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The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired missiles and drones at 11 of the country’s regions. It was the 33rd consecutive night of aerial attacks behind the frontline and set a new monthly record of drone barrages. Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, was targeted by several waves of Russian attack drones overnight. No casualties were reported.
Russia plans to boost its defence budget by almost 30 percent next year as it diverts resources to its war on Ukraine, spending more on the military than welfare and education combined, a draft budget indicated.
Russian troops are trying to use a heavy flamethrower system and drop guided bombs near the Vovchansk aggregate plant in the Kharkiv oblast, according to reports.
Russia is planning to draft 133,000 Russians between October and January, according to a decree – signed by Russian president Vladimir Putin – which affects those not in the reserve and who are eligible for military service.
Putin vowed that Moscow would accomplish all goals it has set for itself in Ukraine. “The truth is on our side. All goals set will be achieved,” the Russian president said in a video message released to mark the second anniversary of what Russia calls “Reunification Day”, when Moscow annexed four Ukrainian regions.
A Russian court sentenced Alexander Permyakov, a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously injured the nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin, to life in prison.
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Moscow aims to draft 133,000 Russians during new round of conscription in autumn
Russia is planning to draft 133,000 Russians between October and January, according to a decree signed by Vladimir Putin earlier today. It affects those not in the reserve and who are eligible for military service.
It means men aged 18-30 will be drafted as part of the regularly occurring autumn conscription campaign, according to the Kyiv Independent.
Russian forces are pushing forward in eastern Ukraine on parts of a vast 1,000 km (627-mile) frontline and are trying to eject Ukrainian forces from Russia’s Kursk region.
In April, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed a bill to lower the minimum conscription age from 27 to 25 to increase the numbers joining the military. Kyiv was desperate to replenish its drained and depleted forces. Russia has a huge advantage in numbers and weapons on the battlefield.
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