Polls conducted by "Gallup", "Levada" and other think tanks revealed that the majority of Russians and Ukrainians believe that a peace agreement should be reached. The situation at the front did not indicate this. The chances for peace have never been higher. Are the parties making good use of it?

The President of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Jomart Tokaev, has ordered the relevant authorities to take urgent measures to ensure the security of important military and civilian facilities due to the escalation of the situation in Ukraine.

A number of countries, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan, called on their citizens to leave Ukraine. Ukraine has started striking Russian territory with missiles provided by the West. Russia is preparing to respond to this.

The mass media estimate that Ukraine has about 50 US ATACMS missiles, each of which costs 1 million dollars, due to their high accuracy. Recently, US President Joe Biden approved the launch of these missiles into Russian territory.

Russia hit Ukraine with Iskander-M ballistic missile, X-59/69 air missile and Shahed drone. As a result of the attacks, 9 people were killed and more than 65 people were injured in Zaparozhye, Kharkiv, Sumy and Odessa regions.

Analyzes of North Korea's military aid to Russia have taken place on the main pages of international publications. In the face of Western sanctions and international isolation, the strengthening of cooperation between these two authoritarian countries has attracted the attention of many. So, is this cooperation a sign that the war will move to Asia? In an article by political researcher Jonathan Fenton-Harvey.

A 51-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, who participated in the war in Ukraine with the Russian troops, was imprisoned for five years. It turned out that he was injured due to the explosion of a shell thrown by a Ukrainian drone.

At night, Russia attacked the territory of Ukraine with the help of 8 X-59/69 missiles, 2 Iskandar-M ballistic missiles and 43 Shahed drones. One of the rockets hit an apartment building in Kharkiv, killing one child and injuring 34 people.

According to the UN Population Fund, since 2014, the population of Ukraine has decreased by approximately 10 million people (only after 2022 - by 8 million). In particular, 6.7 million people went abroad as refugees. Also, at least 11,973 civilians were killed during the war.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its forecast regarding the duration of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The current baseline scenario suggests that fighting could continue until the end of 2025, and the worst-case scenario until mid-2026. At the moment, most analysts predict that the conflict may end next year due to the change of administration in the White House.