Moscow also said that Putin will then travel to Saudi Arabia and will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
The Times report says that “satellite imagery taken Monday morning shows the substantial scale of one of Israel’s main advances into northern Gaza."
The satellites are uniquely advanced, having better than 0.5 meter native resolution and a long life span with high imaging performance.
Iran, which has hinted about the launch for months, sees this as a major achievement.
Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programs in the Middle East, has suffered several failed satellite launches in recent years due to technical issues.
When asked by reporters if Russia would help Kim build satellites, Putin replied: "That's why we came here."
Pyongyang has said it needs a military reconnaissance satellite to boost monitoring of US military activities.
Reports cite the satellite images which show the airstrip stretching across Triton Island, however, the runway itself is reportedly much shorter than others China has built on contested islands.
The object was likely part of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle that was launched on April 22, 2023 by the Indian Space Research Organization.
The satellite is already performing its own initial checks to make sure it is functioning properly and simultaneously sending initial images.
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