Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed investigators had exposed more than war crimes in the Kherson regions since Russia’s withdrawal.
In his Sunday night video, Zelensky said: “Investigators have already documented more than 400 Russian war crimes. The bodies of dead civilians and foot soldiers were found. “
He added: “The Russian military has left the same savagery it has done in other parts of the country it entered. “
This comes as Putin has taken a drastic step 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.
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Russian forces continued to attack Kherson’s domain despite his withdrawal last week.
According to Kyiv Independent, the regions of Mylove, Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka and Shevchenkivka were bombed.
Ukraine’s release of Kherson has been hailed as a momentous victory for the besieged nation, but there is still work to be done.
The mayor of Kherson said the city faces “critical” situations after 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: “Before fleeing Kherson, the occupiers destroyed all infrastructure: communications, water, heating, electricity.
While the mayor of the village, Roman Holovnia, added: “The village suffers from a serious shortage, basically of water. Lately there is not enough medicine, there is not enough bread because it cannot be cooked: there is no electritown.
In a draft solution through the U. N. nuclear watchdog, seen through Reuters, he says they are calling on Russia to halt any action opposing Ukraine’s nuclear facilities.
The draft of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency states: “(The Council) calls on the Russian Federation to abandon its baseless claims of ownership of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, to withdraw without delay its army and other body of workers from the plant, and to stop all movements opposing and at the plant and any other nuclear facilities in Ukraine. “
Compared to the update released last Friday, the ministry has now shown that the Kherson region is recovering through Ukraine.
Russia continues its advances in the Donbass region.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Putin’s purpose is to make “Ukraine dark and bloodless this winter. “
He said: “We won’t have to make the mistake of underestimating Russia. The Russian armed forces retain significant capabilities, as well as a large number of soldiers, and Russia has demonstrated its willingness to suffer significant losses. It’s also been incredibly brutal.
“The next few months will be difficult. Putin’s purpose is to leave Ukraine bloodless and dark this winter. So we have to follow the course,” he added.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry released a video showing today’s official flag-raising rite in the city of Kherson after it was resumed in Ukraine.
Russia said Monday that talks with the UN last week on an agreement guaranteeing grain shipments from Ukrainian ports had been “quite constructive”.
Speaking to reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “There were talks with the UN last week, constructive talks. We have our interest in this agreement, which was originally a component of the overall mechanism of the agreement. “
Members of Putin’s brutal army reportedly beat a Russian recruit to death with a hammer after he entered the Ukrainian army.
Convicted murderer Yevgeny Nuzhin, 55, is seen crushed in the face with a hammer in an uncensored barbaric video in what is an extrajudicial killing through the infamous Wagner group.
He is believed to have been killed “for treason. “
In September, there were reports that the convicted murderer defected to Ukraine shortly after arriving to fight for Vladimir Putin at the front.
He spoke on video at the moment he felt like “cannon fodder” in Russian forces.
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. This is not a big step forward, however, the direction is with the Ukrainians. “
“No one underestimates Russia. Russia is about surrender.
Lavrov himself issued a statement through the Russian Foreign Ministry that denounced the reports as the “summit of counterfeiting,” but did not directly address the reasons for the hospital avalanche.
Asked about the report, Lavrov said Western journalists had been falsely writing for a decade that Putin was ill.
“This is a kind of game that is new in politics,” Lavrov, 72, said with a smile.
“Western news hounds want to be more truthful, they want to write the truth. “
During his stopover at Kherson, Zelensky said, “I’m happy, you can see it through people’s reaction, their reaction is not staged. “
“The other people were waiting for the Ukrainian army, for our soldiers, for all of us. “
Addressing the soldiers, he added: “We are moving forward. We are in a position of peace, peace for our whole country,” he told our soldiers.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said the EU would increase food aid globally as Putin’s war continues.
She tweeted: “Putin is leading millions to the point of starvation.
“The EU continues to deliver food security around the world. Today, we are expanding our food aid through another EUR 210 million.
“This brings our investments in food systems to almost €8 billion by 2024. “
Anton Gerashchenko, the adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, images showing Zelensky visiting Kherson.
He greeted citizens amid cheers and tears in his eyes at Kherson, which once came back under Ukrainian control.
The governor of Bali has now told news firm Reuters that Mr Lavrov was taken to hospital for a “check-up”.
The Russian official “returned immediately” and is in good health.
Reuters reports that Russia’s Foreign Ministry rejected the Associated Press’ earlier allegation.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova rejected the claim that Lavrov was hospitalized, according to Reuters.
According to the Associated Press, Sergei Lavrov was rushed to hospital after arriving at the summit in Bali.
The AP reported that Mr. Lavrov is being treated for a central condition.
Sergey Lavrov is the top high-ranking Russian official to take part in the event, but Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the data was “fake news. “
Russia suffered heavy losses, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
The total number of Russian infantrymen killed exceeded 81,000 after the elimination of 510 infantrymen.
Ukrainian Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko had shelling overnight in Ukrainian-controlled areas.
A house, seven high-rise buildings, a kindergarten and an administrative building were damaged.
The British Ministry of Defense said the winter weather “will bring more demanding situations to the already low morale of Russian forces. “
The ministry tweeted: “Winter will bring a replacement in confrontational situations for Russian and Ukrainian forces. Changes in sunlight hours, temperature and weather will create demanding situations for combatant soldiers. “
“It is very likely that the climate itself will see an accumulation of precipitation, wind speed and snowfall. Each of these elements will pose more demanding situations for the already low morale of the Russian forces, but it will also generate disruptions for the maintenance of the kits. “” they added.
The mayor of Kherson said the city faces “critical” situations after 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: “Before fleeing Kherson, the occupiers destroyed all infrastructure: communications, water, heating, electricity.
While the mayor of the village, Roman Holovnia, added: “The village suffers from a serious shortage, basically of water. Lately there is not enough medicine, there is not enough bread because it cannot be cooked: there is no electritown.
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 would return to Russian schools, starting in September 2023.
“It echoes 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 Russia’s invasion of Crimea. They hoped that the initiative would have the quality of the recruits.
“Eight years later, little has been replaced and the quality of Russian recruits remains poor, with low morale and limited education. An educational program is being developed and will be finalized by the end of 2022. It will then go through a validation process.
“The Russian MOD supports this technique by specifying that no less than 140 hours consistent with the educational year shall be faithful to this training.
“This education likely aims 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. 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 Ukrainian fighters.
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 regiment of Rangers and a platoon of drone operators were 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.
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