War Reports - 2023-12-16
Finland will give up to 15 regions of the country to the United States for military warehouses and bases - the country's Foreign Ministry.
On December 18, Helsinki will sign a Defense Cooperation Agreement with the Americans, which will allow the US military to place its bases, warehouses, weapons and troops in Finland.
https://t.me/sputniklive/73153
And you can believe me that apart from the “regret” of the Russian Foreign Ministry, there will be no other Russian reaction here. This is not necessary.
Map of the proposed location of US military bases in Finland. Designations in Finnish. via Veska Vee
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This night, nine enemy UAVs were shot down over Russian territory.
“Duty air defense systems destroyed and intercepted nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Kaluga and Moscow regions,” the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
#Source (https://t.me/absatzmedia/67352)
Peskov said that the Russian Federation is open to negotiations with the United States, but on its own terms.
Peskov on the US elections: “Putin is ready to work with anyone who understands that now they need to be more careful with Russia and take its concerns into account.” https://t.me/bbbreaking/171756
Well, Peskov said it not bad - “negotiations on Russia’s terms”, and “be more careful with Russia” sounds like an ultimatum. However, what do we have today? The US is at war with Russia over Ukraine. Please note that the United States is fighting with Russia not for Texas or California, but for Ukraine. Moreover, the United States fights so well that not a single American soldier died. It's the Russians who are dying. The United States does not suffer any losses from this war, except for financial costs. What is the threat to the United States here? Not with anything. It is Russia that America threatens to destroy. Well, okay, she used to threaten to destroy her, but she doesn’t threaten anymore. They are already saving Ukraine now. So, I believe that the situation today is the same as before the start of SMO. To issue ultimatums to the United States, Russia must first defeat it in the war in Ukraine. Or Russia must create a real threat to the United States in order to force it to leave Ukraine. But this will be Plan “B” for Russia, I think, and I hope that it won’t come to that.
Victor victop55
The Russian military-industrial complex is capable of producing and converting approximately 100-150 main battle tanks per month, which is significantly ahead of Europe, said State Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Defense Janis Garisons.
t.me/belarusian_silovik/27168
The Armed Forces of Ukraine receives all these tanks from the Czech Republic... and the crosses on the tanks from Germany... well, Ukraine receives the corpses
https://t.me/Tatarinov_R/24679
Russian tankers' luxury dugout
Welcome to One Central Street (the humorous "address" of a Russian tankers' dugout): a tank commander with the callsign "Adam" shows how his crew lives in the special military operation zone.
Everything is prepared for the onset of winter, as the dugout is heat insulated, has a kerosene stove, and even has a gaming console inside.
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During a heated argument over next year's fiscal budget at a rural community council in the Ukraine's Transcarpathia, a deputy of Zelensky's ruling Servant of the People Party decided to put his two cents in.
The councillor Batrin, who attacked his fellows with grenades, published a video with criticism towards the local government days before.
He was furious with the local water company director getting a lavish salary while parts of the settlement had no water for six days, and maintenance being seriously neglected for years.
Commenters said that a few minutes before the explosion, he aggressively argued with his colleagues who gave the mayor a 50% raise and a 100% bonus at a time of war when most people are destitute. Seeing his arguments weren't being listened to, he came back with grenades.
Arestovich also said he alleged to be disabled (without specifying which health issue) and that he tried and failed receiving social assistance.
In short, he was literally driven into madness by Ukrainian corruption
@Slavyangrad
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🤦♂️ Bild reports that today, during the interception of a Russian drone over the territory of Romania, NATO jet fighters from the German contingent were scrambled into the air, but never received a formal command to destroy the UAV. As a result, the it continued to fly until it crashed and exploded on the ground.
So much for Scholz, so much for the German army as our allies...
@HolodniyYar
Last night in Kiev where according to Ukrainians 10/10 Iskander Ballistic Missiles were "intercepted"
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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦Russia jams high-precision American weapons in Ukraine - US General
American precision weapons helped Ukraine achieve some tactical advantage, but it was undermined by Russian jamming systems, Defense One quoted US Army General Antonio Aguto as saying. He noted the flexibility of the Russian army and emphasized that the Pentagon needs to improve its weapons.
According to leaked Washington documents, Russia is jamming GPS-guided missiles handed over to Kiev at a distance of up to 25 km. Ukrainian soldiers have reported that Russian troops frequently ground their drones and may also cause problems with Starlink satellite internet service.
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Los explosivos israelíes lanzados sobre Gaza son bombas tontas, afirma artículo de CNN
La mitad de los explosivos que el ejército sionista lanzó sobre la Franja de Gaza desde el 7 de octubre, fueron bombas no guiadas, conocidas como ‘bombas tontas’, las cuales representan una amenaza para los civiles en zonas densamente pobladas.
Según una reciente evaluación compilada por la Oficina del Director de Inteligencia Nacional de EE.UU., publicada por CNN, alrededor del 40-45% de las 29.000 municiones aire-tierra que Israel utilizó fueron no guiadas, mientras que el resto fueron guiadas con precisión.
Según el artículo, no está claro qué tipo de municiones no guiadas han estado utilizando las fuerzas israelíes, aunque los expertos señalaron que el Ejército israelí ha empleado bombas M117 que parecen no guiadas.
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Israeli Explosives Dropped on Gaza Are Dumb Bombs, CNN Article Claims
Half of the explosives that the Zionist army dropped on the Gaza Strip since October 7 were unguided bombs, known as 'dumb bombs', which pose a threat to civilians in densely populated areas.
According to a recent assessment compiled by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, published by CNN, around 40-45% of the 29,000 air-to-ground munitions Israel used were unguided, while the rest were guided by precision.
According to the article, it is unclear what type of unguided munitions Israeli forces have been using, although experts noted that the Israeli Army has used M117 bombs that appear unguided.
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◾Nonstop Israeli airstrikes on Gaza on the 70th day of the ongoing Israeli genocide campaign.
◾The Geneva-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor estimates the real number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Israeli genocide campaign in Gaza at 25,000, including 10,000 children, given the fact that AT LEAST 8,000 people have been trapped beneath the rubble of devastated buildings, and are most likely thought dead.
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⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/5)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation (9-15 December 2023)⚡️
▫️In this period, the RF Armed Forces carried out 40 group strikes by precision weapons and UAVs at the AFU military airfield infrastructure, arsenals, artillery ammo, weaponry, and hardware.
Temporary deployment areas of AFU units, Azov nationalists formations, and Foreign Legion units have been struck. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
▫️In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Grouping repelled 27 AFU attacks and inflicted losses on troops and hardware of the 113th Territorial Defence, 57th Motorised Rifle, 14th, 21st, 41st, 43rd, 60th, and 115th Mechanised Brigades near Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Yagodnoye, Petropavlovka and Kupyansk (Kharkov reg).
The AFU lost up to 425 troops, 5 tanks (incl. 1 Leopard), 11 AFVs, 12 MVs, and 3 guns.
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Grouping repelled 11 assault squad attacks. Troop clusters of the 24th, 63rd, 67th Mechanised, 1st, 5th, and 31st Ukrainian National Guard Brigades were struck near Kirovsk, Torskoye, Yampol, and Grigorovka (DPR).
The AFU lost up to 1,100 troops, 4 tanks, 3 AFVs, 17 MVs, and 2 guns.
▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Grouping repelled 49 AFU attacks. Troops and hardware was struck near Artyomovskoye, Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, and Georgiyevka (DPR).
The AFU lost more than 1,580 troops, 2 tanks, 16 AFVs, 13 MVs, and 31 guns.
▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Grouping repelled 2 enemy attacks and inflicted losses on the 58th Motorised Rifle, 72nd Mechanised, and 128th Territorial Defence Brigades near Novomikhaylovka, Ugledar, Makarovka (DPR) and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye reg).
The AFU lost up to 600 troops, 3 AFVs, 14 MVs, and 11 guns.
▫️In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Grouping repelled 8 enemy attacks near Rabotino and west of Verbovoye (Zaporozhye reg). Troops and hardware of the 128th Mountain Assault, 33rd, 65th, 117th, and 118th Mechanised Brigades were struck near Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanilovka, and Novoadreyevka (Zaporozhye reg).
The AFU lost to up to 335 troops, 19 MVs, and 3 guns.
▫️In Kherson direction, all AFU attempts to land SRGs on the islands and the Dnieper left bank were thwarted. Aviation and artillery launched strikes at units of the 35th, 36th, 37th Marines, and 124th Territorial Defence Brigades near Kherson, Berislav, and Tyaginka (Kherson reg).
The AFU lost up to 290 troops, 18 MVs, 17 boats, and 9 guns.
▫️Air defences intercepted 1 Mi-8 helicopter near Tyaginka (Kherson reg), 1 Tochka-U tactical missile, 2 S-200 converted SAMs, 17 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 119 UAVs.
▫️ 82 Troops were captured and voluntarily surrendered, 25 of them over the past day alone.
▫️In total, 550 aircraft, 258 helicopters, 9,696 UAVs, 442 air defence systems, 14,078 tanks and other AFVs, 1,188 MRLS vehicles, 7,338 guns and mortars, and 16,336 special military vehicles have been destroyed during the SMO.
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