Rebel military leader Igor Strelkov said his forces had beaten off columns of government armour attacking from the south and west.
Germany and Russia have urged direct talks between Kiev and the rebels.
Libya: Libyan militias battle for Tripoli international airport
Rival Libyan militias battled for Tripoli International Airport overnight and into Sunday, with the sounds of gunfire and blasts echoing across the area.
Brigades from Zintan have controlled the airport since 2011.
Armed vehicles amassed in the area overnight before fighting broke out around dawn, witnesses said.
Saturday, 12 July, 2014
Yemen: Ansarullah shiite rebels agree to pull out of key city of Amran
Yemeni Shiite rebels agreed on Saturday to withdraw from Amran, seized in a push towards the capital, in a deal struck with authorities who are dispatching troops to the strategic city.
The Huthi rebels seized the northern city Tuesday, in a new challenge to the government, which is also facing an al Qaeda threat and a separatist movement in the south.
India: Pakistani troops violate ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire in Jammu district on Saturday targeting Indian positions with small arms and automatic weapons, an officer said.
“Pakistan Rangers fired at Border Security Force (BSF) positions in Arnia sub-sector of the international border at 11am today (Saturday),” a senior police officer said here.
Friday, 11 July, 2014
Ukraine: 30 Ukrainian soldiers killed in overnight rocket attack
Up to 30 Ukrainian soldiers are presumed killed following an overnight rocket attack on July 11 by rebel forces in Luhansk Oblast, in the deadliest single attack on the army since it resumed its anti-terrorist operation 10 days prior.
The precise death toll of the incident remains unclear, with conflicting figures cited by a range of media outlets. A statement on the website of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry cites 19 deaths and 93 wounded.
Iraq: Kurdish Peshmerga forces seize oil refineries, oil fields of Kirkuk and Bai Hassan
The Iraqi Oil Ministry confirmed on Friday that Kurdish Peshmerga forces had seized the plants that produce crude oil in the fields of Kirkuk and Bai Hassan, warning of the danger of this irresponsible behavior, which it considers an encroachment on the Constitution, the national wealth and a disregard for the Federal authority.
Thursday, 10 July, 2014
Ukraine: Donetsk militia force Ukrainian troops to retreat 10 km from Karlivka
The militia forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) have forced the Ukrainian army to retreat 10km from the Karlivka settlement to Galitsinovka village after continuous fighting on the approaches to Donetsk, the DPR press service told ITAR-TASS on Thursday.
According to the press service, the Ukrainian troops have been trying to seize Karlivka from the militia units for more than a week. The residents of nearby villages could hear the cannonade the whole day on Thursday. The Ukrainian troops used heavy artillery guns against the militias.