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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance

Russian construction firms may be fined for failing to provide “volunteers” to serve in Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defence said in its intelligence report this morning.

“Moscow’s municipal authorities are highly likely threatening to withdraw contracts from construction firms if they fail to hit quotas for providing ‘volunteers’ to serve in Ukraine. One company has reportedly been set a target of 30 volunteers by the end of August 2023,” the Ministry wrote.