- Ukraine vows to defend ‘fortress Bakhmut’ as Russian forces encircle city (theguardian.com)
- Russian oligarch warns his country could be broke by 2024 (nydailynews.com)
- Russian Troops Say They’re Being ‘Sent to the Slaughter’ in Video to Putin (msn.com)
- Netherlands warns of Russian attempts to sabotage its energy infrastructure (ft.com)
- A regiment of drafted Russian soldiers who made video plea to Putin to stop them being ‘slaughtered’ are now mostly dead, report says (news.yahoo.com)
- Russian Cargo Plane Explodes During Pressure Test, Killing One (msn.com)
- ‘Russian advance is so poor’ in Ukraine, some commanders ‘barely even know that it’s taking place’ (nbcnews.com)



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