Russian forces conducted the largest series of combined drone and missile strikes targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure since the start of the full-scale invasion during the night of March 21-22.
The National Resistance Center has reported that Russia has recruited convicts for the war against Ukraine into a new special assault unit called Shtorm Gladiator. Source: Ukraine's National Resistance Center (NRC) Details: The NRC noted that this is a privileged semi-secret battalion consisting of several hundred convicts with combat experience, named "gladiators" in honour of a former general of the 58th Army who went by the alias "Spartak".
Russia has deployed about 35,000 Russian guardsmen in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT), as reported by the resistance movement. Source: National Resistance Center (NRC) Quote: "According to data provided by the Ukrainian underground, as of January 2024, the Russian Federation concentrated about 35,000 Russian Guardsmen on TOT.
Russia has become concerned about partisan activity and anti-Kremlin attitudes among the local population in the occupied territories of Ukraine as its presidential elections approach.