Russian Armed Forces

Russian armed forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, striking an industrial enterprise with guided bombs and causing two deaths and seven injuries, including an 11-year-old child. Additional injuries occurred in a separate daytime attack on a city street, with the casualty toll remaining preliminary.

Russian armed forces struck a Red Cross humanitarian warehouse in Kyiv, destroying 320,000 relief items worth over HR 79 million ($1,764,719), including generators, defibrillators, and other emergency supplies. A delivery vehicle was also damaged in the strike, which occurred during a broader overnight assault that killed 20 people in the capital.

Two people were injured after Russian armed forces launched over 40 drone and artillery attacks across four districts of Dnipropetrovsk region. The attacks damaged an agricultural enterprise, a dormitory, private homes, vehicles, and caused fires in several communities.

Russian armed forces launched seven guided bomb strikes on Kharkiv, hitting three districts and resulting in one 15-year-old boy killed and 32 people wounded, including children. Private homes were damaged, and fires were reported in the affected areas.

Ukraine's military claimed a strike on an electronics manufacturing plant in Voronezh, Russia. The plant is alleged to produce electronic components for the Russian armed forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree increasing the authorized personnel size of the Russian Armed Forces by nearly 10,000, marking the second expansion in four months. The total military strength is now nearly 2.4 million, including 1.5 million active servicemen.

The United Nations added Russian armed and security forces to its blacklist for conflict-related sexual violence, citing 310 verified cases of abuse against Ukrainian prisoners and civilians. Israel and Hamas were also added to the list for similar allegations involving Palestinian detainees and the Oct. 7 attacks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree canceling debts up to 10 million rubles for new recruits in the Ukraine war. A separate new law authorizes the use of Russian armed forces to protect citizens abroad.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law enabling the deployment of military forces abroad to protect Russian citizens arrested or prosecuted by foreign courts whose jurisdiction Moscow rejects. Analysts warn the law could be used to intimidate nations enforcing International Criminal Court warrants against Russian officials, including Putin.

Poland scrambled fighter jets and activated air defense systems overnight Saturday-Sunday in response to a massive Russian bombardment of Ukraine. The Polish Armed Forces deployed all tactical aviation assets and placed radar and missile units on maximum alert to protect airspace near the Ukrainian border.

Russian jets intercepted a UK spy plane over the Black Sea, with one jet flying as close as 19 feet to the British plane's nose. The incident involved a UK aircraft and Russian military jets. The close proximity of the jets posed a significant danger to the UK plane.

The article discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin's unveiling of new nuclear weapons, including a nuclear-powered missile and a torpedo that can spark radioactive tsunamis. These weapons are designed to orbit the earth before striking anywhere, posing a significant threat to global security. The article highlights the potential dangers of these advanced weapons.