Section: News & Summaries

      Russian terrorists fired at Ukrainian army positions three times – ATO Press Center
      Jul03

      Russian terrorists fired at Ukrainian army positions three times – ATO Press Center

      ATO Press Center informs that on July 3, 2015, Russian terrorists shelled Ukrainian army positions in Donetsk region three times since midnight. “Since midnight until 6 a.m. in the ATO area, only three firings of Ukrainian army positions have been recorded. The terrorists opened fire from small arms at the positions of Ukrainian troops near...

      Here’s How the Kremlin Manufactured a Civil War in Ukraine
      Jul02

      Here’s How the Kremlin Manufactured a Civil War in Ukraine

      The war in eastern Ukraine is a Kremlin-manufactured conflict. The arrival of “little green men” in Crimea in February 2014 transformed the conflict from a domestic altercation between citizens and their government to an international crisis. Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly acknowledged in a government-sponsored documentary...

      On the front line in Ukraine. VIDEO
      Jul02

      On the front line in Ukraine. VIDEO

      In Easter Ukraine,on the front with Regiment Azov, Noah Brooks spent several days in the trenches during constant shelling and firefights with Russia/DNR...

      Putin Isn’t Winging It
      Jul02

      Putin Isn’t Winging It

      After US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Sochi on May 12, a barrage of articles urged Western leaders to provide Russian President Vladimir Putin with an off-ramp for his various Ukrainian adventures. Even more disheartening than the volume was the growing diversity of reasons for giving Putin a pass. At least three arguments were...

      Wake Up Europe. Peace Doesn’t Preserve Itself
      Jul01

      Wake Up Europe. Peace Doesn’t Preserve Itself

      Amid multiple signs of an impending battle in Ukraine, NATO and Ukraine have stepped up their response. But so has Russia. Ukrainian officials claim to have 60,000 troops in the field against an estimated 54,000 Russian forces in the Donbas. A large-scale conventional theater in the Donbas is a real danger this summer. But Moscow is not merely...

      US Fearless Guardian Training Lanes test the skills of the Ukrainian National Guard
      Jul01

      US Fearless Guardian Training Lanes test the skills of the Ukrainian National Guard

      The paratroopers from Chosen Company, Second Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade held some examination lanes to test the skills of the Ukrainian National Guard. The lane exercises during Fearless Guardian were to assess the progress the soldiers made since the beginning of training. The training lanes organized by 2nd Lt....

      Soldiers in the ATO are banned from using cell phones – Cabinet-drafted bill No. 2531
      Jul01

      Soldiers in the ATO are banned from using cell phones – Cabinet-drafted bill No. 2531

      On July 1, 2015, 244 MPs in Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian Parliament) voted in favor of the Cabinet-drafted bill No. 2531 that banned soldiers in the ATO (anti-terrorist operation area) from using their cell phones without unit commanders’ permission. “Military performing their duty are prohibited from using personal devices of...

      Why Ukraine Struggles to Reform
      Jul01

      Why Ukraine Struggles to Reform

      Listen to the proclamations of Ukraine’s political leaders and you might think the country is in the midst of rapid change. On June 4, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declared that “reforms are the key word…The countdown of the period of reforms has started.”There is much talk of reform, but the reality is less...

      Russian terrorists shelled the ATO forces’ positions and civilian villages 53 times – ATO Press Center
      Jul01

      Russian terrorists shelled the ATO forces’ positions and civilian villages 53 times – ATO Press Center

      ATO Press Center on its official Facebook Page informs that pro-Russian terrorists shelled the ATO forces’ positions and civilian villages 53 times, the hottest spot were Mariupol vicinities. “Over the past day, June 30, pro-Russian terrorists shelled Ukrainian units’ positions for 53 times using heavy weapons. Illegal armed...

      Naspers has Nigeria and Turkey in its crosshairs

      Naspers is rewriting the “Bric” acronym to include Nigeria and Turkey among the world’s best emerging markets as China and Russia lose some lustre with Africa’s most valuable company. ||| Chris SpillaneNASPERS is rewriting the “Bric” acronym to include Nigeria and Turkey among the world’s best emerging markets as China and...