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Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war 10-13-2024 developments on the ground with KyivPost fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated war maps.
The Russo-Ukrainian war is a moment for Europe to embark on a new age of leadership and enlightenment. The ideal of freedom mustn’t be take for granted. It should be defended.
Whatever the short-term support from the US for Ukraine, on the horizon there remains the possibility of a Trump presidency in November. Even ignoring that, by now we should have learned that the security of Europe must be achievable by Europe alone. The events of the last two and a half years have made it crystal clear that Europe must develop the means to protect itself.
Sometimes one should assume the worst about international relations, not because you distrust your friends or wish to denigrate their intentions, but because it is the pragmatic thing to do. If allies eventually come through with their support, then all is well and good. But if they do not, at least you have assumed that outcome to be what the future holds, and you have made sensible preparations accordingly.
If Donald Trump wants to win, then he will need to reach out beyond his isolationist base and convince old-school Reagan Republicans. To do that he must support Ukraine.
Donald Trump’s startling claim that he has “a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin” and can make a deal to stop the war faces voter backlash. Many view this as a Russian victory for the personal pleasure of Putin, a wanted war criminal and terrorist who allegedly directed the abduction of 700,000 Ukrainian children.
The Trump/Vance ticket has everything to lose and nothing to gain by advocating policies aimed at slashing support for Ukraine. While this appeals to hardliner isolationists, it contradicts the will of most American taxpayers and Independents who decide elections. A July 2024 Pew Research study reported only “29% of Americans believe that the US is spending too much on Ukraine.”
Ukraine’s labor market is being impacted by military mobilization and by skills shortages. So bosses are looking to hire more women, as well as teenagers, to fill the gaps.
Military mobilization and concerns about it are contributing to shortfalls in Ukraine’s labor market. And the “people shortage” is leading some employers to bring in women and teens to do what has historically been work for adult men – and creating more inclusive workplaces as a result.
According to preliminary survey results released last week by the American Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ukraine (AmCham), Ukrainian businesses have suffered a major impact on their ability to maintain or hire a workforce since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Biden's original visit to Germany was to have taken place between Oct. 10 and 12 and to have included a four-way summit with his German, French and UK counterparts.
US President Joe Biden is expected to visit Germany next week, a government source said Sunday, after a previously planned trip was cancelled due to Hurricane Milton.
"He's coming to Berlin on Friday" for a one-day visit, the source said.
Open opposition to welcoming Ukrainian refugees is at 40%.
One in two Poles are in favor of taking in Ukrainian refugees, the lowest proportion since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the war-torn country in 2022, the latest poll shows.
CBOS, Poland’s national statistics office, asked respondents about their attitudes towards receiving refugees from Ukraine and sending back Ukrainian men who could qualify for conscription
Initial reports showed multiple bodies, stripped naked with only their underwear on, lying face down on the ground after allegedly being shot by Russian troops upon surrendering.
Russian troops have allegedly shot nine Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Russia’s Kursk region after they surrendered.
Open-source intelligence DeepState, citing its own sources from Ukraine’s 1st Tank Brigade, reported the incident on Sunday in a Telegram announcement.
On Oct. 18, “GogolFEST,” one of Europe’s most influential cultural festivals, is making a return to Ukraine.
Between Oct. 18 and 20, the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia will host “GogolFEST,” an international festival of contemporary art, for the first time in the city’s history.
The festival was included in the EFFE Awards’ top five in Europe from 700+ candidates.
In captivity, Ukrainian POWs were given just 10 minutes twice a month to shave their heads.
Ihor Shyshko's eyes shut as the electric razor hummed through his greying hair, a sound that until recently was for him synonymous with punitive beatings delivered by Russian prison guards.
The 41-year-old Ukrainian serviceman was captured by Russian troops in May 2022 -- three months after Russia invaded Ukraine -- and only released two years later as part of a prisoner exchange.
Ukrainian frontline snipers discuss with Kyiv Post the small things that help them have a big battlefield impact.
As light rain falls from a gloomy sky, in a fallow farm field that doubles as a shooting range, the two elite snipers rendezvous with their supplier supporters.
They had earlier left their frontline post where they recently contributed to a major battlefield success and drove in a battered SUV to hold the meeting.
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Gaza's Hamas-run civil defense agency says 30 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, according to the AFP news agency. A senior UN official told the BBC that the organization has recorded about 300 “armed incidents” in northern Gaza over the past three days, making it the most violent period in the area since the war began. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry estimates at least 42,175 people in Gaza have been killed since 7 October last year. In Israel, the IDF says it has intercepted a number of launches from Lebanon, and earlier reported that two drones were detected from Lebanon and another from Syria. Lebanon's prime minister says 22 people were killed in two Israeli attacks in central Beirut on Thursday, which came with no warning, and were all civilians - BBC
Secret documents show Hamas tried to persuade Iran to join its Oct. 7 attack: for more than two years, Yahya Sinwar huddled with his top Hamas commanders and plotted what they hoped would be the most devastating and destabilizing attack on Israel in the militant group’s four-decade history. Minutes of Hamas’s secret meetings, seized by the Israeli military and obtained by The New York Times, provide a detailed record of the planning for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, as well as Mr. Sinwar’s determination to persuade Hamas’s allies, Iran and Hezbollah, to join the assault or at least commit to a broader fight with Israel if Hamas staged a surprise cross-border raid. The documents, which represent a breakthrough in understanding Hamas, also show extensive efforts to deceive Israel about its intentions as the group laid the groundwork for a bold assault and a regional conflagration that Mr. Sinwar hoped would cause Israel to “collapse.” - NYT
Fragments from downed drones have damaged three residential houses in the Kyiv region near the capital, authorities said.
Debris from Russia’s overnight drone strike on Sunday morning has damaged houses in Ukraine’s Kyiv and Cherkasy regions, local authorities reported.
Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, said the drones were destroyed and there were no victims in the Kyiv region and no damages to the critical infrastructure.
Efforts to provide aid to Ukrainian civilians are coming from unexpected quarters.
As the war in Ukraine grinds toward another unforgiving winter, efforts continue to provide aid to civilians that remain in the high-risk ‘red zones’ close to the frontline – and are coming from unexpected quarters.
It is telling that the outrage that greeted Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was not confined to Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics, nor was it limited to Ukraine’s closest neighbors. As images of advancing tanks flashed around the globe, a sense of collective dread gripped the planet. Seventeen thousand kilometers from Kyiv, that same horror was being felt in New Zealand.
Latest from the British Defence Intelligence.
Initial reports said one out of five onboard died from the crash amidst speculations that Western sanctions have led to difficulties sourcing aircraft components needed for maintenance.
A Russian-made An-3 aircraft operated by a local airline crashed in Russia’s Sakha Republic presumably on Sunday, killing one out of five onboard.
Yakutia Emergencies Ministry Department reported the crash on Sunday morning local time, where it said the plane, operated by local carrier Borus Airlines, “made an emergency landing 1.5 km from the city of Olekminsk.”
Belarus has displaced at least 2,219 Ukrainian children: They re-educate, militarize, and use them in propaganda
Belarus became an accomplice to Russian crimes and displaced at least 2,219 Ukrainian children from the occupied territories to the territory of Belarus from 2021 to June 2024. Moreover, Aleksandr Lukashenko personally laid the groundwork for the displacement of Ukrainian children and the criminal policy of militarization and eradication of Ukrainian identity. Human rights defenders called for the arrest of those responsible for these crimes.
This became known on Oct.10 during the presentation of the report “Stolen childhood: how the Belarusian regime is erasing Ukrainian children’s identity through displacement, re‑education, and militarization.”
By examining Ukraine’s capacity for innovation under immense pressure, students of warfare can gain important insights into the fundamental transformation of modern conflict.
The Russia-Ukraine war has showcased Ukraine’s remarkable ability to resist a significantly more powerful adversary despite its limited resources. Ukraine’s defense efforts have combined innovative strategies, harnessing both domestic ingenuity and foreign support to counter a foe superior in military force and technology.
While certain aspects of warfare remain unchanged – such as the necessity of industrial capacity and raw firepower for entrenched battles – the war has prompted a re-evaluation of many traditional military concepts.
What Ukrainian and international media are saying about a compromise solution to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
In an interview with the Financial Times, former NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has hinted at the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO with only the parts of its national territory it currently controls. The security guarantees of the alliance would then only apply to these parts, just as they initially applied only to West Germany when the Federal Republic joined NATO in 1955, he explained. Europe’s press discusses the idea.
Kyiv needs security guarantees
Poland to crack down on irregular migration, abuse of asylum system.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday he planned to partially suspend asylum rights for irregular migrants, accusing human traffickers and countries such as Russia and Belarus of abusing the system.
Tusk, who is due to present a migration policy package on Tuesday, said in a speech to his Civic Coalition movement that Poland would wage a "merciless" fight against undocumented immigrants entering the country.
Lithuania's main parties all agree on the need for strong support for Ukraine and to maintain or increase defense spending, currently around 3% of GDP.
Lithuanians vote Sunday in elections likely to deliver a change of government but keep much else the same, including the NATO and EU member's strong support for Ukraine and moves to bolster defense policy.
The vote is likely to see the center-left replace the ruling conservatives, and could also see a new populist party whose leader is on trial for alleged anti-Semitic comments enter parliament for the first time.
The Ukrainian president’s statement came amidst recent reports of Russian attempts to drive Ukrainian troops out of parts of Kursk that Kyiv seized in August’s surprise offensive.
Ukraine is holding the positions in Russia’s Kursk region despite Moscow’s attempt to retake the territories, said President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday.
Zelensky said Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrksy briefed him on frontline developments, including Kursk, where Kyiv has been holding onto swathes of Russia’s Kursk region since its surprise offensive in early August.
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