Ukraine war latest: Russian port suffers ‘massive’ overnight attack and oil refinery left in flames as Putin insists his forces aren’t trying to capture major city


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Zelenskyy signs law to recruit convicts into army - and increases fine for those dodging service Volodymyr Zelenskiy has waved through two potentially key bits of legislation around service in the military. Firstly, the Ukraine president has this afternoon signed a law allowing some categories of convicts to serve in the army. He also signed off a separate law increasing fines for those not abiding by army mobilisation rules. Ukraine is trying to fill a shortfall in manpower some military analysts say is Kyiv's biggest challenge against a much larger enemy. Recruiting convicts is only expected to boost numbers by...