The report states that Russian forces are sending Syrian mercenaries to the front lines, where they suffer heavy casualties. The intelligence agency highlighted the treatment of Syrian fighters by Russians,

A partial evacuation has been ordered in Russia's Tver region after a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire there, the local governor has said. Igor Rudenya said emergencies services in the town of Toropets were trying to "localise" the blaze caused by falling drone wreckage.