According to a security spokesman, two columns of Russian tanks crossed the border into eastern Ukraine and forced border guards to flee. Now fears emerge that rebels are trying ro create a land link with the help of Russian forces between Russia and Crimea. Col. Andriy Lysenko, Ukrainian Security Council spokesman, reported that Russian forces fired Grand missile systems towards Ukrainian … [Read more...]
U.S. Accuses Russia of Lying about Ukraine
An emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council took place on Thursday due to the tense situation in eastern Ukraine. During the meeting, the United States expressed their disapproval with the fact that Russia lied about its military activity on the territory of Ukraine. Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. told the U.N. council that Russia had sent tanks and air defense units to fight … [Read more...]
Discussions Are Over between Putin and Poroshenko Yet Much Remains Undecided
Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko had a face-to-face encounter on Tuesday in Minsk, when they discussed the steadily worsening Ukraine situation at the bargaining table. It wasn’t just the handshake that was tense, as discussions produced no result or hope of solution for the Ukrainian conflict. All that came out of the encounter was the suggestion of future discussions. Initially, the Minsk … [Read more...]
Ukrainian Government Destroys Russian Aid Convoy That Proved to be a Military Column
Friday marked another sign from Russia that it will not cease in its efforts of destabilizing eastern Ukraine. The government declared that Ukrainian troops had destroyed military vehicles that had crossed the border into eastern Ukraine. According to an announcement on the website for the office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday, a significant part of the military column was … [Read more...]
Bodies of MH17 Victims Recovered
According to the latest information received from the Ukrainian government, 219 bodies have been recovered and identified from the site where flight MH17 crashed on Thursday with 298 people on board. Moreover, it seems that body parts have also been recovered from 28 additional bodies, and as such, only 51 people currently remain unaccounted for. A European delegation has also received permission … [Read more...]
Security Zone Agreed Upon at MH17 Crash Site
After the plane crash that killed 298 people on Thursday, a ceasefire has been agreed upon and Ukraine has come to an understanding with pro-Russian separatists that a security zone be set up around the crash site. This will allow the orderly and dignified removal of the bodies of those who have lost their lives during the Malaysian aircraft shoot down. On Thursday, the plane was flying from … [Read more...]
