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"Russia's Failed Offensive: Record Losses and Counter-Counteroffensive in Ukraine"
Russia continues to bombard Avdiivka, prompting Ukraine to switch to air attacks; casualties on both sides reported. Russian shelling injures eight people in front-line regions of Ukraine. Russia claims to have destroyed three unmanned Ukrainian boats in the Black Sea. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy vows to maintain military pressure on occupied Crimea. More than half of Ukraine's newly-formed Siberian Battalion consists of Russian citizens. German Chancellor Scholz assures continued aid to Ukraine despite support for Israel. Moldova blocks access to Russian media websites, citing information war. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's sister appeals for his release from Russian detention. Ukraine announces joint venture with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall to service and repair Western weapons.
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A Russian conscript who surrendered to a Ukrainian drone last month revealed the poor training and equipment of soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine. Ruslan Anitin, who was unexpectedly drafted for service, was sent to Bakhmut, a city he described as a "meat grinder." He saw two other men in the trenches with him take their own lives before surrendering to a drone. Anitin is currently being held in a detention center in Kharkiv and wants to return home to his family.
Russian soldier surrenders to Ukrainian drone on Bakhmut battlefield.
A Russian soldier, Ruslan Anitin, surrendered to Ukrainian drones after his entire unit was taken out by drone and mortar attacks near Bakhmut. Anitin used hand signals to communicate with the Ukrainian drone pilots, who guided him across enemy lines. An assault drone had already been sent out to kill Anitin, but when the drone’s pilot saw the high-definition images of Anitin begging for his life, he decided to abort the mission. Anitin was eventually captured by Ukrainian forces and expressed a desire to return to Russia, even if it means going to jail.
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