The Russian Defense Ministry may have decided to resort to “non-traditional” recruitment methods due to the shortage of soldiers: British intelligence writes this in its daily update on the situation in the country. This, points out the report published by the Ministry of Defense on Twitter, includes the recruitment of inmates in the country’s prisons to strengthen the ranks of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. If confirmed, intelligence concludes, the decision would indicate Moscow’s difficulties in replacing the high number of dead soldiers on the battlefield.
Chasiv Yar, 43 corpses were extracted from the rubble
The number of victims of the Russian missile attack against a 5-storey residential building in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk, in the night between 9 and 10 July has risen further: 43 corpses have so far been extracted by rescuers from under the rubble. This was announced by the State Emergency Service quoted by the Kyiv Independent. Nine people were rescued.
Moscow holds back on peace talks with Kiev
There are no ongoing discussions on the resumption of talks between Russia e Ukraine: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry said Peskov, according to reports from Tass. “No, at the moment there are no discussions going on,” Peskov said, replying to reporters who asked him if it was possible to resume the negotiation process.
Iran, no recent agreement on sending drones to Moscow
“The history of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation in the field of some new technologies goes back to before the war in Ukraine and recently there have been no special developments in this relationship.” This was announced by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Naser Kanani, as reported by Mehr, responding to statements by the White House that Tehran is about to supply Russia with hundreds of drones to be used in the war in Ukraine.
The new Zeemvik missile
“Carrier Killer”. This describes a ballistic missile destined for the Navy, the ‘Zeemvik’, which Russia claims is “under development”. The news is reported by the Russian agency Tass. “The hypersonic ballistic missile ‘Zmeevik’ has been under development for a long time – a military source told the agency – It will be designed to destroy large surface targets, especially aircraft carriers”. According to sources, the missile has similar characteristics to those of the Chinese ballistic missiles Df-21D and Df-26, with a range of up to 4,000 kilometers.
EU, seventh package of sanctions
The EU plans to propose a new seventh package of sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the dossier. “The proposal could include restrictions on gold imports, measures to adjust previous sanctions and additional lists of individuals and entities,” the US agency sources say.
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