Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)
13 Deaths Per Day in Ukraine Despite Peace Deal
An average of 13 people are dying each day in the Ukraine conflict despite the existence of a peace agreement, according to the United Nations. The New York Times reports that fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels in the country’s east has claimed 1,357 lives since the “ceasefire” deal in early September. More than 4,700...
US Ambassador: Russian Sanctions Not Linked To Seizure Of Crimea
The United States ambassador to Ukraine acknowledged on Monday that some sanctions on Russia could be lifted even if it does not relinquish control of Crimea, a peninsula on Ukrainian territory that international observers say was illegally annexed by the Kremlin in March. U.S. Ambassador Geoff Pyatt said the Obama administration’s policy...
Pussy Riot Lawyers: Captured Female Ukrainian Pilot Is Russian POW
Human rights attorneys who represented the rock band Pussy Riot last May arrive in Washington this week to plead with the United States to aid another female detained by Vladimir Putin’s Russian Federation. Attorneys Mark Feygin and Nikolay Polozov represent Nadezhda Savchenko, a 33-year-old pilot from Ukraine who now sits as prisoner in...
NATO Scrambles Jets 400 Times in 2014 as Russian Air Activity Jumps
By David Mardiste and Jonathan Saul AMARI Estonia/LONDON (Reuters) – NATO warplanes have had to scramble 400 times this year in response to an increase in Russian air activity around Europe not seen since the Cold War, the alliance’s chief said on Thursday. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation members have sought to fill gaps in the...
Russia Tells Kiev: New Conflict Would be Catastrophic for Ukraine
By Thomas Grove and Natalia Zinets MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Moscow and Kiev traded accusations on Thursday of failing to observe a ceasefire agreement and Russia warned a resumption of hostilities against pro-Russian separatists in the east would be catastrophic for Ukraine. Ukraine accused Russia of sending soldiers and weapons to help rebels...
Ukraine Army Prepares for Possible Rebel Offensive
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces are redeploying in preparation for a possible new offensive by pro-Russian separatists in eastern regions, Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said on Wednesday. He told a government meeting the rebels had received reinforcements despite a ceasefire that was agreed on Sept. 5 but has been repeatedly...
Heavy Shelling in East Ukraine Increases Fears Over Ceasefire
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy shelling resumed around the pro-Russian separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said. More than a dozen mortar bombs were heard in the city center, though it was unclear who had launched them or what was under fire. Fighting has often centered around Donetsk airport which...
Worst East Ukraine Shelling for Month; Ceasefire Looks in Doubt
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummeled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armored column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. A two-month-old ceasefire to end a war that has killed 4,000 people...
Tank Column Crosses from Russia into Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – A column of 32 tanks, 16 howitzer artillery systems and trucks carrying ammunition and fighters has crossed into eastern Ukraine from Russia, the Kiev military said on Friday. “The deployment continues of military equipment and Russian mercenaries to the front lines,” spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a televised briefing...
Russia Moving Missiles, Rockets Toward Eastern Ukraine
Russia is sending additional military forces toward the border with eastern Ukraine, including units equipped with ballistic missiles, as part of Moscow’s ongoing destabilization effort in support of pro-Russian rebels. U.S. officials with access to intelligence reports said one Russian military unit equipped with short-range ballistic...
