10/ Russia has effectively established a pipeline from schools to the trenches. This has gone alongside a systematic programme to instruct children as young as kindergarten age in martial values and military skills.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
-
Conscription age raised to 30, more men eligible for mobilisation
9/ The maximum age for conscription has been raised to 30 years, progressively larger numbers of men have been deemed eligible for mobilisation, and the requirements for the young have been weakened, as Silchenkov's enlistment shows.
-
Russia’s recruitment expansion due to manpower losses
8/ Second, it illustrates the practical consequences of Russia's weakening of the requirements for service in the face of huge losses of manpower. Since the war began, Russia has progressively expanded its base of recruitment.
-
Silchenkov’s death highlights low life expectancy for new Russian soldiers on the front line.
6/ Silchenkov's death illustrates a number of things. First, it confirms again that newly enlisted Russian soldiers often have a low life expectancy on the front line – an analysis of reported fatalities last year suggested an average of only 4.5 months of service before dying.
-
Silchenkov’s biography: birth, death, education, and military service
4/ Silchenkov was born on 20 May 2005 and was buried in the village of Nizhnyaya Gedeonovka on 16 December. He graduated from Smolensk school No. 24 earlier this year before entering the Smolensk Regional Technological Academy. He dropped out to join the military instead.
-
Ex-SBU official banned from leaving Serbia pending appeal
According to the court's ruling, the ex-SBU official's documents were confiscated, and he is forbidden from leaving Serbia until appeal proceedings of his sentence are concluded, the BBC said.
-
Ex-SBU official freed in Serbia
BBC: Fugitive ex-SBU official released from Serbian prison. Andrii Naumov, an ex-SBU general sentenced to a year in prison in Serbia for money laundering, was released in December, the BBC reported on Jan. 3. https://kyivindependent.com/bbc-ex-sbu-official-naumov-released-from-serbian-prison/ Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
-
HIMARS strike on Russian 1K148 Yastreb-AV counter-fire radar
HIMARS time!
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) 3 janvier 2024
A perfect shot destroys a russian 1K148 Yastreb-AV counter-fire radar system worth around $250 million.
📹: @SOF_UKR pic.twitter.com/i2iNZnhjxaHIMARS time! A perfect shot destroys a Russian 1K148 Yastreb-AV counter-fire radar system worth around $250 million.
-
Russia reports power outage in Kursk Oblast, blames Ukraine
Russia reports a power outage in Kursk Oblast on January 3. The Oblast's Governor claims the power cut was caused by the Ukrainian Forces attack.
-
Kharkiv attack: 62 injured, one dead
The number of victims of yesterday's morning Russian attack on Kharkiv has risen to 62. One woman was killed, and 28 people, including four children, are hospitalized. Two adults are in serious condition, according to the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.