War Reports - 2023-12-01
The USA is a country hostage to its military-industrial complex.
A secret behind seven seals: most of the money for Ukraine remains in the United States.
The main beneficiary of the military assistance that Washington provides to Kiev is the United States itself, writes (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/29/ukraine-military-aid-american-economy-boost/) WP. The fact is that huge sums from the packages adopted by Congress go to the production of weapons and ammunition in American factories. This stimulates the military-industrial complex and creates new jobs.
https://t.me/Media_Post_UA/15115.
CNN:
Ukraine is already racing to catch up with Russia when it comes to electronic warfare.
-After almost six months of Ukraine’s slow and grinding counteroffensive, it’s clear Russia has not just built up physical defenses but formidable electronic ones, and Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are having to adapt quickly.
-And that’s the problem for Ukraine. Russian jammers have turned the technological advantage of Ukraine’s Western-provided arsenal of “smart” – guided – weapons into a vulnerability.
-The tactical level of the Russian troops is saturated with (this equipment)” and despite equipment losses Moscow still maintains “significant electronic warfare superiority,” Zaluzhny added.
-I think what you’re seeing play out in Ukraine is very much a glimpse into what modern warfare looks like today,” said Kari Bingen, director of the Aerospace Security Project at think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former principal deputy under secretary for defense at the Pentagon. It’s a future where “electronic warfare capabilities, tactics are integrated into conventional force operations,” she added.
#CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/europe/ukraine-russia-electronic-warfare-intl-cmd/index.html)
@Slavyangrad
NGP RaZVedka:
⚠️ Based on the situation in the Avdeevsky direction.
On the southern flank, in the area between the settlements of Opytnoye and Vodyanoye, the Russian Armed Forces have significantly advanced in the direction of the settlement of Severnoye - in this area there are already intense battles in the forest plantations to the south of the settlement.
The enemy actively uses FPV drones around the clock, including at night and in unfavorable conditions (light rain); in conditions of shell starvation, drones and mortars of 60 mm and 80 mm calibers are the main fire weapons.
About FPV drones separately:
By decree of the highest command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 10,000 FPV drones of various models were transferred to the 110th brigade, a significant lack of shells of 152-mm and 155-mm calibers, the crest compensates with drones, attacking their former positions and trying to attack equipment, not always quite effectively, as the assault in the industrial zone reveales, in which the enemy was unable to hold back the onslaught of our tanks.
Also, up to 7,000 FPV drones were transferred by the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the Birds of Magyar unit, which is now operating, including in the Kherson direction, in the Krynok region, on both banks of the Dnieper. We previously reported a large number of FPVs in the area.
#Source (https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z/12687)
There are powerful arrivals in Odessa. "Typical Odessa" reports at least 4 hits.
A Geranium raid is underway, air defense systems are operating.
#Source
@Slavyangrad
❗️North Korea confirms that it has already shipped a massive 2,000 railway carriages full of rockets, shells and missiles to the Russian front line.
🫡Thank you Kim. 🇰🇵🚀🇷🇺 🤝
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In general, alarm is already in six northern and eastern regions due to the missile threat.
@Slavyangrad
The possible use of frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine by Europe could dent the euro's reputation as a safe currency, Vice-President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Luis de Guindos has said.
"Our position on utilising the dividends and interest from the frozen assets is clear. First: this should be a global decision, ideally involving all members of the G7. In addition, we have to be careful because this could lead to reputational damage. We have to look beyond this conflict in isolation, and there could be implications for the euro as a safe currency," de Guindos said in an interview with De Standaard and La Libre Belgique published on Wednesday.
The ECB should consider the long-term reputation of the euro since it is "the second most important" currency in the world, the ECB vice-president added.
#Sputnik International (https://t.me/SputnikInt_unc2/18878)
The White House has published official statistics on the profits states receive from weapons production for Ukraine. Total revenue was at least $27 billion.
At the moment, the Biden administration is trying to agree in Congress on the allocation of $61 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
#Source (https://t.me/new_militarycolumnist/123083?single)
🔴 Geranki through the Zaporozhye region in the direction of Dnepropetrovsk
#Source (https://t.me/rezervsvo/39602)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, during his last visit to Kyiv, proposed that Ukraine exchange American Abrams tanks for German Leopard tanks in a ratio of 1 to 4.
As the Indian News Nine points out, 28 German tanks were promised for seven American vehicles.
The ineffectiveness of the Abrams in the Ukrainian Armed Forces could cause serious damage to the reputation of these tanks around the world, and the Americans would like to avoid this.
#Source (https://t.me/polk105/14064)
NGP RaZVedka:
🔹 It would seem that everything was conducive to long-term defense in the industrial zone south of Avdos: hundreds of meters of dug passages and trenches, pillboxes, significant reserves, but under the onslaught of our fighters any wall would collapse.
The footage shows what was once an enemy dugout, which came under our control practically without damage, and in other conditions the guys could have used it for their own needs, but all these positions are well known to the enemy, therefore, before going to rest, the place still needs to be equipped with better defenses, like everyone else at the front - relatively restful sleep requires hard work.
#Source (https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z/12693)
According to the AFU, a charger and a receiver with a SIM card were found inside the fallen Geranium barrage ammunition
Ukrainians believe that the operator can use a mobile network to update the coordinates of the UAV and then change the flight task.
#source
@Slavyangrad.
If we had signed a peace agreement in Istanbul, then 300-400 thousand Ukrainians would now be alive, and the cities would not be turned into dust
Arestovich argues that for Ukraine, a peace agreement in the spring of 2022 would be the best course of events, thanks to Moscow’s broad gestures. But Western leaders allegedly deceived Ukraine and convinced them to continue the war, and ultimately cheated them on promised military assistance.
Arestovich still does not understand why Ukraine left the negotiations. The death toll is huge, the counteroffensive has failed, and the future of Ukraine is unclear.
We heard about the “unprecedented amount of concessions from Russia” and the thought flashed: God bless Johnson, save...
#Source (https://t.me/polk105/14073)
Sergei Lavrov arrived in the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, to participate in the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers, our correspondent reports.
The length of the route of the ministerial plane was about 4,000 km, the journey took more than 5 hours. Lavrov's plane flew over Turkey and also Greece on its way to North Macedonia, although a route through Bulgaria was previously expected.
As our agency learned, the Bulgarian side refused to allow the plane of the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry to fly over if the official representative of the Russian diplomatic department, Maria Zakharova, was on board.
#Source (https://t.me/tass_agency/220786)
Maria Zakharova writes (https://t.me/MariaVladimirovnaZakharova/6668):
The malicious stupidity of Russophobes has escalated to the point where, for the first time in our history, official authorities have prohibited a person in an airplane from being in the sky—specifically me, Maria Zakharova, as stated in the official note from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry. While it's allowed for an airplane to fly over Bulgaria, Maria Zakharova is forbidden from being on board.
No mention was made regarding whether I could fly over Bulgaria without an airplane or utilize outer space for this purpose.
Now, on a serious note, this goes beyond mere stupidity; it delves into the dangerous realm of a certain schemer within Bulgaria's power structures. The rules of air traffic, governed by the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, define a state's territory as "land territories and adjacent territorial waters," excluding airspace from this term.
Consequently, the impact of the already illegal EU sanctions cannot extend to non-stop flights by an individual prohibited from entering the state's territory.
Did Bulgarian officials consider the potential application of similar measures to the thousands of NATO functionaries on our reciprocal stop lists? Did they ponder the creation of a perilous global precedent? I think not.
Who granted illiterate officials in Sofia the right to disgrace the Bulgarian people?
P.S. By the way, we are already in Skopje 👋
@Slavyangrad
President Biden's job approval rating among independent voters has hit a record low, according to a new poll.
Just 27% of independent voters approve of the 81-year-old Biden's job in the White House, down 8 points from last month.
#Source (https://t.me/infantmilitario/113966)
Zin Note: Outside of the Democrat voting base, his approval is basically near single digits. This is the case with American democracy. 40% of the population is happy, 11% is apathetic, and 49% is fucking pissed... Regardless of who is in power.
@Slavyangrad
Most US aid to Ukraine remains in the US - Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/29/ukraine-military-aid-american-economy-boost/))
Of the $68 billion approved by Congress, about 90% goes to Americans. These funds are used to produce new weapons (on 117 production lines in 31 states and 71 cities of the USA) or to replace weapons shipped from American stocks.
At the same time, as many as 31 congressmen, whose districts receive the greatest benefit from financing Ukraine, voted against or limiting aid to Kiev, the newspaper emphasizes.
@Slavyangrad.
Gun factory in Scranton to produce artillery shells for Ukraine (among other things). Pennsylvania, USA, February 2023.
The scale, the technological process, the number of personnel and their age, the general factory entourage ... It is naive to judge by one plant, but these photos partially answer the question why the US MIC has failed to significantly increase ammunition production.
@Slavyangrad
The tankers who destroyed the Leopard 1A5 tank during the battle in the Kupyansk direction were given a certificate for the payment of funds.
“We were given the task of finding a convenient position, because the enemy chose a place where it was not easy to find him,” said the senior ATGM crew with the call sign “Peter.”
This target, by order of the commander, was literally tracked down and waited for two weeks. And after its appearance, it was knocked out with the first shot, and completely destroyed with the second.
Personnel: RF Ministry of Defense
@Slavyangrad
Volkswagen will fire staff due to the loss of brand competitiveness.
The auto giant plans to reduce costs by €10 billion by 2026, including through layoffs. It is not yet known how many employees are planned to be cut. They will be offered to enter into early retirement agreements.
It is also planned to increase the efficiency of the brand by getting rid of “ballast” - models that compete with each other within the company. Volkswagen's board of directors will determine the details by the end of the year.
Considering all the problems of the German economy, the concern should refocus on the production of cars...
-The Garden 🌳🌲🌴🌲🌳📉
#Source (https://t.me/tv360/132962)
The space satellites were blinded.
The Russian Armed Forces deployed the most powerful electronic warfare systems in Sevastopol, writes Defense Express
Satellite SAR images, or radar images, clearly show how the Russian Armed Forces have concentrated such powerful electronic warfare systems in the bays of Sevastopol that they create illumination on the sensors of the SAR satellites. This jamming is so powerful that it is the size of a city.
@Slavyangrad
Burnt corpses and broken motorcycles and mopeds are all that remains of a gang of militants who attacked the city of Djibo in northern Burkina Faso and the military base located there, reports an African Initiative correspondent who visited the scene.
Only according to preliminary estimates by representatives of the armed forces of Burkina Faso, the losses of the jihadists in this battle amounted to more than 400 militants. In total, a group of up to 3,000 militants tried to attack the city.
At the entrance to the village there is a huge number of corpses, most of them badly burned, and next to them there are broken motorcycles - a common means of transportation for militants in the Sahel region. Judging by the location of the bodies, the Burkinabe military methodically shot the attackers in the open with all types of weapons.
The first wave of attackers on motorcycles and mopeds tried to break through to the city on the afternoon of November 26. They were destroyed by heavy fire, but this did not stop those following them. According to the Burkinabe military, the militants were under the influence of drugs and literally attacked over the corpses of their comrades. Some of the jihadists managed to get close to the base and were destroyed literally at the wall protecting the military.
When the surviving terrorists finally retreated, the military began to pursue them with the help of Turkish Bayraktar drones.
Djibo is located near the border with Mali, where the national armed forces, with the support of Russian specialists, completed a victorious 400-kilometer throw march and took the stronghold separatists and jihadists - the city of Kidal. Under pressure from the Malian military, terrorist groups retreated and became more active in the border areas of neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger. Since September, all three countries have been cooperating within the framework of the Sahel Military Alliance.
#Source (https://t.me/afric_ylbIbka/5989)
October results
In October 2023, the growth of the index of industrial production was influenced by the increase in production in manufacturing, electricity and heat, as well as in the industries related to water supply and sanitation, waste management and pollution control.
Manufacturing industries have consistently shown high growth rates over the past eight months. Since March 2023, output has been growing at a monthly rate of more than 5.0% compared to the corresponding month last year. In Q2 and Q3, the momentum amounted to (+)10.4% and (+)10.2%, respectively. In October 2023, the index increased by (+)9.5% compared to October 2022 and by (+)2.9% compared to September 2023.
The energy sector showed an increase of (+)1.3% compared to October 2022 and (+)26.9% compared to September 2023.
Industries related to water and wastewater, waste management and pollution abatement increased output by (+)3.5% compared to October 2022 and by (+)2.1% compared to September 2023.
Mining and quarrying decreased by (-)0.1% compared to October 2022.
The negative performance of industrial production in the raw materials sector was affected by a decrease in the extraction of metal ores by (-)0.5% compared to October 2022 and by (-)1.1% compared to September 2023, as well as a decrease in the output of other minerals, including stone, crushed stone and sand by (-)15.7% compared to October 2022 and by (-)4.1% compared to September 2023. However, coal production continues to increase, by (+)2.2% compared to October 2022 and by (+)6.4% compared to September 2023.
Compared to September 2023, a (+)4.3% increase in production is recorded.
The publication of data on the dynamics of oil and gas production has been suspended in accordance with the Russian Government Order No. 1074-r dated April 26, 2023.
In manufacturing industries, the maximum growth rates as compared to October 2022 were demonstrated by the furniture industry, industries related to the production of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, finished metal products (except machinery and equipment), production of computers and peripherals, optical and electronic products, production of other vehicles (including aircraft, shipbuilding, etc.), manufacture of electrical equipment, chemical industry and leather industry.
However, output of tobacco products, clothing, coke and petroleum products declined.
Production of passenger cars is still growing rapidly, by (+)58.4% y-o-y in October 2022. The production of buses with a technically permissible maximum mass of 5 tons or less increased by (+)72.7% compared to October 2022. Meteorological, geophysical and other similar instruments as well as navigation equipment were manufactured by (+)94.5% more than in October 2022.
Electricity generation increased by (+)2.5% compared to October 2022, while steam and hot water generation, on the other hand, decreased by (-)2.1%.
❗️ Apparently, they forgot to meet the German President at the Qatar airport. Frank-Walter Steinmeier had to wait half an hour for the local official to arrive so that protocol was not violated.
At the same time, before the arrival of the German President, a carpet was laid out and a guard was posted. Why Steinmeier was not met immediately is unknown.
👌
#Source (https://t.me/zvezdanews/134554)
YIKES 🙈
Joe Biden called former President Donald Trump a “congressman” and said that his “Marine has a special code that allows him to blow up the whole world”🤷♂️
#Source (https://t.me/svezhesti/94340)
Today Der Spiegel notes Ukraine's grip on Avdeevka is weak and Ukraine has major issues with both manpower and munitions:
Late in the evening, after a hard day at the front, “Som” contacted us via WhatsApp. His voice sounds dull, the pauses between his sentences are long. He seems tired, almost absent.
The situation is “very, very difficult,” says the soldier. The Russians tried to surround him and his men.
..
Avdiivka could fall soon, reports “Som”. This is mainly due to the Russians' superior firepower. "They have ten times as much equipment as we do," he says, "and 20, if not 30 times as many bullets." The Ukrainians lack ammunition for mortars and guns. »Often we simply cannot fire back.«
The Ukrainian commander says the losses are also heavy. Of the 100 soldiers his company once had, he can sometimes only send 15 into battle. Some are dead, many are wounded, others are too exhausted to fight. “It’s similar in all the units here,” says “Som.”
..
“If they throw more forces into the fight,” says “Som,” “we will probably have to leave Avdiivka to them.”
Franz-Stefan Gady's impressions match what "Som" and other Ukrainian commanders report in the field. There are no more men and vehicles to attack, says the expert. "There's actually a lack of everything." He sees Ukraine facing a "difficult time" because there won't be enough ammunition for another offensive next year.
#Source
(https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/russlands-krieg-in-der-ukraine-die-furcht-der-ukrainer-vor-dem-patt-an-der-front-a-2e135100-1114-4c11-980c-9c7fa36cfd52)
@Slavyangrad (http://t.me/slavyangrad)
On the night of November 30, 2023, the enemy attacked with 20 attack UAVs of the "Shahed" type from two directions: occupied Crimea, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russian Federation. In addition, the occupiers Ukrainian Air Force attacked (Themselves) in Donetsk region with eight S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles.
In the Shepetovsky district, drone debris fell on the territory of a former plant. The level of damage is being established, the OVA reported.
Attention!
Odesa region - the threat of using ballistic weapons!
-They managed to hit themselves AGAIN. Russia has 800+ missiles in their stockpile and your really going to try to say we need to use S-300?!?! LOL who believes this anymore?
@Slavyangrad
A Su-34 of the operational-tactical aviation of the Aerospace Forces strikes with a FAB-500 M62 aerial bomb with a UMPC at the location of the dry land in Berislav, Kherson region.
#Source (https://t.me/boris_rozhin/105160)
Kleshcheevka today.
@polk105 (https://t.me/polk105/14097)
Iran confirms long-standing rumours of cooperation with Russia
Tehran has confirmed the purchase of Mi-28 attack helicopters, Su-35 fighter jets and Yak-130 fighter trainer jets from Moscow, Military Watch Magazine reported (https://inosmi.ru/20231130/iran-266840482.html). The purchase of these machines will strengthen Iran's military potential, the article said.
Unlike the Su-35, which are surely intended for the Iranian Air Force, it remains unclear where the Mi-28 helicopters will serve - in the Air Force, the Army or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
That's why the US Navy is sailing past Iran very carefully
#source (https://t.me/polk105/14095)
UAV operator of the Western Group of Forces destroyed and disabled more than 10 Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Kupyansk direction.
Video: @natoptishh
#source (https://t.me/stepnoy_veter/4050)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Nikopol
🕰 Date: ~29.11.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.566300, 34.402400
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed a large amount of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in Nikopol.
🖥 id: 30112023.0756
✉️source: https://t.me/sudoplatov_official/832
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Avdiivka
🕰 Date: ~29.11.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.1760682, 37.7035389
📝 Description: Russian aircraft attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the tunnel at the coke plant in Avdiivka.
🖥 id: 30112023.0806
✉️source: https://t.me/nm_dnr/11330
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Verbove
🕰 Date: ~29.11.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.4917366, 35.9425065
📝 Description: Russian landing forces attack positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Verbove area.
🖥 id: 30112023.0744
✉️source: https://t.me/RVvoenkor/57419
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Avdiivka
🕰 Date: ~29.11.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.176004, 37.703592
📝 Description: Russian LMUR destroys positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdiivka area.
🖥 id: 30112023.0952
✉️source: https://t.me/btr80/12504
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Tiahynka
🕰 Date: ~29.11.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.805500, 33.045500
📝 Description: The Russian Lancet destroyed two Ukrainian Armed Forces tanks near Tiahynka.
🖥 id: 30112023.0934
✉️source: https://t.me/Dnepro_Rub/1591
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
Russian aviation pulled Ukrainian militants in Avdeevka literally out of the ground
The attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of attacks on enemy equipment and personnel hidden in a tunnel at the Avdeevka coke plant. Thanks to the use of the latest guided weapons, the enemy was hit right in his hiding place.
#Source (https://t.me/nm_dnr/11330)
Oksanka in the trenches, and obviously not as doctors, translators, cooks and so on. The harsh realities of the country 404, to the last Ukrainian.
#Source (https://t.me/faceofwar/35801)
In the Artemovsk direction, UAV units of the 58th Special Forces of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces carefully identify and eliminate the enemy, preventing the militants from moving and evacuating. Vast areas are littered with dead and wounded militants.
@Slavyangrad
Khromovo is littered with corpses: the landing party liberated the village, defeating the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the first shots 🔞
The first footage from a settlement taken by our soldiers near Artyomovsk shows a small part of those killed in only one area.
Let us recall that on the northern flank of Artyomovsk, assault groups of the 11th Airborne Brigade, during a daring attack, made a hole in the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and liberated Khromovo (Artyomovskoye). The enemy suffered significant losses, the surviving militants fled.
#source (https://t.me/RVvoenkor/57451)
❗️Russia will never forget that Australia supplied weapons, drones and missiles to attack the Russian mainland via Ukrainian proxy.
⚡️What if one day Russia "returns the favour" and arms Australia's potential enemies with Russian missiles, drones and weapons?
🫵Remember Albo, what comes around goes around. This is why Australia should have stayed neutral! 🤬
🎙Subscribe @AussieCossack
NGP RaZVedka:
⚠️ A brief summary of the NGP about the situation at the front.
Kupyansk direction.
Intense fighting continues in the village of Sinkovka, as well as on the line of the settlement of Ivankovka - Kislovka.
The Russian Armed Forces attacked the enemy in the area of the settlement. Zagoruykovka and wedged into the defensive line, the expansion of the controlled zone is underway. The enemy hastily transfers reserves to positions in the area of the settlement. Hemlines, etc. Petropavlovka.
The transfer of reinforcements to Kupyansk continues.
Artemovsk direction.
The enemy attempted a counterattack in the area of the Berkhovsky reservoir, with the aim of regaining control over previously lost positions, but was unsuccessful.
Our troops have significantly expanded the bridgehead in the area of the Berkhovsky reservoir.
Fierce fighting continues in the area of the settlement. Kleshcheevka.
Avdeevskoe direction.
The Russian Armed Forces continue their offensive in the area of the settlement. Novokalinovo and to the west of the Avdeevsky waste heap.
In the south, the front has come very close to the settlement of Severnoye, and fighting is taking place in the area of the settlement. Thin.
South Donetsk direction.
The Russian Armed Forces continue to push back the enemy on the settlement line. Priyutnoye - settlement Staromayorskoe, the enemy has been knocked out of their positions in the forest plantation.
Kherson direction.
The enemy continues to cling to positions in the area in the village. Krynki, while its losses in this area increased manifold, due to massive and accurate bombing strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces.
#Source (https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z/12706)
Russia takes control of Iraq's largest oil field
OilPrice claims (https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Russia-Takes-Control-of-Iraqs-Biggest-Oil-Discovery-for-20-Years.html) that taking 100% of Iraq's largest oil field would be "a decisive chapter in the West's eventual demise":
Preliminary estimates put Iraq's Eridu oil field at 7 billion to 10 billion barrels. Senior Russian oil industry sources OilPrice .com spoke to exclusively last week said the true figure could well be 50 percent higher than higher end of that range. In any case, the Eridu field - part of Iraq's Block 10 exploration and development region - is the largest oil field in Iraq in the last 20 years, and Russia wants to control it completely along with its main geopolitical ally, China. Moscow and Beijing's goals are to keep the West out of energy deals in Iraq in order to keep Baghdad closer to the new Iran-Saudi axis and end Western hegemony in the Middle East."
Previously Lukoil Corporation owned 60%, Inpex's decision to sell its 40% stake in Block 10, where the huge Eridu field is located, paves the way for Lukoil to gain full control over the entire oil-rich territory, the industry publication notes.
The Al-Zubair announcement came shortly after the awarding by Baghdad of another major contract to another Chinese company to build a civilian airport to replace the military base in the capital of the southern oil rich Dhi Qar governorate. The Dhi Qar region includes two of Iraq’s potentially biggest oil fields – Gharraf and Nassiriya – and China has said it intends to complete the airport by 2024. This region is also to the immediate north of the huge Eridu oil field and to the northwest of Basra.
@Slavyangrad
🔴 The Russian Aerospace forces launched a UVAB-1500 attack on the village. Sadovoe on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson direction. A large number of enemy personnel were destroyed .
✈️🚀🚀🚀
#Source (https://t.me/rezervsvo/39660?single)
Front Bird:
⚡️ district settlement Krasny Liman 30.11 15:45
And one more good news for today.
It is reported that two buildings of the Ukrainian command and observation post were hit at once.
Our aviation performed brilliantly.
Soldiers from the field also report the destruction of one supporter.
The process is underway.
#Source (https://t.me/frontbird/4827)
Iran's IRGC commander said the IDF has deployed up to 1,600 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles in the Gaza Strip. Losses already amount to up to 300 pieces of equipment and hundreds of military personnel.
According to the military leader, Israel does not specifically publish this information.
#Source (https://t.me/new_militarycolumnist/123117)
🇷🇺🇺🇦 It didn’t work out at the front, try it on the Internet: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to refute the liberation of Khromovo by Russian troops
After the publication of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation about the complete liberation of the village of Khromovoy near Artemovsk, Ukrainian channels received a new manual, according to which the enemy does not recognize the loss of the settlement and is trying to keep it at least online.
In fact, our fighters have already caputred this village and are repelling the offensive attempts of the Ukrainian Nazis.
In addition, to the north and east of Kleshcheevka, the Russian Armed Forces continue to press in the direction of the village and along the railway.
#Source (https://t.me/RPDinform/5400)
The Financial Times writes that 21% of Russian LNG is sold through EU ports. Moreover, not all of this volume goes to the European market - it turns out that gas can also be pumped into the sea from tanker to tanker in order to conceal its origin and further sale. This is what the Europeans are doing, not only buying gas for themselves (LNG has not yet been sanctioned), but also selling it to buyers in other parts of the world.
So, you can cheat not only with oil, but also with LNG, which makes all European calculations about a decrease in the share of supplies from Russia even more ephemeral than it previously seemed. And the LNG transshipment scheme itself proves that the same sanctions against Arctic LNG-2 can be bypassed by schemes already tested on oil. The main thing is that there is demand, and, as we see, there is even from our “Western partners”.
#Source (https://t.me/maester/5449)
"We can hold out longer than Russia in Ukraine, Lord Cameron tells NATO": Britain's Foreign Secretary has called on NATO to urgently give weapons to Kiev for another two years.
"Speaking at his first NATO meeting as foreign secretary, Lord Cameron urged Alliance nations to use their collective advantage to deliver enough weapons to Kiev to defeat Vladimir Putin's forces. In a closed-door meeting, Lord Cameron said NATO allies should use their combined economic strength to boost arms production. He said allies should seek to sign more long-term multilateral agreements to persuade arms manufacturers to increase production to meet Ukraine's needs for at least the next two years."
@Slavyangrad
Weather is terrible, temperature outside is +1. Guys are digging [trenches].. that's a hard job, to say the least to dig in such weather conditions. Mind the soil more a liquid mud that a soil.
But the order remains the order. Frontline is being aligned. No entry to the "guts" [Like an area where troops move further forward then the rest, and the occupied territory is like stretched forward]. Moving in line.
According to the weather forecast it's rainy and everything is going to be flooded. It might become easier from next Wednesday or so, as temperature is if has to drop below zero and snow showers start.
#Source (https://t.me/stringer_donetsk/9762)
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (30 November 2023)
▫️ In Kupyansk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/33055) units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled two attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 14th and 30th mechanised brigades near Sinkovka (Kharkov region). The enemy lost up to 45 servicemen and two motor vehicles.
▫️ In Krasny Liman direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/33056) units of the Tsentr Group of Forces supported by helicopters repelled one attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 60th Mechanised Brigade near Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 250 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles.
▫️ In Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/33057)units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled two attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 79th Assault Brigade near Maryinka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 93rd Mechanised Brigade near Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy lost up to 270 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three pickup trucks.
One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery radar station was destroyed near Zhelannoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️ In South Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/33058)units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 79th Airborne Brigade, and 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade near Novomikhailovka, Konstantinovka, and Novoukrainka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Up to 100 servicemen, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles were neutralised.
▫️ In Zaporozhye direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/33059) (https://t.me/mod_russia/33058)units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled three attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 82nd Airborne Brigade and 71st Jaeger Brigade close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, strikes were delivered at manpower of the AFU 118th Mechanised Brigade, 46th Air Mobile Brigade, and 15th National Guard Brigade near Rabotino and north of Novopokrovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 servicemen killed and wounded and three motor vehicles.
▫️ (https://t.me/mod_russia/33058)In Kherson direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/33059)as a result of actions of the Russian Group of Forces supported by artillery and aviation, the AFU lost up to 55 servicemen and two motor vehicles.
Operational-tactical and Army Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation wiped out a rear command post of the AFU 53rd Mechanised Brigade, an artillery battalion command and observation post of the AFU 31st Mechanised Brigade near Krasnoarmeysk and Novogrodovka (Donetsk People's Republic), two CT-68UM and P-18 radar stations for detecting and tracking air targets, as well as manpower and military hardware in 118 areas.
Air defence units intercepted nine unmanned aerial vehicles near Tokarevka (Kharkov region), Lipovoye and Maryinka (Donetsk People's Republic), Pshenichnoye (Zaporozhye region), and Chaplinka (Kherson region).
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
Abrams tanks are the AFU's new biggest problem.
According to Forbes, the air filters on the engine intakes have to be cleaned every 12 hours or the tanks will soon have to be sent for overhaul.
"All those things can be taught to the crew, but if ever they make a mistake—and they will—it blows a million-dollar engine that can't be repaired in the field," former U.S. Army General Mark Hertling stressed.
@ukraine_watch
❗️ The Russian Armed Forces destroyed an assault group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction
According to Come and See , the Russian army was able to destroy the Ukrainian assault group in the Krynok area.
“The Ukrainian assault group landed in the village, but was completely destroyed and scattered,” the source said.
However, the Russian Armed Forces have not yet taken full control of Krynki. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to rotate units in the village itself, despite Russian artillery fire.
The Ukrainian command is also making attempts to create bridgeheads in other settlements on the left bank of the Dnieper. However, they have not been successful to date.
#Source (https://t.me/smotri_z/23122)
SEOUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Once a North Korean experiment in limited capitalism, the Rason Special Economic Zone appears to be the epicentre of the isolated country's growing cooperation with Russia, experts say, including possible shipments of arms for the war in Ukraine.
-"Now that North Korea and Russia are becoming very close against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, Russia might send more tourists to North Korea, which can reinvigorate tourism (in Rason)," said Jeong Eunlee, a North Korea economy expert at South Korea’s government-run Korea Institute for National Unification.
Russia can also sell coal, oil, and flour through Rason, Jeong said, and if more North Korean workers are allowed to cross the border, they can send Russian medicine and other goods home for relatives to sell.
-"Assuming North Korea and Russia's honeymoon period becomes a long one, North Korea could get Russian support on food, energy and infrastructure through Rason," Cho said.
-From Rason's port, North Korea has sent Russia an estimated 2,000 containers suspected of carrying artillery shells, and possibly short-range missiles, South Korean military officials have told reporters.
Since late 2022, activity has been spotted around Rason's Tumangang station, which has rail links to Russia, said Chung Songhak, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for Security Strategy who analyses satellite imagery around Rason.
#Reuters (https://web.archive.org/web/20231129141224/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korean-special-economic-zone-poised-revival-new-russia-trade-2023-11-29/)
@Slavyangrad
In the Svatovsky direction, our troops occupied the Timkovka tract west of Orlyanka.
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff
#Source (https://t.me/jnb_news/39255)
18+
4th Motorized Rifle Brigade is in touch, performing jewelry work against the enemy on the southern flank of Bakhmut
@Slavyangrad
The Russian Army:
1) breaks through in Bogdanovka, west of Artyomovsk, with fighting ongoing in the streets;
2) breaks through in Sinkovka, northeast of Kupyansk, establishing control of half the settlement, with cleanup ongoing;
3) takes control of Petrovskoye (Stepnoye/Stepovoye), northwest of Avdeevka, entrenching itself in the settlement.
@Slavyangrad
This Analyst is Right But It Doesn't Change the Facts
"Foreign policy in Washington and elsewhere is informed by the expertise of specialists."
Foreign Policy Analyst and Professor at the Rand Institude, Alyssa Demus is absolutely right in her appraisal of the situation. The misunderstanding that come from insufficient dialogue between the two great powers cannot be understated.
What she doesn't acknowledge here is that often this misunderstanding is exacerbated by those analysts. Many visit Russia with clear agendas and come back with an "experienced" picture. Nor does she mention the intentional misrepresentation by think tanks whose views are motivated by clear geopolitical aims.
"...few experts in the West accurately characterized the Kremlin's intentions [in Crimea], instead projecting Western thinking about interdependence and cost-benefit analysis onto Putin." However, this is not primarily due misunderstanding in the west, but unwillingness to understand. US foreign policy is not dictated by objective analysis but by think tanks whose adherents slavishly serve nefarious geopolitical directives.
Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union there has been ample time to find common ground between the US and Russia. Few steps have been made by the US. But the Russian government seems to have a very clear understanding of the west's most benign policies. Russia has never sought more than reasonable security assurances from NATO. Still, they're met with vile misrepresentation of their views both by the US government and western media.
Joe Biden's historical record on Russia and Eastern Europe are clear. He is a great admirer of George F. Keenan, whose amplified the doctrine of "containment", is still being weaponized against Russia. In April of 1989, then Senator Biden had the chance to ask Keena questions regarding Soviet Relations. One sticks out poingnatly, "If we assured the Soviet Union that we would not undermine their defenses physically (emphasis is his) then would not run the risk that we might find Eastern Europe moving out from [their] heavy hand."
In the early 90s then Senator, Biden, led the charge to ensure Bosniaks did not to ratify a Europe led peace agreement along ethnic lines for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Even a year later they refused any settled peace that would divide Bosnia into ethnic enclaves. This resulted in 100k dead in the subsequent war.
In Ukraine the death toll is much higher.
Western interests have funded an extremist, nationalistic sect in Ukraine whose ideological rise to power has undermined any chances for peaceful coexistence between the neighboring countries.
No matter how far-fetched Moscow's ideas seem to people in the West...these beliefs are genuine. Alyssa Demus says. US interference in foreign governments has consistently destroyed regional stability.
Perhaps the phrasing of this is to appeal to western audiences, but the notion that these ideas are far-fetched is an insult.
#RandCommentary (https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2022/12/the-trouble-with-russian-blacklisting.html)
@Slavyangrad
Tough footage of the destruction of enemy personnel with a high-precision FPV drone VT-40
🔥 JUDGMENT DAY🔥
Soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this can’t help you, but you can stay alive.
Call Volga, frequency 149.200.
Choose life.
@Slavyangrad
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War Reports - 2023-12-02 (Breaking News)
Fighting resumed in Gaza with the Israeli Air Force attacking Hamas targets near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. Secretary of State Blinken left Israel minutes after the fighting began. The next destination is the United Arab Emirates. https://t.me/infantmilitario/114054
