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Ukraine calls on residents of besieged Donetsk to flee
Ukraine forces say they are in the ‘final stage” of an operation to retake the city. …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine: Russia Has Massed 45,000 Troops On Joint Border
KIEV, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Russia has massed 45,000 troops on its border with Ukraine backed by an array of heavy equipment including tanks, missile systems, warplanes and attack helicopters, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Monday. “As of 11 o’clock today, about 45,000 troops of the armed forces and internal...
Kremlin Says Russia Is Sending Humanitarian Convoy Into Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Kremlin says Russia is sending humanitarian convoy into Ukraine in cooperation with Red Cross. …read more Source: The Huffington...
Ukraine’s noose tightens on Donetsk as rebels vow ‘another Stalingrad’
Kiev has tightened the vise on the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, surrounding the eastern city and cutting off supply routes and all roads in. …read more Source: FOX...
Rocket attack in eastern Ukraine said to lead to mass jail break
“Extremely dangerous prisoners are now free” in Donetsk, official warns; both sides trade blame for the attack, which killed one prisoner …read more Source:...
Steven Seagal Rocked Out With Pro-Russia Separatists In Crimea
Action movie star Steven Seagal brought his blues band to a bikers’ festival held on Saturday in the city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed from Ukraine by Russia earlier this year. Seagal reportedly rocked out in front of a flag used by the pro-Russian separatists who are still battling Ukrainian forces in the...
No Solution In Sight On China Sea Dispute
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Despite U.S. and Asian calls for self-restraint and new impetus for the resolution of territorial disputes involving China, a high-profile Asian security summit ended over the weekend where it began, with no solution of the rifts in sight. China dismissed a new U.S. proposal for a freeze on hostile actions that...
‘High probability’ of Russian intervention in east Ukraine, NATO chief warns
‘We see the Russians developing the narrative and the pretext for such an operation under the guise of a humanitarian operation,’ Anders Fogh Rasmussen says …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine Rocket Attack Leads to Mass Jail Breakout
(DONETSK, Ukraine) — Rockets slammed into a high-security prison Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said. MoreMissouri Teen’s Fatal Shooting by Cops Sparks Riots NBC NewsPower Play: Inside the New War Brewing in Iraq’s Capital NBC...
Ukraine rocket attack leads to mass jail breakout
DONETSK, Ukraine — Rockets slammed into a high-security prison Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said.Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky said a direct rocket hit killed at least one inmate and left three others severely wounded....
