Monastyrskiy said late on Friday.... Some senior Russian lawmakers have demanded that some of the

KYIV( Reuters)-Ukraine will deploy another 8, 500 troops and police officers, and 15 helicopters, to guard its border with Belarus, aiming to prevent possible attempts by migrants to breach the frontier, the Ukrainian interior minister said on Thursday. The European Union has accused Belarus of encouraging migrants to come to its territory then pushing thousands of them to cross into Poland and other neighbouring EU states in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Minsk. While not an EU member, Uk

A Ukrainian soldier who killed five people and wounded five others after opening fire on security guards at a military factory has been detained, police have confirmed.... The suspected shooter, Artem Ryabchuk, went on the run with an automatic rifle and 200 cartridges, but was later apprehended.... It is not yet clear what prompted the attack....