Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Lead Major New Offensive in East
NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine — Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, attacking Ukrainian forces and causing panic and wholesale retreat not only in this small border town but a wide swath of territory, in what Ukrainian and Western military officials are calling a stealth...
Russian Courts Close McDonald’s Outlets
Russian courts have backed the consumer regulator’s decision to close several McDonald’s Corp. outlets in the country amid heightening tensions with the West over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Putin says troops may have crossed into Ukraine during patrol
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian soldiers may have crossed into Ukraine during a border patrol, after Kiev claimed to have captured Moscow paratroopers on its territory. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Lead Major New Offensive in East
Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, in what Ukrainian and Western military officials are calling a stealth invasion. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine Says Russian Troops Are Behind Rebel Counteroffensive
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border on Wednesday, as hopes quickly faded that Tuesday’s talks between their two presidents might mark a turning point in a five-month-old crisis. Accusations of direct Russian support for pro-Russian separatists in...
Rebels enter Ukraine town as battle for strategic coastline heats up
The battle for Ukraine’s strategic coastline heated up Wednesday as a local mayor reported that pro-Russian rebel forces entered a key town in southeast Ukraine after three days of heavy shelling. …read more Source: CTV...
Battle for key southeast coast heats up in Ukraine
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The battle for Ukraine’s strategic coastline heated up Wednesday as a local mayor reported that pro-Russian rebel forces entered a key town in southeast Ukraine after three days of heavy shelling…. …read more Source: Associated...
Canada’s NATO Delegation Just Epically Trolled Russia With This Map Of Ukraine
Canada’s delegation to NATO on Wednesday posted a helpful guide for Russian soldiers who have crossed the Ukrainian border “by accident.” On Twitter, the delegation posted a simple map of “Russia” and “Not Russia.” “Geography can be tough. Here’s a guide for Russian soldiers who keep getting...
House Of Culture Burns In Donetsk
The municipal cultural center in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk was in flames on August 27 amid continuing unrest. The cause of the blaze could not immediately be confirmed, but locals reported shelling in the separatist-held city. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Experts Positively Identify Remains of 173 MH17 Crash Victims
Experts working to identify victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 have gathered DNA samples from 283 people and positively identified 173. The Netherlands Forensic Institute says the DNA samples do not all correspond to a victim’s identification. Some of the samples appear to be from workers who gathered the bodies where the jet was shot...
