Vladimir Putin is in a position to order a “second wave of mobilization” after Russian forces suffered heavy battlefield casualties in Ukraine.
According to an adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister, Vladimir Putin plans to enlist “500,000 to 700,000” Russians in the army.
Anton Gerashchenko: “Russia is preparing for the second wave of mobilization in January. The plan is to recruit 500,000 to 700,000. The 300,000 recruited in the past, already killed/wounded/demoralized. “
This comes as Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed “General Armageddon” through the Russian media because of his cruelty, is mounting pressure to justify his withdrawal from Kherson last week.
Surovikin for retirement, arguing that it would save the Kremlin valuable gadgets and labor. However, Russian losses continue to mount, now exceeding 85,000, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
Read our Ukraine-Russia blog below for the latest updates. . .
A social worker killed after Russian forces attacked a school in the Zaporizhzhia area.
The construction had been in a humanitarian distribution center.
Two Ukrainians were injured.
In his evening speech, Zelensky recounted the destruction left by Russia.
Zelensky said: “We have controlled the liberation of more than 1,800 settlements of Russian profession. And the consequences of the profession are everywhere. “
“The Russians have mined everything they have controlled to mine. The occupiers looted everything they controlled to loot. Overall, thousands of buildings have been destroyed or destroyed by bombings across Ukraine. Thousands of social objects. . . “
Russia no longer intends to update the Ukrainian government, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this morning.
Putin “is not aiming for a ‘special operation’ to replace Ukraine,” he told Sky News.
This is another song from Russia’s initial plan in Ukraine, where they hoped to install a pro-Moscow government.
Ukrainian tanks have been filmed storming camps, advancing as the war in Ukraine continues.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry posted the clip online showing the tanks, assembled online, advancing along a path to the front line.
Ukraine says it has discovered several of Putin’s “torture chambers” in the liberated town of Kherson, used to carry out acts against civilian health.
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement that officials discovered and inspected “four facilities” where Putin’s bloodthirsty troops “illegally detained other people and brutally tortured them. “
Pieces of rubber batons, a bat, an incandescent lamp and “a device with which occupiers tortured civilians with electric shocks” were discovered at one location, along with documents documenting the management of places of detention.
Sickening images show the regime’s “Z” graffiti on the walls of the pretrial detention center, along with a disturbing-looking device that appears to be a torture tool.
The IAEA demonstrated that there were no immediate nuclear protection or safety considerations at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine after the bombing.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said its investigators “had to verify that, despite the severity of the bombing, the key aircraft remained intact and that there were no immediate nuclear safety or security concerns. “
Putin furiously asks his most sensible general in Ukraine to deliver effects after Russian forces were forced to humiliatingly withdraw from Kherson.
Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed “General Armageddon” by Russian media because of his ruthless nature, is widening tension to justify his ouster from Kherson last week.
Surovikin called for retirement, arguing that it would save valuable Kremlin gadgets and labor. However, Russian losses continue and now exceed 85,000, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
Now, some experts recommend that an enraged Putin have placed Surovikin at the helm of Russian forces in Ukraine only to act like a “bad boy” when the war inevitably goes wrong.
“It is clear that Surovikin’s appointment and compliment were due, at least in part, to the desire to create a user in charge of ‘shameful’ moves that Putin did not wish to adopt in his own name,” said Alexander Baunov, a former Russian diplomat.
Two drones were reportedly shot down in the Crimean city of Sevastopol.
In a statement, the region’s Russian governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said: “Our air defense forces are functioning at the moment.
“There is a drone strike. According to initial reports, two drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) have already been shot down. All forces are on alert. “
Vesko Garčević, Montenegro’s former ambassador to NATO and a professor at Boston University, warned that Russia-linked Serbia is “playing with fire” in an interview with The Sun Online.
“Serbia will need to make this as worse as it can, and if it goes further, it may get out of control,” he said. Garčević at Sun Online.
“The US, UK and UN want to be more concerned about preventive action.
“They have to tell Belgrade that this is a game and that it will be tolerated. “
Zelensky said that “the demilitarization of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is important. “
During his evening speech, the Ukrainian president said: “I spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron about the simultaneous implementation of several issues of our peace formula. Namely, the radiation coverage and scenario at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, as well as the security of the Ukrainian and European force.
“We are racing to ensure the implementation of the IAEA order to prevent all hostile activity against Ukraine’s nuclear facilities. And for this, the demilitarization of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is incredibly important. Russia will have to withdraw all its militants from there. and prevent the bombing of the station. “
According to CNN, Ukrainian and Iranian officials met to discuss recent allegations that Russia provided Iranian drones.
Speaking to CNN, Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, said: “Such an assembly of experts took place.
“I divulge the details, but I can assure you that the Ukrainian side continues to take the most drastic measures to prevent the use of Iranian weapons through Russia in the war against Ukraine. “
The Japanese government has announced that it will supply turbines and solar lanterns to Ukraine to deal with the “large-scale blackout. “
The government issued a saying: “The large-scale blackout occurred in various regions of Ukraine, caused by the destruction of much of the electrical infrastructure.
“As winter cools and days get shorter every day in Ukraine, aid is of great importance as wintering for those who cannot use heating services and lighting fixtures due to the blackout. “
Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, sent a warning to his country that it will have to be “prepared for an escalation. “
At a convention in Berlin, Scholz said: “Given the progression of the war and Russia’s visual and developmental failures. . . We have to be able to climb. “
By Jerome Starkey, Advocacy Editor
The long-suffering other inhabitants of Kherson depend on water from the mighty Dnipro River to survive.
Residents, and brave old missiles and mortars to fill bottles on the waterway that marks the boundary of Ukrainian-controlled territory.
Those who live there have no central heating or electricity after missiles destroyed power plants.
The water stopped running on the ninth of November when the pumping stations were attacked.
Read more about Jerome Starkey in Ukraine here.
A senior Ukrainian official criticized Russian forces, accusing them of attacking humanitarian centers and “nuclear blackmail. “
“Russian terrorists are bombing humanitarian delivery points, proceeding to nuclear blackmail, a regrettable tactic of the army losers,” Andriy Yermak, the president’s chief of staff, told Telegram.
“Well, for each and every one of those actions, there is a Ukrainian reaction,” he added.
According to Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, the Kremlin is a new mobilization circular in January.
Speaking to Twitter, he said: “Russia is, at the moment, a wave of mobilization in January. The plan is to recruit between 500,000 and 700,000.
“The 300,000 recruited, already killed/wounded/demoralized. “
President Zelensky took to Twitter this afternoon to congratulate the EU following the announcement of a new cycle.
In this latest package, the EU will provide macro-financial assistance worth €2. 5 billion.
Zelensky thanked the EU for its “solidarity and support. “
Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, chief executive of Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s power grid operator, said the damage to the country’s infrastructure is “colossal. “
Russia has engaged in a crusade bombing Ukraine’s ability to generate electricity before winter.
Ukrainians across the country have been forced to suffer power outages in an effort to save energy.
Ukraine and its fitness service are in crisis this winter after months of Russian bombing, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
“This winter will endanger the lives of millions of people in Ukraine,” said WHO’s regional director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P Kluge.
“The devastating energy crisis, the worsening emergence of intellectual fitness, restrictions on humanitarian access and the threat of viral infections will make this winter a great check on the physical fitness formula of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, but also on the world and its commitment to Ukraine.
“Ukraine’s fitness formula is going through the darkest days of the war so far. After suffering more than 700 attacks, it is now also a victim of the energy crisis.
No “substantial” progress has been made on the deal to create a zone around the Zaporizhzhia power plant, the Kremlin said, according to The Independent.
Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has suffered a series of bombings in days, raising fears of a Chernobyl-like crisis in Ukraine.
The U. N. nuclear watchdog said Ukraine and Russia were “playing with fire” fighting near the plant.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, showed that the EU is preparing to provide another 2500 million euros in aid to Ukraine.
Speaking to Twitter, he showed that the EU plans another €18 billion in 2023.
This cash will be used “for urgent maintenance and immediate recovery leading to successful reconstruction. “
Billionaire Elon Musk has been supplying his Starlink generation to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.
The generation allows Ukraine access to the web despite Russia’s more productive attempts to restrict the country’s connection to the web.
Our advocacy editor, Jerome Starkey, who is at Kherson and took the photo below, described the generation as a “lifesaver. “
A social worker killed after Russian forces attacked a school in the Zaporizhzhia area.
The construction had been in a humanitarian distribution center.
Two Ukrainians were injured.
Our defense editor, Jerome Starkey, is on the ground in the recently liberated town of Kherson, here’s what I had to say this morning.
“The detonations of artillery duels resonate over Kherson.
“Rarely does part of an hour go by without the sinister sound of an explosion.
“We hope the maximum is out.
“Residents rarely flinch, even when the surprise wave of an overhang is enough to set off car alarms.
“We were east of the city, which is bearing the weight of the mortars, and the Ukrainians we were with took us into a basement for cover. “
A senior Ukrainian official criticized Russian forces, accusing them of attacking humanitarian centers and “nuclear blackmail. “
“Russian terrorists bomb humanitarian delivery points, proceeding to nuclear blackmail, a regrettable tactic of the army losers,” Andriy Yermak, the president’s chief of staff, told Telegram.
“Well, for each and every one of those actions, there is a Ukrainian reaction,” he added.
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