Eighty-one combat clashes have occurred at the front line within the past 24 hours. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Details: In total, the Russians launched 11 missile strikes and 34 airstrikes, as well as 62 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems on positions of Ukrainian forces and settlements. Airstrikes were launched on […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — More than a dozen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, in some of the bloodiest days of battle since the start of Israel’s ground offensive in late October and a sign that Hamas is still putting up a […]
Turkey’s central bank hiked its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points on Thursday as part of its efforts to combat high inflation that has left many households struggling to afford rent and essential items. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee raised its benchmark rate to 42.5%, delivering its seventh interest rate hike in a row […]
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on reporters’ access to the contact zone on 20 December and promised that there would be more information. Source: Zelenskyy’s video address on 20 December Quote: “There are a lot of meetings during the day. [With] The Prime Minister. [With] The Minister of Defence. The issue of […]
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin seems to have completely lost touch with reality and wants the Russian military to be armed with combat lasers and AI robots, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Dec. 19. “I’m talking about robotic complexes and combat lasers, weapons utilizing artificial intelligence technologies and grounded in new physical principles,” Putin […]
* Hundreds of Ukrainians support soldiers suffering stress * Some helpers are qualified psychotherapists and psychiatrists * Others are civilians who join the military’s support system * Soldiers, many of them volunteers, suffer fear and fatigue * With war nearly two years old, mental health a growing challenge By Charlotte Bruneau DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Dec […]
MILAN — The two Nordic countries have signed a joint declaration to send additional combat vehicles to Ukraine in their latest show of support for the embattled country, as another year of repelling Russian forces will soon draw to a close. The letter of intent, signed on Dec. 18, “means that Denmark and Sweden will […]
Dec. 19—By Lilly Price — liprice@baltsun.com December 19, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. Even as a small, skinny child, Dakarai Baldwin was brave. A funny and bright student, Dakarai talked easily to girls and adults. He carried himself with confidence and never shied away from a challenge, loved ones say. Marquise Williams, his best friend, said […]
A total of 92 combat clashes took place at the frontline over the past day. Russia launched 1 missile strike and 6 airstrikes and carried out 33 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 18 December Quote: “Over the past day, […]
89 combat clashes took place at the front over the day as of the evening of 13 December, with 45 Russian attacks on the Avdiivka front. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 13 December Quote: “The enemy launched 10 missile strikes and four airstrikes and […]
The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (GUR) has reported that combat clashes had occurred near the settlement of Terebreno in Belgorod Oblast in Russia, and a stronghold of the Russian forces has been destroyed. Source: the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine; Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of Belgorod Oblast, […]
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is promoting an “all-of-the-above” energy policy that features advances in wind and nuclear technology, despite pushback from his conservative state. Though Gordon is the Republican leader of the nation’s top coal mining state, he’s emerging as a leading voice on climate-friendly energy projects. His ambitious, net-negative emissions goal prompted sanctions from […]