Many Russians can breathe a sigh of relief. For the moment. Defense Minister Serghei Shoiugu in fact declared the operations for the partial mobilization proclaimed by Vladimir Putin on 21 September last completed.

Putin thanked his minister by receiving him in the Kremlin, but did not hide his irritation at the confusion that characterized especially the first days of enlistment: "True - he said - there had been no such operations in Russia for a long time, so problems and difficulties were probably inevitable. But a lesson must be learned from the mistakes made in the lists, which have created uncertainties among the male population , the whole system and the work of the military districts must be modernized ”.

Having reached the number of 300 thousand mobilized requested by Putin, of these 82 thousand have already been sent to war zones , but no more than 41 thousand are already framed in combat units, because it is essential, Putin underlined "to ensure that those sent to the front are well trained and equipped ”.

Meanwhile, repeated Russian raids are leaving vast regions of Ukraine in the dark , even in Kiev they will be forced to ration energy. During the night, repeated missile attacks hit the Nikopol power grid. And Ukraine openly accuses Tehran, given that the latest Russian missile attacks are often carried out with Iranian kamikaze drones : Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had a telephone conversation with his Tehran counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, demanding that the Islamic Republic stop "Immediately" to supply these armaments to Russia.

But the most impactful battle is about to take place in Kherson , where the Russians have completed the evacuation of civilians to attempt a massive breakthrough of the Ukrainian front.

Meanwhile Zelensky sent Giorgia Meloni to Ukraine : “I congratulated Giorgia Meloni on her appointment as Italian prime minister. I hope for further fruitful cooperation. We discussed Ukraine's integration into the EU and NATO. I talked about the current situation in our country and invited her to visit Ukraine, ”the Ukrainian president wrote on Twitter.