General Staff: the Russian army has staffing problems and is looking for people for "short-term" contracts
ALONA MAZURENKO — SATURDAY, 16 APRIL 2022, 20:05
The Russian army is campaigning for Russian reservists to sign short-term contracts for 3 months to 1 year.
Source: General Staff
Quote: "Due to the military operations on the territory of Ukraine, the rotation of units of the 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Military District in the Syrian Arab Republic has been postponed.
According to the available information, the military registration and enlistment offices of the Central Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are lobbying reservists to sign short-term contracts for a period of 3 months to 1 year."
Details: The Russian army continues to carry out air and missile strikes on infrastructure and residential areas involving air and sea components.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, the Russian occupying forces have taken no action. During the regrouping of troops, the units of the 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces moved from the territory of Belarus by rail (Homel-Novobilytska railway station).
There is a threat of missile strikes on critical infrastructure from the territory of Belarus.
On the Siverskyi front the Russian occupying forces are completing the regrouping of troops from the Central Military District. It cannot be ruled out that the occupiers will continue to carry out rocket attacks and artillery shelling on Ukraine’s military and civilian infrastructure from the territory of the Russian Federation.
On the Slobozhanskyi front, the invaders’ main efforts are focused on regrouping, strengthening the grouping of their troops and continuing to hold positions near the city of Kharkiv.
On the Izium front, the invaders’ main efforts are focused on holding the occupied borders and positions in the area of the settlements of Sukha Kamianka, Sulyhivka, Brazhkivka, Mala Komyshuvakha and Andriivka.
The Russian army is trying to improve its tactical situation. During the last 24 hours they have made an attempt to conduct offensive and assault operations and tried to advance deep into the village of Dovhenke.
They did not succeed, and they suffered significant losses. Units of the 106th Guards Airborne Division have moved from the territory of the Russian Federation to strengthen the group on this front.
After the strike group and reserves are formed, the Russian army will try to resume its offensive in the direction of Barvinkove and Sloviansk.
On the Donetsk and Tavriia fronts, the occupiers are trying to fire and carry out assault operations in most areas. The Russian army strengthened the grouping of troops by moving separate units of the Central Military District from the territory of the Belgorod region to the area of the settlement of Svatovo.
It is likely that the Russian army will continue assault operations along the entire front line in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
It will focus its efforts on capturing the settlements of Popasna and Rubizhne and the city of Mariupol, as well as reaching the areas of Vuhledar and Marinka. It will also prepare for an offensive in the Kurakhove and Avdiivka areas.
At the same time, there has been a decline in morale among units of the 1st Army Corps operating in the Donetsk area. This is due to the significant losses suffered by these units, which have been replenished by mobilised soldiers.
On the Pivdennyi Buh front, the aggressors’ main efforts have been focused on trying to establish full control over the territory of the Kherson region and holding their occupied positions.
In the city of Kherson, the Russian occupying forces have distributed propaganda leaflets calling for peaceful coexistence with the Russians. At the same time, their intimidation and terrorising of the civilian population continues.
According to the available information, the likelihood that a task force of Russian troops in the Transnistrian region of Moldova will be involved in the armed aggression against Ukraine remains low.
