Category: 6. Opinion

Ukraine is facing a growing threat from West Nile virus, with health officials reporting 88 cases and 11 deaths since the beginning of July 2024, according to Ihor Kuzin, Deputy Minister of Health and Chief Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine. Health officials are particularly concerned about the lack… Continue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that North Korea is now aiding Russia with military personnel, not just weapons. This Russia-North Korea military collaboration violates UN sanctions and could destabilize global security. Experts warn Russia may reciprocate by sharing… Continue Reading

According to a Bild report citing a government document, Germany will no longer send heavy equipment to Kyiv. Despite being Ukraine’s second-largest weapons supplier after the US, the flow of arms remains critically insufficient for Ukraine to achieve a decisive victory over Russia despite… Continue Reading

The Security Service of Ukraine has opened a criminal investigation into the reported death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Russian captivity, according to the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office. On 3 August 2023, Roshchyna went missing during a trip to… Continue Reading

Bloomberg reports that Biden rescheduled his visit to Germany on 18 October, but the trip has been shortened and no longer includes a stop at the US military base in Ramstein. He was supposed to lead a meeting with NATO leaders to discuss support for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr… Continue Reading

Operators from the 412th Separate Nemesis Unmanned Systems Battalion successfully detected and struck a Russian tank at night, as shown in a video shared by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces’ official Telegram channel and highlighted by Forbes defense correspondent David Axe. This incident… Continue Reading

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha has urgently called for international action following reports of Russian forces executing nine Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Sybiha demanded ICC arrest warrants for the perpetrators and increased sanctions against… Continue Reading

Marking its first large-scale naval drill in two years, Russia’s Navy conducted OKEAN-24 naval exercises in mid-September, claiming to involve 400 vessels in four seas and two oceans, as per the British Defense Ministry’s October 13 intelligence report. The report, however, says Russia’s… Continue Reading

US President Joe Biden is set to visit Germany on 18 October, rescheduling his trip originally planned for 12 October but postponed due to Hurricane Milton. Reuters and German publication Spiegel reported the new date, citing German government sources. This visit comes at a crucial moment in… Continue Reading

The European Union’s recent decision to invest $440 million in Ukraine’s rapidly expanding arms industry “marks a significant shift in the bloc’s approach to Russia’s war against its neighbor, but also highlights the EU defense sector’s shortcomings in producing weapons and… Continue Reading