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Ukraine has advanced 5 km (3 miles) deeper in Russian territory last week, as according to reports, Russia has again unfolded the North Korean forces against it.
But as Kiev's forces are coming ahead, the Minister of Defense of the United States Pete Heget told a NATO meeting on Wednesday that it was “unrealistic” to expect a return to the borders of Ukraine before 2014 and excluded NATO's membership of the destroyed by nation-nation stroke to the post -war ambitions of Ukraine.
Against the background of tensions between NATO allies, with several European members contrary to the perspective of Washington, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (DDIS) has released a report on Tuesday, warning that Russia can launch a “one or more European countries from NATO, if he perceives NATO as a military weakened or politically divided. “
“Since 2022, Russia has been taking a major reconstruction and reform of its military forces in parallel with its military efforts in Ukraine,” the report said.
“In 2024, this effort changed its nature from reconstruction to increased military accumulation in order to be able to equal the NATO forces.
“The economic and material support from China and the support of North Korea and Iran, respectively, with troops and weapons systems, are increasingly contributing to the release of resources to re -arm Russia against NATO.”
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On February 6, the Ukrainian forces launched a new offensive with two mechanized battalions from the city of Mahnovika, which they control.
Geolocated footage has shown that they have moved on the 38K-028 highway to form remarkably southeast, capturing the settlements of Kolmakov and Fanaseevka.
The Ukrainian forces advanced a little further on this highway on Friday, occupying positions near Cherkaskaya Konopelka, Russian reporters said.
They said that a second Ukrainian offensive, fired by Dimitriykov, was successfully checked.
Ukraine launches another surprise in Kursk on January 5th.
Two surprise offensives for so many months suggest that Ukraine's importance puts Kursk's operation, as well as Russia's inability to anticipate Ukrainian actions, according to observers.
Moscow's forces failed to reject Ukraine from Russian territory since August 6 last year, when Ukraine was confronted with a surprising move, even its allies did not know as an active protection against Russia's full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
On the six -month anniversary of the operation, the forces of Special Operations of Ukraine (SSO) revealed that the preparation began two months before the counter -invasion.
“When Russia in June 2024 continued to make strong air strikes along the amount of sums, small groups of special forces entered the enemy back in the Kursk area,” SSO published on its Telegram Channel.
“The destruction of Russian air defense systems and ammunition did not leave the opponent's ability to react quickly. The point strikes on strategic sites and the logistics of the enemy made it impossible to quickly transfer reinforcements, “the statement said.
SSO also said that its special operations are associated with local resistance fighters opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to create and carry sabotage.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski said Ukraine's impetus in Kursk has divert 60,000 of Russia's most capable staff from the Ukrainian front to protect Russian grass.
Labor shortage
Last December Russia placed North Korean soldiers to help secure its territory but those Forces were said They disappeared from the battlefield in mid -January, after losing as much as a third of their number in dead and wounded, according to estimates.
Zelenski said on Friday that they were returning after recovery, and Ukrainian unit was posting a video that was wanted to show them in an active battle on Saturday.
Both sides face a shortage of labor.
Last May, Ukraine passed a summons law, obliging Ukrainian men, aged 25-27, to join. This move was considered enough to raise a quarter of a million new soldiers, but Kiev is fighting as some avoid the draft.
Ukraine had to spend 50,000 of those new recruits who return the existing crews back into force rather than build a dozen new brigades as planned. Zelenski said he would now offer incentives to 18-24 year old children to register and fight.
Russia's situation is also difficult.
Unlike Zelenski, Putin has not engaged in general mobilization, he is probably afraid of political consequences.
Zelenskyy said on February 4 that Russia had lost 300,000 to 350,000 soldiers after the full -scale invasion, with another 600,000 to 700,000 injured. The numbers are the highest so far, given by Ukraine, whose Ministry of Defense estimates more than 850,000 Russian dead and wounded.
Alexander Syirski, a Commander-in-Chief, said last month that 434,000 of these victims were made only in 2024, suggesting that the war became more deadly and less resilient to Russia.
Russian-Nere-Korean military cooperation deepens
North Korea obviously helps Russia with migrant work as well as soldiers.
The South Korea National Intelligence Service (NIS) revealed on Sunday that 13,221 North Koreans entered the Russian Federation last year, 12 times more than the number that emigrated in 2023.
These workers were separate from 11,000 soldiers, whom North Korea reported to have been sent to Russia since early August.
About half of the workers went to student visas, NIS said.
The Waric Study Institute, a cerebral trust based in Washington, suggested that this is a way to circumvent the UN Security Council resolution that prohibits every country from receiving workers in North Korea.
North Korea has been sanctioned for its nuclear weapons program and the UN is concerned that the diaspora can strengthen the economy with money transfers.
Putin is reported to be increasingly relied on on his ally in North Korea for ammunition.
Andry Kovalenko, head of Ukraine Center for Combating Disinformation, said last December that 60 percent of artillery orders used by Russia are now descended from factories in North Korea.
The Japanese news network NHK quotes unnamed sources on Saturday, saying Russia will develop drones with North Korea to increase the size of its arsenal.
“Sources say the Drop Development Agreement is in return for the deployment of soldiers in North Korea,” NHK said.
Russia can also help North Korea improve the accuracy of its ballistic missiles they already use in Ukraine.
Two Ukrainian military sources have told Reuters that all 20 North Korean ballistic missiles Russia have shot in Ukraine since the end of December, have shown a remarkably greater accuracy than used earlier.
“The increase in accuracy-up to 50-100 m from the intended goal, suggests that North Korea successfully uses the battlefield to test its rocket technology,” Reuters quoted sources.
ISW pointed out that the North Korea missiles so far have an accuracy of 1 to 3 km (0.6 to 1.9 miles).
During a visit to Russia in September 2023, North Korea leader Kim Jong -un traversed the Vostochny spacecraft with Putin, visited production sites for military aircraft in Komsomolsk and watched Russian planes and rocket systems.
“That's why we visit here,” quoted the state news agency TAS, quoted by Putin in Vostochny. “The North Korean leader has shown a strong interest in rocket technology and they also seek to develop space exploration opportunities.”
Russia has threatened to provide its other ally with an ally, Iran, with ballistic rocket technology and can provide the same technology to North Korea.
Deep blows to Ukraine
Ukraine continued its campaign to violate Russian weapons and supply energy to the front.
It says that its long -distance drones hit the Albashneft oil depot in Novotomiskaya, in the Russian region of Krasnodar end, on February 5, causing a fire.
The next day, Ukrainian drones struck Airbase Primorsk-Ihtarsk, said Ukraine General Staff, causing an explosion and fire.
On Tuesday, staff said their drones had hit the oil refinery in Saratov, which supplies the Russian military.
The Ukraine's misinformation Center said that Ukrainian drones also hit the Engels Air Base and the Afippine Oil refinery in Krasnodar near the week.
Ukraine has put a high priority for the development of its own drones to strike deeply in Russia, united by the restrictions on the use of Western weapons.
Ivan Havriluk, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, said on Friday that Ukraine had patented 1300 species of ammunition from drones and drones since the beginning of the war, with 250 drone models approved.
Defense Minister Rustem Musrov said he would increase the size of existing battalions and regiments of drones and join their command to allow them to take coordinated action. This would allow Ukraine to create murder areas of 10 to 15 km (6 to 9 miles) deep in the enemy, he said, destroying Russian forces before reaching the front lines.
Trump's payment on rare lands
Zelenski told The Guardian on Tuesday that Europe cannot deliver Ukraine with weapons it needs without support in the United States.
Trump on February 3 stated that he wanted Ukrainian Racket In exchange for the help for us. Zelenski told The Guardian that all allies can share in the mineral wealth of Ukraine, rated at $ 26 trillion ($ 28 trillion), but the US will have priority access.
Trump talks to Putin on the phone for the first time on Wednesday and called Zelenski to inform him of the discussion.
“I am grateful to the president for his true interest in our shared opportunities,” Zelenski said later at his evening address. “We have discussed many aspects – diplomatic, military, economic.”
Zelenski said he would submit the US delegation at the Munich Security Conference on Friday with “an agreement that will strengthen our security and give a new impulse to our economic relations.”
