Russians forces send conscripts to Vuhledar – Ukrainian serviceman Kishak

He said this on the Espresso TV channel.

"The situation in the Vuhledar sector remains unchanged. There is a war going on and the fighting is becoming routine. The Russian forces continue to use aviation, artillery and infantry to storm our positions," Kishak said.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman added that Russia has started sending conscripts to the front. 

"We have no changes. Except that the Russians have started sending young people to the front. In particular, from 20 to 24 years old. We recently captured a 22-year-old guy. He told us that he was forced to go to the front line. I want to emphasize that these guys are regular conscripts, not contract soldiers. According to them, they were studying at the university and were mobilised, and in 20 days they were sent to Ukraine," he added.

• Russia has lost more than 188,900 soldiers, 2,473 drones, 7,184 armoured vehicles since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine