The front lines in the Bakhmut region are beginning to sink in the mud. Chancellor Scholz talks about Russia: the news ticker on the Ukraine war.
- Dropping Temperatures and Freezing Ground: Fighting expected to increase.
- Russia needs new soldiers: New wave of covert mobilization planned.
- Weather conditions slow down battles: Front lines sink into the mud.
- Editor’s note: Read the latest developments in Ukraine conflict in our news ticker. The information processed here Ukraine war come partly from the warring parties Russia and the Ukraine. They can therefore not be independently checked in part.
+++ 5.45 p.m.: A group of Russian soldiers’ mothers have joined an activist group and are now demanding the withdrawal of Moscow troops from Ukraine. As CNN reported the women started an online petition on Sunday (November 27). The petition of the “Russian Feminist Anti-War Resistance group” (original: “Russian Feminist Anti-War Resistance group”) was already signed by more than 1,500 after a few hours, and the trend is rising.
“In many regions, the families of the mobilized [Soldaten] assemble the equipment for their men who were sent to their deaths and buy everything at their own expense, even bulletproof vests. Who will care for families who have lost their breadwinners? We know the answer – all this hardship will be an extra burden on mothers’ already overburdened shoulders,” the petition reads.
Regardless of nationality and religion, the “mothers of Russia” wish only one thing: “to live in peace and harmony, raise our children under a peaceful sky and not be afraid for their future.” Only on Friday (November 26) did President Putin received twelve selected mothers of soldiers at his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo on the occasion of Mother’s Day. After the meeting, some voices were raised Allegations of cover-up against Vladimir Putin.
News about the Ukraine war: Explosions after Russian rocket hits – sirens wail in Krywyi Ri
+++ 5 p.m.: Several explosions occurred in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Sunday morning. Military Governor Valentyn Reznichenko then announced that two Russian missiles had destroyed a transport infrastructure building. He also called on the population to hole up in air-raid shelters. According to consistent media reports, several houses in Krywyi Rih were also destroyed. The rescue workers’ sirens wailed into the evening hours.
+++ 3.45 p.m.: Four days after the heavy Russian rocket attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure, the state grid operator Ukrenergo announced on Sunday (November 27) that the power generators are again covering almost 80 percent of the energy needs. Russia has been targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since early October, admitting that the country’s energy facilities are the main target. Recent large-scale attacks led to power outages across Ukraine, including in Kyiv. The power supply had been restored there since the morning.
News about the Ukraine war: Targeted attacks on the civilian population in Cherson
+++ 3 p.m.: The Russian army has shelled the Kherson region, which was recaptured from Ukrainian troops, more than 50 times since Saturday (November 26), according to the regional military administration. Military Governor Yaroslav Yanushevich accused Russia on Sunday (November 27) of terror and targeted attacks on the civilian population. On Telegram he reported one dead and two injured. Shells would also have hit residential buildings. Several towns along the north-western bank of the Dnipro River were under fire, sources said. The information was not independently verifiable.
Ukraine war news: Russia hits power lines supplying Cherson
+++ 1.15 p.m.: On Sunday morning (November 27), Russian forces fired rockets at the power lines supplying Kherson. Electricity technicians managed to repair the grid in less than half an hour. Yaroslav Yanushevych, head of the military administration of Kherson Oblast, announced this on Telegram.
News about the Ukraine war: Increase in fighting possible in the coming weeks
+++ 10.40 a.m.: An increase in fighting in Ukraine in the coming weeks is possible. This has that Institute for War Studies (ISW). The overall pace of operations along the frontline has slowed over the past few days due to deteriorating weather conditions, but is likely to pick up over the next few weeks as temperatures drop and ground freezes across the area.
News about the Ukraine war: Russia is planning a new wave of covert mobilization
+++ 9.35 a.m.: The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces expects a new wave of covert mobilization to take place in Russia and also in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The General Staff announced this on Facebook. “According to the available information, preparations are underway for the launch of a new wave of covert mobilization of the occupying Russian army on December 10 in the Russian Federation and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.”
News on the Ukraine war: At least 13 injured after further rocket attacks
Update from Sunday, November 27, 7:26 a.m.: Two days before the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Bucharest, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Germany’s military support for Ukraine. Germany’s “strong support” makes a “crucial difference”.
First report from Sunday, November 27, 6:10 a.m.: At least 13 people were injured in renewed Russian rocket attacks on the Ukrainian industrial city of Dnipro. This was announced by the military governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Valentyn Resnichenko, on his Telegram channel on Saturday.
(mse/cs/aa/jfw/cas/ska with dpa/AFP)