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Key updates Putin’s New Clothes: Sinking Fleets and the Kremlin’s Fear of Millions Who Want the War to End Russian Strikes Kill 1, Wound 15 in Kramatorsk as Civilian Toll Climbs North Korea Threatens ‘Stronger Deterrence’ Ahead of US-South Korea Drills Putin’s military makeover comes as Russia faces naval setbacks, pressure on its shadow fleet and signs that millions may support ending the war. The visual contrast is hard to miss. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky has largely replaced presidential suits with military-style clothing meant to show solidarity with troops fighting for the country’s survival. Russian strikes killed at least one person and wounded 15 in Kramatorsk, while a separate attack in Zaporizhzhia injured two more, including a child. Russian strikes killed at least one person and wounded 15 others in Ukraine’s eastern city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, according to local authorities. “At least 1 person was killed and 15 wounded as a result of the evening strikes on Kramatorsk community,” Donetsk regional governor Vadym Filashkin said. North Korea threatened stronger deterrence measures as US-South Korea drills prepare forces for possible combat with troops hardened by fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine. North Korea is denouncing upcoming joint military drills by US and South Korean forces and warning it could respond with stronger deterrence measures, according to a Foreign Ministry statement published Friday. The 11-day exercises due to begin on Monday are a regular fixture of the summer calendar, designed to prepare the United States and South Korea to defend against the nuclear-armed North.