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United States ready to defend Baltic allies, defense secretary says

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States was ready to defend the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania if required, and will keep its military presence in the region.

Reuters

Russia surrounds Bakhmut as Ukraine sends in troops

What happened in the 51st week of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy rules out giving up any territory to Putin in potential peace deal – as it happened

Ukraine’s president says conceding land would mean Russia would ‘keep coming back’

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Russia declares battlefield gains as NATO ramps up weaponry for Ukraine

KYIV: Russia said it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east of the country, while Western countries announced more military spending on Ukraine, including artillery rounds, as Kyiv warned of continued Russian attacks.

Bangkok Post

Missiles hammer Ukraine as Russia eyes Bakhmut's capture by April

Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would take weeks if not months to fall.

Reuters

Russia estimated to have lost ‘almost half’ of its key battle tanks during Ukraine war

Losses force Moscow to rely on older Soviet-era tanks, report from military think tank says

The Independent UK

NATO Chief Heads to Ankara as Türkiye Holds up Nordics

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg conceded Wednesday that Türkiye has blocked efforts to let Finland and Sweden join the world’s biggest security alliance at the same time, and said he is heading to Ankara to discuss the issue with the Turkish president and foreign minister. Finland and neighboring Sweden abandoned decades…

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Ukraine ‘inflicting very serious losses’ on Russian troops in the east, says Ukrainian official – as it happened

Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar says Russian attacks are constant

The Guardian - AU

Russia declares battlefield gains as Ukraine urges faster military aid

Russia said on Wednesday it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east and Kyiv spoke of relentless Russian attacks making it "difficult for us", as Western allies announced more military aid for Kyiv including artillery rounds.

Reuters

Russia prepares ‘air fight’ as Ukraine ground war grinds on

NATO officials push for quick procurement of air defences for Ukraine as Russia eyes the skies for battlefield edge.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war facing ‘crucial moment’ but top US general says Putin has already ‘lost’

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin says while Russia is introducing new troops to the battlefield, many are ‘ill-trained and ill-equipped’

Evening Standard

Ukraine prepares counteroffensive as Russia steps up assault – but it needs more Western ammunition

Nato plans to increase targets for stockpiling ammunition, as Kyiv is burning through shells much faster than they can be produced, with Moscow intensifying its shelling of the eastern region of Donetsk

The Independent UK

US military recovers SENSORS from UFO shot down amid fears of spy balloon

A Chinese balloon shot down in the Atlantic Ocean has been found with sensors and electronic pieces by rescue crews as the US believe the items were used to spy on sensitive military sites

Daily Mirror

US Air Force missile MISSED first attempt to shoot down UFO flying over 'sensitive sites'

President Biden ordered a "small, metallic balloon" floating over Lake Huron in Michigan, US, to be shot down. However, the US Air Force's jet missile missed with officials unsure where it landed

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Xi Jinping has made ‘deep mistake’ in underestimating impact of China ‘spy balloon’ missions, ex-MI6 chief

The US military has recovered electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down by an American fighter jet off South Carolina’s coast

The Independent UK

US military says it has recovered ‘significant’ electronics from downed Chinese ‘spy’ balloon

Officials however have not yet retrieved debris from three ‘objects’ downed over the weekend

Chicago Sun-Times

White House defends its decision to shoot down 3 unidentified aerial objects

Administration officials acknowledge that there was no indication that three low-altitude objects shot down in recent days were being used for surveillance purposes.

The Conversation

NORAD's value is on full display as flying objects shot down over North America

Four (and counting) air objects have violated North American airspace in less than a week.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: highest Russian casualties since first week of invasion – as it happened

UK intelligence says Ukrainian forces also suffering high attrition rate; Andrzej Duda says decision to send F-16s would not be easy to make

Reuters

Ukraine, U.S. defence heads talk "priorities" for allies' meeting

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov discussed "priorities", including air defence and artillery, for upcoming meetings of Kyiv's allies in Brussels, both sides said late on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Defense Secretary to Head to Tel Aviv, Ramallah to Help Ease Tensions

The Pentagon announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to visit Tel Aviv and Ramallah in February to continue efforts to ease tensions between the Palestinians and Israelis. He will meet with Palestinian and Israeli officials to discuss joint security challenges and tensions, sources said. Sources in Tel Aviv…

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

China says refused US call because atmosphere not ‘proper’

China's Defense Ministry says it refused a call from U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after the shooting down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon because the U.S. had “not created the proper atmosphere" for dialogue and exchange

The Independent UK

'It just rang': In crises, US-China hotline goes unanswered

When a giant Chinese balloon made an uninvited visit to the United States, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin turned to a hotline system set up with Beijing to defuse the situation

Tribune News Service

China's balloon was capable of spying on communications, US says

The alleged Chinese spy balloon that flew over the U.S. was capable of collecting communications signals and was part of a broader People’s Liberation Army intelligence-gathering effort that spanned more than 40 countries, a State Department official said Thursday.

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