25 October 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Russian Air Strikes Kill At Least 4 In Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- Russian air strikes late on October 25 that hit civilian buildings in Kyiv and Dnipro killed at least four people, local officials in the Ukrainian cities said.
Russia To Send North Korean Troops Into Battle Within Days, Zelenskiy Warns RFE/RL 25 Oct 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia intends to deploy troops from North Korea in combat areas as early as October 27.
Zelenskyy: North Korean troops are poised for deployment VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Russia is expected to deploy North Korean soldiers to combat as early as Sunday.

Russia and North Korea don't deny reports of Pyongyang's involvement in Ukraine war Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin declined to deny or confirm that North Korea had sent troops to help his army, adding that Russia and North Korea would themselves decide how to implement their pact to aid each other if attacked.
Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (25 October 2024) Russia MoD 25 Oct 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Putin: Russian Military in Kursk Region Creates Ring of Encirclement of Ukraine's Forces Sputnik 25 Oct 2024 -- The Russian military in Russia's Kursk Region has created a reliable ring of encirclement of the Ukrainian armed forces and is now clamping this ring and has begun to liquidate the grouping, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Ukraine Loses Over 5,410 Soldiers in Battle With Russian Southern Forces Sputnik 25 Oct 2024 -- Russia's Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of the special military operation and the key achievements of the Russian Armed Forces.

UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter UN News 25 Oct 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his country's on-going invasion of Ukraine violates the United Nations Charter and international law.

Commission welcomes the consensus reached by G7 partners to collectively provide €45 billion in financial assistance to Ukraine European Commission 25 Oct 2024 -- The Commission welcomes the consensus reached by the EU and G7 partners to collectively provide loans for €45 billion to support Ukraine's urgent budgetary, military and reconstruction needs (approximately $50 billion USD).

Vice Foreign Minister of DPRK Clarifies Stand on Rumor of Troop Dispatch to Russia KCNA 25 Oct 2024 -- Kim Jong Gyu, vice foreign minister of the DPRK in charge of Russian affairs, gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA on Friday as regards a rumor that the troops of the Korean People's Army are dispatched to Russia which is recently drawing public attention in the world:

G7 Leaders' Statement on Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) Loans The White House 25 Oct 2024

Secretary General Vseviov attends conference on the fifth point of Ukraine's Peace Formula Estonia MFA 25 Oct 2024 -- Yesterday 24 October, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov attended a conference on the fifth point of the Peace Formula of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, chaired by Estonia, Ukraine and Argentina. Estonia and Argentina co-chair the implementation of the fifth point of the Peace Formula.

Is China peeved - or pleased - by North Korean troops in Ukraine? Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2024 -- China remains officially agnostic about North Korea's deployment of troops to help Russia's war in Ukraine - a dispatch that analysts say holds potential trouble for Pyongyang's main backer Beijing even as both communist nations share the goal of supporting Vladimir Putin.

North Korea eyes Russian military assistance in exchange for Ukraine troop deployment, say experts VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- North Korea is likely anticipating Russian technical assistance to perfect its nuclear and missile programs in exchange for sending its troops to support Russia in the Ukraine war, U.S. experts say.

Will specter of war in Ukraine overshadow Xi and Putin's push for global reform? VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- The 2024 BRICS summit in Russia this week provided Moscow and Beijing with a showcase for their shared anti-West sentiment and global ambitions, but analysts say the war in Ukraine may be fracturing the "no limits" relationship between the two countries.

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