Section: US & Canada
Canadian navy’s East Coast flagship sidelined by engine problems
Canada’s last destroyer is temporarily sidelined after a series of engine problems and other technical issues on the 43-year-old vessel caused senior navy leaders to worry the ship might not be able to continue operating. HMCS Athabaskan, the flagship of the country’s Atlantic fleet, is undergoing a series of repairs in Halifax,...
Ukrainian military and separatists accuse each other of shelling Donetsk
Fred LambertDONETSK, Ukraine, July 19 (UPI) — Pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian military blamed each other for shelling in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, Ukraine, while observers blame both sides. …read more Source: United Press...
Canadian techs train Ukrainian soldiers in the art of bomb disposal
Canadian bomb disposal troops are instructing Ukrainian troops over the next couple of weeks on how to better deal with the growing menace of improvised explosives in the eastern part of the war-torn country. The soldiers, from the 4th Engineering Support Regiment, based in Gagetown, N.B., are in Yavoriv, Ukraine to impart skills hard-won in the...
Canadian train Ukrainians to dismantle IEDs
YAVORIV, Ukraine – Canadian bomb disposal troops are instructing Ukrainian troops over the next couple of weeks on how to better deal with the growing menace of improvised explosives in the eastern part of the war-torn country. The soldiers, from the 4th Engineering Support Regiment, based in Gagetown, N.B., are in Yavoriv, Ukraine to impart...
Ukraine, Rebels Trade Blame for Deadly Shelling in Donetsk
Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian rebels are accusing each other of shelling residential districts in and near the war-shattered rebel-held city of Donetsk, after police on Sunday reported at least four civilians killed in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian military officials say they observed rebels firing missiles toward the city center and...
Scott Walker Steers Clear Of Nuance On Foreign Policy
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 19 (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker had a steep learning curve on foreign policy after some early off-key statements. Now an eager student of global affairs, is staking out positions that play well to conservatives but lack a lot of nuance.This was clear from a weekend bus tour the...
Ukraine Rebels Say Their Small Weapons Pullback Is Beginning
SCOW (AP) – Ukraine’s separatist rebels say they have begun pulling back military vehicles with small-caliber weapons from most of the front line in their war with Ukrainian forces.The claims Sunday by the Russia-backed rebels in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions… …read more Source:...
800 troops from US, Europe take part in Moldova exercises
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Some 800 troops from Moldova, the U.S., Romania, Poland and Georgia are taking part in joint military exercises in Moldova, a former Soviet republic that borders Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine rebels say their small weapons pullback is beginning
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s separatist rebels say they have begun pulling back military vehicles with small-caliber weapons from most of the front line in their war with Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: CNS...
800 troops from US and Europe stage military exercises in Moldova, which borders Ukraine
Some 800 troops from Moldova, the U.S., Romania, Poland and Georgia are taking part in joint military exercises in Moldova, a former Soviet republic that borders Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
