Unprepared North Korean troops had a rough start against Ukraine, but could learn to adapt

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North Korean troops fired mortars during a mortar firing drill in North Korea in 2020.
North Korean troops have suffered losses since engaging in combat operations in Kursk, per US officials.

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Trump's team appears annoyed with Ukraine for some of its recent attacks

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President -elect Donald Trump gestures as he speaks, in front of two American flags, during a press conference at Mar-A-Lago on December 16, 2024.
President-elect Donald Trump at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on December 16, 2024.

AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Russia is sending 4 ships to its bases in Syria to evacuate weapons, Ukraine intelligence says

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The Russian vessels remained missing from Tartus as of December 10.
The Russian vessels remained missing from Tartus as of December 10.

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Ukraine is trying to convince North Korean soldiers to surrender rather than fight alongside Russia

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North Korean soldiers waving their national flags as they welcome Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after he landed at the airport in Pyongyang.
South Korea's UN ambassador said that North Korea "has become the most visible, ardent, and committed supporter of Russia's aggression in Europe."

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China is limiting the sale of key components used to build Ukraine's drones: report

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Workers build drones at a Chinese factory.
China appears to be curbing the sale of crucial drone components to the West amid an escalating trade dispute with the US.

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Zelenskky resists US pressure to draft 18-year-olds to solve Ukraine's soldier shortage

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Deputy Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will not lower the conscription age.

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Fighting in Ukraine is giving rise to a new kind of drone warfare: hit-to-kill intercepts

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This still image captures a Ukrainian FPV drone right before it strikes a Russian Lancet drone.
 

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Ukraine just gave a first look at its new homemade Hell 'drone-missile' with more than twice the range of ATACMS

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Ukraine's new "Peklo" munitions on display in Kyiv on December 6.

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Russia's artillery advantage is shrinking, but glide bombs are hammering Ukraine

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Ukrainian soldiers fired a mortar at Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on February 2, 2024.
Ukraine has struggled to keep up with Russia's artillery fire since the start of the war.

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Russia is suffering record casualties as the West steps up support for Ukraine, and it may struggle to replace them

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Four Russian soldiers riding a self-propelled mortar on a dusty track.
Russian soldiers ride a self-propelled mortar at an undisclosed location in Ukraine in October.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

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