Russia Leaves “Violent Destruction” in Behind – Will China Supply New Weapons?
Created: 2022-11-28 04:46
By: Sandra Kathe, Caspar Felix Hoffmann, Moritz Serif, Andreas Apetz, Jan-Frederik Wendt, Christian Stör
The front lines in the Bakhmut region are beginning to sink in the mud.
Chancellor Scholz talks about Russia: the news ticker on the Ukraine war.
Falling temperatures and freezing ground:
Fighting expected to increase.
Russia needs new soldiers:
New wave of covert mobilization planned.
Weather Conditions Slow Battles:
Frontlines sink into mud.
Editor's note:
Read the latest developments in the Ukraine conflict in our news ticker.
The information on the Ukraine war processed here comes partly from the warring parties in Russia and Ukraine.
They can therefore not be independently checked in part.
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There is currently speculation about arms deliveries from China to Russia.
The news portal
Kyiv Independent
reports that several An-124 transport planes were sighted in China last week.
Some of the Russian planes reportedly turned off their tracking devices, the report said.
Further details are not known.
The above information cannot be independently verified.
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The extent of the devastation after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the city of Cherson is gradually becoming apparent.
After the victory of the Ukrainian military in the capital of the oblast of the same name, reports of damage have increased, some of which are forcing the population to flee.
The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, lamented the state of the city: "The level of destruction, the scale of the destruction that is needed in the city and the province - it is tremendous," the
AP
news agency quoted the UN coordinator.
The UN supply squads are helping the city with food, water, medicine, blankets and mattresses.
Circumstances in Kherson are also so critical due to the destruction of power lines and infrastructure.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, only about five percent of residents currently have light in their apartments again.
"Of course, there is a need to act quickly before it becomes an absolute catastrophe," said UN coordinator Brown.
News about the Ukraine war: "Mothers of Russia" start petition against Putin's mobilization
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A group of Russian soldiers’ mothers has joined an activist group and is now demanding the withdrawal of Moscow troops from Ukraine.
As reported by
CNN
, the women started an online petition on Sunday (November 27).
The petition of the "Russian Feminist Anti-War Resistance group" (original: "Russian Feminist Anti-War Resistance group") was already signed by more than 1,500 after a few hours, and the trend is rising.
Ukrainian soldiers fire on Russian positions on the front line near Kherson.
(Archive photo) © Bernat Armangue/dpa
“In many regions, the families of the mobilized [soldiers] had to assemble their own equipment for their men who were being sent to their deaths, buying everything at their own expense, even bulletproof vests.
Who will care for families who have lost their breadwinners?
We know the answer - all this hardship will be an extra burden on mothers' already overburdened shoulders," the petition reads.
Regardless of nationality and religion, the “mothers of Russia” wish only one thing: “to live in peace and harmony, raise our children under a peaceful sky and not be afraid for their future.” Only on Friday (November 26) did President Putin received twelve selected mothers of soldiers at his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo on the occasion of Mother's Day.
After the meeting, some voices accused Vladimir Putin of cover-up.
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News about the Ukraine war: Explosions after Russian rocket hits - sirens wail in Krywyi Ri
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Several explosions occurred in the Ukrainian city of Krywyi Rih on Sunday morning.
Military Governor Valentyn Reznichenko then announced that two Russian missiles had destroyed a transport infrastructure building.
He also called on the population to hole up in air-raid shelters.
According to consistent media reports, several houses in Krywyi Rih were also destroyed.
The rescue workers' sirens wailed into the evening hours.
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Four days after the heavy Russian rocket attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure, the state network operator Ukrenergo said on Sunday (November 27) that the power generators were again covering almost 80 percent of the energy requirements.
Russia has been targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure since early October, admitting that the country's energy facilities are the main target.
Recent large-scale attacks led to power outages across Ukraine, including in Kyiv.
The power supply had been restored there since the morning.
News about the Ukraine war: Targeted attacks on the civilian population in Cherson
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According to the regional military administration, the Russian army has fired on the Cherson region, which was recaptured by Ukrainian troops, more than 50 times since Saturday (November 26).
Military Governor Yaroslav Yanushevich accused Russia on Sunday (November 27) of terror and targeted attacks on the civilian population.
On Telegram he reported one dead and two injured.
Shells would also have hit residential buildings.
Several towns along the north-western bank of the Dnipro River were under fire, sources said.
The information was not independently verifiable.
Ukraine war news: Russia hits power lines supplying Cherson
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On Sunday morning (November 27), Russian forces fired rockets at the power lines that supply Cherson.
Electricity technicians managed to repair the grid in less than half an hour.
Yaroslav Yanushevych, head of the military administration of Kherson Oblast, announced this on Telegram.
News about the Ukraine war: Increase in fighting possible in the coming weeks
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An increase in fighting in Ukraine in the coming weeks is possible.
This was announced by the Institute for War Studies (ISW).
The overall pace of operations along the frontline has slowed over the past few days due to deteriorating weather conditions, but is likely to pick up over the next few weeks as temperatures drop and ground freezes across the area.
News about the Ukraine war: Russia is planning a new wave of covert mobilization
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The general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces expects that a new wave of covert mobilization will take place in Russia and also in the occupied territories in Ukraine.
The General Staff announced this on Facebook.
"According to the available information, preparations are underway for the launch of a new wave of covert mobilization of the occupying Russian army on December 10 in the Russian Federation and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine."
News on the Ukraine war: At least 13 injured after further rocket attacks
Update from Sunday, November 27, 7:26 a.m .:
Two days before the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Bucharest, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Germany's military support for Ukraine.
Germany's "strong support" makes a "crucial difference".
First report from Sunday, November 27, 6:10 a.m.:
At least 13 people were injured in renewed Russian rocket attacks on the Ukrainian industrial city of Dnipro.
This was announced by the military governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Valentyn Resnichenko, on his Telegram channel on Saturday.
(mse/cs/aa/jfw/cas/ska with dpa/AFP)