Field gains for Russia and Ukraine accuse it of using North Korean missiles. Russia said that its forces took control of Pobeda, a small village located 5 kilometers west of the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian intelligence said, "According to the investigation, Russian forces fired more than 20 North Korean weapons over Ukraine. At least 24 civilians were killed and more than 100 were seriously injured" After two years of war, Moscow now controls nearly a fifth of Ukrainian territory, including the Crimean Peninsula.