REPLAY. War in Ukraine: Several injured North Korean soldiers died in Ukraine after being captured, Zelensky says

Ukrainian drones attacked Grozny on day of Azerbaijani plane crash, Russia says

Ukrainian drones attacked Grozny, the capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, on the day of the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, which tried twice to land there without success, the Russian agency announced this Friday. civil aviation Rosaviatsia. “At that time, Ukrainian military drones were carrying out terrorist attacks against civilian infrastructure in the cities of Grozny and Vladikavkaz,” Rosaviatsia boss Dmitry Yadrov said on Telegram. According to him, the situation was then “very difficult” at Grozny airport, where there was also “thick fog” which prevented all visibility “at an altitude of 500 meters”.

NATO will “strengthen its military presence in the Baltic Sea”

NATO will “strengthen its military presence in the Baltic Sea”, assured Friday the head of the Atlantic Alliance, Mark Rutte, while Finland suspects an oil ship coming from a Russian port of being at the origin of the breakdown of an electrical submarine cable connecting it to Estonia. Mark Rutte spoke with Finnish President Alexander Stubb about this “possible sabotage of submarine cables”. “I expressed my full solidarity and support. NATO will strengthen its military presence in the Baltic Sea,” Mark Rutte said on the social network X.

Plane crash in Kazakhstan: Azerbaijan Airlines announces suspension of flights to seven Russian cities

Azerbaijan Airlines announced on Friday suspend flights to seven Russian cities , especially from the Caucasus after the crash in Kazakhstan of his plane which was flying between Baku and the Russian Caucasian republic of Chechnya. This decision was taken “taking into account the preliminary results of the investigation into the Embraer 190 crash”, which left 38 dead, and “the risks to flight safety”, explained Azerbaijan Airlines in a press release, while specifying that it would continue to operate flights to Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Plane crash in Kazakhstan: Kremlin refuses to comment before investigation ends

The Kremlin said on Friday it would not comment until the end of the investigation into the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane, while numerous media publications blame a Russian air defense missile. . “An investigation is underway. We believe that we have no right to comment before the conclusions of the investigation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine died of wounds, Seoul says

This Friday and for the first time since the start of the conflict, a North Korean soldier was captured by Ukrainian forces, according to South Korean sources. But a few hours later, the intelligence agency announced the soldier’s death from his injuries. “It has been confirmed, through an allied intelligence agency, that the North Korean soldier captured alive on December 26 has just succumbed to his worsening injuries,” the intelligence agency said in a statement. a press release.

Plane crash in Kazakhstan: possible Russian involvement, diverted route… Gray areas persist

Forty-eight hours after the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan, which killed 38 people, many gray areas remain. The track of a Russian anti-aircraft missile is favored. Click below to read our article.

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Russian tanker suspected of sabotaging submarine cable arrested by Finnish authorities

A Russian tanker was boarded by Finnish authorities on Thursday, after the breakdown on Wednesday of an underwater cable between Finland and Estonia. Faced with the increase in incidents in the maritime zone, the Finnish president calls for “eliminating” the “risks caused” by the ships of the Russian ghost fleet.

2025, a pivotal year for the war between Russia and Ukraine?

The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States on January 20 could be a key date in the war in Ukraine. Ukrainians and Russians are throwing all their strength into the battle to be in a strong position during hypothetical negotiations. Click below to read our article.

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Possible peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Slovakia?

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico “said that if there are negotiations, he would be happy to provide the platform for his country,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a press conference on Thursday . He clarified that Russia was “not against”. Robert Fico is one of the rare European leaders who has remained close to the Kremlin.

Prices of groceries, housing, cars: Russians see the effects of inflation in their daily lives

Consequences of international sanctions and the war effort provided by the country, Russia lives at the rate of inflation which could reach 20% on many products in 2025. Report in a Moscow supermarket in our article below .

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Cable breakdown in the Baltic Sea: EU to propose sanctions against “Russian ghost fleet”

The European Union on Thursday threatened to take new sanctions against Russian ships. Finland has announced that it is investigating an oil tanker that left a Russian port for “sabotage” of an underwater electric cable carrying electricity from its territory to Estonia. On Christmas Day, the Estlink 2 submarine cable was disconnected from the network, just over a month after two telecommunications cables were severed in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea.

Moscow says Paris wanted to establish a “dialogue” on Ukraine “without” kyiv

The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, said Thursday that France had sought to establish “a dialogue on the Ukrainian question” with Moscow without involving kyiv. “We did not refuse,” said Sergei Lavrov, saying Russian officials are “ready to listen.” He did not indicate when these supposed contacts took place, nor exactly what subjects they related to. A French diplomatic source reacted: “The Russian authorities are accustomed to making untimely comments which aim to exploit a war of aggression for which they bear full responsibility.”

A Russian missile caused the crash of an airliner in Kazakhstan?

The trail of a Russian air defense missile is favored to explain the crash on Wednesday in Kazakhstan of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane bound for Russia, which killed 38 people. The first information points to the responsibility of a Russian air defense system, says an American official on condition of anonymity. This track of a Russian missile is also mentioned by military and aviation experts after the publication of images of impacts piercing the fuselage of the plane.

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North Korean soldier fighting for Russia taken prisoner in Ukraine

Ukrainian forces have taken prisoner a North Korean soldier deployed in support of the Russian army, South Korean intelligence indicates. “As part of real-time information exchanges with an allied country’s intelligence agency, it was confirmed that a wounded North Korean soldier was captured,” says the South Korean National Agency information in a press release.

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