Calls for conscription age to be lowered as manpower shortage leaves Ukrainian city ‘on the brink’ & special forces launch 'fire attack' on major Russian petrochemical plant

Day 1,358.


As Ukrainian forces struggle against overwhelming Russian
manpower in the Zaporizhzhya region, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko
calls for the conscription age to be lowered. We bring the latest
on a corruption scandal inside Ukraine’s state nuclear power
company, and assess the geopolitical significance of Kazakhstan
joining the Abraham Accords. Meanwhile, in Russia, Sergey Lavrov
appears to have fallen out of favour with the Kremlin once again
and officials have cut off internet access around military sites.


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Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence).
@DomNicholls on X.


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


James Kilner (Former Russia Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Ukrainian minister implicated in nuclear power corruption scandal
suspended (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/minister-implicated-suspended/ 


Ukraine faces ‘huge problems’ finding soldiers as men flee
abroad, says Kyiv mayor (POLITICO):


https://www.politico.eu/article/war-in-ukraine-draft-age-russia-vitali-klitschko


UK’s Jonathan Powell contacted Moscow in bid to build back
channel to Vladimir Putin (Financial Times):


https://www.ft.com/content/f06920c2-94f6-49b8-89df-82ace669cf25?shareType=nongift 


Trump Admin Pushes to Weaken Ukraine Resolution on Russian
Occupation at UN, Sources Tell Kyiv Post (Kyiv Post):


https://www.kyivpost.com/post/63999 


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