Russo Daily
November 14, 2024
MISSILE DEFENSE
Poland opens long-awaited US missile base



Redzikowo, Poland (AFP) Nov 13, 2024
Polish and American officials on Wednesday opened a US missile base in northern Poland originally intended to defend the West against threats from the Middle East, but now aimed at confronting Russia. The Redzikowo base, 230 kilometres (143 miles) from the Russian border, has been operational since July but was officially inaugurated only on Wednesday. "A US destroyer on Polish soil has become a fact," Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, describ ... read more

WAR REPORT
'I had to gather my strength': Ukrainians abroad sign up to fight
Poland (AFP) Nov 13, 2024
The ceremony is short: a man walks up to a desk and signs a few papers before a serviceman in army fatigues shakes his hand and welcomes him into the Ukrainian armed forces. ... more
WAR REPORT
NATO 'must do more than just keep Ukraine in fight', says Rutte
Paris (AFP) Nov 12, 2024
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Tuesday called on Western countries to ramp up support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion, saying Kyiv required more than just being kept "in the fight". ... more
UAV NEWS
Russia launches drone, missile barrage on Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 13, 2024
Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv early Wednesday, launching waves of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 days, authorities said. ... more
NUKEWARS
US vows 'firm' response to N.Korea deployment in Ukraine conflict
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2024
US top diplomat Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that the deployment of North Korean troops alongside Russian forces on the Ukrainian border demanded a "firm response," during talks with top EU and NATO officials. ... more
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CYBER WARS
Trump taps John Ratcliffe, ex-national intelligence chief, for CIA director
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice Tuesday for CIA Director, tapping his former intelligence chief John Ratcliffe, who he called a "warrior of truth." ... more
NUKEWARS
U.S. confirms North Korean soldiers have begun combat operations against Ukraine
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2024
North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian forces, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea ratifies landmark defense pact with Russia
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2024
North Korea ratified a defense treaty with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, formally deepening military cooperation that has seen Pyongyang send thousands of troops to help Moscow in its war against Ukraine. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Countrywide air alert in Ukraine as presidency warns of missile attack on Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 13, 2024
Ukrainian authorities issued air raid alerts covering the entire country on Wednesday, as the president's chief of staff warned of a missile attack on the capital. ... more

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SUPERPOWERS
China, Russia must fight US 'containment': security chief
Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2024
Senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday told China's foreign minister Wang Yi their two countries' most urgent task should be countering "containment" by the United States, as they met for security talks in Beijing. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russia suffers worst month for casualties; Russian strikes kill six in southern Ukraine
London (AFP) Nov 10, 2024
Russian troops recently suffered their worst month for casualties since the country's war with Ukraine began almost three years ago, the head of Britain's armed forces said on Sunday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine says it intercepts radio communications from North Korean soldiers in Russia
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 11, 2024
Ukraine's military intelligence has intercepted what it claims are radio communications between North Korean soldiers in Russia, amid media reports of a massive troop buildup ahead of an attack in the Kursk region. ... more
MILPLEX
Russia's Shoigu to visit China next week
Moscow (AFP) Nov 10, 2024
The secretary of Russia's Security Council Sergei Shoigu will visit China next week for talks with top Chinese officials, Russian state news agencies reported. ... more
GPS NEWS
N. Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, aircraft in South
Seoul (AFP) Nov 9, 2024
North Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea, Seoul's military said. ... more
MILTECH
US to send contractors to Ukraine to maintain military equipment
Washington (AFP) Nov 8, 2024
The United States aims to send a "small number" of contractors to Ukraine to help maintain advanced weapons like the warplanes and air defense systems provided to Kyiv, a US defense official said Friday. ... more
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Europe boosts defence spending but lacks soldiers: study
Prague (AFP) Nov 8, 2024
Europe has increased defence spending since Russia invaded Ukraine, but its defence capacities including military manpower are still insufficient, a British security think-tank warned on Friday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine officials say forces struck Russian chemical plant overnight
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 9, 2024
Ukraine used drones to strike the Aleksinsky chemical plant in Tula, Russia, late Friday and into early Saturday as part of a larger aerial offensive. ... more
OIL AND GAS
LNG's climate credentials a complicated issue
Paris (AFP) Nov 8, 2024
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has positioned itself as a "transition" fuel to replace highly polluting coal. While LNG burns cleaner than coal, its climate impact is darkened by energy-intensive production and frequent leaks from gas fields. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Rwanda counting on Russia to train nuclear power specialists
Sochi, Russia (AFP) Nov 9, 2024
Rwanda said Saturday it was counting on Russia training its citizens to become specialists in nuclear energy, as the African country bets on nuclear power to boost its energy supply. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Venezuela signs defense, energy deals with Russia; Greek tanker crippled by Huthi rebels starts oil transfer
Caracas (AFP) Nov 8, 2024
Venezuela and its most powerful ally Russia signed agreements Thursday on intelligence-gathering and counter-espionage as well as energy cooperation during a visit by a senior Kremlin official to Caracas. ... more
NUKEWARS
NATO warns of N. Korea threat in pitch to Trump on Ukraine
Budapest (AFP) Nov 7, 2024
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that North Korea's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine posed a direct threat to the United States, in a first effort to convince Donald Trump to keep backing Kyiv. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Ukraine says hit Russian ships in Caspian Sea
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 6, 2024
Ukraine said Wednesday it had carried out its first successful strike on Russian warships in the Caspian Sea - more than a thousand kilometres from the Ukrainian border. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Russia launches record 55 satellites, including 2 Iranian-made
Moscow (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
Russia launched 55 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, including two privately built Iranian devices, amid deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran. ... more
NUKEWARS
Japan expresses concern to China over Russia-North Korea ties
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
Japan's top national security official said he conveyed "serious concerns" to China's foreign minister over North Korea's deepening ties with Russia after the pair held talks in Beijing. ... more
AEROSPACE
Two Egyptian pilots killed in helicopter crash in Suez: army
Cairo (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
Two Egyptian air force officers were killed on Tuesday when a helicopter crashed during a training exercise, the military said. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine's Zelensky confirms first combat engagement with North Korean troops
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 5, 2024
North Korean troops have entered combat with Ukrainian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, calling the engagement a "new page of instability in the world." ... more
TERROR WARS
Poland alleges 'foreign agents' plotted using int'l parcel couriers to target transatlantic air traffic
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 5, 2024
Polish authorities said Tuesday that a series of parcel-borne arson attacks against logistics providers in Poland, Germany and Britain were test runs for a campaign targeting transatlantic flights from Europe to the United States and Canada. ... more
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MILTECH
German cabinet passes revamped military service model
Berlin (AFP) Nov 6, 2024
The German cabinet on Wednesday signed off plans for a new military service model as Berlin looks to revamp its depleted armed forces in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more
MILPLEX
New EU defence chief says must spend more due to Putin, not Trump
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 6, 2024
The EU's new defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Wednesday the bloc needs to spend more on rearming because of threats from Russia - not US president-elect Donald Trump. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile salvo ahead of US election
Seoul (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second launch in days and just hours before Americans vote for a new president. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Azerbaijan: a country steeped in hydrocarbons
Paris (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
Azerbaijan, host of the upcoming United Nations COP29 climate summit, is a petrostate nestled between Russia and Iran. ... more
SPACEWAR
Russia to launch private Iranian satellites into orbit
Moscow (AFP) Nov 4, 2024
A Russian rocket will launch two privately built Iranian satellites into orbit early Tuesday, the Iranian embassy in Moscow said, hailing close space cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. ... more
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