Russia Orders 1 200 Civilians To Fight Amid Counterattack Ukraine

Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that “military commissions” of the Moscow and Leningrad regions — including Moscow and St. Petersburg — had been instructed to get involved militarily. The civilians, described as “Muscovites” and “Petropolemen”, were “called up during the secret mobilization” and joined military units stationed in Crimea. The conscription was reportedly ordered by General Aleksandr Dvornikov, commander of the Southern Military District. “Since military operations are not yet conducted on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, these soldiers are not offered to sign a contract — which may indicate cost savings and reluctance to pay all allowances established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. “, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said. “[So] 1,200 conscripts will serve and die under the blows of Ukrainian troops and at the hands of “partisans” for the salary of a conscript, which is about 5,000 rubles [about $82 U.S.).” Russian Navy members patrol in front of a headquarter of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, in Crimea, on July 31, 2022. Ukrainian defense officials said Russia has brought in 1,200 new soldiers as part of conscription in Crimea as fighting escalates. STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images Russian funds will be preserved because the servicemen’s families won’t be compensated in the event of death, Ukrainian officials added. Newsweek could not independently verify Ukraine’s claims. If true, the Russian move to bring in citizens to fight comes as Ukraine is in the midst of a counteroffensive that aims to further bolster reoccupation of what Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky has repeatedly said is “Ukrainian land” and “ours” in Crimea. “This war, which began with Russia’s occupation of our Crimea [in 2014]with an attempt to seize Donbas, it must end right there—in the liberated Crimea, in the liberated cities of Donbas, with our troops reaching the state border of Ukraine,” Zelensky said on August 29 during a televised address. The counteroffensive has zeroed in on the southern city of Kherson, which Russia claimed as its own at the start of the war, which began on February 24. About a month later, Ukrainians struck the Antonovsky Bridge over the Dnieper River, blocking Russian access to Kherson. Former Ukrainian MP Sergey Khlan, an adviser to the regional governor of Kherson, referred to the High Mobility Artillery Missile Systems (HIMARS) that have been instrumental in intercepting Russian command centers and ammunition depots in what he called “temporarily occupied Kherson.” “It is important to ensure that this equipment does not move to the front line. And here we are again watching strikes on the Antonovsky Bridge,” Khlan told Ukraine’s Channel 24 in comments reported by Ukrainian media UKRINFORM. Ukraine’s reports are similar to those of the UK Ministry of Defence. On August 30, British officials said that Russian forces in Kherson are “undermanned” even though “it has made significant efforts to strengthen its strength on the west bank of the Dnipro [Dnieper] River around Kherson” from the beginning of August. “There is a realistic possibility that Russia has moved to streamline the many, semi-independent, operational commands that contributed to its poor performance at the start of the invasion,” the UK Ministry of Defense said. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said Russia lost about 47,900 people and nearly 1,100 enemy artillery systems between February 24 and August 31, with “the heaviest losses” in the Donetsk and Kurakhiv regions. Newsweek has reached out to the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries for comment.

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Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that “military commissions” of the Moscow and Leningrad regions — including Moscow and St. Petersburg — had been instructed to get involved militarily. The civilians, described as “Muscovites” and “Petropolemen”, were “called up during the secret mobilization” and joined military units stationed in Crimea. The conscription was reportedly ordered by General Aleksandr Dvornikov, commander of the Southern Military District. “Since military operations are not yet conducted on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, these soldiers are not offered to sign a contract — which may indicate cost savings and reluctance to pay all allowances established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. “, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said. “[So] 1,200 conscripts will serve and die under the blows of Ukrainian troops and at the hands of “partisans” for the salary of a conscript, which is about 5,000 rubles [about $82 U.S.).” Russian Navy members patrol in front of a headquarter of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, in Crimea, on July 31, 2022. Ukrainian defense officials said Russia has brought in 1,200 new soldiers as part of conscription in Crimea as fighting escalates. STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images Russian funds will be preserved because the servicemen’s families won’t be compensated in the event of death, Ukrainian officials added. Newsweek could not independently verify Ukraine’s claims. If true, the Russian move to bring in citizens to fight comes as Ukraine is in the midst of a counteroffensive that aims to further bolster reoccupation of what Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky has repeatedly said is “Ukrainian land” and “ours” in Crimea. “This war, which began with Russia’s occupation of our Crimea [in 2014]with an attempt to seize Donbas, it must end right there—in the liberated Crimea, in the liberated cities of Donbas, with our troops reaching the state border of Ukraine,” Zelensky said on August 29 during a televised address. The counteroffensive has zeroed in on the southern city of Kherson, which Russia claimed as its own at the start of the war, which began on February 24. About a month later, Ukrainians struck the Antonovsky Bridge over the Dnieper River, blocking Russian access to Kherson. Former Ukrainian MP Sergey Khlan, an adviser to the regional governor of Kherson, referred to the High Mobility Artillery Missile Systems (HIMARS) that have been instrumental in intercepting Russian command centers and ammunition depots in what he called “temporarily occupied Kherson.” “It is important to ensure that this equipment does not move to the front line. And here we are again watching strikes on the Antonovsky Bridge,” Khlan told Ukraine’s Channel 24 in comments reported by Ukrainian media UKRINFORM. Ukraine’s reports are similar to those of the UK Ministry of Defence. On August 30, British officials said that Russian forces in Kherson are “undermanned” even though “it has made significant efforts to strengthen its strength on the west bank of the Dnipro [Dnieper] River around Kherson” from the beginning of August. “There is a realistic possibility that Russia has moved to streamline the many, semi-independent, operational commands that contributed to its poor performance at the start of the invasion,” the UK Ministry of Defense said. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said Russia lost about 47,900 people and nearly 1,100 enemy artillery systems between February 24 and August 31, with “the heaviest losses” in the Donetsk and Kurakhiv regions. Newsweek has reached out to the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries for comment.

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Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that “military commissions” of the Moscow and Leningrad regions — including Moscow and St. Petersburg — had been instructed to get involved militarily. The civilians, described as “Muscovites” and “Petropolemen”, were “called up during the secret mobilization” and joined military units stationed in Crimea. The conscription was reportedly ordered by General Aleksandr Dvornikov, commander of the Southern Military District. “Since military operations are not yet conducted on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, these soldiers are not offered to sign a contract — which may indicate cost savings and reluctance to pay all allowances established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. “, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said. “[So] 1,200 conscripts will serve and die under the blows of Ukrainian troops and at the hands of “partisans” for the salary of a conscript, which is about 5,000 rubles [about $82 U.S.).” Russian Navy members patrol in front of a headquarter of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, in Crimea, on July 31, 2022. Ukrainian defense officials said Russia has brought in 1,200 new soldiers as part of conscription in Crimea as fighting escalates. STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images Russian funds will be preserved because the servicemen’s families won’t be compensated in the event of death, Ukrainian officials added. Newsweek could not independently verify Ukraine’s claims. If true, the Russian move to bring in citizens to fight comes as Ukraine is in the midst of a counteroffensive that aims to further bolster reoccupation of what Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky has repeatedly said is “Ukrainian land” and “ours” in Crimea. “This war, which began with Russia’s occupation of our Crimea [in 2014]with an attempt to seize Donbas, it must end right there—in the liberated Crimea, in the liberated cities of Donbas, with our troops reaching the state border of Ukraine,” Zelensky said on August 29 during a televised address. The counteroffensive has zeroed in on the southern city of Kherson, which Russia claimed as its own at the start of the war, which began on February 24. About a month later, Ukrainians struck the Antonovsky Bridge over the Dnieper River, blocking Russian access to Kherson. Former Ukrainian MP Sergey Khlan, an adviser to the regional governor of Kherson, referred to the High Mobility Artillery Missile Systems (HIMARS) that have been instrumental in intercepting Russian command centers and ammunition depots in what he called “temporarily occupied Kherson.” “It is important to ensure that this equipment does not move to the front line. And here we are again watching strikes on the Antonovsky Bridge,” Khlan told Ukraine’s Channel 24 in comments reported by Ukrainian media UKRINFORM. Ukraine’s reports are similar to those of the UK Ministry of Defence. On August 30, British officials said that Russian forces in Kherson are “undermanned” even though “it has made significant efforts to strengthen its strength on the west bank of the Dnipro [Dnieper] River around Kherson” from the beginning of August. “There is a realistic possibility that Russia has moved to streamline the many, semi-independent, operational commands that contributed to its poor performance at the start of the invasion,” the UK Ministry of Defense said. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said Russia lost about 47,900 people and nearly 1,100 enemy artillery systems between February 24 and August 31, with “the heaviest losses” in the Donetsk and Kurakhiv regions. Newsweek has reached out to the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries for comment.

title: “Russia Orders 1 200 Civilians To Fight Amid Counterattack Ukraine Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “Douglas Ramirez”

Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that “military commissions” of the Moscow and Leningrad regions — including Moscow and St. Petersburg — had been instructed to get involved militarily. The civilians, described as “Muscovites” and “Petropolemen”, were “called up during the secret mobilization” and joined military units stationed in Crimea. The conscription was reportedly ordered by General Aleksandr Dvornikov, commander of the Southern Military District. “Since military operations are not yet conducted on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, these soldiers are not offered to sign a contract — which may indicate cost savings and reluctance to pay all allowances established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. “, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said. “[So] 1,200 conscripts will serve and die under the blows of Ukrainian troops and at the hands of “partisans” for the salary of a conscript, which is about 5,000 rubles [about $82 U.S.).” Russian Navy members patrol in front of a headquarter of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, in Crimea, on July 31, 2022. Ukrainian defense officials said Russia has brought in 1,200 new soldiers as part of conscription in Crimea as fighting escalates. STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images Russian funds will be preserved because the servicemen’s families won’t be compensated in the event of death, Ukrainian officials added. Newsweek could not independently verify Ukraine’s claims. If true, the Russian move to bring in citizens to fight comes as Ukraine is in the midst of a counteroffensive that aims to further bolster reoccupation of what Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky has repeatedly said is “Ukrainian land” and “ours” in Crimea. “This war, which began with Russia’s occupation of our Crimea [in 2014]with an attempt to seize Donbas, it must end right there—in the liberated Crimea, in the liberated cities of Donbas, with our troops reaching the state border of Ukraine,” Zelensky said on August 29 during a televised address. The counteroffensive has zeroed in on the southern city of Kherson, which Russia claimed as its own at the start of the war, which began on February 24. About a month later, Ukrainians struck the Antonovsky Bridge over the Dnieper River, blocking Russian access to Kherson. Former Ukrainian MP Sergey Khlan, an adviser to the regional governor of Kherson, referred to the High Mobility Artillery Missile Systems (HIMARS) that have been instrumental in intercepting Russian command centers and ammunition depots in what he called “temporarily occupied Kherson.” “It is important to ensure that this equipment does not move to the front line. And here we are again watching strikes on the Antonovsky Bridge,” Khlan told Ukraine’s Channel 24 in comments reported by Ukrainian media UKRINFORM. Ukraine’s reports are similar to those of the UK Ministry of Defence. On August 30, British officials said that Russian forces in Kherson are “undermanned” even though “it has made significant efforts to strengthen its strength on the west bank of the Dnipro [Dnieper] River around Kherson” from the beginning of August. “There is a realistic possibility that Russia has moved to streamline the many, semi-independent, operational commands that contributed to its poor performance at the start of the invasion,” the UK Ministry of Defense said. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said Russia lost about 47,900 people and nearly 1,100 enemy artillery systems between February 24 and August 31, with “the heaviest losses” in the Donetsk and Kurakhiv regions. Newsweek has reached out to the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries for comment.