​The Ukrainian government has submitted to the parliament a revised version of the draft law on strengthening the rules of mobilization for the army. A key provision of the new legislation is lowering the minimum age for registration from 27 to 25. Any attempt to avoid registration will result in court action at the request of personnel offices, including seizure of bank accounts and assets, restrictions on movement and vehicles. The terms of mobilization will be limited to 36 months, and there will be exceptions for potential recruits with higher education or specialized fields.

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07:40 Russian attack drones struck civilian targets in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Tuesday, lightly injuring three people, causing a fire and damaging residential buildings and infrastructure, local officials said.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Tereyov said that in two apartment buildings in the city’s Slobid district, windows were broken and several cars were broken. He also stated that there was a fire in one of the blocks.

Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleg Synegubov announced several strikes in two districts of the city and damage to civilian infrastructure. At least six drones were launched in the region, he wrote on Telegram. (Reuters)

Moscow is determined to bring the conflict with the West to an end

07:06Russia is determined to bring the conflict with the West to an end and goes beyond simple propaganda, as words match actions, reports La Stampa

The Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, the head of almost all Russian special services, Mykola Patrushev, directly called on the Russian military to prepare for a long war with the West.

06:56 Despite cooperation between London and its allies on sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is increasing its means of circumventing them, including by creating a “fleet of ghost tankers”, according to a British parliamentary report.

02:05 According to the statements of US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, Washington is using the prospect of Turkey’s return to the F-35 fighter jet production program to persuade Ankara to abandon the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems.

A brief summary of recent events:

• According to Reuters sources, Ukraine will soon receive its first large batch of long-range ballistic missiles (GLSDB), which can hit targets deep inside Russian-controlled territory, following a successful test in the US.
• The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, said that the Ukrainian troops will continue to fire domestically produced drones, as everything related to the military component on the territory of Russia must be destroyed.
• The European Union will find a solution to support Ukraine, regardless of the position of Hungary, which blocks important aid to Kiev, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, two days before a European summit.
• Viktor Orban accused the EU of planning “Armageddon” against Hungary, but Budapest did not change its position on unblocking aid to Ukraine
• Zelensky is preparing to replace the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Financial Times writes. What will the change of position of Valery Zaluzhny mean for Ukraine and who can replace him
• Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War believe that Russia is taking advantage of the increasingly loud claims of far-right European nationalist movements regarding the territory of Ukraine, citing recent statements by the political leaders of Romania and Hungary.
• VIDEO Ukrainian border guards detained a 22-year-old man who tried to fraudulently cross the border with Romania through the mountains, resorting to an original method of hiding his passport in case it was discovered.
• Former Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that the Japanese are “upset” that the Kuril Islands belong to Russia and may commit seppuku.
• ​In less than two months, on March 17 to be precise, the presidential elections will be held in Russia, which seem to leave no room for any surprises. The correspondent of Hotnews.ro analyzed public information about those who aspire to lead the Russian Federation in one of the most difficult periods of its history.
• A new investigation by independent Russian journalists has revealed the first aerial photographs of yet another luxury mansion owned by President Vladimir Putin, which covers an area twice the size of the state of Monaco in southern France.
• British Investments Secretary Dominic Johnson said on Tuesday that he had discussed seizing Russian assets blocked in the West with Wally Adeyemo, the US assistant secretary of the Treasury, but that any such action must strictly comply with international law.

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