Losses in Russia: Putin reacts and mobilizes prison inmates
Created: 05/11/2022, 18:35
By: Caroline Schäfer
Russia suffers heavy losses in the Ukraine war.
Now Putin wants to mobilize criminals by decree.
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Kyiv - A lack of equipment, no land gains and a desolate picture of Russian soldiers - for Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, many things in the Ukraine war are not going as planned.
Russia's losses are piling up.
Even the partial mobilization did not bring the desired success.
Thousands fled from action at the front.
Now Putin came up with something new – with the hope of turning the tide after all.
On Friday (November 4th) the President signed a decree that should allow the conscription of serious criminals in the Ukraine war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin authorizes the mobilization of prison inmates for the Ukraine war.
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Losses in the Ukraine war: Putin mobilizes prisoners
In the future, people will be sent to the frontline in Ukraine who have already been imprisoned or who have not yet been sentenced, the US broadcaster
CNN
reported .
According to this, Russian citizens convicted of murder, robbery, drug trafficking or other serious crimes could be drafted into military service.
This enables the mobilization of thousands of men who have so far been denied military service, wrote
CNN
.
However, criminals who have been convicted of pedophilia, kidnapping, terrorism, espionage or high treason are excluded.
The Duma had already formulated a corresponding draft law at the end of October.
Putin's approval was still pending.
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Ukraine War News: General Staff Update Losses
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian General Staff released new figures on Russian casualties.
Compared to the previous day, 600 soldiers are said to have fallen in the Ukraine war.
Soldiers:
75,440 (+600 on previous day)
Aircraft:
277 (+0)
Helicopters:
260 (+2)
Tanks:
2758 (+8)
Armored fighting vehicles:
5601 (+21)
Artillery systems:
1776 (+4)
Air defense systems:
202 (+1)
Multiple rocket launcher systems:
391 (+0)
Cars and other vehicles:
4184 (+10)
Ships:
16 (+0)
Unmanned Combat Drones:
1462 (+12)
(Status: Saturday, November 5, 2022)
The information on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war comes from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
They cannot be independently verified.
The Kremlin itself gives very little information about its own losses.
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