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Ukraine says Russia Lt. General Igor Kirillov had been accused of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, with Kyiv citing over 4,800 recorded cases.

The Russian general was the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Forces and was wanted by Ukraine for ordering the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.

According to Reuters, Kavelashvili, a former soccer player and leader of the anti-Western People’s Power faction, was elected with overwhelming support from the Georgian Dream-dominated electoral college

According to Reuters, the presence of North Korean soldiers was first reported by Kyiv in October, with Ukrainian officials estimating that up to 11,000 troops have now been integrated into Russian forces in the region

Zelenskiy criticized Orban’s initiative, viewing it as undermining Western solidarity. Ukraine has consistently opposed peace proposals that do not include full restoration of its territorial integrity and has rejected any ceasefire that could allow Russia to regroup.

“We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years. It is time to shift to a wartime mindset, and turbocharge our defence production and defence spending," Rutte said

The UN Security Council emergency session was requested by Moscow, Russia's deputy ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyansky posted on Telegram on Sunday. 

Reuters also reported that a deal has been struck to ensure the safety of Russian military bases in the war-ravaged country

Turkey, Russia, and Iran meet in Doha as violence escalates in Syria, threatening the stability of Assad's regime and exacerbating the existing humanitarian crisis.

According to Reuters, the protests outside the Parliament in Georgia saw demonstrators building barricades, breaking windows, and setting off fireworks. Riot police responded with water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Russian forces continue their offensive, targeting villages in the industrial Donbas region and launching airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as winter intensifies.

Over recent days, Russian forces have conducted approximately 1,500 airstrikes across half of Ukraine’s regions, marking a significant escalation in their aerial campaign

According to Reuters, the ICBM, reportedly an RS-26 Rubezh with a 5,800 km range, was launched from Russia's Astrakhan region. Ukrainian officials stated that the attack damaged an industrial site in Dnipro, causing fires and injuring two people.

According to Reuters, the strikes targeted critical infrastructure across multiple regions and caused significant damage to Ukraine's energy grids

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, "This is completely untrue. This is pure fiction, it's just false information."