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US says North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to fight in Ukraine

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US confirms North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training and possible Ukraine combat

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. believes at least 3,000 North Korean soldiers traveled by ship to Russia in early to mid-October.
Ukraine

Zelenskyy pitches 'victory plan' to end war with Russia

The first point in Zelenskyy’s five-point plan is perhaps the most ambitious and the most likely to make Western allies balk.
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72-year-old American mercenary sentenced to nearly 7 years in Russian prison

Hubbard, from the state of Michigan, is the first American known to have been convicted on charges of fighting as a mercenary in the Ukrainian conflict.
National Politics

Trump says Ukraine is 'demolished' and dismisses its defense against Russia's invasion

Former President Donald Trump says Ukraine should have made concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin instead of going to war with its invading neighbor.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Pennsylvania ammunition factory

With the war now well into its third year, Zelenskyy has been pushing the U.S. for permission to use longer range missile systems to fire deeper inside of Russia.
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Ukraine's children return to school as Russia launches drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv

After more than 900 days of war, Russia and Ukraine show no sign of letting up in the fight or moving closer to the negotiating table.
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Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine's incursion in the Kursk region

With the bulk of its military pressing offensives inside Ukraine, the Kremlin appears to lack enough reserves to drive out Kyiv’s forces.
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Ukraine's advance into Russia adds pressure on the US to allow weapons to be used on the offensive

“If we keep doing what we're doing, Ukraine will eventually lose," one retired US general said. "We are purposely not giving Ukraine what they need to win.”
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Ukraine's president says Russian overnight attack involved over 100 missiles and about 100 drones

The barrage began around midnight and continued beyond daybreak in what appeared to be Russia's biggest attack against Ukraine in weeks.
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Member of British journalist team dies after Russian missile hits hotel in eastern Ukraine

Two other members of the six-person Reuters crew were hospitalized.
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Moscow sees one of Ukraine's largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine

The attacks inside Russia's borders have raised morale in Ukraine with their surprising success and changed the dynamic of the fighting.