Against the backdrop of an outbreak of influenza in Russia, antibiotics, antipyretics and some other medicines have disappeared from pharmacy chains. The reason is not so much the sanctions and international isolation of Russia, but the fact that the authorities set too low prices for drugs, the cost of which is regulated by the state. Details. Roszdravnadzor reported on Wednesday about temporary delays in the delivery of the required amount of drugs to pharmacies.

The scale of the investigated war crimes committed by Russian troops in the Kherson region is much larger than in the Kyiv region, Reuters reports citing Ukrainian law enforcement officials. In their opinion, this is due to the fact that the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region was under occupation longer than the Kyiv region. Details.

In the daily briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the representative of the department Igor Konashenkov did not say anything about the attack on Bakhmut and Soledar. On the eve of Evgeny Prigozhin and the telegram channels associated with him reported the capture of Soledar under control. Details. Konashenkov said that “in the Donetsk direction the successful offensive operations of the Russian troops continued,” but did not specify what the successes were and where they achieved.

Western countries at the beginning of 2023 for the first time since the beginning of the war announced plans to supply tanks to Ukraine. According to official statements and leaks in the press, we are talking about sending several dozen cars. In addition, Kyiv can receive up to 100 infantry fighting vehicles. However, this is much less than Ukraine needs in order to return the territories occupied by Russia after February 24th. Details.

As the Agency found out, in Russia there is a practice of sending wounded servicemen to the combat zone without the decision of the military medical commission (VVK). The soldiers are returned to the front with shrapnel in their limbs and shot through the lungs. According to lawyers and human rights activists, this is contrary to the law. Details.

The increase in the draft age in Russia turned out to be not just a three-year increase in the lower and upper limits of the draft age (21-30 years instead of 18-27 years). Already in the spring, young men from 18 to 30 years old will be taken into the army. This follows from a quote by Andrey Kartapolov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, which was quoted by Parliamentary Newspaper.