 In NATO Lake, Russian vessel exploded and sank near Kaliningrad. The Russian trawler, Captain Labanov, sank in the Baltic Sea. Preliminarily, this happened due to an explosion on board. Russian media reported this. According to preliminary information, the explosion occurred in the Baltic Sea in a 10-mile zone not far from the coast of the Kaliningrad region. The ship sent out a distress signal. There were seven crew members on board the trawler, four were wounded. At least one person died. So Captain Labanov sank near the city of Pionersky in the Kaliningrad Oblast in the Baltic Sea, which has been described as a NATO lake following the expansion of the Alliance in response to Moscow's aggression in Ukraine. There are no reports suggesting the vessels sinking was anything other than an accident, but pro-Ukrainian social media accounts posted details of the incident next to images of the vessel. A spokesperson for the regional government said the fire was caused by an emergency situation without providing further details. According to the newspaper, Kommersant, on behalf of the government of the region, we express our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims. The wounded will be provided with all necessary medical care, the statement said. The 112 telegram channel said that the vessel had faced problems before, partially sinking in June 2021 when it fell on its side during an attempted launch near the village of Svetli, about 20 miles west of Kaliningrad. There were no casualties then, but the incident prompted an inspection by the local prosecutor's office and the waters of Kaliningrad Bay were polluted with oil products. Kaliningrad is an area of growing tension with the Russian exclave, located in strategically significant territory on the Baltic coast. According to Newsweek, it hosts military assets including naval bases, airfields and missile systems and is bordered by NATO members Lithuania and Poland. Following last month's agreement to allow the accession of Sweden to the Alliance, the region was described by some social media users as a NATO lake. North Korea prepares to send new missiles with great destructive power to Russia. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw tests of multiple rocket launcher systems that can deliver nuclear weapons in a drill this week that South Korea said could be a way for Pyongyang to market its newest missiles to Russia. Bloomberg reported this. According to verified information, recently North Korea launched three ballistic missiles. The Kyodo news agency reported citing the Defense Ministry of Japan. The missiles covered the distance of 350 km at the altitude of up to 50 km. They splashed down not far from the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula. The ministry said North Korea tested super-large multiple rocket launchers in drills aimed at proving the might and the real-war capabilities of the weapon system. The state's official Korean Central News Agency reported. The drill was aimed at proving the might and the real-war capabilities of the weapon system through the sudden manoeuvres and salvos of the sub-units of 600-millimeter multiple rocket launchers, raising the combat morale of artillerymen of multiple rocket launchers and checking and enhancing the readiness posture. Korean Central News Agency said. It also released pictures of Kim at the event watching six missiles take to the sky and celebrating later with a cigarette in his hand. During the drill, massive shells of super-large multiple rocket launchers hit the targets. According to the news agency, Kim expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the artillerymen displayed high mobility and accurate and strong striking power in carrying out their sudden combat mission. There is a good chance that they are a final performance test before exporting to Russia. South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Won-sik told reporters the US, South Korea and others have accused North Korea of sending to Russia its newest nuclear-capable ballistic missiles that are easy to hide, quick to deploy and hard to shoot down.