+++ 05:31 Kremlin censors families of mobilized soldiers +++
Russia is censoring relatives of mobilized Russian soldiers on social media for fear of their protests. According to the US think tank Institute for the Study of War, the Kremlin wants to avoid any negative impact on the 2024 presidential election campaign. ISW quotes an article from BBC Russia. According to the article, online bots with fake profiles attacked the relatives and accused them of having links to imprisoned opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
+++ 03:25 Despite the war: global arms industry records lower revenues +++Theworld's 100 largest arms companies recorded lower revenues in 2022 despite the war in Ukraine. According to a report published by the Stockholm-based peace research institute Sipri, they generated 597 billion dollars (around 543.4 billion euros), 3.5 percent less than in the previous year. At the same time, however, companies acquired significantly more orders. Sipri therefore expects considerably higher revenues in the coming years. Sipri explains the development with capacity bottlenecks, particularly in the USA. Companies often take a long time to expand their production. Some of their unfinished orders date back to the time before the war in Ukraine.
+++ 01:25 Moscow car factory on fire +++A fire has broken out at a car factory in Moscow. Videos on X and Telegram from local residents show flames leaping high. An area of 1000 square meters was affected and the fire is spreading. There is no official information on the cause of the fire.
+++ 00:16 Ukraine: Offensive on Melitopol continues +++TheUkrainian armed forces say they are continuing an offensive operation in the direction of Russian-occupied Melitopol. This was announced on Telegram by the commander of the Tavria Group, General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi. The operation is causing losses to the occupying forces in terms of manpower and equipment.
+++ 22:18 Russia fires kamikaze drones at southern Ukraine +++Russianforces have fired a group of kamikaze drones at southern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian sources. These are the Iranian Shahed drones, the Ukrainian air force announced on Telegram. There is an air alert in at least three regions of the country: in the Kherson, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad oblasts.
+++ 21:16 Zelensky condemns "pure terrorist attacks" in Kherson +++Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemns the recent Russian attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson as "pure terrorist attacks". "In total, there were more than 20 Russian attacks in the Kherson region on this day alone," said Zelenskyi in his evening video address. "Brutal strikes, all over the city - houses, streets, hospitals." According to official reports, at least two people were killed and seven others seriously injured in the artillery attacks on Kherson. Fighting was also reported from other sections of the front. "Fierce fighting continues in dozens of places along the entire front line," says Selenskyj. "The most difficult areas are Mariinka, Avdiivka and Bakhmut."
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- Despite the escalating military operations in Ukraine, Volodymyr Selensky, the Ukrainian President, has called for the involvement of NATO to deter further Russian aggression.
- The United States and its allies have accused Russia of conducting cyberattacks against Ukraine, including a major attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in 2022.
- The NATO alliance has increased its cyber defense capabilities in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with a focus on protecting critical infrastructure and supporting Ukraine's cyberdefense efforts.
Source: www.ntv.de
