War and Recovery

WASHINGTON — This is Doomsday prepping, European style. Secret documents revealed Wednesday that Berlin has begun making plans for how it could help deploy as many as 800,000 NATO troops — including Americans — into Ukraine as Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling reaches new heights[1]. “Operation Deutschland” is a 1,000-page plan to prepare Germany for the possibility of a World War III scenario. The top-secret papers reportedly detail specific buildings and infrastructure to protect so they can be utilized by the military, how businesses and civilians should prepare in case of increased ...

As the war in Ukraine hits 1,000 days, Sky News takes a look at the situation on both sides and what might come next.Nearly three years since Vladimir Putin's Russia[1] invaded Ukraine[2], the conflict continues to consume huge amounts of weaponry and cost human lives - for only small but steady territorial gains.And major missile and drone attacks continue to target key Ukrainian energy infrastructure and claim the lives of civilians.Ukraine war latest: Follow live updates[3]Speaking to Sky News, defence and military expert Simon Diggins and John Foreman, former UK ...

North Korea appears to have transferred different types of artillery systems to Russia.These are systems that have long threatened South Korea.The development comes as North Korean troops are fighting against Ukraine on behalf of Russia.North Korea appears to have sent its big guns to Russia, furthering its support of Moscow's grinding war against Ukraine, a conflict in which artillery has been a dominant player.The recent transfer of artillery pieces complements the thousands of troops North Korea has committed to the war to fight on behalf of the Russians and underscores ...

Key developments on Nov. 20:Ukraine strikes Russia with Storm Shadows for the first time, Bloomberg reportsBiden approves delivery of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine in light of Russian gains in eastUkrainian drones allegedly strike Russian factories, weapons arsenalNorth Korean troops in Russia to be led by secrecy-shrouded general close to Kim Jong Un, WSJ reportsPutin open to discussing Ukraine ceasefire with Trump, Reuters reportsRussian officials threaten US over long-range strikes, allude to nuclear doctrine changesUkraine has struck targets inside Russia with British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles for the first time, Bloomberg reported ...

(Bloomberg) -- Ukrainian forces carried out their first strike on a border region in Russia using Western-supplied missiles as President Vladimir Putin approved an updated nuclear doctrine expanding the conditions for using atomic weapons. Most Read from Bloomberg Ukraine deployed ATACMS missiles to strike a military facility in the western Bryansk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Telegram. It was the first known attack following the decision by President Joe Biden’s administration to approve Kyiv’s limited use of the weapons to hit targets inside Russia, two months ...

KYIV, Ukraine — The United States said Wednesday that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv[1], had closed after receiving “specific information of a potential significant air attack.”The decision came after Ukraine’s first strike on Russian territory with U.S.-supplied long-range weapons[2] and President Joe Biden[3] authorized the provision of antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine to help fight off Moscow's forces.The embassy said in a security alert[4] that it had closed “out of an abundance of caution,” and that employees were “being instructed to shelter in place.” It added that U.S. ...

Russia has sent a gift of more than 70 animals to North Korea for the Pyongyang Zoo, including bears, yaks, ducks and cockatoos.In another sign of the growing cooperation[1] between the countries, the animals were flown to Pyongyang aboard a government plane, escorted by officials and experts from the Moscow Zoo, according to a government statement released Wednesday.“Historically, animals always have played a special role in relations between states. They have been given as a sign of support, kindness and care,” Russia’s Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov, who traveled with ...

"Obviously, at a conference like this, on the sidelines, obviously people are mentioning political issues that there is a focus on."And that, folks, was the closest Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came to confirming what everyone knew. Donald Trump was the talk of Rio. And the talk of Lima before that.Albanese has just wrapped up APEC and G20 summits in Peru and Brazil. The looming arrival of the second Trump administration was always going to cast a long shadow over these gatherings, given his plans to up-end global agendas on climate ...

Getty ImagesRussia has resumed large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine as it seeks to maximise its military advantageIn a matter of days US President Joe Biden's administration and Russia have made separate - but significant - moves aimed at influencing the outcome of the war in Ukraine, two months ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.There is a sense of Moscow maximising its gains and of Biden abandoning long-held red lines before Trump seeks to deliver on his claim to end the war in 24 hours.Ukraine has already acted ...

How likely is it that Russia would use nuclear weapons in the Ukrainian conflict?The Kremlin has brandished its strategic arsenal before over the course of the Ukrainian conflict, in an attempt to deter western involvement. But for all the threats, the US has said it has seen no signs of unusual movement at Russian nuclear weapon storage sites, suggesting there has been no change in the physical positioning of tactical warheads.Most experts think use of nuclear weapons by Russia is unlikely for now, but have cautioned against complacency. Pavel Podvig, ...

Ukraine has fired[1] long-range British Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time, a day after launching United States-made long-range missiles into the country, British media outlets report.Russian war correspondent accounts on Telegram posted footage on Wednesday they said included the sound of the missiles striking in the Kursk region, which lies on Ukraine’s border. At least 14 huge explosions can be heard, most of them preceded by the sharp whistle of what sounds like an incoming missile. The footage, shot in a residential area, showed black smoke ...

Ukraine has long been restricted from using Western missiles to strike inside Russia.The US relaxed some of the rules over the weekend following North Korea's involvement in the war.Kyiv has since used both ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles to hit targets on Russian soil.Ukraine is finally using its powerful, longer-range Western missiles to strike targets inside Russia after waiting over a year for permission.On Wednesday, Ukraine fired British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time, according to several media outlets and local footage[1]. The UK ...

According to anonymous sources quoted in The Washington Post, one of Donald Trump[1]’s first actions on being re-elected was to call Vladimir Putin[2]. That call was immediately denied by the Kremlin. As Trump moves back into power, we should get used to confusion[3] and mixed messaging – between him and Vladimir Putin, it’s always going to be hard to tell which, if either, might actually be telling the truth on any given occasion. In fact, Russia[4]’s response to the return of Trump has been a similarly confusing mixture of shameless ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims he is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire with US President-elect Donald Trump but wants to keep Ukrainian land and demands Kyiv abandon its NATO ambitions, five Kremlin insiders told Reuters.[1][2] Trump, who has promised to swiftly end the war, takes office as Russia controls a Ukraine-sized territory comparable to Virginia and advances at its fastest pace since 2022 - although it comes at great cost to the Russian army.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official[3]. Russia currently occupies 18% ...

A retired U.S. colonel has said Russia[1] has "every right" to attack NATO[2] targets, TASS reports.Lawrence Wilkerson, a retired colonel who served as chief of staff for former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell[3], made the statement following President Joe Biden[4]'s authorization for Ukraine to use Washington-supplied long-range weapons inside Russia, telling the Russian news agency that Ukraine's launch of ATACMS would not be possible without U.S. aid.For months, Ukraine pushed the Biden administration for authorization to use Army Tactical Missile Systems[5], or ATACMS, to conduct deep strikes into Russian ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and its ally Belarus on Tuesday launched a second stage of drills[1] intended to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons[2], part of the Kremlin’s efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for Ukraine.In announcing the nuclear maneuvers last month, the Russian Defense Ministry[3] said they were in response to “provocative statements and threats of certain Western officials regarding the Russian Federation.”The Kremlin has expressed outrage after French President Emmanuel Macron[4] said he doesn’t exclude deploying troops to Ukraine, and the U.S. and some ...

Earlier this week, outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden approved[1] Ukraine firing its donated ATACMS ballistic missiles into Russia, prompting an aggressive verbal response from Russia's President Vladimir Putin.After Biden's ATACMS call, there were expectations that the Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles donated by the U.K. and France would also be permitted to fire on targets inside Russia. The missiles use U.S. technology for targeting, allowing Washington to control their use.Despite hints[2] from Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier this week that London would give its consent, the government is still refusing to ...

The future composition and capabilities of the Russian military in the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict have become a focal point of strategic discussion among NATO member states. This critical question supports the alliance's force posturing decisions and long-term defense planning. In a recent interview[1], General Christopher Cavoli, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, made a striking assertion: “The Russian military will emerge from the Ukraine war as a stronger force than before the war.”  Earlier this year, General Charles Brown Jr.,[2] Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a striking ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for his country's use of nuclear weapons[1] Tuesday, days after the U[2].S.[3] allowed Ukraine to strike inside Russia using American missiles[4].The Kremlin announced that Putin had approved an updated nuclear doctrine[5] — a document that governs how Russia uses its nuclear arsenal — including the declaration that Moscow could unleash a nuclear strike if subject to an attack by a nonnuclear country that has the support of a nuclear state.The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine had carried out its first strike on ...

A view shows the U.S. embassy, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on November 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. and some other Western embassies in Kyiv said that they would stay closed Wednesday (November 20, 2024) for security reasons, with the American delegation saying it had received a warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital.The precautionary step came after Russian officials promised a response to President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets on Russian soil [1]with U.S.-made missiles ...

The West "played into Putin's hands" the moment he invaded Ukraine, a top British defence chief claims. His damning assessment comes more than 1000 days into the war. Morale on the battlefield is sapping as winter approaches, with Ukrainian forces overstretched at key points along the 1000km frontline as Russia steadily advances.Meanwhile, around 10,900 North Korean troops have been deployed to the Kursk region in Russia as part of airborne units and marines, with rumours that as many as 100,000 troops from Pyongyang may join the war effort. According to ...

Ukraine's armed forces fired British cruise missiles at military targets inside Russia for the first time, a Western official familiar with the matter said, as the 1,000-day conflict enters a new phase.The UK approved the use of Storm Shadow missiles in response to Russia deploying North Korean troops in its war against Ukraine, a move the British government considered to be an escalation, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. The issue dominated the Group of 20 leaders' summit in Brazil ...

Moscow has been accused[1] of forcing Ukrainians to join its army and fight against their own country — a breach of international law — since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying[2] the Kremlin had singled out Crimean Tatars, an ethnic minority in Ukraine, for conscription.Russia has suffered heavy casualties throughout its grinding 1,000-day all-out war in Ukraine, with more than 600,000 dead or wounded, according[3] to U.S. officials, and requires a steady stream of new recruits to maintain its offensive.Ukraine’s foreign ministry last month ...

South Korea's spy agency says North Korea has shipped more weapons to Russia, further deepening Pyongyang's commitment to Vladimir Putin[1]'s invasion of Ukraine.Tensions are running high on the Korean Peninsula amid the North's missile tests and garbage-bearing balloons, spy satellite launches, and the South's moves to strengthen its defense ties with the U.S. and Japan[2].Seoul says Pyongyang has already transferred thousands of containers' worth of munitions to replenish Russian forces' stocks. Further driving inter-Korean friction, the North has sent thousands of soldiers to join the conflict, now in its 33rd ...

Russia staged "a massive information-psychological attack" against Ukraine by spreading a fake warning, purportedly from Ukrainian military intelligence, about an imminent mass air attack, Kyiv's top spy agency said on Wednesday."A message is being spread via messengers and social networks ... about the threat of a 'particularly massive' missile and bomb strike on Ukrainian cities today," the Main Directorate of Intelligence said in a statement."This message is a fake, it contains grammatical errors typical of Russian information and psychological operations."The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv announced it was shutting down Wednesday after ...

Russia's new doctrine lowers the threshold for potentially using nuclear weapons NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA Text size Russia's new nuclear doctrine reflects its hopes to deter Ukraine's allies from a greater role in the war by establishing red lines hedged with added ambiguity, experts say. Moscow warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the attack showed Western countries wanted ...

United States President Joe Biden has made unceasing support for Ukraine during Russia’s invasion a hallmark of his one-term presidency, using his office to funnel weapons and aid to Kyiv while wrangling Congress to keep the US purse strings loose.But one issue has remained a key sticking point: Biden has refused to allow Ukraine to use US-provided, long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems[1] (ATACMS) inside Russian territory amid warnings from Moscow that their use would represent the crossing of a red line.But with just more than two months left in his ...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time

Ukraine has used the British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles in Russia[1] for the first time, a Western official has reportedly confirmed.Up to 12 missiles were launched into the Kursk region on Wednesday, according to Russian reports.Unconfirmed images and footage posted to X/Twitter[2] have shown residents in the village of Marino, Kursk, stumbling upon fragments of the missile.One image shows a resident holding a thick chunk of broken metal in their hand, while another reveals a written indentation reading: 'Storm Shadow'.Britain's Storm Shadow missiles are capable of dodging air defences - making them ...

Mary Trump, President-elect Donald Trump[1]'s estranged niece, has accused her uncle of being "enamored of and beholden to" Russian President Vladimir Putin[2].In a Wednesday blog post, Trump expressed concerns about how her uncle's admiration for Putin could influence U.S. policy toward Ukraine, as the country continues to fight Russia's invasion.She warned that, as president, he might withdraw U.S. support for Ukraine, describing him as "Putin's puppet" and suggesting his actions could leave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky[3] vulnerable.Trump pointed to the sacrifices made by Ukraine in the war, citing Zelensky's recent ...

When I arrived in the city of Perm in the Ural region in 1994, I went to live in a students’ hostel. It was certainly not for the first time in my life. I had lived in undergraduate rooms at the University of Bologna, where the main activities were staying up all night, smoking and organizing the next meeting of the student collective, and in Oxbridge colleges, where political discussions took place in colleges across high table seats reserved for graduate students. In the dormitory in Perm, no one talked ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved changes to his country's nuclear doctrine this week, formally amending the conditions — and lowering the threshold — under which Russia would consider using its nuclear weapons. Moscow announced Tuesday that Putin had signed off on the changes to the doctrine, formally known as "The basics of state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence," as Ukraine launched its first strike deeper into Russia[1] using U.S.-supplied missiles.The updated doctrine states that Russia will treat an attack by a non-nuclear state that is supported by a ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s desire to end Russia’s war against Ukraine is sincere. But it is understandable that Ukraine and its supporters may have concerns about how, exactly, the “deal” promised by Trump during his campaign will look. If it does not include ways to guarantee Ukraine’s ability to defend itself, the fighting may only stop temporarily; history shows that Russia will return in a few years to finish what it started. The war would not truly end—it would merely be frozen.But these same supporters of Ukraine must also be ...

War in Ukraine [1] Jake Broe, who is well known to those who follow Ukraine’s war against Russian aggression, for his dynamic, interesting, and accurate analysis of what is transpiring in Russia’s war against Ukraine. By Jason Jay Smart Nov. 15References^ War in Ukraine (www.kyivpost.com)

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Nuclear powers should show more restraint, the Chinese government said on Wednesday in response to President Vladimir Putin[1]'s approval of a new doctrine for the use of Russia's sizable stockpile of nuclear weapons."Under the current situation, all relevant parties need to remain calm and restrained and jointly seek deescalation and lower strategic risks through dialogue and consultation," Lin Jian, a spokesperson for China[2]'s Foreign Ministry, told a regular press briefing in Beijing.A day earlier, Putin rubber-stamped a decree that could change the nuclear strike threshold[3] observed by his nation's armed ...

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use[1] and Privacy Policy[2], which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive[3]. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here.[4] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fears it is "very dangerous" if his country starts losing unity as the conflict with Russia surpasses 1,000 days.Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst[5] ...

Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion [1]and two brown bears[2], to a zoo in the North Korean capital Pyongyang[3] from Moscow’s zoo, the Russian government[4] said on Wednesday.The animals were “a gift from (Russian President) Vladimir Putin to the Korean people,” the government said.Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024.Getty ImagesAlexander Kozlov[5], Russia’s natural resources minister, oversaw the relocation of the animals, which were transported by plane to the Pyongyang Central Zoo[6] ...

Meetings that Russian President Vladimir Putin[1] has with his officials are officially publicized long after they have actually taken place, it has been reported.Sometimes there are weeks between the Putin's meetings before they are revealed by the Kremlin, according to the Telegram channel of independent journalist Farida Rustamova, Faridaily. The claim was also reported by another independent Russian-language news source, The Insider.Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin about the claims, which include how the last announced public appearance by Putin was at the Valdai Discussion Club in St. Petersburg on November ...

Moscow[1] has revealed that Vladimir Putin[2] is prepared to discuss a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump[3] and the terms required to end the bloody conflict.The Russian leader is reportedly open to conversing with the US President-elect but has ruled out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv[4] abandon ambitions to join NATO[5], according to five sources cited by Reuters.In the first detailed reporting of what tyrant Putin would accept in any deal brokered by Trump, the five unnamed current and former Russian officials said the Kremlin could broadly agree to freeze the ...

Skip next section Zelenskyy and Scholz discuss air defense deliveries11/13/2024November 13, 2024Zelenskyy and Scholz discuss air defense deliveriesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and thanked him for Germany's significant bilateral defense assistance and its leadership in uniting partners in support of Ukraine."Chancellor Scholz confirmed that the sixth planned IRIS-T air defense system will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of this year," Zelenskyy wrote on X, adding that the leaders also discussed next year's air defense deliveries and the potential for additional air defense assistance from ...

US President Joe Biden has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines, a US defence official told the BBC, a move seen as an attempt to slow Russian troops who have been steadily advancing in Ukraine's east in recent months.The official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said such mines would be delivered soon and Washington expected that they would be used on Ukraine's territory.Ukraine was also committed to not using the mines in densely-populated areas, the official said.Separately, the US State Department said it would close its embassy ...

Ukraine announced on Wednesday that it had successfully targeted a Russian command post in the town of Gubkin, located in the Belgorod region, approximately 168 kilometers (105 miles) from the Ukrainian border.It comes after President Joe Biden[1] authorized long-range targeting inside Russia with ATACMS rockets capable of hitting[2] positions up to 190 miles (300 km) away.Russian independent outlet Astra shared a video on Telegram of plumes of gray smoke towering over the sky following the strike.Ukrainian servicemen fire a mortar from their position on the front line with Russian troops ...

Russia[1] is reportedly recruiting Ukrainians[2] from the eastern occupied territories to fight against their own country."Young men from the occupied territories of Ukraine were drafted into the Russian army for the first time," independent Russian outlet iStories posted to Telegram on Wednesday. It cited officials from the occupied regions, as well as state news agency RIA Novosti Crimea, which last week reported on a "ceremonial rally" held in Simferopol, Crimea[3], celebrating the conscription of new recruits from the Kherson[4] and Zaporizhzhia[5] regions in southern Ukraine.Newsweek has contacted the Russian Ministry ...

The U.S. will send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine in the second major policy shift from the winding-down Joe Biden[1] administration in only a few days, although it remains to be seen just how much of a difference these mines will make in the face of Moscow's advances.President Biden, who is in a last-ditch effort to supply Ukraine[2] in his final two months in office, greenlit the supply of antipersonnel land mines to Kyiv, a U.S. defense official told Newsweek. The mines will become inactive after a predetermined period of ...

Ukrainians are souring on US leadership more than two years since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion.Just 40% of Ukrainians polled by Gallup[1] in August said they approve of US leadership, down from a peak of 66% in 2022 at the onset of the war. More than one-third of Ukrainians (37%) disapprove of the job US leaders are doing. The survey — which, importantly, was conducted before Donald Trump was elected the next US president — also shows that Ukrainians are growing more doubtful about the likelihood of the ...

Ukraine will lose the war against Russia if the U.S. cuts its aid, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky[1] has said.Zelensky made the comment in an interview with Trey Yingst, Fox News[2]' chief foreign correspondent, who asked him what would happen if the U.S. cut military funding to Ukraine."If they will cut, we will—I think we will lose," Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine would stay and fight no matter what. "We have our production, but it is not enough to prevail. And I think it is not enough to survive."The interview aired ...

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Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year amid reduced demand for turkeys[1], an annual survey found. The average price of a 16-pound turkey — typically the star of the holiday meal — is $25.67, or 6% less than last year.Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.1. SpaceXSpaceX aborted a highly anticipated booster catch attempt Tuesday during the sixth test of Starship[2], the most powerful system rocket ever built. President-elect Donald Trump was in attendance, joining SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for ...