Summary: Russia, North Korea cooperate on regional security, state media report Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Moscow and Pyongyang were cooperating in all areas and coordinating efforts to ensure regional security and stability, North Korean state media KCNA reported on Saturday. Putin said in a message to Kim marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule that he was confident that Russia and North Korea would continue to “constructively work” on bilateral and international issues, KCNA said. Kim visited the Pyongyang Liberation Tower on Friday to pay tribute to Soviet soldiers who fought against Japan in World War II, KCNA reported. A wreath on the tower in Kim’s name bore the words: “We do not forget the deeds of the martyrs of the Soviet army.” Kim said the legacy of blood ties and combat friendship between the two countries had become the cornerstone of their expanding relations, KCNA reported. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also sent greetings to Kim, KCNA said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets Russian President Vladimir PutinBryony GoochAugust 15, 2026 4:00 p.m. Russia seeks explanations from US and Turkey over reports of possible arms transfer Russia has asked Washington and Ankara to explain reports about possible plans to transfer a “substantial arsenal” of US weapons and ammunition held by Turkey to Kiev, Russian Foreign Department spokesperson Bryony GoochAugust 15, 2026 15:30 Baby killed in drone strike in southeastern Ukraine A Russian attack on an apartment block in southeastern Ukraine on Saturday killed a three-month-old baby and injured 11 people, they said. local officials. The drones attacked the building in the city of Marhanets, said Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration. The Russian Defense Ministry also said it had attacked warehouses and infrastructure in the Ukrainian ports of Odesa, Izmail and Yuzhnyi. The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 152 drones over the country on Saturday, of which 124 were destroyed. 2026 15:00Russian troops claim to control 19 settlements in Dnipropetrovsk and ZaporizhzhiaRussian troops have taken control of 19 settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions in southeastern Ukraine during their summer campaign, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, the ministry cited a report by Pyotr Bolgarev, commander of the Eastern Group of. forces. He did not name the settlements. Separately, the ministry said its forces had recently taken control of the Rybalskoye settlement in the Zaporizhzhia region, the Interfax news agency reported. Reuters could not independently verify reports from the battlefield. Russian advances on the front line have slowed this year, even as Moscow has stepped up its ballistic attacks on kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had recaptured 745 square kilometers (288 square miles) of Russian-held land this year across the southeastern front Bryony Gooch August 15, 2026 2:00 PM Breaking: Rocket center attacked by Ukraine supports Russian Starlink-style satellite internet Ukraine said Saturday The long-range strikes had hit a Russian military airfield and a rocket center that kyiv says supports the. nascent Russian Starlink-style satellite Internet network. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Flamingo cruise missiles hit the rocket facility, about 900 kilometers (560 miles) from the border with Ukraine, as part of Kiev’s campaign to pressure Moscow to end the more than four-year war by attacking sites inside Russia. Peace is needed, and this must be evident in Russia, through concrete damage to specific facilities,” he said in a post on to save their lives as Russian drones attack trucks Ukrainian firefighters run for their lives as Russian drones attack trucks Bryony GoochAugust 15, 2026 12:30 Zelensky shares images of long-range attacks against Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared images of long-range attacks against Russian facilities He said: “Our long-range sanctions plan against Russia for this war is being implemented and it is important that it is implemented. reduce Russia’s war potential. Peace is needed, and this must be evident in Russia, through concrete damage to specific facilities. Glory to Ukraine!” It was looted a month ago, in the center of kyiv, on August 14, 2026, in the middle of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP/Getty) (AFP/Getty) Bryony GoochAugust 15, 2026 11:30 Russia repels ‘massive attack’ in Samara, local authorities say Ukraine attacked an industrial infrastructure in Russia’s Samara region on Saturday, local authorities said. Ivan Noskov, head of the Ukraine regional committee, capital of Samara, said air defenses had repelled a “massive attack.” “Samara’s industrial infrastructure suffered localized damage,” he said in an online post, without elaborating on which facility had been affected. campaign to attack energy infrastructure and pressure Russia to end the more than four-year conflict.Bryony GoochAugust 15, 2026 11:00
