[JUST IN] Russia and Ukraine Both Step Up Military Alert With Combat Drills

Russia staged military drills in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine, on Wednesday and said it needed to sharpen the combat-readiness of its conventional and nuclear forces because of heightened NATO activity near its borders. Ukraine, which with its ally the United States has said it believes Russia may be preparing an invasion, staged exercises of its own near the border with Belarus. Russia holds drills in Black Sea, Ukraine near Belarus Moscow says conventional, nuclear forces need to be combat-ready The increase of military activity on both sides follows weeks of rising tension that have raised the risk of…