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Russian proxies attack ATO forces 59 times overnight, situation tense
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 59 times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook early Saturday. "The situation in the Donbas conflict zone remains tense. Around noon on December 18, the pro-Russian illegal armed groups...
Syria war: UN Security Council unanimously backs peace plan – BBC
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution outlining a peace process in Syria, according to the BBC. The 15-member council reached rare agreement on the issue in a session in New York on Friday, the BBC wrote. The resolution endorses talks between the Syrian government and opposition in early January, as well...
‘The force is strong with this one’: Star Wars fan Mark Zuckerberg posts adorable photo of daughter Max in a Jedi cloak
Mark Zuckerberg is one very proud first-time father. He's also a major Star Wars fan. These two came together on Thursday in one adorable Facebook post, with the CEO putting up a picture of his three-week-old daughter, Max, dressed up in a Jedi cloak. 'The force is strong with this one,' Zuckerberg captioned the...
Russia open to Assad’s ouster after Syria transition: diplomats
Russia has made clear to Western nations that it has no objection to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stepping down as part of a peace process, in a softening of its publicly stated staunch backing of Assad ahead of talks in New York, diplomats said, according to Reuters. "What you've got is a move that will end up...
Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day
No Ukrainian soldiers were killed but two were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, presidential administration spokesman for the Anti-Terrorist Operation Colonel Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday. "Over the last day, we haven't lost any Ukrainian soldiers, but two were...
The face of prostitution past: Smothered in lipstick and rouge, the working girls who were cashing in on Canada’s ‘Sin City’ in WWII
Montreal was the center for sex during Prohibition in the U.S., when Americans would travel north to fulfil their illicit needs in Canada The end of Prohibition as well as a rise in sexually transmitted disease saw police enforcing a crackdown on the prostitution industry, during which time these women were put behind bars In...
One Ukrainian soldier killed, another wounded in Donbas in last day
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another one was wounded in the Donbas conflict zone in the last day, presidential administration press secretary for Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) issues Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday. "Over the last day, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and...
Donbas militants continue shelling, Krasnohorivka under 82mm mortar fire
Russian-backed illegal armed groups continued provocative shelling of the Ukrainian positions in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook early Monday. In particular, "at night, mercenaries from pro-Russian hybrid gangs used 82mm mortars, which are banned...
Militants planning to conduct conscription in Donbas – Ukraine intel
The combined-Russian separatist forces are planning to conduct conscription in the occupied territories of Donbas in spring of 2016, according to the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. "Because of bad conditions of service in Russian occupation troops, it is worsened the manning issue. Considering...
Putin says Russia supplies weapons and ammunition to Syrian rebels
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has been supporting military actions of the Free Syrian Army against the Islamic State, providing them with arms and ammunition. The Russian president announced this during his speech at an enlarged meeting of the Defense Ministry Board, according to a posting on the president's...
U.S. General: If U.S. provides Ukraine with Javelins, Russia to beef up military presence in Donbas
If the U.S. policy changed to provide Javelins, that would probably lead to increased lethality on the battlefield for the Ukrainians, General Ben Hodges, the commanding general of U.S. Army Europe said in an interview with the Voice of America. "Obviously, we've made very clear: we want Ukraine to be able to defend...
Russian proxies violate Minsk accords, fire large-caliber weapons on ATO forces
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine about 40 times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook early Friday. "The situation in the Donbas conflict zone remains tense but stable, and completely controlled by our defenders,"...