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Russian separatists force Ukrainian prisoners to march streets of Donetsk
Ukraine marked its independence day on Sunday with a military march past in Kiev intended to send a message of defiance to Russia, but pro-Moscow rebels countered by parading captured Ukrainian troops through the streets in their stronghold. …read more Source: The Toronto...
As tanks roll, Ukraine unveils $3 billion boost to defence budget against pro-Russian rebels
By Efrem Lukatsky And Laura Mills KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president announced plans Sunday to boost his country’s defence spending by an estimated 50 per cent as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. President Petro Poroshenko pledged to spend an extra 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) by 2017 during...
Russian Separatists Paraded Ukrainian POWs Through City — And Then Hosed Down The Street
Pro-Russian separatist rebels force-marched dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war along a main street of the rebel-held Ukrainian town of Donetsk on Sunday. People shouted “fascists” at the group, who walked with heads bowed. They were largely unshaven and dishevelled and dressed either in combat fatigues or civilian clothes. A voice...
In The Midst Of War, Ukraine Marks Its Independence
Ukraine marks 23 years of independence from the former Soviet Union on Sunday, but with a war going on in the east, there seems little for Ukrainians to celebrate.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukraine unveils $3B boost to defence budget against pro-Russia rebels
Ukraine’s president announced plans Sunday to boost his country’s defence spending by an estimated 50 per cent as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine Plans $3 Billion Boost to Defense Spending
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president announced plans Sunday to boost his country’s defense spending by an estimated 50 percent as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. President Petro Poroshenko made his pledge to spend an extra 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) by 2017 during a speech marking...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Vows $3 Billion for Military
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to increase military spending by $3 billion over the next few years because of the ongoing pro-Russian separatist threat in the east of Ukraine. Poroshenko made the comment Sunday in Kyiv during a speech marking Independence Day, 23 years after the breakup of the Soviet Union. He told a crowd of...
Poroshenko rallies thousands in ‘battle for Ukraine’
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday decried Russian “aggression” as Kiev staged a symbolic Independence Day parade while battling pro-Moscow rebels in the east of the country. Army cadets and military hardware crossed Kiev’s Maidan, or Independence Square, as thousands rallied in an emotional...
Ukraine In Defiant Show Of Force As Military Vehicles Parade On Nation’s Independence Day
Armored vehicles and soldiers, some of them hardened in battle, paraded on Kiev’s main square on Sunday to mark Independence Day in a defiant show of the military force Ukraine’s government hopes will defeat pro-Russian separatists in the east. Soldiers, some of whom were due to head directly to the front in the war against the...
Ukraine plans $3 billion boost to defense spending
Ukraine’s president has vowed to boost military spending by 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) in the next three years as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. …read more Source: Miami...
