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South Korea to provide Ukraine with military materiel except for weapons:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik) - South Korea has decided to provide Ukraine not only with humanitarian assistance but also with military material except for weapon systems, amid Russia's military operation in the country, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Boo Seung-chan sa
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US adds 11 members of Russia's Defense Enterprise to sanctions list
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Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): The United States sanctioned Russian National Guard Director Viktor Zolotov, Military Technical Cooperation Director Dmitry Shugaev, and Rosoboronexport Director General Alexander Mikheev, along with eight deputy defense ministers, over the situation in Ukrai
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Taiwan's Defense Ministry says 13 Chinese Aircraft entered Island's airspa
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Beijing [China], March 14 (ANI): The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense said 13 military aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) entered Taiwan's airspace on Monday during a two-week reservist exercise on the island's north.
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Air bomb of UAV that fell in Croatia contained 88 pounds of explosives: Se
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Zagreb [Croatia], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The air bomb carried by a Soviet-made UAV that fell in the capital of Croatia contained 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of explosives, Zeljko Zivanovic, an adviser to the Croatian defense minister, said on Monday.
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Russian armed forces advance 8 miles over past day: Russian Defense Minist
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Moscow [Russia], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Units of the Russian armed forces are moving forward with the special operation, having advanced up to 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) over the past 24 hours, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
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UK claims Russia attempting to envelop Ukrainian forces in east, advance w
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London [UK], March 13 (ANI): In its latest intelligence assessment, the UK Defense Ministry on Sunday that Russian troops are attempting to "envelop" Ukrainian forces in the east of the country and "circumvent" the city of Mykolaiv.
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US authorizes USD 200 million for additional arms, equipment to Ukraine
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Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): US President Joe Biden authorized USD 200 million for additional arms and equipment to Ukraine, White House said on Saturday (local time).
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Amid search for Dhami's successor in U'khand, Union Minister Bhatt meets B
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 12 (ANI): BJP might have swept the Uttarakhand Assembly polls with a thumping majority, but the defeat of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami from his Khatima seat has raised doubts and uncertainty over who will be the next chief minister of the state.
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Russian, Turkish Defense Ministers discuss situation in Ukraine, Middle Ea
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Moscow [Russia], March 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, to discuss the situation in Ukraine, including the evacuation of Turkish citizens, as well as the situation in the Middle East, the Russian Defe
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US rejects Russian, Chinese claims of biological weapons being used in Ukr
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Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The United States is not assisting Ukraine with biological weapons in its war with Russia and there are no indications that biological weapons are being used by Ukraine, said a US Defense Department official.
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Australia to allocate over USD 27 bln to boost national defense by 2040: R
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Canberra [Australia], March 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The Australian government is going to allocate 38 billion Australian dollars (over USD 27 billion) to boost the national defence and increase the number of military employees by some 18,000 until 2040, media reported.
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Putin's aggression 'killed and injured innocent people' in Ukraine: US Sec
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Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's action in Ukraine has "already killed and injured innocent people" and forced over 1.5 million people to "flee their country."
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