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Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un strengthens military ties with Russia and hails soldiers who fought in Kursk

Russian delegation visits Pyongyang; 16 killed in drone strikes across region; Zelenskyy accuses Putin of ‘nuclear terrorism’ over Chornobyl risks. What we know on day 1,524

The Guardian - AU

From Korea to Kenya: All the countries dragged into fighting the Ukraine-Russia war

IN DEPTH: Russia is increasingly reliant on foreign fighters from around the world to prosecute its war in Ukraine, writes James C. Reynolds

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: EU agrees indefinite freeze on €210bn of Russian assets

Ukraine’s ambassador to Washington insisted the meeting ‘only covered national security related issues’

The Independent UK

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Kim Jong-un inaugurates 'sacred' memorial for North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un said military brotherhood between his country and Russia would "advance non-stop," the state-run KCNA news agency reported.

Euronews

North Korea builds memorial to soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine

Kim Jong Un says alliance with Russia ‘now rising to historic peak’

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘very disappointed’ with Putin as Kremlin accused of building up forces on frontline

Putin also claimed Moscow has never opposed Ukraine's potential membership of the European Union

The Independent UK

Russia accuses Kyiv of attacking nuclear power plant on Ukrainian Independence Day

The fire at the nuclear power plant in Russia's Kursk region has been extinguished with no injuries reported.

Euronews

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Moscow says Kyiv has struck a nuclear power plant as Ukraine marks independence day

Russia has accused Ukraine of drone strikes that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in the Kursk region Sunday as Ukraine marked its Independence Day

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un pays emotional tribute to North Korean soldiers killed in Russia

Kim hands out medals to ‘heroes’ sent by North Korea to help Russia expel Ukrainian forces from Kursk

The Independent UK

Kim Jong-un holds ceremony to welcome North Korean soldiers home from fighting for Russia

State-controlled Korean Central News Agency said Kim awarded state "hero" titles to commanders and soldiers who returned after fighting alongside Russian forces in the Kursk border region.

Euronews

Deceitful, cold and unempathetic: 25 years on, the Kursk submarine disaster reveals a lot about Putin’s personality

During his first term, Vladimir Putin had to confront a raft of political and economic challenges, including the Chechen wars, conflict in Iraq, and the unchecked power of Russia’s oligarchs. He also faced a major tragedy that he handled disastrously, and which undermined his image as a strong and competent…

The Conversation

Putin hails ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un

Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties between Russia and North Korea

The Guardian - AU

Kim Jong-un and Putin discuss alliance and war efforts against Ukraine

During the call on Tuesday, Putin praised the “bravery, heroism and self-sacrificing spirit” displayed by Pyongyang’s troops as they fought together with Russian forces, North Korea’s state-run media said.

Euronews

Putin lauds ‘heroism’ of North Koreans in liberating Kursk, Pyongyang says

Call between the two leaders comes days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska.

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‘North Korea is now a more important ally for Russia than Iran or China’

Pyongyang is reportedly planning to deploy thousands more troops to back Russia.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: US weapons supply pause ‘caught Trump off guard’

Russian claim of deadly Ukrainian attack on Kursk beach; convictions over Wagner arson attack in London. What we know on day 1,232

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot hours after sacking

News of Roman Starovoit’s death made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, but timeline is unconfirmed

Euronews

Deputy commander of Russian Navy killed in Ukrainian strike in Kursk

Russian officials confirmed on Thursday that the deputy commander of the Russian Navy, Major General Mikhail Gudkov, has been killed in a Ukrainian strike in Russia's Kursk region.

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Evening Standard

Kremlin confirms death of Russian navy deputy head in blow to Putin

Major General Mikhail Gudkov is one of the most senior Russian military officers to have been killed by Ukraine since Moscow launched its full-scale war in 2022

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un shown mourning North Korean soldiers he sent to die in Putin’s war in Ukraine

Rare footage reveals Kim weeping over coffins as Pyongyang confirms battlefield deaths in Russia’s war

The Independent UK

North Korea may send military construction workers to Russia as early as July or August

South Korea's spy agency says North Korea’s planned dispatch of thousands of military construction workers and deminers to Russia’s Kursk region will likely take place as early as July or August

The Independent UK

North Korea will send 5,000 military construction workers to Russia, Kremlin says

Sergei Shoigu says North Korean workers will help repair damage from Ukrainian incursion in Kursk

International Business Times

N. Korea To Send Army Builders, Deminers To Russia's Kursk

North Korea will send military builders and sappers to help restore Russia's Kursk region after Ukraine's incursion, Moscow's security chief said, in a fresh sign of deepening ties between the two countries.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: North Korea sending another 5,000 into Kursk – Russian claim

Trump’s ‘short attention span’ leaves Ukraine in lurch at ‘G6’ summit. What we know on day 1,211

The Independent UK

North Korea suffered more than 6,000 casualties in Ukraine, UK intelligence says

North Korea’s total casualties amount to more than half of the approximately 11,000 DPRK troops initially deployed to Kursk, says UK

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