Category: 6. Opinion
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South Korea to send delegation to Ukraine this week over North Korean troop presence
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced on 28 October that a delegation will visit Ukraine this week to share intelligence about North Korean troop deployment to Russia and discuss cooperation measures, Yonhap News reports. Earlier, South Korea’s intelligence indicated that… Continue Reading
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Norway pledges € 500 million in aid to Ukraine in new support package
On a press conference at the Ukraine-Northern Europe summit on 28 October, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced a new aid package worth €500 million for Ukraine, with €350 million designated for military assistance, Militarnyi reports. The Nordic countries are among the… Continue Reading
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Multiple explosions rock Russian-occupied Luhansk, ammunition depot reportedly hit (video)
Multiple explosions rocked Russian-occupied Luhansk on the morning of 29 October, with strikes targeting a former Soviet military facility near Gorky park, according to a Ukrainian official and local sources. Russian media reported air defense activity in the area, citing occupation… Continue Reading
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Kim Jong-un sends his elite forces to Ukraine -“too valuable to be cannon fodder,” says former US diplomat
North Korean soldiers heading to fight in Europe? It’s one of those headlines that sounds almost unreal, yet here we are. While we know that somewhere between 10,000 and 12,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia, with some already in Kursk Oblast, almost everything else about this… Continue Reading
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Russian air attacks on four cities kill at least 5 as Ukraine downs 26/48 drones
Ukraine’s Air Force reports that Russian forces launched a combined attack using ballistic missiles and drones against multiple Ukrainian cities in the early hours of 29 October 2024. Russian bomb, drone, and missile strikes killed at least five and injures 24 civilians. Russia continues… Continue Reading
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 978: Ukraine blows up bridge in Berdiansk occupied by Russians
Military Russia is forcing wounded soldiers back into combat amid offensive on city of Lyman. Russia is ramping up its offensive in the strategic city of Lyman in Donetsk, deploying fresh assault units to secure ground in eastern Ukraine. Frontline report: Kremlin postpones Kursk liberation… Continue Reading
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First-ever drone strike on Chechnya sparks fire at special forces university
A drone struck the main building of the Russian Special Forces University named after Vladimir Putin in Gudermes, Chechnya, marking the first-ever drone attack in the region, according to Russian Telegram channel Agenstvo Novosti. Kadyrov’s troops are taking an active part in the illegal… Continue Reading
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Russia is forcing wounded soldiers back into combat amid offensive on city of Lyman
The Russian occupying troops are attempting to intensify their offensive in the area around the city of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, according to a report from the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR). The city of Lyman in Donetsk is strategically significant for the Ukrainian Armed Forces’… Continue Reading
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Croatia to supply Ukraine with M-84 Tanks, M-80 IFVS
Croatia plans to deliver 30 M-84 tanks and 30 M-80 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, which will be replaced by 50 new Leopard 2A8 tanks from Germany, as reported by the Croatian Ministry of Defense. In the 1990s, Croatia inherited a fleet of Yugoslav-made M-84 tanks. Since 2008, all of… Continue Reading
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New research estimates North Korean arms supplies to Russia at $5.5 billion
North Korea could supply Russia with weapons worth up to $5.5 billion, according to research by the Korean Branch of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. Earlier, South Korea’s intelligence said Pyongyang sent 3,000 troops to Russia with plans to deploy 10,000 by December to… Continue Reading