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It looks like the Kremlin is showing its dissatisfaction with the decreasing demonstrations in the Ukrainian cities.
Done: The independence of anti-corruption agencies is restored. Ukraine's parliament has voted through the new law that restores the independence of the country's anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO.The government, and not least Zelenskyj himself, recently faced massive criticism for approving a law that stripped NABU and SAPO of their independence. This was both in Ukraine and abroad. The country’s streets were filled with demonstrators, concerned about what the law would mean for Ukraine’s future in the EU, among other things.The new law that has now been passed replaces the criticized law. See the article on SVT Nyheter.
Ukraine: Russian drones equipped with jet engines. Russian-Iranian Shahed drones, a cheap kamikaze drone, have been extensively used by the Russian military during the war. They are launched every day, sometimes hundreds at a time, against Ukraine.So far, they have been equipped with cheap engines that have given them their distinctive moped-like sound. But now a new variant of the Shahed drone has emerged, equipped with a jet engine, according to Ukraine. On Wednesday, eight such drones were launched against the country. - On the radar, they look like cruise missiles because their speed can exceed 500 kilometers per hour. Not all the tools we have today can intercept such targets, says a spokesperson for the Air Force according to RBC Ukraine. See the article on SVT News.
Zelensky: Attacks with 300 Russian drones last night. Russia fired over 300 drones and 8 missiles at several regions in Ukraine during the night, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram. Projectiles struck, among other places, in Kiev, where several people were killed. The airstrike, the latest in a series of daily attacks on Ukraine, was more extensive than usual. See the article on SVT News and the segment on SVT Report.