The announcement comes after the military said it carried out a successful test launch of the missile on Tuesday morning.

A senior diplomat warned that the U.S. and its allies seek to take control of the region’s strategic resources and transportation corridors.

The 16-year-old ninth-grader is accused of firing multiple non-lethal shots at students at School No. 1 in the town of Gulkevichi.

Ivan Zhdanov, who served as FBK’s CEO from July 2022 until his removal in September, called for an internal audit of the organization after claiming in a recent interview that former chairman Leonid Volkov had hired “fictitious employees.”

Tikhon Dzyadko, who serves as editor-in-chief at TV Rain, was accused of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces.

In exchange for weapons and manpower, Pyongyang is believed to have received hard currency, energy supplies and critical military technologies, helping the regime bypass international sanctions.

The new measures target 49 employees of the Social Design Agency, a group already under Western sanctions for alleged election interference.

Vladimir Putin has proposed German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as a possible negotiator in talks with the European Union.

Ukrainian air force data showed a decrease in long-range Russian drone strikes compared to before the truce, but officials reported casualties nonetheless.

Yet despite a scaled-down military parade, thousands marched in the Immortal Regiment.

"I firmly believe that our cause is just," he said as Russia marked the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II.

Local media described the march as a first for the annual celebrations marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.