A week in Ukraine: Russia is desperately looking for men to fight – SME

KYIV, MOSCOW, BRATISLAVA. Moscow continues to strive for the complete conquest of the Donetsk region. However, British intelligence, based on the information collected, assumes that without a significant operational pause, during which the occupying units would regroup and consolidate, the Russian progress in the area will be very slow. The article continues under the video advertisementThe article continues under the video advertisement Since the beginning of the invasion, Russia has not been doing well maintain an effective fighting force and this problem is likely to get worse, according to British intelligence. The command of the occupying forces has to cope with the lack of manpower, so it solves the dilemma of whether to reinforce Donbas with reserves or use reserves to keep the Kherson region under its control. Although the Russians captured Kherson in the first days of the invasion, Ukraine is preparing for a counter-offensive. Kyiv is convinced that the occupiers were able to occupy Kherson so easily because the local cell of the Ukrainian secret service SBU failed on the spot. “They didn’t blow up the Antonovsky Bridge, which crosses the Dnieper River, which allowed Russian troops to sail into the city,” reports Politico magazine. The Ukrainian Parliament dismissed the head of the SBU and the Prosecutor General. Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktová had to resign along with him. Zelenskyj explained it by saying that dozens of Bakanova and Venediktova’s subordinates were working against Ukraine in the occupied territories. Related article Related article One disobeyed orders, another was supposed to warn the Russians. Zelenskyi suspended the head of the secret service for failures Read The Ukrainian parliament approved the dismissal of both Bakanov and Venediktova on Tuesday. In the case of the SBU, the problem is not only the Bakanovs, but also several high-ranking officers who today face accusations of treason. [email protected] so that we can help you.” data-msg-btn-logout=”Log in as another user” data-msg-btn-close=”Stay logged in” >