Ukraine live briefing: Moscow decries base shooting; Iran planning to send missiles, drones to Russia

Russia is grabbing men off the street to fight in Ukraine: In cities and towns across Russia, write Robyn Dixon and Natalia Abbakumova, men of fighting age are going into hiding to avoid police and military officers who are seizing them and sending them to fight in Ukraine, as Putin’s mobilization reaches a harsh new phase that risks denting Russians’ tacit support for the war and stirring social unrest.

More than 300,000 Russian men and their families have fled Russia since the announcement, reports from neighboring countries indicate.