Russian officials have allegedly ordered the Jewish Agency for Israel to stop all activity inside the country in a measure that could impact thousands of Russian Jews who want to repatriate to Israel, The Jerusalem Postreported on Tuesday.

The Jewish Agency in Russia confirmed that it received a letter from the Russian government earlier this week,

The Russian website for home retail giant IKEA crashed Tuesday as the company launched its final sale before leaving the country.

Buyers were unable to log into their accounts, add items to their carts or place orders.

A message on IKEA’s websitesaid later that online carts were unavailable for “technical reasons.” 

Disruptions linked to the ikea.ru

ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s largest steelmakers, has resumed shipments to Russia just a month after suspending deliveries, the Kommersant business dailyreported late Monday.

ArcelorMittal removed Russian materials from its supply chain in March in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. 

In May, Kommersant reported that the Luxembourg-based

Prisons and corporations across Russia are recruiting volunteers to fight in Ukraine, independent media reported this week.

The effort appears to be an attempt by the Russian military toreplace its depleted forces following a grinding four-month effort to capture territories in southern and eastern Ukraine.

Wagner, a Kremlin-linked private military