According to reports in Russian media, this is the highest surge in demand in cash since Russia announced its military mobilisation in Ukraine in February 2022., World News, Times Now
Prisoners drafted by the Wagner Group and volunteers from Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics are also part of this "disposable infantry". They are handed "amphetamines or other narcotic substances" ahead of missions. The report is also confirmed by Ukrainian forces who claim most enemy they capture alive are under the influence of drugs., World News, Times Now
Kim Yo Jong said North Korea would not respond directly to US reconnaissance activities outside of the country's exclusive economic zone, but warned it would take "decisive action" if the US military crossed its maritime military demarcation line. Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points ever, with diplomacy stalled., World News, Times Now
During the Wagner Group's armed mutiny against Russian President Vladmir Putin, latest reports have suggested that the group can close to seizing Russia's nuclear weapons. Details below. , World News, Times Now