Top stories in Russia on August 23, 2026

1. Putin Wants to Draft 300K New Troops, Zelensky Says (7 outlets, 5 countries)
2. Putin Says Ukraine Opened ‘Pandora's Box’ With Strikes on Economic Targets (2 outlets, 2 countries)
3. The last station selling gasoline in Gelendzhik — a Black Sea resort city in southern Russia — has run dry