"Incorporating the elections into same day of voting which is scheduled across Russia highlights the leadership’s ambition to present the areas as integral parts of Russia. This follows continued efforts to ‘Russify’ the occupied areas, which include revision of the education, communication, and transport systems. While meaningful democratic choices are no longer available to voters at even regional level elections in Russia, leaders will likely make the self-vindicating argument that new elections further justify the occupation," the reports says.https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1622489462801420288
Lithuania sends radar kits to bolster Ukraine’s maritime defense
Responding to requests from the Ukrainian Navy, Lithuania provided radar equipment that will strengthen Ukraine's ability to monitor its territorial waters.
