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    Ukraine president vows to retake the east
    Jan18

    Ukraine president vows to retake the east

    President Poroshenko again puts the prospect of a successful truce further afield as fighting rages around the destroyed Donetsk airport …read more Source:...

    Ukraine says tank offensive pushing rebels from airport
    Jan18

    Ukraine says tank offensive pushing rebels from airport

    Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine rushed tanks to the front lines and claimed Sunday to have cleared pro-Russian rebels from most of Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting, with heavy shelling shaking the key eastern city.As fighting wracked the country’s war-torn east, thousands of people held a common prayer and peace march...

    Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine as peace rally is held in Kiev
    Jan18

    Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine as peace rally is held in Kiev

    Fierce fighting raged in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Sunday as tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital, Kiev, to light candles for peace. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    What The World’s Armies Eat
    Jan18

    What The World’s Armies Eat

    One of the biggest challenges facing any military is providing each soldier with a lightweight, self-contained, high-calorie meal inside of a combat zone. These individual field rations called “Meal Ready-to-Eat”(MRE) or “kitchens in a box” are designed to give service members well-balanced meals that can last them an...

    Ukraine says it reclaimed Donetsk airport after ‘massive military operation’
    Jan18

    Ukraine says it reclaimed Donetsk airport after ‘massive military operation’

    The Ukrainian military on Sunday said its forces had rebuffed an assault by Russian-backed rebels, and reclaimed almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine that was lost in recent weeks, after Kiev rushed tanks to the battle lines in a “massive operation” overnight. Ukrainian officials reported at least six people...

    Ukrainian Troops Retake Almost All Of Donetsk Airport From Rebels
    Jan18

    Ukrainian Troops Retake Almost All Of Donetsk Airport From Rebels

    By Natalia Zinets and Lina Kushch KIEV, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks, even as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march on Sunday. The offensive brought fighting close to the big industrial city of...

    Ukraine leader vows to retake separatist-held east
    Jan18

    Ukraine leader vows to retake separatist-held east

    KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president vowed Sunday to reassert control over his country’s conflict-shattered eastern regions as fighting there reached a new peak of intensity.Petro Poroshenko told a crowd of several thousand gathered in central Kiev that Ukraine wouldn’t “give up an inch” of its land to Russian-backed...

    Ukraine leader vows to retake separatist-held east
    Jan18

    Ukraine leader vows to retake separatist-held east

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told a crowd of several thousand gathered in central Kiev that Ukraine wouldn’t “give up an inch” of its land to Russian-backed separatists.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Ukraine leader vows to retake separatist-held east
    Jan18

    Ukraine leader vows to retake separatist-held east

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president vowed Sunday to reassert control over his country’s conflict-shattered eastern regions as fighting there reached a new peak of intensity. Petro Poroshenko told a crowd of several thousand gathered in central Kiev that Ukraine wouldn’t “give up an inch” of its land to Russian-backed...

    Russia’s Net Outflows Hit The Highest Level Ever
    Jan18

    Russia’s Net Outflows Hit The Highest Level Ever

    Net capital outflows from Russia were at the highest level ever in 2014. Net outflows by companies and banks reached $151.5 billion in 2014, more than two times as much as in 2013, according to the Russian Central Bank. The last time the level of outflows were around these levels was during the global financial crisis in 2008 — at $133.6 billion....