Ukraine
As arms imports spike, Ukraine boosts domestic weapon production
Ukraine became the world’s largest importer of major arms from 2020 to 2024, with its imports increasing nearly a hundredfold compared to the prior five years. The country has also reformed its own arms industry, ramping up production since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Intense training draws hundreds to Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade
Euronews got rare access to one of Ukraine’s most elite units, the Third Separate Assault Brigade. At an undisclosed location in the Kyiv region, the trainees are being put into the realistic conditions of raging Russia’s invasion and tasked with planning and executing an assault.
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A truce at any price is impossible, Ukrainian widows say
“Just say thank you” is what many Ukrainians have already heard from occupying Russian soldiers. Svitlana Poltavska says this is what Russian soldiers told her as they came to her house amid beatings and searches: “Say thank you we are not touching your children. Yet.”
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Can Russia launch an assault on Ukraine's city of Zaporizhzhia?
As Russian forces continue to gain momentum in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Moscow could also be planning an imminent push further south, according to Kyiv, with fears rising over Zaporizhzhia. Does Russia have enough resources for this?
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North Korean soldiers in Russian invasion: Are they fighting?
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said over the weekend that the US expects thousands of North Korean troops to enter the combat against Ukraine "soon". But Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Pyongyang’s soldiers have already participated in combat against Ukraine's defence forces.
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Biden's missile decision could escalate war, Slovakia and Hungary warn
President-elect Trump, who takes office in about two months, has raised uncertainty about whether his administration would continue vital military support to Ukraine. He has also vowed to quickly end the war but hasn't provided any details as to how.