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Putin: Russia has captured 189 communities this year

President Vladimir Putin claims that the Russian army has momentum along the entire front in Ukraine. Russian soldiers are holding onto the strategic initiative along the entire contact line, he says to his generals in a televised meeting on Monday.

Putin: Russia has captured 189 communities this year

Kim Jong-Un attacks the West over Ukraine

North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-Un condemns Westerners' decision to let Ukraine shoot with Western weapons at targets far inside Russia. .

Kim Jong-Un attacks the West over Ukraine

South Korea: Chinese and Russian planes flew close by

Five Chinese and six Russian military aircraft have passed close to South Korea without announcing themselves in advance, warns the South Korean military according to the news agency Yonhap. .

South Korea: Chinese and Russian planes flew close by

Russia holds nuclear exercise - "ready for battle"

Russia's president Vladimir Putin has initiated a comprehensive nuclear weapons exercise with robot launches in a simulation of a retaliatory attack, according to the Kremlin. .

Russia holds nuclear exercise - "ready for battle"

Zelensky: Has captured the city of Sudzha

President Volodymyr Zelenskyj says that Ukrainian troops have taken the Russian city of Sudzha in the Kursk region, according to AP. The city, with over 5,000 inhabitants before the war, is the largest one that the Ukrainian army has taken control of on Russian soil.

Zelensky: Has captured the city of Sudzha

Russian Ex-Minister Visits Iran

The Chairman of Russia's National Security Council, and former Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu is visiting Iran's capital Tehran today. The meeting takes place simultaneously as tensions in the Middle East are rising after Hamas leader Ismail Haniya and Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr were killed in targeted attacks.

Russian Ex-Minister Visits Iran

The Kremlin Warns: USA's Robots Threaten Western Cities

The USA's plan to station long-distance robots in Germany continues to stir up bad blood in Russia. The Kremlin's spokesperson, Dmitrij Peskov, says in a Russian TV interview that the robots in the long run threaten several European cities.

The Kremlin Warns: USA's Robots Threaten Western Cities

Russia: Reduce the Risk of Escalation

Russia's Defense Minister Andrej Belousov and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin have spoken by phone about reducing the risk of a "possible escalation", according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The conversation took place at the initiative of Moscow.

Russia: Reduce the Risk of Escalation

Putin replaces deputy defence ministers

Russia's president Vladimir Putin has decided to sack four deputy defence ministers. According to a decree from the Kremlin, Nikolaj Pankov, Ruslan Tsalikov, Tatiana Sjevtsova, and Pavel Popov will leave their roles, reports [Reuters](https://www.

Putin replaces deputy defence ministers