Kursk Oblast

Russia Recruits Young Migrant Women from Latin America to Build Iranian Drones

North Korean Military Parade Showcases Enhanced Weaponry and Ties With China and Russia

When North Korea’s neighbors paid a visit to Pyongyang on October 10, Kim Jong-Un treated them to a tightly orchestrated spectacle. Guests, including Chinese Premier Li Qiang, former Russian President...

Ukraine scrambles to contain Russian advance near Dobropillia

Ukraine’s 1st “Azov” Corps has been tasked with containing Russian advances near the city of Dobropillia in eastern Ukraine, the unit announced on August 12. The situation in that area...

Russian Ground Forces get new commander

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on May 15 relieving General Oleg Salyukov, the aging commander of the Russian Ground Forces. He has been replaced by a younger officer with extensive...

‘Deeply Grateful to Comrade Kim Jong-un’: Putin Lauds North Korea for Sending Troops to Fight Ukraine

Putin Thanks North Korean Regime: Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un on April 28 for providing troops to support Russia in its invasion...

The Kursk gambit: What Ukraine’s boldest operation achieved — and failed to achieve

Ukrainian forces have retreated from most of the territory they once controlled in Russia’s Kursk Region. Although limited fighting on Russian soil continues, experts are already drawing conclusions...

Ukraine’s Belgorod incursion makes limited gains

Days after it withdrew from most of Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine launched a cross-border incursion into neighboring Belgorod Oblast. The operation appears to be much more limited in scale and objectives...

What the suspension of US aid means for Ukrainian forces

On Monday, the Trump administration announced it was “pausing and reviewing” military aid for Ukraine following the contentious Oval Office meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr...

North Korean troops pull back in Kursk as Pyongyang prepares fresh deployment, officials say

North Korean (DPRK) forces fighting in Russia’s Kursk region “have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy casualties,” though their absence may only be temporary, The New York...

The leverage Trump needs when talking with Putin

Ukraine, Russia trade attacks in Kursk while Russia takes Kurakhove

Russia and Ukraine both launched sizable attacks in different parts of Kursk Oblast in recent days, battling over territory that Kyiv hopes to use as leverage in potential peace talks. In eastern Ukraine,...

America Resilient in the Face of Aggressive Foreign Malign Influence Targeting the 2024 U.S. Elections

Russia Supplies Air Defense to North Korea as Kim Jong Un Threatens Nuclear War

Russia Bolstering North Korea’s Outdated Air Defenses: Russia provided air defense missiles and related equipment to North Korea, South Korean National Security Advisor Shin Won-shik...

U.S. Temporarily Shutters Embassy in Kyiv Fearing ‘Significant Air Attack’

U.S. Issues Warning of Russian Attack: The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv temporarily closed on November 20 “out of an abundance of caution,” telling U.S. citizens in Ukraine to be prepared to shelter in place following a warning that it had received “specific information” about “a potential significant air attack” from Russia.

Ukraine Needs More Missiles to Take Full Advantage of New Biden Policy

Explosions thundered in Russia’s Bryansk region last night after Ukraine struck an ammunition depot near the city of Karachev. According to U.S. and Ukrainian officials, this was Ukraine’s first strike...

The Missiles ‘Will Speak for Themselves’: Biden Approves Ukrainian Use of ATACMS Inside Russian Territory

• U.S. Lifts Limits for Ukrainian Long-Range Strikes: President Joe Biden has approved Ukraine’s deployment of long-range American missiles against Russian targets in the Kursk...

What Ukraine’s Kursk gamble has — and has not — achieved

Ukraine took a gamble with its offensive in Kursk Oblast. Three months in, the operation has yet to pay off in the way Kyiv hoped. It did boost Ukrainian morale and disrupt the gloomy narrative surrounding...

Russia looks to encircle the eastern Ukrainian city of Kurakhove

Russian forces are currently attempting to encircle Kurakhove, a small city in the southern part of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Their rate of advance, while still relatively modest, has accelerated...

In Escalation of Russian Invasion, North Korean and Ukrainian Troops Clash for First Time

Clashes Reported in Kursk Region: Ukrainian officials claimed on November 5 that Ukrainian troops traded artillery fire with North Korean units in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. A day...

North Korean Troops in Ukraine: Are We on the Path to World War III?

A new version of the defunct Warsaw Pact is emerging in front of our eyes. With Russia and China as its two major driving forces, joined by regional powers such as North Korea and Iran, that brings with it its proxy terror organizations.