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North Korean troops preparing to help Russia's war in Ukraine a 'grave security threat,' says South Korea

North Korean troops being sent to Russia to assist its war in Ukraine is a "grave security threat" to the international community, South Korea's presidential office said on Oct. 18. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol convened an emergency meeting with key officials a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Pyongyang is preparing 10,000 […]

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October 18, 2024

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North Korea delivers 70 missile launchers, artillery systems to Russia's Kursk Oblast, FT reports

North Korea has provided Russia with 50 domestically produced self-propelled howitzers and 20 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), the Financial Times (FT) reported on Nov. 16, citing a Ukrainian intelligence assessment. The additional support by Pyongyang come as 11,000 North Korean troops are amassing in Russia's Kursk Oblast, training alongside Russian troops in its fight […]

Ukraine

November 16, 2024

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Kellogg condemns Russia's mass attack against Ukraine on Christmas Day

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Ukraine peace envoy, Keith Kellogg, denounced Russia's mass attack on early Christmas morning, emphasizing that "Christmas should be a time of peace." Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, was one of the hardest-hit cities in Russia's latest mass attack. Explosions were also heard as far west as the city of Ivano-Frankvivsk. "Christmas […]

Ukraine

December 25, 2024

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Ukraine targets Russia's industrial plants, ammunition depots in 'massive' strike overnight

Ukraine launched its "most massive" attack against Russian military and industrial facilities in a range of up to 1,100 kilometers (620 miles) overnight on Jan. 14, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported. Chemical plants, refineries, and the Engels airbase's ammunition depots were successfully targeted, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) […]

Ukraine

January 14, 2025

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Russia's attack on Kharkiv Oblast injures 21, Ukrainian officials report

At least 21 people were injured overnight on Oct. 28, including five children, as Russia launched multiple air attacks on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, State Emergency Service reported. The attack damaged a high-rise and destroyed at least three apartments in the city of Kharkiv, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. First responders have been dispatched to […]

Ukraine

October 28, 2024

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Ex-US ambassador on Russia's nuclear saber-rattling

The Kyiv Independent's Dinara Khalilova sits down with the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Pifer, to discuss the political implications of Russia's attack on Dnipro with a nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile last week. Source link

Ukraine

November 27, 2024

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Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Smolensk Oblast, General Staff confirms

Ukraine struck an oil depot in the Yartsevo district of Russia's Smolensk Oblast, igniting the facility's oil reserves, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed on Dec. 31. The depot, which supplies the Russian military, was targeted in a coordinated operation involving Ukraine's Special Operations Forces and the Unmanned Systems Forces. The strike resulted […]

Ukraine

December 31, 2024

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Trump says Russia's war in Ukraine 'will end immediately' if OPEC lowers oil prices

President Donald Trump said on Jan. 23 he will ask the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to lower the price of oil, saying it would end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine "immediately." "If the price came down, the Russia-Ukraine war would end immediately," he said via videolink at the World Economic Forum in […]

Ukraine

January 23, 2025

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North Korean troops taking casualties in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Zelensky confirms

North Korean troops fighting against Ukrainian forces are taking casualties in Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 7. "Currently, 11,000 North Korean soldiers are present on Russian territory near the Ukrainian border, specifically in Kursk Oblast," he said at a press conference at the European Political Community summit in Budapest. "Some of […]

Ukraine

November 8, 2024

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UK sanctions illicit gold trade, says it funds Russia's war

The United Kingdom on Dec. 9 announced new sanctions targeting the illicit gold trade, which it said helps finance Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "Russia uses the illicit gold trade to launder money and evade sanctions, in doing so bolstering (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's war efforts," the U.K. government said in a press release. The […]

Ukraine

December 9, 2024

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Ukraine hits Russia's infantry brigade command post in Kursk Oblast, military claims

Ukrainian soldiers struck on Jan. 7 the command post of Russia's 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade near the village of Belaya in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's General Staff claimed. The report came days after Ukraine reportedly launched renewed offensive operations in Kursk Oblast, which is seen as a crucial bargaining chip for potential peace negotiations. […]

Ukraine

January 7, 2025

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Romania says drone breached its airspace during Russia's attack on Ukraine

An unidentified flying object was detected by Romanian radar systems near the Black Sea during Russia's overnight attack on Ukraine on Oct. 19, the Romanian Defense Ministry said. It is the second time this week that Romanian airspace has been violated, following the incident only a day ago, when Romania and Belarus scrambled jets in […]

Ukraine

October 19, 2024

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