+++ 06:12 Selenskyj: "Will increase the capabilities of our state" +++
The Ukrainian arms industry is to expand its capacities in the near future. President Zelensky announced this without giving any further details. "Next week - we are already preparing for this - we will definitely increase the capabilities of our state, especially our defense industry," he says. Most recently, the construction of a tank production plant by a German company was under discussion.
+++ 05:31 Kremlin censors families of mobilized soldiers +++Russiacensors 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 negative effects 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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- The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Selensky, mentioned an upcoming increase in the country's military capabilities, particularly its defense industry, in response to the ongoing Ukraine conflict, which involves Russia and NATO.
- Amidst the military operations and conflict in Ukraine, the global arms industry witnessed lower revenues in 2022, despite an increase in orders, as stated in a report published by the Stockholm-based peace research institute Sipri.
- Russia, in an attempt to suppress protests among the families of mobilized soldiers, has been censoring their social media accounts, according to a US think tank ISW and an BBC Russia article.
- Cyberwarfare has also been a part of the Ukraine conflict, as reported by Ukrainian sources, who claim that Russian forces have targeted their country with kamikaze drones.
Source: www.ntv.de
