Russia sends female ex-convicts into assaults at front - Ukrainian military 

Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesman for Ukraine’s Khortytsia troop grouping, shared the information during the United News telethon.

“Russia is bringing in reserves from other areas, and the Russian military command is now forced to use a large portion of its strategic reserves, which it had built up this year, to try to capture territories in the Kurakhove, Vremivka, and Pokrovsk sectors. The Russian army doesn't have unlimited resources, so it's pulling in reserves, including armored vehicles and personnel, to support assault operations,” Voloshyn said.

He also mentioned that newly mobilized soldiers and former prisoners have been seen in the Russian army's ranks.

“We've recently learned that women in the Russian army are being used in assault operations. These are former prisoners from the 'Storm' units - units made up of ex-convicts,” he added, noting that Russian prisons are almost empty due to mass mobilization.

Voloshyn also shared that some prisoners reported it took them less than a month from being sentenced in Russia to being sent to the front lines in Ukraine.

• On December 3, Andriy Polukhin, press representative of Ukraine's 24th Motorized Rifle Brigade, stated that Russian forces are attempting to storm Ukrainian Defense Forces' positions near Chasiv Yar head-on.