North Korea supplies Russia with more artillery shells than the EU furnishes Ukraine with. Ukrainians\u2019 trust in the president and the government is high, while elections in wartime are unpopular, a survey finds. Russia has lost a record number of vehicles in a push on Avdiyivka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia has lost a record number of vehicles in a push on Avdiyivka, in Donetsk region. Russian forces are disregarding heavy losses and continue offensive operations to capture the city, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Ukrainian reserve officer [who goes by the username @Tatarigami_UA on X, formerly Twitter] published satellite imagery on October 23 and confirmed that the Russian military lost over 109 military vehicles near Avdiivka between October 10 and 20, ISW said. The reserve officer stated that the majority of Russian losses were primarily armored fighting vehicles, such as BMP-1 and BMP-2s and MT-LBs; T-72, T-64, and T-80 tanks; BTR armored personnel carriers; and other transport vehicles. The reserve officer stated that Russian vehicle losses around Avdiivka have surpassed Russian vehicle losses during the failed Siversky Donets crossing in May 2022 and will likely surpass Russian vehicle losses in the Vuhledar area between November 2022 and April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Korea arms Russia better than the EU arms Ukraine. \u201cThe EU promised Ukraine 1,000,000 artillery rounds. So far, we have delivered only 300,000. Meanwhile, North Korea delivered 350,000 to Russia,\u201d Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis said on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe surely have the resources to outperform North Korea. We should stop being frozen in the headlights while brave Ukrainians die,\u201d Landsbergis added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The European Union is falling behind on plans to provide Ukraine with a million artillery shells by March, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter. If North Korea sustains the recent scale and pace of military-related shipments, it will be on course to become one of Russia\u2019s most significant foreign arms suppliers, alongside Iran and Belarus, the UK Defence Ministry said on October 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seventy-three per cent of Ukrainians trust President Zelenskyi, and 54 per cent trust the government chaired by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, a survey commissioned by the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine and conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology finds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainians\u2019 trust in various aspects of the government and in the president has risen considerably, as the country \u201crallies around the flag,\u201d the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seventy-three per cent of Ukrainians trust the President, (while 21 per cent do not voice trust in him), and 54 per cent trust the government (while 38 per cent lack confidence in the government). Almost half of Ukrainians (49 per cent) trust the regional military administrations (and 34 per cent do not trust them). Also, half of Ukrainians (51 per cent) trust local authorities (and 38 per cent do not have confidence in them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 60 per cent of Ukrainians say that elections should begin to be held only after the war ends, however long it lasts, a survey by the International Republican Institute\u2019s (IRI)\u202fCenter for Insights in Survey Research finds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A majority of the Ukrainian people remain committed to democracy and elections after the war is over, the poll shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked: \u201cConsidering the war, if a decision about the necessity of elections is to be made, when should elections begin to be held?\u201d 62 per cent of Ukrainians said: \u201cOnly after the war, even if this means waiting even longer [than March 2025, as suggested in the survey responses].<\/p>\n\n\n\n