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Norwegian Military Intelligence confirmed on Monday what was believed already by several analysts, that Russia’s recent test of the 9M730 Burevestnik, a low-flying, nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile, was carried out from Novaya Zemlya, an archipelago in Northern Russia located in the Arctic Ocean. Novaya Zemlya was the site of several nuclear tests carried out by the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War, including Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested, in 1961. Following the test of the missile on October 21, Norway states that it did not detect any increases in radiation emanating from Russia, which would be expected from a nuclear-powered ramjet cruise missile such as Burevestnik.

According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence for the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Russia is currently attempting to draw Laos and other “partner nations” into their war against Ukraine, alongside North Korea who has already deployed up to 12,000 soldiers to Russia’s western border with Ukraine. As part of the ongoing effort, the Kremlin is said to be organizing the initial deployment of roughly 50 combat engineers with the Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF) to the Kursk Oblast of Western Russia, under the guise of a “humanitarian mission” in support of the Russian Armed Forces. Additionally, the Main Directorate of Intelligence reports that Laos is providing free assistance to Russia by conducting rehabilitation programs for wounded servicemen who participated in combat operations against Ukraine.