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      MH17: Malaysia wants criminal tribunal

      Malaysia told the UN it plans to push for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing flight MH17 in Ukraine. ||| United Nations – Malaysia told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday it plans to push for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in eastern Ukraine,...

      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...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants are actively using tanks and artillery in the Mariupol sector
      Jul03

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants are actively using tanks and artillery in the Mariupol sector

      Kyiv, July 2, 2015. In Donetsk sector, Russia-backed militant provocations and heavy weapons use decreased. The fiercest fighting took place in Mayorsk, on the northern outskirts of Horlivka and western edges of Donetsk. Other hotspots included Pisky and Maryinka. Ukrainian Armed Forces incurred no lethal casualties during the last day. View map...

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 7.01
      Jul03

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 7.01

      Ukrainian APC “Cougar” managed to withstand this many precise shots to its bulletproof windshield during a separatist ambush. Source Operational data from Information Resistance: Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas continue to carry out active attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian objects, including with heavy weapons. In the...

      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...

      National Security and Defense Council:Russia-backed militants opened fire on Ukrainian troops from Grad multiple rocket launchers in Luhansk region
      Jul01

      National Security and Defense Council:Russia-backed militants opened fire on Ukrainian troops from Grad multiple rocket launchers in Luhansk region

      Kyiv, July 1, 2015. Ukrainian troops came under fire from Grad multiple rocket launchers in the area of Zolote and Vrubivka, Luhansk region. The village of Vrubivka is located further back – the distance to the frontline is over 15 kilometers. Militants shelled Ukrainian positions in the vicinity of Novotoshkivske and Stanytsia, Luhansk region,...

      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....