THE war in Ukraine is intensifying, as Russia’s incursions into the east of the country become ever more brazen. On August 27th a column of Russian troops and equipment crossed the Russia-Ukraine border in the far south, at Novoazovsk, in an apparent attempt to open a new front outside the rebel-held areas and closer to Crimea. Ukraine’s security services released videos of ten Russian soldiers captured in eastern Ukraine. Reports have surfaced in Russia of mysterious funerals for members of Pskov’s 76th Airborne Division. As The Economist went to press, NATO was releasing photographic evidence showing that as many as …read more
Source: The Economist
