donetsk airport .... news coverage on the pro-Russian side has become very limited and controlled. I will still post the updates and my commentary on this conflict each day .... and I will try my best to explain what is happening .... but we are now in a full blown war .... and news and information are always the first casualty in such a conflict.

Ukraine War News Updates -- January 28, 2015

Ukraine rebels claim new key victory is within grasp -- AP
Over 1,190 Ukrainian troops killed since beginning of combat operations in Donbas — DPR -- ITAR-TASS
Ukraine: Separatist rebels in no mood to talk of truce after reigniting war -- Euronews
Residents of crucial Ukraine export hub defiant as Russia threat looms - Washington Times
Pro-Russian Forces Seize More Terrain in Ukraine -- Washington Free Beacon
Ukraine hospitals 'under attack', says MSF -- BBC
As shelling batters Ukraine’s cities, country’s children increasingly in danger – UN -- UN News Centre
Amid Fighting In Donetsk, On Edge And Seeking Safety Underground -- NPR
Blitzkrieg turned mayhem: Hacktivists claim they reveal Ukrainian troops’ annihilation -- RT
Online army: Ukraine seeks to recruit bloggers for ‘truth-telling’ crusade -- RT
Kyiv, Moscow Trade Barbs Over Escalation of Conflict in E. Ukraine -- VOA
War of words between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels heats up -- CBS
Russia says Kiev's actions will escalate Ukraine fighting -- Reuters
Poroshenko and US press Putin on Ukraine violence -- AFP
Russia is accused of ‘financing illegal armed groups’ – Council of Europe -- Euronews
U.S. May Expand Ukraine Loan-Guarantee Package to $3 Billion -- WSJ
U.S. provides more aid to Ukraine, threatens to step up sanctions on Russia -- Reuters
Ukrainian Students Call On Russian Counterparts To End 'Information War' -- Radio Free Europe
How Ukraine's outgunned 'cyborgs' lost Donetsk airport -- Sergei L. Loiko, L.A. Times
Ukraine looking more like Poland on the brink of World War Two -- John Lloyd, Reuters