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Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Ukraine says "fierce fighting" is underway in the east and northeast of the country as Russian troops try to breakthrough Ukrainian defensive lines in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk and...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russia launches a wave of cruise missile and Shahed 129 drone strikes across Ukraine, targeting major cities and critical infrastructure, killing at...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022–2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions A DRC Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 is hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Rwandan border. The Rwandan government says its forces took "defensive measures" against a plane that had "violated its airspace". (BBC...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Soledar Two British aid workers are killed during a humanitarian evacuation from Soledar in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (BBC News) Germany–Ukraine relations German Chancellor Olaf Scholz decides...

Disasters and accidents A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national power grid. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a reduction of energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Germany–Russia relations, Germany–Poland relations German Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock says Germany will not block Poland from sending Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine which Ukrainian officials say are pivotal to...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian military says it has launched offensive operations in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and claims it has "taken more advantageous lines and positions". (France 24) 2022–2023 Peruvian political protests Peru...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia claims it captured the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, south of Bakhmut, and the village of Lobkove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. (Al Jazeera) Insurgency in Balochistan A bomb blast derails a...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson announces that Sweden will send its self-propelled Archer Artillery System, 50 Combat Vehicle 90 IVFs, and NLAW anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in its latest military support...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Canadian National Defence Minister Anita Anand announces that Canada will send 200 Roshel-made armoured fighting vehicles to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv. (CBC News) Ituri conflict The United Nations reports the discovery of mass...

Armed conflicts and attacks Somali Civil War Seven soldiers, including a commander, are killed when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a military base in Hawadley with a suicide car bomb and gunmen. (Reuters) Health and environment Aging of China The National Bureau of Statistics reports that...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Soledar Ukraine announces defeat at Soledar after days of intense fighting. (MSN) Tigray War Tigrayan peace process Amharan Special Forces announce their withdrawal from the Tigray Region in line with an African...

Armed conflicts and attacks Kivu conflict Allied Democratic Forces insurgency Kasindi church bombing Ten people are killed and 39 others injured when a bomb explodes at a Pentecostal church in Kasindi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The bombing is believed to have been carried...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russia strikes the city of Dnipro with cruise missiles, killing at least twelve people and injuring 64 others. (Reuters) (BBC News) (USA Today) Israeli–Palestinian...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Soledar Russia's Defence Ministry says its forces have taken full control of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast. However, Ukraine denies the fall of the city and its salt mines, accusing Russia of "information...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict A Palestinian man opens fire on Israeli soldiers in Qalandia, West Bank, and is shot dead. In a separate incident, another Palestinian man is killed by Israeli soldiers after stabbing to death an Israeli settler at a farm. (AP via The...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Order of battle for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov is appointed commander of the Joint Group of Forces participating in the war with...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Soledar The UK Ministry of Defence says that Russian forces are in control of most of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast. Both Wagner fighters and Ukrainian forces say intense fighting continues on the western...

Disasters and accidents Two people are killed in a plane crash near the town of Karataika, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia's far north. A total of twelve people were on board the plane. (RFE/RL) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in China China reopens its...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022–2023 North Kosovo crisis NATO rejects Serbia's request to deploy up to 1,000 Serbian troops and military police in North Kosovo. (Reuters) 2023 Praça dos Três Poderes attack Pro-Bolsonaro protesters invade the National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court and...