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Biden approves anti-personnel mines for Ukraine

Outgoing US President Joe Biden has approved provision of anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine, a U.S. official has confirmed, a step that could help slow Russian advances in its east, especially when used along with other munitions from the United States.

Moscow warns Ukraine’s ATACMS attacks mark ‘new phase’ of war

Russia has said that Ukraine’s use of US-made long-range ATACMS missiles against its territory marked a “new phase of the Western war” against Moscow and has said it will react “accordingly”.

Biden to allow Ukraine to use US weapons inside Russia

US President Joe Biden will allow Ukraine to use US-provided weapons to strike inside Russia, various news outlets, including Reuters, the Associated Press and the New York Times, have reported.

N Korea ‘supplying Russia’ with long-range rocket and artillery systems

North Korea has supplied Russian army with long-range rocket and artillery systems, some of which have been moved to Russia’s Kursk region for an assault involving North Korean soldiers to push out Ukrainian forces, a Ukrainian intelligence assessment has found.