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The moment of the delivery of the instrument of accession of Sweden to NATO, turning it into the 32nd member of the alliance, one year after Finland's entry. With the invasion of Ukraine, Putin convinced two countries with historical policies of neutrality to join NATO.

Zaluzhnyi, the former commander of the Ukrainian forces, may soon take up the significant position of Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom, one of the countries most committed to supporting Ukraine's defensive effort against the Russian invasion.

Russian factory producing Iranian kamikaze drones Shahed 136, known in Russia as Geran-2. In "blind attack" mode (GPS guidance without final route correction), it has a range of 2,500 km carrying a 50 kg explosive warhead. Cheap to produce (about $50,000 per unit), it is widely used for large-scale attacks to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses.