Today's top story is Ukranian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy addressed a joint session of congress where he called for more military aid; this comes as Ukraine’s military says it successfully mounted counter-offensive operations against Russia as some media reports suggest signs of compromise are appearing between the two sides.  We’ve also got reports of a failed North Korean missile launch and some news related to released prisoners out of Iran.  Remember you can find links to all of our source material in The Cipher Brief’s free daily newsletter.  Sign up at the thecipherbrief.com