US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels. He spoke about cementing support for Ukraine, ahead of Donald Trump’s return as president. Blinken also discussed the entry of North Korean soldiers into combat against Ukraine and said Pyongyang’s involvement will receive a “firm response.” The US says most of the 10,000 North Korean soldiers assisting Russia are already operational in the Kursk region. And on Tuesday, North Korea ratified a landmark defence treaty with Russia. Domitilla Sagramoso is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of War Studies with King’s College London. She says the Russian military face many challenges integrating troops from North […]
Marina Miron, a war studies researcher, explains what could happen if Ukraine uses long-range NATO missiles to strike Russian territory. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #Poland #Russia #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #AntonyBlinken #DonaldTusk #AndrzejDuda #UkraineDroneAttacks #Moscow #VolodymyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #NATO #AlJazeeraEnglish
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russian troops are rapidly occupying more territory in Ukraine. That’s despite Ukraine’s counterattack in the Kursk region. Many Russians are supporting their military even after foreign troops invaded Russian soil for the first time since World War Two. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Moscow on how people are coping with the latest developments in their country. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #Ukraine #KurskEvacuation #Kursk #KurskOblast #KurskAttack #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #KurskBattle #AlJazeeraEnglish
Following a Ukrainian attack on Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region, the city, now a strategic frontline, remains fiercely contested, with both sides claiming gains. The town, a crucial natural gas hub, continues to send Russian gas to Europe despite ongoing hostilities. Russian forces assert they’ve recaptured nearby villages and launched a state of emergency in Belgorod after a drone attack injured civilians. The Russian government is deploying additional troops as evacuations continue. This surprise Ukrainian offensive has exposed vulnerabilities along the Russia-Ukraine border, challenging Moscow’s control. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Moscow. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our […]
Ukraine says its ongoing offensive into the Russian border region of Kursk is intended to create a buffer zone against Russian shelling. The offensive, which took Russia by surprise more than a week ago, has seen Ukrainian forces take control of dozens of villages across a wide area and with limited resistance. It remains unclear what the ultimate objective of the operation may be but analysts say it demonstrates to Ukraine’s western allies its commitment to keep fighting. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports. Pavel Felgenhauer, the defence analyst and columnist at Novaya Gazeta, says the Kremlin is in “a bit of a dilemma” over what to do next. He added […]
In the wake of Ukraine’s attack on the Russian city of Kursk, Pavel Felgenhauer, a Moscow-based defence analyst, describes what the Ukrainian military has accomplished. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #Ukraine #Belgorod #BelgorodEvacuation #Kursk #KurskOblast #KurskAttack #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #KurskBattle #VolodymyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #AlJazeeraEnglish
Russia’s Kursk region sees fierce battles unfold – as Ukrainian soldiers expand their assault. Kyiv claims to have seized more than a thousand square kilometres in the Kursk region and intends to continue its offensive despite Russia’s recent efforts to counter it. The incursion has led Moscow to evacuate at least 200,000 people, mobilise reserves, and impose a security lockdown. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Andrei Federov, a former Russian deputy foreign minister, described Ukraine’s incursion as a significant pressure tactic against Russia. He termed it a “shock” rather than an intelligence failure, attributing it to the extensive border with Ukraine and vulnerabilities exploited by Ukrainian forces. Federov added […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims the Ukrainian counter-offensive is “not succeeding.” Russia’s air defence forces and fleet in the Black Sea shot down ten Ukrainian drones over the Crimean port of Sevastopol, according to Russian officials. According to Ukrainian and Polish officials, Wagner Group fighters have arrived in Belarus from Russia. Putin says Russia has a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster bombs and reserves the right to use them if such munitions are used against Russian forces in Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineCounteroffensive #EasternUkraine #UkrainianArmy #Bakhmut #Donetsk […]
Battle tanks are playing a key role in the Ukraine war. Both sides are using armoured units in their advance. Western countries have promised and supplied Ukraine with modern tanks to help in its counteroffensive against Russia. But, the majority of Ukraine’s own tanks are from the old soviet-era and require regular maintenance. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig joined a tank unit in Eastern Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineCounteroffensive #EasternUkraine #UkrainianArmy #Bakhmut #Donetsk #Lyman
Ukraine says it is making gains in the offensive against Russian forces to recapture Bakhmut. The city in eastern Ukraine has been at the heart of fierce fighting for months. Ukraine’s armed forces released a video showing what it said were soldiers storming Russian positions. The general staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said in its evening report that Russian forces made unsuccessful attempts to advance in the Lyman sector, as artillery shelling killed at least eight civilians and wounded 13 in the eastern town. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: […]
