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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Anticipation over Nvidia’s earnings overshadows geopolitical risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Russia warns of nuclear responseUkraine "struck a facility in [the] Bryansk region" of Russia using six U.S.-made missiles, said Russia's Ministry of Defense. On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin updated the country's nuclear doctrine, expanding the circumstances that would warrant a response using nuclear weapons. Markets recovered from jittersU.S. markets mostly closed higher on Tuesday after dipping in response to news of heightened geopolitical tensions.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Cristiano Amon's, Atomico, Goldman Sachs, David Kostin Organizations: CNBC, Ministry of Defense, Micro Computer, Eurostat, Qualcomm Qualcomm, Qualcomm, Venture Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Bryansk, jitters U.S, New, Europe, Tuesday's, U.S

CNN —Ukraine launched the British-French-made Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time on Wednesday, according to a Russian military blog and Reuters, a day after Ukraine fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia. When Umerov was asked if Ukraine used the Storm Shadow missiles to hit a target inside Russia, he replied, “we are using all the means to defend our country, so we’ll not go into detail. A weapons expert who reviewed the video for CNN said there are no indications the explosions are from a different type of munition, but it’s not possible to definitively say they are from Storm Shadow missiles. The UK and France have previously supplied the long-range Storm Shadow missiles for Ukraine to use inside its own borders. Ukraine used eight long-range US missiles to successfully hit an ammunition depot deep inside Russia, according to two US defense officials.

Persons: Rustem Umerov, Umerov, “, we’ll, Trevor Ball, Paul Adams, Shadow, Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Organizations: CNN —, Reuters, Ukraine’s, UK Ministry of Defense, CNN, Storm, US Army, Storm Shadow, French Ministry of Defense, “, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Sunday, Russian Ministry of Defense Locations: CNN — Ukraine, British, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Kursk, Marino, Ukrainian, France, “ Ukraine, Bryansk

☆ Ukraine says Russia's unstoppable hypersonic missiles had another bad night
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementUkraine said it destroyed nearly all the hypersonic missiles that Russia fired in a big weekend attack. The Ukrainian military said it destroyed nearly all of the hypersonic missiles Russia launched as part of a massive bombardment over the weekend. The purported success of Ukraine's air defenses during the engagement marks the latest blow to the reputation of Russian hypersonic weapons, which Moscow has touted as highly advanced systems that are basically unstoppable. AdvertisementUkraine has several air-defense systems that it says are capable of taking down Russia's hypersonic missiles, including the French/Italian-made SAMP-T and American-made MIM-104 Patriot battery. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German research institute, notes that data on hypersonic missile interception rates is scarce.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Gorshkov, SERGEI SUPINSKY, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Syrskyi, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Russia, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian, NATO, Getty, Kyiv, Kiel Institute Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Russian, Kyiv, AFP

☆ Ukraine launched its first deep ATACMS strike on Russia after getting US approval
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementUkraine fired US-made ATACMS missiles at Russia for the first time, Russia said. It's the first time Ukraine has used the weapons against Russia. Ukraine fired US-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles into Russia for the first time, marking a significant escalation in the war. It comes after President Joe Biden this week authorized the use of the powerful missiles by Ukraine in a major change in US policy. The move seemed a direct response to US approval for Ukraine to use US-made long-range missiles to attack Russia.

Persons: Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Ukraine, Army Tactical Missile Systems, Russian Ministry of Defense, Military Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russia's Bryansk region, Russia's Bryansk

☆ Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles, signals it's ready for nuclear response
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowMoscow signaled to the West that it's ready for a nuclear confrontation after Ukraine was given permission to attack Russian territory — and appeared to quickly act on that greenlight — using U.S.-made long-range missiles. Ukrainian news outlets reported early Tuesday that the missiles had been used to attack a Russian military facility in the Bryansk border region. The Kremlin has repeatedly warned the West against allowing Ukraine to use its long-range weapons to attack Russia directly. Moscow upped the ante Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving its updated nuclear doctrine, shifting the parameters on when Russia can use nuclear weapons. "Aggression against the Russian Federation by any non-nuclear state with the participation or support of a nuclear state is considered a joint attack."

Persons: Vladimir Putin, it's, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov Organizations: Washington Sunday, Ministry of Defense, CNBC, Kyiv Post, Kremlin's, Russian Federation, Civil Defense, Emergencies, Russia's Emergencies Ministry Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Bryansk, Russia, Belarus, Republic of Belarus

I’m tripping over their bodies,” said Sydney Seiler, the U.S. national intelligence officer for North Korea from 2020 to 2023. “Kim Jong Un is selling North Korean soldiers as cannon fodder mercenaries,” South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said last month. It’s an entirely new environment for the North Korean soldiers, who live in one of the most isolated and repressive countries in the world. The Russian military is teaching the North Korean soldiers about 100 key military terms, but “North Koreans are having a difficult time learning Russian,” South Korean lawmakers Lee Sung-kwon and Park Sun-won said last month. North Korean soldiers’ inexperience could be another point of friction and a major factor in how they are deployed.

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☆ Norwegian F-35s called into action after Russian aircraft spotted off Norway and over Baltic Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementNATO scrambled jets to respond to Russian aircraft "not adhering to international norms" this week. Italy's air force intercepted a Russian Coot-A aircraft over the Baltic Sea, NATO Air Command said. Norwegian F-35s identified multiple Russian aircraft off the coast of Norway, it added. Norwegian F-35s were called into action on Tuesday as NATO scrambled jets in response to Russian aircraft "not adhering to international norms," NATO's Air Command said in a post on X.Italy's air force intercepted a Russian Coot-A plane flying over the Baltic Sea, while the Norwegian F-35s identified multiple Russian aircraft off the coast of Norway, NATO Air Command said. In July, Russian fighter jets scrambled to intercept two US Air Force B-52H bombers approaching Russia's border, the Russian Ministry of Defense said at the time.

Persons: Henrik Omtvedt Jenssen, Jenssen, Lockheed Martin Organizations: NATO, NATO Air Command, Command, Norwegian Armed Forces, NRK, Russian, Royal Air Force, British Ministry of Defence, BBC, Typhoons, US Air Force, Russian Ministry of Defense, Lockheed, Kongsberg Defence, Aerospace Locations: Russian, Baltic, Norwegian, Norway, Russia, State, Kongsberg

☆ West Bank: Israeli minister calls for preparations to annex settlements
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Dana Karni | Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the US election “brings an important opportunity for the State of Israel,” Smotrich told the Knesset, or Israeli parliament. The “only way to remove” the “threat” of a Palestinian state, Smotrich added, “is to apply Israeli sovereignty over the entire settlements in Judea and Samaria,” the biblical term by which Israelis refer to the West Bank. Around half a million Israelis live in West Bank settlements. Smotrich, himself a settler, has long called for Israeli law to apply in the settlements, and previously opposed the creation of an independent Palestinian state.

Persons: CNN —, Bezalel Smotrich, Donald Trump’s, “, ” Smotrich, Smotrich, Trump, Abraham, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, West Bank, Smotrich, State, Ministry of Defense, Civil Administration, Abraham Accords, Palestinian Authority, Minister’s Office Locations: “, West Bank, Israel, Palestinian, Judea, Samaria, Jordan, Jerusalem, Syria

☆ Ukraine says it cracked open a Russian decoy drone used to fool air defenses and found Western parts inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine said Monday that Russia has been using decoy drones to try and overwhelm its air defenses. Ukraine said it examined a Russian decoy drone and found Western-made parts inside of it. AdvertisementThe Ukrainian military said on Monday that it found Western-made parts inside a Russian decoy drone that was used in an attack over the weekend. However, the decoy drone — which Ukraine calls "Parody" — can apparently mimic the radar signature of a Shahed in a bid to confuse Kyiv's air defenses with fake targets. AdvertisementA look inside a Russian decoy drone.

Persons: —, HUR, Mihai Popșoi Organizations: Monday, Service, Defense Intelligence, Ministry of Defense, Ukraine, Telegram Russia, Getty Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, NATO, Europe, Iran, Tehran, Belarus, Moldovan

☆ Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly decadelong war there, officials said Saturday. The assault in eastern Hadramawt province comes as a yearslong cease-fire between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels largely has held despite the militants’ ongoing attacks against shipping in the Red Sea corridor. The attack on the Saudi troops took place Friday night in Seiyun, a city some 310 miles east of Sanaa. As troops worked out at a Saudi-led base there, the soldier opened fire, killing an officer and a noncommissioned officer, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said, citing a military statement. A Saudi-led coalition entered the war on behalf of Yemen’s exiled government in 2015.

Persons: Yemen’s, Wolf, Saudi solider, Aidarous, Hamid Rizq, ” Rizq, Mohammad Bagheri, Fayyad bin Hamid Al, Ruwaili Organizations: Saudi, Saudi Press Agency, Joint Forces Command, Yemeni Ministry of Defense, Yemen’s successionist Southern Transitional Council, First, Seiyun . Police, Authorities, United, Associated Press, Saudi Arabian Locations: Saudi, Yemen, Hadramawt, Saudi Arabia, U.S, Seiyun, Sanaa, Yemen’s successionist Southern, United Nations, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Amran, Houthi, Tehran

☆ Ukraine launches drone attack on Moscow, shutting down airports
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on the Russian capital city of Moscow since the war began in 2022, injuring one person and forcing three major airports to divert flights, as Russia fired an unprecedented 145 drones against Ukraine. Russia’s ministry of defense said it “intercepted and destroyed” 34 drones over Moscow following the latest strikes on the capital. Rescuers at the site of a drone attack in the village of Stanovoye, Moscow region, on Sunday. OLEKSANDR GIMANOV / AFP - Getty ImagesAcross the border, Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia launched "a record 145 Shaheds and other strike drones against Ukraine" on Saturday night. Ukrainian officials said at least two people were injured and buildings were damaged as Russia launched an overnight attack on the southern region of Odesa.

Persons: Andrei Vorobyov, Russia’s, “, TATYANA MAKEYEVA, Moscow’s, Sir Tony Radakin, Radakin, OLEKSANDR GIMANOV, Vlodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, ” Alexander Bogomaz, Zelenksyy Organizations: Rescuers, Getty, United, BBC, State Emergency Service of, Sunday, Pentagon, Korean, Ukrainian Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Stanovoye, AFP, ”, Russian, Odesa, Ukrainian, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Ukraine's, Donetsk, Kaluga, Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, “, United States

☆ Russia and Ukraine exchange record numbers of drone strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Maria Kostenko | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Russia and Ukraine have exchanged record numbers of drone strikes, with Moscow launching a total of 145 drones on Saturday night – the most ever in a single night-time attack of the war. “Last night, Russia launched a record 145 Shaheds and other strike drones against Ukraine,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. Shahed drones are cheap, one-way attack drones. The UAVs were shot down over the Moscow regions of Ramenskoye, Kolomna and Domodedovo, Andrey Vorobyov, governor of Moscow region, said. The previous largest drone attack on Moscow was in September, when Russia said it destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian attack drones.

Persons: “, Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia “, ”, Andrey Vorobyov, Tatyana Makeyeva, ” Vorobyov, Zhukovsky Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian Air Force Command, Air Force, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian MOD, Getty, TASS, Ukrainian Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Russian, Moldova, Belarus, ” Ukraine, Ramenskoye, Stanovoye, AFP, Domodedovo

☆ Russian forces suffered an average of over 1,500 casualties a day in October for 'tiny increments of land,' UK official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

October saw Russia hit with its highest average daily casualties since the war in Ukraine began, a UK offical said. The UK's Chief of Defence Staff said Russia suffered around 1,500 killed or injured each day. Thousands of North Korean troops are now bolstering Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces. Russian forces were bolstered by the arrival of thousands of North Korean soldiers in October, Western officials have said. AdvertisementReports of Ukrainian and North Korean troops' first clashes in Russia's Kursk region emerged earlier this week.

Persons: offical, Vladimir Putin's, —, Tony Radakin, Laura Kuenssberg, Mark Rutte, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Gavriil, Kuenssberg, Radakin, Alexandra Prokopenko, Prokopenko, Donald Trump's Organizations: Defence Staff, Service, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, General Staff, Ukrainian Armed Forces, NATO, North, AFP, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Financial Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russia's Kursk, Russian, Europe

☆ US vs. Chinese replenishment ships: The workhorses that keep aircraft carriers operating
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Yet for all their importance, their missions would be impossible if not for the US Navy's unsung workhorses: replenishment ships. But replenishment ships also form the weakest link in the chain of American and Chinese carrier groups. Chow Chung-yan/South China Morning Post via Getty ImageChina's replenishment shipsThe US Navy has over 100 years of experience building and operating replenishment ships. Ultimately, the Chinese opted to pursue a new design for its next replenishment ships: the Type 903-class oiler. China has the largest shipbuilding industry in the world, however, enabling it to quickly build more oilers and convert some of its merchant ships into replenishment ships.

Persons: —, Jason R, Henry J, Kaiser refuels, Kenan O'Connor, Kaiser, Lewis, Clark, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Cole Keller, John Lewis, Harvey Milk, Earl Warren —, USNS Robert F, Kennedy, Chow Chung, Michael Singley, Chaganhu, Benjamin Brimelow Organizations: Service, US, Supply, Military Sealift Command, US Navy, Military Sealift Command's Combat Logistics Force, MSC, FAS, USNS Supply, Navy, General Dynamics, USNS, General Dynamics's National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, China Morning, Soviet Navy, NATO, USS Supply, Japanese Ministry of Defense, Sealift Command, Big, Global Affairs, Fletcher School of Law, Diplomacy, Business, Modern, Institute Locations: China, Red, Getty, Ukraine, Gulf, Aden, Shandong, Taiwan, Guam, South China, Pacific, USNS Pecos, Israel, Iran, West

☆ Ukraine says it launched drone attack on Russian chemical plant
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Victoria Butenko | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ukraine launched a drone attack on a Russian chemical plant in the western city of Tula overnight on Friday into Saturday, according to the country’s security service. According to the SBU, Aleksinsky chemical plant was hit by at least 13 Ukrainian drones, resulting in explosions and clouds of smoke following the attack. Social media footage verified by CNN shows the attack on Aleksinsky chemical plant, which lies around 120 miles (200 km) south of Moscow, launched by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and Special Operations Forces. The security service is carrying out a “comprehensive operation” against facilities in Russian territory that are involved in the war in Ukraine, a source in the SBU said. The governor of Tula region, Dmitriy Miliayev, said a drone attack overnight from Ukraine was foiled by Russia, but did not mention the chemical plant, in a statement on Saturday.

Persons: SBU, Dmitriy Miliayev, Miliayev, ” Organizations: CNN —, Staff, CNN, Ukraine’s SBU Security, Special Operations Forces, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Federation Locations: CNN — Ukraine, Tula, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv

☆ 8,000 of the troops Kim Jong Un sent to support Russia are about to hit the front lines, the US says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As many as 8,000 North Korean troops are being deployed to Kursk, US officials said on Thursday. "If these North Korean troops engage in combat or combat support operations against Ukraine they would make themselves legitimate military targets." "One of the reasons that Russia is turning to these North Korean troops is that it's desperate," Blinken said. Now he's turning to North Korean troops. AdvertisementSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's administration has considered sending teams to observe North Korean troops in Ukraine, which it says will not require parliamentary consent.

Persons: they're, Antony Blinken, —, Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Austin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin's, Putin, they've, Yoon Suk Organizations: US, Service, Kyiv, Ukrainian, South, State Department, North Korea, North, Ukraine, Pentagon, Austin, Research, South Korean Legislative, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Business Locations: Kursk, Russia, Ukraine, Washington, Pyongyang, Moscow, North Korea, South Korea, Poland, Seoul

☆ Matilde Lorenzi: Rising teen alpine skiing star dies in training accident
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Italian alpine skier Matilde Lorenzi died aged 19 from injuries suffered in a training accident, the Italian Ministry of Defense confirmed Tuesday. The rising skiing star suffered a serious crash during a training session on the Grawand G1 slope in Val Senales, South Tyrol, Italy, according to an International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) statement. “I will always remember her with a smile, with her determination and drive,” her older sister Lucrezia Lorenzi – a World Cup series skier – told CNN affiliate SkyTG24. The 19-year-old was Italian junior champion last season in the overall standings and super-G, according to the Olympic website. US alpine ski star Mikaela Shiffrin was one of many who expressed sadness, reposting images of Lorenzi captioned with broken hearts on her X account.

Persons: Matilde Lorenzi, Lorenzi –, –, “ Lance Corporal Matilde Lorenzi, …, ” “ FISI, Matilde, “, Lucrezia Lorenzi –, Lucrezia, Lorenzi, Shiffrin, Giorgia Meloni Organizations: CNN, Italian Ministry of Defense, Snowboard Federation, Italy’s Ministry of Defense, Twitter, Army, FIS, Italian Army, Winter Sports Federation, SkyTG24, Army Sports Center, ” Locations: Italian, Val Senales, South Tyrol, Italy, Bolzano, Olympics.com

☆ US-made Abrams and Bradleys built for a Cold War battle with the Soviets are fighting inside Russia, Ukrainian military video shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The American-made Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle were built to fight the Soviets. New footage shared by the Ukrainian military shows them assaulting Russian positions in Kursk. AdvertisementNew combat footage posted by the Ukrainian military on Monday shows American-made tanks and armored fighting vehicles at war inside Russia. 🇺🇸-made Bradley IFV and Abrams tank are performing a combat task in the Kursk region, destroying russian treeline positions. An M1 Abrams tank in service with the Ukrainian military fires its cannon in the Kursk region.

Persons: Abrams, —, Bradley, Sy Organizations: Bradley, Service, Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade, Bushmaster Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Kursk, 🇺🇸-m

☆ India and China have struck a deal that could ease tension along its disputed border
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Aishwarya S Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —India and China have reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed border, New Delhi said, a step toward reducing frictions between the nuclear-armed neighbors that comes as both countries’ leaders arrive in Russia for a summit. Both foreign ministries declined to comment on whether the two leaders would hold formal one-on-one talks in Kazan. ‘A positive development’The violence in 2020 was followed by a process of disengagement and border talks, but friction points have remained, including areas where both sides previously patrolled but have since become so-called buffer zones. However, even with that restoration, there are other steps that would need to be taken in a long process along the disputed border. “There are many other issues of de-induction and de-mobilization of troops on both sides; infrastructure that has been built, etc.

Persons: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, Aksai Chin, Modi, ”, ” Jaishankar, Lin Jian, Beijing “, It’s, Manoj Kewalramani Organizations: CNN, Indian, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, India’s Ministry of Defense, NDTV, India’s, Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Takshashila Locations: India, China, New Delhi, Russia, Beijing, Kazan, Ladakh, Johannesburg, Indian, Bangalore

☆ A record-breaking 153 Chinese warplanes flew around Taiwan in war games meant as a warning
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA record number of Chinese military aircraft flew around Taiwan during large-scale war games on Monday, new data from the nation's defense ministry shows. The drills, called "Joint Sword-2024B," involved joint forces simulating surrounding Taiwan, blockading ports, striking targets, and executing assaults. A map from the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense shows the areas of Chinese aircraft operations around the main island of Taiwan. Taiwan's Ministry of DefenseEarlier Monday, Taiwan's defense ministry reported 125 Chinese aircraft sorties conducted by 72 aircraft, with 57 entering the de facto ADIZ. The Chinese military called the drills a "stern warning."

Persons: Taiwan's, —, Lai Ching, Li Xi, GREG BAKER Organizations: Service, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, People's Liberation Army, Taiwanese Ministry of Defense, CAP, PLA Eastern Theater Command, Getty Images, Lai's Locations: Taiwan, Beijing, China, Taipei, AFP, Getty Images Beijing, Liaoning

☆ As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

China conducted a large-scale military exercise surrounding Taiwan on Monday. China employed a number of warships, as well as its first aircraft carrier, and dozens of aircraft. AdvertisementIn a warning, China's military surrounded Taiwan during a military exercise on Monday, demonstrating its ability to blockade key ports, execute strikes, and assault positions. China's military, the People's Liberation Army, announced the "Joint Sword-2024B" exercises on Monday morning, with its Eastern Theater Command dispatching troops to conduct joint military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan and its outlying islands. In response to the Chinese military drills, Lai posted on X that China aimed "to undermine stability and the status quo, failing to live up to global expectations."

Persons: —, Li Xi, Li, Daniel Ceng, URfScDhgdj — Ryan Chan 陳, Lai Ching, X3SvV8sQY4 — Ian Ellis, Lai Organizations: Service, People's Liberation Army, Eastern Theater Command, PLA Eastern Theater Command, Getty, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, PLA, PLA Navy, Ministry of Defense, Liaoning, Sanya Naval, China PLA Navy Locations: China, Taiwan, Anadolu, Liaoning, Sanya, Sanya Naval Base, Hainan, South, Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's, Beijing

☆ Putin's weak response to Ukraine's advance on Russian soil appears to be rooted in a persistent fatal flaw
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia's weak response in Kursk shows Putin's leadership still has a major flawRussia's response was slow, allowing Ukraine to take territory, and it hasn't put a general in charge. Putin doesn't want a situation where "any general could claim credit for being the victor," an expert told BI. AdvertisementRussia's weak response to Ukraine's assault into Russian territory is partly due to a persistent flaw in Russian President Vladimir Putin's leadership, a warfare expert told Business Insider. Weeks after the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia put Gen. Aleksandr V. Dvornikov in charge of operations in Ukraine. Destroyed Russian military vehicles on the outskirts of Sudzha, in the Kursk region, in August.

Persons: hasn't, Putin, —, Vladimir Putin's, Michael Bohnert, Vladimir Putin, Bohnert, GRIGOROV, Weeks, Aleksandr V, KIRILL CHUBOTIN, Simon Sebag Montefiore, George Barros, Sergei Shoigu Organizations: Service, RAND Corporation, Getty, New York Times, UK Ministry of Defense, Russian, Moscow Times, Publishing, Institute for, Newsweek Locations: Kursk, Ukraine, Russia's Kursk, Russia, Moscow, Kremlin, Russian, Sudzha

☆ Ukraine says it attacked a Russian base where fighter-bombers and their glide bombs are kept
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine said it used drones to attack a Russian military airfield overnight. Russia stored glide bombs and the fighter-bomber aircraft that launch them at the airfield. AdvertisementUkrainian forces used long-range drones overnight to strike a Russian base where fighter-bomber aircraft and their highly destructive glide bombs are stored. A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber drops glide bombs on Ukrainian positions in July. Kyiv has targeted Russian aircraft, missiles, glide bombs, and other high-profile weaponry throughout this monthslong campaign.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Russian, Security Service, Ukraine, Business, BI, Russian Ministry of Defense, Anadolu, Getty Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Russia's Voronezh

☆ Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

China test-fired an ICBM this week, launching it into the Pacific Ocean for the first time in over 40 years. Though it was anything but, China's Ministry of Defense said the test launch was "routine." China's intercontinental ballistic missile test on Wednesday was its first in the Pacific in over 40 years. China's ICBM test comes less than a week before the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Xinhua/Lin Yiguang via Getty ImagesThe publicly announced ICBM launch comes as PLARF expands its nuclear arsenal and builds up its missile capabilities.

Persons: —, could've, Xu, Decker Eveleth, Tianran, Eveleth, Lin Yiguang, PLARF, Captain Ryan DeBooy Organizations: Service, Army's, Force, China's Ministry of Defense, China People's Liberation Army News, Communication Center, Open Nuclear Network, Business, Center for Naval, Getty, Department of Defense, Pentagon, US, Chinese Foreign Ministry Locations: China, Hainan, South, Pacific, Communication Center China, People's Republic of China, Xinhua, Japan, Guam, Russia, Philippines, Taiwan, Beijing, Taiwan Strait

☆ Satellite images show the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike on a Russian arsenal, which blew up with the strength of a small earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewNew satellite images show extensive damage at an ammunition depot inside Russia after long-range Ukrainian drones struck the facility. AdvertisementThe aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition depot in Toropets. Just days after the Toropets attack, over the weekend, Ukraine said it struck two more ammunition depots inside Russia. AdvertisementThe attacks over the past week mark Ukraine's latest long-range strikes targeting key military and energy facilities inside Russia. Britain's defense ministry said Russia's air defenses "continue to struggle with Ukrainian deep strike operations," even though Moscow claimed to have shot down dozens of Ukrainian drones in the Toropets attack.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business, Ministry of Defense, Security Service, Ukraine Locations: Russia, Toropets, Russia's, Tver, Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian, Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Krai, Kyiv, Moscow, Kursk

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