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Ukraine PM urges more military aid to counter Russia attacks

Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other hi-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks, as more Russian shelling was reported on Monday in the eastern regions of Ukraine where Moscow is trying to make battlefield gains

The Independent UK

PAC-3 antimissile systems to be equipped with better radar to counter new weapons

Discussions have begun on equipping the Air Self-Defense Force's PAC-3 surface-to-air antimissile systems with radar better able to counter hypersonic weapons, several government officials said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Greek Foreign Minister Slams Türkiye’s Missile Threat

Greece’s foreign minister has lashed out at Türkiye after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to hit Athens with ballistic missiles. “It is unacceptable and universally condemnable for threats of a missile attack against Greece to be made by an allied country, a NATO member,” Nikos Dendias said Monday, arriving…

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Yellen says US aid to Ukraine can go on ‘as long as it takes’

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen signaled the Biden administration is prepared to continue seeking billions of dollars in aid for Ukraine as the Eastern European country battles Russia’s invasion and missile attacks.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine Attacks Occupied Melitopol, Russian Side Says Two Killed

Ukraine attacked occupied Melitopol in the country's southeast on Saturday evening, the Russian-installed and exiled Ukrainian authorities of the strategically located city said. The pro-Moscow authorities said a missile attack killed two people and wounded 10, while the exiled mayor said scores of "invaders" were killed. Reuters could not independently…

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Ukraine-Russia news – live: Odesa without power as Zelenksy’s forces attack Melitopol

Many members of Vladimir Putin’s private Wagner military ground have been killed in a Ukrainian strike, officials said on Sunday, adding that the injured forces will not be able to access sufficient medical care to survive the attack.

The Independent UK

UK: Iran Likely Top Military Backer of Russia in Ukraine War

Iran is now likely the top military backer of Russia, the UK said, as the Kremlin looks to expand its missile strikes against Ukraine’s national infrastructure. The Biden administration is accusing Russia of moving to provide advanced military assistance to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters and fighter jets, part…

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Ukraine: Russian Forces Target Energy Infrastructure with Iranian-made Drone

Ukraine’s southern operational command said Russian forces struck energy infrastructure with Iranian-made drones in the Odesa region, which left thousands of people without power, Bloomberg reported. Ukrainian forces on Friday repelled Russian attacks near 13 settlements. This came in a statement on the Facebook page of the General Staff of…

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Russia Grinds on in Eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut 'Destroyed'

Russian forces have “destroyed” the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while Ukraine's military on Saturday reported missile, rocket and air strikes in multiple parts of the country that Moscow is trying to conquer after months of resistance. The latest battles of Russia's 9 1/2 month war…

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Winter sets in; explosions rock Russia and US basketball star Brittney Griner is released in a prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout

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Poland’s ruling party leader claims Germany is seeking to dominate Europe

Jaroslaw Kaczynski originally snubbed German offer of anti-missile systems before Poland eventually accepted them

The Independent UK

Scots driver's detached trailer turned into 'unguided missile' as it ploughed into woman

Mark McVay was held criminally responsible for causing the death of 38-year-old Michelle Russell after failing to make sure the trailer was hitched securely to his vehicle.

Daily Record

U.S. expresses concern about N.Korea missile launches to Chinese representative

The U.S. Special Representative on North Korea Sung Kim told his Chinese counterpart on Korean Peninsula affairs Liu Xiaoming the United States was concerned by an "unprecedented" number of ballistic missile launches from Pyongyang, the State Department said.

Reuters

Russia says U.S. withdrawal from INF treaty 'created vacuum'

Russia said on Thursday that the United States' withdrawal from a treaty banning intermediate-range nuclear missiles was a destructive act that had created a vacuum and stoked additional security risks.

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Germany's Scholz wants air defence shield in next five years - Funke

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes to develop a missile defence shield in the next five years, he said in an interview with the Funke Media Group and French newspaper Ouest-France published on Thursday.

Reuters

Keeping up with the Morohoshis: Buying a bomb shelter in the Tokyo suburbs

When North Korea lofted a missile over Japan in October, setting off emergency alerts across cell networks, Megumi Morohoshi made a decision: she was going to buy a bomb shelter.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Russia will defend its interests using all available means, says Putin

He added that Russia’s “special military operation” could be a “long process”.

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Poland Will Place German Patriot Missiles on Its Territory

Poland is preparing to deploy the German Patriot air defense system on its territory, after Berlin refused to place this system in Ukraine, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Twitter. Germany last month offered Poland the Patriot system to help secure its airspace after a stray missile crashed and killed…

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Poland will place German Patriot missiles on its territory

Poland is preparing to deploy the German Patriot air defense system on its territory, after Berlin refused to place this system in Ukraine, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Twitter.

The News Lens

Overall Defense Concept Reshapes Taiwan’s Views on Defense Against China

The Overall Defense Concept, a proposal by Taiwanese admiral Lee Hsi-ming, may be what Taiwan needs to prevent China from taking over its shores.

AFP

North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament to convene in January: state media

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea's parliament will hold its next session in January, when it will make plans for the coming year, including on the country's budget, state media said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

US secretly tweaked missile launchers given to Ukraine to keep them from attacking inside Russia, report says

Russia has warned US not to give Ukraine long-range missiles

The Independent UK

Poland reverses course, accepts German air defense system

Poland’s defense minister says his country will accept a Patriot missile defense system which Germany offered to Poland last month

Daily Mirror

Inside Ukrainian hospital where newborns receive care with missile blasts in background

Newborns are receiving intensive care at Okhmatdyt Hospital with missile blasts and sirens as the soundtrack. Medical centres across the country have been targeted by Moscow

Tribune News Service

US sticking with North Korea policy despite series of missile tests

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is not about to change its long-standing North Korea policy and will continue to focus on deterrence and stronger ties with Asian allies, a senior White House official said, despite leader Kim Jong Un’s unprecedented barrage of missile tests in recent months.

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