As the Ukrainian army continues its reversal offensive in the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense points out that there is a serious shortage of personnel on the Russian side, such as reactivating mobilization against prisoners. .

On the other hand, in the capital of the eastern Kharkiv province, which Ukraine has liberated almost the entire area, some people have returned from their evacuation destinations, saying that the situation has improved.

In Ukraine, as the Ukrainian army continues its reversal offensive in the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense analyzed on the 16th that the private military company "Wagner", which is pointed out to be connected to the Russian government, is involved in the inmates. It has reinvigorated mobilization to join the fighting in Ukraine in exchange for reduced sentences or money.



He also said that Russian military academies are shortening training periods and graduating early, "almost certainly to get cadets to participate in operations in Ukraine." My analysis is that the lack of military strength on the side is becoming more serious.



On the other hand, Ukrainian President Zelensky has emphasized that almost all of the eastern Kharkiv region has been liberated. I also saw people coming back.



“We used to evacuate our children to Poland, but this time we brought them back to Kharkiv. Home is the best place,” she said.



A man who was picking up his wife and children said, ``I'm glad that the reversal offensive is going well. Something similar is happening with Bucha, but we should never allow these kinds of problems."

Movement of “hidden mobilization” in Russia

While it is pointed out that the Russian army continues to invade Ukraine, there is a shortage of troops, and there is a movement in Russia that can be taken as a de facto mobilization.



“There is no need to wait for the regime to declare martial law, nor to sit still for the end of the military operation,” Kadyrov, one of Putin's aides and the leader of Chechen fighters, posted on social media on Thursday. So, I appealed to the heads of local governments in Russia to mobilize on a regional basis.



Mr. Kadyrov argued, ``If we prepare 1,000 volunteers for each municipality, we will have an army of 85,000 people nationwide,'' and by the 16th, at least six governors will agree with this. is showing.



The Russian president's office has said it has no plans to mobilize the public, but the US think tank "War Research Institute" said on the 15th that "the Putin administration would rather hide than set the conditions for all-out mobilization in response to the defeat in Kharkiv." It seems that they are betting on mobilization.”



An analysis by the British Ministry of Defense on the 16th also pointed out that the Russian private military company "Wagner" is actively recruiting Russian prisoners to join the battle in exchange for reduced sentences or money. doing.

450 mass graves around eastern Izume

An adviser to the Ukrainian President Podlyak announced on the 16th that 450 mass graves, believed to have been created by the Russian side, were discovered around Izyum, an important base that the Ukrainian army recaptured in eastern Kharkiv province.



"For months, violence, torture and mass murder have been rampant in the territories occupied by the Russian military. We will not leave evil alone," he said.



In addition, a photo distributed by Reuters of a mass grave discovered in Ijum shows a row of wooden crosses.



Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmitro Rubinets said on social media on the 16th that 70% of the buildings in Izyum had been destroyed by the Russian army. We were able to identify several. Among them, citizens were being tortured in the basement of one building." He said that he is continuing to collect evidence of war crimes.

What is the state of the center of the Ijumu?

Many homes and shops have been destroyed by fighting in the center of Izyum, Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine.



At the school, the entrance and the school building have collapsed.



On the other hand, at the city hall in the center, the Ukrainian flag is now being raised in response to this reversal offensive.



A female resident said, ``There was artillery fire on the roof of the apartment where I live, and if I had been off even a little, I would have died.