Thursday, January 15, 2015

War Returns To Eastern Ukraine



Bloomberg: Ukraine Lurches Back Toward War as Merkel Urges Rapid Talks

WNU Editor: Reinstating conscription, losing ground to rebels, scores being killed and wounded, multiple attacks throughout the region .... so yes .... war has returned to eastern Ukraine.

More News On The Conflict In Ukraine

Ukraine separatists claim victory in battle for airport in Donetsk, their stronghold city -- AP
Ukraine separatists claim victory in battle for airport -- Stl.com
Fighting at Donetsk airport under way – Ukrainian military operation press center -- Interfax Ukraine
Pro-Russian Forces Enter Donetsk Airport As Ukrainian Military Loses Ground -- IBTimes
Shelling Continues in Donetsk, Ukraine -- Sputnik
Ukraine warns of Russian military build-up as new violence rocks east -- Channel News Asia/AFP
Ukraine military say army positions in east attacked scores of times on Jan 14 -- Interfax Ukraine
Ukrainian army loses two men killed, six wounded over past 24 hours -- Interfax Ukraine
5 killed in eastern Ukraine as violence flares -- Xinhaunet
Ukrainians describe chance survival from rocket attack -- Zee News
OSCE representatives in Ukraine come under fire in Donetsk — deputy mission head -- ITAR-TASS
Ukraine Reinstates Conscription, Cycles Front-Line Troops Amid Increased Russian Military Activity -- IBTimes
Ukraine Reintroduces Partial Conscription to Fight Russia's 'Aggression' -- Moscow Times/Reuters
Ukraine Expands Military Draft Age to 27 -- Sputnik
Ukraine to Conscript 40,000 New Troops -- Telesur
Ukraine: Mass military call-up as bus attack victims are mourned -- Euronews
Heroine of Ukraine’s war with Russia vows to continue hunger strike -- Toronto Star
Contact Group on Ukraine may meet on January 16 in Minsk -- ITAR-TASS
Kazakhstan hopes to host four-way Ukraine talks this month -- Reuters
Cancelled Ukraine summit to go ahead at 'end of January' -- AFP
European parliament urges European Council to impose new sanctions on Russia -- ITAR-TASS
Seven EU countries support lifting sanctions on Russia — source -- ITAR-TASS
Steinmeier: Ukraine conflict 'nowhere near contained' -- Deutsche Welle

2 comments:

Jay Farquharson said...

WNU Editor,

An interesting story is starting to form in regards to gas and oil shipments to the EU, via the Ukraine, and long term consequences seem to be falling out.

War News Updates Editor said...

Yes Jay, I am aware of it. That is a post for later tonight. But thank you for the heads-up.