980 days ago, Russia's massive attack on Ukraine began. Ukraine plans to mobilize 160,000 people to join the army fighting against Russia. People, – said Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) in Kyiv Aleksey Goncharenko referring to the speech of the Secretary of the Council of Security and National Defense Alexander Litvinenko. What happened in Ukraine and its surroundings during the last 24 hours?
> On the night from Monday to Tuesday, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 26 out of 48 drones of various types used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram. The Russian army hit the city of Krivoy Roh with an Iskander-M ballistic missile.
> The Pentagon spokesman expressed concern that Russia plans to use North Korean recruits in the fight against Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region. He said that he could not confirm the presence of Kim Jong Un's troops in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyi held talks with his South Korean counterpart Jung Suk-Jol on Tuesday to activate the exchange of intelligence and experience.
> On Monday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sibiha ended his visit to South Africa, and on Tuesday, Russian bombers landed at the South African air force base in Waterkloof near Pretoria.
> Ukraine plans to mobilize 160,000 people to join the anti-Russian army. People, – said Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) in Kyiv Aleksey Goncharenko referring to the speech of the Secretary of the Council of Security and National Defense Alexander Litvinenko.
Ukrainian army. Photo by PAP/EPA/NIKOLETTA STOYANOVA
> Chechen leader Ramazan Kadyrov announced the drone attack on the Putin University of Special Forces in Gudermes. He reported that “only the roof of the empty building caught fire.” According to the Chechen opposition network Niiso, two explosions were heard in the university building.
> In Reykjavík, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in his speech in the oldest parliament of the world – Iceland's Alting, which met in 930, that the war will not end while Ukrainian children remain in Russia.
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