After the mobilization of Russian prison inmates: recruits flee the Ukraine war
Created: 2022-12-09 04:53
By: Caroline Schäfer
Russia suffers heavy losses in the Ukraine war.
There are several explosions at a Russian air base.
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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.
+++ 10:15 p.m .:
Russia’s mobilization is not going according to plan.
Russian soldiers' morale seems to be at rock bottom.
Because: Again and again, recruits refuse to do military service.
In the Russian-held town of Yasuwata in the eastern Donetsk region, about 20 mobilized convicts have now deserted.
This was reported by the Ukrainian general staff on Thursday.
A mobilized soldier prepares for the Ukraine war.
Others try to desert.
(Archive image) © Stanislav Krasilnikov/imago
According to Ukrainian sources, the recruits fled when they were supposed to be transported to the front.
Three of those who escaped were killed by Ukrainian troops, it said.
Due to a lack of soldiers, the Kremlin had sent prison inmates to the front in recent weeks.
Losses to Russia: Ukraine destroys command posts and military equipment
+++ 8:48 p.m .:
The Russian army’s offensive is mainly focused on two directions, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Facebook.
The fighting is mainly taking place around Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
Russia carried out rocket, air and multiple rocket launcher attacks on Ukrainian positions along the front line.
At the same time, Ukraine was able to achieve successes.
Ukrainian missile and artillery troops destroyed five command posts.
In addition, numerous regions in which military equipment, artillery systems and weapon depots are stored were shelled.
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Losses for Russia in the Ukraine War: Several explosions at the air base
+++ 7 p.m .:
There have been several explosions in Russian-occupied Berdyansk in the Zaporizhia region.
Videos of the explosions and the resulting fires were shared multiple times on social media.
Viktoria Galitsyna, Ukrainian governor of the city, confirmed the incident to Ukrainian broadcaster
Suspilna
.
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According to Galitsyna, the explosions are said to have occurred at a Russian air base.
According to Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to the Mariupol mayor, this was also heard in the surrounding villages.
Russia has not yet commented on the incident.
Berdyansk is located in southern Ukraine on the shore of the Azov Sea.
Since the start of the Ukraine war, the port city has been occupied by Russian forces.
Losses in the Ukraine war: "Traffic almost completely paralyzed"
Update from Thursday, December 8th, 5 p.m.:
The icy weather conditions in Ukraine are causing problems for Russia.
Military traffic has almost completely ground to a halt in Russian-held Mariupol,
pravda.com
reported .
“Military transport is almost completely paralysed.
Individual tankers are trying to get through the frozen city towards Zaporizhia,” Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to the Mariupol mayor, wrote on Telegram.
It was said that the Russian occupiers had not cleared the streets.
In addition to military transport vehicles, trucks and minibuses are said to be affected.
Losses in the Ukraine war: Kyiv plans new offensive against Russia
First report:
Kiev – In the past few weeks, the Russian army has not reported any major territorial gains in the Ukraine war.
Instead, Russia keeps recording heavy losses.
At the same time, the armed forces of Ukraine are preparing for a counteroffensive.
In response to the nightly shelling from Wednesday to Thursday, the Ukrainian defenders are planning a series of countermeasures.
According to Ukrainian sources, Russia is said to have shelled the city of Mykolaiv in the south of the country,
ukrinform.de
reported .
Losses in the Ukraine war: Ukrainian army fends off air raids
The attackers "attacked Mykolayiv again," Vitalii Kim, governor of the eponymous oblast, said via Telegram.
"There was no shelling for almost a month," it said.
The city is said to have been hit by several S-300 missiles.
In other regions, Kyiv was able to fend off several Russian attacks on Wednesday (December 08).
According to the Ukrainian general staff, Russia is said to have carried out seven rocket and 16 airstrikes as well as 40 shellings with multiple rocket launchers - but without success.
The attacks in the Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk regions were repelled.
Losses in the Ukraine war: Russia loses 340 soldiers
The General Staff also released the latest numbers on Russia's combat casualties:
Soldiers:
93,080 (+340 on the previous day)
Aircraft:
281 (+0)
Helicopters:
264 (+0)
Tanks:
2937 (+2)
Armored fighting vehicles:
5911 (+4)
Artillery systems:
1925 (+2)
Air defense systems:
211 (+0)
Multiple Rocket Launcher:
395 (+0)
Cars and other vehicles:
4528 (+2)
Ships:
16 (+0)
Unmanned Combat Drones:
1603 (+2)
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