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Tuesday, 03 December 2024 04:50

What to know after Day 1013 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kiev too weak to retake territory – Zelensky The Ukrainian army is powerless to push back Russian forces and recapture all the territories that belonged to Kiev before 2014, Vladimir Zelensky has said, adding that his country must rely on diplomacy to achieve this goal. In an interview with Kyodo News on Monday, the Ukrainian leader signaled that Kiev wants to end the conflict as soon as possible and retake Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions after the prospects of joining NATO become clear. He acknowledged, however, that this will not be easy. “Our army lacks the…

Monday, 02 December 2024 04:38

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 423

Egypt hosts Hamas in new Gaza ceasefire push, looting halts aid Hamas leaders held talks with Egyptian security officials on Sunday in a fresh push for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, two Hamas sources said, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to hold security talks on the matter, two Israeli officials said. The Hamas visit to Cairo was the first since the United States announced on Wednesday it would revive efforts in collaboration with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza, that would include a hostage deal. White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan…

Monday, 02 December 2024 04:37

What to know after Day 1012 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian military desertions skyrocketing – FT More than twice as many Ukrainian soldiers have been charged with desertion this year than in 2022 and 2023 combined, the Financial Times has reported. The spike in desertions has hampered Kiev’s ability to replenish its thinned-out ranks. Ukrainian prosecutors opened 60,000 cases against deserters between January and October of this year, the British newspaper reported on Saturday, noting that those convicted face prison terms of up to 12 years. For some of these men, desertion is seen as the only way of getting off the front lines to rest. Ukrainian lawmakers…

Sunday, 01 December 2024 04:36

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 422

An Israeli strike in Gaza kills World Central Kitchen workers. Israel says 1 was an Oct. 7 attacker An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. The charity said it was “urgently seeking more details” after Israel’s military said it targeted a WCK worker who was part of the Hamas attack that sparked the war. WCK said it was “heartbroken” and it had no knowledge anyone in the car had alleged ties to the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, adding it was “working with incomplete information.” It said…

Sunday, 01 December 2024 04:34

What to know after Day 1011 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine loses over 36,800 troops, 225 tanks: situation in Russia’s Kursk Region The Ukrainian army lost over 250 troops in the Kursk area in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Ukraine’s losses have reached 36,850 troops and 225 tanks since fighting began in the region. Russian forces continue their operation to eliminate Ukrainian units. TASS has gathered the main information about the situation in the region. Operation to wipe out Ukrainian units - Units of Battlegroup North defeated the forces of the 21st, 41st, 44th and 47th mechanized brigades, the 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade, the Fifth…

Saturday, 30 November 2024 04:56

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 421

Hamas attacker opens fire at Israeli bus in West Bank, injuring at least 8: report An alleged gunman from the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas opened fire Friday at an Israeli bus in the West Bank, injuring eight people, including four soldiers, reports say. The incident near the settlement of Ariel ended when the attacker, identified by Hamas as 46-year-old Samer Hussein, was killed by Israeli troops. "As a result of the shooting attack, four IDF soldiers were lightly injured and were evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment," the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement, adding that "an…

Saturday, 30 November 2024 04:55

What to know after Day 1010 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine asks NATO for membership invite next week, letter shows Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged his NATO counterparts to issue an invitation to Kyiv at a meeting in Brussels next week to join the Western military alliance, according to the text of a letter seen by Reuters on Friday. The letter reflects Ukraine's renewed push to secure an invitation to join NATO, which is part of a "victory plan" outlined last month by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to end the wartriggered by Russia's 2022 invasion. Zelenskiy told UK-based Sky News that offering Ukraine NATO membership while allowing…

Friday, 29 November 2024 04:30

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 420

Israel and Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, after both sides accused each other of breaching a ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting. Israel said it also opened fire on Thursday towards what it called "suspects" with vehicles arriving at several areas in the southern zone, saying it was a breach of the truce with Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, which came into effect on Wednesday. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah in turn accused Israel of…

Friday, 29 November 2024 04:29

What to know after Day 1009 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Oreshnik missiles could be used to strike Kiev – Putin The Russian military is selecting targets in Ukraine for further possible strikes using the country’s new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missiles, President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday. Potential targets for the missiles could be “decision making centers” in Kiev, the Russian leader warned, during a meeting with Moscow’s key regional allies in Astana, Kazakhstan. Military facilities could also be targeted, along with defense and industrial enterprises – “especially since the Kiev regime has repeatedly attempted to strike at facilities of national importance in Russia,”Putin explained. Moscow already has several…

Friday, 29 November 2024 04:26

What to know after Day 1009 of Russia-Ukraine war

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Thursday, 28 November 2024 04:56

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 419

Still counting its dead, Hezbollah faces long road to recover from war With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succour to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel's offensive, as the first steps on a long and costly road to recovery, four senior officials said. Hezbollah believes the number of its fighters killed during 14 months of hostilities could reach several thousand, with the vast majority killed since Israel went on the offensive in September, three sources familiar with its operations say, citing previously unreported internal estimates. One…

Thursday, 28 November 2024 04:55

What to know after Day 1008 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Nuclear attack unlikely despite Putin's warnings, US intelligence says The U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to fire American weapons deeper into Russia has not increased the risk of a nuclear attack, which is unlikely, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's increasingly bellicose statements, five sources familiar with U.S. intelligence told Reuters. But Russia is likely to expand a campaign of sabotage against European targets to increase pressure on the West over its support for Kyiv, said two senior officials, a lawmaker and two congressional aides briefed on the matter. A series of intelligence assessments over the past seven months…

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 04:54

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 418

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, brokered by US and France, aims for permanent peace A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect at 0200 GMT on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France. The accord clears the way for an end to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war last year. Biden spoke at the White House on Tuesday shortly after Israel's security cabinet approved the agreement in a 10-1 vote. He said he had spoken…

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 04:53

What to know after Day 1007 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia accelerates advance in Ukraine's east Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine at the fastest rate since the early days of the 2022 invasion, taking an area half the size of London over the past month, analysts and war bloggers said on Tuesday. Russian troops swept through swathes of Ukraine in early 2022 before being pushed back to its east and south. The 1,000 km (620-mile) front line has been largely static for two years, until the latest, smaller-scale advances that began in July. The war is entering what some Russian and Western officials say could be its…

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