War Reports - 2023-12-21
They continue to compare the war with Russia in Ukraine with the war of Nazi Germany during WW2. Telegram channel "Militarist": General Ben Hodges, former commander of the US Army in Europe, made a remarkable statement:
“Ukraine should draft all women into the army, everyone who fled the country should be returned and mobilized. If Germany could do it in 1944, Ukraine can do it too.”
Hodges makes such ridiculous comments about Ukraine and Russia that it shows how Ukraine's war plan to the last man was made with indifference and no regard for human life.
The fact that all of Hodges' predictions and comments are wrong confirms this.
Ukraine is already recruiting on a larger scale than Germany did in 1944. In October 1944, when Germany in a panic called up all men aged 14 to 65 years and some volunteer groups of women, Germany's resource potential and talented elite, ambitious personnel had already died, and Ukraine was also experiencing this.
It should not be forgotten that from September 1939 to July 1944, Germany lost 3.5 million soldiers, and in the next 10 months lost even more.
Determined, well-trained and experienced soldiers can never be replaced by personnel who are unfit for war and have no other use than being a distraction on the front line with their large numbers on paper.
NATO also knows about this, but it doesn't care.
The war is lost and they want nothing more than to think that the longer it lasts the better, to continue it and save the day.
https://t.me/infantmilitario/115528
Ukraine must copy the methods of Nazi Germany in 1944 to fight Russia - said the former commander of US troops in Europe, General Ben Hodges
t.me/dva_majors/31190
What is happening now in Ukraine is no different from Russia’s struggle for its independence during WW2. Once again Russia is at war with the new Reich - and with the new fascists, continuers of the legacy of Adolf Hitler. Russia will defeat these fascists too, you can be sure of that.
Victor vicktop55
I told you that Trump will not be president. Deep State will not allow this under any circumstances. But Trump continues to fight. I thought, doesn’t Trump really understand that he won’t win this election, just like he didn’t win the last one? Or does he understand that there is no chance and all what he is doing is a game? photo from
https://t.me/dimsmirnov175/61123
Elena Panina, director of the Institute for International Strategic Studies: “Australia has taken the path of dangerous escalation with Russia.”
“On December 15, a strong protest was made to the Australian Embassy in Moscow in connection with the participation of the Australian military contingent in the trilateral exercises of the United States, Japan and Australia “Yama Sakura-85” on the island of Hokkaido in close proximity to the borders of the Russian Federation,” the Russian Foreign Ministry reported. Japan, defeated in World War II, effectively became a colony of Washington. Obviously, it was at his instigation that access to Japanese territory was ensured for the closest “by blood” allies. The expansion of NATO’s sphere of action to the Asia-Pacific region is also working in the same direction—against China and Russia. The countries of the so-called Asia-Pacific Four (AP4): Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan took part in NATO summits in 2022 and 2023. And they are moving towards official membership in the alliance.
The same anti-Chinese and anti-Russian attitude of the United States is served by the creation in August 2023 of a trilateral partnership between the United States, Japan and South Korea.
Accordingly, both Russia and China have no choice but to strengthen their strategic cooperation in order to jointly confront America and its henchmen and jointly defend their legitimate national interests.
https://t.me/EvPanina/12203
“Winners of the year: Putin, Musk, US Economy”: The Wall Street Journal named Putin the main triumph of the year.
“Vladimir Putin is declared the geopolitical winner of the year. His position looks immeasurably stronger than a year ago. Kiev's vaunted counteroffensive has stalled, Putin's economy has weathered Western sanctions, European resolve is fading and American support is waning. “Putin demonstrates the cruel advantage of strategic patience.”
https://t.me/dimsmirnov175/61142
Oh yes, Putin’s patience is great. Putin will not do anything by extreme means if there are other means of solving problems. But the main thing that Putin has, besides his boundless patience, is his iron will and determination in making extreme decisions. And now, or rather yesterday, Putin made such a decision. Putin decided to go all the way. The best thing that Russia’s enemies can do now is to lay down their arms and step aside before it’s too late.
⚫️ The British Army is facing a historic manpower shortage.
The number of members of the British Armed Forces, including all branches and reservists, fell by a further 3.9% to 184,865 this year. Moreover, of these, only 75,983 are regular army soldiers. This is the lowest figure in the last 200 years.
The reasons for dismissals are social and psychological problems, according to a survey by the British Ministry of Defense.
The situation is similar in the USA . There, no branch of the military except the Space Force has met its recruiting goals.
@Slavyangrad
Kyivstar collapsed once again after "large-scale attack by Russian security services"
▪️ After yet another global outage, Ukraine's largest mobile operator has admitted that it was subjected to a large-scale hacker attack. Now Kyivstar is facing the consequences of the very same "cyber invasion" by Russian hackers from the Solntsepek team 1.5 weeks ago. Then not only mobile communications collapsed, with operators going down one by one, but also the banking sector along with ministries.
▪️ Now the failure has affected residents of western and southern regions. Problems are observed with voice communication and mobile Internet.
▪️ "Our network is now stabilising after a large-scale hacker attack, so there may still be short-term difficulties in the operation of services," the company said.
@Slavyangrad
Artyomovskoe direction.
The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces continues towards Ivanovsky (Krasnoe). The enemy is knocked out of ST Chernobylets. Ivanovsky is about 600 meters away.
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff (https://t.me/jnb_news/40487)
Via Boris "Colonel Cassad (https://t.me/boris_rozhin/106913)" Rozhin:
Russian troops made progress in the Novomikhailovka area, advancing in the southeast of the village. The loss of Novomikhailovka could have serious consequences for the Ugledar group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
@Slavyangrad
Creamy Caprice (https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3673):
20,12,23 Height map. Artyomovsk - Kleshcheevka - Andreevka - Kurdyumovka - Seversky Donets-Donbass canal
Topographic situation. Line of combat contact on the elevation map on the southern flank of Artyomovsk. List of main heights and geographical objects on the approaches to the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal in the Kleshcheevka area.
Avtodor has repaired the land route to Crimea through the territory of new regions of the Russian Federation along the Azov coast, according to the Russian government website.
"Large-scale work began last year on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Zaporozhye region - about 160 km of roads were repaired there. Another 200 km of the land route in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions were updated this year. Thus, about 360 km of the highway connecting the Bolshaya Russia and Crimea through new regions,” the portal quotes Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
@Slavyangrad
The position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Rabotino, completely crushed by artillery fire, and two destroyed American armored vehicles "International MaxxPro".
@Slavyangrad
At the front, after the warming, there was a thaw.
@Slavyangrad
Diary of a Paratrooper (https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/5575):
🪂 Avdeevka direction.
The enemy has consolidated his forces and has been holding the defense for 24 hours.
There are no significant advances by our troops.
On the northern flank near Stepovoye there are battles for forest plantations, in the most populated area there are battles in the central part and on the outskirts, the enemy is clinging with all his might to holding Stepovoye.
Positional battles are taking place near Novokalinovo.
There are still separate enemy units in the Vinogradniki, which our fighters are hitting during clearing operations in shooting battles and with drop-dropping drones.
Groups in armored vehicles are also observed in the private sector near Koksokhim.
Ukrainian channel Strana:
Six thousand men of military age leave Ukraine every day. Of these, only 150-200 people are volunteers under the “Shlyakh” system.
This was announced by the head of the department for organizing border control of the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service, Igor Matviychuk.
Recently, the scheme of leaving mothers with many children after marriage has become popular.
Many leave as accompanying disabled people, there is also a loophole there - one disabled person can be taken out several times by different people if the act of establishing the fact of leaving is forged.
Another large percentage of men leaving have certificates of unfitness for military service.
Some even change the gender on their passport - without surgery on the body.
"IT'S MA'AM!"
@Slavyangrad
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (20 December 2023)
▫️ In Kupyansk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33776), units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled five attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 115nd Mechanised Brigade and 95th Air Assault Brigade near Sinkovka and Terni (Kharkov).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 servicemen, two IFVs, two pickup trucks, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
▫️ In Krasny Liman direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33777), units of the Tsentr Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled two attacks of the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade close to Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR), and Torskoye (DPR).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 180 servicemen, two AFVs, three motor vehicles, as well as one D-30 howitzer.
▫️ In Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33778), units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled one attack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 24th Mechanised Brigade close to Shumy (DPR).
In addition, the Group's artillery and heavy flamethrower systems inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware near Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, and Maryinka (DPR).
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 250 servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, and three motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one Slovakia-made Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made AS-90 self-propelled artillery system, two Msta-B howitzers, two Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, one D-30 howitzer, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system were eliminated.
▫️ In South Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33779), units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems inflicted losses on manpower of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 79th Air Assault Brigade near Elizavetovka, Vladimirovka, and Novomikhailovka (DPR).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 110 servicemen, two pickup trucks, and two Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems.
▫️ In Zaporozhye direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33780), units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 14th National Guard Brigade, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, and 116th Mechanised brigade close to Verbovoye and Rabotino (Zaporozhye).
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 70 servicemen, two AFVs, four motor vehicles, two D-20 howitzers, and one D-30 howitzer.
◽️ In Kherson direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/33780), as a result of cohesive actions of units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by artillery, the AFU losses amounted to up to 75 servicemen killed and wounded, two motor vehicles, two Msta-B howitzers, one Giatsint-B howitzer, and one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
▫️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 127 areas during the day.
Air defence units intercepted one Ukrianian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter near Uglesborochnaya railway station (DPR).
Five U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles were intercepted in the past 24 hours. Moreover, 32 UAVs were shot down close to Novaya Mayachka (Kherson), Staromikhailovka, Spornoye, Krasnogorovka, Maryinka (DPR), Belogorovka and Nyrkovo (LPR).
@Slavyangrad
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Vodiane
🕰 Date: ~19.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.13229, 37.64034
📝 Description: Russian FPV drones are attacking Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Vodiane area.
🖥 id: 19122023.1659
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3659
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Avdiivka
🕰 Date: ~19.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.11553, 37.78699
📝 Description: Russian drones are pressing the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdiivka area.
🖥 id: 19122023.1757
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3661
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Krynky
🕰 Date: ~19.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.74273, 33.08848
📝 Description: A Russian drone sank a Ukrainian Armed Forces boat in Krynky.
🖥 id: 19122023.1839
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3664
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kreminna
🕰 Date: ~19.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.9589941, 38.1978157
📝 Description: Russian assault groups attack positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kreminna.
🖥 id: 20122023.0841
✉️source: https://t.me/iamsniper/3190
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Avdiivka
🕰 Date: ~19.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.12128, 37.78676
📝 Description: A Russian FPV drone fired at positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces north of the industrial zone near Avdiivka.
🖥 id: 20122023.0825
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3666
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novomykhailivka
🕰 Date: ~19.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.854198, 37.513138
📝 Description: The Russian TOS works for the positions of the Armed Forces near Novomykhailivka.
🖥 id: 20122023.0952
✉️source: https://t.me/boris_rozhin/106901
Western countries have completed the creation of a coalition in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, quietly bringing an entire fleet into the region. If they fail to secure the trade sea route from attacks by the Ansar Allah group, then they will have to launch another military operation, possibly against Iran.
The Coalition fleet:
Title: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
Class: Nimitz
Type: Aircraft carrier
Id: 20122023.1003
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
Title: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
Class: Gerald R. Ford
Type: Aircraft carrier
Id: 20122023.1005
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gerald_R._Ford
Title: USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Class: Nimitz
Type: Aircraft carrier
Id: 20122023.0748
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Carl_Vinson
Title: USS Laboon (DDG-58)
Class: Arleigh Burke
Type: Destroyer
Id: 20122023.0746
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Laboon
Title: Languedoc (D653)
Class: Aquitaine
Type: Frigate
Id: 20122023.0745
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_Languedoc
Title: HMS Diamond (D34)
Class: Type 45
Type: Destroyer
Id: 20122023.0744
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Diamond_(D34)
Title: USS Mason (DDG-87)
Class: Arleigh Burke
Type: Destroyer
Id: 20122023.0742
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mason_(DDG-87)
Title: USS Carney (DDG-64)
Class: Arleigh Burke
Type: Destroyer
Id: 19122023.1745
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Carney
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novomykhailivka
🕰 Date: ~19.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.855304, 37.507057
📝 Description: Russian FABs are attacking the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomykhailivka.
🖥 id: 20122023.1143
✉️source: https://t.me/dugout_uncle_zhora/430
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novomykhailivka
🕰 Date: ~19.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.8565, 37.47034
📝 Description: A Russian drone hit an armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomykhailivka.
🖥 id: 20122023.1141
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3669
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Stepove
🕰 Date: ~20.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 48.21329, 37.66776
📝 Description: The Russian military defeated a tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Stepove district.
🖥 id: 20122023.1254
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3671
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Ivanivka
🕰 Date: ~20.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 46.7396795, 33.0445542
📝 Description: A Russian FPV drone sank a boat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Ivanivka region.
🖥 id: 20122023.1508
✉️source: https://t.me/voenacher/58231
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novomykhailivka
🕰 Date: ~20.12.2023
📌 Coordinates: 47.8527411, 37.4904900
📝 Description: Russian FABs attack the bases of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomykhailivka.
🖥 id: 20122023.1513
✉️source: https://t.me/voin_dv/6338
Map: MilitarySummaryMap
Footage of Ukrainian Armed Forces support troops being treated by fire from a tank, UR-77, BMP-2 and artillery of the 4th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 2nd AK of the Russian Armed Forces in the forests of Kremennaya. Video @z4lpr
All work is corrected by a copter, which calmly directs not only the fire of the equipment, but then observes the evacuation of a wounded Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier, and also plays cat and mouse with one Ukrainian soldier who is trying to shoot down the copter with machine gun fire.
At one point in the battle, a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier tries to hit our tank with fire from an AT-4, but misses.
@Slavyangrad
🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦The Russian army storms Novomikhailovka, having advanced 1 km with battles
The village near Marinka at the junction of the offensive zones of the Eastern Military District and Southern Military District is stormed by units of the Vostok group.
“On the southern and south-eastern outskirts of Novomikhailovka, Russian troops continue assault operations with the support of armored vehicles in the direction of Timiryazev Street. They are advancing in an area up to 1.75 km wide to a depth of 780 m,” the success of the Russian army is recognized, but as always it is slightly underestimated by Ukrainian military analysts.
The Ministry of Defense reports that an attempt at a counterattack by the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was thwarted in the Novomikhailovka area.
Strikes by aviation, artillery, and TOS “Solntsepyok” hit strong points, temporary deployment points, and areas of concentration of manpower of the 79th air assault, 72nd mechanized and 58th motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Novomikhailovka, Paraskovievka, Ugledar, and Novoukrainka.
The loss of Novomikhailovka could have very unpleasant consequences for the Ugledar and Maryinsk groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
@Slavyangrad
The massacre at Bogdanovka: after the battles, the landings are littered with corpses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flank of Artyomovsk
▪️The Sever-V brigade of the Volunteer Corps destroys enemy infantry with accurate fire, advancing on the northern flank of Artyomovsk.
▪️During a precise fire attack every day, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces here suffer heavy losses and lose positions.
@Slavyangrad
Paratroopers of the Southern Group of Forces on the northern flank of Artyomovsk entered Bogdanovka and began covering the flanks. The total advance was up to 600 meters.
Also, fighters of the Southern Group of Forces west of Artyomovsk completely occupied the dachas and entered the airfield, taking a hangar.
@Slavyangrad
Zelensky inspects the troops.
@Slavyangrad
Wait, what?
Yes, that’s correct. As long as President Trump appeals the decision to the Supreme Court, the appeals court stays their own ruling – essentially indefinitely.
⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/5368)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Front #Summary for 20 Dec 2023 by 18:51⚡️
🔹In #Kherson Direction, the AFU grouping is holding the springboard in #Krynki under our fire. An increasing number of AFU boats are sinking under our drone strikes. For the AFU group it is difficult to replenish reserves and supply, but they persist in their attempts. In addition to the boats, our military hit the enemy's deployment point in #Inzhenernoye, which is on the right bank of the #Dnieper River behind #Antonovka.
🔹In #Zaporozhye Direction, our forces have advanced in the wooded areas near #Rabotino. They also took control of several AFU strongholds near #Verbovoye. Our army has made also significant advances north of #Novoprokopovka. Counter fighting continues there.
🔹In #SouthDonetsk Direction, our units have taken control of an AFU stronghold near #Novomikhaylovka. There are successes in the south of the village. Our army has gained a foothold on Ak.Timiryazeva Street. From #Maryinka, our forces are moving towards #Kurakhovo, an important logistics centre of the AFU. The pace and activity of the AFU resistance is in the fog of war. The total distance from #Mariynka to #Kurakhovo is about 15 km.
🔹In #Donetsk Direction, the fog at #Avdeyevka is real, natural fog. Using its veil, our army is attacking in small groups. On the southern flank, the advance of our forces is recorded near #Tonenkoye and #Severnoye. On the northern flank, the powerful work of our artillery is aimed at suppressing the AFU on the territory of the Coke Plant.
🔹In #Bakhmut Direction, our army pushed the AFU back from the village of #Chernomorets. There are about 600 metres left to #Krasnoye (#Ivanovskoye). The AFU attempted an unsuccessful counterattack west of #Bakhmut. They lost two armoured vehicles and retreated under fire from our artillery. In #Kleshcheyevka, the front line is still without advances on our side. But the AFU cannot attack either. Ukrainian resources write that our army has increased the activity of artillery and the number of assault groups. On a video from the road between #Andreyevka and #Kleshcheyevka there are many burnt #NATO vehicles. The whole road is under fire control of our forces.
🔹In #Svatovo Direction, positional battles continue. Fierce attempts by the Russian military to breakthrough the AFU defence near #Sinkovka have so far failed.
t.me/sitreports /@olegtsarov (https://t.me/olegtsarov/9662)/#smo/
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War Reports - 2023-12-22 (Breaking News)
The Washington Examiner reports that the United States and the United Kingdom have moved sensitive air and naval assets near Yemen. These movements indicate preparation for possible strikes against Houthi forces in that country. 🔶️ The Washington Examiner is not disclosing the identity of the military forces now positioned closer to Yemen, but they include both strike and supporting platforms the deployment of which has not publicly been disclosed
Ben Hodges - what a goofy kind of guy.