The Russian Invasion

The Russian InvasionThe Battles
Sources: Zelenskyi more determined – and paranoid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become tougher, more decisive and less tolerant of mistakes during the war against Russia. Several current and former officials who worked with him told Reuters.

Zelenskyi has also become increasingly paranoid, partly due to stress and fatigue around the clock, several sources told the news agency.

Ukraine's former defense minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, says Zelensky is in "stress mode 24 hours a day, seven days a week."

The Ukrainian president is also worried about suspected Russian attempts to assassinate him, according to a European official who has held talks with Zelenskyi.

- With every right, says the source.
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The Russian invasion. The outside world's response
Norway is to increase its production of grenades tenfold

The Norwegian government has entered into an agreement with the defense group Nammo worth over one billion Norwegian kroner, reports TV4 Nyheterna.

The new production facility to be built means that the country's production of artillery shells will increase tenfold.

“Ukraine has a huge and urgent need for ammunition. This is very important for Ukraine, for our allies and for our own national preparedness," says Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in a press release.

Around one million grenades a year are manufactured in Europe - but Ukraine consumes twice as much, according to Per Olsson, defense economist at the Total Defense Research Institute (FOI).

- This war is devouring millions with artillery shells, he says.
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