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The Russian armed forces are to be increased to more than two million people from 2023. President Vladimir Putin ordered this by decree. Six months after invading Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his army to be expanded. From 2023, the total army strength should total more than two million people, according to a decree by Putin. An official reason was not given. The number of military alone is to be increased by 137,000 to around 1.15 million. This includes both contract soldiers and conscripts. The paper, signed by Putin, did not say whether the military plans to increase the number of conscripts or increase the number of volunteers, or both. The remaining members of the military are civilian personnel, such as administrative employees. Nuclear Dispute Israel Calls For Nuclear Talks With Iran To Be Halted Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine on February 24. According to the Russian government, everything is going "according to plan" in the war. However, intern...

The attack on a Russian ammunition depot has produced neither fatalities nor injuries, according to the local administration. The Russian Ministry of Defense has admitted that the explosion that took place on Tuesday in a provisional ammunition depot of the Russian Army in the annexed Crimean peninsula was due to sabotage. "On the morning of August 16, as a result of sabotage, a military warehouse was destroyed in the town of Dzhankoe", the capital of the homonymous district, Defense said in a statement quoted by the Russian agency TASS. According to the Russian command, as a result of the explosions in the warehouse, several civilian facilities have been destroyed, including a high-voltage line, electrical substations, the railway line and several houses. "There are no serious injuries. The necessary measures are being taken to remedy the consequences of the sabotage," Defense added. Salman Rushdie Recovers As 'The Satanic Verses' Sales Soar According to a ...

According to the first images, at least eight planes were destroyed in the explosions in Crimea. There were violent fires, only remnants of the planes remain. After the explosions on the Russian -occupied Crimean peninsula, satellite images were released for the first time, revealing the destruction at the Russian base. Satellite images from the US company Planet Labs show that at least eight aircraft were apparently destroyed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously spoken in a video address of nine destroyed planes. Russia, on the other hand, said no planes were damaged. The satellite images show the base before and after the detonations. The picture, said to have been taken before August 9, shows several fighter jets parked at Saky Airfield. The picture, which was taken after August 10th and thus after the explosions, shows the remains of these planes - at least eight of them are apparently destroyed. Other satellite images show that a large part of the base must have...

For the first time in several months, a ship with a cargo of corn left Odessa. The "Razoni" is to be checked in Istanbul on the way to Lebanon. For the first time in several months, a ship carrying Ukrainian grain has left the port of Odessa. The cargo ship Razoni, flying the flag of Sierra Leone, has loaded a shipment of corn and is on its way towards Lebanon, Turkish broadcaster CNN Türk reported, citing the Turkish Defense Ministry. The freighter left the Ukrainian port at 8:19 a.m. (CEST) and is expected to be inspected in Istanbul this Tuesday. At 2 p.m. CEST he will be off the Bosphorus coast, said Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. After anchoring, the ship is checked and can then, like the following ships, "move on without any problems". The ministry had previously announced that the grain delivery would take place under the agreement concluded on July 22, with further exports to follow. Red Cross Struggles For Access To Olenivka Government Evacuates Donb...