The North Koreans fighting for Russia have become skilled in drone warfare
North Korea has up to 1.5 lakh additional troops to fight with the Russians against Ukraine, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said. Russia has agreed to supply technology and know-how to the North Koreans on how to build long-range Shahed-style drones and improve the accuracy of short-range ballistic missiles, Kyrylo Budanov added. In early January, Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in Kursk.
3 people were killed in a missile attack by Russia
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 452 drones and 45 missiles, including cruise and ballistic missiles, after Ukraine attacked Russia’s airbases with drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the attacks were part of “Operation Spider’s Web”. This comes after US President Donald Trump said that Russia warned him that it would retaliate for the covert Ukrainian attack on Russia.
Ahead of peace talks, Ukrainians destroy Russian bombers with a flurry of drones
A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory, a Ukrainian security official told The Associated Press on Sunday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose operational details, said the attack took over 1 1/2-year to execute and was personally supervised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Hours after Russia’s largest drone attack on Ukraine, Zelenskyy and Vance met in Rome
A Russian drone hit a bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came hours after Russia and Ukraine had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed toyield a ceasefire. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drone strike was a “deliberate killing of civilians”.
Zelensky can help Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the country does not recognize Russia’s occupied territories as territories of Russia, adding, “We will never recognise them.” “Our partners know our red lines, that we do not recognise the occupied territories as territories of Russia, and we will never recognise them,” Zelenskyy added. The US had met with both Russian and Ukrainian leaders earlier this week.
To hit deep inside Russia, Ukraine has built its own drones
The US has said that it is “concerned” about the launch of long-range missiles by Russia into Ukrainian territory. “We support Ukraine’s sovereign right to defend itself against Russian actions, but we are concerned about the potential risk to US personnel and bases,” it added. Earlier this week, Ukraine fired a series of US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time.
The U.S. confirms that the Ukrainians shot long range at Russia for the first time
The Ukrainian military has launched Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) against Russia for the first time, an official said. The system has a relatively limited range of about 190 kilometres. The US has reportedly given approval to strike deep inside Russia if reports are true. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said that Putin’s new nuclear doctrine is an attempt to contain the ex-Soviet country.
Russia fires missiles and Drones at Kyiv as children return to school
Russia on Monday launched a barrage of cruise and ballistic missiles at the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the country’s air force said. It added that Russia fired 35 missiles of different types and 26 Shahed drones at Ukraine on the night of Sunday to Monday. Ukraine has accused Russia of firing more than 100 weapons in aerial attacks.
The year is called the Generative Election
Russia, Iran, China and Israel are using artificial intelligence (AI) to influence the world, according to a threat report by OpenAI. Russia and China have been experimenting with AI to automate their operations, the report said. Meanwhile, India is wrapping up its vote and South Africa and Mexico are both heading to the polls this week.
The Ukrainian military says they sank a Russian landing ship
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence unit sank a Russian Navy ship in Black Sea using a Magura V5 sea drone, the country’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. This comes a week ahead of the second year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian attack on the Russian aircraft and ships in the Black Sea helped push Moscow’s naval forces back from the coast.