Ukraine attacked a town in Russia’s Kursk region on Friday, killing six people, including a child, a senior local official said. Kursk’s acting governor Alexander Khinshtein said ten other people were hospitalized in the city of Rylsk after being hit by US-supplied HIMARS rockets. Ukrainian officials said the attack followed an earlier Russian missile attack … Read more
Kyiv, Ukraine – At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in a Russian ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev early Friday, officials said. Moscow claimed it was in response to a Ukrainian attack on Russian soil using American-made weapons. At least three loud explosions were heard in Kiev shortly … Read more
Copenhagen, Denmark – Denmark has allowed representatives of Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to board a Chinese bulk carrier at the center of an investigation into Baltic Sea cable violations, Denmark’s foreign minister said on Thursday. yi peng 3 The ship is wanted in Sweden for questioning over the severing of two undersea fiber-optic cables … Read more
In an interview with VOA Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamiz laid out his country’s plans to deal with feared Russian aggression, such as potential missile infiltration and conflict on its borders. The plans range from strengthening air defenses to building a $2.1 billion “East Shield,” he said Tuesday. “Polish … Read more
Washington — The Commerce Department’s efforts to block China and Russia’s access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and do more to curb their ability to make advanced weapons, according to a report published Wednesday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Money will be required. The Biden administration imposed export controls to … Read more
Washington – The United States imposed new sanctions on North Korea and Russia on Monday, targeting Pyongyang’s financial and military aid to Moscow as well as its ballistic missile program. The sanctions, which also list North Korean banks, generals and other officials as well as Russian oil shipping companies, are the latest US measures aimed … Read more