This week, fighting continued to rage all along the front lines with some of the most intense battles being fought near Selydove, in the country\u2019s east. Russia continued to strike Ukrainian cities and towns far behind the front lines with missiles and drones. Early in the week, Russian forces pierced Ukraine\u2019s defensive line near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region. The defense did not collapse and the city was not lost to the Russians, the Ukrainian military said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia launched more than a hundred drones at Ukraine overnight on Monday. Similar attacks, some of them smaller in scale, took place throughout the week. Around 15 drones targeting the Ukrainian capital were intercepted overnight on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday. This week, all eyes have been turned to North Korean troops joining Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday. South Korea weighs sending military and intelligence personnel to Ukraine after the North dispatched troops to support Russia in the war. The U.S. should consider taking \u201cdirect military action\u201d if North Korean troops enter the war in Ukraine, the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chair said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian forces executed four Ukrainian National Guard service members taken prisoner near Selydove in Donetsk region. Around 80 per cent of Ukraine POW executions took place throughout 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n