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7 Ukraine forces die in landmine explosion
A truck carrying Ukrainian troopers has gone over a landmine in the country’s east, killing seven soldiers. According to Press TV, military spokesman Yevgen Silkin said the incident occurred about 20 kilometers west of Donetsk, which pro-Russia fighters — who are in their 14th month of fighting the Ukrainian military — have...
Over 1,700 Ukraine troops killed in conflict: Official
A Ukrainian official says over 1,700 government troops have been killed since the conflict began in the country’s eastern Donbas region. Ukrainian presidential adviser Yuri Biryukov wrote on his Facebook account on Sunday that some 1,723 servicemen were killed during the13-month conflict between Kiev forces and pro-Russia fighters in the...
UK mulls hosting US missiles to counter Russia’s military plans
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says his country is ready to consider hosting US cruise missiles in an alleged bid to counter “worrying signs” from Russia’s military plans. Hammond during an interview with state-funded BBC on Sunday said “We would look at the case. We work extremely closely with the Americans. That would be a...
Activists take to streets in Bavaria to protest against NATO expansion
Hundreds of protesters gathered at Garmisch-Partenkirchen resort town, just a few miles away from the Group of Seven (G7) summit’s venue, Bavaria’s Schloss Elmau hotel, to protest against NATO expansion through Ukraine, a member of an anti-G7 network said Sunday. “NATO wants to expand through Ukraine, it has changed the...
Putin accuses West of deliberately creating Ukraine crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the conflict in Ukraine was deliberately manufactured by “unprofessional actions” of the West, which he referred to as “our partner.” “I believe that this (Ukraine) crisis was created deliberately and it is the result of our partner’s unprofessional actions,”...
Leak: US knowingly conceals E. Ukrainian ceasefire violations by Kiev
The US and its Western allies are well aware of all the ceasefire violations in Eastern Ukraine but, deliberately turn a blind eye to Kiev’s actions, hackers said after obtaining the emails of top Ukrainian official overseeing the truce. The anti-Kiev hacktivist group, CyberBerkut, claims to have hacked the emails of Major-General Andrey...
NATO states to start major naval drills in Baltic Sea
Scores of vessels and aircraft from 17 countries are set to take part in major US-led NATO naval drills in the Baltic Sea. The multinational maritime exercise of BALTOPS 2015 will start on June 5 and run until June 20. According to NATO’s website, the exercise will feature anti-submarine warfare, air defense, intercepting suspect vessels...
US considering deployment of cruise missiles in Europe for Russia
The United States is considering the deployment of ground-launched cruise missiles in Europe in order to counter Russia’s measures in Ukraine, according to a new report. The Associated Press reported on Thursday that the decision was made after Russia allegedly violated a nuclear treaty. The US accuses Russia of violating the 1987...
Russia warns Kiev against Minsk truce violation
Russia has warned Ukraine of the serious repercussions of jeopardizing the Minsk peace agreement amid escalating clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine. Speaking at a security conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the steps being taken by Kiev pose a threat to the implementation of...
Ukraine shells Donetsk forces positions over 40 times in last 24 hours
A defense ministry spokesman for Donetsk said Wednesday that the Ukrainian army has violated ceasefire arrangements in war-torn Eastern territory some 43 times over the past 24 hours. Donetsk News Agency reported that various weapons have been used by Kiev forces to shell residential areas and suburbs. The spokesman said that Donetsk’s...
