In eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army is proceeding with a counterattack, and it is reported that the Russian army is struggling.
Under these circumstances, President Putin appealed that he still had enough military strength, but there are also moves to make up for the lack of military strength, such as being reportedly recruiting prisoners to become combatants.
The Ukrainian army has liberated most of the eastern Kharkiv province from Russian forces, and in the central city of Kharkiv, shops are reopening and displaced people are returning.
Ukrainian forces have continued to counterattack in the northeast, and the British Ministry of Defense, which is analyzing the situation, said the defense line was to prevent Russian forces from cutting off a key supply route along the border between Kharkiv and neighboring Luhansk. It points out that it is building
On the 17th, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had carried out attacks in various places such as the eastern Donetsk and southern Kherson provinces, but the British Ministry of Defense said, ``It is unknown whether the front line forces have any remaining strength or morale.'' The Russian army is struggling. It shows the view that
Under these circumstances, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 16th, ``It is not all of the army that is fighting, but only some of the contracted soldiers,'' and appealed that there is still room for military strength.
However, within Russia, President Putin's aides have called on local government leaders to voluntarily mobilize on a regional basis. There is also a movement to make up for the lack of