A picture released by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong-un convening an urgent operation meeting at 0:30 am on March 29, 2013 at an undisclosed location, in which he ordered strategic rocket forces to be on standby to strike US and South Korean targets at any time. (Photo by KCNA via EPA)

Dancers Marion Krebs and Judy Ness, right, pose as batter and catcher in front of the Chicago White Sox dugout before start of game with Detroit at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Ill., September 18, 1959. White Sox won, 1-0, to move within two games of clinching the American League pennant. (Photo by AP Photo)

Germany fans cheer after the 2-0 goal for Germany during the UEFA Euro 2024 football match between Germany and Hungary at the public football viewing area in Berlin, Germany on June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jörg Carstensen/AFP Photo)

Hunting for a Salmon (more precisely – Oncorhynchus nerka). Scene of action: Kuril lake, Kamchatka, Russia. Action time: October – end of November, 2012. (Photo by Sergey Gorshkov)

“Oak Sunrise” by professional photographer Alan Price has won the International Garden Photographer of the Year, “Celebrating Our Oaks” competition, run in partnership with Action Oak. Action Oak is a campaign to protect the UK’s oak trees from threats including pests and diseases. (Photo by Alan Price/IGOTY)

Sepak Takraw, ISTAF Super Series Finals Thailand 2014/2015, Nakhon Pathom Municipal Gymnasium, Huyjorake Maung, Nakonprathom, Thailand on October 20, 2015: Thailand's Sudaporn Palang in action during the group stage. (Photo by Asia Sports Ventures/Action Images via Reuters)

This Strange Russian Cartoon Shows Mario's Nasty Side and bogatyr or vityaz is a stock character in medieval East Slavic legends (byliny), akin to a Western European knight-errant.