MADRID, August 28 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The UK Ministry of Defense has made clear that it is “unlikely” that the decision signed this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase the military personnel of its Armed Forces will result in “substantial progress” in its combat capacity in the east of Ukraine.

“This is because Russia has lost tens of thousands of soldiers; very few new military recruits were recruited; and conscription is not technically required to serve outside Russian territory,” British Intelligence said in its latest report.

He also explained that it was still “uncertain” how Russia would try to cover this task, whether by recruiting more ‘contracted’ voluntary soldiers or by increasing the annual target for conscription.

According to the decree published on Thursday on the Russian legal information portal, which will come into force on January 1, 2023, the Russian Armed Forces will have 2,039,758 troops, which represents an increase of 137,000 troops, as quoted by Russian news. Interfax agent.

ATTACK IN ZAPORIJIA

As for the fighting on Ukrainian territory, local authorities in Ukraine have reported a new attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, where the situation remains high risk, according to Ukrainian operator Energoatom.

“At this time it is known that five houses were damaged and two people were injured by broken glass,” wrote Anatoli Kurtev, secretary of the Zaporizhia City Council, on his official Telegram profile, where the alarm went off again on Saturday evening.

Similarly, the head of the Slovakian Military Administration, Vadim Liaj, has indicated on his Facebook profile that this Ukrainian city has been attacked by Russian forces, who have damaged the infrastructure of some roads, although not yet. death or injury.

On the other hand, the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, has also reported new explosions. “The night of another explosion in Melitopol and the city of Mirne. At one o’clock, residents of all districts heard a loud explosion,” he said, according to UNIAN news agency.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has detailed, in its latest report, that clashes have been reported in the vicinity of Kharkov, Bakhmut, Orlivka, Mikolaiv, Orijove, as well as in the aforementioned Sloviansk.