
俄羅斯總統普廷表示,俄軍正在烏克蘭境內沿俄烏邊界設立「安全地帶」,橫跨660公里,並指未來和平談判不容討論此事。
俄羅斯總統普廷16日表示,俄軍正沿俄烏邊界設立橫跨660公里的「安全地帶」,以回應烏軍入侵庫斯克州,並稱此為未來和平談判不容討論事項。克里姆林宮指出,其中70%目前已在俄軍控制下。
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俄羅斯為回應2024至2025年烏軍入侵庫斯克州行動,計畫在烏境內設立安全地帶。
俄羅斯總統普廷16日表示,俄軍正在烏克蘭境內沿著俄烏邊界設立「安全地帶」,並指這是未來任何與基輔的和平談判,不容討論的事項。根據克里姆林宮發言人說法,俄國打算設立的安全地帶橫跨660公里,但是未說明深入烏國境內的範圍。
路透16日報導,普廷16日罕見身著軍服視察一處指揮所對高階將領發表談話,表示俄軍肩負的任務,不僅是將敵人逐出俄國領土,「還要在毗鄰地區建立安全地帶,這項工作正在有成效地執行」。
他說,設立安全地帶是回應烏軍2024年到2025年入侵俄國西部庫斯克州的行動,俄國的目的是「確保俄國邊境地區未來的絕對安全」,因此「不打算把這件事列入與烏克蘭可能的和平談判」。
克里姆林宮發言人佩斯科夫表示,規劃中的安全地帶綿延660公里,其中70%目前已在俄軍控制之下。但是他未說明這片安全地帶多深入烏國境內。
普廷過去曾談到有必要建立這類安全區,但是一直未明確說明規劃範圍多大,也沒說過安全區不在談判議題內。要形成這片安全地帶,俄軍須在烏國東北部蘇米州與哈爾科夫州奪取土地;這兩州並不在俄國開戰以來宣稱在烏國控制的領土之列。
這番談話正值烏俄戰爭外交斡旋關鍵時刻。此前一週,美俄達成俄國向美國和全球市場出售柴油的協議,普廷因此贏得美國總統川普好感,而川普與烏國總統澤倫斯基(Volodymyr Zelenskiy)的關係則再生緊繃。
普廷16日的談話讚揚俄軍攻擊烏國軍事、工業與後勤設施成效,但是也承認俄國防空仍有改善空間,他說烏東頓內茨克州尚有約10%土地未奪下,在札波羅熱州則為16.5%。烏國無人機過去9天接連攻擊俄國多處資料中心及一座大型煉油廠,俄軍也持續轟炸烏國多個城市、發電廠與港口。

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine at night, targeting the ArcelorMittal steel plant in the city of Kliforo, the substation in Zhitomyr, the steel plant in Zaporozhye, and a cargo ship bound for the port of Odessa.

North Korea officially announced on Saturday that it successfully conducted an underwater test launch on Thursday of a "Zam-2.0" ultra-high-speed precision-guided torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence technology. The move comes as the arms race between North and South Korea heats up and speculation continues about a meeting between leaders of the United States and North Korea.

The U.S. Navy received its first C-130J-30 transport aircraft in Georgia on October 15. It will be converted into an E-130J "Phoenix II" strategic communications aircraft and will replace the E-6B in maintaining communications with nuclear submarines in the future.

Jiang Daezhi, a member of South Korea's National Power, revealed that there are at least 190 Chinese BYD connected electric vehicles freely entering and exiting major military bases in the country. Because the vehicles are equipped with equipment such as camera lenses and GPS, there are concerns about the leakage of military secrets to China.

U.S. Secretary of War Hegseth proposed a US$50 billion investment concept at the AUSA annual conference, planning to increase the scale of the U.S. military's autonomous weapons to millions of sets, covering one-way attack drones, ground robots and maritime unmanned systems, to enhance the ability to sustain operations in high-intensity conflicts.

The results of the second phase of the U.S. Department of Defense’s “UAV Advantage Program” challenge were announced. Three manufacturers, Neros Technologies, Orqa US, and XTEND AI Robotics, received a total of 27,000 UAV orders with a total price of US$178.5 million. Among them, XTEND was purchased by the U.S. Department of War for 6,000 "Striker" indoor suicide drones, which are suitable for attack missions inside buildings and urban street combat in environments where GNSS signals are blocked. The purchase is part of a $1.1 billion Pentagon plan to acquire more than 200,000 small, lethal drones by 2027 and reduce the average acquisition cost from $5,000 to $3,000. U.S. Secretary of War Hegseth also proposed an additional appropriation of US$50 billion and a budget requirement of US$53.6 billion for fiscal year 2027, covering areas such as unmanned systems, counter-drone and collaborative autonomous technology. The report also mentioned that Ukraine estimates that it can produce 6 million to 7 million FPV attack drones in 2026. The US military’s purchase target of 200,000 drones is only equivalent to Ukraine’s production of about 10 to 12 days. The Pentagon has adjusted procurement specifications to exclude Chinese-made motors and batteries, and plans to limit the source of GPS modules to establish a domestic supply chain.