The pace of operations along the frontline in Ukraine has slowed in recent days due to worsening weather conditions, but is likely to pick up again in the coming weeks as temperatures drop and the ground freezes across the theatre. its report today on Ukraine the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
According to Ukrainian and Russian reports from critical frontline areas in eastern and southern Ukraine - including Svatove, Bakhmut and Vugledar - operations on both sides are currently hampered by heavy rain and mud, institute experts said.
However, the expected drop in temperature across the
Ukraine next week will likely lead to freezing of the ground and accelerate the pace of hostilities, as the mobility of both sides will increase.
It is not known, underlined the ISW, whether both sides are actively preparing to resume offensive or counter-offensive operations, but the meteorological factors that have prevented such operations will begin to ease.
Russia is preparing the next secret "mobilization" to strengthen its troops at the front in the war against Ukraine: writes the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a post published on Facebook, as reported by UNIAN.
The so-called "mobilization" should be carried out both in Russia and in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
"In the Russian Federation and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, preparations are underway to conduct the next wave of covert mobilization in the ranks of the Russian occupation forces from December 10 this year," the General Staff said.
Meanwhile, Moscow continues to regroup troops to strengthen its divisions and units in the directions of Lyman, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka.
In yesterday's day,
At least five civilians died and four others were injured during yesterday's shelling by Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the head of the regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform.
"On November 26, the Russians killed five civilians in the Donetsk region: three in Ridkodub, one in Chasiv Yar and one in Bakhmut - wrote Kyrylenko -. Four other people in the region were injured".
At the moment, the governor added, it is impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
Russian forces fired two missiles at a transport sector infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, southern Ukraine, the head of the regional military administration, Valentyn Reznichenko, said on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform.
"Kryvyi Rih was hit. Two Russian missiles hit a transport infrastructure," wrote Reznichenko, who spoke of damage.
The military administration of the city of Kiev said that electricity, water, heating and communications have been almost completely restored in the capital and that the repair work on the power grid is in the final stage.
Writes the same administration on Telegram.
According to the authorities, as of this morning most of the city's residents not only have electricity, but there are also no emergency and stabilization outages: "All thanks to the restored and stable electricity supply and low electricity consumption by of subscribers. The same situation for water supply, heating and communications: everything works normally. Only local emergencies are likely".
The Russian Foreign Minister, Serghei Lavrov, sent a telegram of condolences to the wife of the Belarusian Foreign Minister, Vladimir Makei, who died yesterday: the Moscow Foreign Ministry announced it, as reported by Tass.
"Russian Foreign Minister SV Lavrov sent a telegram to his counterpart's wife with condolences to all of her closest relatives," the ministry said.
Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov's business trip to Minsk, scheduled for today and tomorrow, has been postponed following the death yesterday of Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.
The Tax reports it.
Lavrov was supposed to meet Makei tomorrow.
Lavrov, sent a condolence telegram to Makei's wife.
The number of children injured since the beginning of the war in Ukraine has risen to 851: this was announced by the General Prosecutor's Office of Kiev, adding that the toll of minors killed has remained unchanged at 440. This was reported by Ukrinform.
"As of the morning of November 27, 2022, more than 1,291 children have been affected in Ukraine as a result of armed aggression by the Russian Federation. According to the official information of the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office, 440 children have been killed and more than 851 have been injured," wrote the Attorney General on Telegram.