At least 8 British troops were injured in a highway pileup during a NATO exercise in Estonia

5 days, 22 hours ago

Ukrainians Inflict Casualties on North Korean Forces, US Says

North Korean forces deployed in Russia’s Kursk region have suffered several hundred casualties in clashes with Ukrainian troops, US officials said Tuesday. The losses have occurred among almost all ranks of the North Korean troops as the Ukrainians successfully targeted their new enemy’s command and control nodes, the officials told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Earlier: Trump Says Zelenskiy …

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‘Several hundred’ North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

The Hindu

A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said on Tuesday. The official didn't provide details on exactly how many have been killed, but said the North Korean forces don't appear to be battle-hardened, which contributes to the number of …

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6 days, 1 hour ago

A couple hundred North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said Tuesday. The official didn’t provide details on exactly how many have been killed, but said the North Korean forces don’t appear to be battle-hardened, which contributes to the number …

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Ukraine says at least 30 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded in Kursk fighting for Russia

Firstpost

Thousands of troops from North Korea have come to reinforce Russian forces, including in the Kursk border region where Russia has been clawing back territory after a surprise offensive from Ukrainian forces this summer A Ukrainian tank crew member of the 68th Jaeger Brigade stands on a Leopard 1A5 tank at the position where they take a break in fighting, …

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1 week ago

Ukraine says North Koreans took heavy casualties during weekend attack in Kursk region

CNN

CNN — Ukraine said on Monday that North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops suffered heavy losses during fighting at the weekend in the Russian region of Kursk. “We do assess that North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat in Kursk, with Russia, alongside Russian forces,” Ryder said. Ukraine estimates that about 12,000 North Korean soldiers are in the region …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Britain’s entire army would be destroyed in six months to a year in a major war, minister warns

The Independent

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

British Army would be wiped out in 'six months to a year' if it was drawn into a large scale war, veterans minister warns as he calls for rebuild of country's reserve forces

Daily Mail

The entire British Army would be wiped out in 'six months to a year' during a major war, the nation's veterans minister has chillingly warned. 'In a war of scale – not a limited intervention, but one similar to Ukraine – our army for example on the current casualty rates would be expended – as part of a broader multinational …

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Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear disadvantage in future ceasefire talks. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “This problem is critical,” said Oleksandr Kovalenko, a …

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4 weeks ago

Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance

LA Times

In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Monday, Russian servicemen operate a Russian Uragan self-propelled multiple rocket launcher in an undisclosed location. Russia’s military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian …

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1 month ago

Britain's military 'is ready to fight Russia tonight': UK army chief's stark warning after Putin declared we are now 'directly involved' in Ukraine war

Daily Mail

But in May he acknowledged the army would run out of ammo in two months A top military official has declared the British Army would be ready to fight Vladimir Putin's forces 'tonight' if Russia were to invade another European nation in addition to Ukraine. A muzzle flash lights up pine trees as the British Army's new Archer Mobile Howitzer …

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2 months, 1 week ago

UK troops placed on standby to defend Estonia against Russia under new pact

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Deserting Russians are being killed by their own snipers and wounded troops are no longer being evacuated because so many are injuring themselves to avoid fighting, 'intercepted messages reveal'

Daily Mail

Russian soldiers wearied by fighting for Vladimir Putin are being shot at by their own snipers, while others are deliberately injuring themselves to leave the battlefield, one disillusioned fighter has revealed. His thoughts were conveyed in an intercepted message provided to I Want To Live, a project set up in 2022 by Ukraine's military intelligence, which helps Russian soldiers safely …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was seen as a success but it had a cost

CNN

Sumy region, Ukraine CNN — Vasyl was several miles deep in Russian territory when he heard the whizz of an approaching drone loaded with explosives. But the campaign slowed and, on Thursday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russia had launched “counteroffensive actions.” The Russian Ministry of Defense said Russian forces had “penetrated” into the Kursk region, capturing 10 settlements. …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

7 U.S. troops hurt in raid with Iraqi forces targeting Islamic State militants that killed 15

LA Times

U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State militants in the country’s western desert that killed at least 15 people and saw seven American troops hurt in the operation, officials said Saturday. The U.S. military’s Central Command alleged the militants were armed with “numerous weapons, grenades and explosive ‘suicide’ belts” during the attack Thursday, which Iraqi …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

A rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures U.S. personnel, officials tell AP

LA Times

The flags of Iraq and the United States on the table during a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Iraqi Defense Minister Muhammad Al-Abbasi at the Pentagon last month. Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. Defense officials said Monday, in what has been a recent …

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5 months ago

Soldier killed as army foils infiltration bid in Poonch

Hindustan Times

A soldier was killed during an exchange of fire with infiltrating terrorists along the Line of Control in the Battal sector of Poonch district during the wee hours on Tuesday, officials said. Army personnel at a hospital after a soldier was injured in the exchange of fire with terrorists who were trying to infiltrate into Indian territory, in Poonch district …

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6 months ago

Thousands of NATO troops join drills in the strategically sensitive Baltic Sea region

Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — Some 9,000 troops from 20 NATO countries have been participating this month in military exercises in the Baltic Sea region, which has become strategically sensitive following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The exercises by navy, air force and ground troops are being held on the Baltic Sea, as well as in Sweden and its strategic island of Gotland, …

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7 months, 1 week ago

British forces lead dramatic war game in Estonia as Nato seeks to counter Russia threat: ‘We are ready to fight’

The Independent

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza aid convoy attack: How has Israel, US and UK responded?

The Independent

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghan special forces sniper who fought with the British left languishing in UK hotel without asylum for 17 months

The Independent

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11 months ago

U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base

NPR

U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base Enlarge this image toggle caption Nasser Nasser/AP Nasser Nasser/AP An unknown number of U.S. service members and at least one Iraqi service member suffered injuries in an attack by Iranian-backed militants on an air base in western Iraq, U.S. officials said. Sponsor Message Last month, three U.S. service …

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11 months, 1 week ago

UK to deploy 20,000 troops alongside Nato allies in major show of strength

The Independent

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1 year ago

Ukrainian soldiers describe Russia’s deadly surge on the frontlines

CNN

Mala Tokmachka, Ukraine CNN — The front lines where Ukraine and its allies had hoped for a summer breakthrough now epitomize the bleak, dark winter ahead — of Russian resurgence and Kyiv’s mounting losses. Ukrainian soldiers showed CNN drone footage of an injured Russian, his legs severed, yet a ghoulish smile on his face, seemingly oblivious to the pain. But …

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1 year, 1 month ago

US conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria, retaliating for attacks on US troops

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon and U.S. officials say U.S. fighter aircraft conducted airstrikes on locations in eastern Syria involving Iranian-backed groups, likely causing casualties and destroying weapons stored at the two targets that were struck — a training facility and a safe house. The U.S. has conducted three strikes over the last two weeks against Iranian-tied weapons depots in Syria …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Murdered, tortured or in hiding: The special forces units abandoned to the Taliban by Britain

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Independent inquiry opens into claims of unlawful killings by U.K. forces in Afghanistan

LA Times

Lawyer Tessa Gregory speaks outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London. Her law firm alleges that between 2010 and 2013, more than 80 Afghans were killed under “suspicious” circumstances at the hands of British special forces. An independent inquiry opened Monday to examine claims that British special forces murdered dozens of Afghan men during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

2 Army soldiers killed, 12 injured in crash of military transport vehicle in Alaska

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed and 12 others injured after a military transport vehicle flipped on a dirt road leading to a training area in Alaska, officials said. The single-vehicle accident happened Monday as the soldiers headed to the Yukon Training Area near Salcha, or about 30 miles southeast of Fairbanks, the 11th Airborne Division said …

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1 year, 3 months ago

British fighters describe life on the Ukrainian frontline in the war against Russia

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Fighting ‘through hell.’ To reclaim Bakhmut, a Ukrainian brigade must first survive the forest

Associated Press

ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine — The Russian bullet struck the sergeant just above the left ear. Ukrainian paramedics from 3rd Assault brigade carry a wounded comrade injured during battles in Andriivka, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday Sept. 12, 2023. In this image taken from a video released by the 3rd Assault Brigade, a Ukrainian servicemen fires machine gun towards Russian positions …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Russian defensive lines breached in capture of two villages near Bakhmut, Ukraine commander says

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine war troop deaths and wounded nearing 500,000, say US officials

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

RAF Typhoons home from Estonia deployment after intercepting 50 Russian aircraft

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

On their own front line, Ukrainian surgeons treat waves of soldiers since the counteroffensive began

Associated Press

DNIPRO, Ukraine — The horrors of war arrive through the night at a hospital in eastern Ukraine, a procession of stretchers bearing limp bodies whisked from the front line. “Here, we see the worst of the front line,” Dr. Serhii Ryzhenko, the hospital’s 59-year-old chief doctor, says with a weary smile. “We have 50 operating rooms, and it’s not enough.” …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Germany offers to station 4,000 troops in Lithuania to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank

Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany is willing to send around 4,000 troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said during a visit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on Monday. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine early last year, the German government pledged last June to have a combat brigade ready …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive, British officials said Sunday. While the update reported that Ukraine was on the offensive in these areas and had “made small advances,” it said that Russian forces were conducting …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NATO’s largest air force drill prepares for ‘crisis situation’

Al Jazeera

Some 250 aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries with 10,000 military personnel are participating in ‘Air Defender 23’. NATO has started the largest-ever air force deployment exercise in the Western military alliance’s history, a drill being presented as a display of unity among members and partners of the bloc as tensions with Russia have escalated following Moscow’s full-scale invasion …

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1 year, 7 months ago

NATO allies send 1,500 combat vehicles, 230 tanks to Ukraine as counteroffensive looms

LA Times

A Ukrainian soldier holds onto his helmet as he rides an armored vehicle in Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday. Along with more than 1,550 armored vehicles, 230 tanks and other equipment, Ukraine’s allies have sent “vast amounts of ammunition” and also trained and equipped more than nine new Ukrainian brigades, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. His comments came a …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Leaked Pentagon documents claim elite British special forces are in Ukraine

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

US has trained 7,000 Ukrainian troops since war with Russia began, says Pentagon spokesperson

Firstpost

Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder added that more than 4,000 troops in two brigades completed their arms training in Germany, with one of the brigades fully equipped with Bradley fighting vehicles and the other with Stryker vehicles Washington: As many as 7,000 Ukrainian troops have been trained by the US since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began last year, a spokesperson …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Six U.S. troops have traumatic brain injury after Syria attacks

LA Times

The Pentagon said Thursday that an additional six troops were injured in attacks last week in northeastern Syria that U.S. officials have blamed on Iranian-backed militants. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon spokesman, said the six were in addition to the death of an American contractor and the wounding of six troops and another contractor in the two separate attacks. Ryder …

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1 year, 9 months ago

UK, German fighter jets intercept Russian plane near Estonia

Associated Press

LONDON — British and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace, the U.K. Defense Ministry said Wednesday, amid mounting concerns about confrontation in the skies near Russia and Ukraine. The Typhoon jets responded Tuesday after a Russian air-to-air refueling aircraft failed to communicate with Estonian air traffic control, the U.K. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Medical aid workers describe ‘targeted’ attack that killed American volunteer in Bakhmut

CNN

Eastern Ukraine CNN — Regaining consciousness in a cloud of smoke, Simon Johnsen heard a loud whistling in his ears. Erko Laidinen Munitions experts have examined the video and identified the weapon as an anti-tank guided missile, Reed’s wife, Alex Kay Potter, told CNN after arriving back from Ukraine. “We went there with our vehicle and Pete’s team went with …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Ukrainian soldiers land in UK to learn how to use British Challenger 2 tanks against Russia

Daily Mail

Ukrainian soldiers have landed in the UK to learn how to use British Challenger 2 tanks against their Russian invaders. Ukrainian soldiers landing in the UK to learn how to use British Challenger 2 tanks Britain is providing Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine to assist them in their fight against Russian invaders The MoD tweet continued: 'The UK will provide …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine military says killed 800 Russian soldiers in past day

The Hindu

Ukraine's military estimated on Thursday that 800 Russian soldiers were killed in the past day, mostly in fighting in the eastern Donetsk region, while Western allies pledged supplies of armoured battle vehicles but not the tanks Ukraine wants. Giving its regular morning roundup of the fighting, Ukraine's military said Russian forces were focused on an offensive in the Bakhmut sector …

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2 years ago

No major injuries, army can tackle such forces: Rajnath Singh on China clash

Live Mint

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefed the Lok Sabha on the recent clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along the contested Line of Actual Control. He further added that, “Our armed forces are always ready to stop any attempt of transgression at our borders.” “In this face-off, few soldiers on both sides suffered injuries. The Chinese side was refused all such …

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2 years ago

Ukrainians show their mettle amid blackouts, snow and attacks

Al Jazeera

No territorial gains in the 40th week of war as casualties mount and civilians go without water, heat and light. 1/ — Tymofiy Mylovanov November 25, 2022 Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov said Russia has fired more than 16,000 missiles at Ukraine since the start of the war, claiming 97 percent landed on civilians. “Despite Russia’s bomb rains and barbaric …

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2 years ago

UK adds artillery rounds, helicopters to military aid to Ukraine

India Today

An additional 10,000 artillery rounds will be provided by the UK to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced on Wednesday on a visit to Norway. The UK government said the additional rounds will enhance Ukraine's defensive capability and come as the first delivery of Sea King helicopters arrives in Ukraine to provide key search …

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2 years, 1 month ago

100,000 Russian military casualties in Ukraine: US general

Al Jazeera

More than 100,000 Russian military personnel killed or wounded in Ukraine, with Kyiv’s forces likely suffering a similar figure, top American general says. About 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and wounded since the invasion of Ukraine, and Kyiv’s armed forces “probably” suffered a similar level of casualties, the top US general says. ‘Perhaps even weeks’ Milley and Ukrainian President …

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