Some 200 soldiers from Edmonton’s PPCLI are preparing to deploy to war-torn Ukraine, where they might only end up staying for a month. Continue reading →

The United States on Tuesday blacklisted seven people and eight companies and government enterprises over Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Continue reading →

A notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, separatist officials said. Continue reading →

A Dutch-led criminal investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said Wednesday investigators have solid evidence the jet was shot down by a Buk missile that was moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia. Continue reading →

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he did not rule out introducing martial law and a new wave of military mobilization if the conflict with pro-Russian separatists worsened. Continue reading →

About 30 Canadian Forces’ personnel flew out of Edmonton on their way to Ukraine Thursday morning as part of Operation UNIFIER. Continue reading →

Russia’s gas monopolist says it will resume selling gas to Ukraine, following an official request from Kyiv. Continue reading →

A fresh contingent of Canadian troops has arrived in eastern Europe to take part in NATO exercises meant to reassure jittery allies and the deployment follows a spike in violence between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists. Continue reading →

A fresh batch of Canadian military trainers is about to deploy to eastern Europe, and the outgoing commander says his soldiers took a lot of their own notes in addition to handing out assignments to Ukrainian troops. Continue reading →