Russia-Ukraine War Escalates With Black Sea Strikes, North Korean Missiles

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at evolving wartime tactics from Ukraine and Russia, a new amnesty law in Lebanon, and a deadly ferry disaster in Zimbabwe. “A Unique Operation” Russia and Ukraine traded heavy—and atypical—blows on Tuesday that saw Moscow bombard Ukraine with North Korean ballistic miss

North Korean ballistic missiles struck Zaporizhzhia alongside Russian Zirkon missiles and glide bombs, killing six civilians and wounding 19. The attack highlights deepening Moscow–Pyongyang military ties and Ukraine’s air-defense shortages.