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A video allegedly showing a Russian RS-26 ballistic missile strike on Ukraine’s Dnipro has raised global concerns. The missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, was reportedly launched from Astrakhan. The Kremlin denies involvement as fears of escalation grow.
Russian paediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova receives a 5-1/2-year prison sentence for alleged anti-war comments on Ukraine. The case highlighted increasing public denunciations and growing dissent within Russia.
During a meeting in Pyongyang in June, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact stipulating mutual military assistance if either country is attacked, in what was considered the two countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War.
Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha called on the world to prevent Russian scenarios involving strikes on nuclear power facilities. This came after a Russian overnight strike killed three in central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih.
Russian air defence units were still trying to repel "a massive drone attack" over the town of Toropets as multiple explosions were heard on Wednesday, as per authorities. Kyiv says its strikes on Russia target military, energy and transport infrastructure key to Moscow's war efforts.
Russia views Ukraine's Kursk incursion as a "major provocation" and has threatened to retaliate while it advances in the eastern Pokrovsk city. Zelenskyy has recently pushed for renewed peace negotiations on Ukrainian terms, and the incursion was part of the plan to pit pressure on Russia.
The 'glide bombs' are fitted with a navigation system telling them where to strike and are hard to intercept, making it a dangerous weapon in the ongoing war. The attack wounded at least 77 people, of whom 20 are in serious condition.
PM Modi visited Ukraine last week and discussed the situation there, among other topics, with US President Joe Biden on Monday. PM Modi is one of the few world leaders who has visited both Russia and Ukraine since the war broke out two-and-a-half years ago.
Zelenskyy's remarks came while addressing a press conference after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kyiv on Friday. He said that Putin will be forced to stop the war in Ukraine "if India changes its stance".