Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing during a military parade marking 80 years since Japan's surrender in World War II. "Relations between North Korea and Russia are good," Putin told Kim, "The North Korean military helped in the fighting in Kursk province. Your soldiers fought bravely." According to Putin, the two countries "are fighting together against contemporary neo-Nazis." Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched 502 drones and 24 ballistic missiles toward Ukraine overnight.