💙💛 Putin signs law extending age limit for military reservists
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that raises the age limit by five years for certain categories of citizens to remain in Russia's military reserve, as Moscow intensifies attacks on Ukraine.
The amendments to the Federal Law "On military duty and military service," published on the official portal of legal information, increases the age limits for various categories of servicemen, including soldiers, sailors, sergeants, foremen, warrant officers and midshipmen.
For soldiers, sailors and sergeants, the age limit increases from 35 to 40 years. For foremen and warrant officers, it increases from 45 to 50 years, and for midshipmen, it increases from 50 to 55 years.
Additionally, the law extends the maximum age limit for those in the mobilization reserve.
The new rules will take effect on January 1, 2024, with a transitional period until January 1, 2028 when citizens in the reserve will be gradually transferred to retirement.
💙💛 In the direction of Andriivka, south of Bakhmut, forward elements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine broke through Russian defense and are currently fighting at the outskirts of the settlement itself.
💙💛 Russian military bloggers report that today's attack on temporarily occupied Crimea was with the use of 4 Storm Shadow cruise missiles fired from a Ukrainian Su-24 bomber.
Three missiles attacked the ammunition warehouse in Vil'ne (Vesoloye airstrip) and one missile attacked the repair base of military equipment in Novostepove. All rockets hit the target.
💙💛 😠 Last Night the Russian Armed Forces continued their Campaign against Ukrainian Ports that has been ongoing since the Expiration and Withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative by Russia; however the Strikes last night Targeted the Port of Reni which is very close to the Romanian Border with several Shahed-136 “Kamikaze” Attack Drones.
"💙💛 The war will be over before next summer. We will win," Reznikov forecast in an interview with CNN
According to the defence minister, Ukraine may be admitted to NATO at the next summit of the Alliance in Washington (it will be held in July 2024). The war may end then as well.
➨ The AFU advanced towards the village of Andreevka, dislodging Russian troops from their stronghold.
➨ The AFU have had partial success on the southern outskirts of Kleshcheyevka.
➠ South of Kleshcheyevka is a height that still remains under fire control of the AFU and enables them to defend the north-western, western and south-western approaches to Kleshcheyevka. When the AFU takes this height, the Russian forces will be in a firing bag.
Ukrainian General Staff reports, for the first time, a repelled Russian attack in the direction of Khromove this evening. A key supply road is leading through this settlement.