9/ There was nothing else in the room. They did not feed us for the first three days. We were given expired rations and that was it. Then we were allowed to use our own money to buy a cooker and gas bottles to boil water for tea and noodles.
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Mikhail describes cramped basement with plank bunk beds
8/ Mikhail describes conditions at Zavitne Bazhannya: "There were two rooms in our basement. My room was about 5 by 3 metres, I guess. One side of the room was just covered with bunk beds. Bunk beds made out of planks. We slept in sleeping bags on the boards.
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Mobilised man denied medical exam after brain injury
2/ The independent Russian media outlet ASTRA has interviewed Mikhail N., a mobilised man from Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East. He was not allowed to have a medical examination despite suffering from ill-health caused by a traumatic brain injury in 2018.
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Insufficient soldier training in the 60th Brigade
Like many other conscripts, he says he received little or no training when he joined his assigned unit, the 60th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade. He was flown to Rostov-on-Don, where he was supposed to get training and be stationed in the "green zone" along the border.
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Mobilized Russian soldier recounts imprisonment, threats of rape in occupied Ukraine
1/ A mobilised Russian soldier who was imprisoned by the Russian army in a basement in occupied eastern Ukraine has spoken about his experiences. He says he was denied food and his officers threatened that wives and mothers would be raped if they did not return to the front.
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Russian strikes on Donetsk kill child
Russian forces once again shelled Donetsk Oblast, hitting 10 settlements with S-300 missiles, artillery, and mortars. The attacks left casualties, including a 15-year-old child, Ukraine’s National Police reported. Targets included Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Kramatorsk, among others.
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Podolyak: negotiations ‘make no sense’, asks for more weapons
Podolyak says negotiations 'make no sense’ now, asks for more weapons. Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, told AFP that agreeing to hold peace talks on Russia’s terms would be the equivalent of a capitulation.
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Ukraine needs 150-200 tanks and weapons
Podolyak estimated Ukraine’s current needs at 150-200 tanks, around 300 armored vehicles, 100 artillery systems, 50-70 multiple launch rocket systems, including HIMARS, as well as 10-15 anti-aircraft defense systems to secure the skies.
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Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters attack Russian positions in Bakhmut with missiles
🇺🇦Ukrainian Mi 8 attack helicopters attack the Russian position in Bakhmut with unguided missiles#UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #Bakhmut pic.twitter.com/PJ6wxItJqq
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HIMARS roasting Russian items in Ukraine war
😏 HIMARS is engaged in high-quality roasting of Russian items.#HIMARS #UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/CohMGbz7U4
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 20 novembre 2022HIMARS is engaged in high-quality roasting of Russian items.
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