Sources: Daily Mail
Croatian Defence Minister Ivan Anušić announces that the country will reintroduce a compulsory 2-month military service starting from January 1, 2025, as part of it's reform of the Armed Forces of Croatia. Conscription was previously scrapped in 2008 when Croatia shifted to a volunteer-based system. 2024-08-15
The government of Ukraine concludes a ceasefire deal with rebel forces, which will begin at midnight. The conflict in Eastern Ukraine has been going on since 2014, and has killed over 14,000 people. 2020-07-26
Valeriy Heletey, Ukraine's Defence Minister, accuses Russia of launching a "great war". 2014-09-1
In a poll, 64 percent of Russians think that the Ukraine crisis was caused by Western "interference" and 55 percent believe that Russia should continue supporting pro-Moscow separatists even if it could lead to a full-fledged civil war or even World War III, a poll shows. 2014-07-29
Ukrainian Government forces recapture the city of Lysychansk from pro-Russian rebels. 2014-07-24
At least thirty pro-Russian separatists have died in fighting over control of Donetsk International Airport; the Ukrainian government claims to have total control of the airport following the clashes with the separatists. 2014-05-27
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov rules out any fresh talks in Geneva to defuse the crisis unless pro-Russian groups are also involved. 2014-05-6
Neighbouring Ukraine and breakaway Transnistria, Moldova places its borders on alert as the unrest continues. 2014-05-5
The mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Gennady Kernes, is shot in the back by an unknown assailant. 2014-04-28
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accuses the United States of being behind the political upheaval in Ukraine, and said Russia would respond if its interests came under attack. 2014-04-24