Russo Daily
December 17, 2024
SPACEWAR
Space component commands highlight warfighting efforts at Spacepower Conference



Orlando, FL (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
Space component field command leadership came together to discuss successes and challenges and provide insights into their missions during a panel at the Spacepower Conference in Orlando. As adversaries like China and Russia continue to strengthen their space capabilities, the U.S. Space Force has emerged as an indispensable component of defense strategy, ensuring that space remains secure, resilient and fully integrated into joint warfighting efforts. "You heard the CSO ... talk about there ... read more

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EU sanctions Chinese firms, N. Korea minister over Ukraine; NATO chief to hold talks with Zelensky
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
The EU on Monday for the first time imposed fully-fledged sanctions, including asset freezes and visa bans, on Chinese firms for supplying Russia's military for the war on Ukraine. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine claims killing of Russian military official in Moscow: security source
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 17, 2024
The killing of a senior Russian military official, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on Tuesday was a "special operation" by Ukraine's SBU security service, a source inside the agency told AFP. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Fate of Russian military bases in Syria undecided as Israeli strikes destroys Syrian ammo dump
Moscow (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
The fate of Russian military bases in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was still unclear on Monday, the Kremlin admitted. ... more
NUKEWARS
U.S. hits North Korea with sanctions over support for Russia, ballistic missile program
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 16, 2024
The United States on Monday imposed a new round of sanctions targeting North Korea over its ballistic missile program and support for Russia in the Kremlin's war against Ukraine. ... more
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Western nations blast North Korea-Russia military cooperation, 'dangerous expansion of conflict' in Ukraine
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 16, 2024
Western industrialized nations blasted North Korea's military Monday for cooperating with Russia in Ukraine, calling it a "dangerous expansion of the conflict," as Ukraine claimed dozens of DPRK troops have been killed in the fighting. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Norway donates $240 mn to Ukraine's navy
Oslo (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
Norway will provide 2.7 billion kroner ($240 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy to help it deter Russian forces in the Black Sea, the Norwegian government said Monday. ... more
TRADE WARS
US flags concern on Russia, overcapacity in China talks
Washington (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
US officials recently raised concern over Chinese firms' support for Russia, the Treasury Department said Monday, as they met Chinese counterparts in final efforts to shore up communications before Donald Trump returns to power. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Fuel leak off Crimea coast after Russian tanker sinks
Moscow (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
Russia said Monday that fuel oil has leaked into the Kerch Strait, off the coast of the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, after two ageing oil tankers were caught in a storm. ... more

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TRADE WARS
Beijing blasts EU sanctions for 'smearing' Chinese firms
Beijing (AFP) Dec 17, 2024
Beijing accused the EU on Tuesday of "smearing" Chinese firms after the bloc sanctioned companies from China for supplying Russia's military in the war on Ukraine. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Russia says 'massive' strike on Ukraine a response to Kyiv's ATACMS use
Moscow (AFP) Dec 13, 2024
Russia said Friday that it had launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine's energy network as a response to Kyiv firing US-supplied ATACMS at an airfield in southern Russia this week. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Kremlin says 'fully' agrees with Trump's opposition to Ukraine firing US missiles
Moscow (AFP) Dec 13, 2024
The Kremlin said Friday that US President-elect Donald Trump's opposition to Ukraine firing US-supplied weapons deep into Russia "fully aligned" with Moscow's position. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
U.S., Japan pledge continued deterrence amid Russian, North Korean, Chinese threats
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 12, 2024
Increasingly hostile rhetoric involving the potential use of nuclear weapons has U.S. and Japanese delegations pledging continued deterrence in East Asia. ... more
MILPLEX
US announces new $500 mn military aid package for Ukraine
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2024
The United States on Thursday announced a new $500 million package of military aid for Ukraine, as Washington races to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. ... more
MILPLEX
NATO chief calls for defence surge to avoid 'big war' with Russia
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 12, 2024
NATO chief Mark Rutte issued a stark warning Thursday to "turbo-charge" defence spending, saying European nations were not prepared for the threat of future war with Russia. ... more
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Xi tells Russia's Medvedev China 'is willing' to strengthen ties
Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2024
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday told former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that Beijing was willing to strengthen ties with Moscow, state media said. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russia will 'definitely' respond to Ukraine ATACMS strike: Kremlin
Moscow (AFP) Dec 12, 2024
Russia will "definitely" respond to a Ukrainian attack on a southern airfield using US-supplied ATACMS missiles, the Kremlin said Thursday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
HRW condemns 'atrocities' against Mali civilians since UN withdrawal
Dakar (AFP) Dec 12, 2024
Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned "atrocities" committed against civilians by Mali's army, the Russian mercenary group Wagner, and Islamist armed groups since UN peacekeepers withdrew a year ago. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Russia's Medvedev in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders
Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2024
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Beijing this week for talks with leaders of the key Moscow partner, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday. ... more
MILPLEX
U.S. loans Ukraine $20B from frozen Russian assets
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2024
The United States has given Kyiv a $20 billion loan funded by Russian assets frozen since the Kremlin invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Ukraine hits Russian border regions, sets oil depot ablaze
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 11, 2024
Ukraine attacked Russian border regions with missiles and drones early Wednesday, sparking a fire at an oil depot and damaging an "industrial facility", officials said. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Russia's military bases in Syria under threat
Moscow (AFP) Dec 10, 2024
The rebel offensive that ousted Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has left Russia's military bases in Syria under threat. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russian man jailed for three years for defacing army posters
Moscow (AFP) Dec 10, 2024
A 39-year-old man in Siberia has been jailed for three years for defacing posters that called on people to enlist in the Russian army, regional authorities said Tuesday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Missile strike on Ukraine clinic kills at least four
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 10, 2024
A missile strike Tuesday hit a private clinic in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least four people and wounding more than a dozen, officials said, as Russia steps up attacks in southern regions partially under its control. ... more
NUKEWARS
Nobel laureate warns Putin about danger of nuclear weapons
Oslo (AFP) Dec 9, 2024
This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, on Monday urged Russia to stop issuing nuclear threats in a bid to prevail in its war in Ukraine. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Assad's fall shows Russian military limited by Ukraine offensive
Moscow (AFP) Dec 9, 2024
The collapse of Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad's Syrian government has dealt a major blow to Russia's image of global strength and laid bare the limits of its military reach as its Ukraine offensive drags on. ... more
NUKEWARS
U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea meet over 'concerning developments' in DPRK, Russia
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 9, 2024
The United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea are expressing concerns over developments in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the "deepening military cooperation between the DPRK and Russia," the U.S. State Department said Monday. ... more
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TERROR WARS
NATO chief says Russia, Iran 'share responsibility' for Assad crimes; Tortured bodies in hospital near Damascus
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2024
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday said Russia and Iran were complicit in the crimes of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, and his fall showed they were "unreliable partners". ... more
WAR REPORT
Zelensky says Ukraine needs 'enduring peace'
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 8, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he told President-elect Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron in talks a day earlier that Kyiv needs an "enduring peace" that Moscow would not "destroy in a few years." ... more
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EU needs 'big bang' on defence to face Russia threat: new commissioner
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 6, 2024
The European Union needs a "big bang" of spending and policy changes to ramp up its defences in the face of the threat posed by Russia, the bloc's new defence chief Andrius Kubilius told AFP. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Febrility in Kyiv as ballistic missile threat looms; Russia could deploy hypersonic missiles in Belarus
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 6, 2024
Having grown used to near daily air raid sirens in the almost three years since Russia invaded, Inna would not normally have headed for cover. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Lavrov says Russia ready to defend itself through 'any means'
Washington (AFP) Dec 6, 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself. ... more
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