Wounded Russian troops are being sent to North Korean medical facilities, per a Russian official. Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang, Alexander Matsegora, said the deal involved “hundreds” of troops. War analysts said it could give North Korea an opportunity to learn even more from the Ukraine war. Russia is sending soldiers who were wounded in the…
Nov. 20, 2024 3 AM PT To the editor: President Biden is proverbially a day late and a dollar short in authorizing Ukraine to launch U.S.-supplied missiles into Russia. Why now? A year ago or six months ago, this would have changed the course of the war. I understand the need for proportional responses since…
Russia enacted a new decree on Wednesday that limits payouts for injured soldiers based on their wounds. Soldiers with less severe wounds now have their $30,000 payout knocked down to $10,000, or even $1,000. Previous foreign estimates found that Russia had to spend 6% of its budget on casualty payouts. Thanks for signing up! Access…