As casualties in Ukraine continue to mount, the Kremlin is seeking new sources of manpower while trying to avoid the political shock of full mobilization. Just days before the New Year, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed laws expanding military conscription.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said there has been a “cut off” of Russia’s Starlink satellite internet terminals in Ukraine, which it claims has disrupted Russian military communications on Thursday.

Some NATO countries worry using any version of the term “Article 5” for Ukraine defense could weaken its deterrence.

A confrontation of NATO and Russian forces would 'most probably end in an exchange of nuclear strikes and nuclear winter on the continent' sources in Moscow warned

By Tom Balmforth KYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Starlink internet terminals used by Russian troops in Ukraine have been deactivated, Kyiv said on Thursday, dealing what one official said was a big battlefield setback for Moscow that had disrupted assault operations.