War Reports - 2023-12-03
Putin signed a decree establishing the authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces at 2,209,130 people. Including 1,320,000 military personnel, an increase of 170,000, the Kremlin said.
Russian Ministry of Defense:
The increase in the number of military personnel in the Russian Armed Forces is being implemented in stages at the expense of citizens who express a desire to serve under a contract.
The increase in staffing levels is due to the growing threats to Russia associated with the Northern Military District and the ongoing expansion of NATO.
An additional increase in the combat strength and strength of the Russian Armed Forces is an adequate response to the aggressive activities of NATO
There are no plans to significantly increase conscription for compulsory military service, and mobilization is not envisaged.
Victor vicktop55
95% of the territory of Marinka and key buildings are under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
According to the Military Chronicle, the Ukrainian Armed Forces control only 0.33 square meters. km near the exit to Georgievka. RF Armed Forces - 4th quarter. km, that is, almost the entire Marinka.
t.me/rt_russian/182080
Secret negotiations?
American journalist Seymour Hersh claims, citing anonymous US officials, that Russia and Ukraine are allegedly conducting secret peace negotiations along the Gerasimov-Zaluzhny line, despite the objections of Zelensky and the White House.
In an article on the Substack platform, Hersh wrote that the issue of possible fixation of borders along the current front line with the retention of Crimea and the liberated territories of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions for the Russian Federation is allegedly being discussed; in exchange, an option is being considered in which Kiev could join NATO, but with a commitment that the alliance will not station troops or offensive weapons there.
“The American official said that Zelensky was made to understand that it was not him, but “the military that would solve this problem, and negotiations would continue with or without you.” “If necessary, we will pay for your trip to the Caribbean,” the American official told me,” wrote Hersh.
https://t.me/rian_ru/223432
On the Zaporozhye Front, the Ukrainian Armed Forces sent a powerful armored group to storm Novoprokopovka, hoping to break through the defense of the Southern Military District fighters.
But the soldiers of the 70th regiment, scouts and other units gave them a warm welcome.
For almost six months now, the enemy has been accumulating forces and organizing such breakthrough attempts, littering the fields with mountains of burned equipment.
t.me/RVvoenkor
Codottieros: Marinka. Overnight, our assault infantry expanded the gray zone by another 800 meters. As I said, at this pace, 3-7 days and it will be possible to declare complete control over this populated area.
https://t.me/condottieros/1681
Zelensky's former assistant Arestovich once again (and not at all for the first time) says that Ukraine, with its Banderaism, hatred of Russians, mockery of prisoners, relishing death and other things, convinced the majority of people in Russia that Ukraine is an absolute evil from which Russia needs save. Thus, among people, both at war and in the rear (which caused an increase in the flow of people going to SMO), the archetype “for the Motherland!”
Unlike the rest of the idiots in the Ukrainian elite, Arestovich understands such things.
https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/134923
Russian tanks.
The T-90 "Proryv" exploded on an anti-tank mine and was hit by an ATGM from the enemy, but was alive and went under its own power for repairs. "Proryv" is what it is.
https://t.me/Tatarinov_R/23917
European clowns are saddened by the fate of Ukraine and are afraid of losing the trust of the “former Soviet republic.” I don’t even know how to comment on this... Are you not saddened by the fate of Europe and Europeans there? Well, you need to worry about your fate and the fate of Europe. Don’t you see that the United States has brought down your economy and is shifting the financing of the war with Russia onto you? The United States will remain safe overseas, but they are pushing you to war with Russia. Open your eyes and look.
“How a gloomy mood swept Europe”: The Economist scares readers with a terrible future - Hungarian Prime Minister Orban and candidate for the post of Prime Minister of the Netherlands Wilders will not allow the EU to allocate money to Kiev, and the European Union will “lose its trust” because of this.
“Alas, 2023 is unlikely to end on an optimistic note. The Hungarian Christmas stealer is especially grumpy and hot-tempered today, and very soon this Grinch may have a new ally on the right flank, because the Dutchman Geert Wilders won the elections on November 22.
The summit on Ukraine's accession to the EU, scheduled for mid-December, was supposed to rain down cash flows on Kyiv and guarantee membership in the union. But Orbán and Wilders, who oppose EU enlargement, are preventing the meeting from achieving its goals. Kyiv may face a shortage of money at the beginning of next year. Without a coordinated transfer of funds to Ukraine, the EU may lose the trust of the post-Soviet republic.”
https://t.me/dimsmirnov175/59932
Abrams are afraid of dirt, F-35As are afraid of birds... What's wrong with American weapons?
“An F-35A stealth fighter damaged by a bird is disabled in South Korea”: During the flight, the plane collided at an altitude of 300 meters with an eagle, which was sucked into a vacuum pump.
“The damage is so extensive that repairs will cost almost the same as a new plane. It has now become known that repairing the aircraft will cost $100 million. The collision caused numerous breakdowns and failure of some systems. A total of 300 damages were counted"
https://t.me/dimsmirnov175/59934
Military expert Alexander Zimovsky:
Another one burned out at work.”
The USMC headquarters confirmed the death of another mercenary from the Corps in Ukraine.
Lance Corporal Joel David Beale was part of the American mercenary group Chosen Company.
According to the Chosen Company commander, Beal hit a mine when he climbed out of a trench near Pervomaisky while trying to throw a grenade at a Russian infantry fighting vehicle.
In total, seven American mercenaries from the ILC were killed in Ukraine:
- Lance Lawrence, killed in July;
- Jan Frank Tortorici, 32, killed in June;
- Cooper "Harris" Andrews, 26, killed in April;
- Pete Reed, 33, killed in February;
- Grady Kurpasi, 50, and Willie Joseph Cancel, 22, killed in April 2022.
https://t.me/zimovskyAL/28002
Biden supporters began to “change their shoes” en masse
Supporters of support for Ukraine in the United States began to change their opinions one after another, writes (https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/no-exit-strategy-ukraine-edition/) National Review. Having promised the impossible, the American administration doomed itself to humiliation.
Readers agreed with the author:
KozMaga Many have long realized that endless funding for Ukraine is stupidity. It's time to cut the umbilical cord and force Ukraine to the negotiating table.
mario1881 The author really “changed his shoes.” A month ago, he went out of his way to praise Ukraine. He and many others did not understand Russia's determination to keep Ukraine outside NATO and maintain access to the Black Sea. By the way, even the New York Post has already removed the Ukrainian flag from its front page. The US could find a better way to spend the money.
RogueAi The US cannot afford to pay for health and social insurance for its own citizens. And Ukraine never had the privilege of endless funding. https://t.me/inosmichannel/15600
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Summary for the morning of December 2, 2023
▪️Geranium UAVs worked in the Odessa region at night, drones were in the area of the ports of Kilia and Chernomorsk. In addition, missile flights were recorded through the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
▪️Yesterday there was news about the capture of Marinka by Russian troops in the Donetsk direction; footage of the Russian and Victory flags over the city spread across the network. However, several houses remain under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
▪️In the Kherson direction, the situation in Krynki has not changed: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are pulling reinforcements across the Dnieper, the Russian Armed Forces are striking at populated areas, hitting enemy personnel on both banks. At night, UAV operators sunk two more enemy boats.
▪️On the Zaporozhye Front, the Russian Armed Forces yesterday maintained the initiative in the Rabotino-Novoprokopovka-Verbovoye sector, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces also attempted active actions: anti-tank crews of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division destroyed a tank in the south of Rabotino. There is constant mutual artillery shelling.
▪️In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing on the Vodyanoye - Opytnoye section in the direction of the settlement. Northern. In the captured industrial zone, our troops are consolidating and clearing the area of mines.
▪️In the Kupyansky direction, Russian forces are slowly advancing at the Kislovka-Ivanovka line.
▪️Shelling of border settlements in the Belgorod region continues. Yesterday morning, the Ministry of Defense reported that an enemy MBEC was destroyed by aircraft in the western part of the Black Sea. The enemy fired 38 shells at the civilian population of the DPR, but there were no casualties.
#Ukraine #Russia
Rybar
See Israel's destruction of Gaza's Al-Zahraa from a drone's-eye view
Israel has destroyed some 60,000 residential structures and dropped the equivalent of almost two nuclear bombs on Gaza since October 7
If and when the truce ends, Israel wants to do this to southern Gaza too
This (https://t.me/Slavyangrad/76690) (see the post above with information from Marat Kahirullin) is correct.
While the Russian Army has broken through on the southwestern outskirts of Maryinka (with an advance of over a kilometer over the past couple of days), a minor segment of the northwestern part of the town remains under the control of the he Ukrainian forces. Estimates of the territory under Ukrainian control vary, but they are in the low single-digit percentage points.
The fighting is currently fierce and ongoing, with the Ukrainians attempting (unsuccessfully) to counterattack against the lost positions.
Reasonable estimates put the timeline of Maryinka’s complete liberation at 2-3 days, so, let’s say mid-next week, to be safe
Don’t forget also that, right beyond Maryinka, there is Georgievka, which may not be as heavily fortified as Maryinka used to be, but is nonetheless a serious schwerpunkt.
There is no suggestion, at this time, of the Russian Army being anywhere close to operational freedom of maneuver in this sector. The dominoes of Avdeevka and Krasnogorovka (and Ugledar) would have to fall first for any long term plans to start taking shape.
@Slavyangrad
🌟 Marinka
Situation at 21:00
🔴 Today our army carried out an intense attack using a large number of attack aircraft and armored vehicles.
🔴 After a massive artillery bombardment of enemy fortifications in the western part of Marinka. Our army knocked out the enemy from a number of fortifications.
🔴 In the evening it is known that the enemy remains and holds defenses in several fortifications in the north-west of the city. The enemy is also trying to counterattack and restore positions. It is known that a fierce battle is taking place at these moments. But it is already clear that in the near future the Russian Defense Ministry will declare the settlement liberated from the enemy.
We are working🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
#Source (https://t.me/rezervsvo/39786)
@Slavyangrad
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➡️ To target a moving target with a 152mm non-adjustable (!) cannon artillery shell? Easily!
- our people said and sent the Ukrainians to feed the fish. The Dnieper is cold, the armor is heavy...
There was no need to sail to Krynki🤷🏼♂️
#Source (https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z/12745)
No Photo Evidence Yet Released for Ukrainian Severomuiskiy Tunnel Bombing
Though not yet confirmed by Russian sources, Ukrainska Pravda cites Ukrainian government sources stating that Ukrainian SBU is responsible for the detonation yesterday that cut off the main rail artery between Russia and China. This reports has been reported on heavily in western media.
While yesterday, CNN cited a source with knowledge of SBU operations told CNN. Today Dagens (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/ukraines-sbu-strikes-deep-in-russian-territory-blowing-up-fuel-train/ar-AA1kQcas)reports:
The operation, as described by a source within Ukrainska Pravda's law enforcement agencies, was carefully orchestrated in two stages to disrupt the crucial railway line extensively used by Russia for military purposes...
The Severomuiskiy tunnel is the primary means of rail travel between Russia and China. This step by the Ukrainians could be backlash due to rumors that circulated this month that Russia and China would begin on a new project in Crimea.
h/t p j from SLG Chat for inquiry
#source (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russias-main-link-to-china-paralyzed-after-tunnel-sabotage-reports/ar-AA1kMqeA)
@Slavyangrad
Avdeevka Weather Forecast
Temperatures were mild today in Avdeevka today coming in at oh, about 8 C with winds kicking up to about 17 km/h.
Those temperatures will be dropping, dropping, dropping down to about -4 C with an 80% chance of hell fire raining down.
Let's hope we don't caught in that, hey Anna? Yeah. Now lets' see what the weather's like, in your neck of the woods.
Slavyangrad
💥 The enemy launched an attack with armored vehicles near Rabotino, but was defeated!
#source (https://t.me/svorezevv/21999)
A small advance to Novokalinovo in the area of the pond.
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff
#source (https://t.me/jnb_news/39325)
The Russian Armed Forces are advancing on the southern face of Avdeevka towards the North 🤯
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff
#source (https://t.me/jnb_news/39324)
🌟 Artyomovsk direction. Northern flank
🔴 After the capture of Khromovo (Artyomovskоyе), our army today continued to develop its success in the area of the settlements Georgievka and Bogdanovka.
🔴 The offensive is actively supported by the Aerospace Forces and the MLRS. There is progress, details will be available tomorrow. The enemy is retreating .
#source (https://t.me/rezervsvo/39798)
🔴 Kirby: By the end of the month, it will be very difficult for us to provide the assistance it needs.
#source (https://t.me/rezervsvo/39800)
The Russian Armed Forces advanced towards the village of Terny in the Krasny Liman direction.
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff
#source (https://t.me/jnb_news/39322)
American journalist Hersh claims, citing anonymous US officials, that Russia and Ukraine are allegedly conducting secret peace negotiations along the Gerasimov-Zaluzhny line, despite the objections of Zelensky and the White House.
In an article on the Substack platform, Hersh wrote that the issue of possible fixation of borders along the current front line with the retention of Crimea and the liberated territories of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions for the Russian Federation is allegedly being discussed; in exchange, an option is being considered in which Kiev could join NATO, but with a commitment that the alliance will not station troops or offensive weapons there.
“The American official said that Zelensky was made to understand that it was not him, but “the military that would solve this problem, and negotiations would continue with or without you.” “If necessary, we will pay for your trip to the Caribbean,” the American official told me,” wrote Hersh.
#source (https://t.me/rian_ru/223432)
Heavy attacks by the Israeli army in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza
Qatar: Talks to reach a ceasefire continue, but Israel's bombing of Gaza complicates matters.
🇶🇦🇵🇸🇮🇱
#source (https://t.me/iran_daily24/38824)
‼️ The situation in Petrovsky/Stepnoye (Avdeevsky direction)!
#source (https://t.me/svorezevv/22007)
Europe’s muddled armed forces ‘could be washed away by Russia’
British Paper The Times writes:
Europe is not prepared for a war with Russia and is in danger of being “washed away” in a conflict, much as the Holy Roman Empire was broken up by Napoleon, Germany’s pre-eminent military historian has warned.
At a high-level defence conference in Berlin, several German generals also suggested that Nato might be unable to win the “first battle” in a defensive war on its eastern flank, because it would struggle to ship sufficient numbers of troops and equipment to the front line quickly enough.
Sönke Neitzel, professor of military history at Potsdam University and the leading academic authority on the modern German armed forces, described the logistics as a “nightmare” and said it could take at least 15 years before Germany was ready for war.
He pointed out that troop numbers were in decline and fell at least 30,000 short of the 203,000 target strength, while the country needed another 60,000 reservists in addition to the 34,000 it has.
“We need more money. We need more personnel. And there are limits in politics,” Neitzel told the Berlin Security Conference. “We can’t exclude that the Bundeswehr [German armed forces] will have to fight.
“We are going to stand by the coffins at the soldiers’ graves and we are going to be asked: ‘What have you done?’ We will have to explain to the mothers and the fathers why the soldiers could not fulfil their jobs. And at the moment we can only die gallantly if there’s a war.
...
Neitzel said he had visited Nato’s headquarters in Brussels last week and despaired at the way various allied states still had mutually incompatible ammunition. “This always reminds me of the story of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, how they had to react to Napoleon and they couldn’t agree on anything,” he said. “And they were washed away. Historical structures can be washed away. That’s the lesson from history.
Brigadier-General Vesa Valtonen, commander of the Finnish army’s Pori Brigade, said the situation in Ukraine bore a troubling resemblance to the final phase of his own country’s winter war against a Soviet invasion in 1939-40. After valiantly holding off a much larger and better-equipped force, the Finns were ground down and forced to sue for peace.
“We lasted alone for 105 days,” said Valtonen. “The last third of the war was looking like Ukraine is now: attrition. Our side didn’t have reserves. The other side has or had them.
“There are 40 million people in Ukraine. How are they going to [keep up] the mobilisation and such? Are we willing to produce enough ammunition so that they can keep on fighting? This is a long-term period. We can’t give up. You can’t win a war of attrition against Russia.”
#Source (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/europes-weak-armed-forces-could-be-washed-away-by-russia-bmxbc22gc)
@Slavyangrad (http://t.me/Slavyangrad)
A platoon commander of the Odessa air defense unit sold strategic fuel reserves for 1.4 million hryvnias, - GBI.
The military man was responsible for receiving and issuing 30 tons of diesel for the needs of the unit - but, as it turned out, the "entrepreneur" decided to embezzle 20 tons to then sell.
This is Odessa, guys, what did you expect? It's an interesting place, and always has been....
@Slavyangrad
Russian paratroopers using Lancet loitering ammunition successfully attacked the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, destroying enemy personnel, watercraft and military equipment, the Russian Ministry of Defense told RIA Novosti.
#Source (https://t.me/rian_ru/223445)
@Slavyangrad
Pretty much the highlights of Ukraine's counter offensive all in one video...
@Slavyangrad
The Ukrainian general blamed the failure of the “counter-offensive” on inadequate NATO commanders . Western commanders are to blame for the failed offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who drew up an inadequate and suicidal plan. This was stated by retired Ukrainian general Viktor Muzhenko.
🗣 “Expectations from the offensive, unfortunately, did not become a reality for Ukraine. Many were disappointed, and some even became pessimistic after such minor achievements.
🗣 Preliminary calculations did not show any progress in our actions, in the general plan of the counter-offensive operation. The strategic intent of this operation was not visible either.
🗣 Separate operations in separate directions were considered, and the question arises to what extent they were connected by a common plan. On top of everything else, we did not have a numerical advantage, and where we had it, it was insignificant. This is not the advantage that is needed when conducting such offensive operations,” Muzhenko said.
🔴 He blamed the failure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces offensive on Western countries, which drew up an inadequate plan and actually abandoned Ukrainians to slaughter. “I was surprised in Zaluzhny’s article that Western partners provided us with calculations according to which Ukrainian troops should have already entered Crimea three or four times and returned back. The question arises: who made these calculations? Have we really adequately assessed the enemy and his capabilities? I think many [unappreciated factors] were the reason for the small achievements of this counter-offensive operation,” he concluded
#Source (https://t.me/Politnavigator/135903)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Robotyne
🕰 Date: ~01.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.44305, 35.80956
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed a Leopard 2a4 in the Robotyne area.
🖥 id: 01122023.0810
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3394
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Nevske
🕰 Date: ~01.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 49.1566143, 37.9629444
📝 Description: The Russian FAB destroyed the bridge through which the Ukrainian Armed Forces were supplied near Nevske.
🖥 id: 01122023.1739
✉️source: https://t.me/staffculture/142
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Tonenke
🕰 Date: ~01.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.1458169, 37.6305841
📝 Description: Russian artillery destroyed armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Tonenke.
🖥 id: 01122023.1749
✉️source: https://t.me/btr80/12538
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Beryslav
🕰 Date: ~01.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.84599, 33.39877
📝 Description: A Russian FPV drone attacked Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment near Beryslav.
🖥 id: 01122023.1752
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3396
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Avdiivka
🕰 Date: ~01.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.129100, 37.742500
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed the headquarters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Avdiivka.
🖥 id: 01122023.1751
✉️source: https://t.me/negumanitarnaya_pomosch_Z/12735
Map: MilitarySummaryMap (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Marinka
🕰 Date: ~01.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.937179, 37.504006
📝 Description: The Soviet Victory Banner flies over Marinka.
🖥 id: 01122023.1750
✉️source: https://t.me/wargonzo/16779
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