War Reports - 2023-12-19
Deep State. They all already have underground bunkers, hoping to survive in the event of a nuclear war. That is why they so boldly provoke wars around the world.
Mark Zuckerberg is building a huge complex in Hawaii with an underground bunker, an escape hatch and a blast door - Business Insider
According to the publication, 2 mansions are being built on the Kulau ranch, connected by an underground tunnel. From each you can access a 500 m² shelter and a library hidden behind secret doors. The property will have its own running water, renewable energy source, as well as food and water supplies. Each of the houses will be equipped with no less than 30 bedrooms and 30 bathrooms.
t.me/belarusian_silovik/27204?single
Russia takes out a Ukrainian T-72 near Rabotino.
📍47.43507, 35.84167
Ouch, even Obergruppenführer Baerbock felt that explosion in Berlin, but I'm sure Oryx will report it as minor damage...
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Hungary to veto Bulgaria's Schengen bid unless it cancels Russian gas transit tax ([NED] Kiev "Independent")
Hungary threatened to veto Bulgaria's entry into the EU's passport-free Schengen Zone if Sofia does not scrap its transit tax on Russian gas, Reuters reported on Dec. 16, citing Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
Bulgaria imposed a transit tax on Russian gas in October, threatening to increase the prices of Hungarian imports flowing via the Turkish Stream pipeline.
"We have made it clear to the Bulgarians that if they keep this in place for long, if they jeopardize the safety of Hungary's energy supply for long, then we will veto their Schengen entry," Szijjarto said.
Hungary's top diplomat promised that the veto would be lifted as soon as the tax is removed.
In a bid to enter the much-desired Schengen Zone, the Bulgarian ruling coalition decided to suspend the tax earlier this week following discussions with the European Commission, at least until the EU presents a better solution.
"This tax shouldn't be unilateral from Bulgaria's side, but we should work with the European Commission. Such a tax can only be imposed with all European countries, in a way that would actually have an effect on the economy and on the Russian Federation," said Kiril Petkov, a former Bulgarian prime minister and a leader of the ruling PP party.
Hungary teaches the traitorous Slavic sellout Bulgarian government the timeless concept of fu*k around and find out.
#Source
(https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-threatens-to-veto-bulgarias-schengen-bid-unless-it-scraps-russian-gas-tax/)
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Western equipment no longer wants to move through the mud, it is tired, it needs rest.
It is noted that the temperature in Donbass is above zero and it is snowing. There is mud at the front.
Russia will be blamed again. Just like the last time, when Russia was to blame for the cold.
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Ukro footage from Ukrainian squad's cameras right before the survivors were captured by Russian assault group.
Russia's winter warriors continue to take the fight to the Banderites.
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Hohoho
Grandfather Frost took to the air in his Su-34 and drops a nice early Christmas present to Ukros in the Kherson direction with a UMPC FAB-1500M54.
#Source (https://t.me/fighter_bomber/15075)
Loitering ammunition "Lancet" effectively destroyed the T-64BV tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village. Merry Guy. Video of the impact + objective control from the ground from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Georeferencing: https://lostarmour.info/news/lancet_23_12_16_02_uncle_zhora
All Lancet strikes: https://lostarmour.info/tags/lancet
#Source
(https://t.me/lost_armour/1927)
Twisting Words
Newsweek uses a single word to warp the meaning of a statement madel by Andrey Gurulyov.
The article does get around to a more contextual quote, "If you consider it in a global sense, the future of our country and us personally, our children and grandchildren, our descendants. Today, everyone heard this. Therefore, we have a future. We look towards it with optimism. Either way, we will win, there is no other option. We will confidently get there and then go further."
Russia President Vladimir Putin has denied this accusation. While the statement does imply that the aims are greater than those made in the intial phase of the SMO, nothing here implies aims of attacking NATO.
This appears to be an attempt to return to the fear mongering which has been on the wane in recent months. For his part, Biden appears to be amplifying this message in a desperate bid to pass further funding through the American Congress.
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Fishing along the Dnepr.
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Clearing a basement full of AFU I'm Marinka.
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✍️#Statistics
📍An increase of the usage of T-64 & T-55s by the enemy may show a reduced amount of T-72s and T-80s and foreign tanks, a-lot of which were destroyed in the summer counteroffensive.
🔻 A vehicle in particular which has been practically withdrawn from combat was the Challenger 2, it is likely that after 3 were destroyed, British advisors demanded that the tank be withdrawn from active combat as to not destroy the image of the tank and its so-called reliability.
🔻 Similarly, a vehicle which has not been seen is the AMX-10, which was likely withdrawn when crews were dying of shrapnel damage, as it became quickly apparent, the outside protection of the vehicle is insignificant. Nearly 14 of these vehicles were destroyed.
🔻 And we still haven't seen the most promised wunderwaffe of them all, the Abrams Tank. Likely, the pentagon demanded that these tanks not be used in frontline combat as to not allow for image losses to arise, a similar thing occurred with the Challenger 2.
🔻 The only foreign tank that remains on the frontline is the Leopard 1A5 and the Leopard 2A4-6. The image losses of this such vehicle is nearly 90 units, so the amount of Leopards remaining is obviously low.
🔻 So, if Ukraine continues to use the T-64 and T-55, then their offensive and counteroffensive capability will be reduced tenfold.
Nabrezhnye
Diary of a Paratrooper (https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/5528):
🪂 In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces advanced on the southern flank.
For a long time, our troops attacked on the southern flank without much success in expanding the territory.
The situation turned around, and the Russian Armed Forces advanced to the north and northwest of Opytny. Advance up to 2 kilometers with a wide flank, and the depth of advance is about 800 meters.
In addition, in the Vodyanoye area in the western part of the point, our troops were able to advance north of Novoavdeevsky Pond. The width of the area where the advance is recorded is about 350 meters, and the depth of the advance is approximately 400-500 meters.
Another major oil and gas company announced that its oil tankers would stop sailing through the Red Sea due to attacks by Yemen's Houthis.
This was reported by BP (formerly British Petroleum), Bloomberg reports.
“In light of the deteriorating safety situation for shipping in the Red Sea, BP has decided to temporarily suspend all transit through the Red Sea,” the company said in a statement.
Earlier, other major shipping companies stopped shipping in the Red Sea after Yemen's Houthis declared war on Israel and began regularly attacking merchant ships.
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Presence of Western navies in the Red Sea, Aden, Oman and Persian Gulfs.
More and more sources are reporting a serious risk of a joint military operation by the US, Israel and possibly the UAE and Saudi Arabia against Yemen.
In this case, the coalition will try to deny the Houthis the ability to launch long-range missiles and UAVs into Israel, as well as strike ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
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Ukrainian channel Legitimny:
The Avdeevka noose is tightening around the Ukrainian Armed Forces. After the loss of Marinka and unsuccessful attempts to counterattack, the reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were situationally empty, which gave an advantage to the Russian Armed Forces.
In Avdeevka everything is sad, morale is low, the defense is weakening, although we warned about this in advance, but no one listened to us.
At the same time, thousands of soldiers are holding positions of valuable life on the left bank of the Dnieper in Krynki, which is the OP’s mistake, but they need it to create the “illusion of presence” on the other bank in order to get loans.
No one on Bankova is taking care of the soldiers, they are “consumables” for them, they will now catch new ones.
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@Sashakots quotes from this article here (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-troops-face-artillery-shortages-scale-back-some-operations-commander-2023-12-18/)
Some additional quotes:
Ukrainian forces still expect victories but would benefit from reserves to rotate and rest them, he said.
"In some areas, we moved (to defence), and in some we continue our offensive actions - by manoeuvre, fire and by moving forward. And we are preparing our reserves for our further large-scale actions," he said. (Tarnavsky)
-Ukraine increasingly needs the means to defend itself against growing strikes by Russian attack drones, but Ukraine is banking on Western F-16 fighter jets being delivered, he said.
"With the presence of the F-16, it will be totally (different). In my opinion, as an infantry officer, the F-16 is like a Mercedes compared with a Zaporozhets (an old Soviet car)," he said. "Everyone is hoping."
@Slavyangrad
🗣 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the “Big Game” program on Channel One said:
▪️ The IMF and the World Bank act with absolute priority in favor of Ukraine to the detriment of everyone else;
▪️ The West does not hide that it wants a ceasefire only for the rearmament of Ukraine;
▪️ Western journalists dare not ask their governments for a list of those killed in Bucha, but Tucker Carlson can;
▪️ The issue of unblocking illegally seized Russian fertilizers in EU ports is being resolved;
▪️ The Russian Federation has no intention of attacking NATO countries; it is the West that is making Moscow an enemy;
▪️ The Russian Federation no longer has any territorial disputes with anyone, including Japan;
▪️ There is every reason to believe that NATO personnel are fighting in Ukraine;
▪️ Statements by the US President and the head of the Pentagon that the Russian Federation will allegedly “take on NATO” after Ukraine indicate their desperate situation;
▪️ Agricultural production in Russia is in fact “going uphill,” although with reservations;
▪️ Washington is guilty of double standards when it calls on Israel to use US weapons in a targeted manner, while allowing Kyiv to freely define targets;
▪️ The West realizes that the goal of destroying the Russian Federation as an independent entity on the world stage is illusory;
▪️ The Russian Federation was waiting for an investigation into the events in Bucha, at least receiving the names of the victims, but nothing was done;
▪️ The West still sets itself the task of “finishing off Russia”;
▪️ The USA and Britain must understand that there are lines that cannot be crossed with the Russian Federation if they want to “sit out overseas”;
▪️ The idea of using F-16 fighter jets from NATO countries in Ukraine is “dangerous thinking.”
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FPV drone of the 127th motorized rifle division violated the idyll of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in the vastness of the Northern Military District zone
A kamikaze drone hit a group of Ukrainian militants. The result is most likely disastrous.
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More POWs
The number of people surrendering continues to grow. On December 15, six more Ukrainian border guards surrendered on the border of the Kursk region.
Now Ukrainian military personnel can say everything they think about their leadership and current events without fear.
Of course, they are still a mess in their heads, but it is already obvious that insight is gradually coming to the guys...
by Otryad Kovpaka (https://t.me/otryadkovpaka)
⚡️Artemovsk direction on December 18
▪️Over the past 48 hours, units of the Russian Armed Forces have made significant progress and took a large number of prisoners at oporniks near Ivanovsky (Krasny).
▪️The total number of Ukrainian military personnel who surrendered to the Russian Armed Forces has exceeded 70. The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who chose captivity (both regular and mobilized) report that there are not enough people in positions, and no one wants to “resist and die.”
▪️ Let us remind you that Ukrainian troops retreated to Ivanovskoye after the loss of Artyomovsk. A section of the T-0504 highway passes through the village, connecting the western highway of Artyomovsk with Chasovy Yar and the neighboring villages of Stupochki and Predtechino, as well as with the nearby city of Konstantinovka.
▪️Ivanovskoye is strategically important for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the village is a buffer zone and allows you to partially obscure Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka. The retreat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the village will mean a shift of the front line to the west and will complicate the defense of large cities that are currently located in the rear.
@Slavyangrad
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (18 December 2023)
▫️ In Kupyansk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33681), units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled ten attacks of assault groups of AFU 21st, 115th mechanised, 95th air assault brigades near Sinkovka, Liman Perviy, and Terny (Kharkov).
AFU losses were more than 60 servicemen, one German-made Leopard-2 tank, three IFVs, two APCs, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
▫️ In Krasny Liman direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33682), the Tsentr Group of Forces' units supported by artillery repelled one attack of the AFU 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade south-eastern of Kuzmino (LPR).
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 220 servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, three APCs, five motor vehicles, as well as one Slovakian-made Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery system.
▫️ In Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33683), units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems repelled nine attacks launched by assault groups of AFU 24th, 28th mechanised, 79th air assault, 81st airmobile brigades close to Kurdyumovka, Belogorovka, Leninskoye, Shumy, and Maryinka (DPR).
In addition, aviation and artillery launched strikes at AFU manpower and hardware near Kleshcheyevka and Andreyevka (DPR).
The enemy has lost up to 190 servicemen, five IFVs, including one Bradley, and two motor vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, two Msta-B howitzers, one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and three D-30 howitzers were eliminated.
▫️ In South Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33684), units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by Operational-Tactical aircraft, helicopters, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled four attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade near Novomikhailovka (DPR).
The enemy's losses amounted to 90 servicemen, three pickups, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
▫️ In Zaporozhye direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33685), two attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 117th Mechanised Brigade near Novoprokopovka (Zaporozhye) were repelled by the Russian Group of Forces, air strikes, and artillery fire.
Moreover, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower of AFU 33rd, 65th mechanised, 128th mountain assault brigades near Rabotino, Zherebyanka, and Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye).
The enemy's losses amounted to 30 servicemen, two motor vehicles, as well as one D-30 howitzer.
▫️ In Kherson direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33685), as a result of actions of the Russian Group of Forces supported by artillery and aviation, the AFU lost up to 50 servicemen killed and wounded and three motor vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made M109 Paladin, one Polish-made Krab, and one Msta-B howitzer were destroyed.
▫️ Operational-tactical Aviation, UAVs, missile troops and artillery of the Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed one command and observation post of the AFU 1st Operational Brigade of National Guard near Serebryanka (DPR), as well as manpower and military hardware in 113 areas.
▫️ Air defence systems shot down 25 UAVs near Topolevka, Verkhnekamenka (LPR), Gorlovka, Berestovoye, Spornoye (DPR), Alyoshki (Kherson), as well as two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles.
@Slavyangrad
Brief information summary for the Left Bank of the Dnieper.
The enemy suffered a comprehensive fire defeat within 24 hours. Due to logistical problems, the enemy is overloading boats with personnel and cargo, trying to ensure the required volume of transfers. Military infrastructure facilities and points of concentration of manpower are destroyed both on the left and right banks of the Dnieper. Due to the lack of evacuation, the sanitary situation continues to deteriorate, the condition of the wounded is deteriorating, and there are cases of death due to the inability to provide proper assistance.
Enemy losses : up to 65 people, 10 boats, 10 vehicles, a tractor, one UAV, one repeater, 12 downed FPV drones.
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Ukrainian channel Strana:
Ukrainians need to reduce consumption several times so that the country can go on a “war footing.”
This was stated by Finance Minister Marchenko.
“I will say as Minister of Finance that the war effort is not only about the military industry, it is also about society’s understanding that we are at war. Unfortunately, while we live in a rather specific reality, when everything is fine with us, there is macroeconomic and exchange rate stability. But this reality will require correction if we want to move on to a war footing. This is a restriction on public consumption. We need to reduce it several times, because we consume mainly imported goods and services, this determines our economic potential,” Marchenko said.
According to him, if you don’t stop buying “expensive phones and cars, the economy will draw painful conclusions very quickly.”
Zin Note: The times of luxury are over, Ukraine! How much do you want your independence?
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Two shipping companies, Evergreen Line of Taiwan and ONE of Singapore, announced the suspension of their activities in the Red Sea and to Israeli ports due to threats from the Yemeni Houthis.
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The statement of the armed forces (Houthis) of Yemen:
◾ In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Merciful
🔸️ The Most High said: {Faqat-e-luwat the imams of the people of the world, that they are not safe for them, lest they be offended} The truth of Allah, the Great
🔸️ We carried out victorious operations in support of the Palestinian people who are currently under siege, destruction and destruction in the Gaza Strip, and in the implementation of the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, Abdul Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, and in response to the call of the great people of Yemen.
🔸️ With the help of God, the Yemeni Navy carried out a qualitative military operation against two ships related to the Zionist regime ; In this operation, the "Swan Atlantic" ship full of oil and the other ship "MSC Clara" carrying a container were targeted by two suicide drones.
The process of targeting these two ships took place after their crews refused to answer the calls of the Yemeni naval forces.
🔸️The armed forces of Yemen once again assure all ships bound for all ports around the world, except for Israeli ports, that no harm will come to them.
The armed forces of Yemen confirm that they will continue to prevent the movement of ships bound for Israeli ports with any nationality in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea until the food and medicine needed by the people of the Gaza Strip enters this strait.
And God sees what we say and do
◾ Sana'a 5 Jumadi al-Akhira 1446 A.H
Related to December 18, 2023
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Bulgaria may cancel the "punitive" tariffs for Russian gas transit introduced in October
The transit fee was set at about 20 per cent of the base gas price. Sofia explained this decision with the aim of reducing Gazprom's profits.
After that, Hungary, dependent on fuel from Russia, gave Bulgaria an ultimatum and threatened to veto its accession to Schengen. Today, the Bulgarian parliament voted in favour of cancelling the inflated tariffs.
@Slavyangrad
Biden's approval rating has hit a new low due to economic woes. Bloomberg reported this.
Just 34% approve of Biden's job performance, down from 54% at the start of his presidency nearly three years ago, according to the latest Monmouth University poll. More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Biden's handling of inflation and immigration.
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Offensive near Donetsk: The Russian Army breaks through the defenses on the flanks, advancing up to 800 m to Avdeevka
▪️ “North-west and north of Opytny, Russian troops advanced in an area up to 1.85 km wide to a depth of up to 800 m in the direction of Avdeevka,” Ukrainian military analysts admit.
▪️On the northern flank of the Avdeevsky direction , small infantry groups of the Russian Army continue to put pressure in the Stepovoye area and in the populated area itself. “The Russians have partial success along the forest belt,” the enemy reports.
▪️In Avdeevka itself, to the west of the industrial zone previously taken by us, the assault infantry of the Russian Armed Forces is fighting to occupy the private sector and attack in the area of Kolosova Street and Yasinovatsky Lane. The fighting doesn't stop.
▪️In the western part of Vodyanoye, Russian troops advanced north of the Novoavdeevsky headquarters in an area up to 350 m wide to a depth of up to 350 m.
▪️The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its morning report reported that the Russian army is still seeking to encircle Avdeevka, having carried out 16 attacks in half a day east of Novobakhmutovka, Stepovoy, Avdeevka, and another 11 south of Tonenky, Nevelsky and Pervomaisky.
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The Economist (https://archive.is/2023.12.18-134640/https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/12/17/ukraines-army-is-struggling-to-find-good-recruits):
The new recruits came from a variety of backgrounds, but they shared one thing: after rudimentary training in western Europe, none of them expected to be deployed to an assault unit at the hottest section of the Ukrainian front line. Some had signed up voluntarily, expecting to be given places in units that suited their profiles: as drone operators or artillery men. Others were plucked from their villages with little warning. One older recruit didn’t even have the chance to pick up his false teeth. After less than a week in the trenches of the Donbas, in eastern Ukraine, the platoon of 20 had been reduced by six. Three had been killed in action, three seriously wounded.
-Few of those who are signed up this way make good soldiers. “We’re seeing 45- to 47-year-olds,” complains one senior officer. “They are out of breath by the time they reach the front line.”
-Ukrainian critics of the government in Kyiv, meanwhile, charge that the country is only “pretending to mobilise.” Viktor Kevlyuk, a retired colonel who oversaw the implementation of mobilisation policy for the western half of the country from 2014—when Russia first invaded—to 2021, says Ukraine risks falling into a trap. Russia will step up its mobilisation after its presidential election in March is over, he thinks.
-Vladimir Putin has already signed an edict increasing the size of Russia’s armed forces by 170,000. Colonel Kevlyuk argues that Ukraine must respond with a nationwide mobilisation of industry, government and resources. The often-decadent lifestyles of those enjoying safety in Kyiv need to change, he thinks. “This is not a time for imported smoked salmon.”
-The task is to convince potential recruits. “Conductor”, one of the men deployed to the ill-fated unit in the Donbas, says he is committed to serving his country, “but only in a way that can be useful”. In the meantime he is occupied “24/7” in securing a transfer away from the assault forces. “You can’t just write people’s lives off like this,” he says.
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Artyomovskoe direction.
The northern part of Kleshcheevka came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
Sofa General Staff (https://t.me/jnb_news/40385)
Ukrainian channel Strana:
The new Russian naval drone "Dandelion" can be used to attack civilian ships.
This was reported by the speaker of the Southern Defense Forces Natalya Gumenyuk.
“We cannot exclude that such drones will be used against civilian ships... They (the Russians) constantly tried to find a reason to accuse civilian shipping of supplying military cargo, but all this remained unconfirmed,” she noted.
The design of the Dandelion drone is similar to its Ukrainian counterparts, but there are several differences, which may indicate completely different tasks. In particular, it does not have visible communication antennas, optical surveillance or target guidance devices.
It is assumed that the attack drone can be used to strike bridges and ports, and instead of antennas, an inertial system with correction based on GPS signals can be used.
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Zaporozhye direction.
Verbovoe. Destruction of the NATO Leopard tank by our ATGM.
Accurate hit on the tower! Moreover, the rocket pierced right through the “famous” enemy tank.
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Destruction of a dozen units of Ukrainian equipment by FPV drones, including Leopard 2A6 , CV9040C BMP, T-72M1 , as well as several BMP-1 and BTR-3E . Video: @sudoplatov_official
Epic footage of the battles near Artyomovsk: ours are advancing, destroying firing points and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
In front of our assault detachments, attack drones fly forward, leveling houses in which Ukrainian Armed Forces militants are holed up, strikes are also made against enemy infantry, and then our fighters clear enemy positions.
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NGP RaZVedka:
⚠️ Brief summary of the situation in the Avdeevsky direction.
Adverse weather conditions remain in this section of the front: thick fog and ice, which makes all types of movement very difficult for both sides.
On the southern outskirts of Avdeevka, the enemy, with small infantry groups, is attempting to push our units back from their occupied positions.
But thanks to the high level of work of reconnaissance units, enemy groups are inflicted with timely fire damage from rocket and cannon artillery. Khokhol still zealously uses cluster munitions and FPV drones, and most of the attacks are carried out by kamikaze drones, compensating for the lack of ammunition for cannon artillery.
But despite the above, not a single attempt at a counterattack was successful by the end of the day; over the past days, the crest was unable to regain any of the lost positions, even with a significant numerical superiority.
Due to high losses among the cheap infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevsky sector, the enemy’s high command continues to try to prevent the collapse of the front on the southern flank and hastily transfers reinforcements, exposing other directions.
Thus, the remnants of a unit from the 71st brigade were transferred to this area from the Zaporozhye Front, which the command had not yet had time to spend on storming the strategic bushes north-west of Verbovoy, two hundred arrived to Avdeevka, these units included a significant number of mobilized with a low level of training, We previously reported on the appearance of untrained infantry in the south of Avdos.
Also, some individual reconnaissance battalions arrived, which did not have time to develop and prepare positions, were literally thrown into battle from the wheels, and had already suffered noticeable losses.
A number of especially greasy weather vanes of cunning Armed Forces of Ukraine have increased their level of intelligence and pacifism, so without waiting for our reinforced concrete tankers to reach them, they voluntarily surrender, regardless of everything, this is a very correct decision, first of all for them.
Khokhol, throw down your weapons, there is no chance, Avdiivka is an existential question, there are no reasons or circumstances at all that would force us to give up on her liberation.
Those of you who want to live - give up, Russia is not Ukraine, there will be no bullying and torture, save your life, save the Russian Armed Forces time.
❗ Those who don’t lay down their arms, we’ll simply move them over or flood them with shells all over the place, look at the wetlands and Vinogradniki.
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Our tigers continue to bite into the lands of Avdeevka and step by step, meter by meter, they crush the enemy with steel might, a sharp mind and ingenuity.
Everything will be as Russia needs!
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The BBC can't erase the past. We remember so that no one can ever forget.
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The MSM's Ukraine neo-Nazi Amnesia
As Russia invaded Ukraine, the entire MSM joined in lockstep to give us a narrative. An important part of the narrative was that Russia’s claim that Neo-Nazi’s are a force in Ukraine is a Kremlin lie. It is a narrative that is easily unraveled by the MSM’s own past articles. So far, no MSM outlets are willing to discuss this ugly truth today. Anyone interfering with the narrative is said to be ‘Speaking Putin’s Talking Points’.
The Russian Armed Forces discovered the enemy and adjusted artillery, which destroyed a concentration of infantry in Serebryansky forestry
@Slavyangrad
Kherson direction.
The Russian Armed Forces have reduced the Ukrainian Armed Forces' bridgehead in Krynki by another 300 meters. But the most important thing is that there are almost no safe routes for approaching by boat directly to Krynki. More and more things have to be carried across the islands.
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff (https://t.me/jnb_news/40401?single)
@Slavyangrad
Zaporozhye direction.
The area between Rabotino and Verbovoye. We record from enemy video the advance of the Russian Armed Forces without reports of serious battles. It looks like the Ukrainian Armed Forces are slowly rolling back.
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff (https://t.me/jnb_news/40406)
Via @Belarus_VPO
Breitbart: American Gen Z soldiers are scaring off new recruits by staging a 'TikTok mutiny'
US military personnel are rioting on the social network TikTok, complaining about bad food, demands to stay fit, suppression of freedoms and much more, reports the portal of American conservatives Breitbart News.
▪️ “In one of the videos from military blogger Anthony Luster, his life is described as follows: “No privacy, crap salary, crappy food, disrespectful management and NO SLEEP!” the publication writes.
And he states: Laster, whose army life allegedly “consists of 99% washing floors,” is not the only one among the “GIs.” These sissies are always complaining about their conditions of service, their videos get hundreds of thousands of views and disrupt army recruitment. As a result, the US Army will be short of 15,000 recruits in 2023, and the Navy - 10,000 people. Things are no better in the Air Force.
▪️ Breitbart quotes an interesting assessment from Stripes:
“According to the US Department of Defense, in 2020 and 2021, 286,000 military personnel experienced food insecurity (struggled with food access), with junior military personnel at greatest risk.”
Hundreds of thousands of American soldiers are malnourished, basically. It’s not that they are not fed - they are just used to, let’s say, not denying themselves food in civilian life. According to a Pentagon study, 77% of young Americans are ineligible to serve in the military due to obesity, drug use or mental and physical health problems.
▪️ You definitely shouldn’t underestimate the “first army in the world.” And the essence of Breitbart’s alarmist article, rather, is another attack on Tiktok, through which “Chinese communism is penetrating the brains of Americans.”
And yet, the so-called woke military, that is, the destructive ideology of “awakening”, which has actually penetrated the army of the “world hegemon,” is bearing fruit. Because of this, the complaints of American soldiers about their service have already surpassed the joke about the careless fireman:
“The salary is decent, they pay on time, the guys were good... But it’s like fire - at least quit!”
Article here (https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2023/12/17/gen-z-us-army-soldiers-throwing-tiktok-mutiny-discouraging-recruits/)
@Slavyangrad
Bloomberg (https://archive.is/2023.12.18-180833/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-18/pentagon-warns-ukraine-military-aid-funds-will-run-out-dec-30):
On December 30, the last $1.07 billion available to the Pentagon to support Ukraine will be exhausted.
This is stated in a letter from Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord, which was obtained by Bloomberg News.
“Once these funds are released, the Department will exhaust the funding available to us to help secure Ukraine,” McCord wrote in a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Defense Policy and Appropriations committees.
At the same time, this money will be used to replenish the reserves of the US Army to replace what was previously sent to Ukraine.
In particular, it is planned to spend:
635 million - for the purchase of missiles for the army,
210 million - for the purchase of 155-mm M795 high-explosive fragmentation shells, gunpowder, fuses and primers,
– 129 million – secret funding for the Navy to replace weapons sent from the budget category “Other missiles”,
– 17 million – to replace specialized “acoustic sensors” provided for Ukrainian equipment by the US Special Operations Command,
- 4.3 million - to fund Air Force operations and maintenance to replace tactical vehicles, metal fences and barriers sent to Ukraine.
@Slavyangrad
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novomykhailivka
🕰 Date: ~17.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.854357, 37.510821
📝 Description: The Russian military attacks the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomykhailivka.
🖥 id: 17122023.1552
✉️source: https://t.me/dugout_uncle_zhora/426
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Khromove
🕰 Date: ~17.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.609179, 37.933268
48.602971, 37.940353
📝 Description: Russian drones and infantry break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khromove area.
🖥 id: 17122023.1548
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3625
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Nevelske
🕰 Date: ~17.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.05591, 37.60434
📝 Description: The Russian military is conducting positional combat operations against the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Nevelske.
🖥 id: 17122023.1551
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3629
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Krynky
🕰 Date: ~17.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.7355987, 33.0874407
📝 Description: The Russian TOS1a is burning out the Ukrainian Armed Forces' positions in Krynky.
🖥 id: 17122023.1706
✉️source: https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/137461
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kalynivka
🕰 Date: ~17.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.6160247, 37.8634907
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed the positions of UAF drone operators near Kalynivka.
🖥 id: 17122023.1659
✉️source: https://t.me/Sever_Z/2466
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Tiahynka
🕰 Date: ~17.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.7645670, 33.0811613
📝 Description: Russian FABs attack positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Tiahynka.
🖥 id: 18122023.0824
✉️source: https://t.me/voenacher/58111
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Sadove
🕰 Date: ~17.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.698015, 32.824546
📝 Description: A Russian FPV drone caused damage to Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment near Sadove.
🖥 id: 18122023.0825
✉️source: https://t.me/EjShahidenko/1574
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Robotyne
🕰 Date: ~17.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.43507, 35.84167
📝 Description: The Russian military attacked a T-72 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Robotyne area.
🖥 id: 18122023.0826
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3635
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Tiahynka
🕰 Date: ~18.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.7642149, 33.0810655
📝 Description: The Russian LMUR attacks the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Tiahynka region.
🖥 id: 18122023.1546
✉️source: https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/137625
War Reports - 2023-12-20 (Breaking News)
Footage from the launch of the Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Korea. The launched intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) flew for 4415 seconds, its flight range was 1002,3 km, and its maximum altitude was 6518,2 km.
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