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North Korean flag flies over its embassy in Moscow on Oct. 31, 2024.

North Korea will stand by Russia until its "victory" in Ukraine, Pyongyang's foreign minister said in Moscow amid growing fears that the reclusive country will enter the Ukraine conflict.

North Korea has deployed the first contingent of 1,500 soldiers of its special forces to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East and will soon send more, the intelligence agency of South Korea said today.

The New York Times (NYT) has analyzed Ukraine's current military strategy in its ongoing war with Russia, concluding that the Ukrainian armed forces are attempting to wear down the Russian army through intense and bloody battles in the Donbas region. The effectiveness of this approach remains uncertain, according to the publication's authors.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to target Ukraine's nuclear power plants.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a new decree mandating an increase in the size of the Russian army by 180,000 troops, raising its total to 1.5 million soldiers. This expansion will bring the overall number of Russian armed forces to 2.39 million, according to reports by TASS and Reuters based on the Kremlin's announcement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is raising tensions as the war with Ukraine reaches a critical point. Specifically, Putin stated that if the West allows Ukraine to strike Russian territory with long-range missiles supplied by Western countries, it would mean that “NATO countries are at war with Russia.”

The Russian aggression on the Ukrainian front is creating new conditions, prompting the Western community to reassess the level of support it will provide to Kyiv. According to recent developments, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reported that the Russian army has begun a counteroffensive in the western Russian region of Kursk.

The mass bombing of Lviv by Russia is seen as both an escalation and an attempt at intimidation, as Russia seeks to regain the initiative after Ukraine’s offensive actions in Kursk.

The bombing of the Ukrainian city during the night targeted civilian facilities, schools, historical buildings, and hospitals, resulting in seven deaths and dozens of injuries.

Today, Russian forces launched two ballistic missiles at the city of Poltava, resulting in at least 41 deaths and over 180 injuries, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The missiles struck an educational institution and a nearby medical facility, causing significant damage to the building of the Military Institute of Communications, as reported by "The Kyiv Independent".