Residents in the Ukrainian capital were urged to head to shelters as Russia launched missile attacks at Ukraine overnight. Meanwhile, North Korean soldiers have actively joined fighting alongside Moscow's forces near the Russian border,

Putin’s forces suffer ‘second day of record casualties’ as Kursk fight intensifies - Ukraine’s military claims Russia suffered nearly 2,000 casualties in past 24 hours as fighting rages on

The expense of the war has also reportedly been found to have taken a massive toll on Russia, with the country's economy in danger of "burnout."