Ukrainian soldiers successfully repelled an assault by North Korean forces in Kursk Oblast, eliminating 18 fighters Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that North Korean military units suffered nearly 3,800 casualties so far in Kursk
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Zelensky Ordered to Halt Brigade Formations
Military – Butusov: Zelensky Ordered to Stop Forming New Brigades
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Ukraine faces officer and infantry shortages amid brigade expansion
4/6 Ukraine has been deploying many of its newly mobilized troops to establish new brigades, even as existing brigades face a shortage of infantry at the front. Additionally, there is a shortage of experienced officers to lead these brigades.
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Scandal and conditions of freshly formed mechanized brigades
3/6 This comes in the wake of the scandal involving the 155th Mechanized Brigade, which revealed to the media the dire conditions faced by these newly formed brigades.
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Zelenskiy will not allocate new troops to formation
2/6 Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov reports that Zelensky has decided that no newly raised troops will be allocated for the formation of new combat units; instead, they will be dedicated solely to reinforcing existing formations.
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Zelensky reorganizes brigades with mobilized troops
Good news: Zelensky has ordered a halt to the formation of new brigades and will instead use mobilized troops to replenish existing ones.
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SBU detains Russian agent planning drone attack on Kyiv
SBU detained a russian agent who was preparing a russian drone attack on Kyiv on January 1
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Hungary: Ukrainian drone attack on Russian station threatens energy supply
Hungarian Foreign Ministry: The attack by Ukrainian UAVs on the Russkaya compressor station in Krasnodar regioni is a threat to Hungary's energy supply; every action that threatens the security of our energy supply must be considered an attack on the country's sovereignty.
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Ukraine halts coking coal mining at Pokrovsk due to Russian advance
Ukraine has stopped coal mining at the Pokrovsk mine due to the approach of russian troops, Pokrovsk is the only mine in Ukraine where coking coal is mined.
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Ukraine Captures Two North Korean Soldiers
Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers as prisoners of war (POWs) in Russia's Kursk Oblast on Jan. 9. The Kyiv Independent breaks down everything we learned from the POWs' interrogation video released by President Volodymyr Zelensky.