Ukraine has shot down 17 Russian "Shahed" explosive drones in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Poltava oblasts overnight, the Air Force reported on the morning of April 7.
North Korean arms factories are working at full capacity to supply weapons and ammunition to Russia, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said during a meeting with journalists on Feb. 26, local outlet Yonhap reported.
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said in an interview with Russian media on Feb. 22 that Ukrainian citizens in occupied Ukraine who attempt sabotage against Russia should be "exposed and punished, sent to Siberia . for re-education in forced labor camps."
Russia has been targeting the southern regions of Ukraine recently, Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson of the Southern Operational Command said on the national television on Feb. 23, commenting on the latest Russian attack on Odesa.