World news | 20Fix.com

The Guardian view on North Koreans in Ukraine: a Russian war is using foreign labour | Editorial

Moscow is relying on soldiers and workers enlisted from abroad to keep its war goingAround 1 million soldiers are believed to have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war in Ukraine. In addition to the vast Ukrainian civilian and military toll, average Russian casualties reportedly rose to a new height of more than 1,200 soldiers a day in September. Russia has four times as many men, but a war described by its own fighters as a “meat grinder” is rapidly diminishing the ranks, and using conscripts has a political cost. On some estimates, seven times more Russian soldiers have died since the invasion than Soviet troops died in Afghanistan in a decade.Valerii Zaluzhnyi, formerly Ukraine’s commander in chief and now its ambassador to the UK, remarked recently that in war “the only thing that...

today 4 hours ago attach_file Events

									
												3 hours ago											Storm Ashley brings travel chaos to Britain as high winds cancel dozens of flights and heavy flooding blocks roads
												
													The Met Office issued weather alerts and dozens of flood warnings this week with an amber warning for the north-west of Scotland and a yellow weather warning for the whole country.												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												4 hours ago											Man Utd legend Bobby Charlton’s legacy continues as 'huge donation' launches academy
												
													Sir Bobby Charlton sadly passed away 12 months ago but the Manchester United legend's impact is still being felt in the city and beyond after he financed a football academy in the North West												
												
												Politics												
											
									attach_file
									Politics

									
												4 hours ago											Ukrainian model under fire for podcast as men say 'don't fall for her bulls**t'
												
													Aisultana, who hails from Odesa, appeared on a podcast where she shared her journey to becoming a spicy content creator. However, she was shocked by the amount of hate she received												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												4 hours ago											JK Rowling reveals she turned down peerages twice after Kemi Badenoch offer
												
													The author claims both the Labour and Conservative parties offered her the honour.												
												
												Politics												
											
									attach_file
									Politics

									
												4 hours ago											Bill Gates says threat posed by AI is as serious as nuclear war and bio
												
													The multi-billionaire said he finds AI “both wondrous and a little bit scary - but also pointed out the benefits of AI such as helping people access medical care and education												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												4 hours ago											UK Foreign Office issues ‘severe weather’ warning for holiday destination
												
													One person has reportedly died after being swept in a flood wave												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												4 hours ago											Heritage group goes to war with Oxford University over warrior skeleton it says should be returned to Wales
												
													The 'Red Lady' of Paviland was discovered in a Gower cave, Wales, in 1823 and has been on display at Oxford University for the past 200 years.												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												4 hours ago											'Remarkable' British soldier who trained Ukrainian forces to fight against Russia is killed during military exercise
												
													Special operations expert Corporal Chris Gill, 35, died on a night-time exercise with his Ranger Regiment on the Brecon Beacons mountains.												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

									
												5 hours ago											Russia only country waging war in Europe, says Healey, after ‘proxy war’ claim
												
													The Defence Secretary rejected the Russian ambassador’s claim the UK was waging a ‘proxy war’ against Moscow in Ukraine.												
												
												Events												
											
									attach_file
									Events

ID: 12886367