Section: US & Canada
Russian columns enter Ukraine; leader urges calm
NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine — Two columns of tanks and military vehicles rolled into southeastern Ukraine from Russia on Thursday after Grad missiles were fired at a border post and Ukraine’s overmatched border guards fled, a top Ukrainian official said.Echoing the comments by Ukraine’s Col. Andriy Lysenko, a top NATO official said at least...
U.N. calls emergency meeting on Ukraine crisis
Ukrainian president says Russian forces ‘have enter Ukraine.’ …read more Source: USA...
Freezing The Donbas
Russia appears to be playing an old game in Donbas. But it may have to play by some new rules. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Fears Invasion by Russia’s Military
The Obama administration accused Russia on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 of orchestrating a new military campaign in Ukraine, helping rebel forces expand their fight in the country’s east and sending tanks, rocket launchers and armored vehicles toward communities elsewhere. …read more Source: Voice of...
In Russia, Ukraine War Hits Home With Secret Funerals, Missing Men
Amid scenes of Russian paratroopers being paraded by the Ukrainian military, secret Russian funerals, and mothers asking where their sons are, fighting in eastern Ukraine appears now to be tangibly touching Russians. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Fighting On The Streets Of Donetsk
RFE/RL’s Andrei Babitsky is in Donetsk and has sent this footage of fierce fighting on the streets of the eastern Ukrainian city this afternoon. (WARNING: Graphic content, including footage of dead bodies) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU, Russia stocks fall as Ukraine peace hopes fade
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that Russian forces had entered his country. …read more Source:...
Official: 2 tank columns from Russia enter Ukraine
Ukraine security spokesman says 2 columns of tanks from Russia have entered strategic town …read more Source:...
Armoured Column Seen in South Russia Near Border With Ukraine
A Reuters reporter saw on Thursday a column of armoured vehicles and dust-covered troops, one of them with an injured face, driving through the Russian steppe just across the border from a part of Ukraine which Kiev says is occupied by Russian troops. None of the men or vehicles had standard military identification marks, but the reporter saw a...
NATO Just Released Satellite Evidence Russia Is Lying About Invading Ukraine
NATO released a series of satellite images on Thursday showing what a top general described as “Russian combat soldiers, equipped with sophisticated heavy weaponry, are operating inside Ukraine’s sovereign territory.” According to a statement posted on the NATO website, the photos “confirmed what NATO and its Allies had...
