Monday, January 26, 2015

Ukraine In Crisis -- News Updates January 26, 2015

Ukrainian servicemen fire a machine gun in the village near Mariupol, a city on the Sea of Azov, January 26, 2015. Credit: REUTERS/Maksim Levin

Reuters: Ukraine rebels move to encircle government troops in new advance

WNU Editor: Eastern Ukraine is once again in a state of “all-out war”, and Ukraine forces are reeling from the onslaught. My sources are telling me that while the world's attention is focused on Sunday's rocket attack at Mariupoil, in other parts of the region a concerted rebel push is now in progress. The Ukraine government has been quiet on what is happening .... aside from declaring a state of emergency in the eastern part of the country and stating casualty figures, they are not talking much, and that is revealing in itself. 

Ukraine In Crisis -- News Updates January 26, 2015

Ukraine crisis: Russian rebels encircle Ukraine army garrison in new offensive; Putin accuses NATO of fighting in conflict -- ABC News (Australia)
Ukrainian Forces Struggle as Fighting Flares in East - NYT
Russian-backed rebels push forward in Ukraine -- Arab News
Seven Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Worst Violence Since Cease-Fire -- NBC
Kiev Says 7 Soldiers Killed as Fighting Intensifies in Eastern Ukraine -- Reuters
Ukraine miners rescued after shelling left them trapped -- The Guardian
State of emergency declared in eastern Ukraine -- World Bulletin
Kiev introduces state of emergency in Donbass, high alert across Ukraine -- RT
Kiev Instates 'Emergency Situation' in Eastern Ukraine to Boost Security -- Sputnik
Kiev Requests Additional Military Aid From NATO in East Ukraine Standoff -- Sputnik
NATO criticizes Russia, backs Ukraine at emergency meeting -- Reuters
Ukraine to ask Hague to investigate 'crimes against humanity' -- CNN
Attacks on civilians in Mariupol, Ukraine were war crime: U.N. -- Reuters
UN Urges Moscow to Press for End to Separatist Violence in Ukraine -- VOA
Ukrainians Direct Fury at Russia as Mariupol Victims Mourned -- Bloomberg Businessweek
IMF pressed to increase lending to Ukraine -- Financial Times
Mariupol: A Strategic And Symbolic Target For Pro-Russian Rebels -- Carl Schreck, Radio Free Europe
The Ukraine Crisis' Scary New Twist: The Drive for Mariupol -- Nikolas K. Gvosdev, National Interest
Russia’s new offensive in Ukraine should prompt stern sanctions from the West -- Washington Post editorial
As unsavory as it sounds, Obama may need to press for a diplomatic solution with Putin. -- Andrwe S. Weiss, Politico

1 comment:

Jay Farquharson said...

It's funny, the MSM and the Ukraine Govt are all obsessively focused on Mauripol, where there are 450 Azov National Guard, and 250 Ukraine Army,

Where the Federalists are focused on Debaltsevo, where a new Cauldron is forming up around 8,500 Ukrainian Conscripts.