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SENTCOM: US Navy cruiser shot down a

US F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea

December 22nd, 3:35am

(RT.ru)

The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, part of the

USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike Group, mistakenly

opened fire - and shot down an F/A-18 fighter jet that

was taking off from the deck of the aircraft carrier

over the Red Sea.

This was reported in the Central Command

of the US Armed Forces, reports TASS.

According to the agency, both pilots were

rescued, and one received minor injuries.

It is noted that the incident occurred

during airstrikes on Houthi targets.

Earlier, US and Israeli aircraft - carried out 3

airstrikes on military positions of the Shiite

Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) ruling in

northern Yemen -- in the capital Sanaa.

Later, the Pentagon said that the targets of

the US strikes in Sanaa were a warehouse

and a command centre.

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"Everyone is alive." Missing An-2 plane

found in Kamchatka four days ago

by Maria Pavlova

December 22nd, 3:06am

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

A missing plane was found in Kamchatka,

and all the people in it ---- are still alive.

An AN-2 plane that disappeared three days ago has

been found in Kamchatka. This was announced by

the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations

of the Kamchatka Territory, Sergey Lebedev.

"Board found. People are alive," Lebedev said --- in

a video posted on the social network Vkontakte.

Later, the minister added that 3 people who were

in the missing plane... were evacuated by Mi-8

helicopter to the village of Milkovo.

Recall that, on December the 19th, a plane carrying

commercial cargo.... disappeared from radar in the

Kamchatka Territory. It was previously reported

that there are only 3 crew members on board,

and there are no passengers on the plane.

RIA Novosti, with reference to the press service of

the Federal Air Transport Agency, clarified that

there were two crew members and one

passenger on the plane.

Earlier it was reported that on December 20, rescuers

in search of the missing plane overcame more than

100 kilometres in the mountains ---- in severe

weather conditions.

The missing vessel was found

in the area of Mount Tundra.

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The refugee told about the feat

of a Russian fighter in the DPR

by Margarita Pimenova

(Night Line Editor)

December 22nd, 2:48am

(Lenta,ru)

A soldier of the Russian Armed Forces (AF) heroically

shot back to the last cartridge - during the liberation

of the village of Vesely Gai in the Donetsk People's

Republic (DPR) from the Ukraine Armed Forces.

This was reported to RIA Novosti, by the

refugee Alexander.

The interlocutor of the agency said that he was

evacuated by Russian soldiers who entered

the village on December 14. On the way,

they took the body of a soldier who

died heroically --- during the

liberation of the village.

"His feet were already scratching, he took off his shoes,

provided medical assistance to himself, rewound, shot

back to the last round, held on, did not give up. And

he took a walkie-talkie and said: guys, I'm done,

I can't, and died," said Alexander.

Earlier, Hero of Russia, Alexey Khimenko, with the call

sign Chemist told how in the village of Bakhmutskoye

near Soledar -- he single-handedly took on a group of

AFU fighters. The military was assigned the task of

storming the school building, where soldiers of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine, including Georgian

mercenaries, were stationed.

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Peskov: US specialists are aiming

the missiles at Russian territory

by Maria Pavlova

December 22nd, 12:25am

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Peskov said that experts from the US are helping

to direct US missiles at targets in the territory

of the Russian Federation.

Missile strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on

Russian territory are carried out with the help of
US missiles, which have US specialists aim at
targets. This - is one of the reasons why the
US is considered an unfriendly country by

the Russian Federation, the Kremlin

spokesman Dmitry Peskov, said.

"The United States -- is an unfriendly country. American

missiles are firing at our territory. They are guided by

American specialists," Peskov said, on Saturday,
December the 21st.

Earlier, the British analyst Mercuris concluded that

the APU --- could launch long-range US ATACMS

missiles on the territory of Russia only with

the active participation of technical

specialists from the US.

At the same time, Washington recognized that

the Ukrainian military.. tried to attack objects

in the Bryansk region with ATACMS missiles.

Peskov also noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin

will not congratulate all world leaders and the peoples

of their countries on the New Year.

Traditional greetings will be sent from the

Russian leader only to those states that

maintain friendly relations with the

Russian Federation.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 21st, 12:20pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces

defeated formations of one mechanised brigade of the

AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to

Kazachya Lopan and Volchansk

(Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 40 troops, one infantry

fighting vehicle, 2 motor vehicles, three 122-mm

D-30 howitzers, and one ammunition depot.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation and defeated manpower and hardware of two

mechanised brigades, an airborne brigade, an assault

brigade of the AFU near Zapadnoye, Zagryzovo,

Lozovaya, Dvurechnaya (Kharkov region),

Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's

Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault

detachments were repelled. The AFU losses were up

to 440 servicemen, 3 tanks, including one German-

made Leopard tank, two pickup trucks, 5 122-mm

D-30 howitzers as well as one U.S.-made M113

armoured personnel carrier, two U.S.-made

105-mm M101 howitzers, & two U.S.-made

105-mm M119 howitzers. An ammunition

depot & 2 electronic warfare stations

...were destroyed.

As a result of decisive actions ---- units of the

Yug Group of Forces liberated Ostrovskogo

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops hit formations of two mechanised

brigades, one motorised infantry brigade... one

assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade

of the AFU and 2 territorial defence brigades

near Zaliznyanskoye, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka,

Chasov Yar, Kurakhovo, Seversk (Donetsk

People's Republic), and Belogorovka

(Lugansk People's Republic).

The AFU losses --- were up to 285 troops, two armoured

fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119
howitzer, & 5 field ammunition depots.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing

into the depth of the enemy's defences ....and defeated

manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades,

two jaeger brigades of the AFU, one marine brigade,

one territorial defence brigade, one national guard

brigade, and one assault brigade of the National

Police of Ukraine near Dzerzhinsk, Peschanoye,

Krasnoye, Novotroitskoye, Novoolenovka,

Nadezhdinka, Krasnoarmeysk, plus

Shcherbinovka, and Shevchenko

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Twelve counter-attacks of the enemy - were repelled. The

enemy losses were up to 580 troops, one German-made

Leopard tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, U.S.-made
M113 and M1117 armoured personnel carriers, four

motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-

propelled artillery system.... two 152-mm Msta-B

howitzers, two 152-mm D-20 guns, two 122-mm

D-30 howitzers, and three armoured fighting

vehicles, including one U.S.-made MaxxPro.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces -- improved the

tactical situation along the front line and defeated

formations of two mechanised brigades of the

AFU and one territorial defence brigade

close to Razliv, Velikaya Novosyolka,

Konstantinopol, and Storozhevoye

(Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses, were more than 160 troops, six motor

vehicles, two U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzers, and

one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces defeated manpower

and hardware of one air assault brigade, one mountain

assault brigade of the AFU, & two territorial defence

brigades close to Antonovka, Kamyshany (Kherson

region), and Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 70 troops, two motor

vehicles, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled

artillery system, three 152-mm D-20 guns,

and one electronic warfare station.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian

Groups of Forces struck those power facilities that

support Ukrainian defence industry enterprises

infrastructure of military airfields, one attack

UAV depot, as well as engaged clusters of

AFU manpower and military hardware

in 147 areas.

Air defence units shot down eight HIMARS

MLRS projectiles and 89 fixed-wing

unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military

operation ------ 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 38,241

unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile
systems, 19,947 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,902

field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,402

units of support military vehicles, have

been neutralised.

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The US military in Britain could not

cope with drones over their bases

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 21st, 12:57am

(Lenta.ru)

The US military, located at air bases in the UK, could not

cope with dozens of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

that appeared in the sky over objects in November,

The Times newspaper reports.

It is specified that drones appeared over the bases in the

period from 20 to 26 November. In a number of cases,

several dozen drones were simultaneously deployed

over one of the objects - where American nuclear

weapons are planned to be placed. At the same

time, the military did not manage to track the

launch site of the UAV, nor to intercept

control over at least one of them,

nor to drown out their signal.

According to the US and UK military structures, the

drones could have been launched by an unfriendly

country. US intelligence agencies believe that

Russia may be involved in the use of drones,

but there is no evidence to indicate this.

Earlier it became known that unknown unmanned aerial

vehicles were spotted over the American Ramstein
Air base in Germany. They were discovered on

December 3 and 4 in the evening hours.

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"War has been declared on

the Russian world." Putin

announced a new threat

by Anastasia Volova (editor ---

Operational Information Dept)

December 20th, 6pm

(Lenta.ru)

During a meeting of the State Council on Family Support

in Russia, the head of the Communist Party faction in

the State Duma, Gennady Zyuganov, declared a war

on the Russian world is occurring. His words are

quoted on the Kremlin's website.

The deputy drew attention to the problem of demography

in the country. He pointed out that, since 1991, "the
Russians have lost 31 million people and about

20 million more, during the war."

''Today, this problem is exacerbated by the fact that

a war of extermination has been declared on the

Russian world.''

According to Gennady Zyuganov, a further decrease in

the country's population ----- will make it impossible to

"solve the problems of either security or sovereignty."

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, commented on

Zyuganov's words that war has now been

declared on the Russian world.

''Our colleagues from the Duma spoke and said that war

had been declared on the Russian world. So it has.''

At the same time, last month.... the Russian leader, in his

greeting to the participants of the XVI Assembly of the

Russian World "Spiritual and Moral Values of the

Russian World", declared that the majority of

countries supported the ideas of the

Russian World.

Putin noted that the main attraction of the Russian world

is openness and respect for all existing customs and

cultures. "Today we see that such approaches are

shared by the majority of countries and peoples,

rejecting any form of neo-colonialism, racism

and Russophobia," he said.

The Russian Orthodox Church also declared

a threat to the Russian world.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, in turn, also

declared a threat to the Russian world. In his opinion,

it proceeds from silence on the problem of migrants.

In particular, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church

believes that in some regions''' they do not pay due

attention to migration issues. This, the patriarch

pointed out, leads to an increase in social

discontent, which, in turn, creates a

threat to the Russian world.

The LDPR spoke about the struggle

for the Russian World

The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia

Leonid Slutsky, said that the party remains true to

the principles laid down by its founder, Vladimir

Zhirinovsky, and fights for the Russian world.

He called the late Zhirinovsky a true patriot and fighter

for the Russian world, and assured --- that the LDPR

remains true to the principles laid down by him.

"We are fighting for the Russian world, for Russians

and all the small peoples of the country, for a

decent life and the independence of Russia

from external pressure," Slutsky said.

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"Donetsk rugby" ----- bank vs copter and bike ride

through the minefield. How do Russian soldiers

show heroism and ingenuity

by Valentin Karant (Editor

of the BSSR department)

December 20th, 4:40pm

(Lenta.ru)

There was a video of the destruction of a five-story
building with soldiers of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine by the method of Donetsk rugby.

Fighters of assault units of the Armed Forces of the

Russian Federation show on the battlefield not only

heroism --- but also soldier's ingenuity. Sometimes

such episodes get into the network and become

public. "Feed.ru'' .....has collected the most

interesting cases over the past month.

The Donetsk Rugby method

One of the ways to eliminate the positions of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU) by Russian attack aircraft is to

use anti-tank mines, which Russian soldiers manually

throw at enemy positions, to destroy five-

story buildings.

One of these cases, which occurred in mid — October

during the battles for Dzerzhinsk (the Ukrainian name

of the city is Toretsk), was published by the

Telegram channel WarGonzo. In the video,

soldiers from the Lavina battalion of the

132nd Gorlovka brigade destroy the

AFU firing point in the house.

Another case of the use of "Donetsk rugby" Telegram

channel showed on December 19, on the example of

battles near Kurakhovo. Then the soldiers of the

110th brigade completely destroyed the house

with soldiers of the Ukrainian army in it, by

throwing anti-tank mines into each of

the entrances.

Using a UAV bank

The UAV operator of the 98th Airborne Division with the

call sign Klepa destroyed the UAV of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine in an unusual way, the video is published by

the Telegram channel "Raccoon Kherson". The fighter

was delivering food to Russian attack aircraft when

he noticed a Ukrainian drone.. hovering over their

position from below. Lowering his drone, Klepa

shot down the APU drone with the help of a

can of provisions tied to the 'copter and

continued to perform the task.

The situation, of course, is purely hussar, but it is still

necessary to study the routes of movement and the

actual disposition of troops.

Cycling through a minefield

Telegram channel Shot published a video of a Russian

Armed Forces attack soldier cycling through a mine-

field of armoured infantry vehicles (BMP) in early

December. As noted, the fighter knew a safe

road where there are no mines, so he was

able to conduct equipment to the

positions of the Armed Forces.

The video was taken by UAV operators who controlled

the situation from the air and were themselves

shocked by the soldier's act. "Come on,

He's actually riding a bike," - they

comment behind the scenes.

Capture strongholds and defend them alone

At the end of November, the Russian Defense Ministry

told about private Vladimir Varich, who discovered

seven saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

and single-handedly pushed them back from

Russian positions.

During the short-lived battle, the enemy's sabotage and

reconnaissance group, caught off guard by Vladimir's

fire, unable to resist, suffered losses and retreated.

The press service of the Russian Defense Ministry told

about another case that occurred in Shevchenko

village near Pokrovsky in December, with a

fighter from the brigade "Mad Dogs",

told the publication Readovka.

The Russian serviceman first attacked the barricaded

APU stronghold with a rocket-propelled infantry

flamethrower "Bumblebee", after which he

came close, and threw a grenade through

the window. The publication reports that

in this way the most important logistics

hub near Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian

name - Pokrovsk) came under the

control of Russian troops.

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"They deliberately choose peaceful objects

as their targets": the Ukrainian Armed

Forces launched a missile strike on

Rylsk, there are dead

by Anastasia Stepanova

December 20th, 4:03pm

(RT.ru)

The Ukrainian Armed Forces -- launched a missile attack

on the city of Rylsk in the Kursk region, acting Governor

of the region Alexander Khinshtein said. According to

him, the enemy purposefully attacked civilians and

social facilities. As a result of the attack, there

are victims and dead, the UK said. A criminal

case has been opened under the article on

a terrorist attack.

According to media reports, the strike could have

been carried out by American ATACMS missiles.

Khinshtein sent Acting Chairman of the Government of

the Kursk Region Alexey Dedov and his deputies.... to

the scene of the incident. In addition, all operational

and emergency services, including the Ministry of

Emergency Situations, are working on the site.

The Kursk Region authorities will provide all necessary

assistance to the victims and their families, the Acting

Governor assured.

The head of the Rylsky district, Andrey Belousov, in an

interview with RIA Novosti, called the attack of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine a massive missile strike.

According to him, there are wounded among

the local population.

"There are victims. We don't know... exactly how

much yet. Social objects... The rockets arrived

a massive shelling of the city," the source said.

According to him, about 15 arrivals were recorded.

The UK also reported on the injured and dead as

a result of the strike. A criminal case has been

opened under the article on a terrorist attack.

According to the Telegram channel Mash -- during the
attack, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 6 ATACMS

missiles ---- presumably with MGM-140B ATACMS

Block 1A shells ---- with cluster warheads. The

radius of destruction of each of them is 15 m.

This information is not officially confirmed.

"According to our information ---- the missiles were

shot down by air defense, and approximately 17

submunitions fell from one warhead. After the

shelling, about ten cars caught fire,"

Mash reports.

According to the newspaper, as a result of the strikes, a

bus station, a school, a House of Culture, a sports and

recreation complex, a fire station and several private

houses were damaged. The building of the

pedagogical school is on fire.

The acting governor of the Kursk region, said that six

people were killed in the attack. He confirmed that a

child was among the dead. Among the victims is also

a 13-year-old child, and he was taken to the hospital,

said Khinshtein.

At the same time, the Telegram channel SHOT reports,

that the attack was conducted from US MLRS HIMARS.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired more than

13 volleys at the city. The launcher, according to

preliminary data, fired at the city from the

Chernihiv region.

Such conclusions were reached by the experts who

examined fragments of rockets that fell in the city

centre, the newspaper writes. This information

was later confirmed by Alexander Khinshtein.

Recall that this morning, Russian troops launched a

group strike with long-range precision weapons on

military facilities in Ukraine. According to Russia's

Defense Ministry, as a result of the attack, an SBU

control centre and the Luch Kiev design bureau,

which design and manufacture Neptune missile

systems and Olkha land-based cruise missiles,

as well as the positions of the Patriot anti-

aircraft missile system, were damaged.

The Defense Ministry called the morning strike a

response to the attack carried out by the Kiev

regime on December 18 at the Kamensky

plant in the Rostov region. Then, the

Ukrainian Armed Forces - fired six

ATACMS missiles and four Storm

Shadow air-launched cruise

missiles at the region.

It also became known today, that Russian

servicemen - liberated the settlements of

Novopustynka and Uspenovka in the DPR.

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"There is hysteria among the military and

the leadership." High-ranking officers of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine were

eliminated during the attack on

the SBU headquarters

by Varvara Koshechkina (editor of

the Operational Information Dept)

December 20th, 12:24pm

(Lenta.ru)

On Friday, December 20, Russia launched a so-called

retaliatory strike on the territory of Ukraine. In

response to the attack of Ukrainian troops in

the Rostov region, Russia's Armed Forces --

with the help of high-precision long-range

weapons hit the buildings of the Security

Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Luch

design Bureau (KB). Photos with the

consequences of the strike were

published by the Telegram

channel Shot.

The images published online -- show a yellow building

with broken windows. Near it, you can see damaged

vehicles and wreckage of the structure scattered
in the parking lot.

During the strike on the SBU headquarters, high-ranking

employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed.

According to the coordinator of the pro-Russian

Nikolaev resistance -- Sergey Lebedev, several

'high-ranking' employees of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine could have been eliminated in the

attack on the SBU control point in Kiev.

However, this information has not

yet been officially confirmed.

According to rumours, several high-ranking army and

special services officers were killed. They also talk

about the death of 3 high-ranking officials from

the shopping centre.

The underground worker said that --- after the attack in

Kiev, random checks of the SBU began. The Ukrainian

military began to stop cars, and public transport,

and check people's 'phones and documents.

"Kiev residents write - that there is some kind

of hysteria among the military and the city's

leadership," Lebedev said.

The military commissar called the strike on the SBU

department a response to the assassination of

General Kirillov.

Military correspondent, Semyon Pegov, said that the

strike on the SBU directorate was a response to the

assassination of head of the radiation, chemical

and biological protection troops of the Russian

Armed Forces, Lt. General, Igor Kirillov.

''Let us venture to assume that the attack on the SBU

control point - is our response to the death of

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was

killed a few days ago as a result of a

terrorist attack organized by the

special services of Ukraine.''

Semyon Pegov

war correspondent

The network also spread information that the strike

was retribution for blowing up a Russian officer.

At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry noted -

that the strike on December 20 was a response to the

attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with ATACMS

and Storm Shadow missiles in the Rostov region.

The Russian Defense Ministry also noted that

Kiev was supported in the strike.... by its

"Western curators".

In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that

Moscow does not leave unanswered strikes deep into

Russia, and recalled the corresponding words of

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Zelensky Loses Soldiers In Cauldrons

- But Looks For Fresh Cannon Fodder

December 19th, 2021

(SouthFront)

Zelensky admitted that Kiev has no means to take back
control of the Donbass and Crimea but, hypocritically,

is denying the need for any negotiations and leading

the conflict .....to another escalation.

On December the 19th -- several Ukrainian missile strikes

were reported in different Russian rear regions. One was

reportedly intercepted in the city of Luhansk. Soon - the

Russian governor of Zaporozhie region reported that

four Storm Shadow missiles that targeted the port

city of Berdyansk -- were intercepted. The rear of

Rostov region also came under massive attack.

According to local reports, about 10 missiles were

intercepted. The wreckage of destroyed Storm

Shadow missiles... slightly damaged the

local infrastructure.

On the night of December the 20th, the Armed Forces of

Ukraine continued strikes in the Russian rear regions.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

reported the destruction of 84 Ukrainian UAVs.

Most of them - 36 drones - targeted the southern Rostov

region. As a result of the attack... a fire broke out
at the local Novoshahtinsky oil product plant.

In their turn, Russian forces launched a combined attack

with drones and missiles on targets in the city of Krivy

Rih, in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are accumulating reserve

units in the rear regions, but ....they are yet to stop
the rapid Russian advance on the frontlines.

Ukrainian forces are losing one stronghold after another

in the Kurakhovo, Pokrovsk and Zaporozhie regions.

Ukrainian units are surrounded, ground down in

cauldrons --- and flee from their positions

..abandoning their dead and wounded

comrades. As a result of the short-

sighted tactics and the speed of

the Russian offensive, the

Ukrainian army --- is still

suffering heavy losses.

Ukrainian soldiers - are threatened not only by enemy

attacks but also by their own commanders. Another

scandal broke out after it was revealed that the

command of the 221st Ukrainian brigade ---

extorted money from soldiers, for

concealing their violations and

alcohol consumption.

If soldiers refused to share their money,

they were tortured, hung on a cross ---

or thrown into meat assaults.

According to Western estimations, the level of

desertion in the Armed Forces exceeds the

level of combat losses, including killed

and wounded.

But Kiev..... needs more blood.

While thousands of armoured vehicles from the US
warehouses are on their way to the frontlines,

Zelensky has to find more drivers to be

thrown into a grinder.

The mobilization - has intensified on Ukrainian streets.

Military recruiters are beating not only their victims

but also their wives and children. Unconscious

men are thrown into recruitment offices,
from where, there is no way out.

Men with disabilities will have to re-pass their medical

tests. All men aged 18-25 will be required to undergo
military training, after which they may be thrown
to the front. Despite Zelensky’s promises, the

Ukrainian army --- pushed by Western war-
mongers --- needs fresh cannon fodder
..to counterattack.

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Russia's MoD reports on the exploits

of Russian Armed Forces' soldiers
in the special operation zone

December 19th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The battalion, which included Captain Vitaliy Guz,

together with the anti-tank platoon entrusted to

him, moving through the terrain, was attacked

by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The enemy set up an ambush on the route of the

column, so a battle ensued, during which the

militants conducted intense mortar and

machine-gun fire.

Then Guz moved, with his unit, to the flank of the column

and opened fire on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces. The enemy had to go on the defensive, which

allowed the main forces of the battalion of Russia's
Armed Forces to get out of the affected area and

reorganize into battle formations. However, as

they moved forward.. Russia's fighters were

again attacked by militants - who had set

up their firing positions in abandoned

industrial buildings on the outskirts
of the village.

Guz gave a command to his subordinates -- and

himself opened fire from an anti-tank complex

at the equipped machine-gun and grenade

launcher points.

Thanks to the professionalism and bravery of the ATGM

platoon under the command of the Guz, the enemy's

machine-gun & grenade-launcher crews equipped

in the buildings were destroyed, after which the

soldier and his subordinates pulled the crew

out of the armoured personnel carrier hit

by the enemy and gave them first aid,

which saved their lives.

The Ministry of Defense - also noted the merits of Private

Dmitry Tretyakov, who - as part of the unit - performed a
combat mission to protect and defend a border near one
settlement. He found an unmanned aerial vehicle that
was correcting enemy artillery fire on the Russian
military units. After that, Tretyakov used an anti-
drone rifle, which caused the Ukrainian drone
to lose control ....and fall.

The serviceman lifted his reconnaissance drone into

the air and saw the position of the enemy artillery,

from which they were firing at the units of the

Russian troops and transmitted coordinates

to the command via radio communication.

Russian artillery opened fire on the position of

the Ukrainian Armed Forces - at the identified

coordinates, destroying several militant guns.

The enemy, deprived of artillery support,

retreated.

Thanks to Tretyakov's quick professional actions,

the positions of the Russian troops remained

undisclosed, and the AFU offensive ---

was thwarted.

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Employees of the shopping centre

in the Kiev region filled the car

with gas and set fire to it

with a man inside

December 19th, 7:53pm

(RT.ru)

Employees of the territorial recruitment centre

in Vyshgorod, Kiev region, set fire to and filled

with gas ---- the car in which the man was.

This is reported by the Ukrainian

edition "Country.na".

Journalists suggested that representatives of

the shopping centre did this ------ to force the

subject of military service to leave the car.

Earlier... a resident of the village of Velyka Luka,

Ternopil region, was found dead with traces of

beatings, after being abducted by employees

of territorial recruitment centres.

In Ukraine, a 53-year-old deaf

man - was forcibly mobilized.

In Ukraine --- 67% of citizens do not trust employees of

territorial recruitment centres, according to a survey

conducted by the representatives of the Rating

Ukrainian sociological group.

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A volunteer from Kursk saved

a pregnant woman with

two children from

AFU fire

December 19th, 7:22pm

(RT.ru)

A volunteer from Kursk, Vitaliy, saved a pregnant

woman with children in Sudzha from being

shelled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces,

in August.

He told RT that he saw many dead civilians at the

entrance to the city, and near one of the bodies

he noticed a woman with a large stomach.

"She was hugged by children. They were all crying over

the man's body. Their mother was in a state of shock.

She told me that, before their eyes, the soldiers of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine had just shot her

husband, the father of the children,"

he said.

Then Vitaly loaded them all into the car. At the same

time, mercenaries with British flags were standing

a few metres away, but they did not seem to

understand what was happening.

"They were obviously drugged --- you could see it in their

eyes. I was expecting a shot from them every second,

but they were too slow. Thanks to this, I was

miraculously able to get this family out,"

the source added, to RT.

He, himself, was wounded while

fleeing from an APU drone.

Earlier, an eyewitness shared that foreign

mercenaries entered the Sudzhansky

district ---- in assault groups.

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked

Russian territory during a direct line

with Putin.

by Alina Goncharova (editor of

Operational Information Dept)

December 19th, 3:09pm

(Lenta.ru)

The Ukrainian Armed Forces.... hit Belgorod and other

settlements in the region, during the direct line with

Russian President Vladimir Putin. In his speech the

head of state also touched upon the issues of

assistance to the border areas.

Regional Governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that a

Ukrainian drone was shot down over Belgorod. Its

wreckage fell in the parking lot of a social object

and seven cars were damaged. One building
has a damaged door and windows.

Meanwhile, in Shebekinsky district in Balki village,

a shell hit two private households, windows were

broken, and roofs, fences and outbuildings
were cut by glass fragments.

In Dvuluchnoye village, Valuysky district, an FPV

drone detonated near a private household ---

windows were broken and a fence was cut.

"I have already said that we have a recovery program for

the Kursk region... which is being allocated funds, they

are practically allocated already. The same thing will
happen and is happening, of course, in other border

areas," he said.

In addition, Putin supported the idea of creating a single

window for internally displaced persons from Russia's
border area, which is attacked by the Armed Forces

of Ukraine.

As the journalist Ksenia Sobchak pointed out, the main

problems for them remain employment and placement

of children in kindergartens. Putin promised that he

would think about the issue and discuss the topic

with the relevant departments and the Defense

Ministry. He thanked Sobchak for her efforts.

Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Federation Council's

International Affairs Committee, called the shelling

of the Belgorod Region, during the President's

direct line... cynical.

''There is nothing new in this - they, in my opinion,

have surpassed the most notorious centuries in

cynicism - the 16th and 17th centuries - in the
expectation that everything will be forgiven

as they ...will be protected by the West's

military-political machine, so they act

brazenly. But - the real assessment

of all this will come.''

During the direct line with Putin, syrens were heard

in Sevastopol, Belgorod, Kherson & Kursk regions.

Before the start of the event, a drone flew over

Belgorod region.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 19th, 12:20pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction -- units of the Sever Group of Forces

inflicted losses on armed formations of one mechanised

brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade
near Zolochev and Volchansk (Kharkov region). The

AFU losses amounted to more than 100 troops, five

armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles,

and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation & inflicted losses on manpower and hardware

of one mechanised brigade, one jaeger brigade and an

assault brigade of the AFU, plus a territorial defence

brigade by Monachinovka, Kutkovka, Dvurechnaya,
Lozovaya (Kharkov region), Novoyegorovka

(Lugansk People's Republic), and Terni

(Donetsk People's Republic). Two

counter-attacks launched by

assault detachments of the

enemy were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 460 troops, six pickup

trucks, one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery

system, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery

system, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers. One

ammunition depot was destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces ------- took more

advantageous positions and inflicted losses on

formations of two mechanised brigades, one

airmobile brigade, one mountain assault

brigade of the AFU, and two territorial

defence brigades near Chasov Yar,

Reznikovka, Zvanovka, Seversk,

and Fyodorovka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

The AFU losses ----- amounted to up to 315 troops, two

armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made

M113 armoured personnel carrier, one armoured

fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-

made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 122-mm

Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system,

and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Two field ammunition depots

were destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing

to the depth of the enemy's defences & inflicted losses

on the manpower and hardware of three mechanised
brigades of the AFU ...and two territorial defence

brigades near Dzerzhinsk, Peschanoye, Zarya,

Shcherbinovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk

People's Republic). Twelve counter-

attacks launched by AFU armed

formations - were repelled.

The AFU losses --------- amounted to up to 520 troops, one

Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles,

one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 gun

and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

As a result of successful offensive operations, units of

the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Zelenovka and

Novy Komar (Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on formations of one mountain

assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence

brigade, & 1 national guard brigade near Bogatyr,
Velikaya Novoselka, Zelenoye Pole & Vremevka

(Donetsk People's Republic). A counter-attack

launched by the enemy's units, was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 175 troops, one

infantry fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one

Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery

system, two 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled

artillery systems, and one 122-mm D-30

howitzer. One electronic warfare

station, was eliminated.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces - inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade,

one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and one

territorial defence brigade.. near Kamenskoye,

Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka,

and Sadovoye (Kherson region). One counter

-attack of the enemy's assault detachment

was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, one

motor vehicle, two 152-mm D-20 guns, and one

U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS launcher. One

electronic warfare station

was eliminated.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, and the Missile Troops and Artillery of the

Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of

military airfields, as well as engaged clusters of

the enemy's manpower and military hardware

in 149 areas.

Air defence units shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS

MLRS projectile, one Neptune long-range missile,

and 154 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total - since the beginning of the special military

operation ------ 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 38,064

unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,844 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,502 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,822

field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,326

units of support military vehicles, have

been neutralised.

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Russia's M0D - reports new feats of

soldiers of Russian Armed Forces

in the free defense zone

December 18th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The feat of private Serhiy Zaitsev, who --- as part of

an assault unit, carried out the task of destroying
strongholds, weapons and military equipment of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine -- in an important

direction of the offensive of Russian troops
- was noted.

The serviceman used FPV drones with ammunition drop

systems ---- to support the advancing attack aircraft,

conducted an aerial reconnaissance of the enemy

positions and promptly transmitted information

about the maneuvers and regroupings of the

Ukrainian militants - to the command post.

As indicated in the department.... Zaitsev destroyed

several machine-gun points of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine. The enemy suffered losses and retreated.

In addition, the serviceman conducted a sweep of the

stronghold together with his colleagues. Fighters of

the Russian Armed Forces ---- quickly equipped

positions --- for firing in the direction of the

enemy's defense, which made it possible

to use the captured stronghold for

subsequent attacks.

The ministry also noted the feat of Lance Corporal Ilya

Ryaskov, who participated in the work on countering

enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

While conducting aerial reconnaissance, the serviceman

detected an enemy reconnaissance drone approaching

the camouflaged positions of Russian gunners.

Then Ryaskov, with the help of electronic warfare (EW) -
intercepted control of the 'copter ---- and landed it at a
distance from the positions of artillery crews. Moving

to reserve positions, he continued to conduct recon.

Ryaskov's actions allowed the artillery crews of the

Russian Armed Forces to remain unnoticed by the

enemy, which later allowed them to destroy

particularly important enemy objects.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24, 2022, continues. The decision

was made, because of the aggravation of

the situation in the region, as Kiev's US
-backed neo-nazi troops had built up

their forces to attack Donbas and

had greatly increased.... their
artillery fire.

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Soir: Belgium will not be able to

transfer F-16s to Ukrainian

Armed Forces..... in time

December 18th, 8:51pm

(RT.ru)

The Belgian authorities will not be able to transfer F-16

fighter jets to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in time,

which Brussels promised to deliver to the

Ukrainian side by the end of 2024.

This is reported by the publication Le Soir.

The delay was announced by the head of the Belgian

Defense Ministry, Ludivine Dedonder. This is due to

the lack of trained pilots in the ranks of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine and the lack of spare parts.

Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky said that Denmark

had delivered the second batch of F-16

fighter jets to Ukraine.

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Russian paratroopers told

about --- the liberation of

the Novy Chasova Yara

microdistrict

December 18th, 7:52pm

(Izvestia.ru)

After several months of fighting, Ivanovo paratroopers

liberated the Novy microdistrict in Chasovy Yar of the

Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Asked about how

the fighting took place, the servicemen told, in an

interview with Izvestia.

The main clashes in the locality ----- take place in the

industrial zone and urban development. As noted by

the fighters, the most difficult thing is the liberation

of five-story buildings, since units of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are based in them on

the last floors and put anti-tank missiles

and mortars in the windows.

"We took a four-story building, where the invaders were

holed up. Two machine gunners, eight submachine

gunners. A sniper. We took it in two groups. My

group and Turpal's group. They went head-on,"

the commander of the assault group with

the call sign Zeus, shared with Izvestia

correspondent Alexander Fedorchak.

Another fighter, a shooter of the assault company with

the call sign Poplavok, said that he received a

concussion during the assault.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine used drones of various

models to try to attack Russian fighters, from FPV

drones to Baba Yaga and Mavic. Despite this,

attack aircraft with artillery support

continue to destroy Ukrainian

units and equipment.

"Especially such equipment as MaxxPro. More than once

it has already been hit by our formation and our unit,"

the commander of the control platoon with the

call sign Mezha, shared.

Earlier, on December 3, soldiers of the Russian Armed

Forces told about the progress in the Chasovoyarsk

direction. The military noted that -- in parallel with

repelling attacks by Ukrainian UAVs, the military

continues to suppress the positions of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Fighters continue advancing on the northern

flank of the Chasovoyarsk direction.

_____________________________________

The EU Commission transferred to Kiev

a tranche of €4.1 billion from the

Ukraine Support Fund

December 18th, 6:12pm

(RT.ru)

The EU Commission transferred a tranche of

€4.1 billion from the EU Support Fund for

Ukraine - to the Kiev regime.

This is reported by TASS, referring

to the press service of the EC.

It is noted that the volume of macro-financial lending

under this line ------- was increased to €16.1 billion.

Earlier... the EU Parliament proposed that EU countries

create a new format for financing military supplies to

Ukraine --- to replace the European ''Peace'' Fund.

Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has not received

even half of the aid that was approved by the US

Congress since February 2022.

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Slutsky said --------- that Russia will not

forgive the murder of General Kirillov

by Maria Pavlova

December 18th, 5:58pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Leonid Slutsky said that the murder of General

Kirillov ---- will be followed by quick retribution

Russia will not leave without consequences, the murder

of General Igor Kirillov and its response to the terrorist

attack...... will be followed by a quick retribution. This

was stated by head of the State Duma Committee
on International Affairs, Leonid Slutsky.

"We will not forgive this, in response to the dastardly

atrocity - we will eliminate the leaders of the Kiev

regime, as, in their time, Konovalets or Bandera.

No one -- will escape retribution," Slutsky told

RIA Novosti.

Recall that at about 6 o'clock in the morning, on Tuesday,

December 17, an explosion occurred near a multi-storey
building on Ryazansky Prospekt ---- in the south-east of
Moscow, as a result of which Lieutenant-General Igor

Kirillov, the head of the RCBZ troops of the Russian

Armed Forces and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov,

were killed.

A citizen of Uzbekistan was detained - after hot pursuit of
the murderer of General Kirillov. It was reported that the

killer followed General Kirillov - through a camera in a
car-sharing car. He was promised $100 thousand

and told to broadcast his action to Dnipro.

It is also reported -- that the 29-year-old migrant

detained for the murder of General Kirillov was

hiding in the same village where the Nord-Ost

terrorists lived.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 18th, 12:35pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces

inflicted losses on armed formations of 1 mechanised

brigade of the AFU and 1 territorial defence brigade

near Zolochev and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops,

one armoured fighting vehicle, and four

122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces ------- improved the

tactical situation - and inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware of one mechanised brigade, 1 assault

brigade of the AFU, & 1 territorial defence brigade

near Novomlynsk, Zagryzovo, Lozovaya (Kharkov

region), Ivanovka, Torskoye, Terny (Donetsk

People's Republic), and Novoyegorovka

(Lugansk People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault

detachments of the enemy were repelled.

The AFU losses --- amounted to up to 540 troops, one

infantry fighting vehicle, 1 U.S.-made M113 armoured

personnel carrier, 1 Polish-made Rosomak armoured

personnel carrier, two pickup trucks, one UK-made

155-mm FH-70 howitzer plus one 152-mm D-20 gun

- three 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery

systems, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one U.S.

-made 105-mm M119 gun, and one U.S.-made

105-mm M101 howitzer. One Kvertus

electronic warfare station...

was destroyed.

As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug Group of

Forces liberated Trudovoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised

brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one infantry

brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence

brigades near Dronovka, Chasov Yar,

Reznikovka, Zvanovka, Fyodorovka,

and Petrovskoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 350 troops, one

armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles,

and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar

and one ammunition depot ---- were destroyed.

As a result of successful offensive operations, units of

the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Starye Terny

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of 2

mechanised brigades, 1 assault battalion of the AFU,

two territorial defence brigades, --plus a special

operations brigade ---- near Dzerzhinsk, Zarya,

Katerinovka, Shevchenko, Pravdovka..... and

Shcherbinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

In addition, 11 AFU counter-attacks

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 440 troops, one

Canadian-made Senator armoured fighting vehicle,

2 motor vehicles, three 152-mm Msta-B howitzers,

two 152-mm D-20 guns & a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing

to the depth of the enemy's defences --- and inflicted

losses on formations of two mechanised brigades

of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades

near... Velikaya Novoselka, Zelenoye Pole,

Razliv, Bogatyr - and Vremevka (Donetsk

People's Republic). One counter-attack

launched by the enemy's units

was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, one UK-

made Snatch armoured fighting vehicle, one 152-mm

Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, a 122-mm

Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one

152-mm D-20 gun.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade,

one mountain assault brigade of the AFU --- and one

territorial defence brigade nr Antonovka, Sadovoye
(Kherson region), Nesteryanka, and Kamenskoye

(Zaporozhye region). Two counter-attacks

launched by the enemy's formations

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 70 troops, two

motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 guns ---- and one

122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian

Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military

airfields, UAV workshops and depots, as well as

engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters

in 139 areas.

Air defence units shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS

MLRS projectile and 43 fixed-wing unmanned

aerial vehicles.

In total - since the beginning of the special military

operation ------ 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,910

unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,834 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,501 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,803

field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,294

units of support military vehicles, have

been neutralised.

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Aliev: NATO infrastructure created

near Azerbaijan's borders --------

under the guise of observers

December 18th, 9:21am

(Vesti.ru)

A NATO infrastructure has been created on the territory

of Armenia near the borders of Azerbaijan, under the

guise of European observers. This was stated by

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev in an interview

with VGTRK and RIA Novosti.

According to Aliyev, in October 2022 -- at a quadrilateral

meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan,

EU Council President, Charles Michel, and the French

President, Emmanuel Macron, an agreement was

reached...... on the deployment of a limited

contingent --- for two months, but then..

this mission was extended without

an approval from Baku.

"Under the guise... of so-called European observers,

a NATO infrastructure -- has been created on the

Armenian side of the border with us. Moreover,

this mission has smoothly turned into a NATO

mission, as representatives of Canada have

joined it," the Azerbaijani president said.

Aliyev added that the non-deployment of representatives

of other countries on the border of Azerbaijan and

Armenia.. is one of the two remaining topics

for agreement ---- before the conclusion

of a peace treaty.

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The underground announced strikes on

warehouses and military equipment
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 17th, 11:39pm

(Lenta.ru)

Coordinator of the Nikolaev underground Sergey

Lebedev told RIA Novosti about the attack on

the equipment of Ukraine's Armed Forces

near Kharkiv.

"It arrived in the suburbs of Kharkiv. Previously, at the

place where the military equipment was located,"

he said.

The underground worker also spoke about strikes on

warehouses in Svetlogorsk, Kirovohrad region, and

Kremenchuk, Poltava region. According to him,

armoured vehicles were stored there.

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The underground told about a large

detonation after a blow to the

suburb of Pavlograd

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 17th, 11:29pm

(Lenta.ru)

Coordinator of the Nikolaev underground Sergey

Lebedev told RIA Novosti about the strike on

the suburb of Pavlograd in Dnipropetrovsk

region, after which.... there was a large

detonation.

"Pavlograd, "arrival" in the suburbs. North-east side,

there was a big detonation," he said, adding that

this was followed by a second blow, but without

a detonation. Ambulances went to this place,

the underground worker specified.

"The suburbs of Kiev, Obukhov and Vyshgorod, were

also hit," he said, adding that --- in Vyshgorod, the

strike probably hit a foreign mercenaries' location.

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The underground announced a strike on

the place of deployment of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine in Sumy's suburbs

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 17th, 11:25pm

(Lenta.ru)

Coordinator of the Nikolaev underground, Sergey

Lebedev, told RIA Novosti - about the attack on

the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

(APU) in the suburbs of Sumy.

"It flew.... to the suburb of Sumy, previously, to the place of

deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, associated

with some educational institution," the underground
worker noted. He added that a 2nd blow followed.

According to the online map of the Ministry of Digital

Transformation of Ukraine, an air alert has been

issued in the Kiev, Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava,

Cherkasy, Kharkiv, & Kirovohrad regions.

On December 17th, Lebedev said that the Russian

military had attacked the location of fighters of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kupyansk,

Kharkiv region.

________________________________________

Underground reported strikes

on the suburbs of Kiev

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 17th, 11:09pm

(Lenta.ru)

Coordinator of the Nikolaev underground Sergey

Lebedev reported about strikes on the suburbs

of Kiev and several other settlements, RIA

Novosti reports.

"The suburbs of Kiev, Obukhov, and Vyshgorod - flew

in," the underground worker said. He added that in
Vyshgorod, probably, the blow fell on the place of

deployment of foreign mercenaries; there were

about 30 of them there, but this information

is being checked.

According to the online map of the Ministry of Digital

Transformation of Ukraine, an air alert has been

declared in Kiev and the Kiev region. Signals

are also heard in Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava,

Cherkasy, Kharkiv, & Kirovohrad regions.

On December 17, Lebedev said that the Russian military

had attacked the location of fighters of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region.

________________________________________

Russia's MoD reported on the exploits

of soldiers of Russia's Armed Forces

in the special operation zone

December 17th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

As noted in the department, the unit, which included

Lance Corporal Maxim Nekrasov, was in defensive

formations on one of the most likely offensive

directions of the militants of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

While serving at the visual observation post,

the serviceman discovered a sabotage and

reconnaissance group of the enemy.......

secretly moving in the direction of the

positions of the Russian troops.

Having promptly notified the command of the detected

enemy, Nekrasov took an advantageous position and

opened fire on the Ukrainian militants. Being under

constant mortar fire, the soldier was able to hold

down the enemy's actions and did not allow him

to advance further, forcing him to take the

battle in an open area.

During the battle, with the help of small arms,

he destroyed several AFU militants, and also

evacuated two wounded comrades to a

safe place for first aid under heavy

artillery fire.

Nekrasov's bold and decisive actions prevented

the enemy from attacking Russian positions.

After suffering heavy losses, the enemy

saboteurs retreated.

The Defense Ministry also drew attention to the merits of

Sergeant Denis Zhitchenko, who, while commanding a

mortar crew, performed tasks to fire support the

offensive of Russian troops in one of the

tactical areas.

In the course of conducting aerial reconnaissance using

an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), he discovered a well-

camouflaged AFU stronghold at a short distance from

the contact line, which did not allow Russian attack

aircraft to move forward.

Zhitchenko promptly made calculations for the

application of fire damage to the enemy and

organized the competent management of

mortar fire of his team.

In battle, after striking, he promptly changed positions

and removed the gun from the return fire of Ukrainian

militants, which saved the life of the crew and

provided continuous fire support to the

advancing Russian troops.

Thanks to Zhitchenko's prompt professional actions, the

enemy stronghold was destroyed, which contributed to

the unhindered advance of Russian troops and their

consolidation in new territories.

_____________________________________

Governor Sitnikov said: that Kirillov

knew about the hunt that had

begun for him

December 17th, 2:15pm

(RT.ru)

Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical

and biological protection forces... who died in

an explosion in Moscow, shared information

that a hunt --- had begun for him, said the

Governor of the Kostroma Region,

Sergey Sitnikov.

"Some time ago, he told me - that he had already been

warned that the hunt for him had begun. Without a

doubt, this.... is due to the fact that, under his

leadership -- the information about secret

biological laboratories -- was revealed,

including on the ground in Ukraine,"

he said in his Telegram channel.

Sitnikov expressed confidence that all necessary

measures will be taken to solve the crime
and bring the perpetrators to justice.

The Governor also expressed his condolences

to the family and friends of the deceased.

On the morning of December the 17th, as a result of

an explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow,

Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian Army's

RCBZ Troops, and Ilya Polikarpov, his

assistant, were killed.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova,

noted that Kirillov worked fearlessly and did not

hide behind anyone's back.

________________________________

Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 17th, 12:45pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces' units

inflicted fire damage on the armed formations of

a mechanised brigade, a territorial defence

brigade of the AFU, and one border

detachment of the State Border

Guard Service of Ukraine close

to Aleksandrovka, Sinelnikovo,

& Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 troops, two

armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles,

and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical

situation -- and delivered strikes at the manpower and

hardware - of three mechanised brigades, one jaeger

brigade, one airmobile brigade, an airborne brigade

of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade near

Dvurechnaya, Kupyansk, Zagryzovo, Lozovaya

(Kharkov region), Novoyegorovka (Lugansk

People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk

People's Republic), & Serebryansky

forestry. One counter-attack of

an AFU assault detachment

was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 520 troops,

three pickup trucks, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-

propelled artillery system, four 122-mm D-30

howitzers, and one ammunition depot.

As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug Group of

Forces liberated Annovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on formations of three mechanised

brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one airmobile

brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, and two

territorial defence brigades near Seversk,

Zvanovka, Stupochki, Uspenovka,

Ostrovskoye... plus Kurakhovo

(Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to ------ up to 330 troops, two

armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made

Stryker and one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel
carriers, 4 Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, three

motor vehicles, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one

U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, and one UK-

made 105-mm L-119 UK-made gun.

One electronic warfare station and one

ammunition depot - were neutralised.

The Tsentr Group of Forces' units captured more

advantageous lines and positions and inflicted

losses on manpower & hardware of one heavy

mechanised brigade, 5 mechanised brigades,

one motorised infantry brigade, one infantry

brigade, one assault battalion of the AFU,

one marine brigade, and one territorial

defence brigade close to Dzerzhinsk,

Shcherbinovka & Novoolenovka,

Krasnoarmeysk... Shevchenko,

Novopustynka, Novoukrainka,

and Krasnoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

In addition, 11 AFU counter-attacks were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 425 troops, one

infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel

carriers, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured

personnel carrier, a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured

fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777

howitzer, five motor vehicles, two 152-mm

Msta-B howitzers, two 152-mm D-20

howitzers, and one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units -- continued advancing

into the depth of the enemy's defence ------ and inflicted

losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one

assault battalion of the AFU, & 2 territorial defence
brigades close to Temirovka, Velikaya Novoselka,

Gulay Pole, and Novy Komar (Donetsk People's

Republic). Four enemy counter-attacks -

were repelled.

The AFU losses... amounted to up to 205 troops, one

tank, five motor vehicles, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-

propelled artillery system, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer,

one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle,

2 U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicles,

and a U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled

artillery system.

The Dnepr Group of Forces' units engaged the manpower

and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one infantry

brigade.. a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and

2 territorial defence brigades by Novoandreyevka

Lobkovoye (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye, and

Ingulets (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 Ukrainian troops,

five motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station,

and one ammunition depot.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian

Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower

and hardware clusters --- in 142 areas.

Air defence systems have shot down one U.S.-

made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 49 fixed-

wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military

operation 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,867

unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft

missile systems, 19,827 tanks and other

armoured fighting vehicles, 1,501 MLRS

combat vehicles, 19,738 field artillery

guns and mortars, and 29,286 units

of support military vehicles have

been neutralised.

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Hungary Blocks EU Funding for

Arms Shipments to Ukraine

December 17th, 10:13am

(teleSUR)

FM Szijjarto also voiced his disapproval of the

proposed relocation of an EU coordination

unit to Kyiv.

On Monday, Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter

Szijjarto announced that his country had once again

vetoed the EU's allocation of 6.5 billion euros

(US$6.83 billion) to member states

supplying weapons to Ukraine.

Speaking after a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs

Council, Szijjarto confirmed on his Facebook

page that he had blocked disbursement of

the funds from the European Peace

Facility, citing Hungary’s long-

standing opposition - to the

mandatory contributions

of arms shipments.

“Hungary has not supplied weapons before, has not

contributed to any arms shipments,” Szijjarto said.

He stressed that while Hungary would not interfere

with member states funding such initiatives

voluntarily, it would not support making

these contributions compulsory.

Szijjarto also voiced his disapproval of the proposed

relocation of an EU coordination unit to Kyiv - and

the deployment of advisors for security sector

reforms in Ukraine.

He called these measures “highly dangerous

and escalating the conflict,” highlighting the

associated risks of personnel deployment

within an EU framework.

Moreover, the Hungarian minister rejected proposals

to sanction Russia’s UN ambassador and its

Olympic Committee, stating, “Mixing

sports with geopolitics is

unacceptable.”

Describing Brussels’ approach - as a “pro-war strategy”

that ignored a “new reality” shaped by recent Russian

battlefield gains and the reelection of U.S. President

Donald Trump, the minister expressed broader

criticism of EU policies.

Szijjarto said that the council’s rejection of his

government’s recent Christmas ceasefire

proposal ...was disappointing.

“Not only was there no support for a ceasefire that could

save lives, but many argued against it,” he remarked.

He stressed that halting the fighting could achieve

what armaments valued at tens or hundreds of

billions of euros have failed to accomplish:

preventing further Russian advances.

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Marochko: The Russian Armed Forces

have gained a foothold on a wide

section of the Oskol River

December 17th, 4:56am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces have established a foothold

in an eight-kilometre-wide area along the Oskol River

in the Kupyansk direction. This was announced by

retired lieutenant Colonel of the LPR,

Andrei Marochko.

According to him, if necessary, our soldiers

can quickly cross the water barrier.

He noted that.... by moving west from the village of

Masyutovka in the Kharkiv region, Russian troops

have increased their forces and resources in this

direction, as well as established stable
logistics supply chains.

"The advanced units...... managed to gain a foothold on a

wide section of the front along the Oskol River – about
8 kilometres. After clearing the surrounding zone,
long-term firing points - and observation posts
were created," Marochko said, referring to
his sources, in a conversation with

RIA Novosti.

According to the expert, Russian units have the ability

to quickly cross the Oskol River in the area between

the villages of Gryanikovka and the north-western

part of Sinkovka..... which covers about

20 kilometres of the river.

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Rogov: The Russian Armed Forces

knocked out the APU from

Zelenovka south of

Kurakhov

December 17th, 4:42am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian army knocked out the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (APU) from the village of Zelenovka south-

west of Kurakhov. This was announced by the

chairman of the Commission of the Public

Chamber of the Russian Federation on

sovereignty, Vladimir Rogov.

According to him, after the capture of the settlement,

the Russian Armed Forces will be able to launch an

offensive towards Ulakly village. Its release, in
turn --- will allow cutting the route that the

Ukrainian Armed Forces use to supply

their fighters in Kurakhov.

"Our troops --- drove the enemy out of the village of

Zelenovka. Now the cleanup is being completed

there," RIA Novosti quotes Rogov as saying.

The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, previously reported

that the Armed Forces of Ukraine remain only in 20% of

the territory of Kurakhov. He noted that the Kurakhov

direction - at the current stage of the Free Zone -

remains one of the hottest spots on the

line of contact.

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Belousov: Strategic Missile Forces are

the guarantor of national security and

the protection of Russia's interests

December 16th, 9:16pm

(RT.ru)

Russian Defense Minister, Andrey Belousov, congratulated

strategic missile engineers - on the Day of the Strategic

Missile Forces and called them a guarantor of national
security and protection of the country's interests.

The corresponding order was published in the

Telegram channel of the Russian MoD.

Belousov stressed that the military personnel, faithful

to the traditions of their predecessors, are constantly

improving their skills, successfully mastering new

weapons and equipment, and are on combat

duty around the clock.

"High professionalism, dedication and loyalty to the oath

of missile soldiers.... allow them to perform their tasks

efficiently, in any situation," the minister said.

Earlier..... the commander of the strategic missile forces,

Colonel-General Sergei Karakayev, said , in an interview

with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper on the occasion

of the Strategic Missile Forces Day, that Russia plans

to launch missiles --- to the maximum range --- as

a part of its tests of Russia's missile systems.

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Nebenzia: Kiev shows unwillingness to

move towards a peaceful settlement

December 16th, 9:03pm

(RT.ru)

Russia's Permanent representative to the UN, Vassily

Nebenzia -- said that Kiev's unwillingness to move

towards peace - was manifested in the rejection

of Hungary's proposal to establish a Christmas

ceasefire and exchange prisoners.

"We -- for our part -- handed over the list for exchange

on the same day, but Zelensky, in his usual boorish

manner ---- categorically rejected this initiative:
once again, refusing to take away over 600

Ukrainian servicemen who have been in

Russia for more than a year," TASS

quoted him as saying.

Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed that

it rejected the proposal for a truce for the holidays,
calling it ''immoral''.

Later, the official representative of the Russian Foreign

Ministry, Maria Zakharova, reacted to Kiev's refusal of

the Christmas truce proposed by Hungary.

"Do you know why the Christmas truce is ''immoral'' for the

Kiev regime? Because they are possessed," she wrote.

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The Russian MoD ---- reported on

the exploits of Russian soldiers

in the free defense zone

December 16th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

As indicated in the department, in one of the important

tactical areas --- the Armed Forces of Ukraine have
concentrated armoured combat vehicles and a

significant number of infantry assault groups

preparing to go on the offensive. In this

regard - it was decided to launch an

artillery strike on the enemy's

battle formations.

Having organized the disguise of the observation post,

Private Danil Sharepa correctly identified the aiming

points.... transmitted the coordinates in a timely

manner, and then corrected the artillery fire

and controlled the application of fire

damage to the enemy.

As a result of the strike of the Russian Armed Forces,

most of the enemy's forces were destroyed, which

led to its retreat.

The competent actions of Sharepa contributed to

the defeat of Ukrainian militants at a distance

from the line of contact.

The Ministry of Defense also noted the merits of Senior

Sergeant Maxim Strelkin, who as part of the assault

group led offensive operations on the positions

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the offensive, the group came under artillery fire.

Seeing that some of his comrades were seriously injured

and unable to get out of the area of enemy artillery

damage, Strelkin personally, despite the ongoing

shelling and attacks by enemy FPV drones,

provided first aid to the injured soldiers

right on the battlefield - after which -
he carried them to a safe place.

Thanks to the courageous and decisive actions

of Strelkin, the lives of Russian servicemen

were saved.

_______________________________________

Russian court sentences

Ukrainian spy

by Ekaterina Kashurnikova (Editor of the
Law Enforcement Agencies Dept)

December 16th, 3:59pm

(Lenta.ru)

The Supreme Court of the Luhansk People's Republic

has sentenced a 20-year-old Ukrainian citizen to 17

years in prison for espionage. About this Lenta.ru

reported... in the prosecutor's office of the LPR.

Danil Fisun was found guilty under Article 276

("Espionage") of the Criminal Code of the

Russian Federation. He will serve his

sentence in a high-security

penal colony.

According to the agency, from April to May 2023, the

man collected data on the movement and locations

---- of Russian military personnel. He passed this

information to the Ukrainian special services

free of charge.

Earlier it became known that in the LPR, the prosecutor's

office approved an indictment in a criminal case against

a 47-year-old resident of the Kherson region ---- for

participating in the Ukrainian assault battalion

"Aidar" (recognized in Russia as a terrorist

organization and banned).

______________________________________

Belousov:
new military uniforms

have been developed

December 16th, 2:25pm

(RT.ru)

New items of military personnel's field uniforms

have been created. This - was announced by

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov.

Belousov said - that the new elements of

military uniforms have already received

a preliminary high rating.

"They are characterized by increased strength,

functionality and compatibility with personal

protective equipment," he said.

Earlier, Belousov thanked Secretary of the Russian

Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, for creating a

powerful foundation in the development of

the country's Armed Forces.

_______________________________________

Putin called Russia's missile systems

more modern than those of the US

December 16th, 2:10pm

(RT.ru)

Russia now, has more advanced hypersonic missiles and

sea-based complexes compared to US systems, Russian

President Vladimir Putin said at an expanded meeting of

the Defense Ministry's board.

"We have created much more modern sea-based

complexes than in the United States. These

include the Kalibr and Zircon hypersonic

systems," the head of state stressed.

He added that Russia's latest Kh-101 missiles

have a range of over 4,000 km ---- which is

many times higher than the existing

US counterparts.

_____________________________________

Putin: Kiev authorities
.....will flee abroad

December 16th, 1:03pm

(Vesti.ru)

The leadership of the Kiev regime will flee abroad under

the cover of those.. under whose vassalage Ukraine is

now located. This was stated by Russian President

Vladimir Putin.

Earlier, the Russian leader said that Russia is not at war

with the Ukrainian people, but with the Kiev regime,

which has already lost the signs of statehood.

According to him, the regime commits daily

crimes against its own people, as well as

the people of Russia.

"The leaders of this regime... will simply flee abroad, under

the cover of those whose tasks they perform," Putin said

during an expanded meeting of the board of the
Russian Defense Ministry.

Earlier, presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said

that Russia's leader supported the idea of Hungary's
Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, to establish a

"Christmas truce" in Ukraine ---- but

Kiev blocked the discussion.

____________________________________________

Putin: more than a thousand Russians

sign contracts with the Defense

Ministry every day

December 16th, 11:06am

(Vesti.ru)

In 2024, on average, more than 1 thousand Russians sign

contracts with the Ministry of Defense -- every day. This

was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during

an expanded meeting of the department's board.

The Head of State noted that the citizens of the Russian

Federation actively help the participants of the Free

Trade Zone.

"This year, on average, more than 1 thousand people

enter military service under a contract every day.

People voluntarily go to the front," Putin said.

According to him, Russians understand what our

country is currently fighting for and defending,

so they go to the front.

"An extremely important thing - that reflects

the state of our society," Putin said.

Later, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry,

Andrey Belousov, clarified that an average of

1,200 people enter military service under

a contract --- per day.

__________________________________________

Belousov: The Ukrainian Armed Forces

have already lost about 1 million

servicemen during the

special operation

December 16th, 10:49am

(Vesti.ru)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already lost about

one million soldiers killed and wounded during the

entire special operation ---- including more than

40,000 in the Kursk Region, Russian Defense

Minister Andrey Belousov said at the

Defense Ministry board meeting.

The speech of the head of the department was

shown live on the TV channel "Russia 24 "and

the media platform"We are watching".

Russian troops have liberated almost 4,500 square

kilometres of territory this year. Neo-Nazis now

control less than 1% of the Luhansk Republic

and about 25-30% of the DPR, Zaporizhia

and Kherson regions.

"The enemy's combat potential has been undermined.

This year alone, the losses of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine exceeded 560 thousand soldiers killed

and wounded. In total, during the special

operation, the enemy lost about

one million people," the

minister said.

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Peskov forwarded questions about

the alleged death of North Korean

soldiers - to the Defense Ministry

December 16th, 10:02am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian Presidential press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov -

forwarded questions to the Russian Defense Ministry

......about the alleged deaths of North Korean

servicemen in the Kursk region.

Earlier, the Ukrainian military intelligence service

reported the alleged discovery of 30 dead North

Korean soldiers on the territory of the Kursk

border area.

"This is a question for the Defense

Ministry," Peskov said.

So he commented on the request of journalists to

the Kremlin to comment on the statements from

the Ukrainian side.

Earlier, the BBC reported that the Armed Forces of

Ukraine could not find traces of the North Korean

military allegedly transferred to the Kursk region.

According to the Ukrainian militants themselves, they

never came into combat contact with them. At the

same time, the command promised a reward for

capturing any of them. The Pentagon.... also

failed to provide evidence of the presence

of North Korean soldiers in the

Kursk region.

State Duma deputy, Andriy Kolesnik ----- expressed the

opinion that North Korean special forces soldiers

can participate in the Ukrainian conflict on

the side of the Russian Federation... in

order to gain combat experience.

Officially, the presence of the North Korean

military in the war zone was not confirmed.

On December 16, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

that, over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine in

the Kursk direction... lost up to 540 servicemen.

In total, the enemy lost more than

41,400 people during the fighting.

_________________________________________

Defense Ministry: Russian troops

liberated Yelizavetovka in DPR

December 16th, 9:11am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces liberated the village of

Elizavetovka in the DPR, the Defense Ministry

said in a daily summary.

The settlement was liberated by the actions

of the Southern group of troops.

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Pushilin announced --- the liberation of

the village of Shevchenko in the DPR

December 16th, 6:58am

(Vesti.ru)

The village of Shevchenko, in the Donetsk People's

Republic, has been liberated, the head of the DPR

Denis Pushilin said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

He stressed that, thanks to the liberation of this locality,

the situation for our soldiers has improved in the

Red Army area.

"[Our] divisions - are moving forward in several areas. This

also applies to Krasnoarmeysk itself, and it also applies

to Dimitrov. Therefore, after Shevchenko's release, the

situation in our units ----- has significantly improved,"

Denis Pushilin said.

He also noted that the attempts of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine to counterattack in the Red Army direction....

ended painfully for them. The Ukrainian militants lost

a lot of people in the battles, and Russia's fighters

were able to - "on the shoulders of the enemy" -

advance even further.

Fighting continues in Kurakhov - Denis Pushilin said.

Only about 20 percent of the village remains under

the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In Chasovy Yar, there is also progress, the enemy has

only high-rise buildings... behind the refractory plant.

_________________________________________

Zhdanova: about 6,5 thousand foreign

mercenaries were killed in the

special operation zone

December 16th, 12:22am

(Vesti.ru)

About 6,5 thousand mercenaries who arrived from other

countries were eliminated in the special military

operation zone.

This was announced by Yulia Zhdanova, acting head of

the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military

security and arms control, in an interview

with Izvestia.

She said that since the beginning of the special
operation, 15,000 militants from 110 countries,

mainly from Georgia, Poland and the US, have

arrived in Ukraine. According to the expert,

many of the military personnel are "true

Russophobes," literally exterminating -
the civilian population of Russia."

"We were able to see this, with the example

of the Kursk region," said Yulia Zhdanova.

The armed forces of Ukraine attacked the Kursk region

in August 2024. A federal state of emergency was

declared in the region. The population of the

border areas was evacuated.

On December 13, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrey

Marochko said that the Russian Armed Forces had

eliminated a group of Colombian mercenaries in

Grekovka in the Luhansk People's Republic.

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In Ukraine, recognized the use of

foreign weapons the shot down

Kherson pilot used

December 14th, 9:12pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The pilot of the tactical aircraft that was shot down near

Kherson by Russian air defense systems used "foreign

means of destruction". This was reported on

December 14 by the press service of the

Air Forces of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU).

"The pilots of tactical aviation of the air forces, are

working at the edge of their capabilities, using all

means of destruction ...of foreign production,"
the Ukrainian army said, in a statement.

The ministry did not specify which specific foreign

means of production were used by the military.

They also reported that the pilot serves in the

299th Aviation Brigade of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine.

Earlier in the day, Russian air defense systems shot

down.. a tactical aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces in the Kherson region. The Governor of

the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that

aviation danger was declared in the region.

Ukrainian militants - daily - shell the territories of

the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics -

Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, and also

try to strike at other Russian regions --

against the background of a special

operation in the Donbass, which

was announced on February

the 24th, 2022.

The decision was made due to the aggravation

of the situation in the region, due to shelling

by the Ukrainian military.

___________________________________

The Russian MoD - told about the

exploits of the Russian military

in the free defense zone

December 14th, 5:43pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Lance Corporal Ilya Dechev gave first aid to four

wounded colleagues and pulled them out from

under combat fire. This --- was announced on

December 14 by Russia's Defense Ministry.

After the battle ---- Dechev took the wounded to a field

medical hospital, where they received the necessary

medical care. Thanks to his actions, the lives of the

injured Russian servicemen were saved.

The Russian Defense Ministry also spoke about Sergeant

Semyon Makovkin, who led the defense of a stronghold

that was attacked by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The military correctly organized the defense and

its fighters engaged in battle with many times

superior enemy forces.

"Showing courage and heroism --- under the incessant

fire influence of Ukrainian militants, Semyon led the

defense of the stronghold, personally acting on the

most difficult terrain," TASS news agency reports.

As a result, Makovkin and his subordinates were able

to prevent the enemy's breakthrough and to avoid

encirclement, while causing significant damage

to the AFU's manpower, which contributed to

its retreat.

_______________________________________

Journalist Boyko: in 2025, the

Ukrainian army will run away

December 14th, 4:52pm

(Vesti.ru)

In the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) -- there is a critical

situation with the unauthorized abandonment of military

units and desertion, writes the publication "Country.ua"

with reference to - Ukrainian journalist Vladimir Boyko.

In particular, he described the incident at the positions of

the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kurakhovo, which the

commander of an unnamed battalion told him about.

According to Boyko, "the fortifications are empty,"

and now occupied by Russian military personnel.

"We transferred an infantry company ---- from near Kherson

to this battalion for reinforcement -- so, out of 90 people,

three reached Kurakhovo -- the rest fled along the road.

And this situation is everywhere," the journalist wrote.

He also cited the story of another soldier who claimed

that a Russian tank drove into the position of the

Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kurakhovo and

stayed there -- for 10 minutes. However,

during this time ---- not a single shot

was fired at the armoured vehicle

--- as there were no Ukrainian

soldiers in the positions.

The Russian army is successfully breaking through

to Pokrovsk, and the Ukrainian military is almost

surrounded in a pocket south of Kurakhovo in

the Donetsk region.

The Russian Defense Ministry reports that a bridgehead

under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.... is

being ''reduced'' in the Kursk region. Russian troops

are also close to capturing Kurakhovo, breaking

through to the centre of Chasova Yar and

occupying almost all of Toretsk.

__________________________________

More than ten civilians were saved

during the liberation of Jolly Guy

December 14th, 2:31pm

(Vesti.ru)

The brilliant operation of the Armed Forces of the

Russian Federation --- led to the retreat of the

enemy from positions in the Kurakhovsky

direction in the DPR.

The village of Vesely Gai was liberated, and more than

a dozen civilians were rescued. The participants told

about the details of the assault on the TV channel

"Russia 24".

The Russian Army recently established control over the
village of Vesely Gai in the Donetsk People's Republic.

"When the enemy was detected, a battle ensued. They

stormed the building itself and put the flag of Russia

on yesterday's damaged armoured car, " said a

soldier of the Yug group of troops, with the

call sign Mir.

The fighters released more than ten civilians – the

Ukrainian Armed Forces held them as hostages.

One of the buildings for refugees -- became

literally a prison: while the APU occupied

positions on the upper floors, elderly

people remained at gunpoint on

the lower floors.

"They were very happy and thanked us. They say: "Boys,

why did you come so late, why did we wait so long for

you, wait, wait?". Well, as soon as we released them,

we came right away," a soldier of the Yug group

with the call sign Persian, shared.

___________________________________

Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 14th, 12:30pm

In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces - hit

formations of two territorial defence brigades, and

one border detachment of the State Border Guard

Service of Ukraine, near Aleksandrovka and

Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops,

2 armoured personnel carriers.... 3 motor

vehicles, & two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Zapad Group of Forces -- improved the tactical

situation. Strikes were delivered at manpower and

hardware of three mechanised brigades, one

airborne brigade, and one jaeger brigade

near Lozovaya, Zagryzovo (Kharkov

region), Nadiya (Lugansk People's

Republic), Olivovsky Yar, and

Serebryansky forestry.

Two AFU counter-attacks were repelled.

The AFU losses ------ amounted to up to 540 troops, two

armoured personnel carriers, four pickup trucks, a UK-

made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery

system, a UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, a

U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, U.S.-made

155-mm M777 howitzer, one U.S.-made

105-mm M119 gun -- plus six 122-mm

D-30 howitzers and an Italian-made

105-mm Melara Mod 56 howitzer.

Two Zakhist-AF and Anklav

electronic warfare stations

were eliminated.

The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines.

Russian units - hit formations of two AFU mechanised

brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one marine

brigade and one territorial defence brigade close to

Kurakhovo, Novoyelizavetovka, Ostrovskoye, and

Dalneye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks of AFU units

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 225 troops,

two armoured fighting vehicles, and a

122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Tsentr Group of Forces - improved the tactical

situation. Russian units engaged manpower and

materiel of two mechanised brigades, a jaeger

brigade, one motorised infantry brigade... one

assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade

& 2 national guard brigades nearby Dimitrov

Dzerzhinsk, , Shevchenko, Novopustynka,

Starye Terny, Novaya Poltavka, and

Shcherbinovka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Four counter-attacks launched by AFU

assault detachments - were repelled.

The enemy lost up to 365 troops, an armoured fighting

vehicle, three motor vehicles, a 152-mm D-20 gun,

three 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, and three

122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the

depth of the AFU defences. Strikes were delivered - on

formations of 2 mechanised brigades of the AFU and

a territorial defence brigade close to Vremevka and

Sukhiye Yaly (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by an AFU

assault detachment - was repelled.

The AFU losses -- amounted to up to 150 troops, two

armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a

Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery

system, a 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled

artillery system, and a 122-mm

D-30 howitzer.

The Dnepr Group of Forces --- engaged manpower and

hardware of two territorial defence brigades close to

Antonovka (Kherson region) and Malaya Tokmachka

(Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses - amounted to up to

35 troops and three motor vehicles.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian

Groups of Forces ---- have engaged three depots of

unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as hit clusters

of enemy manpower and military hardware in

153 areas, during the day.

Air defence units shot down six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS

projectiles and 60 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total -- since the beginning of the special military

operation ------- 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,693

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,784 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,500 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,574

field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,206

units of support military vehicles.....

have been neutralised.

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Resident of the border village of

Mokraya Orlovka - about the

Ukrainian Armed Forces:

they stood on the roof

and threw shells

December 14th, 10:31am

(Vesti.ru)

In the village of Mokraya Orlovka, Belgorod region, the

Ukrainian army destroyed a residential building and

garden of Marin Mashuk. In an exclusive interview

with Olga Kurlaeva in the special report "Look up.

How residents of the border region of Belgorod

region protect their land from UAVs" on the

TV channel "Russia 24", a resident told

about --- how they threw shells

purposefully into the roof

of his house.

For two nights, the Ukrainian Baba Yaga, circled over

Marina's house, and on the third night, she dropped

four incendiary shells at once, first into the

chimney, then hit the roof.

"Here I have a kitchen with everything, everything was

burned down. Here in this room, during the shelling, I

was in the corner, pressed up, I think they will throw

from above, somehow, I felt I've been there... for as

long as I can remember. Then.. I don't remember,"

said Marin.

The villager built a large house for his family with his

own hands and planted an orchard. The Ukrainian

army destroyed everything, beat purposefully.

"And one day - I lost the garden, the base, the tractors,

and the equipment were bombed there, closer to the

border. Well, at least it wasn't offensive there, the

shells fly and fly, left and right, and here - they

directly stood on the roof - and threw," said

Marin, standing on the ashes of his house.

Now he returns every day to the site of the wreckage left

from the house, feeds the neighbour's abandoned dogs

and waits for the house to be rebuilt. With tears in

his eyes, he says that he tried to leave, but still

...everything pulls him back to his house.

More than 38 thousand houses and apartments were

affected -- by the attacks of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine in the Belgorod region, this figure -- is

growing every day. Local residents eliminate

the consequences of shelling & the arrival

of UAVs, the regional administration is

making every effort ----- to restore

the facilities.

Recently, the governor of the Belgorod region,

Gladkov ------ reported four wounded in the

shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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In the Kursk region captured a soldier

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with

a mental disorder

December 14th, 8:59am

(Vesti.ru)

In the Kursk region, a mentally ill man was captured

by Russian troops, who was forcibly mobilized into

the Armed Forces of Ukraine and assigned to

attack aircraft.

Telegram channel "Voenkory Russkoy Vesna" - published

a video - with the story of one serviceman of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine Vitaly Mukhin from the 41st separate

mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to him, in July of this year, 49-year-old Dmitry

Ignatenko was abducted by employees of the shopping

centre in the city of Znamenka, Kirovohrad region. He

had a third-degree mental disorder, spoke poorly, but

nevertheless..... passed the medical examination

with ease.

He was assigned as a ground attack airman, to the 95th

separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine and sent to the Kursk region. On October

23rd, he was captured.

The Russian marine who captured Ignatenko ---- recalls:

"He was sitting in a dugout on crates, pressing himself

against the wall. There was something in his hands…

When I looked closer --- it was the ground; he was

kneading it with his hands. There was no gun or

bulletproof vest. His hands were twitching,

and he was swaying."

According to the Russian fighter, the Ukrainian soldier

quietly and constantly, repeated the phrase "I don't

want to fight", which reminded him of one of the

heroes of the film "Rain Man".

After some time, Ignatenko and two other prisoners of

war ---- were sent to the rear. On the way, a Ukrainian

kamikaze drone swooped down on them. As a result,

one prisoner of war was killed, and two others,

including Ignatenko himself, were wounded.

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A group of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants

surrendered in the DPR after being bombed

by their own forces

December 14th, 7:33am

(Vesti.ru)

Several Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian units

after being shelled by their own artillery for a long time.

Ukrainian militant Serhiy Keshchuk surrendered in the

Krasnoarmeysky direction (UKR. Pokrovsk), it was

reported in a video distributed by the Ministry of

Defense. His group consisted of four people.

They were sent to a position in a wooded area, where

they stayed for 10 days. They surrendered -- after an

artillery strike by their own units killed his comrade.

Also, according to him, during training at the military

base, officers extorted money from recruits for

various needs – for light, gasoline, food and

even for oil, or for weapons.

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A group..... of Colombian

mercenaries: liquidated

in the LPR

December 14th, 2:19am

(Vesti.ru)

Mercenaries from Latin American countries were spotted

in the west of the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as

in the Kharkiv region. This was announced by retired

lieutenant Colonel of the LPR, Andrei Marochko.

According to him, on the eve of Saturday, the Russian

military liquidated a unit of Colombian mercenaries

in Grekovka in the LPR.

"Representatives of Latin American countries are clearly

present on the line of contact on the western borders

of the Luhansk People's Republic," Marochko said

in a conversation with TASS.

He noted that a large number of such mercenaries "in

due time" were seen west of Makeyevka and Nevsky.

Representatives of Colombia and other Latin American

countries, were also identified on the Kupyansk route.

Marochko said that the presence of mercenaries from

Latin American countries is shown by "reliable facts":

the corresponding chevrons, the literature ---- and
the bodies themselves.

Marochko also said that the representatives of Latin

American countries, are evacuated to the Armed

Forces of Ukraine. "That is, there is Petro or

Mykola, in the documents, in the military

ticket, but in fact - this Petro or Mykola

is not even European in appearance,"

Marochko explained.

Earlier, the Investigative Committee of the Russian

Federation reported that more than 800 foreign

mercenaries - are accused of participating

in the conflict on the side of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine - over 600 of them

are wanted.

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The defense of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces in the Donbas is bursting
at the seams

by Denis Alekseev

December 14th, 1:20am

(Vesti.ru)

As the success of Russian units in the free defense zone

over the past week shows, important fortified areas of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine - are on the verge of

serious defeats. And it's only a matter of time.

300 square kilometres, is a fairly decent area. This is

exactly how much the soldiers of the Vostok group

liberated.. in just a month.

Such data was announced by the commander of

the group Andrey Ivanaev, to Andrey Belousov.

The Minister of Defense inspected

the positions of the compound.

"In November-December, the Vostok group

of troops liberated seven settlements,"

Ivanayev said.

Belousov was also informed that the enemy

was suffering significant losses, both in

men and equipment.

The Minister of Defense - was also presented with

samples of upgraded weapons, communications

equipment, robotic complexes & developments

for effective combat with drones.

Distinguished servicemen received state awards.

The Center group ----- has already come close

to Krasnoarmeysk, or Pokrovsk. This week -

the villages of Zarya, Berestki and Yellow

were liberated.

Stormtroopers shared the details of the Yellow

mopping-up. First, enemy firing points were

identified from the air - and they were

eliminated by combat drones. And

then --- a breakthrough to the

centre of the settlement.

Be careful running over.

Counterattacks of the militants did not

save them, some even surrendered.

In Kurakhovo, our military forces are pushing the enemy

out to the western outskirts. Identified observation

posts are destroyed. The artillery doesn't stop

working, it hits the suburbs. Possible escape

routes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are

being shot through. The militants.. no

longer have any supply routes for

ammunition and reserves.

Fighting continues - around the most important border

at the junction of the Donbass & Zaporozhye region,

Velikaya Novoselka, and Blagodatnoye ----- have

been liberated. The AFU commanders know...

that leaving this area means depriving the

Ukrainian group in the south-west of

Donbass... of their last chance to

hold the front.

However, the Ukrainian commanders also talk

of Krasnoarmeysk, Toretsk, and Chasov Yar.

Earlier, another German Leopard was shot

out, somewhere there. Everywhere, now,

the defense of the Ukrainian army is,

literally, cracking.

And as the successes of our groups show this week

– the loss of more than 12 thousand fighters by the

Ukrainian army, seven liberated settlements - and

important fortified areas of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine - are on the verge of serious defeats.

And it's only a matter of time.

_______________________________________

Junior Sergeant Oorzhak confronted

the AFU reconnaissance group

in the SVO zone

December 13th, 9:15pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Junior Sergeant Chyrgal Oorzhak discovered a sabotage

and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU), which was trying to get to the

Russian positions undetected.

After transmitting information about the appearance of

an enemy group nearby - Oorzhak entered into battle

with a superior enemy. Despite the risk of being hit

by quadrocopters with reset systems, the junior

sergeant continued to fire at the enemy -----

constantly transmitting new coordinates

of the location of the enemy changing

positions to the mortar crew. As a

result, the AFU group suffered

significant losses and was

forced to retreat.

The Russian Defense Ministry - also noted the courage

and bravery of senior Ensign Vladislav Yaropovetsky.

He was assigned the task of supplying Russian

battalion tactical groups.

During one of the flights to the area located near the

front line, Yaropovetsky's car came under heavy

mortar fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In addition, the car was attacked by

Ukrainian drones.

After performing a series of skillful maneuvers, the senior

ensign managed to get the car out of the shelling. Then

he noticed that an enemy reconnaissance drone was

circling in the sky nearby, with the help of which
the Ukrainian side was correcting strikes.

Yaropovetsky took aim and destroyed the drone

with one accurate shot, then continued on his

way... delivering ammunition and provisions

to the destination - in time.

________________________________________

The media told about the murder in

Ukraine of the British mercenary

Burke...... by his colleague

December 13th, 3:13pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The former British soldier Daniel Burke, who went as a
mercenary to Ukraine, was killed by his colleague.

This was reported on December 13th, by the

British edition of the Express broadsheet.

The main suspect in the case is Abdel Fatah Nurin.

He fought with Burke on the side of Ukraine and

"was his comrade-in-arms."

It is known that after Burke's disappearance, the

suspect was questioned by the police. Later, he

led them to the body of the deceased and said

that he killed him accidentally... during

an exercise.

"He claimed... that he fired at least two shots ----- one
accidentally while carrying Mr. Burke on a training
exercise and the second - for unknown reasons,"

the newspaper writes.

At the same time, the forensic medical examination

established that the deceased was shot at least

three times - in the head, lower part of the

neck, and central part of the chest.

In September 2023 ---- the body of Daniel Burke was

discovered.. near Zaporozhye. The body was found

in a Kiev-controlled part of the Zaporozhye region.

It was assumed that his colleagues could have

killed him.

Earlier it was reported that foreign mercenaries fighting

on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU),

apparently, began to kill each other more often

against the background of domestic conflicts.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24, 2022, continues.

The decision was made against the background

of the aggravation of the situation in the region

due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.

_________________________________________

Colonel Khodarenok: S-500

will be able to shoot down

a US hypersonic missile

December 13th, 2:12pm

(RT.ru)

Military observer of "Gazeta.En", Colonel Mikhail
Khodarenok, commented on reports that the US

conducted a test of the long Range hypersonic

missile weapon system (LRHW).

"The unannounced flight of the rocket at noon, marked

the first combat test of a medium-range hypersonic

weapon, also known as Dark Eagle ("Dark Eagle")

the first launch of which, took place at Cape

Canaveral in February 2023," -- says its

material on the Gazeta.ru website.

He noted that the speed of the rocket can exceed

about 6 thousand km / h — this is more than five

times the speed of sound.

"There is reason to believe --- that the advanced S-500

Triumfator-M anti-aircraft missile system, which has

the potential of strategic missile defense, will cope

with US hypersonic weapons," Khodarenok said.

_______________________________________

Russian Armed Forces launched

15 group strikes on Ukraine's

energy sector in a week

December 13th, 12:57pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation ---

reported that during the period from the 7th to 13th

December, the Armed Forces carried out 15 group

strikes in Ukraine.

The attacks targeted energy facilities that support

the functioning of the Ukrainian military-industrial

complex. In addition, military airfields, places of

assembly and storage of enemy UAVs were hit

by high-precision weapons and combat drones.

Ammunition depots, arsenals & places of accumulation

of enemy manpower - including foreign mercenaries -

were not ignored. All the goals of the strikes were

achieved, the defense Ministry noted.

_______________________________________

Kremlin: Russia seeks long-

term peace ----- not a truce

December 13th, 10am

(Vesti.ru)

Russia wants peace in Ukraine, not a short-term truce.

However..... to do this, you need to meet a number of

conditions. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman

Dmitry Peskov during a briefing with journalists

on Friday.

The press secretary of the Russian President was asked

about Moscow's positive attitude to the possible

deployment..... of a European contingent to

Ukraine after the truce. Peskov said that

this issue can be raised at the talks,

but it is too early to talk about it,

because the Kremlin has a

different vision.

"We have repeatedly said --- that a truce in itself

is not what we want. We want peace and that

will come after our conditions are met,"

Peskov said.

The official representative of the Kremlin stressed that

Russia is ready for negotiations and considers them

necessary. However, the Kiev regime shies away

from dialogue and does everything possible to

delay the situation.

Earlier, Dmitry Peskov said that the positions of the

Kremlin and US President-elect Donald Trump

coincide on the issue of the reasons for the

escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.

_____________________________________

Russian Armed Forces hit fuel and

energy infrastructure facilities

....operating in the Ukrainian

military-industrial complex

December 13th, 9:37am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces have delivered a massive

strike on critical fuel and energy infrastructure

facilities in Ukraine. Russia launched the

strike in response to Kiev's use of US

ATACMS missiles on December 11

at a military airfield in Taganrog.

According to the Defense Ministry, the Russian

military has successfully completed its tasks.

"The target of the strike has been achieved.

All objects were hit," Russia's MoD said.

The Ministry clarified --- that the strikes were carried

out by high-precision long-range air and sea-based

weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles.

Earlier, Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Commission

of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on

sovereignty, co-chairman of the Coordination

Council for the integration of new regions,

announced a massive missile strike - on

the territory of Ukraine. According to

him, the shelling began at five in the

morning, Moscow time, Russian

troops used more than 120

pieces of ammunition.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov,

in turn, warned that the US/Ukraine strike on

Russia - would not remain unanswered by

the Russian side.

________________________________

Gunner Cheskidov thwarted the

offensive of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces

December 13th, 7:35am

(Vesti.ru)

Thanks to the selfless and skillful actions of commander

Pavel Cheskidov and the calculation of the artillery gun

of the Bars-16 detachment, the enemy's attack was

thwarted. This is reported by the Russian

Defense Ministry.

The calculation under the command of Cheskidov

provided artillery support to units of the Russian

Armed Forces in the defense of one of the

terrain sections.

Having received data from the fire spotter about the

location of enemy forces, the calculation began

to hit targets.

"Pavel Cheskidov's crew inflicted significant

losses on the advancing enemy forces with

well-aimed fire from barrel artillery,"

the Defense Ministry said.

________________________________

Fighter of the Armed Forces of the Russian

Federation Bely: The Armed Forces of

Ukraine left many bodies of dead

colleagues ------ at Rabochin

December 13th, 4:55am

(Vesti.ru)

Militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine threw

away several bodies of their colleagues near

the village of Rabochino in Zaporozhye.

The bodies were found during an inspection of the area,

when the Ukrainian military was driven out of the

positions of the Russian Armed Forces.

Russian soldiers also occupied trenches, according

to a scout of the Dnepr group of troops with the

call sign Bely.

"Judging by their appearance... many people were

not evacuated -- even when the enemy was still

in position. All were left where they were. The

enemy left, and left their dead," he said.

The scout added that the soldiers of the Russian

Armed Forces did not count the dead, but

"there are a lot of them."

Rabochino is a locality on the front line in the Orekhiv

direction in the Zaporizhia region. In Kiev, the

counteroffensive in the area, is considered

the main achievement - since June 2023.

But in May, the group of troops "Dnepr"

liberated Rabochino completely.

_______________________________________

Podolyak: Ukraine is ready

to negotiate with Russia

December 11th, 3:01pm

(Vesti.ru)

Adviser to the head of the Office of the President

of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak said that Kiev is

ready for peace talks with Russia.

As Podolyak noted to the Ukrainian Channel 24,

Ukraine is ready to start the negotiation

process, but the peace conditions

must be "fair".

According to him, a simple solution to

the conflict, is not worth waiting for.

Earlier, the Russian side repeatedly drew attention

to the fact that for peace talks, Vladimir Zelensky

must first cancel the law banning them.

So.... presidential press Secretary Dmitry Peskov,

pointed out that Russia is open for negotiations -

all the conditions of the ceasefire have already

been outlined by Vladimir Putin.

___________________________________

Russian Defence Ministry report

on the progress of the special

military operation

September 11th, 1:45pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of

Forces have defeated formations of one AFU air

assault brigade and one border detachment of

the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

close to Pervomayskoye and Alisovka

(Kharkov region). The AFU losses

were up to 25 troops and two

122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Zapad Group of Forces' units - have improved the

tactical situation and inflicted losses on the military
personnel and hardware of 3 mechanised brigades,

one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence

brigade, and two National Guard brigades close

to Lozovaya, Zagryzovo, Kupyansk, Glushkovka

(Kharkov region), Terny (Donetsk People's

Republic), and Serebryansky forestry. In

addition, 11 counter-attacks of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine - have

been repelled.

The AFU losses ------ were up to 515 troops, three pickup

trucks, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and three U.S.-made

105-mm M119 guns. One ammunition depot and one

Anklav-N electronic warfare station

have been neutralised.

The Yug Group of Forces' units ------- have taken more

advantageous positions, defeated formations of five

mechanised brigades, two airmobile brigades of the

AFU near Ulakly, Grigorovka, Seversk, Vasyukovka,

Chasov Yar, Dachnoye, Kurakhovo, Annovka, and

Uspenovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 285 troops, one Kozak

armoured fighting vehicle, and one pickup truck.

Two ammunition depots have been wiped out.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces ----- continued

advancing to the depths of enemy defences, inflicted

losses on manpower and hardware of 3 mechanised

brigades, 2 jaeger brigades, one motorised infantry

brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine, as well as one marine brigade near

Dzerzhinsk, Krasnoye, Zarya, Novopustynka,

Ukrainsk, Shcherbinovka, and Pushkino

(Donetsk People's Republic).

In addition, 10 AFU counter-attacks have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 440 troops, one infantry

fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M113 armoured

personnel carrier, seven motor vehicles, three

152mm D-20 howitzers, two 152mm Msta-B

howitzers, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces -- have improved

the situation along the front line - defeated units of two

territorial defence brigades ---- and one National Guard

brigade close to Velikaya Novosyolka, Konstantinopol,

Vremevka, and Storozhevoye (Donetsk People's
Republic). One counter-attack of an enemy

assault detachment, has been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 150 troops, one U.S.-made

HMMWV and MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicles,

three motor vehicles, two 155-mm Bogdana self-

propelled artillery systems, two 152-mm

Akatsiya and one 122-mm Gvozdika

self-propelled artillery systems.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces ----- have delivered

strikes at enemy manpower and hardware of one infantry

brigade, one mechanised brigade, and two territorial

defence brigades close to Orekhov, Novopokrovka

(Zaporozhye region), Ponyatovka, and

Antonovka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 40 troops, four motor

vehicles, and one U.S.-made M777 howitzer.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

Missile Troops and Artillery - of the Russian Groups of

Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware

clusters in 141 areas, during the day

Air defence systems have shot down four U.S.-

made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 32 fixed

-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military

operation ------ 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,559

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,725 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,500 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,411

field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,138

units of support military vehicles... have

been neutralised.

______________________________

Russian troops liberated Daryino

and Plekhovo in the Kursk region

December 11th, 11:07am

(Vesti.ru)

Fighters of units of the group of troops "North" of the

Russian Armed Forces liberated the settlements of

Daryino and Plekhovo in the Kursk region, from

Ukrainian militants. This -- was announced on

Wednesday by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Also in this direction, Russian army fighters attacked

in the areas of the settlements of Guevo, Lebedevka,
Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolaevo-

Darino, Nikolskoye, Novoivanovka and Sverdlikovo.

In these areas, the Russian Armed Forces hit three

mechanized, heavy mechanized, two tank, two

amphibious assault brigades, as well as

marine infantry brigades and three

territorial defense brigades, of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Yesterday it was reported that Russian bombers and

attack aircraft under the cover of Su-35S fighters

delivered powerful strikes on the positions of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border

area of the Kursk region.

_________________________________

TASS ---- the Ukrainian group at

Kurakhov is almost destroyed,

cleaning --- is underway

December 11th, 4:53am

(Vesti.ru)

As a result of the work of Russian troops, the AFU

group, which was located on the line from the

village of Elizavetovka..... to the village of

Uspenovka south of Kurakhov -- in the

Donetsk People's Republic -- has
suffered significant losses.

According to the regional security agencies, the enemy

forces were actually destroyed near Kurakhov. In the

area from Elizavetovka to Uspenovka, only isolated

pockets of resistance remain, which are now

being cleared.

The source also noted that the situation for the

Ukrainian military in this sector of the front

has been extremely difficult..... for

several weeks.

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Rogov: AFU group is

surrounded south

of Kurakhov

December 11th, 4:24am

(Vesti.ru)

Chairman of the commission of the Public Chamber of the

Russian Federation on sovereignty, & co-chairman of the

Coordination Council for the integration of new regions,

Vladimir Rogov, told RIA Novosti about the operational

environment of the AFU group south of the city of

Kurakhovo in the DPR. According to Rogov, the

fate of the Ukrainian military - is unenviable.

Earlier, Rogov informed about the hit of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces in the "fire bag" south of Kurakhov,

where fighting continues for the liberation of

the city.... from Ukrainian troops.

"The group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is

located in the village of Annovka and covered the

southern suburb of Kurakhov, was, in fact, in an

operational environment," said a member of

the Public Chamber.

As a result.. of the expansion of the Russian army's

control zone to the north of Uspenovka, where our

fighters successfully occupied a major enemy

stronghold, the APU's retreat routes were

under the fire control of the Russian

Armed Forces.

Rogov stressed that the APU garrison in Annovka

faces capture or death. "They must surrender

...or be destroyed," he said.

Kurakhovo ------ located 40 kilometres from Donetsk and 30

kilometres south of Pokrovsk (formerly Krasnoarmeysk),

is the largest settlement in the southwestern part of

the Donbass region that remains under the control

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The capture of

Kurakhov is of great operational importance

and will allow Russian troops to advance

to the western border of the DPR.

On Wednesday night, Rogov reported that the Russian

Armed Forces, had crossed the Volchya River north-

west of Kurakhov. They continue to enter the rear

of the AFU group, which is trying to hold its

positions in the city itself.

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Marine commander Grani ------

Ukrainians are not interested

in fighting for their country

December 11th, 4:20am

(Vesti.ru)

The territorial defense units and mobilized soldiers of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine are not particularly interested

in fighting on the side of their country. This opinion was

expressed on the air of the TV channel "Russia 24", by

the battalion commander with the call sign Granit.

"To a greater extent, there are teroborona units here,

there are mobilized guys – that is, they are not

particularly interested in fighting on the side

of Ukraine. But, there are also units of the

National Guard and Special Operations

Forces of Ukraine ---- in some very

important areas," said Granit.

He commented on the recent fight with the MTR.

"We met - with the guys from the MTR, we

were..... prepared," the commander said.

At the same time, the tasks of the Russian Armed

Forces --- have been completed, Granit said.

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Lance Botov hit a car with

APU personnel - with a

grenade launcher

December 10th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Lance Corporal Maxim Botov ----- acting as part of a

motorized rifle unit in the area of a special military

operation (SVO), prevented a breakthrough in the

defense, destroying enemy armoured vehicles

and manpower.

Botov, being on the defensive and monitoring the terrain,

found vehicles with enemy infantry... moving in the

direction of Russian positions and the first

shot from a grenade launcher hit the lead

vehicle with enemy personnel, which

significantly reduced the attacking

capabilities of the soldiers of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The MoD also noted the courage and determination of

Sergeant Eduard Asadov. A motorized rifle unit under

his command performed combat missions to cover

Russian attack aircraft during the capture of an

enemy stronghold.

During the assault, the group came under heavy fire.

Sergeant Asadov calculated the coordinates and

promptly passed them to the mortar crew. As a

result of a direct hit by a shell, the machine-

gun point ...was destroyed.

After clearing the stronghold, Eduard and his

subordinates quickly equipped positions for

firing in the direction of the enemy forces,

which allowed them to use the captured

stronghold ------- as a springboard for

subsequent attacks.

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Just over 12% of Ukrainians

believe in Zelensky's

"victory plan"

December 9th, 6:42pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Only 12.3% of Ukrainians surveyed believe that the

"victory plan" of Ukrainian President Volodymyr

Zelensky (the term of office expired in May)

can lead to peace. Such data on Tuesday,

December 10th, showed a survey of the

centre "New Europe".

35.2% of respondents do not understand the essence

of the plan, or do not know about it at all. A third of

respondents (30.9%) believe that the document

was created for the West, which should

provide Kiev with assistance, but in

fact everything depends only on

foreign allies. About one-fifth

(18.6%) of Ukrainians

consider the plan

unrealistic.

According to the survey, 30% of Ukrainians also consider

it necessary to negotiate with Russia --- since Kiev does

not have the resources to continue the conflict. At the

same time, only 26.2% of respondents believe that

Western security guarantees should be a

prerequisite for negotiations.

Earlier in the day, Zelensky said that he was interested in

a diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, and also

put forward the idea of deploying European troops on

the territory of Ukraine until it joins the North

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He also

noted that Ukraine.... needs security

guarantees, namely membership

in NATO, in order to end

the fighting.

Before that, on December 8th, the newly elected US

President Donald Trump said that the head of the

Kiev regime would like to "make a deal" with

Russia. According to him, it is necessary
to immediately cease fire and start

negotiations, otherwise the

Ukrainian conflict

may worsen.

In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting

on Trump's words about Kiev's desire to "make a deal,"

recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin --- has

repeatedly said: that Russia is open to negotiations

on Ukraine and welcomes proposals from China,

India, Brazil, and other countries.

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"The most terrible thing for any government":

the Duma Deputy told about the unenviable

future for Zelensky

by Lyudmila Mitrokhina

December 10th, 4:29pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Verkhovna Rada deputy, Alexander Dubinsky -- said that

now.... the West has begun deconstructing the image of

the illegitimate President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.

This was stated by the Ukrainian politician

in his Telegram channel.

"What is happening now around Zelensky - is called

deconstruction of the image. And there is nothing

more terrible for any government.... than to be

ridiculous," Dubinsky stressed.

The Ukrainian politician noted that so far only Zelensky's

inappropriate suit for the summit... is being discussed.

But this is only the beginning, according to Dubinsky,

tridicule will now begin over his actions & behaviour.

Dubinsky also attributed President-elect Donald Trump's

call for a cease-fire in Ukraine, to a deconstruction of

Zelensky's image.

Previously KP.EN reported that the meeting in Paris

between Trump and Zelensky - proved the agony

of the Kiev regime - and the West.

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Deputy Ivanov --- reported on torture

chambers in the homes of residents

of the Sudzhansky district

December 10th, 3:54pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Ukrainian military equipped torture chambers in the

homes of residents of the Sudzhansky district of the

Kursk region. Ukrainians burned dozens of villages,

destroyed 1,366 businesses and destroyed 400

social facilities, said Nikolai Ivanov, a State

Duma deputy from the region.

He added that more than 300 thousand pigs, 27 thousand

heads of cattle, 300 thousand tons of harvested grain

were stolen from warehouses and killed on the

territory of Ukraine.

"Ukrofashists have deployed concentration camps,

which contain more than 1,100 civilians. We are

concerned about: the fate of 45 children under

15 who were taken to the territory of Ukraine,

after which the price of donor organs fell in

the West, as supply exceeded demand,"

he said at a State Duma meeting.

Ivanov noted that 1,112 kilometres of highways, or 12%

of the length of all roads in the Kursk Region, and 36

bridges ...were destroyed, or fell into disrepair.

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Putin -- spoke about the events taking

place in the Free Trade zone that are

crucial for strengthening Russia

December 10th, 3:34pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Decisive events in strengthening Russia are now

taking place on the line of contact in the special

operation zone. This, was stated on December

10th by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a

meeting of the Council for the Development

of Civil Society and Human Rights.

The Russian leader noted the importance of the words

of one of the speakers who said that the Russian

Federation should strengthen and restore

the new world order.

"But that's not the goal. The goal is to strengthen

Russia itself. The goal is to protect her, to

protect her future. And this work is

being carried out in a number

of areas," Putin said.

He also pointed out that decisive events for the country

are taking place on the line of contact within the

framework of the Free Self-Defense. And the

Russian Federation must work effectively

in a number of areas in order to solve

all the tasks assigned to it.

Putin said that no one can break and conquer Russia.

The Head of State noted - that all the Heroes of

Russia are united by loyalty to duty to the

Fatherland and love for the Motherland.

He promised that the Russian Federation will always rely

on veterans of the SVO, calling them the real elite of the

country. At the same time, he stressed that millions of

Russians strive to contribute to the common cause

of the state. According to him, unity and the will

to win are inherent in the national character

of citizens.

On the same day, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico

called Russia.... invincible in military terms. He

pointed out that the Russian army is winning

on the battlefield, and reducing the age of

mobilization in the Armed Forces of

Ukraine will not help Kiev to

bypass this factor.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

was announced on February 24, 2022, continues.

The decision was made against the background

of the worsening situation in the region.

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The Pentagon believes that "Hazel"

will not affect the course of the

conflict in Ukraine

December 10th, 2:13pm

(Vesti.ru)

The US authorities said that the latest Russian ballistic

missile "Oreshnik" will not affect the course of the

Ukrainian conflict strategically.

At the end of November, Russia responded to the strikes

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian military

facilities in the Kursk and Bryansk regions - by

using a non-nuclear Oreshnik missile for the

first time. The blow fell on the Yuzhmash

plant in Dnepropetrovsk.

"We are watching.... and evaluating the launch, as in

the case of hypersonic missiles. We don't see any

strategic changes," the First Deputy Secretary

of Defense, Kathleen Hicks, told reporters,

as quoted by TASS.

At the same time, she acknowledged that during

the fighting in Ukraine, Russia is "adapting

and improving.. the integration of all

its combat capabilities."

According to Hicks, the US is "carefully studying"

the statements of the Russian leadership on

nuclear issues.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, noted

that Russia does not want the situation in Ukraine to

escalate, so it sends signals to the West about the

inadmissibility of using Western-made long-range

weapons - on the territory of the Russian

Federation. The use of the Oreshnik

missile, was one of these signals.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 10th, 10:05am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction - units of the Sever Group of Forces

inflicted fire damage on units of three territorial defence

brigades close to Liptsy and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 troops, one

Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and

three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical

situation and delivered strikes -- at the manpower and

hardware of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile

brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and a

National Guard brigade close to Andreyevka,

Redkodub, Kupyansk (Kharkov region),

Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's

Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Fourteen counter-attacks launched by AFU

assault detachments were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 530 troops, one tank,

two infantry fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks, two

155-mm howitzers, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one

122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system,

two 122-mm D-30 howitzer, & two 105-mm guns.

One ammunition depot and two Anklav-N

electronic warfare stations

were neutralised.

The Yug Group of Forces' units - continue to advance into

the depths of the enemy's defence & defeated the units

of two mechanised brigades, plus a mountain assault

brigade, and an air assault brigade near Kurakhovo,

Novomarkovo, Ostrovskoye, Annovka & Uspenovka

(Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks

launched by enemy assault detachments have

been repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 225 troops,

one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel

carrier, and three motor vehicles.

As a result of active operations, units of the Tsentr Group

of Forces liberated Zheltoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The manpower and hardware of 3 mechanised brigades,

one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade,

-- and one assault battalion of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine were hit near Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka,

Dimitrov, Petrovka, & Pushkino (Donetsk People's

Republic). Eight counter-attacks launched by

AFU armed formations - were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 575 troops, one

Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M113

armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, one

152-mm D-20 howitzer, and three 122-mm

D-30 howitzers.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units - improved the

situation along the front line and defeated units

of one mechanised brigade and two territorial

defence brigades near Konstantinopol,

Velikaya Novoselka, Neskuchnoye,

and Vremevka (Donetsk People's

Republic). Four counter-attacks

launched by enemy assault

groups - were repelled.

The AFU losses - amounted to up to 160 troops, one

U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, one

U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery

system, three motor vehicles, two 152-mm

Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems,

one 122-mm D-30 howitzer - one 122-mm

Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system,

and one electronic warfare station.

The Dnepr Group of Forces' units - hit the manpower and

hardware of one mechanised brigade and two territorial

defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close

to Dneprovskoye, Antonovka (Kherson region)

and Kherson.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 25 troops, two

motor vehicles, and one 152-mm D-20 howitzer.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles,

and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups

of Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware

clusters in 128 areas, during the day.

Air defence systems shot down three U.S.-made

HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 23 aircraft-type

unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military

operation ------ 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,527

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,720 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,500 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,334

field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,123

units of support military vehicles.... have

been neutralised.

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Russian Defense Ministry:

Russian troops liberated

the village of Yellow

in the DPR

December 10th, 9:53am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian troops liberated the village of Yellow in

the DPR, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

As specified, Yellow was taken under the control

of units of the group of Russian troops "Center".

The settlement is located on the territory of the

Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian

Defense Ministry said.

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Naryshkin: Ukrainian Armed Forces

are on the verge of collapse

December 10th, 6:15am

(Vesti.ru)

Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service

Sergey Naryshkin said that the Ukrainian army is

close to collapse, and Russia is close to

achieving the goals of a special

military operation.

"At the front, the situation is not in favour of Kiev," the

head of the special service said in an interview with

the magazine" Scout" ---- adding that the Russian

military has a strategic initiative in all areas.

"We are close to achieving our goals ----- while the Armed

Forces of Ukraine are on the verge of collapse, and the

Zelensky regime has completely lost its legitimacy

and, as a result, its ability to negotiate,"

Naryshkin said.

Earlier on Tuesday, a security source told TASS

that the APU's attempts... to escape from

Kurakhov, had become widespread.

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Ombudsman Moskalkova: there is nothing

more important than fulfilling the tasks

of a special operation

December 10th, 1:28am

by Alina Kochneva

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Tatyana

Moskalkova, reported on the main goal of the state.

At the moment, there is no task more important than

achieving the goal of a special military operation.

The Ombudsman believes that this goal is paramount

for everyone. These words of Tatyana Moskalkova,

are broadcast by RIA Novosti,

The tasks of a special military operation were set at

the beginning of its development by the country's

President Vladimir Putin. All state authorities

strive to implement them.

"Today is a time --- when personal interest and public

demand, perhaps, are more than ever not in conflict,

but in mutual understanding," she noted.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia stated

that the rights of the participants of the Free Trade

Zone must also be respected. She explained that

this is also one of the tasks of the state. The

system of guarantees must be observed "to

the comma, to the spirit that the legislator

put into it."

Tatyana Moskalkova also reported on the transfer

to Kiev of the bodies of prisoners of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine who died in the crash of a

military plane in January 2024.

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A kitten saved a Ukrainian dodger

.....in the mountains of Romania

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 10th, 12:52am

(Lenta.ru)

A kitten saved a Ukrainian who was fleeing

from mobilization across the mountain

border with Romania.

This is reported by the Associated Press.

The incident occurred in the Marmarosh mountain range

near the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. The 28-
year-old man crossed the border, but rolled down

a ravine almost 400 metres deep and spent

more than a day in the snow in subzero

temperatures.

When rescuers got to him, they found a kitten in

the bosom of the evader. All this time, the

animal warmed the owner, and only

thanks to this the man managed

to survive.

The rescue operation lasted more than five

hours and was successfully completed.

It turned out that the fugitive was a journalist,

Vladislav Duda from the Kharkiv region -- and

his saviour was a red kitten named Peaches.

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Balance --- Russian military controls

all the islands on the Dnieper River

December 10th, 12:41am

(RT.ru)

The Governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo said

in an interview with RIA Novosti that the Armed Forces

of Ukraine... continue unsuccessful attempts to cross

the Dnieper River by boats, trying to gain a foothold,

but all the islands are under the control of the

Russian Armed Forces, and the territory

is cleared.

"The number of attempts may remain the same,

but all these attempts are doomed to failure,"

the head of the region noted.

At the same time, Baldo expressed confidence that

the enemy's goal... is to show its activity in media

areas and "report" to the West.

"From the Black Sea, there has already been a repeated

attempt to land troops on high-speed boats, they were

all destroyed. And the goal is quite clear - just put up

a flag, make a few video frames there, and then get

on the same speedboats and boats and go back,"

the governor added.

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Balitsky: Rabochino should not

be restored, but rebuilt anew

December 10th, 12:20am

(RT.ru)

The village of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region,

which was previously occupied by the Ukrainian

Armed Forces, was so badly destroyed during

the fighting that it should not be restored,

but rebuilt anew.

According to the head of the region Yevgeny Balitsky,

the word "restoration" is no longer appropriate for

this locality.

"To be honest ---- there is nothing to restore there. There

are still skeletons that will be easier (to demolish-RT.).

If we need a settlement there, we will restore it. But

from the point of view — we will build a new one,"

RIA Novosti quotes him.

Earlier, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin called

the destruction in liberated Ugledar very serious.

The Russian army liberated Ugledar

in the DPR..... on October the 3rd.

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Russia's capacity to produce

Hazelnuts...... is calculated

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 10th, 12:01am

(Lenta.ru)

Russia can produce 25 Oreshnik ballistic missiles

every month. This is reported by Military Watch

Magazine (MWM).

Thus ----- the capacity of the Russian industry makes it

possible to supply 300 missiles to the troops annually.

The publication also notes ---- that Russian President

Vladimir Putin called it possible to deploy the "Hazel

Tree" on the territory of Belarus in the second half

of 2025, as the rocket production increases.

According to the Russian leader -- the missile systems

will enter service with the Russian army and Belarus

in parallel. This indicates a significant indicator of

the scale of production, summarizes MWM.

Earlier, Hungarian political analyst Georg Spethle said

that the launch of the "Hazel Tree" was an important

signal for the West, which should be heard by

foreign leaders.

He noted that the West should reconsider its policy,

since the next missile ------ could be directed, for

example, against a US military base in Europe.

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Poland fears.. sending

its military to Ukraine

by Anna Petrova

December 9th, 9pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

"Containing the Russians" may prove

to be a real test for the Polish army.

The project of a "peacekeeping mission", which involves

sending soldiers from Europe to Ukraine, has puzzled

the Polish authorities. This is reported by the

Polish newspaper Do Rzeczy.

"Most likely, it will not be possible to place Polish soldiers

in a "safe place, somewhere near Lviv". Safe seats will

probably go to participants who have more influence

in NATO or the UN -- under whose auspices such a

mission can be organized," Do Rzeczy specifies.

According to the weekly, if the military is sent from

European countries to the territory of Ukraine,

Warsaw --- will send "one of the larger

contingents." At the same time --- if

Poland decides not to participate

in the mission - its influence in

the international arena will

significantly decrease.

It also clarifies that the very fact of the participation

of the Polish army in such a mission is a test for it,

because "deterring the Russians" means several

thousand troops.

Earlier, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski,

ironically, spoke about the possible US

withdrawal from NATO.

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Captain Shelomentsev led a group of

Russian soldiers out of the APU

encirclement

December 9th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Ensign Zarina Konnova provided first aid to wounded

soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of

the special military operation (SVO).

Konnova repeatedly helped wounded soldiers at the

sanitary evacuation point of the unit, despite the

danger of coming under fire from the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The ensign went to the evacuation points of the injured,

helped the servicemen under the incessant enemy fire

in the field, and then ensured their transportation to

a safe place for further medical care.

The Ministry also noted the courage and determination

of Captain Andrey Shelomentsev. A group of Russian

soldiers was surrounded by the enemy, which

became known at the headquarters, and

Shelomentsev was instructed --- to

withdraw the servicemen from

the encirclement.

Together with a group of stormtroopers ----- the captain

conducted a reconnaissance of the area, developed a

breakthrough plan and led the fighters to the attack.

They managed to break through the APU fortifications

and occupy the enemy stronghold, which allowed

them to withdraw the Russian servicemen

from the encirclement.

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The US - once again - called on Ukraine

to introduce mobilization from the age

of 18

by Artem Vereykin

(Night Line Editor)

December 9th, 8:36pm

(Lenta.ru)

The US - once again - called on the Ukrainian authorities

to introduce the mobilization of 18-year-olds in the
country, promising.. that they will be equipped.

This was stated at a briefing by a US State

Department spokes''man'', Matthew Miller.

"The decision on the composition of the armed forces

should be made by Ukrainians. What we have made

clear to them, is that if they provide additional

forces to participate in the battles, we and

our allies will be ready to equip and train

these forces," he said - not answering a

question on the US administration's

calls ------- to lower the age of

mobilization in Ukraine.

Earlier, Dmytro Lytvyn, adviser to the President of

Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, denied that there

were plans to lower the level of mobilization

to 18 years. "No one is preparing any

mobilization of 18-year-olds,"

he said.

Earlier it was reported that Ukraine's refusal of the US

demand to mobilize 18-year-olds is a preparation for

a possible end to the conflict due to Washington's

pressure after the inauguration of Donald Trump.

"These statements are made in case the war does end

soon and there will be elections, so that they can tell

how 'we saved the nation's gene pool'," a source in

the Zelensky administration said.

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In Crimea, they made a proposal to

Trump - after his words about

negotiations on Ukraine

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 9th, 8:12pm

(Lenta.ru)

US Donald Trump should first stop supplying

NATO weapons to Ukraine. This was stated

in an interview with RIA Novosti --- by the

head of the Crimean interethnic Mission

Zaur Smirnov, commenting on the words

of the US politician - about the need for

negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict.

He stressed that Trump's statements about Ukraine's

desire to conclude a peace agreement will be taken

seriously - only after the cessation of US military

assistance to Kiev. "I think Trump should start

with this, on the path of returning peace to

Ukraine," the source said.

In addition, he added, Kiev --- must cease fire.

Otherwise, the end of the conflict is out of

the question, Smirnov concluded.

On December 8, Trump called for an immediate cease-fire

and the start of negotiations on Ukraine. He added.. that

now comes a key moment for both sides of the conflict.

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DPR court --- sentences Ukrainian

National guardsman to 24 years

in prison --- for murder

December 9th, 5:01pm

(RT.ru)

The Supreme Court of the DPR, has sentenced Denis

Khmelevsky, a serviceman of the National Guard of

Ukraine, to 24 years in a penal colony for killing

civilians in Mariupol. This is reported by the

Investigative Committee of Russia.

As the court found, on March 25, 2022, Khmelevsky

detained two civilians. After the interrogation - the

military man ordered his subordinates to kill them.

Civilians were shot.

"The court sentenced Khmelevsky to 24 years of

imprisonment to be served in a high-security

penal colony," the report says.

Earlier, RT reported that the court sentenced the

Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

for war crimes.

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In the State Duma, Zelensky's statement about

the ultimatum of the Russian Federation was

called the "nonsense of a gray mare".

December 9th, 4:03pm

(Izvestia.ru)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, whose powers

expired in May.... speaks of an ultimatum for Russia on

negotiations, but it was he who did not lift the ban on

them. He is doing everything possible to continue

the escalation.

This was announced on December 9 by Deputy Chairman

of the State Duma Committee on Defense, Yuri Shvytkin.

Earlier in the day, Zelensky at a meeting with German

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, in Kiev, stated

the need to force Russia to peace from a position

of strength. A video of his statement was

published in the Telegram channel of

the Ukrainian agency UNIAN.

"I will not call Zelensky's statement anything other than

the nonsense of a gray mare. Shifts from a sore head -

to a healthy one. I would like to emphasize once

again ---- that we are open to dialogue on a

peaceful settlement with Ukraine. But

today, Zelensky is not even a

legitimate president, this

is the first thing.

''Second ---- they have not yet revoked the decree that it

is impossible to negotiate a peaceful settlement with

Russia. This is a paradox," Duma TV quoted Shvytkin

as saying for Izvestia.

Such statements show Zelensky's absurdity as the head

of state, the source of the publication stressed. It is

Ukraine that should be forced to resolve the

conflict on the basis of the conditions

that Russia has put forward, the

MP concluded.

Yesterday evening, the US President-elect Donald Trump

said Zelensky would like to "make a deal" with Russia.

According to him, it is necessary to immediately

cease fire and start negotiations, otherwise

the Ukrainian conflict may worsen.

It is specified that Ukraine saw an opportunity to get

closer to the future leader of the United States and

convey to him its position in the conflict.

In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting

on Trump's words about Kiev's desire to "make a deal,"

recalled... that President Putin has - repeatedly - said

that Russia is open to negotiations on Ukraine, and

welcomes proposals from China, India, Brazil and

other countries.

The last round of negotiations was held in Istanbul

on March 29, 2022. Later, Kiev officially refused

to contact Moscow.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues.

The decision was made against the background

of the worsening situation in the region.

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APU drone attacked a car in the

Belgorod region, three people

were injured

December 9th, 3:06pm

(RT.ru)

An unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine dropped an explosive device on a moving

car in the Belgorod region, injuring three people.

As the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov

reported in his personal Telegram channel, the

incident occurred near Dvuluchny village,

in the Valuysky City district.

He noted that two women and a man received mine-

explosive injuries and shrapnel wounds to the face.

They are taken to the hospital.

"All necessary assistance is provided. The

vehicle is damaged," wrote Gladkov.

Earlier it was reported about an incident in Gorlovka,

of the DPR, where a kamikaze drone attacked a car

with a priest in it.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 9th, 12:20pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group

of Forces have defeated units of two territorial

defence brigades near Velikiye Prokhody and

Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 75 troops

and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces -- have improved

the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware --- of one mechanised brigade, one

airmobile brigade... three territorial defence

brigades, and one National Guard brigade

near Dvurechnaya, Zagryzovo, Zeleny

Gai, Kupyansk (Kharkov region),

Torskoye (Donetsk People's

Republic), Nadiya (Lugansk

People's Republic), and

Serebryansky forestry.

Russian troops have repelled nine counter-

attacks of AFU assault detachments.

The AFU losses --- were up to 455 troops, two pickup

trucks, one 155-mm M198 howitzer, one U.S.-made

105-mm M119 gun, one 155-mm FH-70 howitzer,

one UK-made 105-mm L119 gun, two 122-mm

Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems,

and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Yug Group of Forces' units continued to advance into

the depths of the enemy defences --- defeated formations

of a mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade,

and one air assault brigade of the AFU near Kurakhovo,

Verkhnekamenskoye, Novomarkovo, Ostrovskogo,

Ulakly & Yantarnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack of an enemy assault

detachment ---- has been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 240 troops, 2 Kozak

armoured fighting vehicles, one 122-mm D-30

howitzer, & a U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun.

Two ammunition depots - were destroyed.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, have captured

more advantageous lines, defeated manpower and the

hardware of two mechanised brigades, one motorised

infantry brigade, one assault brigade, and an assault

battalion of the AFU close to Dzerzhinsk, Dimitrov,

Pushkino, Zheltoye, and Zarya (Donetsk

People's Republic).

In addition, 10 AFU counter-attacks have been repelled.

The AFU losses were more than 555 troops, one infantry

fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 armoured

personnel carriers, one Kozak armoured

fighting vehicle, two pickup trucks,

two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers,

one 152-mm D-20 gun ----- plus

three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units have improved the

situation along the front line, defeated units of one

marine brigade and three territorial defence

brigades, close to Konstantinopol,

Dneproenergiya, Vremevka - and

Novoocheretovatoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by enemy assault

detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 150 troops, one armoured

personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, one 155-mm

Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, a 155-mm

UK-made FH-70 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 gun,

and one electronic warfare station.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged

manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade

and 2 territorial defence brigades.. close to Malaya

Tokmachka, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region),

Antonovka, Pridneprovskoye (Kherson region),

and Kherson.

The AFU losses --- were up to 55 troops, one Kozak

armoured fighting vehicle, and five motor vehicles.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian

Groups of Forces -------- have delivered strikes at the

infrastructure of military airfields, railway facilities

providing delivery of Western-made hardware to

the AFU, the assembly and storage sites for

unmanned aerial vehicles, one POL depot

as well as engaged manpower and

military hardware clusters

in 147 areas.

Air defence facilities have shot down 10 U.S.-made

HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 36 fixed-wing

unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military

operation 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,504

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft

missile systems, 19,713 tanks and other

armoured fighting vehicles, 1,500 MLRS

combat vehicles, 19,274 field artillery

guns and mortars, and 29,109 units

of support military vehicles have

been neutralised.

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Military commander Gavrish:

Shevchenko and Novy Trud

are liberated in the DPR

December 9th, 10:20am

(Vesti.ru)

The settlements of Shevchenko and Novy Trud in the Red

Army direction in the DPR, came under the control of the

Russian army. This was stated on the air of the program

"60 minutes" on the TV channel "Russia 1" by military

correspondent Alexey Gavrish.

The situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - in the Red

Army area - continues to worsen and the Russian Armed

Forces are moving forward ----- liberating more and more

territories. In the villages of Shevchenko and Novy Trud

the territory is being cleaned up. When it is completed,

the Defense Ministry will officially announce the

liberation of these populated areas.

"The main successes ---- are in the area of Shevchenko

settlement. We can wait for the Ministry of Defense's

earliest statement on the liberation of the village. It

has already completely passed under our control ---

and now a clean-up operation is taking place there.

Our troops advanced to the west - in the direction

of the point of Sand. The situation is similar with

the village of Novy Trud -- which has also come

under our control, and the cleanup is currently

underway. Our troops have already passed a

little further than it," Gavrish said.

Fighting continues in Kurakhove --------- one of the most

important strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Earlier, military commander Razin said that the Armed

Forces of Ukraine are trying to delay the time.... until

the liberation of this settlement.

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The MoD of the Russian Federation

told about the exploits of Russia's

Armed Forces in the free zone

December 7th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

According to the ministry, Captain Taras Asenin,

directing the calculation of the anti-aircraft

missile system, performed tasks to cover

strategically important objects of the

Armed Forces of the Russian

Federation from enemy

air attacks.

While on combat duty, the serviceman received

information from the radar control units about

the detection of an air target moving in the

direction of the protected object. It was

an unmanned aerial vehicle, of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Having made sure that there were no Russian
air targets in the affected area... he gave
the command to a subordinate crew
--- to capture the target.

When the air target entered the zone of destruction of

the anti-aircraft missile system, Asenin fired a missile

that hit the enemy UAV, and then quickly moved the

anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) ---- to the

reserve position.

At the same time, at the new turn, Asenin organized the

search and transfer of the drone wreckage for analysis.

The information extracted from the enemy drone helped

the Russian soldiers to study the flight routes of the

UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and then use

it - to detect Ukrainian UAVs on their approach,

- preventing them from collecting intelligence

information about the position of the troops

and forces of the Armed Forces of the

Russian Federation.

It is also reported, that Senior Sergeant Ivan Nadeyev

commanded an assault group in one of the important

areas of the offensive of the Russian troops in order

to capture the enemy stronghold on the outskirts

of a village.

The soldier, moving stealthily through the forest belt,
heard the sound of an approaching enemy recon.

drone. The senior sergeant gave conditional

signals to his subordinates to take cover

under a blockage of trees, and he

continued to monitor the drone.

The Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) - did not
detect anyone and left the square. Then Nadeyev's

group, remaining unnoticed by the enemy,

continued to move towards the

enemy opornik.

After that, Russian attack aircraft suddenly attacked the

enemy, who had lost his vigilance. Nadeyev was among

the first to break into the stronghold and destroy five

Ukrainian militants in a small-arms battle.

The enemy suffered losses and retreated. Nadeyev and

his subordinates captured the enemy stronghold

without losses and gained a foothold on it

until the main forces of the Russian

Armed Forces arrived.

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Fico: Russia wins a conflict

that Ukraine can't win

by Maria Pavlova

December 7th, 8:47pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Russia is winning a military conflict, that Ukraine can

never win. This opinion - was expressed by the head

of the Slovak government, Robert Fico. The further

development of events for Kiev will be "extremely

painful," Fico said ---- on the program "Saturday

Dialogues" of the public broadcaster STVR.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the West is

interested in continuing the Ukrainian conflict.

That is why, according to Robert Fico, US

President Joe Biden recommended that

the Ukrainian authorities reduce the

mobilization age.

According to Fico's forecasts, more Western military

assistance will not help Ukraine to achieve "better

positions" ......in the event of negotiations on a

settlement of the conflict. He also predicts
that Russia will retain the new regions.

Meanwhile, the West is considering a scenario for

resolving the conflict in Ukraine, which involves

dividing the country - into two blocks.

Countries such as Poland, Germany, Romania and

the UK --- are involved in the dispute over future

borders. Moreover, each country pursues its

own interests in the future "cutting"

of Ukraine.

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Hero of the Russian Federation Zhuravlev:

went on his own to protect people from

the oppression of the Kiev regime

December 7th, 3:22pm

(Vesti.ru)

Hero of Russia Vladislav Zhuravlev said in an interview

with Russia 24 that he joined the special military
operation (SVO) --- because of the desire to

protect people from the Kiev regime.

Zhuravlev commands a company of heavy flame-

thrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepyok".

"When the SVO began, first of all I wanted to protect

those people who are under the yoke of the

Ukrainian regime," the soldier shared.

Vladislav Zhuravlev has been participating in the SVO

since the first days. According to the military man,
during the special operation, many people's
value system changed.

"With all the horrors of military operations, we suddenly

began to somehow feel and understand.. something

about humanity, about people, about the fact, that,

probably it is not so important how many iPhones

you have, new clothes or some collections. That

there are people near you who really, really need

help right now," said the commander of the

flamethrower company.

In 2023, for the courage and heroism shown in the

performance of military duty, he was awarded the

title - Hero of Russia. The Gold Star medal was

personally presented to the soldier, by Sergei

Shoigu, who at the time headed the Ministry

of Defence.

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Tankman Matrenitsky told how his crew

defeated the Ukrainian Armed Forces

on the bank of the Dnieper

December 7th, 2:09pm

(Vesti.ru)

Tankman Nikolai Matrenitsky told the TV channel "Russia

24" details of the battle on the right bank of the Dnieper

in 2022, for which --- he was awarded the title

Hero of Russia.

According to the soldier, he knew that enemy tanks were

approaching them by the dust that rose in the fields.

Ukrainian militants were the first to open fire.

Immediately there was a response from the

crew of the T-80 under the leadership

of Matrenitsky.

"When the first tower [of the tank] appeared from the

clouds of dust, my gunner Seryoga, he is a hunter,

and he hit the enemy tank with the first shot, it

was literally 500 metres. The second tank

appeared, also destroyed the tank with

the first shot, so much so, that the

tower flew off from him," –

told Matrenitsky.

The T-80 crew destroyed two tanks and two infantry

fighting vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,

after which the Ukrainian militants retreated.

In 2023, Nikolai Matrenitsky received the Gold Star

Medal for courage and heroism shown in the

performance of military duty.

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Hero of the Russian Federation

The 13th - about the wound on

the SVO: the explosion threw

me like a feather

December 7th, 1:39pm

(Vesti.ru)

Hero of Russia, Pskov paratrooper Sergey the 13th

with the call sign Chechen, in an interview with

Russia 24, told how he once ...almost died,

during the capture of an APU fortified

area in the Kremen Forest.

According to the Russian soldier, a shell exploded

near him and his comrade, on their way to find

the militants.

"While we were walking near, the arrival of a mortar

occurred. I was thrown back like a piece of fluff

--- about a metre and a half away. It was then

that I found myself on the edge of life and

death, for the first time. It was hard, it

was very painful," said Sergey 13th.

At that moment, he thought that he was

destined to die in the Kremen Forest.

"You know, I lie there and think, I think --- probably

everything. I think my wife will probably be very

upset --- I never finished building her house. I

think - we should somehow try to get out of

here, out of this situation," the Russian

soldier said.

Sergei the Thirteenth was saved by

his comrades who arrived in time.

In May 2024, the paratrooper was awarded the

title Hero of Russia. In a five-hour battle in the

Zaporozhye direction, the Thirteenth - took

command of the detachment in a critical

situation and - won.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 7th, 12:27pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit

units of a Ukrainian territorial defence brigade and

one border detachment of the State Border Guard

Service of Ukraine near Tikhoye, Volchansk, and

Liptsy (Kharkov region). Two counter-attacks

launched by AFU assault detachments

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops,

an infantry fighting vehicle, two motor

vehicles, and three D-30 howitzers.

The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous

lines, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of

two mechanised brigades, an airborne brigade, and

three territorial defence brigades near Grigorovka,

Zagryzovo, Kupyansk (Kharkov region),

Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's

Republic) & Torskoye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Eleven counter-attacks of AFU

assault groups were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 490 troops, a tank,

two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles,

a UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, a U.S.-made

155-mm M198 howitzer, and a 105-mm M119

gun, a 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and a

122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation

and defeated the units of the two mechanised brigades,

an airmobile brigade, and an air assault brigade of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Ulakly, Kurakhovo,

Nikolayevka, and Dachnoye (Donetsk People's

Republic). Two counter-attacks of AFU

assault detachments were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 325 troops, two motor

vehicles, a 155-mm M-777 howitzer, and a 105-mm M119

gun made in the US, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled

artillery system, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the

depths of the enemy's defence and liberated Berestki

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian units ----- hit manpower and materiel of two

mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade,

a marine brigade, near Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka,

Petrovka and Novoalekseyevka (Donetsk People's

Republic). 10 AFU counter-attacks were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 525 troops, five

armoured fighting vehicles, including a U.S.-made

M113 armoured personnel carrier, three motor

vehicles, three 152-mm D-20 guns, and two

122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous

lines, hit a mechanised brigade of the AFU, two

territorial defence brigades, and a National

Guard brigade close to Konstantinopol,

Novoocheretovatoye, and Otradnoye

(Donetsk People's Republic). Three

counter-attacks of enemy assault

groups were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 100 troops, two

armoured fighting vehicles, a motor vehicle, a

155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery

system, and a 122-mm Gvozdika self-

propelled artillery system.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces ------ engaged the

manpower and materiel of two mechanised brigades of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence

brigade close to Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye

region) and Antonovka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 troops, two

infantry fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and a

counter-battery station.

Operational-Tactical Aviation ----- attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, and Missile Troops & Artillery of the Russian

Groups of Forces have engaged the energy facilities

that support the work of the Ukrainian defence

industry plus clusters of enemy manpower

and military hardware in 142 areas

during the day.

Air defence systems shot down 26 fixed-

wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military

operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,380

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft

missile systems, 19,698 tanks and other

armoured fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS

combat vehicles, 19,145 field artillery

guns and mortars, and 29,080 units

of support military vehicles have

been neutralised.

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Private Bugai with a group of

stormtroopers - captured an

AFU stronghold in SVO zone

December 5th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Private Viacheslav Bugai and his group launched an

offensive against the positions of militants of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine, despite receiving a

shrapnel wound, and captured an enemy

stronghold.

After receiving a combat mission to capture a stronghold

of Ukrainian militants, a group of attack aircraft under

the command of Private Bugai secretly reached their

positions using the terrain.

Before giving the command to storm, the fighter identified

the locations of the enemy's defensive firing points and

distributed tasks among his subordinates.

During the battle, Private Bugai operated in the most

difficult area and received a shrapnel wound.

Despite the injury, he continued to lead his division. The

active pressure of attack aircraft of the Russian Armed

Forces forced the Ukrainian militants to retreat with

significant losses.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, noted

the personal courage and bravery of Private Bugai -- who

was able to take a strong point and gain a foothold on it.

This allowed the Russian troops -- to continue an active

offensive deep into the defense of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, as well as to liberate a nearby settlement.

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Lavrov: Russia will consider proposals of

other countries to normalize relations

December 5th, 5:22pm

(RT.ru)

Russia will never return to the situation that developed before

2022, when the West grossly violated all agreements, Foreign

Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

According to the minister, Moscow has made conclusions for

itself, and will not "slam the door" on relations with anyone.

"But we will see what ideas those who have now declared war

against us through the Kiev regime will come up with,"

the Foreign Minister said.

Lavrov noted that if these countries come to their senses

and offer some concrete things, then Russia will look at

them... and draw conclusions.

At the same time, the risk of the current cold war

turning into a hot stage ------ is now high,
the minister warned.

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The State Duma --- reminded the Ukrainian

Foreign Ministry: of the advantage of the

Russian Armed Forces on the front line

December 5th, 1:46pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Statements by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry about the

impossibility of territorial concessions and the need

to join NATO indicate that Kiev is determined

to escalate.

However, at present, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

retain an advantage at the front and Moscow will dictate the

conditions. This statement was made by Deputy Chairman

of the State Duma Committee on Defense, Yuri Shvytkin,

in an interview with Izvestia on December 5th.

The fact is... that Kiev is not ready to make concessions to

the territories, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

Andrey Sibiga said, earlier in the day. He stressed that

Kiev needs "geopolitical certainty" on Ukraine --- as

part of the Euro-Atlantic community. Prior to this,

the foreign Ministry stressed -- that they do not

consider any security guarantees, except for

membership in NATO.

"These statements confirm -- that the pro-fascist Kiev regime is

aimed at further escalation of this conflict. At the same time,

we have repeatedly stressed that our armed forces, thanks

to the heroism of soldiers and officers, are making serious

progress at the front. So, today --- we are dictating the

terms of the settlement," Shvytkin stressed.

He also added that Russia is determined to find a peaceful solution

to the conflict, but only taking into account the national interests

and tasks of the special operation ------ set by the Supreme

Commander-in-Chief, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I think that these statements of Kiev - are connected with the

messages of Western countries. I have repeatedly noted that

Zelensky, with expired powers, is only an executive director

...who follows the instructions of NATO. The NATO bloc, in

turn, is not interested in preserving the Ukrainian people.

It is interested -- in weakening our country by the hands

of Ukraine," the MP said.

At the same time, The Wall Street Journal also reported on

Thursday, citing a source, that the Ukrainian side is ready

to start negotiations on a sustainable peace with Russia.

The article notes that "Ukraine, exhausted from the conflict," is

ready for a cease-fire if it is allowed to join NATO. Commenting

on this, political analyst Dmitry Solonnikov told Izvestia that

in fact, Ukraine would like to freeze the front.. and stop the

advance of the Russian army ---- and not achieve peace.

Earlier, on December 3rd, The New York Times reported that NATO

Secretary General Mark Rutte called on the Ukrainian leadership

to postpone negotiations with Russia until more military

assistance is received, in order to allow Kiev to

conduct a dialogue "in strong positions."

The next day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in an interview

with Izvestia, noted --- that there are no grounds for negotiations.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in June... at a meeting with the

leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry - called the conditions

for negotiations on Ukraine. So.. Ukrainian troops must leave the

territories of the new regions of the Russian Federation and Kiev

must abandon the idea of its integration into NATO.

The last round of negotiations was held in Istanbul, on March 29th,

2022. They lasted about three hours. Later, Kiev officially refused

to contact Moscow. On October 4 of the same year, the decision

of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on the

impossibility of holding negotiations with Preident Putin - was

put into effect.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 5th, 12:45pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted

losses on formations of one territorial defence brigade and one

border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of

Ukraine near Veterinarnoye and Volchansk

(Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 65

troops and two motor vehicles.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines

and inflicted losses on the manpower and hardware of one tank

brigade, three mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one

airborne brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade,

and one national guard brigade nr Dvurechnaya, Kupyansk,

Bugayevka, Lozovaya (Kharkov region), Nadiya (Lugansk

People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.

Six counter-attacks launched by AFU

assault detachments - were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 560 troops, a German-made

Leopard tank, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 8 motor vehicles,

2 U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 2 U.S.-made

155-mm M198 howitzers and a UK-made 105-mm L-119 gun.

Moreover, two Zakhist-AF electronic warfare stations, one U.S.-

made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, and three ammunition

depots were destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces -- improved the tactical situation

and inflicted losses on formations of three mechanised brigades,

one airmobile brigade, and one air assault brigade of the AFU

near Kurakhovo, Uspenovka, Ulakly, Ostrovskoye, and

Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault

detachments of the enemy were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 330 troops, two armoured

fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles. Two electronic

warfare stations & an ammunition depot were wiped out.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces --- continued advancing to the

depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware of 2 mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry

brigade, one assault brigade, one assault battalion of the AFU,

and 2 marine brigades near Dzerzhinsk, Dimitrov, Shevchenko,

and Novotroitskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Nine counter-attacks launched by AFU

armed formations - were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 515 troops, 1 tank, 1 U.S.-made

Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M113 armoured

personnel carrier, four armoured fighting vehicles, including 2

Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicles, 4 motor

vehicles, one 152-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery

system, a 152-mm D-20 gun - & a 100-mm Rapira gun.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation

along the front line and inflicted losses on the formations of two

mechanised brigades of the AFU and three territorial defence

brigades near Razliv, Komar, Dneproenergiya, Novoselka

(Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulay Pole.

Eight counter-attacks launched by the enemy's

assault detachments - were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 210 troops, two German-made

Leopard tanks, one armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made

MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, 2 motor vehicles, and one

French-made 155-mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery system.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and

two territorial defence brigades near Novodanilovka,

Novoandreyevka, Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region),

and Kherson.

The AFU losses amounted to up to

45 troops and two motor vehicles.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces

struck power objects ensuring the operation of Ukrainian

defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of military

airfields, fixed-wing UAV workshops, as well as

engaged manpower and armoured hardware

clusters of the enemy --- in 147 areas.

Air defence units shot down two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS

projectiles and 101 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649

aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,284 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586

anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,630 tanks and other armoured

fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,032 field

artillery guns and mortars, and 29,003 units of support

military vehicles --- have been neutralised.

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Roscosmos ready to make Oreshnik

missile as powerful as Russia's

Defense Ministry wants

December 5th, 10:33am

(TASS)

The Roscosmos chief Yury Borisov said the company

..is ready to increase the power and specifications

of Russia’s newest intermediate-range ballistic

missile the Oreshnik - to the extent required

by Russia’s Defense Ministry.

"It will do as much as the Defense Ministry needs,"

he said, when asked by TASS whether there are

plans to increase the power and improve the

specifications of the missile.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November

21 that the US and its NATO allies had announced

authorizing the use of longer-range weapons.

After the announcement, US and UK missiles

attacked Russian targets in the Kursk and

Bryansk regions, noted the president.

Russia responded - by firing its newest Oreshnik

intermediate-range ballistic missile with a non

-nuclear warhead - at a Yuzhmash Ukrainian

defense industry plant in the city of Dnepr,

Putin said.

The Russian president said the West could bring

upon itself heavy consequences, should its

inflammatory policies prompt a further

escalation of the conflict.

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Marochko: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are

mining the rear of their advanced units

so that they do not retreat

December 5th, 7:01am

(Vesti.ru)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are mining the rear of their

advanced units to prevent their retreat in some areas of the

Svatovo-Kremen direction, military expert Andriy

Marochko said, citing his own sources.

According to him, at one of the strongholds in the area of

Novolyubovka in the LPR - five Ukrainian militants fled

from their positions, but, trying to hide in the nearest

forest belt, they all blew up on their "own minefield".

A similar situation, Marochko added --- occurred near

Yampolovka, where one Ukrainian soldier was killed

and two were injured by a mine.

"Based on the analysis of the data obtained, it can be

argued with a high degree of probability, that the

Ukrainian command gave instructions to mine

the rear areas of advanced units," Marochko

said, in a conversation with RIA Novosti,

emphasizing that such a step is aimed

at depriving the Ukrainian military of

any "unauthorized retreat".

Earlier, Marochko said that the Russian forces had to

knock out the APU - from just five settlements of the

Luhansk People's Republic. In addition, he reported

that, over the past month, the Russian troops have

significantly advanced ----- and occupied most of

the LPR.

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Kadyrov -- called the deadline for the

completion of the special operation

by Evgeny Silaev

(Night Line Editor)

December 4th, 10:47pm

(Lenta.ru)

The end of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine is not

long away. The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov

called the deadline for the completion of the special operation

during a direct line with residents of the region, the transcript

is published on the government's website.

"The back-and-forth skirmishes will continue, because there are

and always have been at all times, in all combat and post-war

events, people who are interested in not ending the war, but

making money from it. Therefore, the war will end,"

Kadyrov said.

On Wednesday, December 4, Kadyrov visited the Ukrainian military

who surrendered to Russian troops. In addition to the head of the

Chechen government, Magomed Daudov, the meeting was also

attended by the 17-year-old son of the head of Chechnya,

Adam Kadyrov.

Before that, Kadyrov canceled the order given to the special forces

"Akhmat" not to capture the AFU fighters. The head of Chechnya

promised that the Ukrainian military who surrender to Russian

troops ...will live.

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North Korea announces entry into force

of strategic partnership agreement

with Russia

December 4th, 10:20pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia

and the DPRK has entered into force. This was

reported on December 4th, by the Korean

Central News Agency (KCNA).

It is noted that on December 4 in Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign

Minister Andrey Rudenko and his North Korean counterpart Kim

Jong-gyu signed a protocol on the exchange of instruments of

ratification. In accordance with the text of the agreement, it

comes into force from this moment.

According to the agency, Pyongyang's position is that relations

between the two countries based on the new treaty will

guarantee international strategic stability and

accelerate the formation of a just

multipolar world order.

"Based on the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, strong

Korean-Russian relations, as a strong security mechanism that

promotes the well-being of the two peoples, eases the

situation in the region and guarantees international

strategic stability, will serve as a powerful driving

force --- for accelerating the formation of an

independent -- and just -- multipolar world

order - where domination, subordination

and hegemony do not exist" - the report

says in the text of the TASS publication.

Earlier, on November 11, the DPRK ratified the Comprehensive

Strategic Partnership Treaty with the Russian Federation.

The decree was signed on November 11.

Earlier, on November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a

law on ratification of the comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Treaty between Russia and the DPRK. It was noted that the

new treaty will enter into force from the date of the

exchange of instruments of ratification between

the Russian Federation and the DPRK and will

be open-ended.

The document --- provides for mutual assistance in the

case of an aggression against one of the participants.

Russia and the DPRK are actively and very successfully
developing diplomatic relations. So.... on October the
29th, North Korean Foreign Minister ,Choi Song-hee,
paid an official visit to Moscow -------- as part of the
strategic dialogue an agreement on the activation
of which --- was reached by the leaders of the
Russian Federation, and the DPRK, Vladimir
Putin & Kim Jong-un, during the state visit

of the Russian President to Pyongyang.

In June, Putin stressed that cooperation between Pyongyang

and Moscow is based on the principles of equality and

mutual respect for the interests of the two states.

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The MoD of the Russian Federation

reports on the exploits of Russian

soldiers in the Free Air zone

December 4th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The ministry said that the actions of Private Dmitry Zuev made it

possible to open an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group

in the area of responsibility of Russian fighters in advance and

prevent the capture of positions. While on duty, performing a

combat mission to defend a given area, Zuev discovered the

covert movement of the DRG of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU) in the direction of the positions of

the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Then the private reported on the enemy to the command and

engaged in a battle with the militants, conducted targeted

fire on the moving enemy, who, despite their numerical

superiority, suffered significant losses, leaving the

wounded ------ and fled deep into the enemy-

controlled territories.

Zuev's courageous and selfless actions made it possible to

reveal - in advance - the actions of the enemy DRG in the

area of responsibility of Russian fighters and prevent

the capture of the positions of the Russian army.

The Russian Defense Ministry also reported on the actions of

Lance Corporal Andrey Skuridin, who managed to repel the

enemy's counterattack, causing him significant damage

in manpower.

In the course of performing the task of covering Russian

attack aircraft in one of the tactical directions Skuridin,

when attacked by Ukrainian militants, equipped a

machine-gun point in an advantageous position

and began to push back the AFU infantry from

the flank of the Russian attack aircraft.

A soldier shot down an FPV drone with machine-gun fire

and caused significant damage to the enemy personnel.

It is specified that in his area of defense, Skuridin held back

enemy counterattacks for more than three hours. During

this time, the enemy suffered heavy losses and

retreated deep into their defenses.

This allowed the assault unit --- to successfully

complete the task of mastering the stronghold.

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Blinken announced the transfer of

$50 billion from Russian assets

to Kiev in the near future

December 4th, 7:43pm

(Izvestia.ru)

In the coming weeks.. Kiev will start receiving $50 billion
from US and EU countries at the expense of profits from
the frozen Russian assets. This was announced on
December 4, during a press conference by the
US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.

"We are focused in a very practical, concrete way on three things.

Making sure that she (Ukraine. - Ed.) has the money & resources

necessary to maintain its economy and its defense capability.

On the basis of frozen sovereign assets, Russian assets, we

managed to get $50 billion for Ukraine, which will be

withdrawn in the coming weeks from both the US

and Europe," he said.

Among the remaining two items needed for Ukraine, the Secretary

of State named ammunition, military equipment and everything

related to this, including air defense equipment and training of

Ukrainian army fighters. Blinken clarified that the West has

an obligation, which is to provide training and equipment

for every Ukrainian fighter that Ukraine mobilizes.

On December the 4th, Ukraine signed a memorandum of
understanding - and a loan agreement with the EU - to
attract assistance to Kiev in the amount of 35 billion
euros..... which are part of the initiative of the G7
countries, on the mechanism of additional loans
to increase revenues to the budget of Ukraine.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal also reported on

November 28 that the EU had signed a memorandum of

understanding with Ukraine for the first part of an

18.1 billion euro loan - repaid from the proceeds

of frozen Russian assets.

Before that, on November 7, President of Ukraine Volodymyr

Zelensky (his term of office expired on May 20) called the

assets of the Russian Federation frozen by the West

Ukrainian money. He also called for finding a

mechanism to transfer them to Kiev

as soon as possible.

In June, the G7 countries in the final statement of the summit in

Puglia, Italy, promised that they would provide Ukraine with

loans worth about $50 billion by the end of 2024, repaid at

the expense of income from Russian assets.

At the end of October, the Group of Seven leaders reached an

agreement on the details of the loan. As reported by Reuters,

at a meeting on November 26 in Italy, the foreign ministers

of the G7 states, again, stated that they expect to start

distributing funds before the end of the year.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the possible

transfer of income from the immobilized Russian assets to

Ukraine, stressed in August that these steps are illegal

and will have consequences.

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Medvedev responds - to US calls

to lower the mobilization age in

Ukraine: Here's what he said

by Danila Likhachev

December 4th, 5:41pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

The current administration of the United States of America, led by

President Joe Biden, absolutely does not care about the death of

18-year-old Ukrainians who may be sent to the front line.

This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Russian

Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev.

The Russian politician decided to speak out against the

background of US calls on Ukraine. Washington

demanded that the Kiev regime significantly

reduce the age of mobilization ----- from 25

to 18 years. And this, Medvedev is sure,

is happening for a reason.

"After all, the outgoing Blinken is a rare *****. Demands that

Ukraine lower the age of mobilization to continue "US aid".

So, 18-year-olds will die, but the Biden administration

doesn't care about it," Medvedev wrote.

Earlier, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian

Federation spoke about US biolabs. He stressed that the US --- has

stuck them all over the world.

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The Russian military
diverted a mortar ---

saved his colleagues

by Varvara Koshechkina (editor of

the Operational Information Dept)

December 4th, 5:39pm

(Lenta.ru)

Russian soldier Alexey Svistunov with the call sign Salomon

told how he diverted a mortar while rescuing colleagues in

the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). His words are

quoted by RT.

According to Svistunov, this happened in March 2023, when he and

a group moved out to pick up a soldier wounded in the neck, but

they were constantly shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Then the soldiers ran with a stretcher, so that the mortar

men switched to him.

"I heard a mine coming out of the barrel. I knew that 8 seconds

would pass before arrival, so I ran in zigzags. There was an

excavator on the street, and at the sixth second I crawled

under it," Svistunov said. Then, according to him, the

second mortar began to work, and a drone also

hovered over it.

A fragment of a mine tore off the soldier's leg, he reported it

on the radio and lost consciousness. The commander...

saved him.

Earlier it was reported that sapper Evgeny Kucherov saved

a wounded shturmovka in the zone of a special military

operation and lost part of his leg. The servicemen

were in a booby-trapped forest. Kucherov's team

made a safe path there, along which, he

evacuated the wounded soldier.

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In Ukraine, they declared

the worst situation since

the start of the conflict

by Alevtina Zapolskaya

(Editor of the Former

USSR Department)

December 4th, 5:37pm

(Lenta.ru)

Ukraine is in the worst situation since the beginning of

the armed conflict with Russia. This was stated by the

founder of the Ukrainian Air Exploration Support

Centre, Maria Berlinskaya, in an interview

with Telegraf.

"What do I see? That the front is really melting.

But this is obvious to everyone from open

sources," the volunteer stressed.

Berlinskaya said that the current situation for the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (AFU) is much worse than in the spring of 2022. She also

pointed out the pace of progress of the Russian Armed Forces

and the problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the volunteer, the reasons are the actions of

the military-political leadership of the country and the

corruption of officials.

Earlier, Berlinskaya spoke about the fears of the West because

of the weapons transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The volunteer added that some of the Ukrainian UAVs

"simply cannot work" due to the work of the Russian

electronic warfare systems.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 4th, 12:17pm

In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of

the 5th Border Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of

Ukraine near Alisovka (Kharkov region).

Russian units repelled two counter-attacks

of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops, a motor vehicle,

a 152-mm D-20 gun, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and

inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 63rd, 67th

mechanised brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and

3rd border service detachment near Petropavlovka,

Glushkovka, Novoosinovo (Kharkov region),

Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic)

and Novolyubovka (Lugansk

People's Republic).

Ten counter-attacks of the 3rd, 14th, 30th, 116th mechanised

brigades of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade, and 117th

Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 500 troops, two armoured

fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and a UK-made

155-mm FH-70 howitzer. A Zakhist-AF electronic

warfare station and two ammunition depots

were destroyed.

The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and hit the

23rd, 28th, 33rd, 37th, 54th, and 157th mechanised brigades, 10th

Mountain Assault Brigade, 81st Airmobile Brigade of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine close to Ulakly, Dachnoye, Zvanovka,

Pereyezdnoye, Seversk, and Konstantinovka

(Donetsk People's Republic).

The losses of the enemy amounted to up to 350 troops, two

infantry fighting vehicles, a pickup truck, and two U.S.-

made 105-mm M119 guns. One ammunition depot

was wiped out.

The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front

line and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 117th

Heavy Mechanised Brigade, 152nd Infantry Brigade of the AFU,

38th Marine Brigade, 109th, 241st territorial defence brigades,

12th Special Operations Brigade, 14th and 15th National

Guard brigades close to Shevchenko, Dzerzhinsk,

Kalinovo, Shcherbinovka, Mirolyubovka,

Pravdovka, Novotroitskoye and

Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Nine counter-attacks of the 100th, 151st mechanised brigades,

59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 49th, 425th separate assault

battalions of the AFU, 35th Marine Brigade, and the Lyut

Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 530 troops, an armoured

personnel carrier, four Kozak armoured fighting vehicles,

four motor vehicles, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, a

152-mm D-20 gun, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Vostok Group of Forces advanced further into the depth of the

enemy's defences and hit formations of the 32nd Mechanised

Brigade of the AFU, 113th, 120th, and 125th territorial

defence brigades close to Konstantinopol,

Novoselka, Volnoye Pole, and

Dneproenergiya (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks of the 23rd and 151st

mechanised brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, a tank, an armoured

personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, a 155-mm Bogdana self-

propelled artillery system, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled

artillery system, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer. Two

electronic warfare stations - were destroyed.

The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged personnel and hardware of the

141st Infantry Brigade, 110th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, and

124th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Novoandreyevka,

Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye, and

Priozernoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, 12 motor vehicles,

and an electronic warfare station. Two ammunition depots

and one materiel depot - were eliminated.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck

infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots, as well as

engaged clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware

in 133 areas.

Air defence units ---------- shot down 61

fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649

aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,183 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586

anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,611 tanks and other armoured

fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,960 field

artillery guns and mortars, and 28,981 units of support

military vehicles, have been neutralised.

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Presidential Brigade of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine

surrender to Russian

captivity

December 4th 6:22am

(Vesti.ru)

Seven soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were captured

by Russian troops in Velikaya Novoselka. This was reported

by the TASS news agency.

It is specified that the Ukrainians from the presidential brigade

themselves surrendered and voluntarily handed over their

weapons at the sight of Russian Armed Forces soldiers.

According to the agency, prisoners of war

are receiving assistance ---- and are safe.

The day before, it was reported that the AFU militant Ruslan

Sychevsky surrendered in order to meet with his family,

who live in Kursk. He was caught by the military

enlistment office on August 26. Already on

October 8, they were sent to the

Kursk region.

Earlier, military correspondent Vladimir Razin in the program

"60 minutes" on the TV channel "Russia" reported that

most of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

who fall into Russian captivity, do not have any

motivation and military training. They claim

that after being mobilized.... they are not

prepared to perform tasks at the front

in any way.

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Ukrainians are dying out by the millions:

terrible figures were announced in Kiev

by Anastasia Sutormina

December 4th, 4:03am

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Lubinets: The population of Ukraine has decreased by

6.2 million people since the beginning of the Civil War.

The population of Ukraine in 2024 was 35.8 million people.

This was announced in the Telegram channel by the

country's Commissioner for Human Rights,

Dmitry Lubinets.

At the same time, the official noted that before the start of

the special military operation, 42 million people lived on

the territory of Nezalezhnaya Square. That is, in two

and a half years, there were 6.2 million

fewer Ukrainians.

"The issue of preserving the gene pool of the Ukrainian people

is critically important and should become a priority of state

policy!" the Commissioner said.

At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry provided other data

at the beginning of 2024. So, the head of the second department

of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexey

Polishchuk noted that the population of Ukraine since the

beginning of the "Maidan" has decreased from 46 million

to 25 million people. Nezalezhnaya itself, has become

the poorest country in Europe.

Earlier, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry

Medvedev said about the vector of disintegration of Ukraine,

which, according to him, is clearly visible, since about half

of the population only, remains on Ukrainian territory.

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"We are in a state of
undeclared war."

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 4th, 3.09am

(Lenta.ru)

Tucker Carlson flew to Moscow to interview Russian Foreign

Minister Sergey Lavrov. This was reported by the US

journalist in his Telegram channel.

He said that he spoke with one of the most experienced diplomats

in the world — Lavrov has been the head of the Russian Foreign

Ministry for 25 years, and in total he spent more than 40 years

in the foreign service. The journalist assured that the

"absolutely exciting" interview will be published

very soon.

Announcing one of the topics of the interview, Carlson said that

today the world is closest to nuclear war. According to him, the

current state of affairs in international politics has already left

the Caribbean crisis behind........ in its intensity.

We are in a state of undeclared war with Russia.

A war that US citizens didn't vote for.

He explained that the reason for this is the policy of the current US

administration led by President Joe Biden, which allowed Ukraine

to hit deep into Russia with long-range missiles.

"American soldiers launched missiles at Russia, killing at least

a dozen Russian soldiers. Because of this - we are the closest

thing in history to a nuclear war capable of destroying Russia,

America - and the rest of the world," said Carlson.

According to the journalist, there is no one left in Washington who

is trying to reduce the degree of confrontation. "There's no one

here. Secretary of State Tony Blinken has stopped all

communication with Moscow. For more than two

years, there are no communication channels,

no dialogue. It's shocking," he admitted.

Carlson complained about Zelensky

The journalist also recalled how, after an interview with Russian

President Vladimir Putin, his team tried to organize a meeting

with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky.

"We approached him from different angles, we talked a lot and had

dinner with people from his entourage, but these attempts were

destroyed by the American government. The US Embassy in

Kiev has banned the Zelensky administration from

agreeing to an interview. He can communicate

with CNN, he can't communicate with us,"

the reporter said.

After the announcement of the interview, Donald Trump Jr., the son

of the US president-elect, praised Carlson for the dialogue with

Lavrov. He noted that journalist Carlson has done more to

resolve the conflict in Ukraine than all the members of

the Biden administration combined.

"The District of Columbia wants to continue to make its failure

worse in order to turn its own disaster into a Trump problem.

Don't be fooled by this," he said ----- recalling that it was the

US State Department and "money laundering warmongers"

who prevented the establishment of peace in Ukraine.

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Gunners of the Vostok group of forces

disrupted the rotation of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine in the SVO zone

December 4th, 2am

(Izvestia.ru)

Gunners of the Vostok group of forces disrupted the rotation of

Ukrainian units, as well as destroyed a hangar with cars, an

electronic warfare station (EW) and enemy temporary

deployment points. This was announced on

December 4 by the Ministry of Defense

of the Russian Federation.

The servicemen of the unit said that the militants of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU) often do not even try to disguise their

positions. The reason for this may be insufficient training or

attempts by Ukrainian commanders to identify Russian

positions, sacrificing their own soldiers.

"Our task is to support the infantry with fire, suppress the enemy,

hit targets and generally protect the Motherland. We work day

and night, we constantly have a man on duty at the gun, we

shoot at the first command," the gun commander with the

call sign Volk, told about his work.

He also highly appreciated the professionalism of his subordinates

and noted that their actions are "honed to perfection", and the

work is carried out quickly and accurately. The wolf has

been serving under contract, since 2019, and since

2022, he has become even more active in battles.

"Because I am a patriot of my country and I believe

that it is my duty to come here," he stressed.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the

calculations of the Acacia self-propelled gun of the Zapad

group of troops destroyed the AFU stronghold. According

to the ministry, objective monitoring footage obtained

from the UAV in real time made it possible to verify

the destruction of targets. After completing the

task, the gunners changed their firing positions

to spare ones - to replenish the ammunition

supply - and prevent the return fire from

the enemy.

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Writer Taksyur announced the arrest

of more than 20 thousand people

in Ukraine --- for treason

Anna Petrova

December 3rd, 9:50pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Jan Taksyur, the Kiev writer, a member of the movement

"Other Ukraine", spoke about the arrest for high treason

of more than 20 thousand people in Ukraine, despite

their innocence. The writer spoke about this at the

premiere of the Russian film "People of Christ.

Our time".

"Today, more than 20 thousand people have already been

arrested in Ukraine under" political" article 111, under

which I was imprisoned, and most of them are

absolutely not guilty of anything, they do

nothing to this regime," Taksyur said.

The writer himself was charged with treason in 2022 and spent

more than five months in the Kiev pre-trial detention centre. In

2023, Taksyur was released from a Ukrainian prison and

received a Russian passport.

Recall that Taksyur on a regular basis spoke out in support of

the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church( UOC), and also

opposed the activities of the Kiev regime led by

Vladimir Zelensky.

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The MoD of the Russian Federation

reported on the exploits of the

Russian military in the area

of the Free Air zone

December 3rd, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

According to the ministry, the assault group under the command of

Lieutenant Anton Nesterov, having received the task of knocking

out the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from tactically significant

positions, secretly moved to the forefront. After studying the

enemy's positions and terrain conditions, the serviceman

indicated the attack directions to subordinate personnel.

Nesterov's fighters surreptitiously outflanked the militants'

positions and at the signal of the commander, went on the

offensive, using the rough terrain. Nesterov was one of

the first to break into the enemy's trenches, where he

destroyed a machine-gun point with a grenade, led a

rifle battle and continued to lead his subordinates.

The enemy was destroyed, in a short time.

Nesterov also organized the equipment of positions for fire

weapons in the most favourable areas of the terrain.

Ukrainian militants made several attempts to

dislodge the Russian assault group, but the

soldier of the Russian Armed Forces and

his subordinates --- held their positions

until reinforcements arrived.

In addition, Russia's Defense Ministry noted the feat of Lance

Corporal Ilya Maltsev, who performed the combat task of

organizing a stable connection... between the command

post and the assault units leading offensive operations.

The enemy... as part of deterring the advance of Russian attack

aircraft, fired mortars at them, as a result of which the repeater

installed to increase the range of radio stations was damaged.

Maltsev, realizing that the lack of communication would make

it impossible to quickly coordinate the actions of military

personnel in battle, risking his life, went to the advanced

positions of the Russian troops to restore signal strength.

The serviceman, despite constant artillery fire and drone attacks,

found the damaged repeater and -- promptly -- restored its

functionality, after which he re-configured the network.

_________________________________________

Ganchev: Russia controls almost

60 settlements in Kharkiv region

December 3rd, 8:52pm

(RT.ru)

Almost 60 settlements in the Kharkiv

region are under the control of the

Russian army.

The head of the Russian military-civil administration

of the region, Vitaly Ganchev, spoke about this on

the air of radio kp.ru.

"There are more than 50 of them, it is already approaching

60. Every day, at least one village is cleared of Ukronazis

by our troops," Ganchev said.

On the eve of today, Ganchev said that the Russian Armed

Forces are advancing on three sites in the Kharkiv region.

In October, the head of the Russian military-civil

administration said that Russia controls about

50 settlements in the Kharkiv region.

Ganchev said that Kharkiv should

be liberated by the Russian army.

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Rotte pointed out the ''need'' for NATO

to increase the supply of military aid

to Ukraine

December 3rd, 6:10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

NATO should increase military aid supplies to Ukraine and

strengthen its air defense capabilities. This statement -

was made on December 3 by NATO Secretary General

Mark Rotte in a joint address with Ukrainian Foreign

Minister Andriy Sibiga before a meeting of NATO

foreign ministers in Brussels.

"We need to do several things: ensure the protection of the

energy infrastructure, we also need to do more for air

defense. It is also necessary to provide the required

military assistance," RIA Novosti quoted him saying.

Rotte stressed that the allies are on the side of Kiev.

Earlier in the day, the NATO Secretary General said that Russia's

launch of the Oreshnik missile system will not affect the plans

of Western countries to provide military assistance to Ukraine.

At the same time, the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov,

said that European leaders ------ intend to continue their

destructive line of escalating the Ukrainian conflict.

At the same time, on November 28th, Rotte said that he did not

consider it 'a wise decision' to use NATO military forces in the

conflict in Ukraine. At the same time, Strategic Culture wrote

that the latest Oreshnik missile system completely changes

the balance of power in the world.

____________________________________

Military commander Gavrish, said there is a

shortage of trained fighters in the ranks of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine

December 3rd, 5:24pm

(Vesti.ru)

The armed forces of Ukraine are experiencing a shortage

of trained personnel, military correspondent Alexey

Gavrish told the 60 Minutes program on Rossiya 1.

Nevertheless, Ukrainian militants continue

to resist in some parts of the front.

"I can't say that the Ukrainian Armed Forces lack weapons and

shells, because we really see fierce resistance in many parts

of the front. But the fact that they lack personnel, trained

personnel, is really a fact. And again, all this is

displayed on the map of military operations,"

Alexey Gavrish said.

The military commander noted that, even if Ukraine reduces the

draft age to 18 years, which the US called on Kiev to do, the

situation at the front for the Armed Forces of Ukraine will

not change for the better.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 3rd, 12:20pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces

inflicted losses on formations of the 95th Air Assault

Brigade of the AFU and 13th National Guard Brigade

near Neskuchnoye and Slatino (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 40 troops, two

motor vehicles, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-

propelled artillery system.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces --- improved the tactical

situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware

of the 44th Mechanised Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade

of the AFU, & 115th Territorial Defence Brigade, near

Kupyansk, Lozovaya (Kharkov region), and Ivanovka

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Eleven counter-attacks launched by assault detachments

of the 1st, 4th national guard brigades, and the 113th

Territorial Defence Brigade, were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 460 troops, two motor

vehicles, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and two U.S.-made

105-mm M119 guns.

One Anklav-N electronic warfare station.... and

three field ammunition depots were destroyed.

As a result of decisive actions -- units of the Yug Group of

Forces liberated Romanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on formations of the 46th Airmobile

Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 37th

Marine Brigade near Konstantinovka, Dachnoye, and

Slavyansk (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 370 troops, one infantry

fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and one electronic

warfare station. One field ammunition depot....

was destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation

along the front line 7 inflicted losses on manpower and hardware

of the 59th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 38th Marine Brigade,

and 14th National Guard Brigade near Shevchenko, Grodovka,

and Dimitrov (Donetsk People's Republic).

Twelve counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the

42nd, 100th mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry

Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, and 35th

Marine Brigade - were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 555 troops, four armoured

fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one 152-mm Msta-B gun,

and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

As a result of active offensive operations, units of the Vostok

Group of Forces liberated Novodarovka (Zaporozhye region).

Losses were inflicted on formations of the 33rd Mechanised

Brigade of the AFU, 127th and 241st territorial defence

brigades near Razliv, Komar, and Oktyabr (Donetsk

People's Republic). 2 counter-attacks launched

by AFU assault detachments were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, one tank,

four armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, &

one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower

& hardware of the 124th and 126th territorial defence brigades

near Molodezhnoye and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60

troops and three motor vehicles.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and

Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces

struck power objects ensuring the operation of Ukrainian

defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of military

airfields, as well as engaged manpower and hardware

clusters of the enemy ---- in 142 areas.

Air defence units shot down 40 fixed-wing unmanned

aerial vehicles, including four outside the special

military operation zone.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649

aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,122 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586

anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,600 tanks and other armoured

fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,897 field

artillery guns and mortars, and 28,957 units of support

military vehicles - have been neutralised.

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Marochko: The Russian Armed Forces

have only to knock out the APU

from five localities of the LPR

December 3rd, 4:56am

(Vesti.ru)

In order for the Luhansk People's Republic to finally come under

the control of the Russian Armed Forces, our fighters have

only to knock out the enemy from five settlements

located in this region, military expert Andrey

Marochko said.

He also clarified that over the past month, Russian troops

have significantly advanced in their direction and most

of the territories of the LPR have come under

their control.

"For the complete liberation of the LPR, it remains to dislodge

the armed formations of Ukraine from five settlements,"

Marochko said.

The next targets for the Russian Armed Forces are Nadiya,

Novoegorovka and Petrovskoye in the Svatovsky district,

Novolyubovka in the Kremensky District, and

Belogorovka in the Lisichansky District.

Almost all of these settlements were

completely destroyed - due to the

actions of Ukrainian militants.

Earlier, he said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are building up

their forces west of Stelmakhovka in the LPR, thereby trying to

restrain the advance of the Russian military in this sector of

the front, but to no avail – this does not stop the fighters of

the Russian Armed Forces.

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Biden's dependent son, who wants to

help addicts.. Zakharova suggested

he starts --- with Zelensky

December 2nd, 11:48pm
(RT.ru)

The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria

Zakharova, suggested that the son of US leader

Joe Biden --- Hunter, who said that he would

devote his life to people with addictions

after the pardon --- start with Zelensky.

"Let him start with Zelensky. His addictions are strong.

Both from drugs - and from the Bidens," the diplomat

wrote in the Telegram channel.

On December 2nd, Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter.

Republican member of the House of Representatives

Marjorie Taylor Green, said that Biden's decision

recognized --- that his son is a criminal.

US President-elect Donald Trump called Biden's
decision, an example of the abuse and
violation.... of justice.

Zakharova, in turn, noted ----- that all this

resembles a "caricature of democracy."

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"Afraid to be left alone... with Russia":

Zelensky insists on the participation

of the EU and NATO in possible

negotiations with Russia

December 2nd, 10:57pm

Part of full article by

Polina Dukhanova

(RT.ru)

The EU and NATO should take part in future settlement talks

with Russia. This was stated by Volodymyr Zelensky, at

a press conference with the President of the EU

Council, Antonio Costa.

At the same time, the politician stressed that the allies must

first strengthen the position of Kiev, according to the points

of the "victory plan" presented to them.

"(This is how the war will end. - RT) it will depend only on the

beginning of the negotiation process - where Ukraine will be

strengthened with the help of partners. Who.. will be at this

negotiating table? Russians, Ukraine, the European Union

and NATO. Why? Because we see ourselves as part of

the security system in these unions," Zelensky said.

He noted that he expects increased supplies of weapons, including

long-range ones, the lists of which have already been handed over

to the United States and Europe, as well as invitations to NATO.

However, Zelensky acknowledged a lack of illusions

....about any imminent membership in the bloc.

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Zelensky spoke about the losses among

the Ukrainian military... since the

beginning of the conflict

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 2nd, 10:21pm

(Lenta.ru)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview

with Kyodo News, spoke about the losses among the

military --- since the beginning of Russia's special

military operation (SVO) on February 22, 2024.

According to the politician, the republic lost less than 80,000

soldiers in the conflict. He stressed that he could not

disclose specific figures, but they are significantly

less than what is announced by Western media.

"Someone recently, it seems to me that in the American press,

submitted information that 80,000 Ukrainians were killed.

But I want to tell you - that I don't. Less. Much less,

much more," Zelensky said.

At the end of November, The Economist wrote that during

the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Kiev suffered from 60,000

to 100,000 irretrievable losses, another 400,000 were

wounded and for health reasons can no longer

participate in hostilities.

_____________________________________

The media learned about --- the refusal of

the foreign ministers of NATO countries

to discuss the invitation of Ukraine

to the alliance

December 2nd, 10:03pm

(Izvestia.ru)

An agreement on inviting Ukraine to join the alliance

will not be reached at a meeting of NATO foreign

ministers. This was reported on December 2

by the Ansa news agency.

It is specified that until the heads of state of the alliance

do not resolve this issue, the foreign ministers will not

be able to make any recommendations. This issue

will also be actively discussed in the run-up
to the summit in The Hague.

The article says that in some European countries

there is a discussion about sending troops to

Ukraine, but the issue is not raised

within NATO.

In addition, it is noted that Kiev has made it clear to Western

countries that by 2025 it will need "at least $120 billion."

This exceeds the amount previously agreed at the

NATO summit in Washington.

Earlier, on November 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,

whose term of office expired on May 20, said in an interview with

the British TV channel Sky News that he could agree to a cease-

fire and give up some territories in exchange for Ukraine's

membership in NATO.

According to him, NATO membership should be offered to Kiev-

controlled parts of the country in order to end the "hot phase",

provided that the NATO invitation itself recognizes Ukraine's

internationally recognized borders.

Former member of the US Congress, Republican from Florida Matt

Getz, after Zelensky's statement on November 29, noted that

Ukraine's admission to NATO - would be a terrible idea.

Earlier, on November 23, Bloomberg reported that the

administration of current US President Joe Biden

considered publicly calling on NATO countries

to invite Ukraine to the alliance, after the

Republican, Donald Trump..... won the

US presidential election. This step,

however, was abandoned because

of the little hope of success.

Director of the Centre for European Information Nikolay Topornin

told Izvestia on November 21 that a number of NATO member

countries are afraid to grant membership to Ukraine.

In particular, the idea of accepting Kiev into the bloc is not

supported by Berlin, Washington and Paris. The fact is that

Ukraine - does not fully meet the necessary Western

standards and the countries of the alliance, also,

do not want to become parties to the conflict.

Ukraine applied for accelerated membership in NATO on

September 30, 2022. Then Zelensky said that in fact

the country is already in the alliance ...and meets

its standards.

___________________________________________

The MoD of the Russian Federation

reported on the exploits of the

Russian military in the area

of the Free Air zone

December 2nd, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Russioa's MoD told about the feat of Senior sergeant

Nikolai Zarizhnov, who carried out defense in one of

the important tactical areas - as part of a group of

military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces.

Ukrainian militants, trying to regain control of the lost

positions, began shelling. As a result of the attack ---

the captain of the unit was wounded, but Zarizhnov

promptly provided him with first aid & evacuated

him to a safe area, after which he commanded

the unit independently.

Zarizhnov's courage and heroism allowed the group of

the Russian Armed Forces to repel several attacks

by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.. prevent the

breakthrough of defensive lines, and cause

significant damage to their manpower and

equipment --- which led to their retreat.

The MoD also noted the merits of Pt. Andrey Kozlov.

He performed the task of organizing stable

communication for a unit located in the

immediate vicinity of the contact line.

While advancing to the position, the serviceman noticed

a Ukrainian drone heading towards the Russian guns

and destroyed the drone with targeted fire.

Upon arrival at the positions, Kozlov set up the main and

reserve channels of communication - between the

gunners and the command. Thanks to his work,

artillery calculations obtained the coordinates

of the concentration of Ukrainian militants

who were preparing to break through the

defense of the Russian Armed Forces,

and hit their positions --- with

targeted fire.

The defeat of the Ukrainian garrison puts the front of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine at risk of collapse in the south

of Donbass.

Earlier, on December 2nd, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian

Federation reported that the military of the Armed Forces of the

Russian Federation destroyed pickup trucks of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region.

Pickup trucks of the Ukrainian army were detected using a drone.

The equipment went to the positions for the rotation of the AFU

personnel. Means of objective control recorded a direct hit by

calculations of FPV drones - on three cars.

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The UN called for an end to the conflict

in Ukraine ----- after Callas' statement
(see article on One Union Page)

December 2nd, 7:49pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The United Nations stands for an end to the conflict

in Ukraine and does not encourage escalation.

This was announced on December 2 by the official

representative of the UN Secretary-General

Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric.

Commenting on TASS' statement - by the head of EU diplomacy

Kai Kallas on the further deployment of European troops in the

Ukrainian territories, he pointed out that the organization

wants the conflict to end for the sake of civilians in the

Russian Federation and Ukraine.

In addition, he expressed the desire for the fighting to end in

accordance with the General Assembly resolutions on

international law and territorial integrity.

"We are in favour of ending this conflict and do not encourage

further escalation from one side or the other," the agency

quotes Dujarric as saying.

____________________________________________

Ukrainian military commissars decided to

fulfill their plan - by capturing volunteers

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

December 2nd, 6:28pm

(Lenta.ru)

Head of one of the territorial picking centres (TCC, analogous

to the military enlistment office in Ukraine) he said that the

Ukrainian military commissars have come up with a way

to carry out a plan to capture the necessary number

of those liable for military service — they catch

volunteers. A video of his statement leads

the publication's Telegram channel

"Country.na".

According to him, military enlistment offices lie in wait near

recruiting centres for men who called in advance and

notified the shopping centre of their intention to

voluntarily enter the service, thus increasing

their indicators record, for ''catching''

conscripted Ukrainians.

Earlier in Ukraine, an employee of the shopping centre threatened

to gouge out the eye of a man who was liable for military service.

The incident occurred in Poltava. It is reported that the subject

of military service in the framework of the military medical

commission was confirmed to have poor eyesight - minus

six diopters. However, according to the military

commissar, this is not an obstacle to serving

in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

_________________________________

Ganchev said ---- that the Russian
Armed Forces are advancing on
3 sites in the Kharkiv region.

December 2nd, 5:54pm

(RT.ru)

Russian troops are now conducting offensive operations

in several areas in the Kharkiv region. This was

announced by the head of the Russian

regional administration,

Vitaly Ganchev.

One of the directions is Kupyanskoe,

he told RIA Novosti.

"Now -- it is already developing in the Borovsky

direction, this is already the Izyumsky district.

And the third sector of the front... Volchansk

and Liptsy, there are also regular positional

battles," said Ganchev.

Russian troops are holding back the

enemy's counterattacks, "which is

pulling up new resources and

reserves," the source said.

In the area of Kruglyakovka and Kolesnyakovka,

the Russian military is making progress,

he added.

"The villages closer to Luzhkovka are already

being cleared, so there are certain tactical

successes," Ganchev said.

Earlier, a military expert, retired lieutenant

Colonel of the LPR Andrei Marochko, said

that Russian attack aircraft crossed the

Oskol River, in the Kharkiv region...

gained a foothold, in a stronghold

at one of the sites and began to

liberate Dvurechnaya village.

_____________________________

Zakharova — about Zelensky's joke:

he is cheap, which cost Ukraine

dearly

December 2nd, 4:27pm

(RT.ru)

Vladimir Zelensky is a "cheap man" - who has cost the

people of Ukraine too much, Russian Foreign Ministry

spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on

the offensive statements of the head of the Kiev

regime against Moscow.... which he made at a

briefing with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The diplomat.. told TASS about this. According to

Zakharova, Zelensky "was again, under a dose."

"Zelensky has only to start defecating on the air from

hopelessness. He had already tried everything else.

Cheap stuff, that cost the Ukrainian people

too much," the Foreign Ministry

spokeswoman said.

____________________________

Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

December 2nd, 12:35pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of

Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU

92nd Air Assault Brigade near Liptsy

(Kharkov region).

Three counter-attacks launched by the enemy's

assault detachments were repelled.

The AFU losses - amounted to up to 35 troops, one

armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles,

two 152-mm D-20 guns, and one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces ---- improved the

tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware of the 14th, 53rd, 66th mechanised

brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade, the 68th Jaeger

Brigade of the AFU, 109th & the 241st territorial

defence brigades.... near Lozovaya, Kupyansk,

Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Serebryanka,

Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic),

Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic),

and Serebryansky forestry.

Nine counter-attacks launched by the assault

detachments of the 3rd Tank Brigade, 116th

Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 113th

Territorial Defence Brigade, and the

1st National Guard Brigade,

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 490 troops, one

infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting

vehicles, six pickup trucks, one U.S.-made

155-mm M198 howitzer, one UK-made

105-mm L-119 gun, and four

ammunition depots.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces captured more

advantageous lines and positions and inflicted

losses - on formations of the 23rd, 54th, 110th

mechanised brigades, 46th Airmobile Brigade,

79th Air Assault Brigade, and 59th Motorised

Infantry Brigade of the AFU nr Andreyevka,

Konstantinovka, Nikolayevka, Shevchenko,

Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, and Kurakhovo

(Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 260 troops, three motor
vehicles, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery
system, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, and two
ammunition depots.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces - improved the tactical
situation along the front line and inflicted losses on
manpower and hardware of the 95th Mechanised
Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the
AFU, 111th, 120th territorial defence brigades,
the 14th and 15th national guard brigades
near Grodovka, Pustynka, Novy Trud,
Vozdvizhenka, Dzerzhinsk & Zarya
(Donetsk People's Republic).

Nine counter-attacks launched by assault

detachments of the 53rd, 100th, 151st

mechanised brigades, 49th Assault

Battalion of the AFU, 35th and

38th marine brigades

were repelled.

The AFU losses ---- amounted to more than 525 troops,

four Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, one U.S.-made

MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, 2 pickup trucks,

three 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, one 152-mm D-20

gun, and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces ---- continued

advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences

and inflicted losses on formations of the 151st

Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and the 108th

Territorial Defence Brigade, near Velikayaya

Novoselka (Donetsk People's Republic) and

Komsomolskoye (Zaporozhye region).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments

of the AFU 32nd Mechanised Brigade - were repelled.

The AFU losses ---- amounted to up to 150 troops, one

German-made Leopard tank, four U.S.-made HMMWV

and MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor

vehicles, one French-made 155-mm CAESAR self-

propelled artillery system, one 155-mm Bogdana

self-propelled artillery system, and one 152-mm

Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses

on manpower and hardware of the 31st, 110th

mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 124th

Territorial Defence Brigade near Malaya

Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), and

Dneprovskoye, and Beregovoye

(Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, two

motor vehicles, and one ammunition depot.

Operational-Tactical Aviation... attack drones, Missile

Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces

struck infrastructure of military airfields, power

objects ensuring the operation of the Ukrainian

defence industry enterprises, UAV command

posts, as well as engaged manpower and

hardware clusters of the enemy in

127 areas.

Air defence units - shot down one U.S.-made

HIMARS MLRS projectile and 69 fixed-wing

unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military

operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,082

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft

missile systems, 19,590 tanks and other

armoured fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS

combat vehicles, 18,847 field artillery

guns and mortars, and 28,935 units

of support military vehicles, have

been neutralised.

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Military documentaries: there is not

a single staged shot - in the film

"I'm going home"

December 2nd, 12:18pm

(Vesti.ru)

In March 2023 - there were heavy battles for Artemivsk.

In the epicentre of "Bakhmutovskaya meat grinder" as

it was called in Kiev, were documentary filmmakers
Vladislav Rytkov and Andrey Yashchenko.

The result of their work on the front line was the film

"I'm going home", which is now available on the

"Watch" platform.

Documentary filmmakers Vladislav Rytkov and Andrey

Yashchenko recorded the capture of Artemivsk in

close-up and showed these shots in the film

"I'm Going Home". The operator was at

the very front, 20 metres away from

the enemy. The camera -- followed

the soldiers of the special forces

that stormed the city.

"There is not a single staged shot in the film,"

the authors of the documentary tell in the

new issue of the Nashi program.

The very name "I'm going home" --- was born from the

story of one of his heroes, from the story of his life's

journey. A fighter named Viktor, whom everyone

calls Uncle Vitya, has been defending the

Donbass with weapons in his hands

since 2014.

Viktor's family suffered from the militants of the "Right

Sector" (banned in Russia): they killed his father, who

was engaged in agriculture. Uncle Vitya is an ethnic

Ukrainian, but considers himself Russian in spirit.

"It hurts in the shower, but there will come a time that

will put everything in its place," he says in the film

"I'm Going Home."

You will learn more about military documentaries who

shoot unique shots - in the zone of a special military

operation in the new issue of the program "Nashi"

on the platform "We are watching".

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Military commander Gavrish, said

the Russian Armed Forces - are

approaching Razliv village

in the DPR

December 2nd, 9:53am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces are gradually approaching

Razliv village.. leading to the highway to Kurakhovo,

said VGTRK military correspondent Alexey Gavrish

on the air of the program "60 Minutes" on the TV

channel "Russia".

Gavrish stressed, that the Russian Armed Forces

continue to put pressure on Ukrainian militants

in this area.

"Before cutting the only road that leads to Kurakhovo

from the enemy side, the distance is constantly

reduced, our troops approach the village of

Razliv, gradually continue to move there,

and as soon as this road is physically

cut, the APU has no choice - but to

surrender or die, because then

----- they will be completely

squeezed," --- said the

military commissar.

Earlier, VGTRK war correspondent Grigory Vdovin

expressed confidence that the defense of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of

Velikaya Novoselka and Kurakhov

will soon collapse.

______________________________

The Ministry of Defense announced

the training..... of 300 thousand

contract soldiers for the SVO

December 2nd, 7:42am

(Vesti.ru)

More than 300 thousand military personnel were

trained in reserve regiments that train contract

soldiers to participate in special operations,

said Ivan Buvaltsev, the head of the Main

Combat Training Department of the

Russian Armed Forces.

He noted that the system of training fighters created in

the Russian Federation, has proved its effectiveness,

and serious progress has been made in the reserve

regiments, where they train those who have

signed a contract.

According to Buvaltsev, more than 300,000 servicemen

have been trained in reserve regiments this year.

7 companies of instructors and 8 training

companies of specialists were created

to train volunteers.

"The seven companies.. of instructors and eight training

companies of specialists formed for this purpose have

trained more than 300 thousand military personnel,"

Buvaltsev told the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

He specified that -- in the process, special attention is

paid to individual training of military personnel who

master the necessary skills in fire, tactical,

engineering training, as well as tactical

medicine and special training,

depending on the specialty.

Individual training is completed with

complex tactical exercises.

In addition, against the background of the active

promotion of the Russian Armed Forces, the

training of attack aircraft has become

particularly relevant. They practice

their actions on specially created

models --- of strong points and

terrain sections, that repeat

the enemy's positions.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that

the Russian military liberated 88 settlements in

the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics,

Zaporozhye, Kursk and Kharkiv regions,
in the Autumn of 2024.

Russian troops are simultaneously storming several

"fortresses" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.. in the

Donbas and in the north-east of the Kharkiv region.

In late November, Russia's presidential spokesman,

Dmitry Peskov said that hundreds of Russians sign

contracts with the Defense Ministry every day

and go on a special operation.

He also added that currently... there is no need to

talk about mobilization in the Russian Federation.

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Liberation of Donetsk's Petrovka

--- opens the way to the logistics

hub of Ukrainian Armed Forces

December 2nd, 6:31am

(Vesti.ru)

The liberation of the Donetsk village of Petrovka, by the

Russian military - will allow the Russian Federation to

develop an offensive in the direction of an important

logistics hub of the Ukrainian army – the village of

Shevchenko, security officials say.

The release of Petrovka was reported the day before.

In addition, the Russian military liberated Ilinka in

the Donetsk People's Republic.

"Now --- the Russian Armed Forces will develop an

offensive on the village of Shevchenko, through

which the enemy forces are moving from

several directions at once. We are

talking about two roads from

Krasnoarmeysk, and one

from Dnepropetrovsk,"

the law enforcement

agencies told TASS.

They noted that Shevchenko is an important logistics

hub of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The locality is

also important because of its landscape – the

enemy is watching from the garbage dump

to the south of the village.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that 88

settlements in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's

Republics, Zaporozhye, Kursk and Kharkiv

regions - were liberated in the Autumn

of this year.

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Fighters of the Russian Armed Forces

are getting closer to the Contact line

to hit targets --- deep in the rear of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine

December 2nd, 4:34am

(Vesti.ru)

Fighters of the Russian Armed Forces are trying to get

as close as possible to the line of contact in order to

hit targets deep in the rear of the Ukrainian army.

This is stated in the report of the military

correspondent of VGTRK, Eduard

Punegov, on the TV channel

"Russia".

The main task of operators of FPV drones

is to defeat the AFU's manpower.

"Vehicles... can no longer get close, because of

these drones. "Maveks" immediately conduct

reconnaissance, then calculate where the

ammunition is located, and what kind of

equipment is being used... 24/7 - they

are constantly in the sky.''

''As soon as the information comes in - we immediately

raise the shock waves -- and hit the targets," said the

commander of the UAV crew with the call sign Beard.

UAV operators see everything that happens on the

battlefield - in real time. At the moment, Russian

fighters of the Eastern Group of troops, are

advancing deep into the defense of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area

of Velikaya Novoselka settlement

in the DPR.

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Lance Corporal Bukhbalin's group

cleansed the AFU stronghold

in the SVO zone

December 1st, 12:15am

(Izvestia.ru)

Lance Corporal Alidar Bukhbalin, as part of an assault

unit --- performed a combat mission to take control of

positions held by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an

important area of the offensive of Russian troops.

The enemy -- attacked the assault group with artillery

strikes and attacked with FPV drones. Bukhbalin and

his group outflanked the stronghold and broke in.

The surprise effect made it possible to quickly

gain the upper hand over the enemy, and

Bukhbalin eliminated the enemy

machine-gun point.

After clearing the stronghold a new line of defense was

built, and Bukhbalin's group held back attempts by the

Ukrainian side to regain control of the stronghold until

reinforcements arrived.

In addition, Bukhbalin provided first aid to one of the

Russian soldiers wounded during the battle - after

which he ensured his evacuation to a safe place.

The Russian Defense Ministry also noted ----- the

determination and efficiency of Lance Corporal

Alexey Aristarkhov, who monitored the air

situation in the area of the Russian

troops' location.

He spotted a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

approaching the positions of the Russian Armed

Forces in time, passed the information and

coordinates to the leadership, and then

took aim and shot down the drone

with a shot --- from a standard

weapon. The drone crashed

away from the Russian

troops and exploded.

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"Country.na": in Starye Terny village

there are key battles for Kurakhovo

December 1st, 12:01am

(RT.ru)

In the village of Starye Terny, key battles are

being fought for Kurakhovo of the DPR.

About it, writes "Country.na".

It is noted that the assault on this settlement

threatens the industrial zone in Kurakhovo,

held by Ukrainian troops.

"With the loss of this industrial zone,

the entire city will most likely - fall,"

the authors of the publication said.

Earlier, Chairman of the Public Chamber's commission

on Sovereignty Issues, Volodymyr Rogov, said that

Volodymyr Zelensky refused to save a group of

Ukrainian soldiers in Kurakhovo, giving the

order to hold the city --- at the cost of

heavy losses.

The Russian Armed Forces occupied

the first high-rises in Kurakhovo of

the DPR.

Prior to this, "Military Chronicle" reported on

the attempts of the Ukrainian military... to

escape from Kurakhovo in small groups.

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Russian Ambassador: Peru refrains

from providing weapons to the

Armed Forces of Ukraine

November 30th, 11:43pm

(RT.ru)

The Peruvian authorities refrain from providing

the Ukrainian army with military equipment.

This was stated by Russian Ambassador

to Peru, Igor Romanchenko.

"(Peru) refrains from supplying Kiev with Russian

(Soviet) - made military equipment," the

diplomat said.

Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Peru, Igor
Romanchenko, said that attempts by the

United States --- to persuade Peru

to transfer Russian and Soviet

military equipment to Kiev,

were not successful.

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In the West --- named the

biggest mistake of NATO

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

November 30th, 10:47pm

(Lenta.ru)

The attempt to make Ukraine a member of NATO is the

biggest mistake of the alliance in history. This opinion

was expressed by the director of the Trans-National

Foundation for Peace & Future Research analytical

centre, Jan Oberg, in an interview with the
Neutral Studies YouTube channel.

He noted that Western countries are spending more

and more resources to support Ukraine - which will

not be able to win the conflict. According to Oberg,

the West will not be able to "split Russia" and

implement "other inadequate ideas."

In addition - he predicted the disappearance of NATO

after the fall of the "US empire". Oberg believes that

under such conditions, it will be possible to create

a global humanitarian security system.

Earlier, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said

that ---- in order to stop the hot phase of the war, it is

necessary to take the country's territory "under the

umbrella of NATO." He noted that --- if the alliance

recognizes internationally recognized borders...

Kiev will then be able to return the territories

under Russian control ....through

diplomatic means.

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Professor Wolf: The United States was

shocked by the blow of "Hazel" and

was afraid of it

by Artem Vereykin

(Night Line Editor)

November 30th, 10:19pm

(Lenta.ru)

The new Russian rocket "Oreshnik" seriously shocked

and frightened the Americans. This -- was stated by

American professor and economist Richard Wolf

in an interview with the YouTube channel

Dialogue Works.

According to him, the US authorities were confident

that their military superiority would last forever.

The expert stressed that the Americans did

not expect that other countries, including

Russia - would be able to achieve such

technological discoveries. He added

that the Oreshnik strike --- took

the West by surprise.

"Americans were confident that after the collapse of

the British Empire and two world wars, they would

- forever - remain at the centre of the world. And

when they realized that wasn't the case, they

were shocked and scared," Wolf said.

Earlier..... it became known that Western countries saw

the launch of the Hazel Tree as a direct and potentially

destructive threat to Europe.

Dekker Eveleth, an expert at the security think tank

CNA, said that a few Hazel rockets equipped with

conventional weapons are enough to destroy

air bases and military targets in Europe.

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Newsweek - modeled a US

nuclear strike on Moscow,

Pyongyang and Beijing

November 30th, 2:37pm

(RT.ru)

The US edition of Newsweek has modeled the

consequences of a US thermonuclear air

bomb strike - on Moscow, Pyongyang

and Beijing, in September.

According to the newspaper, in the event of such a

strike on Pyongyang, 1.3 million people will die,

in Moscow — 1.4 million people, in Beijing -

1.5 million people.

Earlier, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria

Zakharova, said that Moscow has no doubts: about

the possibility of the US transferring nuclear

weapons to Kiev.

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Russian Aerospace Forces and PLA

Air Force conducted joint patrols

November 30th, 2:22pm

(RT.ru)

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) and the Air

Force of the People's Liberation Army of China

(PLA Air Force) conducted joint patrols in the

Asia-Pacific region - on strategic missile

carriers and bombers.

This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

"An air group ---- consisting of Tu-95MS strategic missile

carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Hong-6K

strategic bombers of the PLA Air Force conducted air

patrols over the waters of the Japan and East China

Seas ----- and over the western Pacific Ocean,"

the ministry said.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei

Ryabkov, said that Russia is considering the

possibility of deploying intermediate-range

and shorter-range missiles in Asia - if US

missiles appear there.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

November 30th, 12:30pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of

Forces have inflicted losses on formations of the

92nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU and the 5th

Border Detachment of the State Border Guard

Service of Ukraine near Liptsy, Kazachaya

Lopan, and Slatino (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were more than 30 troops, 4 motor

vehicles, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer. One

electronic warfare station and 3 ammunition

depots have been neutralised.

The Zapad Group of Forces' units, have improved the

tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower

and hardware of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade,

the 241st Territorial Defence Brigade, 1st & 27th

National Guard brigades, the 3rd Border

Detachment of the State Border Guard

Service of Ukraine near Glushkovka,

Novoosinovo, Kupyansk (Kharkov

region), Novolyubovka (Lugansk

People's Republic), & Seversk

(Donetsk People's Republic).

In addition ------- six counter-attacks of the 116th

Mechanised Brigade, 113th and 117th territorial

defence brigades of the AFU have been repelled.

The AFU losses --- were up to 505 troops, eight motor

vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one

U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and two U.S.-

made 105-mm M119 howitzers. Two Anklav-N

electronic warfare stations.... and two field

ammunition depots have been eliminated.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces -- have improved

the situation along the front line, defeated 23rd, 28th

mechanised brigades, the 81st Airmobile Brigade,

the 79th Air Assault Brigade, the 10th Mountain

Assault Brigade, and the 24th Aidar Assault

Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

near Predtechino, Konstantinovka,

Dachnoye, Serebryanka, and

Zvanovka (the Donetsk

People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by an assault

detachment of the AFU 24th Mechanised

Brigade has been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 345 troops, two motor

vehicles, one M113 armoured personnel carrier,

and one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle.

One field ammunition depot has

been destroyed.

The Tsentr Group of Forces' units - have captured more

advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the 154th Mechanised

Brigade, the 59th Motorised Brigade, the 68th

Jaeger Brigade, the 38th Marine Brigade, the

116th Territorial Defence Brigade, the 14th

National Guard Brigade near Andreyevka,

#Mirolyubovka, Shevchenko, Grodovka,

Novoolenovka, and Dimitrov (Donetsk

People's Republic).

In addition, 11 counter-attacks of assault detachments

of the 14th, 100th, 117th, 151st mechanised brigades,

the 152nd Jaeger Brigade, 425th and 49th assault

battalions of the AFU, the 35th Marine Brigade,

and the Lyut Brigade of the National Police

of Ukraine - have been repelled.

The AFU losses --- were more than 510 troops, one

infantry fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 and

M1117 armoured personnel carriers.. two Kozak
armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles,

one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B

howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one

U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units -- have advanced

further into the depths of enemy defences ------ and

defeated the 32nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU,

120th and 241st territorial defence brigades close

to Volnoye Pole, Novosyolka, and Novy Komar

(Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 50 troops, one infantry

fighting vehicle, one motor vehicle, and two

152-mm D-20 guns.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces - have engaged

the manpower & hardware, of the AFU 141st Infantry
Brigade, 124th & 126th territorial defence brigades

close to Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), plus

Molodyozhnoye, and Nikolskoye

(Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 70 troops, one armoured

fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and one

electronic warfare station.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles --- and Missile Troops and Artillery of the

Russian Groups of Forces have delivered strikes

at the infrastructure of military airfields, power

objects ensuring operation of the Ukrainian

defence industry as well as engaged

manpower clusters and military

hardware, in 132 areas

Air defence facilities have shot down one Neptune

guided long-range missile, one HIMARS MLRS

projectile, and 45 fixed-wing unmanned

aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military
operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,958
unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft

missile systems, 19,572 tanks and other

armoured fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS

combat vehicles, 18,748 field artillery

guns and mortars, and 28,889 units

of support military vehicles, have

been neutralised.

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The fighter of "Akhmat" told how

the Ukrainian Armed Forces are

trying to bypass the Russian

electronic warfare systems

with a swarm of drones

November 30th, 8:02am

(Vesti.ru)

The Ukrainian Armed Forces... use many drones on

different frequencies to bypass Russian electronic

warfare systems in the Kursk region, but they do

not succeed.

This was told to RIA Novosti by a fighter with the call

sign Cat of the group of the commander of the

"Aida" special forces "Akhmat".

The serviceman told about one of the

situations - in the Kursk border area.

"The enemy is trying to somehow bypass our

electronic warfare system - in order to

neutralize us, but nothing happens.

Yesterday there were five FPV

drones and three Mavics

(recon. drones - Ed.),

safely gone," said

the Cat.

Earlier on November 29, the Russian Defense Ministry

reported that Russian fighters shot down a Ukrainian

Gray Widow drone for the first time. It is also used

to counteract electronic warfare.

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Ryabkov: The United States will

not be able to prevent Russia

from fulfilling its tasks

November 30th, 2:38am

(Vesti.ru)

The United States is using every opportunity to harm

Russia, but cannot prevent Russia from solving the

tasks of a special military operation (SVO), said

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

US President Joe Biden has requested an additional

$24 billion from Congress for Ukraine. Russia needs

to study what happened, what amounts of money

were requested and for what purposes. All this

causes indignation and rejection on the part

of Moscow, Ryabkov said.

The Biden administration.. intends to spend $16 billion

to replenish US weapons stocks. About $8 billion will

be received by the Ukraine Security Assistance

Initiative (USAI). As part of the Initiative,

the Pentagon will sign contracts with

manufacturers, rather than provide

the equipment and weapons

from US stocks.

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They will take everyone: Ukraine
enlists men with limited fitness

into the armed services

November 29th, 9:09pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

"Forty-five percent of men who previously had the

status of "limited fit for military service", after

repeated examinations -- received the status

of "fit". The remaining 55% are considered

"unfit", - noted the General Staff of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Zelensky is urged to say goodbye

to his ambitions to join NATO

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

November 29th, 8:28pm

(Lenta.ru)

The head of the State Duma Committee on
International Affairs, LDPR leader Leonid

Slutsky commented on the statement of

President of Ukraine, ''Vlad'' Zelensky

about his readiness to stop military

operations..,,. in exchange for the

invitation of Ukraine to NATO.

About this, Slutsky spoke

in his Telegram channel.

Slutsky called on Zelensky to say goodbye to Ukraine's

ambitions to join NATO and stressed that Russia has

learned the lessons of the Minsk agreements.

According to him, Moscow will no longer

allow Western countries to arm Kiev..

"behind the screen of agreements."

"Kiev's desire to join the alliance, is the key to the

continuation, not the end of the war. The idea of

freezing the conflict --- is also unacceptable,"

he added.

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Belarus has developed

an analog of Starlink

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

November 29th, 8:11pm

(Lenta.ru)

The Belarusian army -- will receive a Starlink analog
developed in the republic by December. This was

stated by the Chief of Communications of the

Armed Forces of Belarus, Vadim Romaniv,

RIA Novosti reports, with reference to

the Belarus 1 TV channel report.

He noted that Belarus has developed a mobile

communication kit, which was presented to

the country's President Alexander

Lukashenko, in 2023.

"This year, we finally finalized this kit almost

to perfection --- and improved its quality, as

well as the number of services provided,"

Romaniv stressed.

Earlier, it was decided to send Belarusian servicemen

to Russia for training in one of the combat training

centres. Major General Vladimir Bely explained

that the planned joint training, is continuing.

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In Ukraine, they announced the

mobilization of 7 thousand

convicts

November 29th, 7:16pm

(RT.ru)

The ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been

replenished with 7 thousand prisoners. This was

reported by the Ukrainian publication "Public".

According to the source of the publication in the

General Staff --- 6 thousand of this number are

already serving in the military.

Earlier, a captured soldier of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine reported that convicts from the Kharkiv

penal colony were recruited into the Armed

Forces of Ukraine under the threat

of torture.

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SBR of Ukraine: deserters must return to

service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

before January 1

November 29th, 3:53pm

(RT.ru)

Deserters.. who want to return to service without
criminal liability should do so before January 1,

2025, said Tatyana Sapyan, adviser to the

Director of the State Bureau of

Investigation of Ukraine.

"If ...you voluntarily left a military unit as a serviceman,

then you have the opportunity to return to the military

unit from the end of November to January 1 of the

new year, that is, a month in advance,"

RIA Novosti quotes her.

According to Sapyan..... in this case.. the

criminal proceedings will be terminated.

A member of the Verkhovna Rada, earlier, told the

Associated Press that at least 200,000 Ukrainian

soldiers have fled the battlefield since

February 2022.

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Mash: Several hundred Ukrainian

Armed Forces and mercenaries

surrounded in Chas Yar

November 29th, 2:47pm

(Vesti.ru)

In Chasovy Yar, about 700 servicemen of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine are surrounded. Fighters of the

Russian Armed Forces control their actions and

block all enemy attempts to free themselves.

The encirclement of Ukrainian militants took place - at

the site of the city's refractory plant. According to the

Telegram channel Mash, the scenario compares with

what happened at Azovstal.

Not only Ukrainians are blocked at the plant. According

to the source, along with them -- there are Georgian,

Italian and Colombian mercenaries. However, the

Russian army.. is in no hurry to take the plant

by storm.

At the moment, the Russian Armed Forces are using a

strategy of targeted attacks by aircraft and artillery.

Bombs of 500 kg, 1,500 kg and 3,000 kg, are

dropped on the factory.

At the same time, there are also battles for the capture

of high-rise buildings in the city. At the same time,

work is underway to circumnavigate the city.

According to available information, the battles

for the city --- have reached a decisive stage.

Late in the evening, yesterday, the Ministry of Defense

reported that over the past week, the Armed Forces

of Ukraine missed more than 12 thousand people.

Ukraine also lost its military equipment.

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Koc: Russia and Ukraine exchanged

the bodies of military personnel

according to the formula

502 for 52

November 29th, 12:33pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russia and Ukraine conducted a 502-for-52 exchange

of dead servicemen. This was stated by the military

correspondent Alexander Kots.

As the journalist informs... the exchange took place

today. Initially, according to him, the Ukrainian side

handed over 48 bodies to the Russian Federation,

as it was said. However, later, the military

commander added.... that the enemy

returned 52 bodies.

"Another exchange of bodies of dead servicemen took

place, today. According to my information, Kiev

handed over to us not 48 bodies, as originally

agreed, but 52 dead. We have returned 502

bodies to Ukraine. These figures speak for

themselves -- about the ratio of losses. In

Ukraine, it is more than 10 times higher,"

he wrote in his Telegram channel.

On November 8, it was also reported that the two

countries made a similar exchange ratio. Then

Ukraine returned 37 bodies of dead service-

men to the Russian Federation, while 563

bodies of Ukrainians, went in the

opposite direction.

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Deserter Gnezdilov: it's hard to find reasons

to defend the country when the APU

is like a prison

November 29th, 11:07am

(Vesti.ru)

Former Ukrainian soldier, Serhiy Gnezdilov - said that

serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is like being

imprisoned. According to him, this is why military

personnel are deserting the Ukrainian army

en masse.

Earlier, Gnezdilov went on sick leave, and later

announced that he was "going AWOL." He also

demanded --- that the command of the Kiev

regime's army set clear terms of service

for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Soon,

law enforcement agencies charged

the man with desertion.

"If there is no final term [of military service], it turns

into a prison," he told the Associated Press,

stressing that psychologically it becomes

difficult to find reasons to defend the

country... in such conditions.

Gnezdilov explained the decision to escape from the

front as follows: "imagine that you are sitting under

targeted fire, 50 shells are flying in your direction,

while only 1 is coming from the [Ukrainian] side."

According to him, the motivation to leave the

battlefield was also the fact that "you can

be torn to pieces, at any second."

"Meanwhile, colleagues who are 10 kilometres away

from you --- are ordering you by radio: continue,"

the former Ukrainian serviceman said.

Another defector from the Kiev regime's army told the

agency that he initially went on leave, due to injury,

but later "could not bring himself to return" to the

place of service.

He also noted that he constantly "has

nightmares about his dead comrades."

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Russian troops --- liberated

Vorovskoye & Razdolnoye

in the DPR

November 29th, 9:36am

(Vesti.ru)

Soldiers of the Russian army, liberated the settlements

of Vorovskoye & Razdolnoye in the Donetsk People's

Republic( DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The village of Vorovskoye was liberated by units of

the Center group of troops, Razdolnoye - by the

Vostok military personnel.

"As a result of decisive actions, units of the Center

group of Troops liberated Vorovskoye. As a result

of active actions - units of the Vostok group of

troops liberated the Razdolnoye settlement

in the Donetsk People's Republic,"

the report says.

In addition, the "central" units of the Russian Armed

Forces group defeated 15 brigades of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and repelled 53

enemy counterattacks.

Units of the Vostok group of forces defeated 10

brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and

repelled eight counterattacks of enemy

assault groups.

In the village of Velikaya Novoselka, in the west of the

DPR, supply lines and transport corridors of AFU units

have been taken under fire control.... Chairman of the

RF CC Commission on Sovereignty, Patriotic Projects
and Support for Veterans, Vladimir Rogov, said in
his Telegram channel.

The advance to Velikaya Novoselka will put under fire

control the supply of Ukrainian militants between the

Orekhovsky, Vremyevsky, & Kurakhovsky directions

of the Zaporozhye front.

On November 26, Rogov reported on the entrance of

the Russian Armed Forces to Velikaya Novoselka,

where a large command and logistics centre of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine is located.

Russian troops conducted active offensive operations

on the eastern outskirts of the village. On Wednesday

- the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian

soldiers had liberated the village of Novaya Ilinka

in the DPR.

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About 200 thousand Ukrainian soldiers

have escaped from the battlefield

since the beginning of the

special operation

November 29, 2024 12:10 pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine counts

more than 100 thousand soldiers who deserted

from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but, in fact,

their number can reach 200 thousand people.

This is reported by the Associated Press.

The agency notes that almost half of the deserters

escaped from the front in the last six months. The

reason for this was the violent mobilization in the

country. This fact is confirmed by the deputy of

the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, his name, is

not mentioned in the publication.

"Some take sick leave and don't return, haunted by

the traumas of war and demoralized by the bleak

prospects of victory. Others clash with their

commanders and refuse to follow orders,

sometimes right in the middle of a

firefight," the agency writes.

The publication notes that the soldiers of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine are "exhausted by the ongoing

war, psychological and emotional injuries" and

feel anger towards military commanders.

In October 2024, Colonel-General of the Ukrainian

Army Dmitry Marchenko said that due to the lack

of ammunition, weapons and thje fatigue of the

military, the front of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine - literally - collapsed.

Already in November, it became known that

Marchenko resigned from the service.

The official reason for resigning ---

was called his state of health.

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Petrukh's Fighter: The APU recently

began to immediately run away

at the sight of a Russian tank

November 29th, 7:30am

(Vesti.ru)

AFU fighters run ------ as they see tanks of the Russian

Armed Forces. One of the fighters, a gunner-operator

with the call sign Petrukha, told Rossiya 1 about it.

The military man described how Ukrainian

soldiers react to Russian tanks.

"The enemy recently, when we begin to perform a

combat mission, he begins to run away, leave

his positions," Petrukha shared.

Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed

four APU tanks in the Kursk region

over the past day.

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A group of paratroopers of Ukrainian

Armed Forces, holding the pillbox

surrendered in Kharkiv region

November 29th, 4:26am

(Vesti.ru)

Four paratroopers - from the 77th airmobile brigade of

the Ukrainian army laid down their weapons at night

and surrendered their long-term firing point in the

Kharkiv region, the Russian security service

told RIA Novosti.

The captivity footage -- captured with the help of a

thermal imager was made available to the agency.

"Last night, a group of four Ukrainian paratroopers...

laid down their weapons and surrendered to attack

aircraft from the 1st Tank Army of Zapad group

of Troops of the Russian Armed Forces,"

the source said.

A day earlier, it was reported that the Ukrainian crew

of UAV operators was captured near the village of

Novomlynsk in the Kharkiv direction.

Earlier, on November 28, it became known that a group

of 22 AFU militants surrendered in the Kursk region.

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It will be the last straw: In Ukraine, they

revealed what can motivate citizens
to demand an end to the conflict

by Anastasia Sutormina

November 29th, 1:32am

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Political analyst Oleshchuk: New strikes of the Russian
Armed Forces, will force Ukrainians to demand peace.

The negative mood prevailing in Ukraine today, may

be aggravated by the latest massive strikes by the

Russian military on the energy infrastructure of

Nezalezhnaya Square.

A possible catastrophe during the winter -- is likely to be

the last straw in the cup of patience of the Ukrainians,

and they will demand that the authorities end the

conflict. This is how the Ukrainian TV channel

Obshchestvennoe, assesses the situation.

Thus, political analyst, Pyotr Oleshchuk, noted

the possibility of mass calls for negotiations

with Russia.

"If all this (the situation with the power outage in

Ukraine) is superimposed on the negative mood

in society about the future, then this will really

have a corresponding effect.. on the desire for

an early end to the conflict," the expert said.

Journalists recalled that ---- after the massive shelling

on November the 17th, the situation of the Ukrainian

energy sector worsened, because four Energoatom
substations and the Kremenchug hydroelectric

power station were damaged. And, after the

strikes on the night of November the 26th,

the energy infrastructure of the Ternopil

region, was damaged.

The day before, the Armed Forces of the Russian
Federation, hit 17 key objects of the military-

industrial complex of Ukraine, as a result

of a massive night strike. The Russian

military used 90 missiles and 100

Geran-2 drones for strikes.

On the same day, at a press conference in Kazakhstan,

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, noted that, in the

event - of a massive use of the latest hypersonic
medium-range missile "Oreshnik", the power

of the strike ----- will be comparable to

nuclear weapons.

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Underground worker Lebedev reported

an explosion with - detonations - in

the Odessa region

by Anna Petrova

November 29th, 1:23am

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

The arrival was recorded in Ilyichevsk city, in the

Odessa region, followed by detonations. This is
announced by the coordinator of the Nikolaev

pro-Russian resistance, Sergey Lebedev, in

an interview with RIA Novosti.

"Odessa: it did arrive in Ilyichevsk....... It's been
detonating --- for half an hour now. There are

no other details yet," Lebedev said.

According to the underground worker, after the

impact -- many muffled explosions were heard.

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Transfer of Verkhovna Rada

.............to a new location?!

by Yulia Miskevich

(Night Line Editor)

November 28th, 11:47pm

(Lenta.ru)

The Ukrainian authorities decided to move the

Verkhovna Rada to a carefully guarded

government district of Kiev. This, is

reported by the Financial Times,

a UK newspaper.

The newspaper added, that the measures followed --- due

to fears of a new strike - by an Oreshnik medium-range

missile. The article clarifies that the building of the

Parliament of Ukraine.... is now located in the

government quarter of Kiev, along with

the cabinets of ministers..... the

presidential administration,

and the national bank.

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ANSA: Borrel's gardener complained

to him --- about supporting Ukraine

November 28th, 10:17pm

RT.ru)

Outgoing EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs

and Security Policy, Josep Borrel, said in an

interview with the ANSA news agency,

that his gardener expressed outrage

at the way his taxes are spent on

supporting Ukraine.

"My gardener asked me ------- "Why should I pay

my taxes for Ukraine out of my own pocket?"

That is a fair question, Borrel said.

At the same time, he acknowledged - that

the Europeans may stop supporting the

provision of assistance to Kiev.

Despite this, earlier in the European Parliament, they

proposed that EU countries create a new format for

financing military supplies to Ukraine.. to replace

the European Peace Fund.

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In Lviv, there was a massive closure

of restaurants ------ due to the

mobilization in Ukraine

November 28th, 10:16pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Forbes: 50 restaurants closed in

Lviv due to tougher mobilization

The restaurant business in Lviv, a city in western

Ukraine, is experiencing a crisis caused by the

outflow of displaced people ---- and the high

activity - of territorial recruitment centres

(TCCs) (similar to the military enlistment

office). This was reported on November

the 28th, by the Ukrainian version of

Forbes magazine.

"Fifty restaurants in Lviv are preparing to close,

at least 50 were closed a year earlier," the

newspaper's editorial board says.

In the article, the decline in demand for drinking

establishments is explained by the departure

of Ukrainian citizens....... as well as the

activation of the shopping centre.

Moreover, the former owner of one of the closed

restaurants in an interview with the magazine

stressed that in 2024 the number of regular

visitors decreased by 70%.

Earlier, on November 28, it became known that Kiev is

discussing with the US authorities the possibility of

reducing the draft age to 18 years. On the eve of

these events, the media began to publish news

with reports: that the administration of US

President Joe Biden is putting pressure

on Kiev to lower the mobilization age

to 18 years.

In April, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (his

term of office expired on May 20th) signed a law on

tougher mobilization. In particular, he lowered the

age of mobilization from 27 to 25 years & signed

a law on the creation of an electronic register

of those liable for military service, which

combines infoormation on the personal

data of Ukrainians -- including details
of domestic and foreign passports.

There are no provisions

on demobilization in

the documents.

Martial law has been in effect in the country --- since

February 2022. At the same time, Zelensky signed

a decree on general mobilization. Later, the

Verkhovna Rada - repeatedly - extended

its validity. Most men.. between the

ages of 18 and 60 are prohibited

from leaving the country.

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More than 20 countries handed over

gifts for soldiers in the free zone

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

November 28th, 8:16pm

(Lenta.ru)

Citizens of more than 20 countries, handed over

New Year's gifts to Russian soldiers in the

special Military operation zone (SVO)
as part of the Rossotrudnichestvo

campaign, "We are with you".

This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference

to the agency's press service.

It is noted that the contributions were from

Russians, as well as the citizens of Cuba,

Hungary, Peru, Panama, Mongolia, India,

Ethiopia, Mexico, Guatemala, Italy,

Spain, Belarus, Cyprus, Turkey,

Poland, Kazakhstan, Colombia,

Uzbekistan, Thailand, China,

Chile, and other countries.

During the month, anyone could bring warm clothes,

food, gifts, and letters, as well as memorabilia, to

Russian homes, which were collected and sent

to Moscow.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that

many highly educated citizens are involved in the

special operation zone - who literally "perform

miracles". The politician admitted that he is

surprised when reading or listening to oral

reports, as people with a good education

and engineering training, turned out to

be in the war zone.

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The Syrian army, with the support of the

Russian Aerospace Forces, has hit at

least 400 militants ...in a day.

November 28th, 8:14pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Syrian army is fighting hard with the support of

the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), and the

terrorists suffered significant losses
in equipment and personnel

during the day.

This was announced on November 28 by the deputy

head... of the Centre for Reconciliation of Warring

Parties in the SAR, Captain I rank Oleg Ignasyuk.

It is specified that over the past day in the Idlib de-

escalation zone, 13 attacks on positions of Syrian

government troops were recorded by the Jabhat

al-Nusra terrorist group (Banned in the Russian
Federation). Illegal armed groups attacked
the territory controlled by the Syrian

government, in the provinces of
Aleppo and Idlib.

"The Syrian Arab Army is fighting hard with the support

of the Russian Aerospace Forces. Over the past day,

the attacking terrorist organizations have suffered

significant losses - in equipment and personnel.

At least 400 militants were killed," he said

at a briefing.

In addition, seven violations of the rules for using the

airspace of the Syrian Arab Republic by coalition

aircraft were recorded in the Al-Tanf area

during the day: a pair of F-15 fighters

(three times) and one F-15 fighter.

According to Ignasiuk --- 3,819 people crossed the Syrian

border from Lebanon. He also pointed out - that Russian

military police units conducted patrols in the provinces

of Raqqa and Hasakah.

Earlier, on November the 26th, in the Idlib de-escalation

zone --- five attacks on positions of Syrian government

troops were recorded by the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist

group (banned in Russia). Also in the province of

Aleppo, as a result of the dropping of an

improvised explosive device from a

drone launched by terrorists, a

Syrian soldier was injured.

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Russian Armed Forces hit

17 key defense industry

facilities in Ukraine

November 28th, 6:30pm

(RT.ru)

According to the press service of the Russian Defense
Ministry, objects of the Ukrainian defense industry
were hit as a result of a combined massive strike

using 90 missiles and 100 Geran-2 unmanned

aerial vehicles.

Also, the report of the Defense Ministry says that

up to 40 foreign specialists, mainly from the US,

were killed in Kharkiv.

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Reaches 4000 °C and turns the target

into dust: Putin spoke in detail

about the "Hazel Tree" at

the CSTO summit

by Anastasia Stepanova

November 28th, 2:22pm

(RT.ru)

All objects that are located in the epicentre of the

explosion of the Russian rocket "Oreshnik", turn

into dust, as the temperature of its striking

elements reaches 4000 °C.

Moreover, there are no analogues of "Oreshnik" in the

world, and its mass production has already begun in

Russia. This was announced by Vladimir Putin at a

meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council in

a narrow format. He also told his colleagues in

detail about the build-up of the country's

missile arsenal.. reported on 100

missiles fired at Ukraine - over

the past two days - and drew

attention to the illegitimacy

of the "usurpers of power"

of the Kiev regime.

Everything -- that is in the epicentre of the explosion of

Russia's hypersonic strike system "Oreshnik" turns to

dust, and the temperature of its striking elements

reaches 4000 °C — and today mass production

of "Oreshnik" in Russia has begun.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about this and

other recent developments in the free trade zone at a

meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council

in a narrow format, in Astana.

Informing his colleagues about the progress of the

military operation, the Russian leader once again

stressed, that Moscow was forced to test a new

missile system - against the background of the

APU attacks with ATACMS and Storm Shadow

missiles on the territory of the Bryansk and

Kursk regions.

According to the president, there are no analogues

of "Hazel" in the world and they will probably

not appear very soon.

"Dozens of warheads ------ homing units, attack the target

at a speed of Mach 10 — that's about 3 km per second.

The temperature of the striking elements - reaches

4,000 °C. If my memory serves me correctly, the

temperature on the surface of the sun is 5.5-6

thousand °C. Therefore, everything that is in

the epicentre of the explosion --- is divided

into fractions - into elementary particles,

and turns, in fact, into dust. The missile

strikes -- even highly protected and

deep-lying objects," Putin said.

According to military and technical experts, in

the event of a massive use of these missiles,

the power of the strike will be comparable
to the use of nuclear weapons, the head
of state added.

He said that, at the moment, Russia has several ready-

to-use products of this kind, and the Russian Armed

Forces - will respond to the ongoing strikes of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the

country with Western missiles - including by

continuing to test the Hazel Tree.

"Currently... the Ministry of Defense and the General

Staff of the Russian Army are selecting targets for

destruction on the territory of Ukraine. These ---

can be military installations, defense industry

enterprises --- or decision-making centres

in Kiev. Moreover, the Kiev regime has

repeatedly - tried to strike targets of

national importance in Russia — in

St. Petersburg and Moscow. And

these attempts continue,"

the President stressed.

He also clarified that the serial production of "Hazel" in

Russia has begun. However, the means of destruction

will still be selected depending on the nature of the

targets chosen by Kiev and the threats created

for the Russian Federation.

In addition, at the request of some colleagues,

Vladimir Putin cited the characteristics of

other Russian missiles - and compared

them with the Western counterparts

used by the Armed Forces

of Ukraine.

As the president explained --- the Russian equivalent of

all three ATACMS modifications is the Iskander missile

system... and its various versions. The mass of the

warhead in TNT equivalent is approximately the

same, but the Iskander has a longer range. At

the same time, according to Putin, the new

US PrSM missile, also, does not exceed

its Russian counterparts, in any way.

The head of state --- said the same about the British

Storm Shadow, French SCALP and German Taurus,

which "the leaders of the Kiev regime beg from

their masters."

"The Russian equivalent of these systems --------- is

the Kh-101 air-launched missile. It has a warhead
comparable in power - but significantly exceeds

each of the European-made systems, in range.

The new American PrSM missiles -- as I have

already said, and the JASSM are inferior in

their characteristics --- to their Russian

counterparts," Putin reported.

"As for.. the production of appropriate missile systems

and equipment, in Russia --- it is ten times more than

the total production of all NATO countries combined.
And next year, this production will be increased
by another 25-30%," he said.

At the same time ----- he urged not to forget about the

Kalibr complexes in service with the Russian Armed

Forces, the Kinzhal and Zircon hypersonic missile

systems, which have no analogues in the world

...in terms of their characteristics. Their

production is also actively increasing,

the Russian leader assured.

According to him, it was these weapons systems that

Russia used over the past two days - in response to

the continuation of attacks by ATACMS missiles

on the territory of the country.

"In total ----- 100 systems were used, 100 missiles of

different classes, which I just mentioned, and 466

attack drones. Last night ---- we launched a

comprehensive strike, using 90 missiles

of similar classes and 100 drones.

17 targets - were hit," the

President said.

He specified that all these are military facilities,

defense industry facilities and their

support systems.

"As I have said many times, there will always

be an answer from our side," Putin said.

Ukrainians should not fight for

their "usurpers of power"

At the end of his speech, the Russian leader noted ---

that the leadership of the Kiev regime is absolutely

illegitimate in power, and Ukrainians, in turn, are

forced to obey the orders of these "usurpers"

---- and give their lives for them.

"Why - for example - should forcibly mobilized Ukrainian

servicemen and officers give their lives today? For the

Bandera neo-Nazi regime that has settled in Kiev? For

its leaders, who have already lost their legitimacy?

After all, they did not go to the polls. They are

completely illegitimate today. And --- from a

legal point of view, they do not even have

the right to give orders to the armed

forces, since they are usurpers of

power," Putin said.

According to him, those who execute these orders also

become.. accomplices in the regime's crimes. "They

have no right - to push people to death - and drive

them to slaughter. Moreover as I have already
said, these orders are criminal,"

the president is sure.

Russian fighters, on the contrary, are well aware of

what they are fighting for, and it is this belief that

will help Russia win, Putin believes.

"Our guys are fighting for their homeland, for the future

of Russia and their children. Therefore, no amount

of supplies, even the most modern weapons,

to Ukrainian territory - will change the

situation on the battlefield,"

he concluded.

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Russian aircraft hit the

infrastructure of the

APU airfields

November 28th, 2:19pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Defense Ministry announced a new

successful airstrike on the infrastructure of the

AFU airfields. The Russian Armed Forces ---

destroyed the designated enemy targets.

As stated in the statement of the Ministry of Defense

of the Russian Federation, along with the Ukrainian

infrastructure, enemy personnel and military

equipment were hit.

The Ministry reported that this happened in 146

districts of the special military operation zone.

It is noted that the attack was carried out both

by aircraft and by means of UAVs, rocket

troops and artillery.

Earlier.... the ministry also reported that aircraft and

artillery also hit the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the

area of six villages in the Sumy region. Also, the

attack was carried out on the personnel of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine and on military

equipment in the Kursk border area.

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Putin: Russian troops are confidently

advancing on almost the entire front

November 28th, 2:16pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russia is advancing on the line of engagement in the

free zone and will.. gradually, as now, take up new

positions. This was stated by Russian President

Vladimir Putin after his visit to Kazakhstan.

Putin answered questions from

journalists following the CSTO

summit in Astana.

"The Russian army is advancing confidently almost

along the entire line of contact. I think we will

gradually take up new positions, just as we

are doing now. Thanks to the courage of

our fighters," the President said.

At the same time, Putin stressed that Russia is still

ready for negotiations on Ukraine. As the Russian

side announced earlier, on the same terms.

Earlier, the Russian president, in response to a

question about the possibility of strikes on

decision-making centres in Ukraine --

including with Oreshnik missiles..

said that "everything is possible

today - during the day."

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Military Chronicle: The Russian Armed
Forces launched a massive missile
strike on Ukraine

November 28th, 8:10am

(Vesti.ru)

The Military Chronicle channel reports on a massive

missile attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning: up

to 45 X-101 cruise missiles were recorded in the

Ukrainian airspace.

As the "Military Chronicle" notes, in the VK social

network, at first a total of 9 to 12 cruise missiles

were recorded in the sky. Later, the channel

clarified that the number of missiles

increased to, presumably, 45.

"Most of the missiles have passed through central

and southern Ukraine and are moving west,"

the report says.

According to the channel, strikes are being carried

out on the energy sector in Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil,

Khmelnitsky and Ivano-Frankivsk.

On Thursday morning, the Ukrainian media reported on

massive strikes on power facilities across the country.

Explosions were heard in Kiev, Odessa, Mykolaiv,

Lutsk, Kharkiv, Lviv, Rivne and Kropyvnytskyi.

It is noted that, on the instructions of

Ukrenergo, an emergency power

outage -- has been urgently

introduced in Kiev.

Russia has been attacking the Ukrainian energy

sector since October 2022 - after the explosion

on the Crimean Bridge, organized by Kiev.

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Russian Armed Forces crossed Oskol river

began the liberation of Dvurechnaya

in the Kharkiv region

November 28th, 4:18am

(Vesti.ru)

Military expert, Andrey Marochko, said that Russian

attack aircraft, having crossed Oskol and created a

strong point on the right bank of the river, began to

liberate Dvurechnaya in the Kharkiv region.

Marochko stressed that, with the beginning of the

liberation of the settlement, the fighting in this

sector of the front ...intensified.

"Taking advantage ----- of the weakening of Ukrainian

positions on the line of contact, our attack aircraft

crossed the water barrier - and created a strong

point on the western-right-bank of the Oskol

River," he told TASS.

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Ryabkov ------- Russia will make the US

tremble from their actions in Ukraine

November 28th, 2:14am

(RT.ru)

Russia will ensure that the United States "trembles

..and is taken aback" by the consequences of its

involvement in the Ukrainian conflict.

"After all, they need to be brought to their senses, and

what is being done on our part is aimed precisely at

this," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei

Ryabkov said.

He stressed that US politicians talk with incredible

ease about the geography and range of use of

their means, thereby, according to the

diplomat - confirming the fact that

the United States --- has already

become a party to this conflict.

"We will make sure, that they are shivering and

dumbfounded," RIA Novosti quoted Ryabkov

as saying.

Earlier, he said on RT that the moment is near

when the United States --- is recognized as a

direct participant in the conflict in Ukraine.

The diplomat also stressed - that Russia,

as a nuclear power, cannot be defeated.

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South Korea responds to

Ukraine's request to

sell it weapons

November 28th, 12:49am

by Margarita Pimenova

(Night Line Editor)

(Lenta.ru)

SBS: South Korea reacted "without

enthusiasm" to Kiev's request to

sell it weapons.

A special delegation of Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky,

led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, has asked

South Korea to sell weapons to Kiev. The

country's authorities reacted to the

proposal "without enthusiasm,"

according to SBS.

According to the source of the South Korean channel,

we are talking about the Cheonggong anti-aircraft

missile systems (SAMs), as well as radar

stations for air defense and counter-

battery warfare.

In addition, the Ukrainian side asked the Republic of

Korea to sell propellant charges for 155 mm shells

"if the supply of full-fledged ammunition is

difficult for Seoul" ...due to the fact
that they belong to the ''lethal
weapons'' category.

It is noted that a number of defense companies

received contacts from Ukraine in connection

with its desire to purchase weapons, but the

Ministry of National Defense of the Republic

of Korea -- instructed them to refrain from

independent communication with Kiev.

Earlier it became known that the majority of South

Koreans are against the start of military supplies

to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), even

despite rumours about the alleged

presence of North Korean

soldiers in Russia.

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Step By Step: Russian Troops Pursue

Offensive In Eastern Ukraine

November 27th

(SouthFront)

The Vremyevka direction --- battles for Velyka

Novosyolka, Russian troops take fire control

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ supply route

on the Zaporizhzhia front.

The Kurakhove direction: the Russian army

gained a number of settlements --- and

continues the assault on the city.

Situation in the sky

Over the past 24 hours, Russian Geranium UAVs struck

facilities in the Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk and
Khmelnytskyi regions. As a result of it, a chisel

factory in Drohobych, the Lviv Region, was

completely destroyed.

The media are circulating information --- about the

closure of the sky from 27 to 30 November in the

area of the Kapustin Yar missile range in the

Astrakhan Region of Russia. This may

implicitly indicate the preparation for

a new launch of the hypersonic

missile “Oreshnik”.

Ukrainian UAVs attacked the Belgorod and Rostov

Regions, but were destroyed. In addition, 25

Ukrainian UAVs were shot down by Russian

air defense systems... over the Black Sea

and the Crimean Peninsula. In total, the

Russian air defense forces shot down

54 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs during

the day.

Along with that, the Ukrainian armed forces (AFU)

carried out six attacks with copter-type drones

and launched two artillery strikes on the

territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear

Power Plant (NPP) and the local

town of Enerhodar.

All drones were shot down by air defense systems or

jammed by anti-electronic warfare equipment. There

were no casualties and no damage as a result of the

provocation. The personnel of the Zaporizhzhia NPP

continues to work on a regular basis, the radiation

environment in the vicinity of the nuclear plant

is normal.

Situation on the fronts

Heavy fighting is going on in the Kursk Region. The

Russian Northern group of forces has advanced

towards the settlements of Daryino and Nizhny

Klin, while the Ukrainians counterattacked

three times, using armoured vehicles.

Personnel of the Black Sea Fleet’s Marine Brigade,
have taken the AFU long-term fortified positions

in the Kursk Region. The Ukrainian forces

blocked in the Olgovsky Forest area -

tried to hold the defense for several

weeks, but were finally defeated.

As a result of continuous AFU actions monitoring by

drones, it was possible in the shortest time to find

the key points of resistance and to dislodge the

Ukrainian units from their strongholds. The

Russian assault squads were advancing

from several directions at once.

There are tens of units of NATO-made military

equipment... burned on the roads near the

destroyed Ukrainian stronghold. Russian

marines of the Black Sea Fleet managed

to seize foreign-made weapons and

military equipment ---- US and

Swedish grenade launchers

as well as many copters.

Meanwhile, Russian anti-missile defense missiles

launched 4 missile strikes on storage sites of

HIMARS and MLRS in the Sumy Region. In

addition, the Russian Tornado-S complex

hit the AFU’s reserves concentrated

near the village of Pisarevka.

According to the Russian MOD --- the Ukrainian Armed

Forces lost more than 250 servicemen during the day.

Two tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armoured

personnel carrier, two armoured combat vehicles,

three automobiles and a mortar were destroyed.

In the Vremyevka direction, the Russian Army - is

advancing in the vicinity of Razdolnoye, pushing

through the Ukrainian defenses in the forests

east of Velyka (Bolshaya) Novosyolka. The

situation for the AFU is characterized as

“difficult”. At the same time, from the

southwest, Russian troops are

conducting an offensive ----

from the Rovnopol area.

The Russians have taken control of the AFU’s supply

routes in Velyka Novosyolka. The advanced units

of the Russian Army have started fighting in the

southeastern part of the settlement, entering

it between the beds of the Shaitanka and

Kashlagach rivers. The Russian Army

made a mighty wise decision -- to

conduct the assault -- precisely

so that the enemy in the village

could not use the waterways

as an asset to counteract it.

The point is - that the river-beds divide Velyka
Novoselka into several parts, where each of

them can stand as an independent sector in

the overall defense system. Russian troops

struck just at the defensive core of the

Ukrainian army in this locality.

It automatically devalues the Ukrainian positions in

the southern parts of Velyka Novosyolka, as well

as in the small villages nearby. But this is only

one of the reasons for the failure of the AFU

defense there.

In order to avoid the scenario ------- of leaving the half-

encirclement under heavy fire from Russian troops,

the Ukrainian side.. may undertake an organized

withdrawal in the nearest future (as long as at

least one safe road remains under its control).

In the Kurakhove direction, Russian forces continue

their rapid advance both on the outskirts of the city

and south of it (fighting is still ongoing near

Romanovka, Ilyinka, Elizavetovka

and Trudovoye).

In general, the Russian Army is developing the

offensive and retaining the initiative. Thus,

it is reported that units of the Russian

Southern group of troops - have

successfully taken the village

of Novaya Ilyinka. This was

preceded by the clearing

of a large stronghold,

east of the village.

The Kurakhove direction: assault

on the Ilyinka settlement

A significant move by the Russian Armed Forces was

also detected in the fields north of Ilyinka. The units

then managed to reach the outskirts of Romanovka.

The Russian Armed Forces took the village of Berestki

on the shore of the Kurakhove Reservoir. The

brigade’s flag, with a hammer and sickle,

was raised there.

In the city of Kurakhove itself, fierce fighting continues

in the urban area. Ukrainian units are carrying out

local counterattacks, in an attempt to stabilize

the situation. As the city combat is extremely

dynamic, the front line in Kurakhove is quite

tentative at the moment.

To the south, Russian troops are advancing towards

the N-15 highway from the Dalneye settlement side.

To the west, they are also making progress in the

forest belt towards Yantarnoye.

At the same time, Russian units have captured

Yelizavetovka. Covered by armoured vehicles

...they managed to rapidly break the AFU

defenses in the village, and reach its

western outskirts. Later it became

known - that the Russians also

took control of the Lesnaya

Dacha grove, the capture

of which opens the way

to Vesely Gai, from

the south.

In the Kharkiv direction, fighting continues in

Volchansk. The AFU tried to break through

the Russian defenses in the forests near

Liptsy, throwing three assault groups

with the M113 armoured vehicles

into the battle.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the zone of the Russian

Armed Forces control in the vicinity of Petrovka

is expanding.

In the Konstantinovka direction, Russian units continue

to develop tactical initiatives - conducting assaults

in key areas of the Chasov Yar front sector.

The situation in the city and its vicinity

remains tense, which is due to fierce

Ukrainian resistance ---- and the use

of mining tactics during the retreat.

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Private Tereshchenko -- delivered

ammunition to the rear contrary

to ......the intentions of the

Ukrainian Armed Forces

November 28th, 9:15pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Private Alexey Tereshchenko delivered ammunition for

Russian Army units --- breaking through the massive

artillery fire of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Tereshchenko was given the task of delivering the

necessary ammunition to the battalion tactical

groups of the Russian Armed Forces.

The private has already carried out such transportation

more than once, making his way in the immediate

vicinity of the front line. However, this time his

car was subjected to massive artillery fire

and attacks by enemy 'copters.

Tereshchenko - managed to avoid being hit by the

Ukrainian Armed Forces thanks to professionally

executed maneuvering. He delivered the

ammunition to the destination point,

and went back to the rear ...with

several wounded soldiers who

needed evacuation and

medical care.

The Defense Ministry also said - that the crew of the

anti-aircraft missile division under the command of

Captain Ivan Denisov defended the infrastructure

and provided air cover for Russian units, which

allowed them to avoid destruction.

Earlier on November 26, the Russian Defense Ministry

said that private Igor Orlov detected the movement

of APU vehicles and ensured their destruction.

On November 25, the Defense Ministry said that private

Vladimir Varich discovered an approaching sabotage

group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine consisting of

seven people, reported on the saboteurs, took an

advantageous position and opened fire with a

machine gun on the enemy, hampering its

movement. As a result --- the enemy

suffered losses and was forced

to retreat.

The special operation to protect the Donbass --- which
the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, announced on

February 24th, 2022, continues. The decision was

made against the background of the worsening

situation in the region.

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Defense News: Biden's decisions on

Ukraine will worsen the situation of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine

November 27th, 9:09pm

(RT.ru)

The decisions of current US leader, Joe Biden, to allow

Ukraine to use American long-range ATACMS missiles

for strikes deep into Russia -- as well as to start

supplying anti-personnel mines to Kiev ------

will not only not improve the situation of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the

contrary ---- they will even worsen

the situation on the battlefield.

According to Defense News, the expanded permits

and new weapons came too late to give Ukraine

an advantage on the battlefield... or more

leverage at the negotiating table.

"Long-range missiles and anti-personnel mines, will

not be a panacea for Ukraine, and there should be

no illusions about this," the article says.

At the same time, it is emphasized that the latest

policy changes on the part of Washington... may

accelerate the collapse of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, as they will encourage Kiev to send

even more of its already meager resources

to the front.

Earlier it was reported that Biden secretly

requested an additional $24 billion from

Congress for Kiev.

Later, US entrepreneur and politician, Elon Musk,

called Biden's request for billions of dollars

in aid to Kiev, ''abnormal''.

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Zakharova said ---- the West intends to

transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine

by Alina Kochneva

November 27th, 6:35pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Zakharova: The West has proved

that international treaties

do not deter it.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign

Ministry Maria Zakharova, during a briefing made

a statement about the possible intentions of the

West. She believes - that NATO countries are

capable of transferring nuclear weapons

to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Maria Zakharova is sure --- that the Western states are
ready to do anything. She clarified that the countries

have already proved by their decisions and actions

that they will not stop. The West ----- is not

constrained by international treaties

or commitments.

"There is no doubt that the collective West may

well provide Ukraine with the opportunity to

acquire nuclear weapons," Maria

Zakharova said.

She also commented on the scandalous decision

of Berlin... to close the bureau of Channel One.

Maria Zakharova said that the West uses a

"suicide engine". Russia has announced

future mirror measures.

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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

assessed the situation at the front after Syrsky's

statement about the counteroffensive

by Alevtina Zapolskaya (Editor

of the Former USSR section)

November 27th, 3:23pm

(Lenta.ru)

The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff (AFU) - called

the situation at the front ''difficult & tense'' against the

background.... of the words of Commander-in-Chief,

Alexander Syrsky, about a new counteroffensive.

The statement of the General Staff of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine was
published in Telegram.

On November 26, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine announced a new counteroffensive

of Ukrainian troops. According to him, the Ukrainian

army should seize the initiative and counterattack.

However, Syrsky did not disclose the details of

the upcoming operation.

"The situation at the front, remains difficult and tense," the
Ukrainian General Staff acknowledged. In addition -- it is
specified -- that fighting continues in the areas of
Kurakhovo, Dalny -- and other settlements in
the Kurakhovsky direction.

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The hero of Russia - called out

consequences of loss in SVO

by Alan Barefoot (Editor

of the "Russia" section)

November 27th, 3:06pm

(Lenta.ru)

In the event of a loss in a special military operation

(SVO), the Russian Federation will cease to exist

as a single state. This was warned by Hero of

Russia Maxim Sholomov at the lesson of

courage, held by him.

According to the serviceman, if Russia loses, "it

will not seem enough -- to anyone — neither to

the supporters of the special operation, nor

to the opponents. We can talk, not only

about the contribution, but also

about "territorial issues",

he said.

Sholomov spoke about a plan allegedly developed in

the US, according to which - it is supposed to divide

Russia into 4 parts, and turn the population into

service personnel. "We - will run on all fours,

smoke Icos and remember how once we

were offered benefits for the birth of

children," he explained.

The officer.. called the scenario of

events described by him, unlikely.

Earlier, the Kremlin estimated the timing of the

completion of the SVO. Russian presidential

spokesman, Dmitry Peskov said --- that the

special operation "will last a little longer."

Before that, he also stated that the CBO
will be conducted --- until all the goals
are achieved.

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Deputy of the State Duma Kolesnik

called the attempts of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine to break into

Russia ....pathetic attempts

November 27th, 2:25pm

(RT.ru)

Andrey Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma's

Defense Committee, considers the attempts of

Ukrainian troops to break into the Belgorod

region... pathetic.

"They want to show its significance, at least

with such a small nastiness." said Kolesnik.

He noted that the West has already

begun to lose interest in Ukraine.

Earlier, the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance

group (DRG) made an attempt to break into the

Belgorod region on a US M113 armoured

personnel carrier.

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Ryabkov: the moment is near when

the US is recognized as a direct

participant in the conflict

in Ukraine

November 27th, 1:51pm

(RT.ru)

The moment has come when the United States and

NATO will be recognized as direct participants in

the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign

Minister, Sergei Ryabkov, said on RT.

This is how he commented - on the signal that

Russia sent after testing the Oreshnik rocket.

"The signal is very clear and obvious - stop. You should

not do this again, you should not supply Kiev with

everything it wants, do not encourage them to

take new military adventures — they are too

dangerous. The moment has come when

there can be no other way --- but to

recognize that the United States,

NATO and others who play this

game on the side of Kiev, and

the West, they have become

full-fledged participants - in

this conflict," Ryabkov said.

On November 21, President Vladimir Putin announced

the successful testing of the latest medium-range

missile.. "Oreshnik". According to the head of

state, in Dnepropetrovsk, a ballistic missile

struck Yuzhmash, which also produces

rocket equipment.

Rockets "Hazel" attack at a speed

of Mach 10, that is, 2.5-3 km/s.

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Zakharova says - Russia is ready to

exchange 630 Ukrainian prisoners

of war

November 27th, 1:24pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russia is ready to conduct an exchange of prisoners

of war with Ukraine right now - and start preparing

for subsequent exchanges. This was announced

by the official representative of the Russian

Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign

Ministry also stressed that Russia is ready to

start organizational measures... to prepare

for subsequent exchanges with Ukraine.

"We are interested in a constructive dialogue. We are

focused on the earliest possible return of prisoners

home ---- and we are ready to exchange 630

servicemen right now," Zakharova said.

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Military commander Medvedev: all

statements about the counter-

offensive - are information

tactics.. of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine

November 27th, 9:55am

(Vesti.ru)

Statements by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, about the

counteroffensive on the front line are a game

for the public and for the West. This was

stated in the program "60 minutes", on

the TV channel "Russia 1" military by

correspondent Georgy Medvedev.

He noted that this is not the first time

such statements have been made

by Ukraine.

"The ''fact'' that the enemy may be preparing some

kind of operation ------ is yet another attempt at an

informational occasion for the West. It is a just a

demonstration -- with subsequent requests for

financial support, and weapons. Regarding

statements about the offensive --- this is

a staple practice of the enemy, but we

remember how all these movements

in the Zaporizhia and Donetsk

directions usually end,"

he said.

On November 26th, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, announced the preparation of

a new counteroffensive. At the same time according to

The Economist ---- at least 60-100 thousand Ukrainian

soldiers were killed in the special operation zone,

and about 400 thousand more were severely

wounded ....and can no longer fight.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

November 27th, 12:25pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit

formations of the 92nd Air Assault Brigade of the

AFU & 5th Border Detachment of the Ukrainian

border police near Liptsy, Kazachya Lopan,

and Slatino (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, four

motor vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

One ammunition depot was wiped out.

The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation and inflicted losses on manpower and

hardware of the 43rd, 53rd, 60th, 63rd, & 67th

mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 119th

Territorial Defence Brigade nr Novoosinovo,

Bezmyatezhnoye (Kharkov region), Kirovsk,

Ivanovka, Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's

Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.

Russian units repelled four counter-attacks launched

by assault groups of the 14th, 116th mechanised

brigades, 3rd Tank Brigade of the AFU, and 1st

National Guard Brigade.

The AFU losses ---- amounted to up to 450 troops, three

U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, a Kozak

armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, a 155-

mm M198 howitzer and a 105-mm M119 gun made in

the USA. Two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations

and four ammunition depots, were eliminated.

The Yug Group of Forces ------- improved the tactical

situation along the front line and hit formations of

the 28th, 54th mechanised brigades, the 56th

Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and

37th Marine Brigade near Konstantinovka,

Kramatorsk, Andreyevka, and Slavyansk

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Three counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU

24th Mechanised Brigade and 76th Air Assault

Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses ---- amounted to more than 400 troops,

two motor vehicles, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119

guns. One missile and artillery depot was destroyed.

As a result of successful actions, the Tsentr Group of

Forces liberated Novoya Ilinka (Donetsk People's

Republic) and defeated manpower and hardware

of the 151st Mechanised Brigade of the AFU,

38th Marine Brigade, and 132nd Territorial

Defence Brigade... near Dzerzhinsk,

Shcherbinovka, Leonidovka, and

Dimitrov (Donetsk People's

Republic).

Russian units repelled ten counter-attacks launched by

assault groups of the 53rd, 100th, 151st mechanised

brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 25th

Airborne Brigade, 49th Assault Battalion of the

AFU, 35th Marine Brigade, and Lyut Assault

Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine.

The enemy lost up to 415 troops, seven motor vehicles,

a 152-mm D-20 gun, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Vostok Group of Forces ----- continued advancing to

the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses

on formations of the 32nd Mechanised Brigade, 128th

Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, and the 241st

Territorial Defence Brigade nr Volnoye Pole, Komar

(Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka

(Zaporozhye region).

Three counter-attacks launched by assault groups of

the 23rd Mechanised Brigade and 110th Territorial

Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses ------- amounted to up to 145 troops, two

tanks, a U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle,

three motor vehicles, and a 152-mm Akatsiya self-

propelled artillery system.

The Dnepr Group of Forces -------- inflicted losses on

manpower and hardware of the 110th Mechanised

Brigade of the AFU and 118th Territorial Defence

Brigade close to Novoyakovlevka and Malaya

Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, three

motor vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

A Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station

was eliminated.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the

Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at

infrastructure of military airfields, as well as

engaged clusters of enemy manpower and

military hardware, in 144 areas.

The Air defence units --- shot down 54

fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total -- since the beginning of the special military

operation ------- 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,773

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile
systems, 19,515 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,492 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,631

field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,762

units of support military vehicles have

been neutralised.

Over the past 24 hours, Energodar and the surrounding

areas of the Zaporozhye NPP were attacked six times

by copter-type unmanned aerial vehicles and shelled

twice by tube artillery.

All unmanned aerial vehicles were either destroyed by

air defence units or suppressed by electronic warfare

assets. As a result of the provocation, there are no

casualties and damage.

At the moment, the staff of the Zaporozhye NPP

continues to work as usual, the radiological

level around the NPP's facilities is normal.

__________________________________________________

Russian troops liberated the

village of Novaya Ilinka

in the DPR

November 27th, 9:04am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian servicemen liberated the village of Novaya

Ilyinka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

This was reported in the Ministry of Defense

of the Russian Federation.

Novaya Ilyinka is located on the northern

bank of the Kurakhovsky reservoir.

"As a result of successful actions, units of the Center

group of troops liberated the settlement of Novaya

Ilyinka in the Donetsk People's Republic,"

the report says.

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NATO accused of using Romania to

......escalate the conflict in Ukraine

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

November 27th, 1:52am

(Lenta.ru)

Russian Ambassador to Bucharest, Vladimir Lipaev

- said that NATO can use the countries closest to

Russia ------ members of the alliance, including

Romania, to escalate the conflict in Ukraine.

He stated this in an interview with Izvestia.

Lipaev stressed that NATO --- is using Romania to

escalate the conflict in Ukraine. This possibility
is confirmed by the militarization of Romania.

"The United States and NATO ---- do not hide their
intentions to turn Romania into an anti-Russian

outpost and advocate a further increase in the

alliance's contingent - permanently stationed

on the territory of the country," he said.

Earlier, Lipaev assessed the level of Russophobia

in Romania. According to him, it does not have

deep roots.

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Dubinsky: Zelensky wants to

''reduce the population of

Ukraine -- to ten million''

by Maria Pavlova

November 27th, 1:56am

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Zelensky is going to reduce the population

of Ukraine - for the sake of joining the EU,

Dubinsky said.

Vladimir Zelensky - is going to reduce the population

of Ukraine, leaving only 10 million people. This was

stated by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada,

Alexander Dubinsky.

The politician explained that, in this way,

Zelensky hopes to integrate Ukraine

into the EU more successfully.

"The overall goal is to reduce the population

to 10 million people ..and get money for it,"

Dubinsky said -- on his YouTube channel,

calling Zelensky "the best slave owner

in history."

Dubinsky also suggested that reducing the population

is "ideal" for the agricultural business. In addition, it

will help you save money on social infrastructure.

"There are no roads, no settlements, no need to

build schools and kindergartens," he explained.

Yesterday evening the UN said that since 2022,

the population of Ukraine has decreased

by almost ten million people.

But here... is what the West's global plan might be,

according to the expert Artamonov: ''reduce the

population of Ukraine, then populate it with

migrants --- and pump out the minerals.''

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Guards private Mukhin -- destroyed a

machine gun point of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces in the SVO zone

November 26th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Guards private, Alexey Mukhin, destroyed a machine-

gun point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and
provided first aid to the wounded.

Mukhin, as part of the unit, was carrying out the task

of storming an AFU stronghold --- when a shootout

broke out between... Russian servicemen and the

Ukrainian side near the border of the stronghold.

Mukhin managed to take aim and eliminate the

enemy's firing point, ensuring the further

completion of the task.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces opened

artillery fire on the group --- and two Russian

servicemen were injured. Mukhin promptly

provided first aid to the victims and

ensured their transfer to a safe

area for further treatment.

As a result of the group's work --

the task of storming the enemy

stronghold was completed.

In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry noted the

professionalism and bravery of Junior Lieutenant

Konstantin Repin. He commanded the crew of

the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system

(SAM) --- and was given the task of

covering Russian assault units

from AFU fire.

Repin found a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

approaching the attack aircraft in the sky, after which

he took aim and shot down the drone. In total, during

the combat mission, the crew destroyed four enemy

drones. As a result, the Ukrainian Armed Forces

retreated, and Russian servicemen were able

to advance deep into the enemy's defenses.

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In Ukraine, over 23 thousand

draft dodgers were expelled

from universities

November 26th, 3:23pm

(RT.ru)

Higher education institutions in Ukraine expelled

almost 23.5 thousand students in the first

five months of 2024.

According to the Deputy Minister of Education of the

country, Mikhail Vinnitsky, this happened against

the background of active mobilization.

"For the period April–August 2024 ---------- 23,448 male

applicants for higher education were expelled from

the higher educational institutions of Ukraine..." --

said Vinnytsky in social networks, adding that we

are talking about students aged 30 and older.

Earlier, Russia's Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-

large, Rodion Miroshnik, said that Ukraine will
"scrape" the human reserve.

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Austria is ready to act as a platform

for negotiations on the conflict

in Ukraine

November 26th, 2:46pm

(Vesti.ru)

Austria may become a platform for negotiations on

resolving the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated

by Chancellor Karl Nehammer during a 'phone

conversation with US President-elect

Donald Trump.

The press service of the Austrian Chancellery reported

on the content of the conversation to journalists of the

ORF TV channel.

During the conversation.... Trump asked Nehammer

about his meeting with Russian President Vladimir

Putin, immediately after the start of the special

military operation in 2022. Speaking about the

prospects for ending the Russian-Ukrainian

conflict, the Austrian Chancellor confirmed

his readiness --- to host delegations from

both sides for international peace talks.

Earlier, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence

Service Sergey Naryshkin said that Moscow would

not be satisfied with freezing the conflict with

Ukraine, according to the Korean scenario.

It was also reported that the new US administration in

January will begin the process of organizing peace

talks to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

________________________________

The Russian Defense Ministry is

preparing a response to the

strikes of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces with

ATACMS missiles

November 26th, 1:06pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed - that the Kiev

regime used ATACMS missiles to attack targets in the

Kursk region on November 23 and 25. Now the

leadership of the military department is

preparing retaliatory actions.

According to information published in the Telegram

channel of the Russian Defense Ministry, the

situation is under control.

"The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is

monitoring the situation, and retaliatory actions
are being prepared," the publication says.

On November 19, the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the

first time attacked targets in the Bryansk and Kursk

regions using long-range missiles - US ATACMS and

uk Storm Shadow. In response, the Russian Armed

Forces hit the Yuzhmash plant in Dnepropetrovsk,

which produces weapons and rocket equipment,

with the Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile.

On November 23, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired five

US-made ATACMS tactical missiles -- at the position of

the S-400 anti-aircraft missile division near Lotarevka.

Later --- on November 25th, eight rockets of the same

model were launched at the Kursk-Vostochny airfield.

Earlier it was reported that the White House officially

confirmed that Kiev has permission to use ATACMS

-- for strikes deep into the territory of Russia. The

UK then gave permission for its Storm Shadow

missiles. Bloomberg reported on Monday that

London sent ''dozens'' of Storm Shadow

missiles to Kiev... several weeks ago.

________________________________________

Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

November 26th, 12:45pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces

inflicted losses on formations of the 116th Territorial

Defence Brigade and 5th Border Detachment of the

State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near

Lebedevka and Kazachaya Lopan

(Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops,

one tank, one motor vehicle, and one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer.

As a result of decisive actions ---- units of the Zapad

Group of Forces liberated Kopanki (Kharkov region).

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware

of the 43rd, 44th, 67th mechanised brigades, 25th

Airborne Brigade of the AFU, & 115th Territorial

Defence Brigade.... near Kupyansk, Senkovo,

Lozovaya, Zagoruykovka, Novoplatonovka

(Kharkov region), & Ivanovka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Five counter-attacks... launched by assault detachments

of the 115th, 116th mechanised brigades, the 3rd Tank
Brigade of the AFU - and the 119th Territorial Defence
Brigade were repelled. AFU losses amounted to up to
440 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle,

5 motor vehicles, and a Polish-made 155-mm Krab

self-propelled artillery system. One Anklav-N
electronic warfare station and three field
ammunition depots - were destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation along the front line and inflicted losses on

formations of the 23rd, 54th mechanised brigades,

and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU

by Konstantinovka, Dachnoye & Slavyansk

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Three counter-attacks launched by formations of the

79th Air Assault Brigade and 46th Airmobile Brigade

of the AFU, were repelled. The AFU losses

amounted to up to 485 troops, one

armoured personnel carrier, one

armoured fighting vehicle, and

two motor vehicles. One field

ammunition depot ---

was destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces ---- continued

advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences

and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware

of the 151st Mechanised Brigade, 68th Infantry

Brigade of the AFU, 38th Marine Brigade, 14th

National Guard Brigade, and 132nd Territorial

Defence Brigade by Grodovka, Dachenskoye,

Mirolyubovka, Dimitrov, and Pravdovka

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Nine counter-attacks launched by assault detachments

of the 100th, 117th mechanised brigades of the AFU,

35th Marine Brigade, & Lyut Assault Brigade of the

National Police of Ukraine were repelled. The AFU

losses - amounted to more than 450 troops, one

tank, five motor vehicles..... one 203-mm Pion

self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm

Msta-B howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 guns,

and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces -- took more

advantageous lines and positions and inflicted

losses on formations of the 33rd Mechanised

Brigade of the AFU, 127th & 241st territorial

defence brigades near Razliv, Komar, and

Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses -- amounted to up to 125 troops, one

tank, six motor vehicles, one 155-mm Bogdana self-

propelled artillery system, & one 152-mm Akatsiya

self-propelled artillery system.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces -- inflicted losses

on manpower & hardware of the 103rd, 124th, and

126th territorial defence brigades - near Olgovka,

Molodezhnoye, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, two

motor vehicles, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-

propelled artillery system. One Anklav-N

electronic warfare station

was destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian

Groups of Forces delivered strikes at infrastructure

of military airfields, AFU UAV command posts from

where kamikaze drones were launched at the

Zaporozhye NPP, plus engaged manpower

clusters and military hardware of the

enemy, in 135 areas.

Air defence units shot down six French-made Hammer

guided aerial bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS

projectile, and 71 fixed-wing unmanned aerial

vehicles, including 56 of them outside the

special military operation zone.

In total -- since the beginning of the special military
operation ------- 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,719

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,508 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,492 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,562

field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,739

units of support military vehicles, have

been neutralised.

Over the past 24 hours, Energodar and surrounding

areas of the Zaporozhye NPP were shelled five

times and attacked three times by copter-type

unmanned aerial vehicles.

As a result of the provocation, there are no casualties,

and one administrative building sustained minor

damage. Two unmanned aerial vehicles were

destroyed by air defence units, and one was

suppressed by electronic warfare means.

At the moment... the staff of the Zaporozhye NPP
continues to work as usual, maintains the NPP's

facilities and monitors the radioactive situation.

___________________________________

Kadyrov showed footage of the destruction

of the positions of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces in the Kharkiv direction

November 26th, 12:15pm

(Vesti.ru)

Soldiers of the special forces "Akhmat", destroyed the

position of Ukrainian militants near Strelechya village.

The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov

published footage of the work of Russian fighters

in his Telegram channel.

The work was performed by soldiers of the group

"Canada" of the "Hunter" detachment.

"Our fighters are successfully working on enemy

positions in the area of the village of Strelechya.

The delivered BC --- was destroyed,"

the report says.

Earlier, on November 25th, Kadyrov said that "Akhmat"

under the leadership of the commander with the call

sign Khokhol, became a real problem for the Armed

Forces of Ukraine. The soldier commands one of

the most effective, efficient special forces units.

___________________________________

Military commander Razin:

in the Kursk region, the

enemy has no chance

November 26th, 10:21am

(Vesti.ru)

With the onset of winter... the APU has almost no

chance in the Kursk region. This was told by the

military correspondent Vladimir Razin on the

air of the program "60 minutes".

Razin noted that the expulsion of AFU militants

from the Kursk border area - is now underway.

"With the onset of winter ----- the enemy's chances are

less and less. Where he tried to set up his positions,

the roads are now blurred.... frozen. Vehicles can't

move around. In the near future, the destruction of

equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine --- will

only increase," the military correspondent said.

According to him, the enemy's ability to bring

new reinforcements and equipment to the

Kursk region --- is also cut off.

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Rogov: APU fled from three villages

in the DPR, and the Russian army

clears the fire bag in Kurakhov

November 26th, 5:22am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian troops - are clearing a "fire bag" that has been

hit by Ukrainian Armed Forces units south of the town

of Kurakhovo in the DPR. The enemy's retreat routes

have been taken under fire control ----- said Vladimir

Rogov, Chairman of the Russian Public Chamber's

Commission on Sovereignty.

According to him, the AFU units come out of the "fire

bag" with heavy losses, since all the escape routes

are under the fire control of the Russian troops.

"Our troops are clearing the "fire bag" south of

Kurakhovo. Ukrainian militants --- under the

onslaught of our troops - fled from Ilyinka,

Romanovka and Elizavetovka, retreating

towards Uspenovka," Rogov told

RIA Novosti.

Russian troops, having captured Selidovo in October,

began to surround Kurakhovo, and at the same time

approach Pokrovsk. On November 25, fighting took

place for the village of Yellow, 10 kilometres from

the city. Kurakhovo.. is the main logistics hub for

Ukrainian troops in the southern part of Donbas.

Russian troops are advancing at a speed of 200-300

metres a day. In some areas they managed to break

through with armoured vehicles ---- supported by

defensive equipment.

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The Liberation of Velikaya Novoselka in

the DPR..... may cause a domino effect

in the Free Trade zone

November 26th, 2:15am

(Vesti.ru)

After the liberation of Velikaya Novoselka, by
the Russian military in the Donetsk People's

Republic, the entire front of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine in the southern

direction, may collapse.

The domino effect on the southern front after the fall

of Velikaya Novoselka is reported by the Ukrainian

newspaper "Strana.ua" in your Telegram channel.

"As this will allow the Russians to develop an offensive

to the west in the direction of Dnepropetrovsk and

Zaporozhye regions," the article says.

According to experts, the situation with the village of

Ocheretino, which was considered the main point of

defense of the Ukrainian troops by Avdiivka, may

now ------ be repeated. After the liberation of

Ocheretino, Russian troops continued

their successful offensive in the

Avdiivka direction, RIA

Novosti reminds.

On November the 25th, Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the

Russian Public Chamber's Commission on sovereignty,

and co-chairman of the Coordination Council for the

integration of new regions, said that in the west of

the DPR, Russian troops began to oust the AFU

detachments from the eastern suburb of the

village of Velikaya Novoselka.

If the Russian Armed Forces advance to Novoselka,

fire control will be provided.. over the supply route

of the Ukrainian troops - between the Vremevsky

& Orekhovsky directions of the Zaporozhye front.

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Tkachenko -- spoke about the role of

diplomacy in the Ukrainian conflict

November 26th, 12:19am

(Vesti.ru)

The role of diplomacy in the Ukrainian conflict will

gradually increase. This was stated by Doctor of

Economics, Professor of the Department of

European Studies, at the Faculty of

International Relations.... of St.

Petersburg State University

-- Stanislav Tkachenko.

He noted, that the transfer of part of the

current confrontation to the diplomatic

sphere.... is intensifying.

"We, Russia, can at least appeal to public opinion,

maybe -- even to elite circles in the West. It is

almost a trend, that elections in European

countries are won by non-formal leaders

who are at least in favor of negotiations

with Russia or for resolving the conflict.

The latest precedent is the first round

of elections in Romania," the expert

said on the program "Evening with

Vladimir Solovyov".

According to Tkachenko, the Ukrainian conflict

is now becoming an instrument of political

influence in Europe and the world.

"I think the role of diplomacy in it will

gradually increase," he stressed.

Tkachenko added ---- that it is important to take into

account the role of the United States in this issue –

how irrational President Joe Biden will be in the

next two months - and how long the US leader-

elect, Donald Trump, will continue to "play

the madman".

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In Ukraine, the West's ban on the use of

F-16s in combat was revealed by the

Ukrainian Armed Forces

by Alexandra Sinitsyna

(Night Line Editor)

November 25th, 10:22pm

(Lenta.ru)

Kiev's Western allies, which delivered F-16 fighter jets

to Ukraine, did so for image reasons and forbids using

them in combat operations. This -- was stated on the

YouTube channel by retired Colonel of the Security

Service of the Republic (SBU), Oleg Starikov,

noting that the US & EU use the country's

territory as a testing ground for

their weapons.

"Yes, it (the West) -- gives us weapons. Well, we looked:

the Abrams tank did not go, then it did not go, then it

did not go. Now they are afraid to launch the F-16.

Because if the F-16s are used in combat, they

will be shot down," the military expert

explained his point of view.

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Lieutenant Taldykin - defused

a disguised explosive device

in the SVO zone

November 25th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Private Igor Orlov, discovered the movement of

vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU)

and ensured their destruction.

Orlov performed tasks to correct artillery fire, and also

monitored the results of fire damage to enemy forces.

During the observation, the private found that the

Ukrainian Armed Forces were moving several of

their vehicles, as well as changing the position

of enemy assault units.

Orlov promptly established... and transmitted to the

command post - the new coordinates of the enemy
forces. This made it possible to eliminate vehicles

and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

with targeted fire from Russian artillery and

mortars. The Ukrainian side was forced

to retreat.

The Russian Defense Ministry ------- also noted the

professionalism of Lieutenant Eduard Taldykin,

who defused an explosive device during

engineering reconnaissance - on the

way of advancing Russian troops.

Taldykin's group secretly explored the territory for

minefields and other explosive objects. Seven

unexploded cluster munitions were found, as

well as two UAVs dropped from drones.

All objects were eliminated by the

group's engineers.

Upon further examination of the area, a log was

found lying across the path, on which, upon

further examination, Taldykin noticed an

explosive device attached to a tree and

disguised. The lieutenant defused the

explosives, after which.. the sappers

removed the obstacle from the route.

During the work of the group, over 12 kms

of road was cleared of explosive devices.

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RT: Kiev authorities ---- checked the phones

of Russians taken out of the Kursk region

November 25th, 6:49pm

(RT.ru)

The Kiev authorities - checked the 'phones of Russians

taken out of the Kursk region, arranged interrogations

in the SBU & looked for connections with the military.

This was reported to RT by a resident of the Kursk
village of Lebedevka, who returned from

Ukraine to Russia.

21-year-old Yulia found herself with her family

in Ukrainian Sumy..... in early November.

After the invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, her

house was destroyed, she and her relatives came to

Sudzha, where the Ukrainian Red Cross offered to

leave for the territory of Ukraine.

She was faced with a choice — to stay with an infant in

the cold basement of the school, without heating, or

go to neighbouring Sumy. It was made clear to her

that there was no third option.

"We agreed only because of the child - we were

afraid that he might get very ill," recalls Yulia.

They put the girl and her relatives in a boarding house,

fed them one sandwich and one second course a day.

All the Russians who were taken out, according to

her, were afraid for their lives.

"People were constantly taken to the SBU...... for long

interrogations. Mom and dad also drove a couple of

times. We checked the phone — we looked at the
browser history, correspondence in Telegram.

They were especially interested, in whether

any of the people had relatives among the

Russian military or connections with

them," she said.

Earlier, the head of the Kursk region, Alexey Smirnov,

said that residents of the region who returned from

Ukraine - are in a temporary detention centre.

Among the returned citizens - 12 children.

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The expert assessed the threat from

the long-range JASSM missiles...

planned for delivery to Ukraine

November 25th, 4:18pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The US long-range JASSM missiles planned for delivery to
Ukraine will not help Kiev turn the tide in its favour.

This opinion, was expressed by the military expert,
associate professor of the Department of Political
Analysis -- and Socio-Psychological Processes of

the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Oleg Glazunov, on Monday, November 25.

Earlier in the day, Irish journalist Chay Bowes posted

on social network X (ex. Twitter) that US President

Joe Biden, out of revenge, intends to transfer US

long-range JASSM cruise missiles to the Kiev

regime, according to the website. kp.ru.

"These missiles.. may be comparable to ATACMS,

but they will still not be enough. These will not

be millions of missiles.... but an insufficient

number to cause significant damage that

can turn the tide on the situation at the

front," Glazunov said in an interview

with Lenta.Ru.

According to the military expert, it is now extremely

important for the outgoing Biden administration, to

have time to transfer as many weapons to Ukraine

as possible before Trump arrives — in order to
fulfill the only task — to inflict as much
damage as possible on Russia.

At the same time, Glazunov stressed - that Russia has

modern air defense systems capable of responding

to such threats, and most of these missiles will
be shot down --- before arrival.

The State Duma deputy from the Crimean region,

member of the Security Committee, Mikhail

Sheremet said that the United States risks

"going down a slippery slope"...... if
it approves the supply of new

JASSM cruise missiles to

Ukraine, reports RT.

He clarified that, in this way... Biden is trying

to provoke Russia and escalate the conflict

as much as possible.

He also noted that the delivery of these missiles

will not affect the course of the special military

operation - and will not help the Armed Forces

of Ukraine (AFU) to improve their positions.

Earlier, on September 3rd, Reuters, citing US officials,
said that the US is close to an agreement... on the

transfer of JASSM long-range missiles to Ukraine,

but it may take several months....... to resolve

technical issues related to their delivery.

According to the agency, the inclusion of JASSM air –

to-surface cruise missiles in the arms package for

Kiev will be announced this Autumn. However,

the final decision has not yet been made.

Meanwhile, on November 14th, Pentagon Press Secretary

Sabrina Singh , announced that the US intends to supply

Ukraine ------- with all the weapons promised by Biden
before he leaves his post, as head of (in a) state.

On November 13th, White House adviser to the head of

the White House, Jake Sullivan, said that Biden would

ask Congress for additional funds to support Ukraine

before leaving office.

Western countries - have stepped up their military and

financial support for Ukraine. against the backdrop of
the Russian special operation to protect the Donbass

which began on February 24, 2022. The decision to

hold it, was made by the Russian President, due to

the aggravation of the situation in the region due

to the frequent shelling by Ukrainian troops.

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Ryabkov: US nuclear weapons

in Europe may become a

target for Russia

November 25th, 12:47pm

(RT.ru)

U.S. military bases in Europe, including those

that host nuclear weapons.... may become

potential targets for Russia in the event

of a military conflict.

This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to

the statement of Russian Deputy Foreign

Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

"The list of targets always belongs to the category of

the most classified elements of military planning.

Those who deal with this issue professionally
understand perfectly well - what kind of

objects belong to priority goals in a

hypothetical conflict situation,"

the politician said.

He stressed -- that elements of the system of advanced

deployment of US weapons aimed at Russia, including

tactical nuclear weapons, "are in no way

put in brackets."

Earlier, the "Military Chronicle" showed what will

happen to the NATO headquarters, in the event

of a nuclear "Hazel" strike.

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Rostec can turn any tank, infantry

fighting vehicle or armoured

personnel carrier -- into a

controlled combat robot

November 25th, 11:49am

(Vesti.ru)

The capabilities of Rostec State Corporation --- make it

possible - to turn any tank, infantry fighting vehicle or
armoured personnel carrier into a remote-controlled

robotic vehicle, said Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial

director of the Rostec arms, ammunition
and special chemicals complex.

As an example, Ozdoev cited the Prometheus software

and hardware complex, which, when combined with

fire control systems, becomes a combat robot

"in the full sense of the word."

"We have serious competencies - for developing

software and hardware systems - that allow us

to turn any tank, BMP, or armoured personnel

carrier into a remote-controlled robotic

vehicle," Bekhan Ozdoev told TASS.

In November, it became known that Rostec specialists

had developed a mobile system for suppressing FPV

drones called "PRES". It is designed to protect

vehicles from drone attacks, and is a design

that operates at frequencies that are most

popular among drone operators.

________________________________

Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

November 25th, 11:25am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

The Sever Group of Forces in Kharkov direction ---

engaged formations of 43rd Mechanised Brigade,

57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, and 95th Air

Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine close to Volchansk, Liptsy

(Kharkov region), and Kharkov.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops,

two armoured fighting vehicles, and four

motor vehicles.

The Zapad Group of Forces --- improved the tactical

situation and defeated the 14th, 63rd mechanised

brigades, the 25th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU,

35th Marine Brigade, 119th Territorial Defence

Brigade close to Petropavlovka, Kupyansk

(Kharkov region), Yampol, and Torskoye

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Five counter-attacks of the AFU 44th Mechanised

Brigade and 1st National Guard Brigade

were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 400 troops, an

infantry fighting vehicle, four pick-ups, and a U.S.

-made 105-mm M101 gun. One electronic

warfare station and four ammunition

depots, were destroyed.

The Yug Group of Forces ------ took more advantageous

lines and positions, and inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware of the 23rd, 54th mechanised brigades

56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 46th Airmobile

Brigade.. 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces, 37th Marine Brigade and the 110th

Territorial Defence Brigade close to Chasov Yar,

Verkhnekamenskoye, Andreyevka, Dachnoye,

Suhiye Yaly, Kurakhovo, & Ulakly (Donetsk

People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 300 troops,

two motor vehicles, and two U.S.-made

105-mm M119 guns. One electronic

warfare station was eliminated.

The Tsentr Group of Forces -- continued advancing into

the depths of the enemy's defence, defeated the 24th,

37th mechanised brigades, 152nd Infantry Brigade

of the AFU, and 1st National Guard brigade near

Shevchenko, Katerinovka, Kleban-Byk, and

Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic).

Twelve counter-attacks were repelled of 42nd, 100th,

117th, mechanised brigades, 5th Assault Brigade,

49th, 425th assault battalions of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, the 35th, 38th marine

brigades, and Lyut Assault Brigade

of the National Police of Ukraine.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 440 troops,

two motor vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Vostok Group of Forces ------ improved the situation

along the front line, engaged manpower and hardware

of the 113th, 120th, 241st territorial defence brigades

close to Novy Komar, Konstantinopol (Donetsk

People's Republic), and Temirovka

(Zaporozhye region).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of

33rd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 110 troops, an

infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles,

and a 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled

artillery system.

The Dnepr Group of Forces ----- damaged formations of

the 141st Infantry Brigade, 124th and 126th territorial

defence brigades by Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye

region), Ponyatovka (Kherson region), & Kherson.

The AFU losses were up to 40 troops, three motor

vehicles, and a U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, Missile Troops, and Artillery of the Russian

Groups of Forces --- engaged the infrastructure of

military airfields, energy facilities that support

the Ukrainian defence industry enterprises,

as well as clusters of enemy manpower

and military hardware in 138 areas,

during the day.

Air defence systems shot down eight ballistic missiles,

six U.S.-made JDAM aerial guided bombs, and 45

fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total -- since the beginning of the special military

operation ------- 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,648

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,501 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,492 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,502

field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,718

units of support military vehicles, have

been neutralized.

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tass: APU leaves spontaneous

morgues during retreat in

Chasovy Yar

November 25th, 9:57sm

(Vesti.ru)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine ------ are leaving behind

spontaneous morgues, retreating in Chasovy Yar in

the DPR -- and dozens of bodies of Ukrainian

soldiers are found in the premises, the

Russian security forces said.

As noted by the security forces, the Ukrainian military

in Chasovy Yar brought "in broken rooms" the bodies

of soldiers who died in the last few months... in

some places "whole spontaneous morgues"

were formed.

"The enemy leaves dozens of bodies of his colleagues

in abandoned strongholds," the law enforcement

agencies told TASS.

According to them, sometimes such places

were blown up by the Ukrainian Armed

Forces ....while fleeing.

Last Saturday, military expert Andrey Marochko, said

that almost 30% of the area of Chasova Yar is under

the control of the Russian army. According to TASS,

with reference to the security forces, the Armed

Forces of Ukraine transferred elite units to

Chasov Yar.

_______________________________

Pushilin: residents of liberated Kurakhovka

reported that they were very much...
waiting for the arrival of Russia

November 25th, 8:52am

(Vesti.ru)

The return of the Russian Federation was very much

expected in the liberated Kurakhovka, the head of

the DPR Denis Pushilin told the Rossiya 24 TV

channel. Pushilin, earlier, arrived in the

liberated Kurakhovka.

On the air of the TV channel, the head of the DPR said

that he talked with the population of Kurakhovka.

According to him, local residents reported that

they had been waiting for a long time for their

release and the opportunity to get all the

necessary documents and benefits.

"They expressed their position --- that they had been

waiting... for a very long time for Russia to return.
Of course, people have suffered a lot; they are

waiting for the opportunity to get all the

necessary documents in safety - and

issue all the necessary benefits to

those who have the right to do so.

In general the atmosphere is like

this. So far, military personnel

are helping with everything

necessary," the head of

the region noted.

According to him, I also managed to visit the church in

Gornyak and talk with Father Seraphim. According to

Pushilin, the priest told him what conditions he had

to live in before his release, what he had to

experience, and "again, he expressed
a certain hope."

The head of the DPR stressed, that the situation in

Gorlovka remains difficult due to regular shelling

by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, all

emergency services are working there, the

Kuzbass region and the Ministry of

Energy, are helping us.

"At the moment, the situation is under control, heating

points are provided, a water supply is provided, but

so far a large number of people are without heat,

without light, and without water. These are

the consequences of the Ukrainian

regime in relation to the civilian

population," the head of the

DPR said.

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Gladkov announced the transfer of

more than 300 electronic warfare

systems --- to the Belgorod

border region

November 25th, 7am

(Vesti.ru)

The Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav

Gladkov -- announced the transfer of more than

300 electronic warfare systems to the border

region. He said this in an interview with the

TV channel "Russia 24".

Gladkov noted that a security system has begun

to build up, which allows you to move around

accompanied.... by electronic warfare. The

complexes are purchased by agricultural,

industrial and construction enterprises,

and are provided by BARS-Belgorod

and Orlan State Unitary Enterprise.

"I am grateful to the People's Front, I am grateful to the

government, which helps us, allocates funds, and

allocates electronic warfare. We distribute it

across the border, and we have distributed

more than 300 electronic warfare units,

including to residents. But we will not

distribute them to every resident,

as they are too expensive,"

Gladkov said.

The head of the region added that residents of

the border region also received analyzers,

walkie-talkies and fire extinguishers.

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A resident of Selidov said that

the APU shot and burned

his family

November 25th, 4:31am

(Vesti.ru)

Vladimir Romanenko, a resident of Selidovo in the DPR,

told how the Ukrainian military shot and burned his

family of five people.

Among the dead are Vladimir's 69-year-old wife Olga

Romanenko, 45-year-old son Roman Romanenko,

49-year-old niece Olga Zavarzina, 32-year-old

grandson Vladislav Nikolaichuk, and

68-year-old sister Lydia Zavarzina.

"I went out on the street and heard:" Everyone from the

house, face to the wall!" The Ukrainian soldier started

shooting, he started with my wife," Romanenko told

RIA Novosti.

He put the remains of his relatives in bags

and buried them in the yard of the house.

On October 28, the Russian military liberated the

centre of Selidovo, after which they began to

surround Kurakhovo ---- the main logistics

hub of Ukrainian troops in the southern

part of the Donbass. At the same time,

according to local residents, the AFU

militants took out almost everything

from the occupied houses.

In addition, the Ukrainian military also prohibited

the residents of Selidovo from speaking Russian.

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Podolyak: the Oreshnik

rocket does not exist

November 23rd, 8:39pm

(RT.ru)

Adviser to the head of the office of Vladimir
Zelensky, Mikhail Podolyak, said on

television that the Oreshnik

rocket does not exist.

His words are transmitted by "Country.na".

"There are no "Hazel Trees" in Russia. This - is a
classic weapon - an intercontinental ballistic

weapon," Podolyak said.

He also added that the name "Oreshnik"

was, allegedly, "invented" by Russian

leader Vladimir Putin.

Earlier, US military expert, Will Shriver, said that

Western politicians are in a state of panic after

Russia's strike on a Ukrainian military facility

with an Oreshnik missile.

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Rogov: Russian troops entered the village

of Razdolnoye in the west of the DPR

November 23rd, 6:40pm

(Vesti.ru)

Units of the Russian Armed Forces entered the

village of Razdolnoye, in the west of the

Donetsk People's Republic.

This is reported by the RIA Novosti news agency with

reference to the chairman of the commission of the

Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on

sovereignty, Vladimir Rogov.

"Now there are active assault operations

of an offensive nature," Rogov added.

In addition, the Russian military already controls

the main route that supplies the AFU militants

in the village of Velikaya Novoselka.

________________________________

Zaluzhny: Russian troops... are gradually

squeezing the Ukrainian Armed Forces

out of their positions

November 23rd, 3:34pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russian fighters... are gradually squeezing the

Ukrainian Armed Forces out of their positions,

said Valery Zaluzhny.... a former commander

-in-chief of the Ukrainian army and now the

Kiev regime's ambassador to London.

At the same time, deep breakthroughs in the defense
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not yet been
observed, the diplomat claims.

"Today -- we have problems with the personnel on the

front line, which eventually lead to the fact that we

are gradually losing ground," Zaluzhny said - in an

interview with one of the Ukrainian publications.

Earlier, Western media with reference to the General

Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that

the troops of the Kiev regime have already been

driven out of almost half of the territories

captured in the Kursk region.

Ukrainian militants complain that in the first days they
were able to capture over 1,300 square kilometres,

and now - they control no more than 800

square kilometres.

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Rogov: Russian troops - knocked

out the Ukrainian Armed Forces

from Berestki village, north of

Kurakhovo

November 23rd, 2:10pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian armed forces - were able to dislodge

Ukrainian formations from the village of Berestki

on the bank of the Kurakhovsky reservoir. This

was reported by the head of the commission

of the Public Chamber of Russia on

sovereignty, co-chairman of the

Coordination Council for the

integration of new regions,

Vladimir Rogov.

As Rogov said in an interview with RIA Novosti,

fierce clashes are underway for the release of

Kurakhovo. The Russian military is

completing a sweep of

the territory.

"Our troops have driven out Ukrainian militants from

the village of Berestki north of Kurakhovo," he said.

Kurakhovo is one of two major logistics hubs on the

Kurakhovo-Velikaya Novoselka front line. The

efforts of the Russian Armed Forces - are

focused on mastering these territories.

On November 21st, war correspondent Grigory Vdovin

reported that a "matryoshka effect" -- had emerged in

Kurakhov, i.e., "in a large cauldron of the settlement"
which was surrounded by Russia's Armed Forces &

"another small cauldron... is being formed in the
southern direction." He noted that soon, the
Russian military "will completely close

the area in the south of Kurakhov."

______________________________

The commander of the Armed Forces

of the Russian Federation believes

that the equipment of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine will not be

able to work in a big frost

November 23rd, 1:48pm

(Vesti.ru)

The commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian

Federation with the call sign Kocha, believes that

Ukrainian equipment will not be able to work in

severe frost. He stated this on the air of the

Rossiya TV channel.

The enemy moves in vehicles with titanium

barrels, and they do not work in the cold,

he added.

"We can work in winter in any frost. And the military

[vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine] have

titanium muzzles, they cannot work in great

frosts. We can have different nightmares.

There are smoke and light shells,"

Kocha said.

According to him --- the Russian Armed Forces on

the contact line --- hit the enemy infantry with a
fragmentation fuse, it "explodes underground."

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, reported

that the Russian Armed Forces are strengthening

their offensive in the special operation zone

and gaining combat experience, daily.

_____________________________

Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

November 23rd, 9:45am

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

The Sever Group of Forces ---- in Kharkov direction

engaged formations of 43rd Mechanised Brigade,

57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, and 95th Air

Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine close to Volchansk, Liptsy

(Kharkov region), and Kharkov.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops, an

armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles,

a 152-mm D-20 gun, & a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces -------- improved the

tactical situation. Russian troops engaged 14th, 60th,

67th mechanised brigades, 115th Territorial Defence

Brigade, and the 27th National Guard Brigade --- near

Kucherovka, Novoosinovo, Senkovo (Kharkov region)

and Ivanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Three counter-attacks launched by AFU

assault detachments - were repelled.

The AFU losses --- amounted to up to 410 troops, two

armoured personnel carriers, five motor vehicles -- a

U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30

howitzers, a 120-mm Nona self-propelled artillery

system, an Italian-made 105-mm Melara Mod 56

howitzer, and a 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun.

Two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, a U.S.-made

AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery control station, and four

field ammunition depots, were eliminated.

The Yug Group of Forces ---- continued advancing to the

depth of enemy defences. Russian units hit 24th, 54th,

56th mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry

Brigade, and 81st Airmobile Brigade near Chasov

Yar, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Seversk, Kramatorsk,

and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by an AFU

assault detachment - was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 490 troops, a U.S.-

made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five motor

vehicles, a Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS, a UK-

made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, a 122-mm Gvozdika

self-propelled artillery system and two U.S.-made

105-mm M119 howitzers. One ammunition depot

was wiped out.

The Tsentr Group of Forces -- took more advantageous

lines & positions. Russian forces hit the 23rd, 100th,

132nd mechanised brigades, 152nd Infantry Brigade

of the AFU, 109th, and 111th territorial defence

brigades near Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk,

Shevchenko, Druzhba, Yablonovka, and

Sukhaya Balka (the Donetsk People's

Republic). Three counter-attacks

------- launched by AFU assault

detachments were repelled.

The AFU losses --- amounted to more than 400 troops,

three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles

and a 152-mm D-20 gun, a 122-mm Gvozdika

self-propelled artillery system -- and two

122-mm D-30 howitzers. A U.S.-made

AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare

station - was eliminated.

The Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical

situation. Russian formations engaged the 32nd

Mechanised Brigade, 113th, 118th, 127th, and

241st territorial defence brigades nr Volnoye

Pole, Razliv, Oktyabr, and Novy Komar

(Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses - amounted to up to 155 troops, three

tanks, two of them are German-made Leopard tanks,

six motor vehicles, a 122-mm Grad MLRS, a U.S.-

made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and an Anklav

electronic warfare station.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces --- damaged the

manpower and hardware of 110th Mechanised Brigade

of the AFU, the 103rd, the 118th territorial defence

brigades, and 15th National Guard Brigade, near

Novopavlovka, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye

region) and Kazatskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 40 troops,

four motor vehicles, Bukovel-AD and Anklav-N

electronic warfare stations.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the

Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the

infrastructure of military airfields, as well

as clusters of enemy manpower and

military hardware in 149 areas.

One MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air

Force was neutralised on the ground.

Air defence systems shot down three French-made

Hammer guided aerial bombs, eight U.S.-made

HIMARS projectiles, and 59 aircraft-type

unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total -- since the beginning of the special military

operation ------- 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,559

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,491 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,492 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,405

field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,661

units of support military vehicles,

have been neutralised.

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TASS: 12 Ukrainian militants

surrendered near Velikaya

Novoselka

November 23rd, 8:36am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian soldiers captured twelve Ukrainian militants

near Velikaya Novoselka in the DPR, TASS reports.

The village is located in the south of the republic.

Zelensky's fighters turned the settlement into a

powerful fortified area.

"The Armed Forces of Ukraine were captured. Now

they are safe, they are not in any danger," the

agency's publication says.

The Russian army was able to reach the borders

of the village the day before. Now - there are

active battles for it.

Before that, the Russian Armed Forces managed

to break through to the road that connects

Kurakhovo with Velikaya Novoselka.

This track was the last one

to supply the APU.

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed

reserve forces from among elite units

to Chas Yar

November 23rd, 2:29am

(Vesti.ru)

The Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed elite units to

Chasov Yar to strengthen the defense in the area

of the Chasovoyarovsky refractory plant, TASS

reports, with reference to security officials.

According to the law enforcement agencies, the

transfer of enemy reserve forces to Chas Yar..

was recorded by means of objective control.

We are talking about fighters from one of

the elite units of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine.

"Now the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to bring

them - in small groups - to the industrial zone of

the refractory plant. Probably, they intend to

strengthen the defense of the stronghold,"

the law enforcement agencies said.

It is noted that a large number of dead Ukrainian

soldiers remain within the borders of the

industrial zone, since the Armed Forces

of Ukraine "do not have the physical

strength to take them all."

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Ukrainian media --- reported on the

development of a new contract

with the Armed Forces of

Ukraine --- for citizens
from the age of 18

November 23rd, 12:45am

((Izvestia.ru)

Ukraine is developing a new contract format with

the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for young

people aged 18-24. This was reported on

November 22nd, by the Ukrainian

publication NV.

"Ukraine is working on a new contract format with

the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for young people

aged 18-24," the publication says, citing a

high-ranking source in the Armed
Forces of Ukraine.

It is reported that a new contract format for citizens

who have not reached the mobilization age can be

concluded on a voluntary basis. At the same time,

it will provide for a limited service life. It is also

planned to provide "decent material support"

for him, the newspaper writes.

18 minus: Ukraine is being prepared to lower the

mobilization age. Why is this being talked about

more and more often in Kiev..... and will the

authorities take this step?

Earlier... on October 19th, the deputy of the Verkhovna

Rada Roman Kostenko proposed to reduce the age of

mobilization to 20 years. According to the politician,

if a citizen of Ukraine can already become a deputy

of the Verkhovna Rada from the age of 21 it means

that he can be called up for military service a

year earlier.

Before that, on October 11, the Minister of Education of

Ukraine, Oxen Lisovoy, said that many Ukrainian high

school students, especially young men, are leaving

the country. According to him, the authorities

encourage children to stay in Ukraine

in various ways.

On April 16th, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

(his term of office expired on May 20) signed a law on

tougher mobilization. The document clarifies the

categories of persons subject to mobilization,

toughens the penalties for evading it, and

does not provide for provisions on

demobilization. The law came

into force on May 18th.

Martial law has been in effect in the country --- since

February 2022. At the same time, Zelensky signed

a decree on a general mobilization. Later, the

Verkhovna Rada repeatedly extended its

validity. Most men between the ages

of 18 and 60 are prohibited from

leaving the country.

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The Russian MoD reported on the

exploits of the Russian military

in the free defense zone

November 22nd, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The ministry ----- noted the actions of the medic of the

assault company, Junior Sergeant Alexander Danilov,

who provided first aid to the wounded on the front

line and organized their evacuation.

During the offensive in one of the important tactical

areas, Russian attack aircraft gained a foothold on

the outskirts of the village, knocking out the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from well-

fortified positions. The enemy, in turn,

attempted a counterattack,

accompanied by artillery

fire - and raids by

FPV drones.

After studying the intelligence data, Danilov developed

the safest possible routes for transporting the

wounded from the battlefield. Despite the

danger, a junior sergeant in the Ural

ambulance evacuated more than

10 servicemen.

The Defense Ministry also drew attention --- to the

merits of the driver of the self-propelled artillery

battery of the Guards, Lance Corporal Anton

Ryabkov, who performed a combat mission

to destroy fortified strong points and long

-term firing structures of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine.

During the battle, the enemy used a drone to detect

the firing position of Russian gunners. Noticing the

drone, Ryabkov opened fire on it with small arms -

and destroyed it, and then began to withdraw the

installation to an emergency position.

While moving, the gun came under enemy artillery fire

and an attack by FPV drones. Despite this, the guard

lance-corporal still managed to bring the gun to a

safe place, without allowing damage. As a result,

the artillery crew repelled the enemy's attack

and gained a foothold on the new line.

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Trenin expert: launch of Oreshnik

may limit Western involvement

in the conflict

November 22nd, 7:25pm

(Vesti.ru)

The point of using the Oreshnik medium-range missile,

is to limit the involvement of Western countries in the

Ukrainian conflict. This opinion was expressed - by

HSE Professor Dmitry Trenin, a leading researcher

at IMEMO RAS, on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

As Trenin noted, the statement of Russian President

Vladimir Putin against the background of the

successful test of the rocket is of

particular importance.

"In general, the point of using the Hazel Bush -- in my

opinion ------ is to limit the participation of Western

countries in the war in Ukraine. Unfortunately, we

cannot exclude this participation, at the moment,

it continues and probably will continue for some

time, but it will limit participation, in particular,

with regard to strikes deep into Russian

territory – this is the main task, as I

understand it," the professor said.

Earlier, Vladimir Putin said, that no other country

in the world has weapons that can be compared

with the Oreshnik system.

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Medvedev: hypersonic missile

"Oreshnik" --- will change the

course of the special op.

November 22nd, 5:56pm

(Vesti.ru)

The appearance in Russia and the successful combat
test of, a new hypersonic missile "Oreshnik" will

change the course of the Ukrainian conflict.

This - was stated by Deputy Chairman of the

Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.

This is how he commented on the Hazel Tree combat

test --- which resulted in a strike on the Ukrainian

defense industry facility in Dnepropetrovsk

on November 21.

"Our Oreshnik ballistic missile will change the course

of the conflict in Ukraine," he said in an interview

with Al Arabiya TV channel.

Medvedev also called on Western countries.... to reflect

on the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin about

Russia's readiness to strike at any military facilities of

countries that carry out strikes on the territory of

Russia... or help them in this.

On November the 21st, the Russian army launched an

Oreshnik hypersonic missile at a Ukrainian militant

defense facility in Dnepropetrovsk. Vladimir Putin

justified this attack by the need to respond to

the strikes of Ukrainian militants in the

Kursk and Bryansk regions - with

Western long-range weapons.

The Russian leader ---- warned Washington and its

satellites that the Russian Federation, will hit any

military targets in countries that strike at Russia

or help in this. There are currently no systems

capable of intercepting Oreshnik, he noted.

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Kadyrov showed a video with

a Ukrainian ....and a Korean

(from Akhmat)

November 22nd, 2:07pm

(Vesti.ru)

The commander of the special forces "Akhmat" ----- Apty

Alaudinov - showed the very Korean fighters in the free

defense zone which the West often mentions. Ramzan

Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, posted

the video on his Telegram channel.

However, we are talking about an ethnic Korean named

Dmitry, who was born on Sakhalin Island and serves

in the Akhmat detachment.

Also in the Chechen special forces there is a

Ukrainian with the call sign Khokhol,

Kadyrov said.

"He is a Ukrainian by nationality, and this absolutely

does not prevent him from fighting for justice

shoulder to shoulder with his brothers –

Russians, Chechens, Tatars and other

representatives of the peoples living

in the Russian Federation, as during

the Great Patriotic War," the head

of Chechnya added.

Recall that on November 19, Russian Presidential press

Secretary Dmitry Peskov commented on the situation

with the North Korean military, which, according to

the West, may be in the free zone.

The representative of the Russian leader - reminded that

there is a partnership agreement between Moscow and

Pyongyang. This document provides assistance in the

event of external aggression.

As for the Korean military, Peskov recommended

contacting the Russian Defense Ministry with

this question.

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The Russian Armed Forces carried out

30 group strikes in a week, including

with a "dagger".

November 22nd, 1:33pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russian troops launched 30 group strikes with

precision weapons during the week. This was

reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

During the strikes, drones and a Kinzhal

hypersonic missile were used.

"Important objects of the military-industrial complex of

Ukraine, energy facilities used to support the Armed

Forces of Ukraine --- the infrastructure of military
airfields arsenals, ammunition and fuel depots

were hit," the Defense Ministry said.

Strikes were also carried out on the points of

temporary deployment of units of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, nationalist formations

and foreign mercenaries.

Earlier, the Defense Ministry reported that during the

November 21 strike by a hypersonic medium-range

ballistic missile "Oreshnik" - on the object of the

military-industrial complex in Dnepropetrovsk,

all warheads reached the target.

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"Extremely difficult task": the West evaluated

the possibility of protection from the Russian

"Hazel tree"

by Anastasia Stepanova,

& Anastasia Belousova

November 22nd, 1:25pm

(RT.ru)

To intercept the latest Russian missiles "Hazel" will be

extremely difficult, says the expert of the publication

Defense One. This is due to the fact that they are

presumably equipped with split heads - with

individual guidance.

Difficulties are added --- by the high speed of

the Russian rocket and a special flight path.

The characteristics of the Russian Oreshnik ballistic

missiles make it extremely difficult for Western

missile defense systems to intercept and

destroy them. This, is reported by the

Defense One portal with reference

to the director of the missile

defense project, at the

Centre for Strategic

and International

Studies (CSIS).*

Tom Karako.

According to him, the footage of the explosion

indicates that the latest Russian weapon is

probably equipped with a warhead with a

separable individual guidance warhead

(RGCH IN).

According to him, it will be difficult

to defend against such missiles.

"If this is indeed, a warhead of the RG-IN, it will be an

extremely difficult task -- to hit several targets that
fly at ultra-fast speed, and, moreover, on a hinged

territory," the Western analyst explained.

At the same time, he admitted: that Western

experts still "do not understand what it is."

Meanwhile, the British newspaper The Guardian,

confirmed that the Russian "Hazel" -- can easily

fly to Europe. Sources in the US&UK, to which

the publication refers, said that the potential

range of the missile launched the day before

is, according to their forecasts, about

5,500 kilometres.

"This - is enough to reach Europe from the

south-west of Russia, from where it was

launched," the newspaper concluded.

Recall that the strike "Hazel" in non-nuclear hypersonic

equipment -- was delivered on November 21 at one of

the largest industrial complexes in Dnepropetrovsk

— this was announced by Russia's President,

Vladimir Putin, in his address the day before.

The Russian leader stressed that there

is, currently, no counteraction to

such weapons.

"Missiles attack targets at a speed of Mach 10 ------ which

is 2.5—3 km/s. Modern air defense systems available in

the world and missile defense systems created by the

Americans in Europe do not intercept such missiles,

this is impossible," Putin assured.

According to the Military Chronicle, all the countries of

continental Europe from Poland and the Baltic States

to Portugal, as well as the United Kingdom, are in

the Hazel field of destruction.

The flight time of the new weapon to the UK will be

19 minutes, to Poland - eight minutes, to Belgium -

14 minutes, to Germany - 11 minutes, according

to the channel.

Despite the fact that little is officially known about the

Oreshnik ,the publication suggests that it can be

compared with the Pioneer missile system.

In this case, the launch range can reach up to 5,000

km, the power — 150 kt. In one rocket, presumably,

from three to six blocks, according to some

sources — up to ten. The rocket itself is

solid fuel. The circular probable

deviation from the target, is

only 50 metres.

Retired Colonel Viktor Baranets, a columnist for the

Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, also spoke

about the advantages of the latest ballistic

missile in an interview with RT. According

to him, the invulnerability of the Hazel

Tree is ensured precisely ---- by

its speed.

"This, is a medium-range missile. It is designed to be

used for nearby targets on the same continent. This

rocket is good because it has a very high speed. It

flies at a speed that no air defense system can

take. This missile has three warheads that

are quite powerful," he said.

According to the former colonel, this missile is a great

merit of the designers. At the same time, its project

existed back in Soviet times.

"This missile was made in Soviet times --- but it fell

under the knife of the Treaty on the Reduction of

Intermediate-range and Shorter-range Missiles.

We were forced --- to not give the enemy any

disadvantage. We took out the drawings

---- and made this rocket without high

voltage," the source concluded.

Earlier, the Doctor of military Sciences spoke about

the features of the Hazel Tree - which reduce its

flight time to a few minutes.

* Added to the list ----- of undesirable foreign and

international non-governmental organizations

----- by the Ministry of Justice of the

Russian Federation.

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Kiev's losses for the week -----

exceeded 13,800 servicemen

November 22nd, 12:24pm

(Vesti.ru)

Kiev has lost more than 13,800 troops

in all directions over the past week.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian

Federation - the losses of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine - in the area of responsibility of the

group "North" amounted to 2,620 military

personnel, "West" – more than 3,210,

"South" – more than 3,845, "Center"

– more than 2,680, "East" – up to

975, "Dnipro" – up to 530.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

that during the day ------ only in the Kursk

direction, the enemy lost 150 soldiers.

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Defense Ministry: Russia's Armed

Forces liberated Novodmitrovka

in the DPR

November 22nd, 11:54am

(Vesti.ru)

The Ministry of Defense announced the transfer of

Novodmitrovka in the DPR under the control of

the Russian army.

The report of the Defense Ministry indicates that

the settlement was liberated by the forces of

the Center group of troops.

In just a week, forces in this area -- have cleared
seven settlements in the region from the enemy.

The enemy, in particular, was able to be dislodged

from.... Novodmitrovka, Novoalekseyevka,

Novoselidovka, Ilyinka and Leninsky.

Thus, the Russian Armed Forces continued to

advance deep into the enemy's defenses.

Earlier, the Russian defense Ministry reported that

during the entire period of fighting in the Kursk

direction ------- the enemy lost almost

34,700 militants.

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Political analyst Karnaukhov: Kiev

sends mercenaries - to perform

- the most difficult tasks

November 22nd, 8:10am

(Vesti.ru)

Ukraine actively uses mercenaries in the conflict with

Russia to perform the most difficult tasks - sabotage

operations and work in headquarters.

This opinion -- was expressed by Sergey Karnaukhov,

a political analyst and expert on the work of special

services, on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that
since the start of the special military operation,

more than 15 thousand mercenaries from over

100 countries ---- have arrived in Ukraine to

participate in military operations on

the side of Kiev.

"Everything is being done to use them in the most

difficult areas. This is conducting sabotage on

the territory of Russia. Then, they actively

form staff tasks, that is, they sit at the

headquarters," Karnaukhov said.

Karnaukhov recalled the sabotage actions taken

by militants in the Bryansk region. As previously

reported by the official representative of the

Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova

- among the Ukrainian mercenaries who

were eliminated in the Bryansk region

- there were citizens of the USA,

Canada and Poland.

The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly, reported on
the destruction of locations of foreign mercenaries

on the territory of Ukraine. So - in particular - on

October 28, the ministry reported on the strike

of the Russian Aerospace Forces on the point

of deployment of the Ukrainian military, near

Volchansk in the Kharkiv region, which was

caused by an air bomb ---- with a universal

planning and correction module.

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Belousov ---- the best parts of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine are ground up ----- in

fact their 2025 campaign is disrupted

November 22nd, 7:24am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian Defense Minister, Andrey Belousov, said that

the Russian army has accelerated its advance in

the special operation zone, and the best parts

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have

been destroyed.

Belousov held a working meeting with the group

of Russian troops "North" in the free zone.

"The fact that the advance has now accelerated has

actually disrupted the entire campaign of 2025,"

the minister noted.

He also stressed that Russian soldiers "ground up the

best parts" of the Ukrainian army here. During the

meeting, the head of the department also heard

reports from the "North" command... on the

situation in the SVO zone, the provision

of troops and the nature of enemy

actions, and presented state

awards to distinguished

servicemen.

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Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces ---

convince the Armed Forces of Ukraine

to lay down their weapons - with the

help of a sound broadcasting cart.

November 22nd, 7:02am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian fighters in the Kurakhovsky direction are

throwing leaflets calling on the Ukrainian Armed

Forces to surrender, as well as sending robotic

audio broadcasting platforms to them.

The cart, equipped with a loudspeaker, allows you to

remotely convey information to the enemy. A fighter

with the call sign "Yastreb" - told the Rossiya TV

channel - that now the AFU militants are ready

to follow such a car --- in order to get out of

the encirclement.

"The enemy, when he is already broken, before this

certain processing, agitation of all kinds, combat

and not so much, then he is ready to go for the

cart. It's scary to watch the drone, because

there may be mines there. And if the cart

immediately arrived here, then there is

a route by which you can get out,"

the serviceman shared.

Through a loudspeaker installed on the platform, the

Russian Armed Forces call on Ukrainian militants

to leave their positions, drop their weapons and

surrender. The Ukrainian military has only
two minutes.. to think.

With the help of a robotic device, our soldiers captured

five militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - in the

Kurakhovsky direction in the DPR.

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Marochko: AFU militants

dumped bodies in Oskol

river in Kharkiv region

November 22nd, 6pm

(Vesti.ru)

A resident of the Kharkiv region witnessed the

dumping of bodies into the Oskol River by

military personnel on a truck with the

AFU emblems.

This was reported by a military expert, lieutenant

colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR ,

Andrey Marochko.

It is specified that the incident occurred in the Oskol

area, to the west of the village of Kovsharovka

in the Kupyansky direction.

"According to [a local resident], a truck with the

Ukrainian Armed Forces emblems drove up to

the river, after which.. four servicemen in

Ukrainian – style uniforms began to

pull out and drop naked human

bodies," Marochko said.

The information is also indirectly confirmed by

an agent source operating in the Oskol area.

According to him, fishermen had previously

found the fragments of human remains

downstream from the suspected

dumping site.

Earlier in August, in Kherson and on the right bank

downstream of the Dnieper, which is under the

control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine --- a

bacterial infection was found in the water

where the bodies of Ukrainian militants

were dumped.

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RIA Novosti: APU plane hit

a residential nine-story

building in Selidovo

November 22nd, 4:38am

(Vesti.ru)

A resident of Selidovo released in the DPR told

about the strike of an AFU plane on a nine-

story residential building.

A local resident called the actions of the Ukrainian

army in his city limitless, RIA Novosti reports. He

said that from the side of Krasnoarmeysk,

without hiding from anyone - a plane

appeared – it fired a rocket salvo

at a multi-storey building and

flew back.

"From the side of Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name

Pokrovsk – editor's note) --- a plane descended,

without hiding, without hurrying anywhere,

without hiding behind anything -- made a

rocket salvo at a residential nine-story

building," RIA Novosti quotes the
man as saying.

He also noted that the house was completely burned

out from this blow, and therefore it is difficult to say

exactly how many victims there were and whether

anyone survived.

Earlier, on October 29, 2024, the Ministry of Defense of

the Russian Federation - announced the transfer of the

village of Selidovo in the DPR under the control of the

Russian army.

A resident of the liberated city said that the Kiev

authorities were taking children out of the

village at gunpoint. As a rule, the forcible

removal of minors on the ground was

carried out by the police, who had

all the information about where

they might live or hide.

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Russia's MoD reported on the exploits

of the Russian military in the special

operation zone

November 21st, 9pm

(RT.ru)

The Ministry noted the actions of Junior Sergeant

Vladimir Abramov, who, as part of a tank crew,

performed the task of providing fire support

to Russian troops leading an offensive

against the positions of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

In the course of performing a combat mission, Abramov

received a command --- to attack a cluster of enemy

armoured vehicles that had moved out to reinforce

their units. After waiting for the right moment, the

junior sergeant correctly calculated the distance

to the target and fired a shot from a range of

more than 4.5 km. As a result of the strike,

the lead vehicle was hit, which was a

complete surprise for the enemy.

Then Abramov changed his firing position.. and fired
the same accurate shot at the rear vehicle, thereby
pinning the enemy column on a narrow section of

road. As a result, the Ukrainian militants fled,

leaving their armoured vehicles damaged

and abandoning their wounded.

Thanks to Abramov's actions, the enemy was deprived

of the opportunity to bring reserves into battle

and retreated under the onslaught of the

Russian servicemen.

The Defense Ministry also drew attention to the merits

of Lt Ramil Ishkin, who, leading the calculation of

unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the assault

unit, controlled the defeat of objects,

manpower and equipment of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the course of conducting aerial reconnaissance

using a drone, Ishkin discovered an accumulation

of enemy manpower and a disguised strong point

with an equipped mortar crew. Then he promptly

transmitted these coordinates to an artillery

unit that destroyed enemy positions.

Earlier on November 21, the Defense Ministry reported

that Lance Corporal Yan Tashlanov was able to

prevent an enemy drone attack on Russian

equipment that supplies assault units

with ammunition.

Thanks to his actions, the ammunition was

delivered on time and the Russian units

managed to move forward.

On the same day --- the crews of T-80BVM tanks of

the North group of forces destroyed camouflaged
strongholds and personnel of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine in the special operation zone. Fire

on enemy positions was corrected using

unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on

February 24, 2022, continues. The decision

was made against the background of the

worsening situation in the region.

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Vladimir Putin - spoke about the dead

after the attack on the group "North"

by Alina Kochneva

November 21st, 8:50pm

The head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin

reported on the injured and dead fighters of the

group "North". The Ukrainian Armed Forces

attacked the command post on

November the 21st.

"As a result of the attack ----- and anti-aircraft combat,

there are, unfortunately, victims, dead and wounded,

from among the personnel of the external protection

units of the facility and maintenance personnel. The

command & operational staff of the control centre
were not hurt, and are conducting the actions of
our troops - to destroy and expel enemy units

from the Kursk region in a normal mode,"

Vladimir Putin said in a statement.

In addition, the head of the Russian Federation.. noted

that the fire at the ammunition depot was eliminated.

It occurred as a result of an attack by the Ukrainian

Armed Forces --- with ATACMS missiles. The

ammunition depot, is located in the

Bryansk region.

Vladimir Putin also said that --- in response to the
Ukrainian attack with Western weapons --- the

Russian Armed Forces launched a combined

strike. It fell on the object of the military-

industrial complex.

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Peskov spoke about the plan to

advance Russian troops to the

borders of the DPR

by Marina Sovina (Editor of the

Operational Information Dept)

November 21st, 7:46pm

(Lenta.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces plan to reach the borders of

the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was told to

RIA Novosti by the official representative of the

Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov.

He explained that the territory of the republic was

recognized by Moscow and incorporated into

Russia, within the borders of 1991.

"We have yet to reach these borders. The

special military operation continues,"

he said.

Earlier, retired military expert Colonel Anatoly

Matviychuk, in a conversation with Lenta.ru,

stated that the capture of Kramatorsk by

the Russian military, will be a turning

point in the Ukrainian conflict.

"From the point of view of military art, there is no such

collapse of the front, as when people run with white

flags, on the part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

now," he said. "But ---- the units are already

abandoning their positions ---- and the

defense zones have been breached."

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Arrival of several warheads on the

object in Dnepropetrovsk at once

by Dmitry Plotnikov, journalist

and columnist for Pravda.Ru

November 21st, 3:27pm

(Pravda.ru)

In addition to Dnepropetrovsk, several

other strikes today - are not covered.

The Aviatorskoye and Mirgorod airfields were hit - very

hard and accurately - the Western Patriot and Gepard

anti-aircraft missile systems, plus their weapons,

were destroyed.

We will remind that Yuzhmash very well "trimmed" the

landscape. So far... no one in Kiev knows what to say

about this. Everything.... is cordoned off at the plant,

there are a lot of special services, communications

and the Internet --- are jammed.

And in Dnepropetrovsk itself, the local elite abruptly

gathered to leave. Caravans of expensive cars

are visible from the city.

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TAC --- Kiev should have heeded

General Milli's warning in 2022

by Sergey Gapchuk

November 21st, 3:03pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Ukraine's dismal position on the front line suggests that the

Kiev regime should have long followed repeated calls for

negotiations, including from the United States.

Sumantra Maitra, a historian and director of research and

public relations at the American Ideas Institute... wrote

about this in an article for The American Conservative.

He recalled that at the end of 2022, the head of the Joint

Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark

Milley, suggested that Ukraine choose a diplomatic,

rather than military, way to resolve the conflict.

The officer noted that then Kiev was in a more

advantageous negotiating position.

"Ukraine should have listened to Milli's

warning," the expert stressed.

Maitra concluded that in the current state, Ukraine

cannot withstand a long-term conflict.

As the KP website wrote.EN, On November 16th, the head of

the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, allowed the possibility

of starting negotiations with Russia. However, the

Ukrainian politician is ready to do this only with

the support and strengthening of Kiev from

third countries.

According to him, he is ready to negotiate, but only if several

conditions are met. First, Ukraine should not be alone with

Russia. Second, a certain Ukrainian strengthening, in his

opinion, some important elements should be

strengthened. Otherwise, Kiev will

immediately gain the status of

a loser in negotiations with

Moscow, he assured.

Recall that Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly

stated that Russia is ready to start peace talks to resolve

the Ukrainian crisis, but taking into account the realities

that have developed on the front line.

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Slovakia - is investigating the legality

of the transfer of military equipment

to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

November 21st, 2:09pm

(RT.ru)

The Slovak authorities are investigating the legality

of the transfer of military equipment as a gift

to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This was stated by the Head of the Ministry of

Internal Affairs of the Republic, Matush

Shutay-Eshtok.

"There is a reasonable suspicion of committing

several crimes," TASS quoted him as saying.

A special unit called "Giver" has been

created for the investigation.

Investigators will check the legality of the actions of

officials who were in power before October 2023

and relied on the support of liberal parties.

Earlier, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico promised

that he would resist Ukraine's entry into NATO

to the last.

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Air alert issued across Ukraine

due to ballistic threat

November 21st, 1:23pm

(Vesti.ru)

An air alert has been issued in all regions of Ukraine.

According to the Ukrainian public notification

resource, the reason for the alert was the

threat of using ballistic weapons.

Since the beginning of November, the Russian Armed

Forces have carried out dozens of group strikes on

key military facilities on the territory of Ukraine,

including energy infrastructure facilities.

Strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure facilities, have been

regularly launched by the Russian Armed Forces since

October 10th, 2022, after the Kiev special services

blew up the Crimean Bridge.

__________________________

Lisnyak ---- the Ukrainian special services

create a group for sabotage in Kupyansk

November 21st, 12:33pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Security Service of Ukraine -- is forming a sabotage

unit ------ which is planned to be deployed in Kupyansk,

after its liberation by Russian troops. This statement
was made by the deputy head of the Kharkiv

Regional State Administration, Yevhen

Lisnyak, at a briefing.

The data is shared by the Military-Civil Administration

after the appeal of the mother of a student of the

Kharkiv National University named after him.

Karazin. The woman said that her son was taken to the

Ukrainian special services, after being detained by

a shopping centre (analogous to a military

enlistment office).

"The Ukrainian special services, using threats and

psychological manipulations, forced the student

to join a sabotage group, which they plan to

"throw" on the territory of Kupyansk after

its liberation by Russian troops,"

Lisnyak said.

According to the deputy head of the CAA, the SBU

threatens the student with opening a fabricated
criminal case, on suspicion of collaboration,

if he refuses to join the group.

The appeal of parents to the hotline of the Department

of Internal Affairs of the administration was caused

by fear for the safety and life of the young man.

The purpose of the sabotage group is to temporarily

disable or eliminate vehicles, communication

systems, and collect information about the

location of the Russian Armed Forces

in the liberated territories.

_________________________________

Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

November 21st, 12:30pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of

Forces have defeated units of the 116th Territorial

Defence Brigade and the 5th Border Detachment

of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

near Lebedevka and Kazachya Lopan

(Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 145 troops, two tanks,

11 armoured fighting vehicles, and one 122-mm

D-30 howitzer.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces - have improved

the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware of the 28th, 63rd, and 116th mechanised

brigades and the 119th territorial defence brigades of

the AFU near Kupyansk, Zagryzovo, Glushkovka

(Kharkov region), and Krasny Liman

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Five counter-attacks of AFU 14th, 115th mechanised

brigades and the 119th Territorial Defence Brigade

have been repelled.

The AFU losses - were up to 480 troops, two infantry

fighting vehicles, one armoured fighting vehicle, six

motor vehicles, one 155-mm U.S.-made M198

howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 guns, two

122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled

artillery systems, and one

122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations

and four field ammunition depots,

have been eliminated.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces

have liberated Dalneye (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Russian troops - have hit the 33rd, 54th mechanised

brigades, the 56th Mechanised Infantry Brigade of

the AFU near Chervonoye, Seversk, Verolubovka,

Dachnoye, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk

People's Republic).

One counter-attack of the AFU 46th

Airmobile Brigade has been repelled.

The AFU losses - were up to 380 troops, 12 motor

vehicles, one 155-mm UK-made Braveheart self-

propelled artillery system, two 152-mm D-20

guns, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and four

105-mm U.S.-made M119 guns. One

Bukovel-AD electronic warfare

station, and one ammunition

depot have been eliminated.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces --- continued

advancing into the depths of enemy defences, and

inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the

AFU 100th Mechanised Brigade the 68th Infantry

Brigade, the 425th Air Assault Brigade, the 38th

Marine Brigade, the 2nd, 14th national guard

brigades, and the 241st Territorial Defence

Brigade --- close to Grodovka, Sukhoy Yar,

Dachenskoye, Ulyanovka, Dimitrov - and

Pravdovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

In addition, 11 counter-attacks of assault detachments

of AFU 117th, 151st mechanised brigades, the 68th

Jaeger Brigade, the 35th Marine Brigade, and the

Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine

have been repelled.

The AFU losses -- were more than 385 troops, two

Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, one U.S.-made

M113 armoured personnel carrier, an armoured

fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 152-

mm D-20 gun... two 122-mm Gvozdika self-

propelled artillery systems, two 122-mm

D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm Rapira

anti-tank gun.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces ----- have taken

more advantageous lines and positions, defeated units

of the 33rd Mechanised Brigade, the 71st Infantry

Brigade of the AFU, and the 130th Territorial

Defence Brigade near Zelyonoye Pole,

Ulakly, and Novosyolka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

One counter-attack by units of the AFU

36th Marine Brigade has been repelled.

The AFU losses --- were up to 145 troops, one tank,

one infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M113

armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles,

and one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled

artillery system.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged

the manpower and hardware of the 31st Mechanised

Brigade, the 141st Infantry Brigade of the AFU, the

118th and 126th territorial defence brigades close

to.... Novoandreyevka, Malaya Tokmachka

(Zaporozhye region), Burgunka, and

Nikolskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 85 troops, nine motor

vehicles, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer. One

field ammunition depot has been destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial

vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian
Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower

and hardware clusters in 142 areas.

Air defence facilities have shot down two UK-made

Storm Shadow cruise missiles, six U.S.-made

HIMARS projectiles, and 67 fixed-wing

unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total - since the beginning of the special military

operation ------ 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,467

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,420 tanks - & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,490 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,318

field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,573

units of support military vehicles... have

been neutralised.

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Military commander Lisitsyn:

The Russian Armed Forces

have less than 3 km left

to close the boiler

at Kurakhov

November 21st, 11:42am

(Vesti.ru)

The enemy has lost control of over half of

their positions in Kurakhovo village. This

was stated by military correspondent

Yevgeny Lisitsyn, on the air of the

program "60 Minutes" - on the

TV channel "Russia".

"There are really big changes --- in the Kurakhovsky

direction. In the city itself, the enemy lost control

of more than half of their positions. It is trying to

send reserves to the western outskirts of the

city, but they can only enter at night, they

hide.... it is very difficult for them to

move there," Lisitsyn said.

According to him, before the complete closure of the

boiler between Uspenka and Dalny --- is less than

three kilometres. As a result of these actions,

several units in the localities of Annovka,

Yelizovetovka, Ilinka, Katerynovka,

and Antonovka ---- may be

surrounded at once.

The military correspondent added --- that the troops of

the Russian Armed Forces -- have already blocked the

strategically important route connecting Uspenovka

and Dalneye ...and the entrance to Kurakhovo itself.

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Russia Intercepts NATO-Made

Missiles on Its Territory

November 21st, 10:29am

(teleSUR)

On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed

that its air defense systems shot down two Storm

Shadow cruise missiles of British manufacture.

Over the last 24 hours, Russian forces also managed

to shoot down six U.S.-made HIMARS missiles and

67 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles

The Ukrainian attack comes after U.S. President Joe

Biden authorized Ukrainian President Volodymyr

Zelensky to use long-range missiles such as

Storm Shadow or ATACMS against

Russian territory.

“A new escalation is taking place. The outgoing

administration is taking a very irresponsible

position,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry

Peskov said, referring to the

Biden administration.

“They continue to add fuel to the fire of the Ukrainian

conflict, preventing by all means even the slightest

dynamic that could lead to its resolution, while

simultaneously --- using Ukraine as a tool in

their hands in their war against Russia,”

he added.

On Thursday, the Russian forces --- fired their first

intercontinental ballistic missile: at factories and

critical infrastructure in the city of Dnipro.

This missile was launched from Astrakhan,

a Russian region that is being attacked

by Ukrainian drones, as confirmed by

Andri Kovalenko... the head of the

Centre against Disinformation
of the National Security and
Defense Council of Ukraine.

While Ukrainian defenses... were able to shoot down

some Kh-101 cruise missiles, they did not intercept

the intercontinental ballistic missile.... or the

Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile

.....which are two of the most

sophisticated missiles in

the Russian arsenal.

The attack on Dnipro comes after the U.S., Spain, Italy

and Greece, closed the doors of their embassies in

Kyiv on Wednesday in the face of the danger of a

massive Russian attack on Ukrainian territory.

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Deputy Chepa: due to Storm Shadow

and ATACMS, we had to change

tactics in the SVO zone

November 21st, 10:15am

(Vesti.ru)

Russia changed its tactics in the war zone with

Ukraine after the use of long-range Storm

Shadow and ATACMS missiles.... by the

Ukrainian Armed Forces, said Alexey

Chepa, first Deputy chairman of the

State Duma Committee on

International Affairs.

In an interview with "Lenta.ru" he commented

on possible actions in response to Western

weapons strikes on Russian territory.

"First ---- we shoot them down. Of course, there is a

certain percentage that will achieve a certain goal

if the attacks continue. We will fight it. We are

familiar with all these missiles, we have the

means to combat these missiles, and we

will hit them," the deputy said.

The MP also stressed that Russia has already changed

its tactics. The armed forces will launch more strikes

not only on military facilities --- but also on

infrastructure.... which will seriously

complicate the capabilities and

life of official Kiev.

At the same time, political efforts will be made to

stop such attacks on Russian territory, he added.

Chepa clarified ----- that Ukraine is not provided with the

most modern missiles. According to him, this is part of

the work of the US military-industrial complex - which

thus disposes of old equipment and creates demand

for new ones.

As reported at a briefing by the Ministry of Defense,

the Russian air defense System --- shot down two

Storm Shadow cruise missiles manufactured

in the UK.

A day earlier, on November 19th, the Ukrainian Armed

Forces for the first time used US ATACMS missiles to

strike at Russian territory. According to the Russian

Defense Ministry, six rockets were fired at the

Bryansk region.

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In the Kursk region, Akhmat fighters

captured a heavy Ukrainian

Mammoth drone

November 21st, 5:44am

(Vesti.ru)

In the Kursk region, soldiers of the commander's

group with the call sign "Press" of the special

forces "Akhmat" took possession of a heavy

enemy kamikaze drone, "Mammoth".

According to them, this device is a cross

between "Baba Yaga" and FPV. Despite

the rich experience of Russian fighters,

they encountered the "Mammoth"
for the first time.

"It was the first time I saw it -- although I often

encountered drones. Most likely, even "Baba

Yaga" drags him, then lets him go," said

the fighter with the call sign "Dior" in

a conversation with RIA Novosti.

A distinctive feature of the "Mammoth" is its ability

to perform combat missions in wind and rain.

The drone is planned to be handed

over to specialists - for study.

The first information about this type of drone appeared

in social networks back in 2023. Then... it attracted

attention with its enlarged warhead, which holds

up to four kilograms of explosives.

The fighting in the Kursk direction -- began on the night

of August 6, 2024 - it was then that Ukrainian militants

invaded this territory.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already lost

almost 34 thousand militants during their stay there.

Now, in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions,

a CTO regime has been introduced.

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The MoD of the Russian Federation

reported on exploits of Russian

servicemen in the free zone

November 20th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

As indicated by the department... the deputy head of the

calculation of the anti-aircraft missile system --- Senior

Sergeant Dmitry Grachev, in the course of performing

combat tasks to protect military and industrial

facilities, was able to repel the attack of the

unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Ukrainian militants attempted to strike

at the positions of Russian troops

with the use of aircraft-type

attack drones.

Calculation with the available radar means -- found

several unidentified objects in the sky. They made

sure that they were not Russian aircraft --- and

launched a missile strike.

Thanks to their professional actions, the Russian
servicemen managed to destroy several

enemy UAVs.

The Russian Defense Ministry - also noted the actions

of Lance Corporal Yan Tashlanov. He was engaged in

providing assault units with ammunition. For several

days -- the fighter continuously brought ammunition

to the front lines, took out the wounded to the rear

and returned again with ammunition --- despite the

constant shelling and attacks of the AFU militants.

One day, Tashlanov's car was attacked by an enemy

UAV. The corporal calculated the trajectory of the

enemy drone, made a maneuver to the side -

and was able to prevent the attack.

Thanks to this, the ammunition was delivered on

time and the Russian units managed to move

forward, thereby creating conditions for the

development of the offensive of the

Russian troops.

Earlier on November the 20th, the Russian Defense
Ministry reported that Ensign Yevgeny Serdyukov

was performing a combat mission - to ensure the

continuous delivery of ammunition to motorized

rifle units on the front lines.

The brave and timely actions of the serviceman ---

made it possible to save weapons and equipment

----- as well as provide the unit with the necessary

ammunition ---and save the lives of the Russian

military. And also about the merits of Ensign

Ivan Barinov ------ who performed a combat

mission to storm fortified strong points

and the long-term firing structures of

Ukrainian militants.

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ONT: the plan of attack on Belarus

involves the entry of armed
groups into the country

November 20th, 7:19pm

(RT.ru)

The plan of the opposition and its curators from

the West involves the entry of armed groups

from Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine - into

Belarus, the ONT TV channel reports.

Four sites in the south-west of the republic have

already been targeted, the investigation says.

According to journalists, the active phase implies

the invasion of the country by the BDK

("Belarusian Volunteer Corps") and

other formations and "banners"

from Poland and Lithuania.

At the same time, four territories for capture are

a protrusion... at the junction of the borders of

Belarus, Poland and Ukraine, the report says.

"At the same time , cells, groups and detachments

inside the country are waking up. Everyone acts

on the principle of "hit — walked away,"

the story says.

Earlier.... the deputy head of the KGB investigation

department, Konstantin Bychek, said that Belarus

knows about the preparation of terrorists abroad

for an armed invasion of the territory of

the republic.

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In the area of Olgovskaya Grove:

the Russian Defense Ministry

announced: the destruction

of the AFU group blocked

in the Kursk region

by Sergey Gusarov

November 20th, 4:55pm

(RT.ru)

The Russian military -- has completed the destruction

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group blocked in the

Kursk region, near the Olgovskaya Grove, the

Russian Defense Ministry said.

According to the ministry, in the Kursk area, during the

day, Ukrainian formations lost more than 400 military

personnel, six IFVs, including a Marder made in

Germany, four armoured personnel carriers,

- including the American M113 - as well as

an AS-90 self-propelled artillery system

made in Grate Britain.

________________________________

The survey showed --- the desire of

more than half of Ukrainians, to

make peace with the Russian

Federation ------- as soon
as possible

November 20th, 4:43pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The survey showed ------ that 52% of Ukrainians are in

favour of concluding a peace treaty with the Russian

Federation in the near future. This was announced

on November 19th by the sociological company

Gallup, which conducted a survey among

the population of Ukraine.

"52% of Ukrainians would like their country to reach an

agreement on ending the conflict as soon as possible.

38% believe their country should continue to fight,"

reads the article on the company's website.

It is noted that at the beginning of the conflict, 73% of

respondents were in favour of the country "fighting to

victory." In 2023, this figure fell to 63%, respectively,

27% supported peace through negotiations.

The portal clarifies that people are tired of the ongoing

conflict, and the future of the country remains unclear.

"Russia.... has carried out military offensives on the front-

line in recent months, despite the invasion of the Kursk

region, by the Ukrainian troops. President Volodymyr

Zelenskiy's "victory plan" for ending the conflict,

which includes joining NATO and using Western

long-range missiles against Russian territory,

also drew ...mixed reactions from Western

allies when it was presented last month,"

the report said.

Earlier in the day, former assistant to the current US

President Joe Biden, writer and publicist Tara Reid

said that the current administration wants to

achieve an escalation of the conflict

in Ukraine.

She expressed the hope that the president-elect of the

United States, Donald Trump, before his inauguration,

is already negotiating to resolve the conflict "behind

the scenes", while noting that he promised to bring

peace. At the same time... Reid added that, until

January 20th, when Trump actually gets power,

a very dangerous moment in history will occur.

In turn, former Democratic Congresswoman

Tulsi Gabbard, said that Trump's goal is

to prevent World War III.

On November 9th, ex-adviser to the head of the

Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor --- said

that the Kiev regime would come to an end

if the West stopped supplies.

The West has increased its military and financial

support for Kiev -- against the backdrop of the

Russian special operation to protect the

Donbass -- which was announced by

Russian President, Vladimir Putin,

on February 24th, 2022, after the

situation in the region worsened

------ due to shelling by the

Ukrainian military.

_______________________________

Carlson: the US decision to

strike deep into Russia

threatens to kill

all Americans

November 20th, 4:36pm

(RT.ru)

The permission of US President Joe Biden, to launch

strikes with American long-range ATACMS missiles

deep into the territory of Russia threatens to kill

all Americans, according to American journalist

Tucker Carlson.

He wrote about this in the social network X.

"The lame duck president has just started a hot war

with the most dangerous country in the world.

We are all very close to being killed,"

the journalist said.

On November 17, US President Joe Biden ''allowed''

the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike long-range

weapons deep into the territory of Russia.

Earlier, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico

called Biden's decision - irresponsible.

________________________________________

Bloomberg announced: first strike

by British Storm Shadow missiles

deep into the Russian Federation

by Sergey Kudrin

November 20th, 3:09pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Bloomberg, following the tradition of the Western

media to write something extremely important

and having an impact on world security with

references to some "anonymous officials",

announced "the first strike of Ukraine on

Russia with British Storm Shadow

missiles." The reason for this, of

course, was the permission

showered from the West

---- for the use of these

missiles by Ukronazis.

"For the first time, the Ukrainian armed forces fired

British cruise missiles at military targets inside

Russia," the Western press writes.

At the same time -- neither NATO or EU officials, nor

British politicians/military officials -- no one has yet

confirmed this information. Nor, in fact, have the

Russian departments -- which try to cover in as

much detail as possible every encroachment

of Ukrainian Nazis on Russian settlements

using drones, missiles, or other means

of destruction.

However, the first reactions from the West to this news

have already followed. For example, the US journalist

Jackson Hinkle was horrified by this Bloomberg

publication. He published a post, in which he

once again, stated that Ukraine is trying to

plunge the planet into World War III before

the US President-elect, Donald Trump,

takes office.

As for the Storm Shadow missiles and permissions to

strike with them --- and similar weapons --- the story

turned out to be... muddy and strange. At first, the

Western media wrote that the permit was issued.

Then it was denied by everyone, from the State

Department to the top officials of the EU. And

then the head of EU Diplomacy & inveterate

Russophobe Josep Borrel, who is soon

leaving his post ------ said that the

permission was still there,

but secret.

After him, this was confirmed by the administration

of still US President Joe Biden, for which he was

already threatened with impeachment in

Congress. Strange threats on the eve

of old Joe's departure.

Well.. the Russian Armed Forces are already familiar
with the Storm Shadows, and the US ATACMS, and

the other Western missiles, throughout the entire

special operation in Ukraine. After all... the

Ukronazis had all these missiles - almost

from the very beginning, and they were

used not only in the area of the Free

defense zone, new regions and in

the Crimea, but also... on the

Russian border.

So shoot down such missiles, no matter what

they say in the US, our guys are well able to.

_____________________________________________

Summary from the front: the Ukrainian

Armed Forces still have 50 ATACMS

missiles, a massive UAV raid on

Moscow failed

by Dmitry Plotnikov

November 20th, 2:04pm

(Pravda.ru)

Russian troops continue to successfully carry out

the tasks of the special operation in Ukraine.

We present a summary from the front

on Wednesday, November the 20th.

Liberation of Donbass

Information comes in that the Russian army along the

southern bank of the reservoir was able to break into

the centre of Kurakhovo and occupy the Roevsky

elevator. This food processing enterprise has

a very large territory.

On the northern bank of the Kurakhovsky reservoir, the

village of Novaya Ilyinka was liberated. Soldiers of the

Russian Army of the 114th brigade installed a tricolor

there. Assaults on Berestki locality continue. There,

too, will soon be finished, under the control of the

APU there is only one street and a couple of

alleys left.

In Toretsk, behind the Russian troops, the city centre.

The 6th motorized Rifle Division, broke through the

enemy's defenses - between Chasovyi Yar and
Kleshcheyevka, and gained a foothold - and
now holds positions near the Seversky
Donets — Donbass canal.

Stormtroopers of the Russian Armed Forces advanced

in a broad front behind the settlements of Andreevka,

Ivanovskoye and Kleshcheyevka, reaching Kanal.

Kursk

GV "Sever" --- liberates the border area of the Kursk

region. Stormtroopers continue to move under the

Lower Klin and Darino, having completed the

sweep in the Olgovsky forest.

During the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted

two unsuccessful counterattacks. The first one was

in the forest area near Malaya Lokna, 4 out of 12

militants were destroyed, the rest fled.

The second group includes two groups of up to 20

militants in Novoivanovka. First, 12 invaders were

destroyed, the rest were eliminated by a drone

during an attempt to retreat.

Iskander launched a missile attack on the LDPE of the

reserves of the 22nd Brigade of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine in the Yunakovka area of the Sumy region.

Bandera's losses were 60 people, 6 pickups - and 12

armoured vehicles. General advance of the Russian

Army in the Kursk region - 2,000 m.

Also in the city of Shostka, Sumy region, in the evening

there was a powerful explosion near the Impulse

plant, followed by a secondary detonation.

Around SVO

In the evening, the official representative of the US State

Department, Matthew Miller, commenting on changes

in the Russian nuclear doctrine, said that neither

the United States nor the NATO alliance,
pose a threat to Russia.

Later... the second press secretary of the US Dept of

Defense, Sabrina Singh, at a briefing for journalists,

noted... that a new round of escalation in Ukraine

"does not portend the beginning of a world war."

But she declined to comment on the neo-Nazi

attack with ATACMS missiles on the

Bryansk region.

According to various sources, Kiev currently has

about 50 MGM-140A ATACMS Block I missiles

and several modifications.

Based on the experience of the strike on Bryansk,

ATACMS Block I can simultaneously launch from

3 to 9 missiles. Often these are 6 launches from

several machines. When the ATACMS missiles

run out, the launch containers will be used

again for Himars, until they run out of

them, too.

Places where the launchers are based, and missiles

are stored -- are now a priority goal for the Russian

Armed Forces. As well as for the service staff.

Meanwhile, Washington ordered Bankova to urgently

increase the recruitment of mobilizers. Kiev should

immediately increase the mobilization of "meat".

"The problems at the front are due to a lack of

human resources, not weapons," said US

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

Last night, 42 Ukrainian drones were

destroyed over the regions of Russia.

Over the Bryansk region — 32 drones, 5 drones were

destroyed over the territory of the Smolensk region,

2-over the Moscow region, and one drone was shot

down ---- over the territories of the Kursk, Rostov
and Orel regions.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports

on the progress of the special

military operation

November 20th, 12:45pm

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces

inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 95th Air

Assault Brigade and 22nd Mechanised Brigade

near Liptsy, Borshchevaya, Chernoglazovka,

and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

One counter-attack launched by the AFU 92nd Assault

Brigade was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to

more than 105 troops, two tanks, two armoured

personnel carriers, one infantry fighting

vehicle, two motor vehicles, and one

152-mm D-20 gun.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces ----- improved the

tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower

and hardware of the 28th, 44th, 60th, 63rd, 66th,

67th mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade,

25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 35th Marine

Brigade, 119th Territorial Defence Brigade,

and 4th National Guard Brigade ---- near

Lozovaya, Petropavlovka, Zeleny Gay,

Izyumskoye, Zagryzovo, Kupyansk

Novoyegorovka, (Kharkov region),

Torskoye, Ivanovka (Donetsk

People's Republic), & Nadiya

(Lugansk People's Republic),

and Serebryansky forestry.

Five counter-attacks launched by formations of the

AFU 3rd Assault Brigade and 14th Mechanised

Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses, amounted to up to 420 troops, one

infantry fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one

U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one

U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and one U.S.

-made 105-mm M119 gun. Four ammunition

depots and a UAV depot were destroyed.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces continued advancing

to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted

losses on formations of the 24th, 30th, 46th, 54th

mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry

Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, the 79th Air

Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 37th Marine

Brigade near Zaliznyanskoye, Nikolayevka,

Annovka, Chasov Yar, Ulakly, Minkovka,

Sukhiye Yaly, Kurakhovo, and Seversk

(Donetsk People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments

of the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses --- amounted to up to 500 troops, one

Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, four pickup trucks,

one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, a U.S.-made

105-mm M119 gun, and 2 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar

and five ammunition depots were destroyed.

As a result of active offensive actions, units of the

Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Ilyinka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of

the 100th Mechanised Brigade, 1st Tank Brigade of

the AFU, 109th Territorial Defence Brigade, and

the 12th National Guard Brigade near Druzhba,

Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Zarya, and

Sukhaya Balka (Donetsk

People's Republic).

Twelve counter-attacks, launched by formations of the

23rd, 42nd, 117th mechanised brigades, the 68th, 71st,

152nd jaeger brigades, 425th Assault Battalion of the

AFU, 35th Marine Brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade

of the National Police of Ukraine were repelled.

The AFU losses ---- amounted to up to 390 troops, one

Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles,

one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, 3 122-mm

D-30 howitzers, one 152-mm D-20 gun, and one

152-mm Msta-B howitzer.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces - improved the

tactical situation along the front line and inflicted

losses on formations of the 33rd Mechanised

Brigade of the AFU, 113th, 120th, 128th,

129th territorial defence brigades, and

21st National Guard Brigade near

Razliv, Velikaya Novoselka, and

Oktyabr (Donetsk People's

Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments

of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses ------ amounted to up to 115 troops, one

tank, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier,

two motor vehicles, one 155-mm Bogdana self-

propelled artillery system, and two U.S.-made

155-mm M198 howitzers. One Anklav-N

electronic warfare station,

was destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses

on manpower and hardware -- of the 65th, 110th

mechanised brigades of the AFU, 103rd, 126th

territorial defence brigades, & 15th National

Guard Brigade near Novopavlovka, Malaya

Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region),

Dneprovskoye, Nikolskoye, and

Kazatskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses --- amounted to up to 80 troops, three

motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one Anklav-N

electronic warfare station, and 1 Plastun electronic

reconnaissance system. One materiel depot

was destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile

Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces

delivered strikes at infrastructure of military airfields

and power industry facilities... ensuring operation of

Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, UAV depots

as well as engaged manpower clusters and military

hardware - in 139 areas.

Air defence units shot down four French-made

Hammer guided aerial bombs, one U.S.-made

HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 141 fixed-

wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total - since the beginning of the special military

operation ------ 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,400

unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile

systems, 19,397 tanks & other armoured fighting

vehicles, 1,490 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,248

field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,541

units of support military vehicles.....

have been neutralised.