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India.com
30-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Trouble for Japan and South Korea as this European country arms North Korea with missile faster than BrahMos, country is..., missile is...
Pyongyang/Moscow: A shocking report has emerged regarding the deepening military relations between Russia and North Korea. An international monitoring report released on Thursday, May 29 in South Korea's capital, Seoul, claims that Russia has provided North Korea with its advanced air defense system, electronic jammers, and military assistance. All of this is happening despite strict United Nations sanctions. According to this report by the Multinational Monitoring Group (MSMT), since November 2024, Russia has transferred the 'Pantsir' mobile air defense system and combat vehicles to North Korea. This is the same system that is equipped with surface-to-air missiles and cannons, which means it is capable of taking down enemy aircraft or missiles in the sky. The speed of the missiles in the Pantsir defense system is faster than that of BrahMos. In terms of speed, Pantsir is ahead of BrahMos. Pantsir can achieve a speed of 3.2 Mach, while BrahMos operates at a speed of 3 Mach. The report claims that North Korea has sent a large quantity of weapons to Russia since September 2023 – through nearly 20,000 containers. These include over 9 million artillery rounds, hundreds of missiles, heavy artillery, and anti-tank guided weapons. The amount is enough to arm three entire brigades. According to the report, between November and December 2023, the Russian Air Force aircraft, such as IL-76 and AN-124, delivered the weapons. Russia has also helped improve North Korea's missile guidance technology – which is a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions that Russia itself has signed. Russia sent over 1 million barrels of oil to North Korea last year, while the limit according to sanctions is 500,000 barrels annually. Moreover, around 8,000 North Korean workers were sent to Russia, which also violates the sanctions.
India.com
30-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Bad news for US as Russia gives North Korea a missile faster than Brahmos, its name is...., can hit target as far as....
Bad news for US as Russia gives North Korea a missile faster than Brahmos, its name is...., can hit target as far as.... In what could be a big headache for Donald Trump, Russia and North Korea are deepening military ties. An international monitoring report released in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, claimed that Russia has provided its advanced air defense system, electronic jammers and military assistance to North Korea. All this is happening despite strict UN sanctions. According to this report of the Multilateral Monitoring Group (MSMT), Russia has handed over 'Pantsir' mobile air defense systems and combat vehicles to North Korea from November 2024. This is the same system which is equipped with surface-to-air missiles and cannons, that is, capable of destroying enemy aircraft or missiles in the sky itself. The speed of the missile of Pantsir Defense System is faster than Brahmos. However, there can be no comparison between Pantsir and Brahmos. This is because while Pantsir is a short-range air defense system, Brahmos is a supersonic cruise missile. Brahmos is ahead in terms of range. It can attack up to 650 km. Pantsir can hit missiles coming in the range of 1.2 to 20 km. However, it is ahead of Brahmos in speed. The speed of Pantsir can be 3.2 Mach. Whereas the speed of Brahmos is 3 Mach. The MSMT group, which prepares this report, was started by the US and South Korea in October last year, when the UN expert panel was dissolved due to Russia's veto. Now this new monitoring structure includes 11 countries – including big names like France, Britain, Japan and Germany. The report claims that North Korea has sent a huge amount of weapons to Russia since September 2023 – through about 20,000 containers. These include more than 9 million artillery rounds, hundreds of missiles, heavy artillery and anti-tank guided weapons. This quantity is enough to arm three entire brigades. Air delivery of weapons According to the report, military aircraft such as the IL-76 and AN-124 of the Russian Air Force delivered the weapons between November-December 2023. Russia also helped North Korea improve its missile guidance technology – which is a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions, which Russia itself had signed. Russia sent more than 1 million barrels of oil to North Korea last year, while sanctions limit it to 500,000 barrels a year. Not only this, about 8,000 North Korean workers were sent to Russia, which is also a violation of sanctions. Financial transactions between the two countries are taking place through Georgia's disputed region South Ossetia.
TimesLIVE
29-04-2025
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
UN panel investigates UAE links to seized weapons in Darfur
The letters, reviewed by Reuters, show Emirati authorities declined to provide manifests that UN investigators requested for 15 different flights originating from UAE airports and landing in Amdjarass and N'Djamena in Chad. On November 26 the UN panel wrote to Emirati authorities to request cargo manifests for the flights. In a December 10 response to the panel, the UAE declined to provide the information, citing an inability to comply with the tight deadline. Instead the UAE provided details for about 22 metric tons of items on three flights to Amdjarass, including food, medicine and civilian vehicles. The items listed in the letter represented about half the capacity of the IL-76 cargo planes, which can carry up to 40 metric tons per trip. The UAE did not respond to questions from Reuters about the manifests. A key question for investigators is who is supplying arms to the RSF, which has consolidated its control of much of Darfur in a bloody campaign. Last month Sudan filed a case against the UAE at the World Court. The government's case alleges the UAE violated its obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming the paramilitary RSF. The court opened hearings last week. The UAE denies the charge and has argued the court has no jurisdiction to hear it.
Russia Today
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukraine confirms its POWs were on downed Russian plane
A senior official in Kiev has confirmed that Ukrainian prisoners of war were among those killed when a Russian Il-76 military transport plane was downed in the border Belgorod Region in January 2024. The 65 service members were to be included in one of the routine prisoner exchanges between the two countries. The acknowledgement was made by Deputy Interior Minister Leonid Timchenko, who in an interview with the Ukrainian outlet on Thursday discussed in detail the process of handling and identifying the remains of Ukrainian soldiers, as well as their return by Russia. 'Let me explain by drawing an example: when we receive a package and see that there are body parts in it, we understand that we are talking about the remains of more than one body,' he said. 'Remember the situation with the downed IL-76, which had about 60 prisoners of war on board? Over 500 [body parts] were returned from that plane,' Timchenko noted, adding that the investigators' job in this case is to collect and identify DNA from each piece. The crash occurred on January 24, 2024, near the village of Yablonovo in Russia's Belgorod Region, killing all 74 people on board. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the aircraft was transporting 65 Ukrainian POWs, meant for an imminent exchange, along with six crew members and three Russian guards. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the time said that he 'doesn't know' and 'does not understand' why Ukraine took down the plane, later suggesting that it was an accident. Ukraine initially did not deny responsibility for the incident and also confirmed that an exchange was impending, but said it had no information about who was on the plane. It also argued that the attack was legitimate since it was a military transport plane. Ukrainian media also claimed at the time that the Il-76 was transporting air defense missiles. Months later, Ukrainian officials began receiving human remains of those who died in the crash and concluded that their DNA profiles mostly matched those of the captives' relatives. In February 2024, a New York Times report cited US officials as saying that the plane was likely shot down by a Patriot missile system operated by Ukrainian forces, in line with the Russian Defense Ministry's statement that it had detected two Ukrainian missile launches shortly before the crash.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Majority of remains believed to be Ukrainian POWs killed in IL-76 crash match relatives' DNA
An examination has confirmed that the majority of the remains of what are believed to be Ukrainian POWs killed in the crash of an IL-76 warplane in Russia's Belgorod Oblast match the DNA of their relatives. These remains have been handed over to Ukraine by Russia. Source: Bohdan Okhrimenko, the head of the secretariat of Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, in an interview with Ukrinform news agency Quote: "Indeed, 62 bodies were handed back to us in December. The Security Service of Ukraine is investigating the case. So far, nearly 50 preliminary matches have been made between the remains handed over by Russia and the DNA of relatives who have contacted the Coordination Centre. We have received the remains that Russia claims are from the bodies on the plane, but the Coordination Centre has no evidence to confirm they were on board." Previously: On 8 November 2024, the bodies of 563 fallen Ukrainian defenders were brought back to Ukraine as a result of repatriation measures. In early December 2024, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova claimed in an interview with the Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti that Russia had handed over to Ukraine the bodies of POWs allegedly killed in the crash of an IL-76 in Belgorod Oblast on 24 January 2024. The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed that Russia had handed over the bodies of Ukrainian defenders, whom it claimed were killed in the downing of the IL-76. However, the remains still need to be identified. On 18 December, Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliamentary Human Rights Commissioner, stated that the examination of the bodies could take up to two months. Background: On 24 January, a Russian Il-76 aircraft crashed in the Korocha district of Russia's Belgorod Oblast. Ukrainska Pravda sources in Ukraine's General Staff stated the plane was carrying S-300 anti-aircraft missiles. Following the crash of a Russian IL-76 in Belgorod Oblast, several Russian media outlets reported statements by Andrei Kartapolov, Chairman of the State Duma Defence Committee, claiming the aircraft was carrying dozens of Ukrainian POWs being transported for an exchange. Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's human rights commissioner, stated he was investigating the situation. Meanwhile, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence confirmed that a prisoner exchange was scheduled for 24 January. A few hours after reports surfaced about the downing of the IL-76, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a statement hinting that the aircraft was a military target and was transporting ammunition for the Russian military. Subsequently, Lubinets stated that Ukraine had found no evidence supporting claims by the Russian Ministry of Defence and other officials that the IL-76 military plane, which crashed in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, was carrying a large number of POWs. Ukraine's spy chief, Kyrylo Budanov, added that the situation surrounding the IL-76 remains unclear, as Russia has not provided any evidence of the bodies. Russia has not presented any evidence to the UN Security Council that Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board the IL-76 military transport aircraft and rejected calls for an international commission to investigate the incident near Belgorod on 24 January. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
