Section: US & Canada
Britain’s Denial of Some Visas to Russians for Air Show Stirs Outcry
The British government denied visas to the Farnborough show for some state and state company officials including those in the military aviation industry, citing the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine says military plane shot down by rocket
A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia but all eight people aboard managed to bail out safely, the defence ministry said. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine: Military plane shot down by rocket
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia, the defense minister said. Rebels in conflict-wracked eastern Ukraine immediately claimed responsibility for downing the Antonov-26 but Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey said the rocket may have been...
Ukraine military plane shot down by rocket
A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia, the defense minister said. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Photos July 14: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News. In this photo taken on a smartphone on Saturday, July 12, 2014, but released on July 14, 2014, people run to shelter from hailstorm on the beach at Ob River, the major river in western Siberia in Novosibirsk, Russia. The Investigative Committee said in a statement published...
Several Dead In Latest Violence In Luhansk
Officials in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk say that at least three people were killed in shelling on July 13. One of the victims was a female guard at a school that was badly damaged in the strikes, while residents of apartment blocks said one of their neighbors was killed by shrapnel. (Reuters) NOTE: Video contains graphic images....
Ukraine Claims Plane Shot Down From Russian Territory
Ukraine said Monday that a transport plane shot down in the eastern part of the country was “probably” fired on from Russia, as the Ukrainian government continued to assert that Russian troops are fighting alongside pro-Russia separatists against government forces. Col. Gen. Valery Heletey, Ukraine’s defense minister, said the...
Ukrainian Plane Shot Down by Rocket ‘Probably’ From Russian Territory, Government Says
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence minister said on Monday that a Ukrainian AN-26 plane, taking part in the military campaign against separatist rebels, had been shot down by a rocket which was “probably” fired from Russian territory, the presidential website said. Crew members from the military transport plane had been in...
Ukraine: Military plane shot down by rocket
KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia, the defense minister said.Rebels in conflict-wracked eastern Ukraine immediately claimed responsibility for downing the Antonov-26 but Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey said the rocket may have been fired...
Ukraine says plane shot down by rocket from Russia
Ukraine’s Defence Minister says a military plane has been shot down along the country’s eastern border with Russia. …read more Source:...
