October, 2022

• 17 October

  NATO Steps Up Support For Ukraine, To Provide Hundreds Of Drone Jammers

  

  NATO will further step up support for Ukraine, while strengthening the Alliance’s defence and deterrence and working to increase the protection of critical infrastructure, Secretary General Stoltenberg said on Thursday (13 October 2022). Speaking after a two-day meeting of Defence Ministers, Mr Stoltenberg praised the U.N. General Assembly’s condemnation of …

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• 17 October

  Ukraine: Drones Hit Area Of Kyiv As Russia Continues Aerial Attacks

  

  Ukrainian officials said Thursday the country’s capital region was hit by Iranian-made drones operated by Russian forces, while Ukraine’s military said Russian missiles had hit 40 different settlements throughout the country during the past day. Deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said the drones hit “critical infrastructure facilities” …

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• 17 October

  EU-Taiwan Relations Continue To Expand In The Framework Of The One China Policy – Analysis

  

  On 13 September, during the European Parliament Plenary Session, the High Representative Josep Borrell said that the EU seeks ‘to broaden our cooperation with Taiwan, [and] to modernise our dialogue with Taiwan. But all of it in the framework of the One China Policy, which recognises the People’s Republic as …

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• 17 October

  13 killed in two days of Syria rebel clashes: monitor

  

  Thirteen people, mostly fighters, have been killed in two days of ongoing clashes between rival factions competing for power in northwest Syria, a war monitor said Wednesday. Fighting between two pro-Turkish Syrian rebel groups began in the town of Al-Bab in northern Aleppo province before spreading to other areas and …

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• 17 October

  Iran president accuses US of ‘destabilization’ amid protests

  

  Iran’s president on Thursday accused the U.S. of conducting a “failed policy of destabilization” targeting his nation, as Iranian protesters continued to call for the downfall of its rulers despite a violent and wide-ranging crackdown. President Ebrahim Raisi has repeatedly dismissed the unrest sparked by the death of a 22-year-old …

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• 17 October

  NATO Forces Participating In UK-Led Exercise Joint Warrior

  

  More than 11,000 personnel from NATO countries are participating in UK-led Exercise Joint Warrior. Taking place from 1 to 12 October, the biannual exercise includes defence against simulated attacks above, on, and below the water – extending from Cape Wrath and the Hebrides in the north, to the North Sea …

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• 17 October

  Russia Names Overall Commander Of Forces Fighting In Ukraine As Losses Mount

  

  With its forces struggling against a dramatic Ukrainian counteroffensive, Russia’s Defense Ministry on October 8 named General Sergei Surovikin as the new overall commander of Kremlin forces engaged in Ukraine. The move marked the first official announcement of a single overall commander for all Russian forces fighting in Ukraine since …

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• 14 October

  Romania to cover Moldova’s electricity deficit caused by Russia bombing

  

  Romania will cover the energy deficit registered by Moldova after Ukraine cut electricity deliveries due to Russia bombing its network. Romanian state-owned power producer Hidroelectrica signed a contract with Moldova’s Energocom to deliver 100 megawatts starting Thursday after the Romanian government adopted a legislative change Wednesday. The law change allows …

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• 14 October

  EU arms fund faces reimbursement issues amid increased Ukrainian needs

  

  The European Peace Facility (EPF), the EU’s off-budget fund to replace member states’ arms donations provided to Ukraine, is struggling to cover the bulk of incoming reimbursement requests, EURACTIV has learnt. After a political agreement between EU ambassadors on Wednesday (12 October), a sixth €500 million tranche set to be …

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• 14 October

  NATO to deliver drone jammers to Ukraine, bolster European air defense

  

  Western allies said Thursday they will rush special weaponry into Ukraine to help Kyiv neutralize drones that the Russian military is relying on to attack cities and civilian targets across the country. “NATO will shortly deliver counterdrone equipment to Ukraine, with hundreds of drone jammers, which can help render ineffective …

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