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All men in Russia are required to do a year-long military service, or equivalent training during higher education, from the age of 18.
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In July Russia’s lower house of parliament voted to raise the maximum age at which men can be conscripted to 30 from 27. The new legislation came into effect on 1 January 2024.
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Compulsory military service has long been a sensitive issue in Russia, where many men go to great lengths to avoid being handed conscription papers during the twice-yearly call-up periods.
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It has gone 10am in Kyiv and 11am in Moscow. This is our latest Guardian blog covering all the latest developments over the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Russia launched 16 missiles and 11 drones at Ukraine in an overnight air attack, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday morning.
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In a statement on Telegram, the air force said it had managed to down nine of the drones and nine of the missiles. It did not identify their targets.
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For over a week, Russia has significantly stepped up an air strike campaign against Ukrainian energy facilities, causing significant damage and leaving Ukrainians fearing a return to the blackouts seen in the first winter of the full-scale war.
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Here are the latest developments:
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Ukraine’s largest private energy firm, DTEK, says five of its six plants have been damaged or destroyed with 80% of its generating capacity lost after two weeks of Russian attacks. The head of the firm says repairs could take up to 18 months. Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Russia was carrying out “vile strikes” designed to cause the “bleeding” of Ukrainian energy. DTEK, which meets about a quarter of the country’s needs, has seen its thermal power stations and other facilities repeatedly hit by Russian missiles, drones and artillery in more than two years of war.
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France’s defence minister said Paris would deliver “hundreds” of armoured personnel carriers and anti-aircraft missiles as part a new aid package to Ukraine in its war against Russia. “To hold such a extensive frontline, the Ukrainian army needs for example our VAB vehicles: it’s absolutely essential for troop mobility,” said Sebastien Lecornu. “We’re talking about hundreds of them for 2024 and early 2025,” he said. France is pushing defence companies to ramp up production to meet the needs of its own army and to ensure continued support to Ukraine after Kyiv warned its stocks of munitions are running low.
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Russia maintains a significant quantitative advantage in the conflict, overmatching Ukraine in munitions and equipment numbers, according to the UK Ministry of Defence’s latest intelligence report. Moscow is likely recruiting approximately 30,000 additional personnel a month and can highly likely continue to absorb losses and continue attacks aimed at wearing down Ukrainian forces. Russian forces also have maintained a gradual advance west of Avdiivka and in late March, almost certainly took control of two villages and are continuing to contest others in the area, according to the report.
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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday Russian and Belarusian athletes “were not welcome” at the Olympics being staged in the French capital this year, according to Agence France-Presse. “I want to tell Russian and Belarusian athletes that they are not welcome in Paris and to tell Ukrainian athletes and all the Ukrainian people that we support them very strongly,” Hidalgo said in a video posted by Ukrainian YouTube channel, United News. Hidalgo made her comments on a trip to Kyiv where she visited a training centre for Ukrainian athletes. Russian athletes can compete in the Paris Olympics, which run from 26 July until 11 August but only as neutrals.
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In response, Moscow launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee, arguing the IOC’s restrictions on Russian athletes amounted to “neo-nazism”. The IOC suspended Russia from the 2024 Games last year, but gave the green light for its athletes to compete as neutrals as long as they did not actively support the Kremlin’s assault on Ukraine.
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The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, says Europe is entering a “prewar” era, cautioning that the continent is not ready and urging European countries to step up defence investment. Tusk’s comments came days after a Russian missile briefly breached Polish airspace during a major attack on Ukraine, prompting Warsaw to put its forces on heightened readiness. In an interview with a group of European newspapers reported by the BBC, Tusk said: “I don’t want to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept from the past. It’s real and it started over two years ago.” Tusk has been using his platform to try to add a sense of urgency to Europe’s debates about defence and aid to Ukraine, amid fears about the future of American assistance and concerns about defence industrial capacity.
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Foreign diplomats in Russia have laid flowers at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people. Those in attendance included ambassadors from the US, EU countries, Africa and Latin America. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said the “around 130 diplomatic missions” taking part included representatives of “unfriendly states.” An affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest on Russian soil in years. The Kremlin, however, has insisted that Ukraine and the west had a role, something Kyiv has vehemently denied.
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A Moscow court has ordered a Russian journalist who covered the trials of the late Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, and other dissidents to remain in custody pending an investigation and trial on charges of extremism. Antonina Favorskaya, also identified by court officials as Antonina Kravtsova, was arrested earlier this month. On Friday, Moscow’s Basmanny district court ordered that she remain in pre-trial detention at least until 28 May. The hearing was conducted behind closed doors at the request of the investigators, which was supported by the presiding judge. Favorskaya and her lawyer protested against the decision, the independent Russian news site Mediazona reported.
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important events
Russian Orthodox Church leaders have described the conflict as a “holy war” against Ukraine.
The head of the church is Patriarch Kirill, reinforced the Kremlin’s rhetoric about Russia’s war in Ukraine, casting it as an existential and civilizational “holy war.” According to the US-based news agency, this is a significant shift for Russian authorities, who have so far carefully avoided officially labeling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a war of any kind. War Research Institute.
In a new ideological and policy document, Kirill calls Putin’s “special military operation” a holy war (Svyashenaya Voina), referring to eastern and southeastern Ukraine, and the Russian people’s struggle for “national liberation in southwestern Russia.” He said that this is a new stage of development.
Kirill claimed that the Ukraine war was a holy war because Russia was defending “Holy Russia” and the world from the onslaught of globalism and the victory of the West, which had descended into Satanism.
The Patriarch argued that the war in Ukraine would end when Russia assumed exclusive influence over all of modern-day Ukraine and eliminated the Ukrainian government that the Kremlin deemed hostile to Russia.
President Putin signs spring conscription order
president of russia Vladimir Putin The Russian government has signed a decree establishing a regular spring conscription campaign, conscripting 150,000 citizens into statutory military service, according to a document posted on the Kremlin’s website on Sunday, Reuters reports. Became.
Starting from the age of 18, all Russian men are required to complete one year of military service or equivalent training during higher education.
In July, Russia’s lower house of parliament voted to raise the upper age limit for male military service from 27 to 30. The new law came into effect on January 1, 2024.
Compulsory military service has long been a sensitive issue in Russia, and many men go to great lengths to avoid being handed draft papers during the twice-yearly muster period.
Opening overview
It’s past 10am Kyiv and 11am Moscow. This is the Guardian’s latest blog. Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Russia It launched 16 missiles and 11 drones. ukraine The Ukrainian Air Force announced Sunday morning that there had been an overnight air raid.
The Air Force announced in a statement on Telegram that it had successfully shot down nine unmanned aerial vehicles and nine missiles. No target was identified.
For more than a week, Russia has significantly stepped up its air campaign against energy facilities in Ukraine, causing severe damage and leaving Ukrainians fearing a repeat of the power outages seen in the first winter of full-scale war. I’m worried about that.
Here are the latest developments:
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Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, said five of its six power plants were damaged or destroyed during the two-week Russian attack, resulting in a loss of 80% of its power generation capacity.. Company officials said repairs could take up to 18 months. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia was carrying out a “despicable attack” aimed at causing a “leakage” of Ukraine’s energy. DTEK, which meets about a quarter of the country’s needs, has seen its thermal power plants and other facilities repeatedly attacked by Russian missiles, drones and artillery during more than two years of war.
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France’s defense minister said Paris would provide “hundreds” of armored personnel carriers and anti-aircraft missiles as part of a new package of aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia. “To hold such an extensive front, the Ukrainian army needs VAB vehicles, for example, which are absolutely essential for the mobility of the army,” said Sebastian Lecornu. “We’re talking about hundreds of cases towards 2024 and early 2025,” he said. France has called on defense companies to increase production to meet the needs of its military and ensure continued support for Ukraine after Kiev warned that munitions stocks were running low. There is.
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According to the UK Ministry of Defense’s latest intelligence report, Russia maintains a quantitative advantage in the conflict, outnumbering Ukraine in munitions and equipment.. Moscow is likely recruiting around 30,000 additional personnel per month and is likely to absorb losses and continue attacks aimed at wearing down the Ukrainian military. Russian forces are also making gradual advances west of Avdiivka, almost certain to capture two villages in late March, and continue fighting other villages in the region, the report said.
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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday that athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be welcome at this year’s Olympics in the French capital.reported France Presse. “I want to say to the Russian and Belarusian players that they are not welcome in Paris, and to the Ukrainian players and all Ukrainian people that we I want to let them know that I strongly support them.” Hidalgo made the comments during a trip to Kiev where he visited the Ukrainian players’ training center. Russian athletes can compete at the Paris Olympics, which will be held from July 26 to August 11, but only as neutral athletes.
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In response, Moscow launched a ferocious attack on the International Olympic Committeeclaimed that the IOC’s restrictions on Russian athletes constituted “neo-Nazism.” The IOC last year suspended Russia from participating in the 2024 Games, but gave the green light for Russian athletes to compete as a neutral country unless they actively support the Kremlin’s attack on Ukraine.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Europe was entering a “pre-war” era, warned the continent was not ready and urged European countries to step up defense investment. Tusk’s comments came days after Russian missiles briefly violated Polish airspace during a major attack on Ukraine, prompting Warsaw to step up military preparedness.In an interview with a European newspaper group BBC reported, Mr. Tusk said. “I don’t mean to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept of the past. It’s true, and it started more than two years ago.” Amid concerns about the future of U.S. aid and concerns about defense industrial capabilities. , Mr. Tusk is using his platform to inject a sense of urgency into the European debate over Ukraine’s defense and aid.
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Russian diplomats laid flowers at the scene of last week’s attack on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow that killed 144 people. Attendees included ambassadors from the United States, EU countries, Africa, and Latin America. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported that “about 130 diplomatic missions” took part, including representatives of “unfriendly countries.” Officials from the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, which was Russia’s deadliest in years. But the Kremlin alleges that Ukraine and the West also had a role, a charge Kiev vehemently denies.
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A Moscow court has ordered a Russian journalist who covered the trial of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and other dissidents to remain detained pending investigation and trial on extremism charges. . The suspect, Antonina Favorskaya (also identified by court officials as Antonina Kravtsova), was arrested earlier this month. On Friday, Moscow’s Basmany District Court ordered her to remain in pretrial detention until at least May 28. The hearing was held behind closed doors at the request of the investigators, and the presiding judge supported this request. Mediazona, an independent Russian news site, reported that Favorskaya and her lawyer protested the decision.
