War Reports - 2024-12-18 - Main Report
As a result of the explosion in Moscow, Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces' NBC Protection Kirillov was killed.
He is the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian Armed Forces.
His assistant also died.
An explosive device planted at the exit of the building detonated at about 6 a.m. Windows were blown out in nearby apartments, emergency services are working on the scene.
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🔥 Air battles between UAVs of the Sever-V Brigade and enemy drones over Chasov Yar
During combat sorties, enemy drones can be detected flying over our positions, carrying out reconnaissance and artillery adjustments. Often, at the risk of our equipment, operators, based on the situation, decide to ram the enemy "birds".
In this video, the score is 2-0 in favor of the brigade operators. At the same time, one of the enemy drones will be restored and will continue to serve in our ranks.
#Север_V #СВО #Бригада
📱 Brigade North-V | (https://t.me/+YlyBSWhony5kNmE6) @Sever_Z (https://t.me/Sever_Z)
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novoivanovka
🕰 Date: ~16.12.2024
📌 Coordinates: 51.3320692,35.1206767
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Footage of the destruction of a Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle by a Russian FPV drone strike near Novoivanovka.
🖥 id: 17122024.0841
✉️source: https://t.me/lost_armour/3982
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Yasenove
🕰 Date: ~16.12.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.084280,37.061150
👩🚀 Squad: #Sudoplatov
📝 Description: A Russian FPV drone hit a Pickup truck with electronic warfare equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Yasenove.
🖥 id: 17122024.0914
✉️source: https://t.me/sudoplatov_official/3660
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Osynove
🕰 Date: ~17.12.2024
📌 Coordinates: 49.642563,37.635410
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian missile strike destroys Ukrainian pontoon bridge over Oskil River near Osynove.
🖥 id: 17122024.1603
✉️source:https://t.me/bortzhyrnal/790
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Fwd from @dva_majors
Morning Summary on December 17, 2024
▪️ In the Kursk Region, the "North" grouping of troops is developing success east of Novoyivanovka and advancing in the adjacent tree lines. Fierce battles are raging in the area of Russkoye Porechnoye. At the same time, the AFU is capable of conducting organized maneuverable defense, carrying out counterattacks in the forest areas near Malaya Loknya and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye with the use of armored vehicles. It is not possible to speak of the collapse of the enemy's defense in the region, despite the low morale of the AFU.
▪️ On the Kharkiv direction, there are battles in Volchansk and in the Liptsovo direction, the line of contact remains unchanged.
▪️ In Chasiv Yar, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding their control zone near the Ogneuporny plant, the main fortified area of the enemy in the city.
▪️ On the Pokrovsk direction, south of Dachenskoye, there are reports of the advance of our troops, battles are ongoing near Ukrainka.
▪️ The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces on the southern flank of the Kurakhovo direction is developing. Battles are taking place in Konstantinopolskoye, the settlement of Sukhiye Yaly, our assault troops have made a dash towards Zelenovka.
▪️ On the Velikonovoselovsky direction, our troops have almost completed the encirclement of Makarovka, approaching Neskuchnoye. Battles are ongoing in the settlement of Novy Komar, the enemy is trying to counterattack. At the same time, the encirclement of the villages is progressing from the direction of Rovnopolye, the collapse of the enemy's defense in the southern settlements of the Vremivka direction is a matter of time.
▪️ On the Zaporizhia front, assault units of the Russian Armed Forces have begun separate offensive actions in the Orikhiv direction. On highly maneuverable equipment, after powerful artillery preparation (https://t.me/dva_majors/60383), the assault troops are closing in on the enemy and fighting for strongholds in the tree lines, capturing enemy positions in fierce battles. The enemy is retaliating with drone strikes. The main forces of the Russian Army have not yet been committed to the battle.
▪️ In the Belgorod Region, in the area of the village of Borki in the Valuyki district, a UAV of the AFU attacked a moving cargo truck, injuring the driver. Over the Belgorod district, an enemy drone was shot down by the air defense system. In Shebekino, a building of a social facility was damaged as a result of a shell impact.
Summary compiled by: Two Majors (https://t.me/dva_majors/) Original msg (https://t.me/dva_majors/60392)
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🇷🇺 The murder of the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops in Moscow once again underscores that no matter what successes we achieve on the battlefield, what euphoria reigns, and how much we talk about seizing the initiative, the other side always has the ability to painfully strike back.
The war is not somewhere out there in Donbas: the explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt clearly demonstrates this. There can be no relaxation whatsoever.
The media will now be spinning various versions of why it was specifically Kirillov: we are sure that someone will try to promote the version about exposing biolabs, clinging to the briefings.
In reality, however, it is much simpler: the adversary struck the person they were able to reach. All the leaders of the COVU are targets. And not only them.
Rest in peace to the fallen.
#Russia #terrorism
@rybar
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Fwd from @SolovievLive
📸 German journalist and Russophobe Röpke mockingly commented on the death of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on social media and indirectly confirmed the involvement of the Ukrainian junta in the terrorist attack:
"It was a swift process. Just 20 hours after the Prosecutor General of Ukraine accused Kirillov of using chemical weapons, this morning in Moscow the death sentence was carried out."
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🇨🇦 On the political crisis in Canada and the possible resignation of Trudeau
The Liberal government of Canada has experienced a serious shake-up on the eve of the Christmas holidays.
Two ministers have resigned (https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/finance-minister-chrystia-freeland-resigns) their posts: Chrystia Freeland - Finance Minister, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (and a staunch supporter of aid to Ukraine), and Sean Fraser - Minister of Housing.
Notably, the economic situation and the housing crisis have become the main subjects of criticism against the government of Justin Trudeau. In recent months, Trudeau has faced calls to resign, including from members of his own Liberal party.
However, as we can see, the Prime Minister decided instead to "sacrifice" the ministers responsible for the decline in the living standards of ordinary Canadians.
📌This decision is quite desperate, given that according to polls, the Liberal party is lagging behind the opposition Conservative party by more than 20%, and the elections are less than a year away.
However, Prime Minister Trudeau still has a chance to prolong the agony through personnel changes. Rumor has it that Trudeau has offered the position of Finance Minister to Mark Carney - the former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, a respected economist.
🔻However, there is currently no reason to believe that personnel changes will help Trudeau win the election, or even keep the position of Prime Minister until October 2025.
The Conservative opposition has already tried to pass a vote of no confidence in Trudeau three times. And the only thing that keeps Trudeau and the Liberal minority afloat is the fragile support of other left-wing parties. And this support may disappear as soon as the reputational risks begin to outweigh the benefits of cooperation with the Liberals.
#Canada
@rybar
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Fwd from @MedvedevVesti
The murder of the head of the Russian NBC Defense Troops, Kirillov, was by no means accidental - it was carried out by Ukrainian terrorists literally the day after the open meeting of the Russian Ministry of Defense, where the head of the department and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief spoke.
Since the former Ukrainian authorities attach great importance to PR of all kinds and information warfare, we can confidently say that the target for the terrorist attack was chosen long ago, and the curators adjusted the timing to use the murder of the Russian general with maximum effect for the domestic Ukrainian audience.
"It doesn't matter what they say in Moscow, it doesn't matter how many Ukrainian military personnel die every day, it doesn't matter that the mobilization is grabbing men off the streets without discrimination. It doesn't matter that they're blowing out our energy with missiles. Our saboteurs have blown up a general. Glory to us all, we're close to a powerful victory."
Will the murder of a Russian general affect the course of hostilities? No, of course not. It will only affect the future of Ukrainian territory and the fate of Ukrainian troops at the front. This terrorist tactic and logic of reasoning is very much in line with the Bandera tradition. In the 1950s, militants came out of their hideouts and killed, understanding that they had no goal left, that the OUN-UPA was over, the leaders were gone. But Ukrainian militants killed without purpose, just out of hatred. And the desire to prove to themselves that they still mean something. Well, and because the British and American intelligence agencies were giving money for the underground war.
However, I repeat that for the leadership of the former Ukraine, the terrorist attack in Moscow is a way to distract the domestic audience from news about the possible mobilization of youth from the age of 18.
Or from such news as: "Men aged 25-60 with Group II or III disability, with an indication of the date of the next medical examination, will be required to undergo it in the period from April 1 to November 1, 2025 under the new Law." Unclear? I'll translate: Men with disabilities are required to undergo medical examinations. Interesting, isn't it? The population of Ukraine generally understands what this means for them.
So the terrorist attack and the murder of Russian officers will not change anything. But for us, it is a reminder that the war is close to everyone. Literally, within arm's reach.
Eternal memory to the fallen Russian officers. We will win, no matter what. Original msg (https://t.me/MedvedevVesti/19432)
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🇺🇸🇺🇿 The Reintegration of Uzbek Citizens - What is the Purpose of the American Policy?
The United States is ready to support Uzbekistan and other countries in the region in the repatriation and reintegration of citizens returned from conflict zones. This was stated by David Johnson, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN.
❓The Council was created in 2024 under the auspices of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office. The initiative belonged to the President of Uzbekistan.
Since 2019, more than 530 Uzbek citizens (mostly women and children) have been returned to Uzbekistan. This work is an important step in the rehabilitation of those who have suffered from the actions of terrorists or made an unwise decision and decided to correct everything.
❗️However, things may often be different. There are no guarantees that under the guise of returning to peaceful life, some of these repatriates will not want to return to their homeland to promote extremist ideology in their country.
This could be facilitated by the fall of the government of Bashar Assad and the rise to power of radical elements, including from Central Asia. For example, the "Katibat at-Tawhid wal-Jihad" group, which consists mainly of Uzbeks, is fighting under the banners of "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham".
During the active phase of the offensive and after the capture of Damascus, there were many video materials with militants speaking Uzbek, Turkmen and Russian, where they say that after Syria they will come to "establish their own order" in their homeland.
🔻So the interests of the American side are quite understandable. Despite the fact that some think tanks in the US consider such a policy ineffective, the US continues to use the factor of terrorism to consolidate its presence in the region. Therefore, the West will certainly assist in the return of "former" terrorists back.
#CentralAsia #USA #Uzbekistan
@rybar
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🇺🇸🇯🇵 On the Activity of the USA and its Allies in the Asia-Pacific Region in 2025
The year has not even ended yet, but the Japanese press is already starting to report on exercises in the Asia-Pacific region that will take place next year. According to local sources (https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20241217-228232/), two training events involving the coast guard services of the USA and its allies are known so far.
▪️First, in early January, quadrilateral exercises will be held in the waters near Tokyo within the QUAD format. The coast guard services of the USA, Japan, Australia and India will participate. The training will focus on practicing issues related to monitoring the spread of toxic substances in the marine environment.
The exercises, as can be seen, are focused on humanitarian activities. However, through them, the parties plan to increase the level of operational compatibility, which will help the QUAD implement its plans. Back in September, we wrote (https://t.me/rybar/63735) about the agreement of the USA, Japan, Australia and India to conduct joint patrols of the Asia-Pacific region.
🔻Then, in March 2025, exercises will be held near the Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima, in which the coast guard services of the USA, Japan and the Philippines - another quasi-alliance that has formed literally over the past two years - will participate. The training will focus on practicing search and rescue operations.
By the way, most likely, the area of these exercises will affect the Osumi Strait. Chinese military ships very often pass through it during their own maneuvers in the region. Therefore, the exercises can be considered as a certain signal to the Chinese side.
Given that China very often uses the coast guard to conduct various operations in the region, the Americans and their allies want to repeat the experience of the PRC. The implementation of such plans began this year and, as can be seen, will continue next year.
High-resolution map (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2024/12/17/20241217134855-a2b12e25.jpg)
English version (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2024/12/17/20241217134859-6909a62b.jpg)
#USA #Japan
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🇦🇲🇷🇺 Will Russian TV channels be shut down in Armenia?
In Armenia, the topic of closing Russian TV channels has arisen again. Local media report that Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister, is being urged to take this step by Western sponsors.
In the Armenian information space, a working formula has emerged lately: if a positive news item about Armenian-Russian relations suddenly appears, then expect an anti-Russian news story.
▪️Just the other day, there was information that the Armenian authorities are preparing for a visit by the Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia, Valentina Matviyenko, in early 2025. The media write (https://news.am/rus/news/857205.html) about the "titanic efforts" being made to organize the meeting by the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Alen Simonyan.
▪️Simonyan played a major role (https://t.me/rybar/57930) in souring relations between the two countries by voicing odious claims against Russia, but now he is working hard to ensure Matviyenko's visit to Yerevan takes place.
❗️It is hoped that in the event of such negotiations, the issue of preserving Russian broadcasting in Armenia will be thoroughly worked out in advance on the Russian side.
▪️Given the obvious influence of Western curators on Pashinyan's team, there are significant problems on our side when it comes to Russian broadcasting. For example, we have already written about the negligence (https://t.me/rybar/60489) of the management of "Channel One", which managed to owe Armenians money for broadcasting, after which it was suspended.
▪️Moreover, Armenia claims (https://am.sputniknews.ru/20241111/erevan-zhdet-otveta-ot-moskvy-po-povodu-popravok-v-soglashenie-o-veschanii-rossiyskikh-kanalov-82894528.html) that it has repeatedly sent proposals to the Russian side to amend the intergovernmental agreement regulating the broadcasting of Russian channels in the republic, but has not received a response.
🔻It is obvious that with such an inconsistent approach on our part, together with the efforts of Western "partners", Russia's information influence in Armenia is facing a double threat. At the same time, the aspirations of the Armenian side to organize Matviyenko's visit indicate that Yerevan is particularly interested in such high-level public contacts.
The recent Armenian-Russian negotiations were mainly devoted to the economy and trade, but it would be worth reminding Yerevan that it will not be possible to sit on two chairs for long, pursuing only economic interests in relations with Russia.
#Armenia #Russia
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Fwd from @ne_rybar
On the Vremivka direction, there are images confirming the presence of Russian troops north of Makarivka. Advancement to this area of terrain is possible both from Makarivka itself and through the bridge over the Mokri Yaly river, marked with an arrow on the map.
According to our information, there has long been no garrison or units of the enemy in Makarivka, as some Ukrainian analysts and particularly slow-witted Russian Telegram channels write. Accordingly, there is also no encirclement of the AFU in Makarivka. At the moment, fighting is taking place on the southern outskirts of Storozheve and in Blahodatne, the capture of which will open the way to Neskuchne and the encirclement of Ukrainian formations in Velyka Novosilka from the south.
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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (17 December 2024)
Part I (see Part II (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18414))
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
▫️In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces' units inflicted fire damage on armed formations of one mechanised brigade, one territorial defence brigade of the AFU, and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine close to Aleksandrovka, Sinelnikovo, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
▫️The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade, one airborne brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Dvurechnaya, Kupyansk, Zagryzovo, Lozovaya (Kharkov region), Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry. One counter-attack of an AFU assault detachment was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 520 troops, three pickup trucks, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, four 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one ammunition depot.
▫️ As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Annovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on formations of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Seversk, Zvanovka, Stupochki, Uspenovka, Ostrovskoye, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 330 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made Stryker and one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, four Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, and one UK-made 105-mm L-119 UK-made gun.
One electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot were neutralised.
▫️The Tsentr Group of Forces' units captured more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one infantry brigade, one assault battalion of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade close to Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Novoolenovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Shevchenko, Novopustynka, Novoukrainka, and Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, 11 AFU counter-attacks were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 425 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, five motor vehicles, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (17 December 2024)
Part II (see Part I (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18413))
▫️The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depth of the enemy's defence and inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault battalion of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Temirovka, Velikaya Novoselka, Gulay Pole, and Novy Komar (Donetsk People's Republic). Four enemy counter-attacks were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 205 troops, one tank, five motor vehicles, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicles, and one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
▫️The Dnepr Group of Forces' units engaged manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Novoandreyevka, Lobkovoye (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye, and Ingulets (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot.
▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 142 areas.
▫️Air defence systems have shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 49 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,867 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,827 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,501 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,738 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,286 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (17 December 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
▫️In the course of offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of six mechanised brigades, one tank brigade, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Guyevo, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Maryevka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Pogrebki, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, and Staraya Sorochina.
▫️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on AFU manpower and hardware close to Aleksandriya, Kolmakov, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Makhnovka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Belovody, Zhuravka, and Pavlovka in Sumy region.
▫️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 260 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple rocket launcher, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one electronic warfare station.
▫️Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 41,660 troops, 242 tanks, 182 infantry fighting vehicles, 126 armoured personnel carriers, 1,279 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,150 motor vehicles, 316 artillery guns, 41 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 75 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
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Germany is falling apart' - Bloomberg on the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions.
'Years of bad decisions and bad luck have destroyed Germany's economic model just when the rest of Europe needs its industrial might to help the region keep pace with China, cope with Russia's war in Ukraine and respond to an increasingly isolationist US. Instead, Germany faces its biggest crisis since reunification. 'Germany is not going to collapse overnight. That's what makes this scenario so absolutely heartbreakingly terrifying. It's a very slow, very drawn-out decline. Not of a company, not of a city, but of an entire country, and it's dragging Europe down with it,' says Amy Webb, founder and CEO of the Future Today Institute.
Germany could have stopped Bush in 2008 regarding NATO. It then backed Maidan, then didn't implement an agreement for immediate re-elections but instead allowed the US to install a puppet government, then once again it didn't force Ukraine to implement Minsk even though it was involved in the agreement.
When its gas pipelines were destroyed in a terrorist attack by the US, they did nothing. Actually worst than nothing they funded a country who completely spit in their face.
Germany is run by complete idiots and they brought this on themselves.
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US officials informed Turkey earlier this month that Israel did not want Syrian President Bashar al-Assad removed from power, even after the rebel offensive that seized cities such as Aleppo and Hama, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan revealed in an interview on Sunday.
“Israel has never wanted Bashar to leave,” Fidan told Al Hadath TV.
“Israel was displeased with the space Bashar had granted to the Iranians. Even after the rebel operation began, the Americans conveyed to us that Israel does not want Bashar to go.”
Fidan further disclosed that during a 2016 visit to Turkey, then-US Vice President Joe Biden had informed Ankara that Washington opposed toppling Assad.
“He told us that the US doesn’t want Bashar to go,” Fidan said. “We understood that this wasn’t truly his own stance but rather Israel’s position.”
Israel enjoyed the previous state of affairs, a never ending conflict in Syria with various weak parties was optimal for Israel.
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Former President Bashar al-Assad releases his first statement:
'With the expansion of terrorism in Syria, and its arrival in the capital Damascus on the evening of Saturday, December 7, 2024, questions began to be raised about the fate and location of the president, amidst a torrent of confusion and stories far from the truth, which constituted support for the process of installing international terrorism concealed as a Syrian liberation revolution.
At a critical historical moment in the life of our nation, when truth should have a place, there is something that needs to be clarified through a brief statement. These circumstances and the subsequent complete cessation of communication for security reasons did not allow for a statement to be made, and its brief points do not replace the narration of the details of everything that happened, which I will address at a later time, when the opportunity arises.
First of all, I did not leave the country in a planned manner as was rumored, nor did I leave it during the last hours of the battles, but rather I remained in Damascus following up on my responsibilities until the early morning hours of Sunday, December 8, 2024. With the expansion of terrorism inside Damascus, I moved in coordination with my Russian friends to Latakia to follow up on the combat operations from there.
Upon arriving at the Hmeimim airbase in the morning, it became clear that the forces had withdrawn from all the battle lines and that the last army positions had fallen, with the deterioration of the field situation in that area increasing, and the attack on the Russian military base itself being escalated by drones. In light of the impossibility of leaving the base in any direction, Moscow asked the base leadership to work on securing immediate evacuation to Russia on the evening of Sunday, December 8, the day after the fall of Damascus, and after the fall of the last military positions and the subsequent paralysis of the rest of the state institutions.
During those events, the issue of asylum or resignation was not raised by me or by any person or party, and the only option presented was to continue fighting in defense of the terrorist attack.
In this context, I emphasize that whoever, since the first day of the war, refused to trade his country's salvation for personal salvation, or to bargain with his people with various offers and temptations, is the same person who stood with the officers and soldiers of his army on the front lines, dozens of meters away from the terrorists in the hottest and most dangerous hotbeds of conflict, and is the same person who did not leave during the most difficult years of the war and remained with his family and people to face terrorism under bombardment and the danger of terrorists storming the capital more than once during fourteen years of war. And whoever did not abandon the non-Syrian resistance in Palestine and Lebanon, and did not betray his allies who stood with him, cannot be the same person who abandons his people to whom he belongs, or betrays them and his army.
I have never been a person who seeks positions on a personal level, but rather I considered myself the owner of a national project that derived its support from a people who believed in it. I carried the certainty of the will of that people and their ability to preserve their state and defend its institutions and choices until the last moment. With the fall of the state into the hands of terrorism, and the loss of the ability to provide anything, the position becomes empty and meaningless, and there is no meaning to remaining responsible in it. This does not mean in any way abandoning the authentic national affiliation to Syria and its people, a fixed affiliation that is not changed by position or circumstance, a affiliation filled with hope that Syria will return free and independent.'
Source: Middle East Spectator (https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/13862)
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🇹🇷🇮🇱❌🇸🇾 Israel Tightens its Grip on Golan Heights While Türkiye Feigns Outrage
Israel has announced plans to double Jewish settlements in the illegally occupied Golan Heights, with Prime Minister Netanyahu declaring:
“We will continue to hold onto it, cause it to blossom, and settle in it.”
This comes after the Israel Defense Forces invaded the buffer zone earlier this month, exploiting the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government to HTS (al-Qaeda rebranded) and other militant factions. Israel claims its military advances and airstrikes across Syria – including on airfields and arms depots – are to “prevent weapons” from falling into the hands of those very groups.
Enter Turkey's Foreign Ministry, offering up performative concern: “This step by Israel is a new stage in its goal of expanding its borders through occupation,” while bemoaning Israel’s violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement.
Ankara’s faux outrage would be laughable if it weren’t so grotesque. Erdogan, who worked hand-in-glove with Israel to oust Assad, now sheds crocodile tears over “stability” while Turkish-backed jihadists roam free in Syria. Israel and Turkey's proxy partnership in empowering HTS (al-Qaeda 2.0) paved the way for this occupation. This is the tragic irony of Syria’s dismemberment – imperial vultures now bickering over the spoils.
And the Golan? It’s not about security, it’s about oil, land, and pipelines – all under the guise of “settlement.” Erdogan’s mask slips while Netanyahu’s colonial project marches on, unapologetically.
- Gerry Nolan
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The departure of Russia’s military from Syria should be a precondition for lifting European Union sanctions against the rebel group that took power in Damascus, according to the Dutch foreign minister.
“I think it’s too early to lift those sanctions” on Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, or HTS, Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said in Brussels ahead of a foreign ministers meeting on Monday. “We really would like to condition that on an inclusive political transition,” he said.
“I think it’s also important to look at conditionality regarding the Russian military bases in Syria,” Veldkamp said. “We want the Russians out.”
This opinion has echoed by other EU leaders.
A reminder that these are the same idiots who say that countries should be free to get into any security arrangements of their free choosing.
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"Ukrainian troops celebrate a grim Christmas in Kursk"
The West sees a gloomy picture for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region - constant bombing, cold, dirt, rats, worms and sovereign dreams of Coca-Cola.
"Major of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Ivan Bakrev speaks frankly about Ukraine's problems [in the Kursk region]: Vladimir Putin's people are tightening the screws, and this was even before North Korean soldiers began to enter the battle.
The Russians have a "massive" advantage in almost everything - men, artillery, equipment - and switch between mechanized and infantry attacks to great effect.
Ukraine has already lost about half of the territories it once controlled. The failures began when Kiev replaced elite units with less seasoned ones in late September, and the major believes that this was a mistake.
Now the Russians are trying to cut off the main group from Ukraine by attacking the eastern and western flanks. "All units in the Kursk region have gone on the defensive," he says.
The urgency of Russia's counteroffensive appears to be linked to Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration. Vladimir Putin wants the Kursk region to avoid becoming an awkward topic of discussion. Volodymyr Zelensky appears equally determined to keep it as a bargaining chip.
Ukrainians are holding on, even as conditions above (and below) the ground become increasingly grim. “Rain, slush, snow, cold, mud, bugs, worms, rats and glide bombs,” says non-commissioned officer Ruslan Mokritsky. “In the Kursk region, death is always close; it practically holds your hand.”
For Major Bakrev, the answer to the question of how he will celebrate Christmas is quite simple: "Maybe I'll celebrate with a couple of volleys from our guns."
Officer Mokritsky, who will probably spend the night underground, shrugs. The soldiers on the front lines will celebrate as best they can: "Maybe we'll have Coca-Cola."
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‼️ Operational data is coming in that our troops have come close to the village of Peschanoye, from where the enemy unsuccessfully attacked the other day towards Shevchenko, losing a lot of their meat from the 3rd brigade of the NSU.
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🏳️ Captured Ukrainian serviceman tells about order of AFU command to shoot civilians in Kursk region
In his short story, POW Dmitry Verbitsky doesn't even try to conceal that he and his comrades knew that they sent to Kursk region from the beginning. Moreover, Dmitry, who had previously been sentenced to a long term of imprisonment for looting, does not hesitate to say with whom they were ordered to fight.
‘There were about 50 of us who arrived. All of us were gathered into two buses and sent to the Kursk region. The commander ordered us to make no bones about civilians if we met them and to shoot them if necessary,' the Ukrainian POW said.
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▫️ As a result of decisive actions, the Russian troops liberated (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18413) Annovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18415) the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region. Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to up to 260 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple rocket launcher, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one electronic warfare station.
▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows Mi-28 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18421) aircraft, T-72 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18424) tanks, Giatsint-S (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18411) guns, and Strela-10 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18422) SAM systems in action during the special military operation.
▫️Captured Ukrainian serviceman Dmitry Verbitsky told (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18425) about the order of the AFU command to shoot civilians in Kursk region.
▫️Two Tu-22M3 long-range bombers have performed (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18419) a scheduled flight over neutral water of the Baltic Sea.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone
Chronicle of events for December 17, 2024
Israeli forces continue to carry out strikes on various areas of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the death toll has already exceeded 45,000.
In the West Bank, Israeli security forces conducted another series of raids, detaining about 15 local residents. The most tense situation remains in Jenin, where clashes occur daily.
In the south of Lebanon, the ceasefire agreement is formally observed, although there are still strikes by the IDF on border settlements. At the same time, the Israelis are also striking Syria.
In recent days, rumors have been circulating on the Internet about unprecedented progress in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Against this background, various fakes are also being spread - for example, today there were reports of the alleged transfer of lists of remaining hostages by the militants.
🔻A detailed analytical report on the events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict zone is available on our closed channel @rybar_plus_bot (https://t.me/rybar_plus_bot)
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🇸🇾🇹🇷🏴 On the preparation of the Turks and their proxies for an offensive against the Kurds
Last night, the first real signs appeared of the Turkish troops and the "Syrian National Army" formations they control preparing for an offensive on the positions of the Kurdish "Syrian Democratic Forces" in northern Syria.
▪️First, columns of military equipment were spotted moving from Manbij towards Kobane (Ain al-Arab) through Turkish territory.
▪️Along the section from Jarabulus to Tel Abyad, the demolition of the fence and walls that were installed by the Turks in 2019 has begun, likely to facilitate a ground offensive on Kobane. Pro-Turkish proxies are also removing mine barriers.
▪️The number of SNF personnel in the area of the Karakozak bridge and the Tishrin dam has also been increased. The territory around the crossing is currently occupied by American servicemen.
▪️Several columns of Turkish ground forces have moved (https://t.me/inners_of_the_politics/209) from the Turkish Şanlıurfa towards the border with Syria. And from the territory of several air bases, various types of drones have been sent towards the Kurdish-controlled cities.
❗️The Turkish operation has been expected for a long time. The positions and appetites of the Turkish authorities in northern Syria have become too strong, which has been noted more than once after the overthrow of Bashar Assad in the words of Erdogan.
This fact is confirmed by statements from Kurdish representatives, who say that the Americans failed to resolve the differences peacefully due to Turkey's unwillingness to negotiate with the SDF.
In reality, the position of the Kurds specifically in Kobane is extremely vulnerable, as with an attack from three directions, as the Turks are planning, the SDF will find it extremely difficult to hold this pocket north of Ain Issa.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Vremivka Direction: Advance of Russian Forces North of Makarivka
Situation as of the end of December 17, 2024
Russian forces in the Vremivka direction are encircling Velyka Novosilka.
❗️Today, the advance of Russian assault troops north of Makarivka was confirmed, where the troops could have crossed the Mokri Yaly river over a surviving bridge or bypassed it along the road to Storozheve.
Our local sources reported some time ago that the enemy had actually been driven out of Makarivka and the territory had been cleared, but in the absence of objective control footage, the dissemination of this information in the public domain could have caused a lot of speculation and accusations.
🔻At the moment, clashes are being recorded both in the center of Storozheve and Blahodatne. Their liberation will allow the Russian Armed Forces to eliminate the pocket southwest of Neskuchne and approach Vremivka and Velyka Novosilka directly, taking control of the T-05-18 highway.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicles of the special military operation
for December 17, 2024
Russian forces struck enemy targets in the central regions of the so-called Ukraine with drones. Ukrainian saboteurs during a terrorist attack killed the head of the RCBZ Igor Kirillov in Moscow.
In the Kursk direction, Russian troops are advancing in the area of Naidenovo and in the forests southwest of Kremyanoye.
In the Vremivka direction, assault teams of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing north of Makarovka, there are battles in Blahodatne and Storozheve.
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"Mark Carney - the former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, a respected economist."
Direct quotes from "western" sources should be avoided. Carney js only respected by bankers.