The Institute for the Study of War said Saturday that Russia had set up a new military base, approximately 70km south-east of Kherson, describing it as “an effort to protect their equipment from Ukrainian HIMARS [artillery rocket system] strikes," reports Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/55e3ff7e-4ce7-42f1-bfb9-1264ad543e64 | Institute for the Study of War

New Surkov Leaks Study Exposes Russia's War in Ukraine: The paper, written by Alya Shandra and Bob Seely MP and published by the RUSI - Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, explains how Russia's 'hybrid war' aims to destabilize neighbouring countries and drive its foreign policy objectives. The study is based on leaked emails of top Kremlin officials, most notably 'grey cardinal' Vladislav Surkov. UATV's Tom Bell reports | UATV English