Ukraine says 800 Russian soldiers were killed on Wednesday. Most were killed in fighting in the Donetsk region in the east, the Ukrainian army said in its daily report on Thursday. The Russian army is concentrating on an offensive around Bakhmut, but the attacks in the Avdiivka and Koupyansk areas have been unsuccessful. An aircraft, a helicopter and three tanks belonging to the Russian armed forces were destroyed.
The army said civilians were also killed in Russian air and missile strikes on Bakhmut, which was largely destroyed and recaptured from Ukraine. How many there were was not disclosed. However, the information cannot be independently verified. Russia denies that its “special military operation” also targets civilians.
Will Russia begin further partial mobilization?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening message on Wednesday that significant damage was being done to Russian troops near Bakhmut and that Russia was increasing its military forces there. Secretary of State for Defense Hanna Maljar expects Russia to announce partial mobilization again in the first quarter of the new year, she writes in the messenger service Telegram.
French President Emmanuel Macron Selenskyj promised to provide support during a phone call, an aide to the French presidential office said Wednesday evening. Zelenskyy thanked Macron for his commitment and stressed the importance of equipping Ukraine with heavier weapons: “This sends a clear signal to all our allies. There is no rational reason why Ukraine has not been supplied with tanks from the west so far.”
US considering sending armored personnel carriers
According to President Joe Biden, the United States is considering making Bradley infantry fighting vehicles available to Ukraine. “Yes,” Biden said when asked if that was an option. Ukraine has already received the HIMARS missile system from the US and the Patriot air defense system has also been promised. Ukraine is also interested in the German Leopard main battle tank, but the German government has so far rejected the requests.
Against the background of the announced delivery of French reconnaissance tanks to Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wants to discuss additional support for Kiev with her British colleague James Cleverly. “The sooner (Russian President Vladimir) Putin understands that his ruthless offensive war is doomed to failure, the sooner there is hope for an end to the war,” the Green politician said on Thursday before leaving for a visit to the British capital London. .
London: Bomber deployment weakens Russia
According to British intelligence, the Russian army will be weakened by moving its long-range bombers to eastern Russia. Additional maintenance work and the increased distance from Ukraine would further reduce the limited flying hours of the aging long-range Tu-95MS bombers, the UK Ministry of Defense said in its daily briefing on Thursday. However, Moscow will still be able to launch air-launched cruise missile attacks on Ukraine from eastern Russia, as the weapons have a range of 5,000 kilometers.
Source: Krone
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