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North Koreans killed in Kursk as they enter Russia-Ukraine war in earnest
5 days, 17 hours ago

North Koreans killed in Kursk as they enter Russia-Ukraine war in earnest

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine targets Russia’s mercenaries saying ‘there is no reason for Koreans to fight and die for Putin.’ North Korean soldiers began to go home in body bags over the weekend, as they fought alongside Russians in large numbers for the first time. Ukraine’s military intelligence reported the North Koreans were embedded with Russian Marines and Airborne troops – elite units …

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Oreshnik missile strike nothing more than Putin’s ‘Reflexive Control’ strategy
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Oreshnik missile strike nothing more than Putin’s ‘Reflexive Control’ strategy

Firstpost  

Vladimir Putin wants to pressure the US over Ukraine in the same way as Nikita Khrushchev pressured JFK over Cuba in 1962 Around six decades ago, the world was on the precipice of a nuclear Armageddon—so the world believed. Moscow launches ICBM at Ukraine one day after British Storm Shadows strike Russiahttps://t.co/iBMiGMt9jU — Daily Express November 21, 2024 Initial reports …

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Russia threatens Europe with strikes while gnawing at Ukraine’s east
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Russia threatens Europe with strikes while gnawing at Ukraine’s east

Al Jazeera  

The United States on Tuesday provided the first official confirmation that its long-range Army Tactical Missiles were in use in Russia, as Europe absorbed the ramifications of Russia’s retaliatory response with an intermediate ballistic missile that could strike “anywhere in Europe”. “And right now, you know, understandably, that’s taking place in and around Kursk, in the Kursk oblast.” In a …

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Sahel-based Salafi-Jihadist groups are infiltrating Nigeria: Here's what they want to do
1 month, 1 week ago

Sahel-based Salafi-Jihadist groups are infiltrating Nigeria: Here's what they want to do

Firstpost  

Salafi-jihadist groups aim to establish support zones in northwestern Nigeria, facilitating recruitment, fundraising, and logistical support for operations across West Africa and potentially Europe Suspected Islamist sect member captured by Nigerian troops lies next to a tree in Nigeria. Salafi-jihadist groups, some affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, are reportedly infiltrating Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi and Sokoto states with an …

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Ukraine carries out one of its biggest-ever drone attacks on Russia
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine carries out one of its biggest-ever drone attacks on Russia

CNN  

CNN — Ukraine launched one of its biggest-ever drone attacks on Russia over the weekend, hitting a refinery and power station deep inside the country, according to videos posted on social media and geolocated by CNN. Rostov Oil Fire Telegram Zelensky said the most recent drone assaults deep inside Russia were justified by Moscow’s repeated attacks on his country. “Russia …

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On Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk
3 months, 3 weeks ago

On Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk

The Hindu  

In the early hours of August 6, the regional government of Kursk, a federal subject of Russia that borders Ukraine to the west, sent an alarm on its Telegram channel asking residents to run for shelter from incoming missile attacks. Several residential buildings were severely damaged.” Ukraine had launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s southwestern province of Kursk, in the …

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Kursk incursion: Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory
4 months, 1 week ago

Kursk incursion: Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed Kyiv’s troops are fighting inside Russia, days into the surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin. The ministry said on Sunday that its forces had engaged in combat with Ukrainian troops “in the areas of the settlements of Tolpino, Zhuravli and Obshchy …

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After northern distraction, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine’s east
7 months ago

After northern distraction, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine’s east

Al Jazeera  

Russia has intensified its attacks on the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar and other targets in Ukraine’s east, taking advantage of the fact that some Ukrainian units were diverted to fight its new incursion in the northern region of Kharkiv. Ukraine also unleashed waves of aerial and naval drones, striking Russian refineries, oil depots, airfields and ports, and sinking …

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Kyiv targets Russia’s navy as Moscow’s forces inch ahead in eastern Ukraine
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kyiv targets Russia’s navy as Moscow’s forces inch ahead in eastern Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine launched a devastating missile strike against Russian military targets in the Crimean port of Sevastopol late on Saturday, further debilitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. “Russian strikes on energy infrastructure … likely aim to collapse the energy grid in part to stall Ukrainian efforts to rapidly expand its,” said the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank. …

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Russia and Ukraine target each other’s defence industry amid land stalemate
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia and Ukraine target each other’s defence industry amid land stalemate

Al Jazeera  

With the ground war stalemated and both governments unshaken, Kyiv and Moscow took aim at factories. Even as Ukraine’s allies called for reinforcements in air defence, Ukraine responded punitively, launching drones into the Russian city of Belgorod that killed at least 26 people. I would like the whole world to hear these sounds of explosions … in all editorial offices …

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Putin suggests Wagner boss Prigozhin’s plane brought down by grenade blast
1 year, 2 months ago

Putin suggests Wagner boss Prigozhin’s plane brought down by grenade blast

Al Jazeera  

Russian leader says grenade fragments were found in the bodies of those killed in the jet crash in which Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin died. Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the plane crash which killed the head of the Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was caused by the detonation of hand grenades inside the aircraft. The Washington, DC-based Institute for …

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UK warns of Russia laying ‘sea mines’ to deter Black Sea cargo ships
1 year, 2 months ago

UK warns of Russia laying ‘sea mines’ to deter Black Sea cargo ships

Al Jazeera  

Russian sea mines warning comes as Ukrainian navy says 12 cargo vessels preparing to travel to Ukraine Black Sea ports. The UK’s foreign office said in a statement on Wednesday that intelligence assessments indicated that Russia was considering the use of sea mines to deter civilian ships travelling through a “humanitarian corridor” established by Ukraine to facilitate grain exports from …

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Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine dealt a crippling blow to the Black Sea Fleet leadership, reportedly killing many of its officers during a planning meeting in their headquarters. Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said the attack also seriously wounded the commander of Russian forces on the southern front, Colonel General Alexander Romanchuk. Improved intelligence to “understand when the Russian leadership is getting together” was one …

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What we know about US Abrams tanks arriving in Ukraine ‘next week’
1 year, 3 months ago

What we know about US Abrams tanks arriving in Ukraine ‘next week’

Al Jazeera  

Long-awaited M1 Abrams tanks are to arrive in Ukraine next week and come at a crucial time for Kyiv’s forces. United States President Joe Biden has announced that the first US-made Abrams tanks will be delivered to Ukraine next week, a crucial delivery at a time when Ukrainian forces are engaged in brutal fighting on the front lines with Russia …

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Ukraine’s army commander claims 3 elite Russian brigades ‘crushed’ in east
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s army commander claims 3 elite Russian brigades ‘crushed’ in east

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s ground forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi claims three Russian brigades left with no combat capabilities after fighting in east around Bakhmut. Ukrainian troops have broken through one of the Russian defensive lines near Donetsk Oblast’s Bakhmut, Land Forces Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Sept. 18.https://t.co/JFn2GCcE0i — The Kyiv Independent September 18, 2023 Ukrainian military spokesperson Ilia Yevlash also underlined …

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Ukraine says Russian missile defence destroyed in Crimea, 2 warships hit
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine says Russian missile defence destroyed in Crimea, 2 warships hit

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine said its forces attacked two Russian patrol ships operating in the Black Sea and destroyed a sophisticated “Triumf” surface-to-air missile defence system in Russian-occupied Crimea, with military analysts describing the loss of such equipment as “tactical failures” by Russia. In a post on the Telegram messaging app on Thursday, Ukraine’s military said it hit two Russian patrol vessels in …

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Putin says again Ukraine counteroffensive ‘has failed’ as Kyiv claims gains
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin says again Ukraine counteroffensive ‘has failed’ as Kyiv claims gains

Al Jazeera  

Russian president and defence officials in Kyiv give conflicting accounts of situation on front lines in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has again called Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces a failure as Kyiv’s Ministry of Defence reported further gains on the front lines around Bakhmut city in the eastern Donetsk region. On Monday, Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said …

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine deployed new long-range weapon, hints at Russia raid
1 year, 3 months ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine deployed new long-range weapon, hints at Russia raid

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says new weapon system has range of 700km and ‘the task is to make this number bigger’. Zelenskyy’s claim of new Ukrainian long-range weaponry came ahead of a Russian official reporting early on Friday morning that air defence units had “neutralised an unidentified object” in Russia’s western region of Pskov, the same region where a Ukrainian aerial …

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Ukraine’s troops push towards Russia’s rear defences
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s troops push towards Russia’s rear defences

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian forces advance south and east to the rear of Russia’s first line of defence during the 79th week of the war. Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on August 28 that Ukrainian forces were already advancing on Novoprokopivka, the next settlement on the T0408, 4km south of Robotyne. Another Russian reporter said Ukrainian forces here were attacking towards …

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Belarusian leader Lukashenko says he warned Wagner chiefs to ‘watch out’
1 year, 3 months ago

Belarusian leader Lukashenko says he warned Wagner chiefs to ‘watch out’

Al Jazeera  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that he warned Russia’s Wagner mercenary chiefs Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin to watch out for possible threats to their lives, and insisted that Wagner fighters would remain in Belarus following the apparent deaths of their leaders in a plane crash. Commenting on Prigozhin’s apparent death in a plane crash in Russia this week, Lukashenko …

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Putin says Western tanks ‘priority target’ for Russia in Ukraine
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin says Western tanks ‘priority target’ for Russia in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Russian president also warns that Western weapons supplied to Kyiv only prolonged war and would not change its outcome. Foreign-made tanks are a “priority target” for Russian forces in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, and the supply of Western weaponry to Kyiv will not change the course of the war. When asked about France’s decision to supply Ukraine …

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Russia warns of response as NATO returns to Cold War ‘schemes’
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia warns of response as NATO returns to Cold War ‘schemes’

Al Jazeera  

NATO summit outcome to be analysed for threats posed to Russia’s security and ‘all means’ available in response. Russia has said the latest NATO summit demonstrates that the Western military alliance has returned to “Cold War schemes”, and Moscow is ready to respond to such threats by “all means” necessary. Russia’s comments came as United States President Joe Biden said …

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Russian general in Ukraine removed for strategy criticism: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Russian general in Ukraine removed for strategy criticism: Report

Al Jazeera  

Moscow’s military leadership has reportedly dismissed Major-General Ivan Popov, commander-in-chief of Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army stationed in southern Ukraine, over his concerns for troops fighting without rest and criticism of Russian battlefield strategy. Among the issues raised by Popov were Russia’s ineffective targeting of Ukraine’s heavy weaponry and the “mass death and injury of our brothers from enemy artillery”, …

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Russia launches latest drone attack on Kyiv as NATO meets
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia launches latest drone attack on Kyiv as NATO meets

Al Jazeera  

Russia also conducted air raids on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday morning with Iranian-made Shahed drones. Russia launched at least 15 drones to attack Kyiv and other regions for a second consecutive night, with air defence systems engaged in repelling the aerial weapons just hours before Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was to meet with leaders of the NATO …

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