[The Epoch Times, 9 ottobre 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Takasugi compiles and reports) With the invasion launched by the KremlinUkraineThe war has entered its eighth month,Russian armyIn the recent past it has lost ground and is declining.RussiaPresident VladimirPut inA new commander in chief was appointed to lead theUkraineof all troops.
Appointed Sergei Surovikin is an army general who previously also supervisedRussiaAir Force and led Russian forces into Syria.His new mission will include inspiring Russia after a series of setbacksarmy，Russian armyTroops and equipment have suffered heavy casualties recently. Thousands of square miles of land formerly occupied by Russian forces have been re-liberated by Ukrainian forces.
Sulovykin’s appointment wasPut inIt was made after it was announced that hundreds of thousands of Russians would be drafted into the war. Previously, Putin had ordered around 300,000 Russians to join the struggle inside Ukraine. This is the first time since World War II that Moscow has enlisted civilians for the army.
The Kremlin’s announcement of “partial conscription” comes amid a series of incredible advances by the Ukrainian military in recent weeks.
Last week, Putin announced in a high profile that four regions of eastern Ukraine now belong to Russia. The Russian leader said it was the result of a referendum in Russian-occupied Ukraine. But the referendum is widely regarded by Western governments as rigged and illegal.
“The result (of the referendum) is well known, well known. Russia has four new regions,” Putin said on September 30, referring to the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Helsinki.
Following Putin’s remarks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would submit a “fast track” application to allow Ukraine to join the NATO military alliance more quickly.
With the support of advanced Western weapons and intelligence, UkrainearmyLarge areas of territory occupied by Russian troops have been recaptured since the beginning of the war. Their success on the battlefield severely affected the Kremlin’s reputation as a powerful war machine.
At the same time, the cost to Ukrainian civilians has been enormous as Ukraine has recaptured the occupied villages and towns one by one.
So far, the United Nations estimates that the Russian invasion has resulted in the deaths of over 6,000 Ukrainian civilians and the injuries of over 8,600. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights also added that the actual death toll in Ukraine could be higher.
Responsible editor: Sun Yun
