Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine, as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland.

Russia’s Defense Ministry claims that Russian troops have fought their way into the center of a strategically important eastern Ukraine town and raised the Russian flag there after a monthslong battle

North Korean troops seem to temporarily withdraw from one section of front in Kursk Oblast, military says ・Russia claims to capture Velyka Novosilka, Ukraine admits partial retreat but says battles ongoing ・Russia intensifies attacks near Pokrovsk,

Troops from North Korea appear to have fallen back from Russia's frontline after suffering heavy losses when engaging Ukrainian forces.