Section: Australia&NZ
NATO: Russian troops enter Ukraine
AS RUSSIAN war ships head towards Australia, combat troops have entered the Ukraine along with tanks and artillery. …read more Source:...
Russian bomber patrols to reach Gulf of Mexico
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s long-range bombers will range from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico on regular patrol missions, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting tensions with the West over Ukraine.A… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia ready to invade, says Kiev
MONITORS warn of escalating violence in eastern Ukraine as investigators work at the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine preparing for combat in face of Russian build-up (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine said Wednesday it was readying for fresh combat operations in the war-torn east as NATO backed claims that Moscow has poured columns of military hardware across the border. …read more Source: The West...
NATO says Russian military equipment entering east Ukraine (AFP)
Sofia (AFP) – NATO has observed columns of Russian military equipment including tanks, artillery and combat troops entering eastern Ukraine in the past two days, the military alliance’s supreme allied commander said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Heavy shelling rocks Ukraine rebel bastion Donetsk (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Heavy artillery fire on Wednesday rocked east Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel bastion of Donetsk, after international monitors warned over escalating violence following the arrival of columns of insurgent reinforcements. …read more Source: The West...
Heavy artillery fire around Ukraine rebel city Donetsk (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Heavy artillery fire on Wednesday rocked east Ukraine’s main rebel bastion of Donetsk in the fiercest fighting around the city in days, an AFP journalist said. …read more Source: The West...
Fear of all-out war in eastern Ukraine
International observers have issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia balks at UN support for Bosnia amid Ukraine rift (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Russia on Tuesday refused to endorse a UN resolution on Bosnia that Moscow said would push the Balkan country towards NATO and the European Union — a scenario that led to the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Fears all-out war looming in Ukraine
A WARNING has been issued over escalating violence as a convoy of military trucks observed rolling into the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. …read more Source: THE...
