6 militants killed, 3 Ukrainian troops injured
luhansk (Ukraine): Pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine have taken two Government bases in battles around luhansk, seizing quantities of ammunition and explosives from a border guards post and taking another installation after National Guard forces ran out of ammunition.
Final batch of Indians leave lugansk
Moscow: The second and final batch of 500 Indians, mostly students, are leaving violence-hit Ukrainian city of lugansk to Kyiv even as the first group of 500 students have reached the Ukrainian capital en route to India. India in cooperation with Ukrainian Government has made arrangements to evacuate close to 1,000 of its nationals from lugansk, which is witnessing fierce battle between Moscow- backed supporters and the Government troops.
Russia rejects returning to G-8
Moscow: Russia ruled out returning to the Group of Eight (G8), comprising seven most industrialised nations (G7) and Russia, but Kremlin said it was open to cooperation with major Western powers.
Gazprom delays Ukraine gas deadline to June 10
Moscow: Russia’s gas giant Gazprom said it was giving Ukraine an extra day to start paying for gas ahead of time or risk a cut in its supply. "On the request of Ukrainian side, the deadline for regulating the problems on payments has been postponed to June 10 because June 9 is a public holiday in Ukraine," Gazprom said.