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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military to expand to 1.5 million active troops, bringing the total military personnel to nearly 2.4 million, according to a decree dated Monday.

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.

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.

The Ukrainian military conducted a long-range drone strike on the Toropets strategic ammunition depot in Russia's Tver region, approximately 310 miles from the frontlines. -The attack destroyed one of Russia's largest ammunition facilities,