Ukrainian fighter jet downed in east
A Ukrainian warplane is downed amid fierce clashes between government troops and pro-Russia forces.
View ArticleNATO plans to deploy forces to E. Europe
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that the military alliance plans to deploy forces to new bases in Eastern Europe for the first time in response to the crisis in Ukraine.
View ArticlePro-Russians seize ground in E Ukraine
Pro-Russian fighters in eastern Ukraine have reportedly seized swathes of territory from government forces who abandoned vehicles and ammunition as they retreated.
View ArticleChina hosts largest-ever military drills
China hosts the final day of the largest-ever joint military drills as part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) “Peace Mission 2014.”
View ArticleUS senators call for arming Ukraine
A number of senior US congressmen have called on President Barack Obama’s administration to provide the Ukrainian government with weapons to use against pro-Russian fighters.
View ArticleClashes in east kill 15 Ukraine troops
Ukraine’s military sources say 15 government soldiers have been killed during fighting in the eastern parts of the country over the past 24 hours.
View Article200 US troops to join Ukraine war game
The Pentagon says 200 US troops will be deployed to Ukraine to take part in a military exercise in the country later this month.
View Article‘NATO expansion plan to cost millions’
A NATO general says the military alliance’s plan to form high-readiness military units will cost "several hundred million euros" a year.
View ArticlePiecemeal WWIII may have begun: Pope
Pope Francis has warned that the summation of conflicts underway in the world may amount to a piecemeal World War III.
View Article‘Russia sends troops to Ukraine border’
Russia has stationed about 4,000 troops with their equipment and ammunition in north Crimea on the border with Ukraine, a Ukrainian official says.
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