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Russia
Despite the 3.6% real GDP growth the IMF projects for Russia in 2024, the long-term economic prospects are constrained by high demand that local production and imports are unable to meet.
Oct. 25
Crimea
The MAGURA V5 is a Ukrainian unmanned surface drone used for reconnaissance and destruction of enemy targets.
Oct. 25
War in Ukraine
Berlin and Washington remain opposed to immediate NATO invitation for Ukraine; ICC scolds Mongolia for failure to arrest Putin during his visit; Meanwhile, UN chief meets with Putin at BRICS summit.
Oct. 25
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine can win, and a key element of that is to fill in a new brigade, already badly needed, who can help to defend the nation from Russia’s brutal assault on civilization
Oct. 24
HUR
Though North Korean troops may soon bolster Russian forces in Kursk, analysts doubt their impact as Moscow faces manpower shortages and high casualties.
Oct. 24
Economy
Out of the $50 billion Ukraine is expecting, the US will provide $20 billion, the EU’s contribution is up to $35 billion, the UK $3 billion, while Japan and Canada have yet to announce their decisions
Oct. 24
Cyberattack
Malicious cyber groups affiliated with Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) have been targeting various institutions by exploiting system vulnerabilities, said multiple Western agencies.
Oct. 24
Biden
The White House position only makes sense if you don’t look at where the Russians are, how the Ukrainians have been hitting them, and what an ATACMS missile can do.
Oct. 24
Donetsk
Russian forces seized the National Guardsmen during an assault on their position near Selydov, before filming the interrogation of the wounded, unarmed soldiers and then executing them.
Oct. 24
NATO
Reports that seven NATO countries, the US, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Belgium, Slovenia, and Spain, currently do not support inviting Ukraine to the Alliance are denied by Kyiv.
Oct. 24
NATO
Plans to produce the drones in Ukraine have been in discussion since early 2022, though details on the latest agreement remain undisclosed and it’s unclear how far the plans have progressed.
Oct. 24
G7
Windfall profits from frozen Russian state assets will be used to repay the loan, but it remains unclear how much the EU will actually disburse and allow Ukraine to spend on defense.
Oct. 24
War in Ukraine
Seoul's spy agency says thousands of North Korean soldiers are currently training in Russia and are likely to deploy to the front lines in Ukraine soon, with thousands more to be sent by December.
Oct. 24
Chechnya
After Russian troops leveled much of Ukraine’s formerly besieged Mariupol, what remained of the industrial city are now war trophies for Chechen groups affiliated with the enclave’s elites.
Oct. 24
G7
The UK will fulfill its contribution to the $50 billion loan announced at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in June, money which can be spent for military purposes.
Oct. 24
The Russian Defense Ministry’s 2045 plan sees the dismantling and division of Ukrainian territory to secure a pro-Russian global political outcome, according to Kyiv Post sources.
Nov. 21