2023 • Page 309 of 419 • The Defense Post

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3 April

A Finnish Defence Force solider communicating with a radio.

How Finland Joining Boosts NATO Defenses Against Russia

Finland's NATO membership adds a potent military to the alliance and a strategic puzzle piece that can better help defend its vulnerable eastern flank from potential Russian attacks.

3 April

Asia Pacific

North Korean soldiers attend a mass rally to celebrate the declaration that it had achieved full nuclear statehood in Pyongyang

Staff Writer With AFP

High Level of Activity at N. Korean Nuclear Complex: US Think Tank

Satellite imagery has indicated a high level of activity at North Korea's main nuclear complex, a US think tank said.

3 April

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO’s Eastern Flank Calls for Increased US Presence

NATO eastern flank members have called for a stepped-up US military presence in the region as they looked ahead to an alliance summit in Vilnius in July.

2 April

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

South Sudanese Troops Join Regional Force in East DR Congo

South Sudanese soldiers arrived in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, joining a regional military force in the region wracked by the M23 rebellion.

2 April

Europe

Wolverine wheeled armored personnel carriers

Staff Writer With AFP

Kyiv Orders 100 Rosomak Armored Vehicles From Poland: PM

Ukraine has ordered 100 Rosomak multi-purpose armored vehicles, which are made in Poland under a Finnish license, Poland's prime minister said.

2 April

Middle East

Syrian regime forces manning a position in the countryside city of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, along the border with Turkey

Staff Writer With AFP

Car Bombing Rocks Syria Capital: State Media

A car bombing rocked the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday evening, state media said, with no deaths reported and no side claiming responsibility.

2 April

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Wagner Claims Capture of Ukraine’s Bakhmut ‘in Legal Sense’

Russia's Wagner private military company claimed the capture of Ukraine's Bakhmut "in a legal sense," saying its units had taken the city administration building.

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31 March

Americas