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North Korean soldiers 50 km from Ukraine's border, including special forces, FT reports

Around 3,000 North Korean troops that arrived in Kursk Oblast were housed in barracks only 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 29, citing undisclosed Ukrainian intelligence officials. A few hundred of those are special forces, with the rest being regular troops, one source said. North Korea had […]

Ukraine

October 30, 2024

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Ukraine's 3rd Brigade frees captured soldiers in Kharkiv Oblast skirmish

Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade managed to regain positions and free a group of captive Ukrainian soldiers during an engagement with a Russian sabotage group in Kharkiv Oblast, the unit said on Oct. 7. This comes as a confirmation of an Oct. 5 report about a skirmish in the Lyman direction in the northeast, close to […]

Ukraine

October 7, 2024

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Mediazona confirms identities of almost 80,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine

Mediazona, an independent Russian outlet, together with BBC Russia, has confirmed through open-source research the names of 79,819 Russian soldiers killed since the start of Russia's all-out war. As Vladimir Putin boasted the new Oreshnik nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile, sparking renewed fears of nuclear escalation, Mediazona reported nearly 2,700 additional Russian military deaths in Ukraine […]

Ukraine

November 23, 2024

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Video purportedly showing North Korean soldiers at Russian military camp published by Ukrainian agency

Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security published on Oct. 18 a video that purportedly shows North Korean soldiers in a Russian military camp preparing to join Moscow's war effort against Ukraine. The footage was shared amid reports that Moscow plans to involve Pyongyang in the full-scale war against Ukraine in the coming months, […]

Ukraine

October 18, 2024

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Russian losses in Syria — BBC identifies 543 soldiers, Wagner mercenaries who died since 2015

At least 543 Russian military personnel and mercenaries died during their deployment in Syria between 2015-2024, the BBC reported on Dec. 9, citing its open-source investigation. Of the total number, 346 were employees of the Wagner company, a private mercenary group that also saw deployment in Russia's war in Ukraine and elsewhere. The news comes […]

Ukraine

December 10, 2024

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Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers reportedly 50 km from Ukraine's border

Key developments on Oct. 30: North Korean soldiers 50 km from Ukraine's border, including special forces, FT reports Ukraine should strike back if North Korean troops cross into its territory, Biden says No confidentiality between partners — Zelensky calls out White House over Tomahawk missiles leak Kremlin denies Russia-Ukraine talks on halting energy strikes South […]

Ukraine

October 30, 2024

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North Korea likely sending soldiers to Ukraine to aid Russia, Seoul says

North Korea is likely to deploy regular troops to Ukraine to help Russia, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-Hyun told lawmakers on Oct. 8, the Yonhap news agency reported. "As Russia and North Korea have signed a mutual treaty akin to a military alliance, the possibility of such a deployment is highly likely," the minister […]

Ukraine

October 8, 2024

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UK not planning to send its soldiers to Ukraine, foreign secretary says

London is not planning to deploy its military personnel on the ground in Ukraine, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy told journalists at the G7's ministerial meeting on Nov. 25. Lammy's comments came after the French outlet Le Monde reported that the U.K. and France have been discussing deploying soldiers or private defense contractors in Ukraine […]

Ukraine

November 26, 2024

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'Only death awaits them' – We asked 5 Ukrainian soldiers about North Korean troops fighting for Russia

Russia's war in Ukraine is on the verge of escalating dramatically, with multiple reports, intelligence assessments, and a video suggesting North Korean troops could soon be fighting alongside Kremlin forces. While Pyongyang has long supplied Moscow with weaponry, the deployment of boots on the ground would mark a significant development that has raised alarm bells […]

Ukraine

October 21, 2024

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Media identifies over 82,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine

Journalists and volunteers have identified the names of 82,050 Russian soldiers who died during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine as of Dec. 6, according to a joint investigation by BBC Russia and Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, published on Dec. 11. Russia has made territorial gains in eastern Ukraine, using brutal mass wave tactics […]

Ukraine

December 11, 2024

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North Korean soldiers sent to Ukrainian border equipped with standard infantry weapons, military intelligence says

Russia has armed North Korean troops deployed near the border with Ukraine with infantry weapons, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on Nov. 2. According to HUR, North Korean soldiers received 60-mm mortars, AK-12 rifles, machine guns, sniper rifles, Feniks anti-tank guided missiles, and hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers. They also reportedly received some night vision […]

Ukraine

November 2, 2024

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2,300 Ukrainian soldiers being trained in France as part of new brigade

The French military is training and equipping Ukraine's Anne de Kyiv brigade in France, the first instance of a foreign country training a Ukrainian brigade on its territory, the French Embassy in Kyiv said on Oct. 9. A total of 2,300 Ukrainian soldiers are being trained by the French Armed Forces in the northeastern Grand […]

Ukraine

October 9, 2024

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