Kim Sengupta
Kim Sengupta is Defence Correspondent at The Independent.
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The new people’s republic of east Ukraine
20 April 2014 12:01 AM
In the power vacuum, a new government starts to form
Ukraine crisis latest: Donetsk unmoved by Geneva accord
18 April 2014 07:42 PM
For the men facing off at the airport, the multinational peace deal is meaningless
Ukraine crisis: The ugly side of Russia’s ‘liberation’ of its neighbour
17 April 2014 08:28 PM
A victim of a stun grenade attack in Mariupol tells Kim Sengupta that the current tensions could set Ukrainian against Ukrainian for years
Ukraine crisis: Chaos, confusion and itchy trigger fingers reign in the east as Kiev begins ‘anti-terrorist’ mission
17 April 2014 05:51 AM
The first 24 hours of the operation has seen Ukrainian APCs flying Russian flags and a general attacked by a crowd for obeying the orders of a 'fascist regime'
Ukraine crisis: Helicopter gunships take country closer to all-out war
15 April 2014 08:36 AM
Ukrainian troops use helicopters to seize back airport held by pro-Russian militiamen while ground forces gather around separatist stronghold of Slovyansk
Ukraine crisis: How spontaneous are the pro-Russian protests breaking out in the east?
15 April 2014 12:00 AM
The Kiev administration continues to talk tough, as it did while losing Crimea, as Horlivka becomes the latest city where state institutions have passed into the hands of separatists
Ukraine crisis: Kiev confronts pro-Russia forces in bloody attempt to retain eastern half of country
14 April 2014 12:01 AM
West accuses Moscow of orchestrating upheaval that threatens security consensus that ended the Cold War
Ukraine crisis: Pro-Russians step up attacks during clashes in east of the country
13 April 2014 12:00 AM
Masked gunmen are storming more government buildings, barricading roads and demanding a split from Kiev
Ukraine crisis: Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s mission to prevent his country breaking up
12 April 2014 12:00 AM
Kim Sengupta reports from Donetsk, where tensions are growing and a ‘People’s Republic’ has been declared
Ukraine crisis: ‘If they storm us, they will end up killing a lot of civilians’, say pro-Russian occupiers of administrative building in Donetsk
10 April 2014 07:01 PM
Armed with Molotov cocktails, defended by razor wire, the separatists tell Kim Sengupta they are ready to fight Kiev’s forces
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