The Ukrainian military is stepping up its counteroffensive to recapture territory in the Russian-held east and south.
Against this backdrop, there has been a series of voices of criticism within Russia against the military, including the Ministry of Defense, over the war situation in Ukraine and the confusion over the mobilization of reserve forces.
Russia's Putin administration has decided to unilaterally annex four provinces in Ukraine, and the Russian military has continued missile attacks in various places. announced that he had been attacked.
Three people have been killed and 12 injured, according to local media.
In response, the Ukrainian army is stepping up its counteroffensive to recapture the territories in the areas controlled by the eastern Luhansk and southern Kherson provinces.
Against this backdrop, Kartapolov, chairman of the Russian parliament's defense committee, said on a state television program on the 5th that the Russian Ministry of Defense should stop lying about the war situation report, and the Ministry of Defense is correct. He criticized that the lack of information on the war situation would lead to a loss of confidence in the military.
In addition, regarding the turmoil spreading in Russia over the mobilization of reservists announced by the Putin administration, the US think tank "War Research Institute" said on the 5th, "President Putin has appointed the Russian Ministry of Defense, especially Defense Minister Shoigu. It seems that he tried to make it a scapegoat, ”he said, suggesting that he is trying to make Shoigu responsible.
In Russia, immediately after the Ukrainian army counterattacked and the Russian army withdrew from a strategic point in the eastern part of Russia, even those close to the militant faction who showed their loyalty to President Putin criticized and dissatisfied the military department such as the Ministry of Defense. Voices are a series of situations.