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Huge sums in Indian rupees have accumulated in the accounts of Russian companies in India as payment for oil. However, Moscow is unable to withdraw these billions due to the lack of a suitable mechanism.
The Russian authorities are stepping up covert mobilisation efforts against a backdrop of significant losses and a slowdown in recruitment. This is according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War.
The claim that the mobilisation process will enter a new administrative phase from 1 April is untrue. The Ministry of Defence has drawn up a comprehensive plan for the transformation of the mobilisation system, which will be announced in due course.
On the morning of 1 April, the "Reserve+" app experienced a technical glitch. The service is currently unavailable.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have lost more than a thousand troops and several pieces of military equipment.
Investigative journalists have gained access to conversations between the Russian and Hungarian foreign ministers, in which Sergey Lavrov asked for help in lifting European sanctions, whilst Péter Szijjártó leaked details of EU negotiations to Russia.
On 31 March, nearly 30 representatives from European countries and the European Union travelled to Ukraine to pay tribute to those killed by Russian troops in Bucha.
Law enforcement officials have announced that they have uncovered a group which attempted to seize the property of a Ukrainian academic who went missing during the occupation of Bucha. According to the investigation, the suspects forged documents and attempted to claim the inheritance.
Today, 31 March, wet and unsettled weather is expected across Ukraine, with rain throughout the country. These weather conditions are being caused by a low-pressure system.
Russian forces have begun fitting mock-ups of R60 missiles onto their Shahed-type strike drones.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost a further 970 troops. Total losses since the start of the full-scale war have exceeded 1.29 million.
The British government has imposed financial sanctions on Apple Distribution International Limited (ADI) – the Irish subsidiary of the US corporation Apple.
