⚡️ Moon says N.Korea's Kim violated moratorium on ICBM launches

📌 The Russian Defence Ministry has provided a briefing on the Ukraine op:

▪️ The Russian armed forces have taken control of the city of Izyum in the Kharkov region;

▪️ Air and sea-based high-precision long-range weapons have hit the military facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past 24 hours;

▪️ As a result of strikes, 13 anti-aircraft missile launcher systems were destroyed, including 9 S-300 and 4 Buk-M1 systems, a formation headquarters, and a missile and artillery weapons depot, as well as a temporary deployment point of the nationalist battalion;

▪️ Operational-tactical and army aviation hit 60 military assets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

▪️ The warplanes and air defence units of the Russian Aerospace Forces have shot down 2 Ukrainian drones near Kharkov;

▪️ In total, 257 drones, 202 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,572 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 160 multiple launch rocket systems, 633 field artillery and mortars, as well as 1,379 units of special military vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been destroyed during the operation

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Video footage from the Russian Defense Ministry shows the letter “Z” that appeared in the sky during Russia’s front-line aviation sorties to destroy Ukrainian military facilities. The defense ministry said that it was a “natural phenomenon.”

The Russian military delivered humanitarian aid to residents of a suburb of Chernigov in Ukraine. Those who wanted to leave were evacuated

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❗️ South Korea 'fires multiple ballistic and guided missiles' following alleged ICBM launch by DPRK

South Korea 'ready' for precision strike against North Korea's ICBM launch location 'if needed'

⚡️ UK adds 59 new listings under the Russia sanctions regime and 6 new listings under the Belarus sanctions

⚡️ UK adds Gazprombank to sanctions list

UK imposes sanctions against Belarusian Defense Ministry, Minsk tractor plant, document says

❗️ Russian Envoy: Poland blocks Russian Embassy's bank accounts under pretext of 'terrorism financing'

Russia's Defence Ministry has published slow-motion footage of a "Krasnopol" guided artillery missile destroying the Ukrainian air defence system

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⚡️ US Indo-Pacific command:

▪️ US condemns North Korean actions, urges Pyongyang to refrain from further destabilizing actions

▪️ US military aware of North Korean missile launch, consulting with South Korea, Japan and allies

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⚡️ DPRK's launch is violation of multiple UN security council resolutions, raises tensions & risks destabilizing security situation in region, White House says

⚡️ Ukraine negotiating security guarantees with US, UK, Germany, France and Turkey, Ukraine Foreign Minister Kuleba says

⚡️ Western powers should target Russia’s gold reserves, UK PM says

📌 Kremlin spokesperson Peskov:

▪️ Contacts between the Pentagon and the Russian military are important, especially in such a tense time;

▪️ Putin on Thursday will hold a meeting with the permanent members of the Council of the Russian Federation;

▪️ Abramovich took part in the initial stage of negotiations with Ukraine, now they continue at the level of delegations;

▪️ In order for Russia to stop expelling American diplomats, the US must stop its actions to expel Russian diplomats

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❗ Moscow, Tehran discuss recognition of Russia's Mir cards, Iranian ambassador to Moscow says