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Seoul: At least 100 North Korean troops killed in Ukraine

Reuters — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:50:00 +0000

SEOUL >> At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat against Ukrainian forces in intense fighting in the Kursk region, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday citing the country’s spy agency.

Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief in Moscow

Reuters — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:15:00 +0000

MOSCOW >> A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service today in the most high-profile killing of its kind.

N.Korean troops join Russian assaults in large numbers, Ukraine says

Reuters — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 23:35:00 +0000

KYIV, Ukraine >> Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia’s Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today.

U.S. will not return nuclear weapons to Ukraine

Reuters — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:54:00 +0000

The United States is not considering returning to Ukraine the nuclear weapons it gave up after the Soviet Union collapsed, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.

Zelensky urges Biden to rally support for Ukraine’s NATO membership

Reuters — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 19:46:00 +0000

KYIV >> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the outgoing U.S. administration of President Joe Biden on Sunday to help convince NATO members to invite Ukraine to join the alliance, as Ukraine’s war with Russia enters an unpredictable new phase.

North Korea’s Kim: Russia has right to exercise self-defense against Ukraine

Reuters — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 11:11:00 +0000

SEOUL >> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has told the Russian defense minister that Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons is the result of direct military intervention by the United States and Moscow is entitled to fight in self-defense, state media said on Saturday.

Ukraine has lost over 40% of Russia’s Kursk region to counterattacks

Reuters — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 20:05:00 +0000

KYIV, Ukraine >> Ukraine has lost over 40% of the territory in Russia’s Kursk region that it seized in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counterassaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said.

Russia accused of unprecedented ICBM use in Ukraine war

Reuters — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:10:00 +0000

KYIV >> Ukraine said Russia fired a new kind of missile at the city of Dnipro today, and while there was debate over what kind, it appeared to be a nuclear-capable weapon that carried multiple warheads, in a further escalation of the 33-month-old war.

Biden administration approves Ukraine’s use of anti-personnel mines

New York Times — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0000

The Biden administration has approved supplying Ukraine with American anti-personnel mines to bolster defenses against Russian attacks as Ukrainian front lines in the country’s east have buckled, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said today.

Ukraine hits Russia with U.S.-made long-range missiles for first time

Reuters — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:30:00 +0000

KYIV >> Ukraine used U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory today, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden on the war’s 1,000th day.

Putin issues warning to U.S. with new nuclear doctrine

Reuters — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:40:00 +0000

MOSCOW >> Russian President Vladimir Putin today lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks, and Moscow said Ukraine had struck deep inside Russia with U.S.-made ATACMS missiles.

U.S. says Russia escalated Ukraine conflict by deploying North Koreans

Reuters — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:27:00 +0000

WASHINGTON >> The United States said on Monday it was Russia that is escalating the conflict in Ukraine by deploying North Korean troops, after the Kremlin warned that Washington would deepen its involvement in the war by allowing Kyiv’s forces to strike far into Russia with U.S.-made weapons.

Freed from restraints, Ukraine poised to strike into Russia

New York Times — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000

KYIV, Ukraine >> Ukraine signaled a new sense of urgency today following a decision by the Biden administration to allow long-range strikes inside Russia using U.S.-provided missiles, with Ukrainian politicians suggesting that the first launches would come soon and without warning.

Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid in ‘massive’ air strike

Reuters — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 20:35:00 +0000

KYIV >> Russia unleashed its largest air strike on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, launching 120 missiles and 90 drones that killed at least seven people and caused severe damage to the power system, officials said.

Biden allows Ukraine to use U.S. arms to strike inside Russia

Reuters — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:50:00 +0000

WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden’s administration has allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia, two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the decision said on Sunday, in a significant reversal of Washington’s policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Putin signs into law mutual defense treaty with North Korea

Reuters — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:05:00 +0000

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a treaty on the country’s strategic partnership with North Korea, which includes a mutual defense provision, according to a decree published on Saturday.

Biden rushing assistance to Ukraine; aid uncertain under Trump

Reuters — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:15:00 +0000

The White House plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, sources said today, hoping to shore up the government in Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

Zelensky congratulates Trump amid Ukraine war uncertainty

Reuters — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:16:00 +0000

KYIV >> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky heaped praise on Donald Trump on Wednesday, as apparent victory for the Republican candidate who has criticized U.S. backing for Kyiv plunged the future of its war against Russia into uncertainty.

North Korea, Russia send shockwaves with Ukraine war moves

Reuters — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:30:00 +0000

MOSCOW/SEOUL >> North Korea’s foreign minister arrived in Russia on Tuesday for talks as the Russia-Ukraine war appeared to take a dangerous new turn, with NATO and South Korea expressing alarm that North Korean troops could soon be joining in on Moscow’s side.

S. Korean delegation to brief NATO on N. Korean troops in Russia

Reuters — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 22:20:00 +0000

BRUSSELS >> A high-level delegation from South Korea will brief the North Atlantic Council about North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia on Monday, NATO said on Sunday, after the U.S. expressed grave concern over the possible use of the troops against Ukraine.

Ukraine intelligence: North Korean units already in Kursk

Reuters — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:30:00 +0000

Ukraine’s military intelligence service said today that the first North Korean units trained in Russia had been deployed in the Kursk region, a Russian border area where Ukrainian forces staged a major incursion in August.

U.S.: Evidence shows N.Korea has troops in Russia for Ukraine war

Reuters — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:05:00 +0000

SEOUL/ROME >> The United States said for the first time today that it had seen evidence of North Korean troops in Russia, and South Korean lawmakers said about 3,000 soldiers had been sent to support the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine with more to follow.

S. Korea: N. Korean troops in Russia prepare for Ukraine combat

Reuters — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0000

SEOUL >> North Korea has shipped 1,500 special forces troops to Russia’s far east for training and acclimatizing at local military bases and will likely be deployed for combat in the war in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday.

Trump blames Zelenskyy for starting war, despite Russian invasion

Reuters — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON >> Donald Trump on Thursday blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for helping start that nation’s war with Russia, a comment that further suggests Trump is likely to decrease U.S. support for Ukraine if he wins the Nov. 5 election.

Zelensky pitches ‘victory plan’ to European leaders

Reuters — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:30:00 +0000

BRUSSELS >> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pitched his “victory plan” to European leaders today, urging them to back his call for an immediate invitation to join NATO to deal a “decisive” blow to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Zelensky: North Koreans fighting with Russians in Ukraine

Reuters — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 22:29:00 +0000

KYIV >> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that defense relationships with his country’s partners would have to change in light of North Korean transfers of people as well as weapons to Russian forces in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s ‘Venice’ in Danube faces relentless Russian drone attacks

Reuters — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 02:20:00 +0000

VYLKOVE, Ukraine >> In a town without basements, residents of Ukraine’s “Venice” on the Danube have no way to hide underground from the increasingly frequent Russian drone attacks on the country’s river and deep sea ports.

Hacker attack disrupts Russian state media on Putin’s birthday

Reuters — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000

MOSCOW>> Russian state media company VGTRK, which owns and operates the country’s main national TV stations, was targeted in a massive cyberattack on Monday that a Ukrainian government source said Kyiv’s hackers had caused.

Ukraine’s Donbas strategy: Retreat slowly, maximize Russian losses

New York Times — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 22:34:00 +0000

KYIV, Ukraine >> Throughout the year, Ukraine has lost a series of cities, towns and villages in its eastern Donbas region to Russia, typically withdrawing its troops after hard-fought battles that sometimes lasted for months.

Russia to try American, 72, accused of being Ukrainian mercenary

Reuters — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0000

MOSCOW >> The trial of a 72-year-old American man whom Russia accuses of working as a mercenary for Ukraine will take place behind closed doors and the verdict will be announced next Monday, Russian state media reported.

Russia’s Lavrov warns West against fighting ‘with a nuclear power’

Reuters — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 23:45:00 +0000

UNITED NATIONS >> Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today told the United Nations that it was senseless to ignore alternatives to Ukraine’s peace proposals, warning the West of the danger of trying to “fight to victory with a nuclear power.”

Harris pledges support for Ukraine, takes veiled jab at Trump

Reuters — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:20:00 +0000

WASHINGTON >> Vice President Kamala Harris pledged support for Ukraine today and — in a veiled reference to Donald Trump, her U.S. election rival — said those who would have Ukraine swap land for peace with Russia were supporting “proposals of surrender.”

Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine

Reuters — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000

WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine today to help Kyiv repel Russian invaders, using a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make a major commitment.

Sources: Russia has secret war drones project in China

Reuters — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:40:00 +0000

Russia has established a weapons program in China to develop and produce long-range attack drones for use in the war against Ukraine, according to two sources from a European intelligence agency and documents reviewed by Reuters.

Ukraine’s Zelensky tells U.N. Russia must be forced into peace

Reuters — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:03:00 +0000

UNITED NATIONS >> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that the war between Russia and Ukraine cannot be calmed by talks alone, but that Russia must be forced into peace.

Zelensky says Ukraine is closer to end of war with Russia

Reuters — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:51:00 +0000

Decisive actions by the United States now could hasten the end of the Russian war against Ukraine next year, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday after telling the ABC News that his country was “closer to the end of the war.”

Russian strike on apartment block in Kharkiv injures 21

Reuters — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Russian forces struck a multi-story apartment building in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Saturday evening, wounding 21 people and prompting an evacuation of some of its residents, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

Zelensky seeks ‘truly just peace’ for Ukraine during U.S. visit

Reuters — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 20:11:00 +0000

WASHINGTON >> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the United States on Sunday to attend sessions at the U.N. General Assembly and urged his partners to help achieve “a shared victory for a truly just peace.”

Biden readies $375 million arms aid package for Ukraine

Reuters — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000

WASHINGTON >> The United States is preparing a $375 million military aid package for Ukraine, breaking a months-long trend towards smaller packages for Kyiv for its military operations against Russia, two U.S. officials told Reuters today.

Blinken briefed on Ukraine’s plan to push Russia to end war

Reuters — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:30:00 +0000

WASHINGTON >> U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was briefed last week on elements of a Ukrainian plan to push Russia to end the war, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said today.