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10 November

Europe

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Ukraine to Spend Half of 2024 Budget on Defense

Ukraine lawmakers voted to approve a 2024 government budget that will see half of all state spending go to defense.

10 November

Cyber

Crew members of a Ukrainian BMP-2 armored vehicle warm themselves by a fire before returning to the firing line for a night fire exercise at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, near Yavoriv, Ukraine, on Feb. 16. (Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)

Rojoef Manuel

Russian Hackers Behind 2022 Ukrainian Mass Power Outage: Google Report

Russian hackers were responsible for a 2022 attack that disabled power grids in Ukraine, Google’s cyber subsidiary Mandiant discovered.

10 November

Europe

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Putin Visits Military HQ Overseeing Ukraine Operations

Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a surprise overnight visit to the military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don overseeing the Ukraine offensive, the Kremlin said.

8 November

Asia Pacific

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

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Putin Meets Senior Chinese General, Hails Growing Military Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed strengthening military ties with Beijing as he hosted a senior Chinese general in Moscow.

8 November

Europe

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Revamps Weapons Delivery to Frontline as Troops Battle Exhaustion

The Ukrainian government is overhauling the delivery of weapons and equipment to the frontline as troops battle exhaustion after 20 months of war.

8 November

Africa

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Defense Ministers of Russia, Burkina Discuss Military Cooperation

The Russian defense minister and his counterpart from Burkina Faso met and agreed to strengthen defense ties, Moscow said.

8 November

Air

The Norwegian Army fires a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from the Andøya Space Range in Andøya, Norway against a simulated threat in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 10, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces to deliver effects. (Courtesy photo by Royal Norwegian Navy)

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Ukraine Says Bolstered Air Defense for Winter Attacks

President Zelensky said Ukraine deployed more Western air defense systems as it braces for a second full winter of Russian attacks on energy facilities.

7 November

Europe

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First F-16s Sent to Romania to Train Ukrainian Pilots: Dutch

The Netherlands sent its first five F-16 fighter jets to Romania where the planes will be used to train Ukrainian and Romanian pilots.

7 November

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Bracing for New Russian Assault on Avdiivka

Ukraine is bracing for a renewed Russian assault on the eastern city of Avdiivka following several recent unsuccessful attempts by Moscow's forces to surround the industrial hub.

7 November

Asia Pacific