Category: 6. Opinion
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Ukrainian official says Russian attacks kill 33 education workers in Donetsk Oblast since 2022
Russian shelling has killed 33 education workers in Donetsk Oblast since the onset of the all-out war, said Tetyana Sidasheva, the director of the Department of Education and Science of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, according to UkrInform. Donetsk has been under constant… Continue Reading
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Switzerland strengthens Ukraine’s demining efforts with GCS-200 vehicles
Ukraine has received heavy GCS-200 mine-clearing vehicles from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, according to the Economy Ministry. Switzerland is one of the leading countries that provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The country has supplied Kyiv with $134 million in aid… Continue Reading
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Polish PM Tusk: US election crucial for Zelenskyy’s “victory plan”
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said “no consensus” has been reached among EU leaders on how to evaluate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Victory Plan, presented in Brussels. As reported by Ukrinform, the plan will be reassessed following the US presidential elections. Having… Continue Reading
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Nato commander warns of strengthened Russian military post-ukraine war
NATO’s top commander in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli, believes that regardless of the war’s outcome in Ukraine, the Russian army will emerge stronger than it is today, Der Spiegel reported on 20 October. “At the end of the war in Ukraine, the Russian army will be stronger than it is… Continue Reading
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NATO Assembly chief says: Alliance supports Ukraine’s accession, but membership timing uncertain
NATO believes that Ukraine is already on an “irreversible path” that will lead to its membership in the Alliance, but it first needs to restore sovereignty over its territories, said NATO Parliamentary Assembly President Gerry Connolly in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio… Continue Reading
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Zelenskyy’s plan to replace US troops in EU with Ukrainians is “inappropriate and harmful,” NATO Assembly chief says
NATO Parliamentary Assembly President Jerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman from Virginia, has criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal to substitute US forces in Europe with Ukrainian troops post-war, calling it “inappropriate” and “even harmful.” “This… Continue Reading
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France converts € 300 million of frozen Russian assets into Caesar howitzers for Ukraine
France plans to utilize 300 million euros in interest from frozen Russian assets to purchase military equipment for Ukraine, BFMTV reports. This includes 12 new Caesar self-propelled howitzers, enhancing Ukraine’s artillery capabilities in the ongoing war with Russia. The announcement comes… Continue Reading
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Frontline report: Ukraine’s demolition squads turn Toretsk high-rises into Russian trap
Today, there are a lot of updates from the Toretsk direction in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. Screenshot from the video. Here, the Ukrainians intensified their raids and strikes against Russian forces positioned in the central high-rise building district, destroying the residential complex… Continue Reading
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ISW: Kursk incursion speeds up Ukraine-Russia POW swaps
Since Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast on 6 August, prisoner exchanges between the two countries have dramatically increased, according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The Kursk operation saw Ukraine capture roughly 1,000 square kilometers of… Continue Reading
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Media: Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s largest explosives plant 900 km from border
On the night of 20 October, drones operated by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), Special Operations Forces (SSO), and Defense Intelligence (HUR) struck the Sverdlov Plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Several Ukrainian media outlets reported this, citing sources in Ukrainian… Continue Reading