Russia has deployed almost half of the men recruited in a partial mobilization of reservists to Ukraine, or about 150,000 troops, President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday, December 7.
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“Of our 300,000 mobilized fighters, our men, defenders of our homeland, 150,000 are in the area of operation.Vladimir Putin announced during a televised meeting, clarifying that 77,000 are directly in combat. He also admitted that the conflict in Ukraine “long“boasting”significant resultsReferring to the annexation of four Ukrainian regions, he claims.
“Long Process”
“Of course, it’s a long processHe said in a televised meeting with his pro-Kremlin Civil Society and Human Rights Council. The offensive launched in February should have ended in a landslide Russian victory, but the Ukrainian army, galvanized by Western weapons, forced Russia to surrender to capture Kiev in the spring and fall back in several other regions in the fall.
The president also criticized the United Nations and other international organizations for their anti-Russian bias. “It was only after the start of the special military operation that the UN Human Rights Council, the Council of Europe and the so-called human rights organizations suddenly saw the light and shamelessly began to show their cynical bias;“, he complained.
“This means that these structures are unable to fulfill their statutory missionHe added on television during a meeting before his own elected members of the Human Rights Council.
Meanwhile, at least six civilians were killed and five others were injured in a Russian attack on the town of Kurakhove, 50 km west of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi lamented.
“Terrorists attacked the peaceful city of Kurakhove. The market, bus station, gas stations and apartment buildings were targeted. At least six civilians were killed and five were injured“, he announced on social networks, describing it as”.inhumane” the Russian army.
Source: Le Figaro
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