Military officials declined to state where the exercises where taking place, but called the drills routine.
The children were spotted at a rebel roadblock near the contested village of Shyrokyne, 10 miles from the Ukraine-held port town of Mariupol.
The comments by the U.S. envoy to the United Nations are considered to be one of Washington’s toughest rebukes to Moscow in recent times.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH148, an Airbus A330 twin-engine jet, dumped fuel before safely landing at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport on Friday.
Sen. Bill Nelson said during a speech on the Senate floor, "We need to wake up to what's happening."
The exercise will take place in August in the Sea of Japan, a move that is likely to add to the already fragile state in the region.
The diplomatic tone of Francis' entreaties will not be likely to please observers hoping for a more forceful stance from the Vatican.
Pope Francis was the second world leader Putin kept waiting for an hour on Wednesday.
The rise in fighting and deaths has convinced Congress, long inclined to supply weapons to Ukraine, that the country still needs more assistance.
Russia and Egypt's joint naval drills in the Mediterranean underscore the countries' cooling relations with the United States.
The Russian military planes had approached the Baltic airspace without sharing a flight plan.
Two Russian jets were filmed flying over the a NATO maritime operation in the Baltic Sea on Monday.
Leaders of the breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine now say they could be content with special autonomous status.
Putin may want again to declare the meeting as a success, but the pope might not lend as sympathetic an ear as the Russian president hopes.
Ties between Russia and China are "a key factor for stability, security, [and] the establishment of polycentric world," a top Russian politician said.
The Admiral Grigorovich-class and Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates are at the center of Russia’s naval expansion efforts.
The iconic fleet is grounded after an aircraft's engine caught fire and overshot the runway.
The White House has once again said it will not sanction lethal aid, despite increased fighting in the region and calls from Congress.
The U.S. is still hammering out a strategy to combat ISIS, President Barack Obama said during a news conference Monday from the G-7 summit in Germany.
Russia's hostility and alleged violation of a Cold War treaty has the U.S. considering placing nuclear weapons in the U.K.
Presidents Obama and Hollande met on the sidelines of the ongoing G-7 summit in Germany, and discussed other issues, including climate change and terrorism.
The increased intrusion of the U.S. airspace by Russian bombers is considered by many as Moscow’s strategy to warn the U.S. to keep away from the Ukrainian conflict.
