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☆ North Korea orders mass production of attack drones after seeing Russia's tactics up close
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kim Jong Un has ordered the mass production of attack drones, North Korean media reported. AdvertisementNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the mass production of exploding drones on Thursday, according to North Korean state media. Kovalenko also said there were plans to send Russian drone instructors to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, for further training of North Korean personnel. "North Korea may use these skills for future terrorist actions in the border areas with South Korea," he said. The partnership brings another advantage for North Korea: much-needed live combat experience and technical know-how.

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☆ Ukraine hoped to force Russia to pick between 2 fronts. Putin chose both.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's big move this year was to invade Russia's Kursk region, hoping to divert Russia's main invasion. While it took ground in Kursk, Russia was also able to keep up its advance into eastern Ukraine. Russia is now amassing troops in Kursk, hoping to retake it without having compromised its main invasion. AdvertisementWhen Ukraine began its audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk region in August, it hoped to force a choice. That force amassed even as Russia kept up a steady advance on the main front line in eastern Ukraine.

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☆ A former North Korean special forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One ex-member of the branch said he thinks North Korea did send special forces, but not its best. AdvertisementAs questions arise over the quality of Kim Jong Un's troops in Russia, a former soldier who served in North Korea's special forces said they're likely the country's elite troops. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military demonstration in North Korea, in this picture released on March 16, 2024. During a September visit to a training base, Kim lauded the division's members as each being worth 100 typical North Korean soldiers. This image released by South Korea's spy agency the National Intelligence service shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watches numerous shirtless North Korean troops in combat training, according to the agency.

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☆ A former North Korean special-forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As questions arise over the quality of Kim Jong Un's troops in Russia, a former soldier who served in North Korea's special forces said they're likely the country's elite troops. North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, at a March military demonstration in North Korea. AdvertisementDuring a September visit to a training base, Kim lauded the division's members as each being worth 100 typical North Korean soldiers. AdvertisementThat comes as South Korea has become home to one of the world's fastest-growing defense industries in recent years. Correction: November 11, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated the country in which videos appear to show North Korean troops.

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☆ Russia is passing on deadly drone techniques to North Korea, Ukraine official tells BI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is training North Korean troops to use combat drones, a Ukrainian official told BI. Ukraine claims 11,000 North Korean soldiers are now fighting alongside Russia in Kursk. AdvertisementRussia is now training North Koreans in drone operations and other modern warfare techniques, a Ukrainian official told Business Insider. Kovalenko's remarks come as Ukraine calls on its international allies to react more strongly to North Korean troops joining forces with Russia. Kovalenko said on Monday that the first North Korean troops had already come under fire in Kursk.

Persons: Andrii Kovalenko, —, Kovalenko, Kim Jong, Kovalenko's, Antony Blinken, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Business, Ukraine's Center, North, South Locations: Russia, Ukraine, South Korea, Kursk, Russian, Pyongyang, North Korea, Koreans, Kyiv, Moscow

☆ It's becoming clearer how Ukraine's first attack on North Korean troops went down
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian forces have struck North Korean troops in Kursk, marking a new phase in the conflict. AdvertisementA Ukrainian official gave Business Insider further details about the first clashes between Ukrainian and North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk, where Ukraine launched a cross-border counteroffensive in August. Andrii Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, said on Monday that "the first North Korean troops have already come under fire in Kursk Oblast." "An artillery strike was launched against a position where Russians and North Korean military personnel were located," he said. North Korea experts told BI that the military partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang is a win-win for both countries.

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☆ After bludgeoning Russia's navy in the Black Sea, Ukraine is now going after a new batch of warships
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine carried out a drone attack on Russian warships in the Caspian Sea for the first time. It's the latest blow to the Russian navy, which has taken a beating in the Black Sea. This morning, Ukrainian attack drones successfully struck Russia's Caspian Sea flotilla in the port of Kaspiysk, over 1000 km behind the frontline. Related Video Ukraine's sea drones vs. Russia's Black Sea FleetBusiness Insider could not immediately verify the footage. Ukraine expands zone of strikes this morning, hitting Russia's Caspian Sea Fleet in Kaspiysk.

Persons: —, Andriy Kovalenko, Sergey Melikov Organizations: Service, Strategic Communication, Security, National Security and Defense Council, Sea, Russian Navy Locations: Ukraine, Kaspiysk, Russian, Ukrainian, Russia's Dagestan, Moscow, Crimean, Crimea, Russia

☆ Ukraine says it attacked North Korean troops for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

North Korean troops have come under fire after joining Russia's war, Ukrainian officials said. The Pentagon says that North Korean troops engaged in combat would make them a fair target in the war. Kovalenko's statement on Monday was the first to suggest that North Korean troops were now actively fighting alongside Russian troops and against Ukraine. Last month, South Korean intelligence said that 1,500 North Korean troops had been shipped to Russia for training and likely deployment in the war. On Saturday, Ukrainian intelligence shared details of the military equipment it says Russia has issued to North Korean troops, including mortars, rifles, and machine guns.

Persons: Antony Blinken, —, Lloyd Austin, Pat Ryder, Kim Jong Organizations: Pentagon, Service, North, Ukraine's Center, Financial, Kyiv, Ukrainian, US, Korean, Russian, Ukraine, Air Force, Armed Forces of, Defence Intelligence Locations: Kursk, Russia's Kursk, Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian, Russia, Moscow, Pyongyang, Ukraine, Korea, Armed Forces of Ukraine

What Ukraine Has Lost A drone photograph shows numerous severely damaged buildings with labels highlighting residential buildings, a football field and a high school. This is the first comprehensive picture of where the Ukraine war has been fought and the totality of the destruction. More buildings have been destroyed in Ukraine than if every building in Manhattan were to be leveled four times over. In mid-May, the Russians bombed some towns in northeastern Ukraine so ferociously that one resident said they were erasing streets. “No matter how unpatriotic it may sound, there’s not much future for her in Ukraine,” Ms. Hrushkovska said.

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☆ 'Fierce' Russian attacks test Ukraine's defenses near its 2nd largest city
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia has launched a major attack in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region. Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have responded to the attack, but "a fierce battle is underway." There are fears it could be part of a renewed drive for the city of Kharkiv that Russia failed to seize in the war's early months. AdvertisementRescuers work at a house in Kharkiv on May 10, 2024 after a Russian missile attack. The analysts said Moscow lacks enough troops in the area, and did not try to attack the city from multiple directions.

Persons: Zelenskyy, —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Dara Massicot, Andrii, Andrii Kovalenko, Kovalenko Organizations: Service, Images, Slovakian, Carnegie Endowment, International, AP, Institute for, National Security and Defense Locations: Russia, Ukraine's, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Vovchansk, Moscow, Russian

☆ As Russia tests for weak spots, Ukraine is banking on enemy mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Tim Lister | Victoria Butenko | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —It generated little attention: another Russian assault in eastern Ukraine, across barren, pock-marked fields, met by determined, nimble resistance. But these frequent mechanized ground attacks by the Russians are like sand-blasting – eroding Ukrainian defenses in multiple spots along the frontlines. Yusov told CNN that recruitment in Russia continues, for contract soldiers, prisoners and international mercenaries. The Ukrainians won’t acknowledge such attacks but Yusov told CNN cryptically that refineries are military targets and “damage there is quite natural. Matthew Schmidt told CNN: “Whatever NATO can get to Ukraine is enough to stabilize its position, not to change it meaningfully.

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☆ Ukraine says it has pushed Russian forces back up to 5 miles from the banks of Dnipro river, in first possible counteroffensive success
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian and Ukrainian foces have been battling on the banks of the Dnipro river. A Ukrainian official said Russian forces had been pushed back around 3 to 5 miles. AdvertisementUkraine said it had pushed Russian forces back three to eight kilometers, or around 3 to 5 miles, from the banks of the Dnipro river, which, if confirmed, would be a major breakthrough in Ukraine's lagging counteroffensive. Ukrainian and Russian forces have been positioned on opposite sides of the river in Kherson after Russia retreated from the region's western part last year. "We need to be realistic about what can be achieved here," Franz-Stefan Gady, a military analyst who recently visited the front lines in Ukraine, told the WSJ.

Persons: —, Natalia Gumenyuk, Gumenyuk, Vladimir Saldo, Oleksandr Kovalenko, Franz, Stefan Gady Organizations: Russian, Service, AFP, Reuters, Wall Street Journal Locations: Ukrainian, Dnipro, Ukraine, Russian, Kherson, Russia, Moscow

[1/5] Bohdan Yermokhin, a Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia from the occupied city of Mariupol, shakes hands after arriving in Ukraine from Belarus at the border crossing in Kortelisy, amid Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine, November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Acquire Licensing RightsKORTELISY, Ukraine, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia from the occupied city of Mariupol during the war and prevented from leaving the country earlier this year returned to Ukraine on Sunday. In March, he tried to leave Russia for Ukraine via Belarus, but was stopped and sent back. "I believed I would be in Ukraine, but not on this day," Yermokhin told Reuters while eating at a petrol station after crossing into Ukraine. Asked if he was glad to be back in Ukraine, Yermokhin said "yes."

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☆ Russian drone hits oil refinery, frontline attacks repelled -Ukraine military
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Firefighters work at an oil refinery which was hit during Russia's drone attacks in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Ukraine November 1, 2023. "The focus of the attack was Poltava region, it was attacked in several waves," Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told national television. A video posted by the Ukrainian military showed its forces destroying a Russian flamethrower system near Avdiivka, an attack it said could be observed for dozens of kilometres. Russian forces shell the river's western bank almost daily. In Poltava region, three villages lost electricity after power lines and an unnamed infrastructure facility were damaged, the Energy Ministry said on Telegram.

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☆ US philanthropist Buffett warns against Ukraine 'fatigue'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Howard Buffett, a businessman and philanthropist, speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Yurii Kovalenko Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. businessman and philanthropist Howard Buffett said on Wednesday Western public interest in the war in Ukraine could wane in the coming year, and that he may step up his own support for Ukraine to set an example. Buffett said the idea that Ukraine "fatigue" could set in among the public in the West showed that Kyiv's allies should double down on their support. I think the U.S. and Europe have to step up even more and help Ukraine win this war and put it to end." In some Eastern European states there are signs of more critical views over the extent of foreign military support for Ukraine, and anger among farmers who say Ukrainian food imports hurt their prices.

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☆ Russia-Ukraine War U.S. Officials Say It Appears Likely Putin Ordered Prigozhin Killed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Victoria Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Mr. Putin himself is under an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children, as is his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova. Seven of the people targeted by the new sanctions are Russian officials, and the other four, including Ms. Kadyrova, have ties to the camps. “Children are literally being ripped from their homes in the year 2023 by a country sitting in this very chamber,” Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said. Some are pressured into accepting Russian citizenship, and others have been adopted by Russian families, Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said. “You will hear Russian officials say that their transfers of children are part of humanitarian evacuations,” Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said on Thursday.

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Mr. Putin himself is under an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children, as is his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova. The two entities placed under sanctions are a Russian-owned camp and an organization that has overseen Ukrainian children who were sent to a camp in the Chechen Republic. “Children are literally being ripped from their homes in the year 2023 by a country sitting in this very chamber,” Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said. Some are pressured into accepting Russian citizenship, and others have been adopted by Russian families, Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said. “You will hear Russian officials say that their transfers of children are part of humanitarian evacuations,” Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said on Thursday.

☆ Ukraine gets rid of Soviet symbols on Motherland monument in Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Workers mount a Ukrainian national emblem to the shield of the 'Motherland' monument replacing the Soviet one, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a compound of the World War II museum in Kyiv, Ukraine August 6, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoKYIV, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Workers installed Ukraine's national trident on an iconic monument depicting the Motherland in Kyiv on Sunday, replacing old Soviet symbols in one of the most visible examples of breaking away from the past and Moscow's influence. Originally, the shield bore the Soviet Union's coat of arms - a crossed hammer and sickle surrounded by ears of wheat. Kyiv says the invasion appears to be an imperial mission to recreate the Soviet Union. Ukraine outlawed Soviet symbols in 2015, the year after Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatist proxies in the country’s east.

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☆ Ukraine recaptures Staromaiorske village in southeast, Zelenskiy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, July 27 (Reuters) - Ukrainian soldiers have recaptured the southeastern village of Staromaiorske from Russian forces in Donetsk region, a video published by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy showed on Thursday. "The 35th brigade and the 'Ariy' territorial defence unit have fulfilled their task and liberated the village of Staromaiorske. The village lies to the south of a cluster of small settlements that Ukraine recaptured during a counteroffensive it began early in June against Russian forces who hold parts of southern and eastern Ukraine. "Our defenders are now continuing to clear the settlement," said Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar declaring Staromaiorske liberated. Oleksandr Kovalenko, a Ukrainian military analyst, said Ukrainian troops now needed to reach another village, Staromlynivka, less than 5kms away.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Hanna Maliar, Staromaiorske, Oleksandr Kovalenko, Vladimir Putin, Zelenskiy, Tom Balmforth, Conor Humphries, Grant McCool Organizations: Reuters, Russian, Ukrainian, RBC UA, Thomson Locations: Staromaiorske, Donetsk region, Glory, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Staromlynivka

☆ They Refused to Fight for Russia. The Law Did Not Treat Them Kindly.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Neil Macfarquhar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Refusing an order to participate in combat carries a sentence of three to 10 years. That has not stopped Russian men from going to unusual lengths to avoid fighting. Hailed as a hero for various battlefield events, it took him six months to recover, at which point he decided to flee. Many criminal cases involve soldiers who refused orders to enter battle, leading to confrontations with their commanders, according to several lawyers who defend soldiers. “People realize that they are not ready — that their commanders are not ready, that they have to go in blind, not knowing where or why,” he said.

☆ A year after Russia’s invasion: How Ukraine endured
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +21 min

REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoIn the early hours of Feb. 24, 2022, tens of thousands of Russian soldiers entered Ukraine. By seizing the city of three million people, and capturing or killing Zelenskiy, Russia’s hope appeared to be that Ukraine would quickly surrender. By March 23, Russia’s advance had captured regions of Ukraine along the Belarus border but Ukraine’s forces had begun reclaiming territory near Kyiv. Satellite imagery of Russia’s military convoy near Invankiv, Ukraine, Feb. 28, 2022. The two sit on a bed, with a radio and teddy bears nearby., image Ukrainian civilians have endured The will of the people of Ukraine continues to be that they remain free.

☆ Toughened by war's scars, Kyiv presses on while Russia attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Dan Peleschuk | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] People walk down a street near anti-tank constructions as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine February 8, 2023. To avoid the lesson being disrupted by yet another Russian attack, she had quickly moved her class underground when the air-raid sirens sounded. "We teach math, biology, chemistry - everything according to the usual schedule," Olena, who declined to give her last name, told Reuters. Nearly a year after it began, Russia's invasion has upended life but also rallied a nation. Russia denies targeting civilians, and says its attacks are designed to weaken Ukraine's military.

☆ Boris Johnson visits Kyiv, pledges help
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Nacho DoceKYIV, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Kyiv on a surprise trip on Sunday, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and pledging that Britain would "stick by Ukraine as long as it takes". "I can tell you that the UK will be sticking by Ukraine for as long as it takes," Johnson told the mayor of Bucha. Johnson has dismissed suggestions that his activity in Ukraine could be seen as undermining British Prime Minister Rusni Sunak. While in office, Johnson visited Kyiv several times and called Zelenskiy frequently. In Bucha, Johnson took selfies with residents and laid flowers in tribute to victims of the war.

☆ Zelenskiy honors Ukraine officials killed in helicopter crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A tearful Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a memorial service on Saturday to commemorate seven senior officials killed in a helicopter crash, a fresh blow to a nation already grieving its many war dead. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and five other high-ranking ministry officials were killed on Wednesday when their French-made Super Puma helicopter plummeted amid fog into a nursery near Kyiv. Another seven people were killed, including one child, in the crash. [1/7] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and first lady Olena Zelenska offer their condolences as they attend a memorial ceremony for Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and officials who died in the helicopter crash near Kyiv, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 21, 2023. Zelenskiy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, paid their respects to the victims' relatives inside the hulking Ukrainian House cultural centre in Kyiv.

☆ Ukraine honours interior minister, other senior officials, killed in helicopter crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/7] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and first lady Olena Zelenska offer their condolences as they attend a memorial ceremony for Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and officials who died in the helicopter crash near Kyiv, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho DoceKYIV, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A tearful Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a memorial service on Saturday to commemorate seven senior Interior Ministry officials killed in a helicopter crash this week, a fresh blow to a nation already grieving its many war dead. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and five other high-ranking ministry officials were killed when their French-made Super Puma helicopter plummeted amid fog into a nursery on the eastern outskirts of Kyiv on Wednesday. Another seven people were killed, including one child, in the crash. Zelenskiy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, paid their respects to the victims' relatives inside the hulking Ukrainian House cultural centre in central Kyiv.

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