Section: International Business Times (USA)
Poland To Train Ukraine’s Fledgling Military In Fight With Pro-Russia Rebels, Says Advisor
Poland plans to send military instructors to assist the Ukrainian military, according to Reuters. Poland would be the second foreign nation to send advisors to train Ukrainian soldiers. …read more Source: International Business...
No Ukraine Deaths In Last 24 Hours, As Kiev Requests Weapons From Washington
For the first time since a ceasefire came into effect on Feb. 15, and in fact for the first time in several weeks, Ukrainian officials reported Wednesday that there had been no deaths in East Ukraine over the previous 24-hour period. …read more Source: International Business...
American, British Troops Parade Near Russian Border In Estonia
NATO troops took part in a military parade in Estonia just 300 yards from the Russian border for the country’s Independence Day Tuesday as tensions between Moscow and the West remain high over the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. U.S., British, Dutch, Spanish and Latvian armor and troops joined Estonian forces for the parade, according...
Kerry Accuses Moscow of Lying ‘To My Face’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday accused Russian authorities of lying about Russia’s role in the Ukraine conflict. He criticized Russia’s alleged support of Ukrainian rebels after a ceasefire agreed upon by both sides appeared to fall apart. “Russia has engaged in a rather remarkable period of the most overt and...
Pro-Russian Rebels Are Winning The East Ukraine War, But When Will They Stop?
Despite a ceasefire that came into force on Feb. 15, fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian forces in the Donbas region of Ukraine has continued and rebels have actually gained ground. The withdrawal of ill-equipped Ukrainian forces from the strategic city of Debaltseve on Feb. …read more Source: International Business...
Kharkiv Bomb Blast Claims Another Victim As UN Reports Nearly 6,000 Dead In East Ukraine Conflict
An 18 year-old student has become the most recent victim of the bomb blast that rocked Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Sunday. The student died on Tuesday morning from head injuries sustained from the bomb attack that Ukrainian officials say pro-Russian rebels are responsible for. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukrainian Military Reports Rebel Drones Over East Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels have flown as many as 12 reconnaissance drones over various areas of the contested Donbas region on Monday, Ukrainian authorities claimed. The presence of the unmanned aerial vehicles comes as a week-old ceasefire keeps being breached repeatedly. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia Gave Artillery Weapons To Ukraine Rebels Trying To Take Strategic Mariupol Port, Ukrainian Military Leader Says
Russia allegedly is providing artillery weapons to rebels in Ukraine trying to take Mariupol, a strategically important seaport. Col. Viktor Shidlyukh, the deputy commander of Ukrainian forces defending Mariupol, said the rebels recently started using the artillery weapons for the first time, the Telegraph reported. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Update: Alleged Russian-Backed Terrorists Set Off Deadly Explosion At Rally Marking Ouster Of Yanukovych
Ukrainian authorities said they have captured four men allegedly responsible for a terrorist attack on a rally in Kharkiv marking the one-year anniversary of the ouster and exile of former President Viktor Yanukovych. At least two people were killed and 11 injured, authorities said. Five of the injured were police officers. …read more...
Rebels Order Weapons Pull-Back As Ukraine Says Armor Arriving
(Reuters) – Pro-Moscow rebels said they would start to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine on Sunday but the government in Kiev said armored columns had crossed the border from Russia to reinforce the separatists. The Ukrainian military said the rebels were pressing on with attacks on government forces near...
