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2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down in eastern Ukraine
Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. …read more Source: FOX...
Putin-Backed Rebels Shoot Down Two Ukrainian Fighter Jets
Pro-Russian rebels have shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military operations said on Wednesday. The spokesman said the two were downed near Savur Mogila in eastern Ukraine. No details were known about the pilots. The Wall Street Journal reports that The U.S. believes Russia has continued arming and training...
Pro-Russian rebels shoot down 2 Ukrainian fighter jets
Pro-Russian rebels have shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military operations said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. The Sukhoi-25 fighters were shot down 1:30 p.m. local time Wednesday over an area called Savur Mogila. Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky says the planes may have been carrying up to two...
Defense Ministry: 2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down in the east of country
Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian jets shot down by pro-Russian rebels, Kiev says
Ukrainian government forces have pushed the armed rebels back to their two main strongholds, in Donetsk and nearby Lugansk …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukrainian Deputies Scuffle In Parliament
Scuffles broke out in the Ukrainian parliament on July 23 as deputies from the nationalist Svoboda party attempted to physically expel Communist Party leader Petro Symonenko, who made accusations about high civilian casualty rates at the hands of government forces combating separatist rebels in Ukraine’s east. The session was also...
Here’s Why The EU Still Won’t Approve Tough Sanctions On Russia
The European Union already imposed sanctions on Russia in March over its stealth invasion and annexation of Crimea, but those lacked teeth. In the week after Russian-backed separatist accidentally shot down Malaysia Flight MH17 on July 17, killing 298 people, some EU members have urged much tougher sanctions. But that is unlikely for a number of...
Kerry Cites Progress in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
(JERUSALEM) — Offering the first glimmer of hope for a Gaza cease-fire, the United States on Wednesday said negotiations to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas militants are making some progress even if an end to more than two weeks of bloodshed is nowhere near. MoreSecond American ‘Lone Soldier’ Gets Hero’s Burial NBC...
U.S. Intelligence Releases Evidence Of Russian Connection To MH17 Downing
“The Washington Post” reports that the U.S. intelligence community has released its analysis of photos relating to the shoot down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence reportedly says the images show the movements of an antiaircraft missile system toward Russia, and...
