A ceremony for North Korean soldiers in Pyongyang marked just the second time Kim has publicly acknowledged the regime’s role in the war in Ukraine.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony in Pyongyang to award state honors to soldiers returning from combat in Ukraine and to mourn those killed. According to South Korean assessments, North Korea has sent an estimated 15,

Ukraine has reportedly launched a new offensive operation against Russian forces, amid the ongoing war between the two nations. On Friday, the Kyiv Post reported that Ukraine's Third Separate Assault Brigade shared a post on Telegram detailing how they have executed several successful attacks against Russian forces in the Kharkiv Oblast.

Ukrainian officials have reported that Russia launched a massive overnight aerial attack that included a missile strike that hit an American business.