Russia rebuilding military capabilities, Ukraine's needs to persist in near term – US dpty defence secretary
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense for Military Policy Elbridge Colby said Russia is rebuilding its armed forces and defense-industrial base, so it is necessary to be prepared for a protracted conflict and to continue meeting Ukraine's support needs over the coming months and years.
Russian authorities announced on Tuesday the detention of a 21-year-old Moldovan national suspected of attempting to assassinate a high-ranking military officer on orders from Ukrainian intelligence, according to the Federal Security Service (FSB). The incident occurred on September 3 in the Probuzhdenie settlement near Engels, in Saratov region, where the victim was shot multiple times and survived, currently hospitalized.
The suspect was allegedly recruited by Ukrainian intelligence in 2025 and entered Russia in June. He was apprehended in the southern Astrakhan region while attempting to leave the country for Moldova. FSB officials claim the suspect was offered a sum of $70,000 for carrying out the attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed satisfaction with the arrest, stating, "Wherever Russian criminals hide, they will be found, and today there is further confirmation of this fact – confirmation in the Saratov region."
The attack comes in the wake of a series of bombings targeting individuals involved in Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with Moscow attributing some of the blasts to Kyiv.
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