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, about to complete a year, poses a risk to global security.

With this argument, the head of NATO,

has demanded this Sunday that "countries that believe in freedom and democracy, in an international order based on rules, remain united."

He has assured it in Seoul, where he has also denounced that

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A support for Moscow in the

that the North Korean regime had denied shortly before.

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4:45 p.m.

At least three dead in Russian airstrikes on Kherson, according to kyiv

The Ukrainian authorities have affirmed this Sunday that the Russian artillery attacks against the city of Kherson (south) have caused the

throughout the day on Sunday.

"At this time we are aware of about eight victims of the Russian attacks: three people have died and five have been injured of varying severity

," the Kherson military administration reports on its Telegram channel.

The injured have received medical attention and one of them remains serious, adds the source.

The Russian artillery attacks have also damaged a series of civilian infrastructures such as the Kherson Regional Clinical Hospital -where a nurse was injured-, a school, a bus station, a post office and a bank, as well as several buildings households

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4:10 p.m.

NATO condemns North Korea's arms support for Russia in Seoul

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that North Korea's support for Russia in

reinforces the need for the rest of the world to remain "interconnected" to ensure security.

"I think that in a more unpredictable and uncertain world, it is even more important for countries that believe in freedom and democracy in a rules-based international order to stick together," Stoltenberg said during his meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister

, held today in Seoul.

He also said that NATO "is concerned about North Korea's reckless missile tests and nuclear programs," adding that Pyongyang "is providing military support to Russia's rocket and missile war efforts."

The NATO

and warned the United States of an "undesirable outcome" if he continued to spread such rumors.

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15:21

Ukraine claims to have repelled a Russian attack near Blahodatne, in the east of the country

The Ukrainian army has secured this domain that has repelled a Russian attack near the town of Blahodatne, in the Donetsk region, although the Russian paramilitary group Wagner claims it had taken control of the area.

kyiv troops "repelled attacks near Blahodatne" and in 13 towns in the Donetsk region, the Ukrainian General Staff said in its daily report.

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12:25 p.m.

North Korea denies supplying weapons to Russia

North Korea has denied this Sunday that it is supplying weapons to Russia, after the United States accused it of supplying rockets and missiles to the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.

Washington earlier this month designated the Wagner group a "transnational criminal organization," citing its arms deals with Pyongyang that violate UN Security Council resolutions.

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10:44

Kremlin says Putin remains open for contacts with Scholz

The Kremlin has affirmed this Sunday that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, remains open to maintain contacts with his German counterpart, Olaf Scholz, after the German chancellor indicated that he would speak again by telephone with the Russian leader.

"Putin has been and continues to be open for contacts," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov told the RIA Novosti news agency.

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10:10

The head of the Duma accuses the US of being directly involved in Ukraine

The president of the Duma or lower house of the Russian Parliament, Viacheslav Volodin, has accused Washington this Sunday of participating directly in the conflict in Ukraine by sending instructors and heavy weapons to kyiv.

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09:36

The Wagner group claims control over the Blahodatne settlement, but kyiv denies it

The Wagner group has claimed to have taken control of the town of Blahodatne, in the Donetsk region, which would give Moscow forces an advantage in the battle for Bakhmut's stronghold, while kyiv claims to repel Russian attacks in that area. .

"Wagner units have taken Blahodatne. Blahodatne is under our control," according to the head of the private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, quoted by his press service.

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08.25

Russia accuses Ukraine of a deliberate attack on a hospital

Russia accused the Ukrainian military of deliberately attacking

in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, in what it called a war crime that

.

Ukraine did not immediately respond to the allegations.

Reuters could not independently verify the report.

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08.13

Ukraine imposes sanctions on 182 Russian and Belarusian companies

Ukraine imposed sanctions on 182 Russian and Belarusian companies, and three people, in the latest in a series of moves by President Volodimir Zelensky to block Moscow and Minsk connections to his country.

"Your assets in Ukraine are blocked, your properties will be used for our defense," Zelensky said in a video address, Reuters reports.

The sanctioned companies are mainly engaged

, according to the list published by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

The list includes Russian potash fertilizer producer and exporter Uralkali, Belarusian state potash producer Belaruskali, Belarusian Railways, as well as Russia's VTB-Leasing and Gazprombank Leasing, both engaged in transport leasing.

Ukraine has sanctioned hundreds of Russian and Belarusian individuals and companies since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year.

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08.05

German arms maker Rheinmetall set to ramp up production

German arms maker Rheinmetall is willing to significantly increase production of tank and artillery ammunition to meet

and the West, and may

, CEO Armin Papperger told Reuters.

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08.00

Zelensky now calls for long-range missiles to deal with the Russians

The president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, has demanded this Saturday

, such as the one produced against the Donetsk region and which has caused at least three deaths and fourteen injuries.

"Ukraine needs long-range missiles, in particular, to eliminate this possibility of the occupier placing his missile launchers somewhere far from the front line and destroying Ukrainian cities with them," he said in his latest speech, Efe reports.

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07.50

Intensification of fighting in the Donetsk region

With fighting intensifying in the Donetsk region, the exact line of contact is unclear, especially around the city of Bakhmut, where some of the heaviest fighting of the war has taken place in recent weeks.

The Wagner Group has already made premature success statements.

Ukraine has said that the Russian offensive on Bakhmut is not over, but the

.

President Volodimir Zelenskiy said on Friday that it was serious.

Four civilians were killed, one in Bakhmut, and 17 wounded in Russian attacks on the region on Saturday, Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the Donetsk region, said on the Telegram messaging app, Reuters reports.

Ukraine has received promises of Western main battle tanks and is looking for fighter jets to deal with Russian and pro-Moscow forces, which are slowly advancing along part of the front line.

On Saturday, Zelenskiy's top adviser said accelerated talks were taking place between Ukraine and its allies over their requests for

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07.30

Ukraine says it has repelled an attack in Blahodatne

Ukraine's army said on Sunday its forces

​​the eastern Donetsk region, while the Russian private military group Wagner said it had taken control of the village.

"Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of ... Blahodatne ... in the Donetsk region," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in its morning daily report. , referring to the fighting on Saturday.

He added that his forces repelled Russian attacks in the areas of 13 other settlements in the Donetsk region.

The Wagner Group, designated by the United States as a transnational criminal organization, said on Saturday on the Telegram messaging app that its units had taken control of Blahodatne.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports.

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