Section: Calgary Herald (Canada)
Russian artillery units open fire on Ukrainian forces, NATO alleges
Russian artillery units, manned by Russian troops, reportedly moved into Ukrainian territory in as of late and have started firing on Ukrainian government soldiers …read more Source: Calgary...
Plaques mark internment of Ukrainian immigrants during First World War | video
Calgary’s Ukrainian community reflected on a dark chapter of Canadian history Friday with the unveiling of three plaques to commemorate the internment of Ukrainian immigrants during the First World War. The plaques, which depict images of internees with the caption “Recalling Canada’s First National Internment Operations,” are being...
Russia sends aid trucks into Ukraine, Kyiv calls move a ‘direct invasion’
Ukraine insists the truck drivers are Russian soldiers; and says the trucks are meant to transport weapons and remove bodies of Russian fighters from eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Calgary...
Ukraine claims rebels fired rockets on a column of refugees, killing ‘many’
Ukraine claimed Monday that rebels in the east of the country fired rockets and mortars on civilians trying to flee from the region’s intense fighting. …read more Source: Calgary...
Ukraine says government troops have entered rebel-held city, captured police station
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s government said Sunday that separatists shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane after army troops entered deep inside a rebel-controlled city in the east in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month long conflict. …read more Source: Calgary...
Ukraine says it has destroyed part of armed convoy from Russia
Ukraine said its troops attacked and partially destroyed a column of armed vehicles that had crossed the border from Russian territory, while Russia said it was concerned about an attack on another convoy carrying aid. …read more Source: Calgary...
Ukraine says it has attacked, destroyed part of armed convoy from Russia
Ukraine said its troops attacked and partially destroyed a column of armed vehicles that had crossed the border from Russian territory, while Russia said it was concerned about an attack on another convoy carrying aid. …read more Source: Calgary...
More than 100 inmates run free as rocket slams into high-security prison in east Ukraine
‘Extremely dangerous prisoners are now free. It is hard to know the extent of threat this poses to the city, which is flooded with weapons.’ …read more Source: Calgary...
Canada slaps fresh sanctions, travel bans on Russian, Ukrainian people, groups
OTTAWA – Canada has slapped fresh economic sanctions and travel bans on some Russian and Ukrainian groups and individuals. …read more Source: Calgary...
NATO flags Ukraine incursion threat after Russian troop buildup
NATO said there’s a risk of Russia sending troops into Ukraine under the “pretext” of a humanitarian or peacekeeping mission after President Vladimir Putin massed soldiers on his country’s western border. …read more Source: Calgary...
