Russian occupation authorities say new rains have delayed the start of Kyiv's expected offensive in southern Ukraine. Head of the administration of the Moscow-controlled part of Zaporizhzhia, Yevgeny Balitsky, warned the counteroffensive "could start at any moment" In Russian-occupied Mariupol, the forced mobilization of residents apparently begins.
Moscow is luring immigrants from Central Asia with high soldier pay and a fast-track procedure for naturalization – and is at least partially successful.