On a bonny day this week, we climbed the hill which looks down on the port of Dover. The sunlit coast of France was clearly visible, just the sort of weather beloved of illegal immigrants crossing from France. Indeed, 534 of them – a record – crossed in similar conditions last Sunday.
The time for action is now: in the US, the bill to support Ukraine must pass the House, while Europe must ramp up its support to help Kyiv deal with a tough year, Ross Burley writes.
A UN helicopter that was carrying four Ukrainians and five foreigners has been captured by anti-government forces in Somalia. The names of those taken prisoner have been confirmed, and the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has immediately placed the situation under special control.
The entire graduating class of the Kharkiv Air Force University Flight Faculty has been sent to the United Kingdom for pilot training, Ukrainian Air Force Yuriy Ihnat spokesman told NV in an interview on Nov. 25.
The Ukrainian missile attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is perhaps the most dramatic example yet of the confidence with which Ukraine is going after Russian facilities in occupied Crimea – and the vulnerability of critically important infrastructure on the peninsula.
By sharing these hard-earned lessons of war, Ukrainian military professionals are helping our military get ready for future wars that will inevitably come.