Deadly violence in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military announced Monday that seven of its soldiers have been killed in the past day during fighting in the country’s east. Officials say more than 20 soldiers were wounded in the violence.
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists have clashed repeatedly in recent days. The fighting has been described as the worst since the two sides agreed on a ceasefire in September. President Obama and European leaders threatened new action against Russia after rebels launch a deadly rocket attack on the Ukrainian port of Mariupol on Saturday.
Airline website attacked
The official website of Malaysia Airlines has been attacked. A group claiming to support the Islamic State militant group says it carried out the attack.
The company’s website was changed. At first, the site showed a message saying “404 – Plane Not Found.” Another message read, “Hacked by Cyber Caliphate,” with a picture of an Airbus A380 passenger airplane. Another message read, “ISIS will prevail.”
The Malaysia Airlines homepage was later changed to an image of a lizard in a top hat. The claim of responsibility was changed to “Lizard Squad – Official Cyber Caliphate,” with a link to the group’s Twitter account.
This report was based on stories from VOA’s News Division. George Grow wrote this newscast for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter was the editor.