Amy B. Zegart
Following his visit to Kyiv, Dutch Foreign Minister Kaspar Veldkamp announced 27 million euros ($27.8 million) in new aid for Ukraine on Jan. 16.
According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the package includes 7 million euros ($7.2 million) through …
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The Biden administration believes that large-scale sanctions have been more effective politically than designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, Ukrinform reported on Jan. 16, citing U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
“We …
Tantalum, a rare and highly sought-after mineral critical to modern electronics, including modern military equipment in Russia, derives its name from Tantalus, a tragic figure in Ancient Greek mythology. According to legend, Tantalus was condemned by …
A Russian Air Defense Force officer has been sentenced following a mishap where a Russian Mi-8 military helicopter was shot down instead of a suspected enemy drone over Crimea. This marks the first conviction of a Russian officer for negligence in …
Critically lacking manpower on the front lines where Russia continues to use its vast manpower advantage to make grinding advances, Ukraine has been scrambling specialists into the infantry in an effort to replenish losses.
Criticized widely by …
NATO scrambled Norwegian F-35 fighter jets stationed in Poland for the first time to protect airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine on Jan. 15, the NATO Air Command reported on X.
Russia attacked Ukraine using cruise and ballistic missiles on …
The Russian military's attempt to breach the Ukrainian border with a convoy of armored vehicles has been thwarted by the Ukrainian Forces, according to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. The convoy, moving under the cover of darkness towards …
Captured Russian soldiers have expressed concerns about the superior combat readiness of North Korean military units compared to Russian contract soldiers in the Kursk region, said senior officer of the 80th Independent Air Assault Brigade, Senior …
Key developments on Jan. 16:
In an interview with Polish media following his visit to Warsaw, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces have suffered significant losses, thanks to the effectiveness of long-range weaponry.
According to Zelensky, the Russian …
Editor’s note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first names and callsigns only.
It was a month-long mission with one primary goal — capturing a North Korean …
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the “next few days,” he told journalists on Jan. 16, iRozhlas reported.
“We are looking for another date, which should be in the next few …
Russia's long-anticipated military push around Pokrovsk appears to be losing momentum as, according to military analyst Konstantin Mashovets, the Russian command lacks the manpower to swiftly create new divisions on the fly.
In both the Pokrovsk and …
The 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade repelled an assault of Russian troops near the village of Zhuravka in Sumy Oblast on the border with Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to the brigade’s Jan. 15 statement.
Sumy Oblast, located on …
For Moscow, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Russia on Jan. 17 is a diplomatic victory.
The trip’s centerpiece will be the finalization of a long-heralded partnership deal between Russia and Iran, signed by Pezeshkian and …
The 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade shared a video on Jan. 16 purporting to show the downing of Russian forces' rare reconnaissance drone Merlin-VR.
Throughout the full-scale invasion, drones have become pivotal for both Ukraine and Russia, used on …
In the run-up to his departure from the White House, President Joe Biden has slapped a number of major new sanctions on Russia’s financial systems and energy sector.
The U.S. originally threatened Russia with “the mother of all sanctions” as Moscow …
UKRAINE, KHARKIV — Kharkiv, Kharkiv region, and the people who live here have been through a lot in 2024. Gwara's journalists selected the main photos our journalists took documenting another year of Russia's war and its consequences in our home—and …
The head of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) claims that several former Wagner Group mercenaries have declined contracts in Africa to join Ukrainian Defense Forces. Denis Nikitin, the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, known by his callsign …
Advisers to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are developing a comprehensive sanctions strategy aimed at facilitating a diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 16, citing anonymous sources familiar with the …
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Social media users, citing an interview with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for The New York Times, claim that arms supplies to Ukraine starting in September 2021 were intended to …
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new military aid package worth $2.6 billion for Ukraine, as well as the provision of artillery barrels and a mobile air defense system, during his visit to Kyiv on Jan. 16.
This visit marks Starmer’s …
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Since December, North Korean troops have been taking part in active combat on Russia’s side in the country’s Kursk Oblast, where Ukraine has held territory since August.
This unprecedented move, made against the backdrop of a deepening …
