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Putin ‘sends women convicts to war zone due to heavy losses of men’
Kirsten Robertson
Tuesday 14 Mar 2023 8:33 am
https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/14/putin-sends-women-convicts-to-war-zone-due-to-heavy-losses-of-men-18438026/

Russia is reportedly preparing to deploy women prisoners to the front line for the first time.

Due to heavy losses in the war, Vladimir Putin has sought ‘alternative sources of replenishment of manpower’, the Ukrainian armed forces general staff claims.

‘Last week there was a movement towards the Donetsk region of a train with reserved seats for transporting prisoners. One of the carriages [was for] convicted women,’ said a statement. Earlier this week, there were reports the Kremlin had moved female convicts to Kuschevka in Krasnodar region, close to the war zone.

Here some female prisoners – released under a special scheme linked to the war effort – were put to work as farm labourers in field as well as ‘greenhouses and cowsheds’, possibly deployed in supplying the military.

Olga Romanova, of Russian Behind Bars Foundation, believes around 100 women were sent to Ukraine.

Male prisoners have been recruited in Russia in their tens of thousands and offered a deal which reduces their sentences if they serve – and stay alive – for six months at the frontline.

Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., November 21, 2023
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
21 November 2023 20:30
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/operatyvna-informatsiia-heneralnoho-shtabu-zbroinykh-syl-ukrainy-stanom-na-1800-21112023-shchodo-rosiiskoho-vtorhnennia

Day 636 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

The russian federation continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, uses terror tactics, launches strikes, and shells both military and civilian targets.

During the day of November 21, there were 33 combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 4 missile strikes, 37 air strikes, 19 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Moreover, on the night of November 21, the occupiers launched another strike on Ukraine, using 4 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles, 1 Iskander-K cruise missile and 10 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 1 Iskander-K cruise missile and 9 attack UAVs. On top of that, the enemy attacked the port infrastructure in the city of Odesa and in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Odesa oblast with Kh-31P missiles. russian terrorist attacks have unfortunately resulted in deaths and injuries among civilians. Private residential buildings, the Central city hospital in the city of Selydove (Donetsk oblast), and the Kotlyarevska mine, as well as other civilian infrastructure, were destroyed and damaged.

The operational situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains difficult.

VOLYN and POLISSYA AXIS: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.

SIVERSHCHYNA AXIS: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. The invaders launched an air strike in the vicinities of Leonivka and Popivka (Chernihiv oblast). Around 30 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Klyusy, Bleshnya, Leonivka, Buchky, Hremyach (Chernihiv oblast), Volfyne, Bilovody, Basivka, Mohrytsya (Sumy oblast), Veterynarne, Budarky (Kharkiv oblast).

KUPYANSK AXIS: the enemy conducted assault operations in the vicinities of Synkivka, east of Petropavlivka (Kharkiv oblast), where Ukrainian defenders repelled 3 attacks. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 10 settlements, including Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka (Kharkiv oblast).

LYMAN AXIS: the adversary conducted assault actions near Siversk (Donetsk oblast), to no success. The invaders launched an air strike in the area of Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast). The occupiers fired artillery and mortars at around 15 settlements, including Makiyivka, Nevske (Luhansk oblast), Yampolivka, Torske, Dibrova, Spirne (Donetsk oblast).

BAKHMUT AXIS: Ukrainian defenders repelled 5 enemy attacks in the vicinity of Klishchiivka and east of Pivdenne (Donetsk oblast). More than 20 settlements, including Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka, Andriyivka, Druzhba, Pivdenne (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.

AVDIYIVKA AXIS: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations east of Novobakhmutivka, Sjeverne, Pervomaiske and Avdiyivka (Donetsk oblast), where the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 8 attacks. The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 15 settlements, including Keramik, Berdychi, Orlivka, Avdiyivka, Sjeverne, Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast).

MARYINKA AXIS: the adversary made failed assaults in the vicinities of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast), where Ukrainian defenders repelled 15 attacks. The settlements of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka (Donetsk oblast) were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

SHAKHTARSKE AXIS: the invaders conducted assault operations west of Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast), to no success. Around 10 settlements, including Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.

ZAPORIZHZHIA AXIS: the invaders made assaults in the vicinities of Robotyne and Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhia oblast), to no success. The adversary launched an air strike near Urozhaine (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 25 settlements, including Luhivske, Orikhiv, Novodanylivka, Robotyne, Kamyanske, Prymorske (Zaporizhzhia oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.

KHERSON AXIS: the invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Zmiyivka, Novoberyslav, Kozatske. The settlements of Beryslav, Ivanivka, Ponyativka, Antonivka (Kherson oblast), the city of Kherson and the city of Ochakiv (Mykolaiv oblast) suffered from enemy artillery shelling.

At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their offensive operation on Melitopol axis and offensive (assault) operations on Bakhmut axis, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, exhausting the enemy all along the front line.

Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold their ground on the left bank of the Dnipro River (Kherson oblast) and continue to inflict fire on the enemy.

The russian occupiers continue the forced passportization of population on the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk oblast. Thus, in order to increase moral pressure on Ukrainian residents of Luhansk oblast and to force them to obtain russian citizenship, the so-called russian occupation government adopted decision that only those Ukrainian citizens who agreed to obtain a russian passport will be able to receive compensation for the purchase of coal and firewood for the heating season.

During the day of November 21, Ukrainian Air Force launched 1 strike on a command post, 6 strikes on concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, and 2 strikes on air defense systems of the occupiers.

The Ukrainian missile troops hit 3 concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, and 1 ammunition depot of the russian invaders.
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