Vladimir Putin has taken a drastic measure involving “schoolchildren” according to the British Ministry of Defense, as Russian forces “suffer massive losses. “
Putin’s Education Minister Sergey Kravstov said that “military education will return to Russian schools from September 2023,” according to the British Defense Ministry.
It comes as the tyrant faces “another strategic failure” as his troops withdraw from a key Ukrainian city.
Ben Wallace, Britain’s defense secretary, said Putin’s withdrawal from Kherson “marks a strategic failure for them. “
He added that “the Russian army has suffered a great loss of life,” as Ukraine claims that the enemy has lost more than 80,000 infantrymen since the beginning of the war.
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US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters: “Ukrainians have just won an ordinary victory in which the only regional capital that Russia seized from this war is now again under a Ukrainian flag. And that’s pretty remarkable. “
“So, it’s a wonderful time. And in fact it’s not the end of the line, yet it’s a wonderful moment. And it’s thanks to the incredible tenacity and competence of Ukrainians, through the relentless and united United States and our allies. “
Ben Wallace, the UK defence secretary, said that despite Ukraine’s “momentum”, the Russian military is “far” from giving up.
Ben Wallace told Times Radio: “Ukraine has momentum. It’s not a big step forward, however, the direction is with the Ukrainians. “
“No one underestimates Russia. Russia is about surrendering. “
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has shared a moving video of a soldier reunited with his relatives.
The clip, seen below, shows one on her knees crying with joy as a soldier runs to greet her.
The video captioned: “Kherson. The long-awaited reunion.
Such scenes have been circulating for the past 48 hours, as Ukraine recaptures Kherson from Putin’s clutches.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak praised the bravery of those fighting in Ukraine today.
Speaking in his Remembrance Sunday speech, he said Britons “pay tribute” to the foot soldiers who gave their lives in Ukraine.
“This year more than ever, we remember the enormous debt of gratitude we owe to those who sacrificed their lives for their country,” the prime minister said.
“As we stand together in silence on Remembrance Sunday, we will honor the memory of the men and women we lost and pay tribute to the brave Ukrainian foot soldiers as they continue their fight for freedom. “
The Ministry of Defense revealed that the British military is participating in war exercises simulating a Russian invasion of Europe alongside their American counterparts.
Some 450 British soldiers, a new elite Ranger regiment and a platoon of drone operators have flown to California for two weeks of exercises.
Learn more about it here.
Ukrainian infantrymen were greeted with scenes of natural joy by civilians as they liberated the town of Kherson.
In the photo below, a soldier is kissed through a wrapped Ukrainian flag.
Kherson’s current state is a “humanitarian catastrophe” for a Ukrainian official, for Al Jazeera.
Government officials said Russian forces destroyed much of the region’s critical infrastructure before their withdrawal last week.
Civilians are lately a water shortage as Ukrainian troops seek to restore a sense of normalcy to the region.
The UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal, which promises Ukrainian grain can be exported worldwide, is set to expire on Friday.
However, Russia has still indicated whether it needs the deal renewed or eliminated altogether.
This comes after the Kremlin suspended the deal, accusing Ukraine of carrying out “terrorist attacks” in Crimea.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said: “The terrorist attacks that the Ukrainian side carried out on the Crimean bridge should not be mentioned here.
“And the terrorist attack in Sevastopol, where the ships supplying a humanitarian room that dries up cargo ships or other ships that are part of the implementation of this Black Sea grain agreement are stationed. “
The Kremlin’s loss of the Kherson region was described as a “failure” through a senior British official.
Ben Wallace, Britain’s defense minister, said Putin’s withdrawal from Kherson “marks a strategic failure for them. “
Thousands of Russian troops are fleeing the region as the Ukrainian counteroffensive advances.
Russian losses exceeded 80,000 to the resources of the independent army in Kyiv and Ukraine.
This occurs when Ukraine liberates Kherson, after Russia’s withdrawal.
Scenes of natural joy were photographed in the region, as Ukrainian citizens welcomed their infantrymen with open arms.
The mayor of Kherson said the city faces “critical” situations following Russia’s withdrawal from the city.
According to Ukrainian officials, Putin’s forces have destroyed key infrastructure in the city, adding water, electricity and communications networks.
President Zelensky said: “Before fleeing Kherson, the occupiers destroyed all infrastructure: communications, water, heating, electricity. “
While the town’s mayor, Roman Holovnia, added: “The village suffers from a critical shortage, basically of water. Lately there is not enough medicine, there is not enough bread because you cannot cook: there is no electricity. “
In its most recent briefing circular, the British Ministry of Defense discussed Russia’s plan to reintroduce the army into schools.
The Defense Ministry said: “On November 9, 2022, Education Minister Sergey Kravstov said that military education will return to Russian schools from September 2023.
“It takes up a Soviet-era curriculum where academics had compulsory military education, a program that ended in 1993. This education included contingencies for a chemical or nuclear attack, first aid, and enjoyment in handling and firing Kalashnikov rifles.
“Russian officials tried to revive this formation in 2014 after the Russian invasion of Crimea. They hoped that the initiative would have the quality of the recruits.
“Eight years later, little has changed and the quality of Russian recruits remains poor, with low morale and a limited programArrayA is being developed recently and will be completed by the end of 2022. It will then go through an approval process.
“The Russian MOD supports this approach, stating that no less than 140 hours consistent with the educational year should be faithful to this training.
“This education is likely to aim to prepare students for military skills as they go through the era of conscription and increase participation in mobilization and recruitment campaigns.
“This initiative is also very likely to be part of a broader task to inculcate an ideology of patriotism and accept it as true in the public establishments of the Russian population. “
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has shared a moving video of a soldier reunited with his relatives.
The clip, seen below, shows one on her knees crying with joy as a soldier runs to greet her.
The video captioned: “Kherson. La long-awaited meeting. “
Such scenes have been circulating for the past 48 hours, as Ukraine recaptures Kherson from Putin’s clutches.
Volodymyr Zelensky says Kherson is “ours” after Russia’s withdrawal.
He wrote on Telegram: “Our people. Ours. Kherson.
He added: “Today is a historic day. We return to Kherson.
The Ukrainian president added an emoji of the Ukrainian flag along with a video that appears to show Ukrainian troops meeting with the city’s citizens.
Vladimir Putin’s humiliating withdrawal from a capital in southern Ukraine is “causing reputational damage,” Mavens said.
The departure from Moscow of British intelligence analysts from Kherson, a strategically key city, likely began on Oct. 22 when Russian-based figures suggested the civilians left.
Ukraine is now expected to have retaken giant slots of the Kherson region on the western bank of the Dnipro River, with its forces largely controlling the city itself, with Putin keeping silent about defeat.
Meanwhile, predicting how the Russian tyrant would lose in Ukraine, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed it would “seriously weaken Russia. “
Russia said its troops finished taking off from the West Bank at five a. m. local time on Nov. 11, paving the way for Ukrainians to move cautiously toward retaking the territory, before social media later showed the Ukrainian flag flying over a central square in Kherson.
The British Ministry of Defence said: “The Russian Ministry of Defence has claimed that its withdrawal from Kherson is complete. Russian forces to the max probably destroyed road bridges and railways over the Dnipro River as part of this process. “
“The final touch of the withdrawal came just two days after its announcement. Most likely, the withdrawal procedure had already begun on October 22, 2022, when Russian figures in Kherson suggested civilians leave the city.
“It is realistic that the Russian army apparatus and civilian forces were evacuated at the same time as the 80,000 evacuated civilians declared in recent weeks.
“Kherson, the only regional capital captured since February by Russian forces, so the withdrawal is significant reputational damage. The withdrawal is a public acknowledgment of the difficulties faced by Russian forces on the western bank of the Dnipro. “
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
He tweeted: “I met @SecBlinken. I that when we see the other people of Kherson greeting their liberators with tears of joy, we are also grateful to the United States and the other American people for all the support.
“I thanked the United States for sending us more complex military equipment. “
The UK Minister for Defence issued the following statement.
He said: “Kherson’s announced withdrawal from Russia marks a strategic failure for them. In February, Russia failed to achieve any of its major goals, with the exception of Kherson. “
“Now that this has also been presented, other people in Russia will have to really ask themselves” What was the point?
“The Russian military suffered great loss of life as a result of its illegal invasion and achieved foreign isolationism and humiliation. Ukraine will continue.
The UK and the foreign network will continue with them, and while withdrawal is welcome, no one will underestimate the continued risk posed by the Russian Federation. “
Fears are developing after Russian troops “deliberately destroyed” the Kherson Dam to dismantle an “apocalyptic” wall of water over the city.
Satellite photographs appear to show that sections of the Nova Kakhovka Dam on the Dnipro River were “deliberately destroyed. “
Maxar Technologies photographs appear to reveal damage to parts of the northern section.
“This morning’s satellite imagery . . . reveal additional damage to several bridges and the Nova Kakhovka Dam as a result of the Russian withdrawal from Kherson across the Dnipro River,” Maxar said in a statement.
Ukrainian forces have obtained bloodless weather kits from the UK as troops return to their home countries after training.
They were supplied with 12,000 sleeping bags, 7,000 bloodless weather kits and 150 heated tents.
They will get 25,000 bloodless kits by mid-December.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry claimed Russia had lost more than 800 troops in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to more than 80,000.
The ministry said Russian forces lost 24 tanks and 34 armored fighting vehicles.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Saturday that the West is on track for a “joint victory” over Russia, praising the army’s help in making Kherson’s reconquest possible.
The Ukrainian national anthem resounded in Kherson after Moscow withdrew its forces from the city, the first major urban center to fall after President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion in February.
“There were very few people who believed Ukraine would survive,” Kuleba said in his meeting with U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian summit in Cambodia.
“Only in combination can we be triumphant and expel Russia from Ukraine. We are on the right track,” Kuleba said.
“It happens, and our victory will be our not unusual victory: a victory of all peace-loving nations around the world. “
Turkey is committed to a peace discussion between Russia and Ukraine, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, according to Turkish state media.
“We are analyzing how to create a peace hall here, like we had the grain hall,” Erdogan said on a flight from Uzbekistan.
The Turkish leader praised Russia’s resistance to pressure from the United States and its allies.
Volodymyr Zelensky says Kherson is “ours” after Russia’s withdrawal.
He wrote on Telegram: “Our people. Ours. Kherson.
He added: “Today is a historic day. We return to Kherson.
The Ukrainian president added an emoji of the Ukrainian flag along with a video that appears to show Ukrainian troops meeting with the city’s citizens.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Kherson’s Russian withdrawal marked “another strategic failure” for Moscow, promising to continue for Ukraine.
“The Russian military suffered great loss of life as a result of its illegal invasion and achieved foreign isolationism and humiliation,” he said.
“Ukraine will continue. “
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