The men in that video are reported to have been removed from a hospital and sent back to the war zone shortly after the video was posted. Their commanders threatened to punish them as '500s' (refuseniks). According to one of the men:
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russia’s MOD recruits convicts for Storm Z units after banning Wagner
4/ Storm Z units are created mostly from convicts recruited by the Russian Ministry of Defence from penal colonies around Russia. In January 2023, the MOD banned the Wagner Group from recruiting in prisons and began its own prison recruitment programme.
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Le 488e affronté dans l’est de l’Ukraine et pertes lourdes
3/ The 488th has been fighting in eastern Ukraine since last year and has endured heavy losses in that time, notably in futile battles around the village of Dovhen'ke. Since then they appear to have been operating in the Kreminna–Svatove area, where there has been much fighting.
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Russian soldiers’ families seek Putin’s help
A group of relatives of men serving with the 488th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 144th Motorised Rifle Division, 20th District Guards Army in Ukraine have recorded an 'appeal to the Tsar' asking for Putin's help with their men's desperate situation.
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Hungary to Participate in Crimea Platform
Hungarian President Katalin Novak has accepted the invitation of the Ukrainian government to participate in a meeting of the Crimean Platform on August 23 in Kyiv, Telex reports, citing a comment from the presidential administration.
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Two Russian officers killed in Zaporizhzhia
Two high-ranking officers of the Russian Armed Forces are reported dead in the Zaporizhzhia region. 1. The former commander of the 382nd separate battalion of the Marines, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Gorin. In 2014, this battalion stormed Belbek airport in Crimea. Presumably,
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Tractor hits mine in Kharkiv region, driver hospitalized
In the Kharkiv region, a tractor exploded on a Russian mine: the driver was hospitalized. http://censor.net/ua/n3431466
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Russians occupy mines near Yuvileine
Yuvileine, which was struck today, is a large garrison and an important command-and-control (C2) node. The Russians often set up operations in and around mines, likely using them for added protection.
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Russian drone shot down over Sumy by Ukrainian defenses
Russian drone shot down over Sumy, local auhthorities say. A Russian drone was shot down over Sumy by Ukrainian air defenses at 11:30 a.m. on July 16, according to the regional military administration.
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@hromadske — 2023-07-16
On the night of July 16, Russian occupation forces shelled the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, hitting an enterprise, the press service of the city council reported. Production facilities and vehicles were damaged. There were no casualties.