Armenia continues its attempts to move out from under Russian influence. It is doing so gradually, without abrupt moves, wary that the former “big brother” might shift its focus from the bombing of Ukraine and turn close attention to its southern outpost. Such a possibility, despite Moscow’s deep involvement in the Ukrainian campaign, still exists.

The command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) in the Sumy region has reportedly requested the redeployment of personnel from the State Border Service who are currently stationed along Ukraine’s border with the EU.

Russian border guards briefly entered Estonian territory on December 17 before returning to Russia, Estonian authorities said, stressing that the incident posed no security threat.

North Korean border guard forces received 250 launchers of up-to-date tactical ballistic missiles that were produced domestically, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.

Several people are reported wounded in an armed clash between members of a terrorist group and Iranian border guards in the Saravan border region of Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran, General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, commander of Iran's Border Guards, has said, News.Az reports.