Russian-Belarusian joint military exercise Zapad 2017 may include an attempt by troops without insignia to break through toward Kaliningrad region, representative of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Col. Vladyslav Voloshyn told Espreso.TV.
Certain reports are coming up in Russia elaborating on plans for an offensive military operation in the southern part of Ukraine’s Odesa region, including landing of Russian troops tasked with making a base for organizing a so-called “corridor” to the unrecognized and traditionally pro-Russian Transnistria, that’s according to a Ukrainian MP, member of the Rada National Security and Defense Committee Iryna Friz.
The heads of the railways of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan invite the government of Ukraine to join the development of the Trans-Caspian international transport corridor and possibly to create a joint venture, according to the Ukrainian Cabinet's press service.