Category: 6. Opinion

The European Commission welcomed the consensus reached by the G7 countries and the EU on their contributions to a 45 billion euros (50 billion dollars) loan for Ukraine to be repaid from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets; the EU’s contribution will be an estimated 18 billion euros.

German defense giant Rheinmetall is preparing to open its second military factory in Ukraine, with plans for four facilities in total, CEO Armin Papperger has announced. The expansion comes as Ukraine faces ammunition and military equipment shortages amid inconsistent Western aid… Continue Reading

North Korea has deployed several thousand troops to Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to Ukrainian and American officials who spoke to The New York Times. The soldiers, reportedly from an elite Korean People’s Army unit, are positioned to join a Russian counteroffensive against Ukrainian… Continue Reading

Two EU countries, France and Germany, have not backed the proposal which seeks to override Hungary’s veto that blocks more than 6 billion euros in aid to Ukraine. The impasse over Ukraine aid funding highlights a deepening rift within the European Union’s unified foreign policy… Continue Reading

Today, there are many updates from the Lyman direction in Donetsk Oblast. In a decisive move, the Ukrainian command redeployed elite forces to stabilize the situation near Nevske, countering a significant Russian push. This swift maneuver enabled a successful counterattack, allowing Ukraine… Continue Reading

Russia launched a massive air assault on Ukraine overnight on 26 October, deploying 91 drones. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 44 – less than half the total number, significantly dropping from the typical 80-90% success rate. Russian forces regularly assault Ukrainian regions with… Continue Reading

According to Serhiy Tyurin, head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Military Administration, the city of Khmelnytskyi has experienced a complete power blackout following a Russian attack. The outage extends to four surrounding settlements. The Khmelnytskyi region hosts one of Ukraine’s four… Continue Reading

Four people, including a teenager, have been killed in a Russian missile attack on Dnipro,” reported Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration head Serhiy Lysak. Two women and a 14-year-old girl are among the dead, with the fourth victim just recovered from the rubble; their identity… Continue Reading

A Russian drone strike on a Kyiv high-rise has killed a 14-year-old girl and injured six others, with one victim hospitalized, Kyiv Military Administration reports. This strike broke through Kyiv’s air defenses, which typically intercept most drones in Russia’s near-nightly attacks on… Continue Reading

On 25 October, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on his Telegram channel that Russia will deploy its first North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine on 27-28 October, referring to military intelligence. North Korea has supplied Russia with artillery, missiles, and… Continue Reading