Russian troops have “significantly weakened” the “combat potential” of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. The opponent was hit hard. The Ukrainian side has now reported the downing of 29 Russian drones. The information could not be independently verified.
According to Shoigu, the recent Ukrainian attacks in Smoke Bakhmut and Soldear have been successfully repelled. Attempts to break Russian defense lines at Robotyne and Werbowe in the Zaporizhia region also failed, he said. Shoigu contradicted Ukrainian statements that successful progress had been made there.
The Ukrainian army reported on Tuesday that it had shot down 29 drones and one cruise missile. The Russian attack lasted more than three hours and took place in the regions of Mykolaiv in the south of the country and Dnipropetrovsk in the eastern part of the country. Fires broke out in individual businesses, Governor Serhiy Lysak said. But they could have been removed quickly.
Houses destroyed
Ukrainian authorities also reported artillery fire. In Russia, the governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomas, accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the village of Klimovo with cluster munitions. He said Tuesday morning that several residential buildings were damaged. According to initial information, there were no injuries.
The Russian Defense Minister said on Tuesday that his country still has enough volunteers and contract soldiers for the war. There would be 335,000 people available. In September alone, more than 50,000 citizens signed a contract for military service. A new mobilization is therefore not necessary at all.
Hundreds of thousands of Russians left the country last year during the partial mobilization. Due to a lack of alternatives to earn money, many Russians now volunteer for relatively well-paid work in the war. Conscripts are apparently not deployed during training, but can volunteer.
Source: Krone
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