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Russian president says any direct clash with Nato troops would be \u2018global catastrophe\u2019 as he says 220,000 will be called up. This live blog is now closed
Vladimir Putin said on Friday <\/strong> he believed the \u201cpartial mobilisation\u201d of army reservists ordered last month would be completed in two weeks, boosting Russia\u2019s fighting force.<\/strong>
He told reporters after attending a summit in Kazakhstan on Friday that a total of 222,000 reservists would be called up, down from the 300,000 figure initially circulated.
A total of 33,000 of them were said to be already in military units, and 16,000 are involved in the military operation in Ukraine<\/a>.
A Russian submarine has reportedly been spotted off the French coast<\/a> and escorted by the French navy. <\/strong>Reuters reports that the vessel was seen off Brittany.
Belarus has said that Russian troops will start arriving in the country in the coming days<\/a> as part of its joint force.<\/strong> \u201cTroops from the Russian component of the Regional Grouping of Forces will start arriving in Belarus in the next few days,\u201d the Belarus defence ministry said.
Vladimir Putin said on Friday he believed the \u201cpartial mobilisation\u201d<\/a> of army reservists ordered last month would be completed in two weeks, boosting Russia\u2019s fighting force. <\/strong>He told reporters after attending a summit in Kazakhstan on Friday that a total of 222,000 reservists would be called up, down from the 300,000 figure initially circulated.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has called for humanitarian corridors for Ukrainian grain to be closed<\/a> if they are used for \u201cacts of terror\u201d. <\/strong>Speaking at a news conference in the Kazakh capital Astana he also said that there was \u201cno need\u201d for talks with US president Joe Biden.
The US and Germany are to deliver sophisticated anti-aircraft systems<\/a> to Kyiv this month to counter attacks by Russian missiles and kamikaze drones, Ukraine\u2019s defence minister said. <\/strong>Oleksiy Reznikov said Ukraine would take receive the IRIS-II air defence system from Germany in October.
A Ukrainian member of Kherson\u2019s regional council has condemned Russia\u2019s \u201cevacuation\u201d <\/a>of the occupied city, saying it is in fact a \u201cdeportation\u201d. <\/strong>The council member also said that it is an evacuation for collaborators, urging residents to go to Ukrainian-controlled territory if they can.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has responded to criticism<\/a> from the Ukrainian government calling for \u201cimmediate and unimpeded access\u201d to all prisoners of war. <\/strong>It comes after the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, accused the ICRC of inaction in upholding the rights of Ukrainian prisoners and called on it to visit Olenivka, a notorious camp in eastern Ukraine where dozens of Ukrainian POWs died in an explosion and fire in July.
Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX says it can no longer pay for critical satellite services in Ukraine<\/a>, which it has labelled an exclusive<\/strong>. SpaceX is reportedly asking the US government to start paying instead.
That\u2019s it from me for today. Thank you for reading.
Here\u2019s Alex Hern\u2019s report on Starlink from earlier:<\/em>
Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX has said it cannot afford to continue to donate satellite internet to Ukraine<\/a> and has asked the US government to pick up the bill, according to a report, as the relationship between the billionaire and Kyiv breaks down.
\u201cWe are not in a position to further donate terminals to Ukraine, or fund the existing terminals for an indefinite period of time,\u201d SpaceX\u2019s director of government sales wrote, in a letter seen by CNN<\/a>.
In a separate letter reported by CNN, an external consultant working for the company told the Pentagon: \u201cSpaceX faces terribly difficult decisions here. I do not think they have the financial ability to provide any additional terminals or service.\u201d
Musk appeared to confirm that report on Friday morning, writing on Twitter that<\/a> \u201cnothing was leaked about our competitors in space launch & communications, Lockheed & Boeing, who get over $60B [from the US Department of Defence]\u201d.
In another post, he tweeted<\/a>: \u201cIn addition to terminals, we have to create, launch, maintain & replenish satellites & ground stations & pay telcos for access to Internet via gateways. We\u2019ve also had to defend against cyber-attacks & jamming, which are getting harder. Burn is approaching ~$20M\/month.\u201d
Elon Musk has asked the US defence department to take over funding for his Starlink satellite network<\/a>, a US official has told AP.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said the issue has been discussed in meetings and senior leaders are considering the issue, with no decisions yet made.
The network of more than 2,200 low-orbiting satellites has provided broadband internet to more than 150,000 Ukrainian ground stations. This morning, Musk tweeted that it was costing SpaceX $20m a month to support Ukraine\u2019s communications needs.
More details on the reported Russian submarine sighting<\/a> from Reuters:<\/strong><\/p>\n