Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-population-has-fallen-by-10-million-since-russias-invasion-un-says-2024-10-22/ Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine’s population has decreased by 10 million, about a quarter, as a result of not only war deaths, but mainly because of refugee emigration and collapsing fertility. Currently, the birth rate in Ukraine is measured at 1 child per woman, which ranks as one of the lowest birth… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-we-know-about-north-korean-troops-joining-russias-war-ukraine-2024-10-21 As of October 21st, Ukrainian and South Korean officials have claimed that North Korea has been supplying troops to North Korea for war efforts against Ukraine. While the capitals of North Korea and Russia, Pyongyang and Moscow, have denied the accusations, U.S. officials are still in the process of investigating, stating that if true, this move… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/22/europe/russia-deliberately-attacking-civilians-drones-kherson-intl-cmd/index.html Since the beginning of fall, drone attacks on civilians located in the city of Kherson have reportedly increased, targeting pedestrians, cars, and even ambulances in Southern Ukraine. So far, there have been 14 casualties since the start of September, and 222 more adults and 3 children have been injured. In addition, the city of Kherson has… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240916-kyiv-invites-un-and-red-cross-to-ukraine-held-parts-of-russia-s-kursk-region In the last week, Russia has begun ordering an evacuation of the villages located in the Kursk region, which border Ukraine. At the same time, Moscow states it has taken over two more cities, Uspenovka and Borki, residing under Kyiv’s control. Additionally, the Ukrainian foreign ministry has implored both the UN and the International Red Cross… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-ukraine-has-made-new-attempts-pierce-its-western-border-2024-09-17/ On September 17th, Russia reported it had fought off 5 new Ukrainian attacks on the Western borders, bringing the total number of attacks to 26 in the last 6 days. Ukrainian forces, on August 6th, had begun an attack on Russia , “the biggest foreign attack on Russia since World War Two”, infiltrating the Western borders… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240909-eu-aware-of-claims-iran-sent-missiles-to-russia-denied-by-tehran On Monday, September 9th, the European Union received information from its allies stating that Iran had supplied Russia with ballistic missiles with the intent of being used in Ukraine. US media outlets had also previously reported suspicions involving Iran in the week prior. While Nasser Kanani, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, stated that “We strongly reject… Read more »
