Obese Russian general, 67, called up to fight in Ukraine as Putin ‘scrapes the barrel

"An obese Russian retired general has been sent to fight on the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine
because Vladimir Putin is running out of senior officers.

The 20 stone general, 67, is now said to be in charge of Russian special forces operating in the region after the unit’s former commander was seriously injured in an artillery strike.

The veteran of Russia ’s disastrous war in Afghanistan is known as General Pavel.

A senior intelligence source last night told the Daily Star Sunday: “Putin is now scraping the barrel." OBJ

One dead, several wounded in missile strike on central Kyiv

"At least one person was killed and several were injured after a Russian missile strike hit Kyiv.News agencies reported that Moscow has stepped up its air strikes on Ukraine for a second day amid the ongoing war."  WION

G-7 Will Ban Russian Gold Imports

"Having sparked hyperinflation in European gas prices and record energy costs around the
globe with their poorly conceived and implemented Russian energy sanctions which have backfired spectacularly, allowing Moscow to reap record energy export profits and China and India to buy oil far below spot prices while leaving US motorists paying record prices at the pump, on Sunday the Biden admin alongside the G-7 announced that they will ban Russian gold imports to "further impose financial costs on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine." ZH

Ukraine may suspend visa-free travel for Israelis

"Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel, Evgeny Korniychuk, has criticized the country for refusing free entry to Ukrainian citizens, saying Kiev is currently contemplating whether to retaliate reciprocally.

“We are now considering whether to suspend the visa-free regime for Israelis,” Korniychuk said in a recent interview." RT

Russia To Transfer Nuclear-Capable Missiles To Belarus "Within Months"

"Putin just issued what's possibly the most alarming and escalatory statement thus far in the four-month long Ukraine war. Putin for the first time informed his close ally Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that he has approved supplying Belarus with nuclear capable long-range missiles. Minsk has long offered to host Russian nukes as a 'deterrent' against the West - a prospect which Lukashenko had very provocatively offered even in the months leading up to the Feb.24 invasion of Ukraine." ZeroHedge