Good morning to readers, #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
South #Korea is quietly becoming one of Ukraine’s vital military aid partners.
And Ukrainians are repaying with a fierce obsession for Korea’s culture.
Meet Oleksandra and Rita, who bonded over their shared love of #K-pop.
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NEWS OF THE DAY:
IRAN SENT BALLISTIC MISSILES TO RUSSIA: Iran has probably supplied Russia with more than 200 short-range ballistic missiles, according to The Times.
They would allow the Russian troops to launch attacks on Ukrainian cities from further distance.
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/ballistic-clmpm3d7m
NEWS OF THE DAY:
#IRAN SENT #BALLISTIC #MISSILES TO #RUSSIA: Iran has probably supplied Russia with more than 200 short-range ballistic missiles, according to The Times.
They would allow the Russian troops to launch attacks on Ukrainian cities from further distance.
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/ballistic-clmpm3d7m
#UKRAINE FORCES COUNTERATTACK IN #POKROVSK: After a steady retreat of the Ukrainian army in the #Donetsk region, Kyiv’s forces began to counterattack, Forbes reports.
Even though the counterattacks are small-scale, they help to slow down the offensive and push back the Russians.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/09/06/ukrainian-reinforcements-are-counterattacking-outside-pokrovsk/
#RUSSIA MAY #SABOTAGE WORLD’S COMMUNICATIONS: The U.S. has identified an intensified Russian military activity around key undersea cables, CNN reports.
This may result in a potential disruption of a vital part of the global communications network.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/06/politics/us-sees-increasing-risk-of-russian-sabotage-undersea-cables/index.html
#LITHUANIA WILL BUY UKRAINIAN #PALIANYTSIA #DRONES: Lithuania will allocate €10 million to purchase Ukrainian-produced missile drones, Ukrainian officials claimed following the #Ramstein meeting.
At least 11 missiles could be bought to hit military targets deep inside #Russia.
https://t.me/zalizni_zminy/2442
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Today’s Cat of Conflict is a cat from one of Kyiv’s neighborhoods that Anastasia saw.
He and a bunch of other cats come out almost every day and sit on the fence like this.
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@[email protected] well, today is Caturday.
A #Caturday hashtag is warranted
@[email protected] “Korean culture is so popular in Ukraine that K-pop fans don’t have to leave home to attend events celebrating their favorite bands. Rita and Oleksandra went to a birthday greeting for BTS idol J-Hope that was held at a Kyiv mall in 2021. A congratulatory message was displayed on a billboard for the singer.”
Dystopic stuff