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On the Kursk direction, a missile strike by Ukrainian Defense Forces hit the checkpoint of the 810th Separate Marines Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet in Loknia.
On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy’s “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping continues …
In 2024, Belarus, under dictator Alexander Lukashenko, continued to descend into totalitarianism, imprisoning people at will and providing full-fledged support to Russia in its brutal all-out war.Lukashenko signed a number of bilateral treaties with …
Two passengers who survived the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan heard a loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny, Reuters reported on Dec. 27.The plane, en route from Baku on Dec. 25, carried 67 passengers, …
Nearly half of Ukrainians believe that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election could bring peace closer in the ongoing war, according to a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology published on Dec. 27. …
Russia has significantly increased the production of Shahed-136 drones and cheaper decoy drones at the Yelabuga drone factory in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan, CNN reported on Dec. 27.This facility, located over 1,300 kilometers from …
Ukraine’s military leadership plans to extend basic military training to two months to enhance the preparedness and safety of soldiers, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announced on Dec. 27.The initiative follows consultations with the General …
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is determined to confront China economically and strategically. This is a difficult problem, because so many goods purchased in the United States have supply chains with deep roots in the Chinese manufacturing …
Ukraine has sent 500 tons of wheat flour to Syria as part of its “Grain from Ukraine” initiative, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Dec. 27. The aid aims to help alleviate a looming food crisis following the collapse of the …
Three senior Russian officers have been killed in a Ukrainian strike using HIMARS and drones in an occupied area of Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) said on Dec. 27.HUR said it obtained intelligence on a planned meeting of the …
Russia’s new intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, recently fired at Ukraine, was developed using advanced manufacturing equipment from Western companies, despite sanctions, The Financial Times reported on Dec. 27. The missile, launched …
A storm in the Kerch Strait damaged barriers protecting the illegal Crimean Bridge from Ukrainian maritime drones, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Dec. 26 with reference to recent satellite images.The barriers form part of a network of …
As of late 2024, 60,000 individuals in Ukraine are considered missing under special circumstances, Ukrinform reported on Dec. 26, citing Dmytro Bohatyuk, head of the Interior Ministry’s Department for Missing Persons.These cases stem from war, …
Russian forces launched multiple attacks across Ukraine, killing six civilians and injuring six, regional authorities reported on Dec. 27.Overnight, Russia launched 24 drones from inside Russia, as well as two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from …
Editor’s note: The North Korean soldier in question has since died of his wounds, South Korean intelligence said later on Dec. 27, as reported by Yonhap.South Korean intelligence confirmed that Ukrainian forces captured a wounded North Korean …
Russia has lost 782,510 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Dec. 27.This number includes 1,650 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
