On Tuesday, October 1, the Russian military attacked residential areas and infrastructure facilities in Zaporizhzhia. In the evening, the estimated number of victims raised to 32, including three children aged 9, 10, and 12, with one person confirmed dead.

Russia's war efforts are masking issues with inflation, currency, and oil revenue, economists told BI.

The Kremlin plans a 25 percent increase to more than $145 billion in 2025, a year in which it had intended to cut military spending.

The Russian government wants to earmark 32.5 percent of its spending next year for defense, a record amount and up from a reported 28.3 percent this year, as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.

Russia plans to increase its defense spending by $30 billion in 2025 as it grapples with mounting pressure to win the war in Ukraine. A draft federal budget, recently approved by the Russian Cabinet,