The Russian military operation in Ukraine continues, today, Tuesday, with units of the Russian army Seeking to establish complete control over the Ukrainian regions And hitting the positions of the armed forces, while Kiev continues to do so Progress to regain their landsas well as in garnering Western support against the Russian bear.
In the latest developments on the ground, the correspondent of Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath reported that a Russian arms depot exploded at dawn in Kherson, while Russian federal security reported the arrest of 9 Ukrainians planning attacks in Kherson .
Ukrainian forces told Al-Arabiya that Russia is taking heavy casualties within Ukrainian territory, noting that Moscow is bolstering its forces in Kherson with a combat battalion from Chechnya. Ukrainian forces added to Al-Arabiya that Russian forces are carrying out arbitrary measures among the population of Zaporizhia.
Volodymyr Zelensky
This comes when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for Russia to be pushed into real negotiations, pointing out that the Russian army is taking heavy casualties on the Donetsk front and that its forces are advancing in some areas of the east and south and are prompting what he called the “invaders” to retreat.
Zelensky added: “In general, our forces on the front are in a state of active defense … and in parts of the east and south, we are gradually pushing the enemy back step by step … and moving forward. . “
Instead, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced it 50 thousand personnel in combat unitsas well as tens of thousands of conscripts who have not yet taken part in hostilities in Ukraine.
“We now have about 50,000 men in combat units, while the rest of the conscripts have not yet taken part in the hostilities,” Putin said. “The number of conscripts in the special military operation has reached About 80,000 employees and the rest are in training areasWe have to pay attention to them wherever they are. “
The Russian defense ministry took a rare step on Monday, denying reports that a marine unit had suffered heavy loss of life and equipment in a futile attack in eastern Ukraine.
The ministry’s response came to what Russian military bloggers claimed to be an open letter from the 155th Pacific Fleet Brigade that the brigade complained of being involved in a “mystery” attack on Ukrainian forces southwest of Donetsk.
The report was published by Gray Zone, a popular military blog.
The official Russian news agency quoted the Defense Ministry statement rejecting bloggers’ claims that the Marine Corps unit had suffered “heavy and unnecessary losses in human life and equipment.”
The agency also cited the ministry that, on the contrary, in the past ten days, the unit has advanced five kilometers into the Ukrainian defensive positions.
The ministry privately denied that brigade commanders showed incompetence.
