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'A war of two countries against one' — Zelensky urges Western allies to take decisive action on North Korean troop involvement

In a lengthy post on social media on Oct. 31, President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western allies to develop "concrete solutions" to provide additional supports for Ukraine as North Korean troops prepare to engage Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. North Korean soldiers were deployed to Kursk Oblast in late October in preparations to fight alongside Russian […]

Ukraine

October 31, 2024

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'Absurd phenomenon' — The manpower issue threatening to weaken Ukraine's Air Force

Critically lacking manpower on the front lines where Russia continues to use its vast manpower advantage to make grinding advances, Ukraine has been scrambling specialists into the infantry in an effort to replenish losses. Criticized widely by soldiers and experts for a “wasteful” use of specialist troops that have spent years honing their skills, the […]

Ukraine

January 16, 2025

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'Absurd versions' — Azerbaijan's president accuses Russia, condemns Putin’s denial in plane crash

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev again accused Russia of causing the Dec. 25 crash of Airlines Flight J2-8243, which killed 38 people, and criticized Vladimir Putin for not admitting guilt during a Jan. 6 meeting with victims’ families and surviving crew members. The flight, en route from Baku to Grozny, Chechnya, changed course and crashed in […]

Ukraine

January 6, 2025

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'Believed he was making a difference' — Scottish combat medic killed in Ukraine, family says

Jordan Maclachlan, a 26-year-old volunteer and combat medic from Scotland, was killed on the front line in Ukraine on Jan. 3, BBC reported. "Jordan always believed that he was making a difference, and we are all so proud of him helping others," his family said in a statement. The family is awaiting further details from […]

Ukraine

January 7, 2025

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'Breakthrough' — Poland, Ukraine reach agreement on Volyn tragedy exhumations, PM Tusk says

A decision has been made to exhume the first victims of the Volyn tragedy, a contentious chapter in Polish-Ukrainian relations, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Jan. 10. "Finally, a breakthrough. A decision has been made on the first exhumations of Polish victims of the UPA. I would like to thank the ministers of […]

Ukraine

January 10, 2025

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'Couple hundred' North Korean troops lost fighting for Russia against Ukraine, AP reports

A couple hundred North Korean troops have been killed or wounded fighting in Russia's Kursk Oblast against Ukraine, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Dec. 17, citing a senior U.S. military official. The official did not give an exact figure but said the high casualty rate was in part due to the soldiers' lack of […]

Ukraine

December 18, 2024

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'Crimea is gone' — Senior Trump advisor says Ukraine needs to have 'realistic' war aims

A senior advisor to President-elect Donald Trump has said Ukraine needs to be "realistic" in its aims for the war, adding the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea was "gone." Speaking to the BBC on Nov. 9, Republican party strategist Bryan Lanza said the Trump administration would ask President Volodymyr Zelensky to present a "realistic vision for […]

Ukraine

November 9, 2024

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'Direct threat' — Ukraine's 48th Separate Assault Battalion denounces commander replacement

Soldiers of Ukraine's 48th Separate Assault Battalion spoke out against the replacement of their commander Lenur Islyamov in a video address to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi published on Jan. 18. The battalion is currently based in the town of Pokrovsk, a crucial logistics hub for Ukrainian forces that has been the focus of fierce fighting as […]

Ukraine

January 18, 2025

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'False story' — Denmark denies Russian claims of F-16 instructor killed in Kryvyi Rih strike

The Danish Defense Ministry on Jan. 19 denied Russian claims of the death of a Danish F-16 instructor in a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on Jan. 17. "This is a false story being spread by the Russian media — probably with the aim of discrediting Denmark," Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen […]

Ukraine

January 20, 2025

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'Faster deliveries and fewer red-lines' — Borrell reassures Kyiv of EU's unwavering support following Trump victory

During a visit to Kyiv on Nov. 9, the European Union's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, reassured Kyiv of the EU's "unwavering" support amid uncertainty about the level of U.S. support under President-elect Donald Trump's leadership. "We need faster deliveries and fewer self-imposed red lines," Borrell said referring to his support of allowing Ukraine to strike […]

Ukraine

November 9, 2024

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'Fico’s energy policy poses a threat to Europe' — Ukraine criticizes Slovak PM after Russia visit

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry accused Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico of posing a threat to Europe through his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a statement issued on Dec. 23. The criticism followed Fico's meeting with Putin in Moscow on Dec. 22 to discuss gas supplies after Ukraine announced it would not extend its […]

Ukraine

December 23, 2024

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'Fights ongoing at every building entrance' as Russia enters eastern Toretsk, military says

The situation in Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast is very unstable as Ukraine is fighting Russian forces in the eastern outskirts of the front-line town, a spokesperson of the Operational Tactical Group Luhansk said on Oct. 7. "The fighting is taking place within Toretsk itself. The situation is unstable; fights are ongoing literally at every entrance," […]

Ukraine

October 8, 2024

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