Russia withdraws officers from Kherson amid Ukrainian counter-offensive – think tank
It comes as Ukraine says its forces have continued their counter-offensives in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
It comes as Ukraine says its forces have continued their counter-offensives in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Kherson has been in Russian hands since the early days of the invasion, but now faces a Ukrainian counter-offensive.
Ukrainian air defences have tried to shoot down drones and incoming missiles.
An expert told Forces News "the genie is well and truly out of the bottle" when it comes to drone use in war.
"The Iranians have put trainers and tech support in Crimea", according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
Thousands of the BMP armoured fighting vehicles continue to fight on both sides in the conflict in Ukraine.
The exercise comes as Russia's war in Ukraine heightens fear of nuclear escalation, or any confusion that could lead to escalation.
Tobias Ellwood MP, Chair of the Defence Select Committee, spoke to Forces News.
"The public need to be reassured that we are taking a strong lead in this area," the Prime Minister's official spokesman said.
The Chief of Defence Staff has called for a "war-fit" Armed Forces to face the generational challenge of Russia.
Many of the silent rifles have been recovered by the Security Service of Ukraine.
UK intelligence suggests it is worsening low morale and poor cohesion among Russian troops.
Airstrikes have cut power and water supplies to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians.
General Sir Richard Barrons told Forces News Russia's recent drone strikes on Kyiv are "trying to deplete" Ukrainian's will to fight.
It is the second Russian barrage in as many weeks, after months in which air attacks had become a rarity in Ukraine's capital.
It comes in the same district where a missile struck a children's playground and the intersection near university buildings a week ago.