Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
World War 3 Rumors: Ukraine President Dissolves Parliament, Weapons Convoys Seen Entering Country
KRASNODON, Ukraine (AP) — AP reporters say convoys of military weaponry and supplies have been coming from the direction of Russia into rebel-held Ukraine. Rebel fighters also described how Russian border guards did nothing to stop them. Associated Press reporters in the eastern Ukrainian town of Krasnodon observed three such convoys last week....
Weapons Convoys Seen Rolling in Eastern Ukraine
KRASNODON, Ukraine— AP reporters say convoys of military weaponry and supplies have been coming from the direction of Russia into rebel-held Ukraine. Rebel fighters also described how Russian border guards did nothing to stop them. Associated Press reporters in the eastern Ukrainian town of Krasnodon observed three such convoys last week. NATO...
Ukrainian President Dissolves Parliament
KIEV, Ukraine— Ukraine’s president has dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. President Petro Poroshenko announced in a statement posted on his website Monday that he has dissolved parliament and called for snap elections on October...
Ukraine: Russian Tank Column Enters Southeast
KIEV, Ukraine— A column of Russian tanks and armored vehicles has crossed into southeastern Ukraine, away from where most of the intense fighting has been taking place, a top Ukrainian official said Monday. Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security Council, told reporters that the column of 10 tanks, two armored...
Ukraine Official Says Russian Tank Column Entered Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine— A column of Russian tanks and armored vehicles has crossed into southeastern Ukraine, away from where most of the intense fighting has been taking place, a top Ukrainian official said Monday. Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security Council, told reporters that the column of 10 tanks, two armored...
Russia Tells Ukraine Another Rebel Aid Convoy Is Coming
MOSCOW—Russia announced plans Monday to send a second aid convoy into rebel-held eastern Ukraine, where months of fighting have left many residential buildings in ruins. Russia’s unilateral dispatch of over 200 trucks into Ukraine on Friday was denounced by the Ukrainian government as an invasion and condemned by the United States, the...
Pro-Russia Rebels Capture, Parade Ukrainian Soldiers in Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine—Pro-Russia insurgents on Sunday paraded captured Ukrainian soldiers through the streets of the rebel stronghold Donetsk as bystanders shouted abusive slurs and tossed eggs, bottles, and tomatoes at them. The display came as President Petro Poroshenko vowed to raise defense spending to defeat the rebels during an ostentatious...
Ukraine Plans $3 Billion Boost to Defense Spending
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president announced plans Sunday to boost his country’s defense spending by an estimated 50 percent as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. President Petro Poroshenko made his pledge to spend an extra 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) by 2017 during a speech marking...
Russian Aid Trucks Leave Ukraine; Highlight Dire Needs
DONETSK, Russia—Hundreds of Russian aid trucks returned home from rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Saturday, highlighting a dire need for long-term assistance to the region where homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by months of fighting. Ahead of a much-anticipated meeting on Tuesday between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, German...
Ukrainian Shakhtar’s Stadium Damaged by Shelling in Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine—Ukrainian soccer champion Shakhtar Donetsk’s stadium was damaged by shelling Saturday during the conflict between government troops and pro-Russia separatists. Club chief executive Sergei Palkin said two shells struck the stadium complex early Saturday morning, one damaging the arena itself and another striking its...
