Zelensky visits troops near embattled front line town of Pokrovsk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has visited troops near the town of Pokrovsk, where the fiercest front line battle between Russia and Ukraine is currently taking place. Zelensky posted photos showing him meeting personnel at a command post in the Dobropillya sector, some 20km (12 miles) north of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.

Russia says it is tightening ring around Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk and Kupiansk

Russia said on Tuesday that its forces were tightening their encirclement of Ukrainian troops in the city of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub they have been trying to capture for over a year. With fighting raging in the streets of the ruined city,

Pentagon says troops will get paid at end of week

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that troops will miss their Nov. 15 paychecks if the government shutdown continues.

In Donbas, Ukrainian troops fight off endless Russian assaults

In Dobropillia, a coal-mining town just a few kilometres from the front line with Russia in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, its few remaining inhabitants shuffle to find food or water under the constant gaze — and hum — of the drones that now rule the battlefield.

Inside the Pentagon fight with Congress over troops

The Trump administration’s decision to draw down troops from Romania is escalating the tug-of-war over how much say Congress should have in where the U.S. puts its forces.

Pete Hegseth visits DMZ ahead of talks on U.S. troops in South Korea

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to the heavily fortified DMZ came ahead of talks expected to involve Washington’s goal of reshaping the role of U.S. troops in Korea.

The US draws down troops on NATO's eastern flank as Europe frets about a security vacuum

The United States has informed NATO allies that it will reduce its troop presence along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine

Vance: Troops will get paid at end of week

Vice President Vance told reporters after the Tuesday Senate Republican policy lunch that 1.3 million military service members will get paid at the end of this week, despite the government

Trump doesn't rule out US troops in Nigeria over claims of 'killing of Christians'

President Donald Trump on Sunday said U.S. troops “could be” boots on the ground in Nigeria amid his threats of military action in the West African country over his claims of persecution of Christians there. The president made the comment aboard Air Force One on his way back to Washington, D.C., after a weekend in Florida.

Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk.
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