At least 15 people have been killed by drones and missiles by Russia
North Korean and Russian soldiers had pushed Ukrainian troops out of most of Kursk region by March this year, a Ukrainian commander has said. Russia has agreed to supply long-range Shahed-style drones and improved accuracy of short-range missiles to the North Koreans, Viktor Budanov, chief of the military intelligence of Ukraine, told The War Zone.
Russia hits Ukraine with its largest attack of the war so far
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia would continue the exchange of prisoners with Ukraine. The exchange took place for the second day in a row on Saturday after both the countries had exchanged 390 prisoners of war over the course of a day on Friday. Putin added that both countries would continue to exchange prisoners of war till further notice.
3 people are dead after an attack on Kyiv
A student dormitory in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district was hit by a drone and one of the building’s walls was on fire, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. This comes after Russia and Ukraine released 307 more soldiers and civilians as part of a prisoner exchange. Russia claimed that its forces hit various military targets in eastern Ukraine, including missile and drone producing plants.
Ukraine’s allies want a 30-day ceasefire
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday shared a video of himself along with leaders of Germany, France and Poland travelling by train to Ukraine to attend a meeting of the “coalition of the willing”. Earlier, they had proposed a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine if Russia agrees to a peace plan. Russia and Ukraine have been fighting since 2014.
the US leads a team in Paris as the leader of the French team seeks unity
US Senator Marco Rubio, who is currently in France for peace talks with Russia, said, “I think the key question right now is when the Europeans will say to Trump, ‘OK, you can have a deal with Putin but it’s our duty not to respect it’.” Rubio further said that the US won’t let peace talks “drag on for weeks or months”.
Zelenskyy and Trump are talking after Trump’s phone call
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday was “the beginning of the end of this war” between Russia and Ukraine. Zelenskyy added, “Putin’s words are very different from reality.” “What Putin and Trump want to see in Ukraine’s Security Service are threatening to destroy the civilian sector,” he further said.
There are deaths and survivors in the crashes of the Azerbaijani airliner
A Russian man who was on board the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 plane that crashed in Kazakhstan’s Aktau on Wednesday, killing at least 37 people, has been identified, the Azerbaijani state media said. He had travelled to Russia to visit his family, it added. The plane was on its way to the Russian city of Grozny from Azerbaijan’s capital Baku.
The U.S. confirms that Ukraine fired long-range projectiles at Russia for the first time
Ukraine fired a US Army Tactical Missile System for the first time into Russia on Monday, reports said. Earlier in the day, Russia’s military said that it fired a missile into Ukraine’s territory following an artillery barrage. This comes after the US eased restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range Western weaponry to target inside Russia.
Biden gave a gift to Ukraine, which could help Trump
Russia on Tuesday tested the US-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) for the first time, according to reports. The system has a relatively limited range of around 190 kilometres. The US had announced in September that it would permit Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike deep inside Russia. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said that NATO will be at war with Russia.
Biden allowedUkraine to strike Russia with U.S. weapons
Poland on Sunday said that it had deployed military aircraft in its airspace after Russia launched missiles and drones at the Ukrainian energy system in the country’s east. This comes after US President Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to use long-range American weapons for strikes inside Russia for the first time, a US official said.