Ukraine Enforces Desperate Conscription Laws As Russian Troops Close In On Kharkiv

"Ukraine is now enforcing a new mobilization law which is being called 'divisive' among

many Ukrainian citizens and some political leaders. The law requires men ages 18-60 to carry their military paperwork at all times to be presented to authorities on demand. It lowers the minimum draft age from 27 to 25 (Ukraine has a demographic shortage of men ages 18-25). And, all military age Ukrainian men abroad must come back to Ukraine to renew their passports, including refugees driven from their homes in the early days of the war." ZH

113 combat clashes along frontlines in past 24 hours

"Over the past day, 113 combat engagments took place on the Ukrainian battlefield. Lykhovii

added that the enemy fired more than 4,000 artillery strikes, including 147 with the use of multiple rocket launchers. Russian aggressors executed three missile strikes that involved 13 missiles, as well as 57 airstrikes, dropping 97 aerial guided bombs, and more than 990 drone strikes on the positions of Ukrainian troops." Ukrin

Russian Proposal To Change Baltic Sea Border Briefly Appears Online

"Russia just gave its Baltic neighbors a big scare this week, after a new draft decree appeared

on a government website published by the defense ministry which proposed redrawing 100+ year old borders around Russian islands in the Gulf of Finland as well as around the exclave of Kaliningrad.
The draft appeared briefly on Russia's TASS news agency only to disappear by Wednesday, where a page at the link said "draft deleted". Russian media has since denied that there are any such plans to move sea borders deeper into Baltic waters." ZH

US Deploys Anti-Air Defense System On Gaza Aid Pier

"Israeli media has reported that two American soldiers were injured Thursday in an accident

which occurred while working on the Gaza humanitarian pier.
"Two U.S. soldiers sustained light injuries on Thursday during a work accident near the temporary floating pier in Gaza," i24 News said.
The pier has seen the first aid trucks roll off in the last several days, but the whole operation has been off to a chaotic start. As of Tuesday there had not been any deliveries confirmed even though several trucks had departed with aid.
"Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Tuesday that the issues have arisen once the aid was loaded onto nongovernmental organization trucks, departed the marshaling area and headed toward distribution warehouses in Gaza," Navy Times reported.
Some of the trucks had reportedly been taken over by desperate Palestinians before making it to their destination." ZH