Intercontinental ballistic missiles, North Korean troops, and now Yemeni mercenaries for fighting in Ukraine. The Ukraine war continues to globalize and escalate by Russia as reported by the 'Financial Times', linking this operation to the rebel group of the Houthis.
According to this source, the recruitment of Yemeni mercenaries highlights how Moscow is getting closer to Iran and its allied groups, like the Houthis, in the Middle East. Yemeni mercenaries have stated to the 'Financial Times' that they were promised high salaries and even Russian nationality in exchange for fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine.
The British newspaper recalls that mercenaries from Nepal and India have already been present in the conflict in Ukraine, in addition to around 12,000 North Korean soldiers sent to support Russian troops in defending the province of Kursk, invaded by the Ukrainian Army.
Ukraine attacks with drones an energy infrastructure in the Russian region of Kaluga
Ukraine attacked early this morning with drones an energy infrastructure in the Russian region of Kaluga, located over 120 kilometers from the nearest point of the border between both countries, as revealed by GUR sources to the Ukrainian public news agency Ukrinform.
According to these sources, a series of explosions occurred in the infrastructure shortly after midnight on Monday, where the impact of Ukrainian kamikaze drones also caused a fire.
Russian authorities had previously reported the downing of 8 Ukrainian drones in the Kaluga region. "A fire broke out on the territory of an industrial company at the site of the drone fragments' fall," wrote the governor of that entity in the Russian Federation, Vladislav Shapsha, on his Telegram channel.
Russia attacks energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian region of Mykolaiv
Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in the southern region of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, and industrial facilities in the southeastern region of Zaporizhia overnight, said Ukrainian authorities on Monday, as reported by Reuters.
Engineers had restored electricity supply to most consumers facing power outages after the early morning attack, said Mykolaiv Governor Vitaliy Kim through the Telegram messaging app. The governor did not report any casualties and mentioned that the air defense system shot down two drones over the region.
Russia captures a British citizen fighting alongside Ukraine in the Kursk region
The Russian army has captured a British citizen who was fighting alongside Ukrainian troops in the partially occupied region of Kursk, reported the state news agency Tass on Monday, citing unidentified police sources.
The man was identified by Tass and other media as James Scott Rhys Anderson. Tass quoted him saying that he had served as a signalman in the British army for four years and then joined the International Legion of Ukraine, formed at the beginning of Russia's nearly three-year war against its neighbor.
In Ukraine, Anderson allegedly served as an instructor for Ukrainian troops and was sent to the Kursk region against his will. Tass released a video of the man saying in English that he does not want to be "here".
At least 10 people injured in a Russian attack in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
Reuters reports that a Russian attack in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country, injured at least 10 people on Monday morning, according to the mayor through the Telegram messaging app.
The regional governor of Kharkiv, Oleh Syniehubov, stated that the attack caused a fire on one of the central streets of the city and damaged civilian infrastructure and vehicles.
Russia shoots down 25 Ukrainian drones over four of its regions
Russian anti-aircraft batteries shot down 25 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over four regions of the country last Sunday night, including three bordering Ukraine: Kursk, Bryansk, and Belgorod, as reported by Efe.
As announced today by the Ministry of Defense, a total of eight devices were intercepted over the Kaluga region, over 120 kilometers from the nearest point of the Ukrainian border. "A fire broke out on the territory of an industrial company at the site of the drone fragments' fall," wrote the governor of that entity in the Russian Federation, Vladislav Shapsha, on his Telegram channel.
Guterres criticizes landmines following the US announcement to supply them to Ukraine
The UN Secretary-General criticized on Monday the "renewed threat" of anti-personnel mines, shortly after the United States announced that it will supply this type of weapons to the Ukrainian forces fighting the Russian invasion, as reported by Afp.
In statements sent to a conference in Cambodia to assess progress in a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, António Guterres emphasized the advances in the elimination and destruction of mines worldwide.
"But the threat persists. This includes the renewed use of anti-personnel mines by some signatories of the convention, as well as some who are lagging in their commitments to destroy these weapons," added the Secretary-General in a statement.
Russia says it has shot down seven Ukrainian missiles over the Kursk region
Russia's air defense systems destroyed seven Ukrainian missiles overnight over the Kursk region, said the governor of the Russian region bordering Ukraine on Monday. He added that the air defense units also destroyed seven Ukrainian drones.
Pro-Russian military analyst Roman Alyokhin, serving as an advisor to the governor, stated on his Telegram messaging channel that "Kursk was the target of a massive attack with foreign-made missiles" during the night.