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- What we know on day 585 of the invasion
Russian documents indicating a surge in military spending in 2024 suggest Moscow is preparing for “multiple further years of fighting in Ukraine”, the UK Ministry of Defence says.
In its latest intelligence update, the ministry says papers apparently leaked from Russia’s finance ministry suggest the country defence spending is set to rise to about 30% of total public expenditure in 2024.
It is highly likely that Russia can support this level of defence spending through 2024, but only at the expense of the wider economy.
Full details on Russian defence spending are always classified, but these figures suggests that Russia is preparing for multiple further years of fighting in Ukraine.
At night, the enemy massively attacked our Cherkasy region with attack drones. Unfortunately, there were hits on industrial infrastructure in [the city of] Uman.
As a result, fires broke out in warehouses. In particular, where grain was stored.
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