Young Russians are embracing Kremlin propaganda, reshaping the Ukraine war narrative with ultranationalist views and seeing themselves as patriotic truth defenders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000, the third time he has expanded its ranks since launching his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Murza, a prominent Russian opposition figure, urges Western governments and Russia's exiled opposition to prepare for a democratic transition in Russia post-Putin. Following his release from a Siberian penal colony,

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was ramping up drone production by around ten times to nearly 1.4 million this year in a bid to ensure the Russian armed forces win in Ukraine.

In 2023, the Russian army received about 140,000 drones of different types, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. This year, Moscow is planning to produce 1.4 million, he claimed.

The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that 101 Ukrainian drones attacked the territory of the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 20-21. Source: Russian Defence Ministry Details: The Russian Defence Ministry stated that their air defence systems allegedly intercepted and destroyed 101 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones.