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3 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Inducted 1,500 Tanks in 2023 to Replenish Ukraine Losses

The Russian Armed Forces received over 1,500 main battle tanks in 2023, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

3 January

RFA Lyme Bay has delivered over 80 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Gaza into Port Said, Egypt. The aid was handed to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society for transfer to Rafah and distribution in Gaza by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The ship, operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary - the Royal Navy’s vital support flotilla - delivered over 300 pallets, containing over 10,000 thermal blankets and nearly 5,000 shelter packs, of UK Aid on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, as well as 11 pallets of medical aid on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus. RFA Lyme Bay is deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean, alongside RFA Argus, as part of Littoral Response Group (South).

Rojoef Manuel

Royal Navy Landing Ship Dock Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

The British government has conducted a maritime shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza using the Royal Navy’s Lyme Bay landing ship dock.

3 January

Joe Saballa

Russia Lost 413 Tanks, Nearly 30,000 Troops in One Month: Ukraine

The Russian military lost more than 400 tanks and nearly 30,000 soldiers in just one month of fighting, according to recent data released by Ukraine.

3 January

A Gepard anti-aircraft gun system is seen parked on the side of an asphalt road. The tank is painted with a dark green and brown camouflage. Its two gun barrels are pointed to the upper-left, angled at around 45 degrees. The background is a landscape of green-leaved trees.

Juster Domingo

Germany Sends Three More Gepard Anti-Aircraft Tanks to Ukraine

Germany has delivered three additional Gepard anti-aircraft guns to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of its latest military aid.

3 January

Joe Saballa

Israel Withdrawing Thousands of Troops From Gaza: Official

Israel will pull out thousands of troops from Gaza as its war with Hamas has reportedly taken a significant toll on the country’s economy.

2 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Hezbollah Says Israel Killing of Hamas Deputy ‘Will Not Go Unanswered’

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group warned that Israel's killing of the deputy Hamas leader in a Beirut suburb they control "will not go unanswered or unpunished."

2 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Says Downed All Russian Kinzhal Missiles With Patriots

Ukraine said that US-supplied Patriot surface-to-air missile systems downed all 10 Kinzhal ballistic missiles Russia fired at the country in its large-scale attack.

2 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Accidentally Bombs Own Village Near Ukraine

Russia said it had accidentally bombed a village in its southern Voronezh region near Ukraine but stressed there were no casualties.

2 January

Airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus fall over the Gaza city port, October 11, 2023

Stephen J. Lyons

Despite Its Pledge, Israel (Again) Resorts to Using White Phosphorus Weapons

In 2013 Israel pledged to stop using white phosphorus weapons, but in the wake of its current scorched earth policy against Hamas and the residents of Gaza, it has decided to ignore that promise.

2 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Drone Attack on Iraqi Kurdistan Military Base

Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan said two drones struck a military base used by the autonomous region's security forces, blaming the attack on "outlaws" funded by Baghdad.

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