Reconnaissance theme
Has Pyongyang begun collecting information a little further west of Ukraine for the forces they plan to send from their united Korea?
Intensive attacks on the hub Pavlohrad. The city of Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine was bombarded for over six hours on Saturday, reports The Guardian. "A devilish night and morning for Pavlohrad. The most intense attack on the city. Explosion after explosion," writes Governor Sergij Lysak on Telegram.Pavlohrad is a strategic hub in the important industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk. Russian forces have advanced in the area and are on the verge of capturing territory in the region for the first time since the invasion in 2022. See the article on SVT Nyheter.
North Korean defectors make K-pop. They grew up in one of the world's most closed countries. Now, Yu Hyuk and Kim Seok are debuting as members of a new K-pop band. The debut comes as South Korea's new president has taken a somewhat softer stance towards North Korea. Watch the segment on SVT News.
Despite the bad weather – tourists flock to Hallstatt. The small village of Hallstatt in Austria is one of the most Instagrammed places in the world and attracts thousands of tourists daily. But a large number come from Asia. – We were surprised by the Asian tourists in certain places, says Alexander Scheutz, the mayor of Hallstatt. See the segment on SVT News.