Ukraine
Leaders of the
self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) announced they had liquidated an “illegal” torture centre in
Luhansk on Jan. 2, highlighting recent infighting between various groups of
Jan. 3, 2015
The isolated region of Ukrainian Bessarabia, which is also known as Budjak, has become one of the latest places for Ukraine-watchers to worry about. Many of the inhabitants fear a spread of the war fr
Dec. 30, 2014
2014 was the most difficult challenge for Ukraine and Europe since World War II, President Petro Poroshenko told the press on
Dec. 29 in Kyiv’s Mystetsky Arsenal, an art exhibition space.
Dec. 29, 2014
Three Ukrainian troops were killed in the Donetsk airport on Dec. 29, Ukrainian
President Petro Poroshenko said.
Dec. 29, 2014
AEGEAN SEA – USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) will enter the Black Sea, Dec. 26, 2014, to promote peace and stability in the region. Donald Cook’s presence in the Black Sea will serve to reaffirm the U.S. ded
Dec. 26, 2014
Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Oleksandr Turchynov has said that three waves of mobilization are planned for 2015 – in January, April and June.
Dec. 22, 2014
After
its trucks began being turned back by Ukrainian forces on Dec. 14 the
foundation of Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov has warned of a pending
humanitarian crisis.
Dec. 18, 2014
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree appointing People’s Front parliamentary faction leader Oleksandr Turchynov to the post of secretary of the country’s National Security and Defe
Dec. 16, 2014
Ukraine’s newly appointed Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius, 38, clearly signaled his conservative direction during a Dec. 13 interview with the Kyiv Post. “The role of the state in the economy sh
Dec. 15, 2014
Ukraine’s new parliament has the highest number of female lawmakers in history. There are 50 of them, or 12 percent of the 421 lawmakers. They are also more educated, eloquent and elegant than ever be
Dec. 11, 2014
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s ambitious reform program to attack corruption and stifling Soviet-era bureaucracy won quick approval in parliament on Dec. 11, with 269 members of parliament — meani
Dec. 11, 2014
A new Kickstarter project aims to fight the Russian president with mockery. The project called “VATNIK: The Putin Voodoo Magnet” aims to raise $5,000 to produce voodoo dolls with Vladimir Putin’s face
Dec. 11, 2014
One military serviceman has been killed in eastern Ukraine over the past day, the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said
Dec. 8, 2014
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved People’s Front MP, ex-secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Andriy Parubiy for the post of first deputy speaker and Samopomich Union MP Oksa
Dec. 4, 2014
A representative of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ General Staff has said that Russia deployed Iskander air defense missiles in Crimea.
Dec. 4, 2014
Despite the announcement of a new cease-fire around Donetsk, there have been reports of continued fighting around the airport and the nearby village of Pisky. Here, a mix of Ukrainian government force
Dec. 3, 2014
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The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another – within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.
Jun. 26