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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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Russian soldiers near Toretsk disguise as civilians to bypass Ukrainian positions, military says

Russian troops are disguising themselves as civilians to bypass Ukrainian military positions in the Toretsk sector of the front line in Donetsk Oblast, commander of the mortar battery of the presidential brigade, call sign "Mozok" ("Brain"), told Suspilne on Jan. 3. The commander's statement comes after reports on Russian forces starting to move toward the […]

Ukraine

January 4, 2025

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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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Zelensky, first lady visit wounded soldiers, pledge to address accessibility issues

President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska on Jan. 19 visited soldiers undergoing medical treatment after in Kyiv being wounded at the front and discussed issues related to mental health and disability access. The battlefield toll on Ukrainian soldiers has exacerbated mental health and accessibility challenges nationwide amid Russia's full-scale war. Zelensky met with […]

Ukraine

January 19, 2025

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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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Ukraine's military is 980,000 soldiers strong, Zelensky says

Ukraine has 980,000 people in arms as it fights Russia's all-out war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with U.S. podcaster Lex Fridman published on Jan. 5. Zelensky presented Ukraine's Armed Forces as the largest in Europe. This, however, excludes Russia, whose military personnel exceeded 1 million at the onset of the full-scale invasion, […]

Ukraine

January 6, 2025

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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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150,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine in 2024, Syrskyi says

Russian forces suffered their heaviest losses last year since the start of the full-scale war, with total military losses reaching 434,000 soldiers, including approximately 150,000 killed in combat during 2024, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in a Jan. 19 interview with the Ukrainian news outlet TSN. "In this year of fighting, (Russian President Vladimir Putin) lost […]

Ukraine

January 19, 2025

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