Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Ukraine War News Updates -- January 27, 2015



Kyiv Post: Ukraine hides devastating losses as Russia-backed fighters surge forward

WNU Editor: Full scale war has returned to eastern Ukraine ... and the casualty rates among the civilian and military populations have skyrocketed. I do not see any hope of peace talks and/or a truce being agreed upon or discussed at any time in the near future.

Ukraine War News Updates -- January 27, 2015

Ukraine rebels say government forces pushed back near Donetsk -- Reuters
Ukraine rebels pursue offensive in worst fighting since September -- Euronews
Ukraine army units retreating to previous positions from Debaltsevo — DPR Defense Ministry -- ITAR-TASS
Donetsk militia 'not going to storm Mariupol', trades accusations with Kiev -- RT
Ukrainian soldiers' forced to EAT their uniform after they are captured and humiliated by Russian 'separatist' commander during battle for Donetsk airport -- Daily Mail
Disturbing Videos Raise War-Crimes Concerns In Ukraine -- Radio Free Europe
Know Right Now: Fighting Intensifies in Eastern Ukraine (Video) -- Time
Kiev used barrier squads to prevent troops from retreating – E. Ukraine militia -- RT
UN: E. Ukraine Children Seeking Refuge in Bomb Shelters -- VOA
Over 1 000 children living rough in Donetsk -- News24/AFP
Ukraine Moves to Shut Russia-Backed Rebels out of Talks -- AP
Ukraine Parliament Votes To Call Donetsk And Luhansk People's Republics Terrorist Groups -- IBTimes
Ukraine Parliament Calls Russia 'Aggressor State,' Seeks More Aid, Sanctions -- Radio Free Europe
Ukrainian MPs call on UN, NATO & PACE to recognize Russia as ‘aggressor state’ -- RT
Moscow and NATO Trade Barbs as Fighting Intensifies in Ukraine -- Time
EU Renews Push for Russian Sanctions; Putin Blames Ukraine -- Bloomberg
Putin Goes All In as Ukraine Fights for Funding to Avert Default -- Bloomberg
Ukraine seals emergency EU loan amid bankruptcy threat -- Euronews
EU agrees $2 billion euros for Ukraine, to consider more -- Reuters
Heavy Fighting Drains Ukraine Government’s Options and Finances -- WSJ
Arm Ukraine to show Russia conflict has a cost -- Ivo Daalder, Financial Times
Why war has exploded again in Ukraine -- Christopher Miller, Mashable
Has Russia's War Against Ukraine Reached a Point of No Return? -- Alexander Motyl, Huffington Post
Rhetoric Versus Reality On Ukraine -- Ilan Berman, Forbes
Unrest in Ukraine Threatens World Peace -- Sen. Rob Portman, Politico
Before and after photos: War reduces Ukraine's Donetsk airport to rubble -- Mashable

2 comments:

James said...

I think there is a good chance in the near future Obama will publicly abandon Kiev and our EU allies to get a deal in Iran.
As for draft dodging, Canada's been a destination in the past.

Black Knight said...

What do you see ad the endgame here WNU? Partition along the Dnepr?