The Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is in North Korea thanking Kim Jong Un for the 1,000 containers of military equipment and ammunition that have enabled Russian forces to attack Ukrainian defences in the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, capturing some small areas as they try to encircle the Ukrainian defenders. While the world focuses on what is happening in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine continues and there have been several significant developments over the past days.
By former British military intelligence officer Philip Ingram MBE
