Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy orders military to triple daily long-range strikes on Russia
Kyiv to ramp up attacks; Russian gasoline production drops after drone strikes; Fedorov joins Italy’s defence ministry. What we know on day 1,648
TL;DR
- Ukraine plans to triple its daily long-range drone strikes on Russia to 1,000.
- Russian gasoline production has fallen to 70% of domestic consumption due to drone attacks on refineries.
- Russia is losing approximately 6,000 more troops monthly than it can recruit.
- Approximately 90% of retailers' food logistics in Ukraine have been destroyed by Russian air attacks.
- Ukraine has stored enough natural gas for the upcoming winter season.
- An emergency response was declared in Russia's Rostov region due to disruptions in the Azov-Black Sea basin.
- Ukraine's former defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, will serve as an innovation advisor at Italy's Defence Ministry.
- The UN nuclear watchdog reported three drone incidents at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.