North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered heightened readiness for war after inspecting troops at a major military operations base in the country’s west.

Kim Jong-un inspects troops on two islands near border with South Korea

North Korea's leader inspected the defense detachments on two islands on the border with South Korea, in the Yellow Sea, to check the readiness of his troops amid the heightened tensions with Washington and Seoul.

Russia begins military readiness drills near Ukraine amid Crimea tensions

Amid political tension between Russia and Ukraine, Moscow is making certain its armed forces are ready to fight, if necessary.

Japan issues intercept order for potential N. Korean missile launches

Japan`s newly appointed defence minister on Monday ordered the nation`s military to be ready to destroy any missiles fired by North Korea that threaten the country, local media reported.

N Korea leader urges nuclear readiness

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the country's nuclear weapons must be ready for use "any time".

Serbian MoD head authorized to put army on full alert, if needed

President Tomislav Nikolic on Thursday authorized Serbia's defense minister to put the Serbian Army on full alert in case this is needed.

Serbia: "All security services in state of full preparedness"

The Bureau for the Coordination of Security Services, chaired by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, met on Wednesday afternoon in Belgrade.

South Korean and US forces put on full alert following North’s nuclear test — (official)

South Korean military forces and US contingent in the country are in full combat readiness following last week’s nuclear test carried out by North Korea, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lee Soon-jin said on Monday.

S. Korea's military issues highest alert in areas with propaganda loudspeakers

South Korea's military has issued the highest alert in frontline areas, where propaganda loudspeakers are installed, a day before its planned resumption of the broadcasting across the border toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap news agency reported Thursday citing the defense ministry.

Poroshenko: Combat readiness raised amid escalation in Donbas

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are put on higher alert in the wake of escalation in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an interview with the country’s major TV channels on Sunday.

Hiroshima mayor expresses anger over Russia's nuclear readiness (Kyodo news agency)

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Monday expressed anger over Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks in a documentary broadcast the previous day that Moscow was ready to put its nuclear weapons on alert amid the crisis in Ukraine.

Moscow Will Respond to NATO Military Buildup Near Russia's Border (Sergei Lavrov)

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that Moscow would respond to NATO military buildup near Russian border "in an adequate way."

NATO military presence in Poland, Baltic states to rise (official)

Szczecin, on the north-west coast of Poland, hosts the headquarters of NATO's Multinational Corps North-East and is seen as the centre of the Alliance's eastern defences, NATO deputy secretary general Alexander Vershbow said Thursday in Szczecin.

Earlier in September, at the NATO summit in Newport, Wales, a Readiness Action Plan was passed which foresees the creation of a rapid response spearhead to tackle threats on the Alliance's eastern flank.

Turchynov admits Ukraine's intelligence constantly lied about Russian plans

The Ukrainian army was not ready for possible military actions...
 
"Our intelligence agencies have about ten times a month reported that the time of a military attack on the part of the Russian Federation was defined - usually it was at three or four in the morning. 

And we sat in combat readiness at the command post... and the rest of the army was preparing for an open war with the Eastern neighbor. 

Kremlin: Ukraine's ceasefire statement sounds more like ultimatum - Putin orders combat readiness check in Central Military District

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's statement on ceasefire looks more like an ultimatum to the insurgents in Ukraine's southeastern regions, the Kremlin press service said Friday.

"A primary analysis shows that this is not an invitation to peace and talks, but an ultimatum to Ukraine's southeastern militias to lay down arms," the press service added, "it lacks a key element - a proposal to start talks."

Putin orders sudden readiness check of railway troops of the Central Military District

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered a readiness check of railway troops of the Central Military District, the Russian defence ministry reports.

Special exercises began on Saturday in the Siberian Federal District.

“The railway troops’ formations and units of the Central Military District were alerted and began heading for designated areas, as well as organisation of security and protection for the troop columns.”