 Russian military personnel deserting en masse in Kursan region. Russian military personnel are arriving in the temporarily occupied districts of the Kursan region, where they are reportedly deserting in large numbers according to the partisan movement Atech. It is noted that Russian occupiers are refusing to carry out combat missions and are deserting their temporary deployment areas. Interestingly, some of those who officially went on leave as deserters were later found in the occupied territory of the Kursan region. Meanwhile, movement agents also report the arrival of a large number of personnel from the occupation army in Novo Lexivka. These military personnel are accommodated in vacant, abandoned houses. Most of them have multiple tattoos on their bodies. The local population believes that these are people who were previously in places of detention. The message reads, desersion and refusal to participate in the war is increasingly a problem for the Russian military. Desersion is as hard as it ever was and it all depends on where the soldier is. To leave the front, he must either be granted furlough or be sent to a hospital from where he'll leave for another country legally or illegally. Running from the front line is very dangerous. People are fully aware that there are criminal consequences but that doesn't stop them. Some pretend they are one of the dead or injured. Some shoot themselves in the foot to get out to a hospital and then escape from there. Agents of Atech also report that units of the Russian National Guard have been instructed to capture Ukrainian partisans who provide information about the whereabouts of Russian occupation troops. Additionally, there are reports of the disappearance of Russian military personnel in the settlement. Partisans have discovered a radar station of the Russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied Crimea. It is installed in the area of Balaklava thermal power plant. Russian military personnel are also moving self-propelled artillery units towards Zankoi in the temporarily occupied Crimea. In addition, partisans have observed the movement of a large number of Russians to the temporarily occupied Zankoi in Crimea. Taiwan to look into Ukraine's experience for defence drills against China. At this year's annual military drills, Taiwan will practice kill zones at sea to break through a blockade and simulate a scenario where China suddenly turns one of its regular exercises around the island into a real attack reports Reuters. China, which considers democratically governed Taiwan its territory, has been conducting regular exercises around the island for the past four years to pressure Taipei. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Taiwan has been looking to see what lessons it can learn and integrate into its own exercises, especially how the much smaller Ukrainian forces have been able to fend off the larger Russian military, the media said. Tung Chixing, head of the Ministry of Defence's Joint Combat Planning Department, said those would again feature this year, along with the lessons learned from the war in Gaza. Taiwan begins its major annual Han Kuang exercises this month, with tabletop exercises extended from the usual five days to eight, considering the number of scenarios that will be included with real combat exercises in July. Tung said at a briefing that the exercises would focus on how to respond fast to one of China's exercises that suddenly escalate into an attack, something military planners have begun to worry about as they become regular. According to Tung, another issue is how different branches of the forces can organise a coordinated response to a Chinese blockade. The exercises will involve naval forces, aviation and coastal defence, coastal anti-ship weaponry and drones to create a maritime attack and kill chain, he added. In addition, we will use naval and air forces and coast guard ships to jointly carry out escort operations to ensure sea and air links to the outside world remain open. Tung said China regularly conducts military exercises around Taiwan. During one of the major drills around Taiwan in April of last year, China simulated precision strikes and the blockade of the island. According to Washington, China is expanding its military and nuclear arsenal. These signs indicate that it is prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027. Trophy Weapons for Ukraine U.S. transfers seized Iranian arms to support Kiev. The U.S. government has handed over weapons seized from the Ukrainian regime to Ukrainian forces the U.S. Central Command reported. The weapons were seized during inspections of ships delivering cargo from Iran to Yemen. According to Central Command, Washington handed over the following weapons. Over 5,000 AK-47 assault rifles, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7 handheld anti-tank grenade launchers, over 500,000 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition. The weapons were handed over to Ukraine on April 4. These munitions were originally seized by U.S. Central Command and partner naval forces from four separate transiting, stateless vessels between May 22, 2021 to February 15, 2023. The munitions were being transferred from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to the Houthis in Yemen in violation of a United Nations Security Council resolution. The message reads, The Houthis have been targeting vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 2023 in attacks. They say are in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, a significant international security challenge that threatens a major shipping lane. Iran's support for armed groups threatens international and regional security, our forces' diplomatic personnel and citizens in the region as well as those of our partners. We will continue to do whatever we can to shed light on and stop Iran's destabilizing activities. Central Command said, Washington made a similar transfer to Ukraine in early October providing 1.1 million rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition that were seized from Iranian forces on the way to Yemen. But the delivery of crucial artillery and air defense munitions to Ukraine has been held up by Republican lawmakers who have stalled a $60 billion support package in the U.S. Congress since last year, and Kiev's troops have had to ration ammunition amid uncertainty over when the next deliveries will arrive.