Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
The car bombing in Moscow that killed a Russian nationalist’s daughter last August was carried out by CIA-trained Ukrainian operatives, according to The Washington Post.
The bomb was smuggled to Russia in a concealed compartment of a pet carrier.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/23/ukraine-cia-shadow-war-russia/
Due to losses in #Ukraine, Russian mobilization efforts are forced to recruit 20,000 new soldiers monthly.
The conscription is often forced and the people chosen are mainly from the outer regions of #Russia or prisons, says a representative of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-mobilizes-over-20-000-people-monthly-1697982090.html
A colony of flamingos has established itself in a national park near Odesa, despite the ongoing war.
The birds arrived earlier in the spring from all over Europe, including Italy, but around half have decided to stay for winter.
https://www.politico.eu/article/flamingos-ukraine-tuzlivski-lymany-park-war-russia/
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