The Kremlin sends the dismissed general to Ukraine in January

2023-04-16 15:47:50, Kosova & Bota CNA

The British Ministry of Defense provided an overview of intelligence data on Russian aggression in Ukraine on Sunday. According to the latest information, the British say, it is likely that General Mikhail Teplinsky, commander of the Russian air corps, VDV, has returned to Ukraine in a major role after his dismissal in January.

The ministry described Mr Teplinsky as " perhaps one of the few widely respected senior Russian generals" and that "his troubled career in January suggests intense tensions between factions within the Russian General Staff over Russia's military approach to Ukraine ".

His return means he will "most likely" promote the VDV's traditional role as an elite force, according to the British report, and it is unlikely that his role will be limited to those units.

"During the last few days" , says the British report, "the VDV has resumed a key mission in the battle for Bakhmut and has likely integrated the batteries of thermobaric rockets located in the Kremina sector"

The city of Bakhmut, the main target of the Kremlin's offensive in the east, has been the scene of months of bloody warfare, with fighting intensifying in recent days.

The Ukrainian military announced on Saturday that Ukrainian and Russian forces are waging extremely bloody battles in the city of Bakhmut. Kiev says the Ukrainian military is standing strong in the face of the Kremlin's bloody attacks.

The Russian defense ministry said earlier that fighters from the Wagner mercenary group had captured two more areas of Bakhmut, the main target of Moscow's offensive in eastern Ukraine.

The Wagner mercenary group has led the Kremlin's bid to take Bakhmut since last summer in what has been the longest and deadliest battle of the war for both sides.

“Beteja të përgjakshme të papara në dekadat e fundit po zhvillohen në mes të zonës urbane të qytetit”, tha Serhiy Cherevatyi, zëdhënës i komandës ushtarake lindore të Ukrainës. “Ushtarët tanë po bëjnë të pamundurën në beteja të përgjakshme dhe të ashpra për të mposhtur aftësinë luftarake dhe për të thyer moralin e armikut. Çdo ditë, në çdo cep të këtij qyteti, ata po e bëjnë këtë me sukses," tha ai për kanalin televiziv 1+1.

Presidenti ukrainas, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, tha në fjalimin e tij të shtunën se kishte zhvilluar një bisedë të gjatë me presidentin francez Emmanuel Macron. Ai tha se kishin diskutuan formulën e paqes ukrainase, që Zelenskyy e përshkroi si "absolutisht realiste dhe mjaft konkrete". Zoti Zelenskyy tha se ata kishin diskutuar edhe mbi pjesëmarrjen e tyre në takimin e lartë të NATO-s në Vilnius këtë verë.

Presidenti Vladimir Putin miratoi një ligj të ri të premten që u mundëson autoriteteve të lëshojnë njoftim elektronik për mobilizimin e rekrutëve dhe rezervistëve. Rregullat e deritanishme të shërbimit ushtarak rus parashikonin që ata të njoftoheshin personalisht për mobilizimin në ushtri.

Disa aktivistë për të drejtat e njeriut thonë se ky ligj bie ndesh me Kushtetutën e Rusisë.

With the approved changes, soldiers and reservists will not be able to leave the country without first appearing at a military police station. If they don't show up within 20 days of being notified, they will have their driver's licenses suspended, be barred from selling or buying property, or taking out loans.

According to the Kremlin, since last September, when President Putin ordered nationwide mobilization, more than 300,000 men have been called up to fight in Ukraine.

According to data from "Forbes Russia" magazine, more than 700,000 men have left Russia to escape conscription.

Analysts at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies estimate that at least 200,000 Russian troops have been injured or killed in Ukraine since the Kremlin launched its aggression./ VOA