Europe
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Jan- 2024 -25 January
UK Military ‘Too Small’ for War, May Call Up Public to Fight: Army Chief
The UK military is “too small” to survive a war if the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalates to NATO, the British Army’s highest-ranking official said.
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24 January
Russia Says Ukraine Shot Down Plane Carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs
Russia accused Ukraine of shooting down a military plane carrying 65 of its own soldiers, who Moscow says were set to be freed in a prisoner swap.
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24 January
Britons Should Be Prepared to Fight Land War: Army Chief
British citizens should be prepared to fight in a potential land war, the highest ranking army officer General Patrick Sanders said.
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24 January
UK Laser Weapon Engages Aerial Targets in Milestone Test
The UK’s DragonFire laser weapon achieved the country’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets.
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24 January
Russia’s Large-Scale Infantry ‘Meat Assaults’ Killing Its Own Troops
The Russian military continues to carry out large-scale infantry “meat assaults” despite the tactic incurring massive casualties.
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24 January
Germany Weighs Enlisting Foreigners in Military Amid Recruitment Woes
Germany is considering enlisting foreign nationals into the military to address current recruitment shortfalls.
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24 January
Lithuania Seeks Leopard Tanks Amid Security Concerns
Lithuania will seek to buy one battalion of German-made Leopard 2 tanks as the Baltic state bolsters its defenses amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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24 January
Turkey Ratifies Sweden’s NATO Membership After Protracted Delay
Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine.
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23 January
Zelensky Vows Strong Response After 18 Killed, 130 Wounded in Russian Strikes
A wave of Russian missiles killed 18 people and wounded more than a hundred, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a forceful response.
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23 January
Croatia Mulls Return of Military Conscription
Croatia’s defense ministry has recommended military conscription be reinstated and military training be put back in the secondary school curriculum.
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