War Reports - 2024-12-22 - Main Report

Artillerymen destroy enemy 24/7

Malka self-propelled howitzer crews destroy strongholds, artillery, weapons, and military hardware of the AFU in border area of Kursk region.

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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (21 December 2024)

Part I (see Part II) (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18508)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group pf Forces defeated formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Kazachya Lopan and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 40 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one ammunition depot.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and defeated manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one airborne brigade, and assault brigade of the AFU near Zapadnoye, Zagryzovo, Lozovaya, Dvurechnaya (Kharkov region), Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled. The AFU losses were up to 440 servicemen, three tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, two pickup trucks, five 122-mm D-30 howitzers as well as one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two U.S.-made 105-mm M101 howitzers, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzers. One ammunition depot and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

▫️As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Ostrovskogo (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops hit formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Zaliznyanskoye, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Chasov Yar, Kurakhovo, Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic), and Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 285 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzer, and five field ammunition depots.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of the enemy's defences and defeated manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades of the AFU, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, one national guard brigade, and one assault brigade of the National Police of Ukraine close to Dzerzhinsk, Peschanoye, Krasnoye, Novotroitskoye, Novoolenovka, Nadezhdinka, Krasnoarmeysk, Shcherbinovka, and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).

Twelve counter-attacks of the enemy were repelled. The enemy losses were up to 580 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, U.S.-made M113 and M1117 armoured personnel carriers, four motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, two 152-mm D-20 guns, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and three armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made MaxxPro.

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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (21 December 2024)

Part II (see Part I) (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18507)

▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and defeated formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Razliv, Velikaya Novosyolka, Konstantinopol, and Storozhevoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were more than 160 troops, six motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzers, and one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces defeated manpower and hardware of one air assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defende brigades close to Antonovka, Kamyshany (Kherson region), and Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 70 troops, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, three 152-mm D-20 guns, and one electronic warfare station.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck power facilities that support Ukrainian defence industry enterprises infrastructure of military airfields, one attack UAV depot, as well as engaged clusters of AFU manpower and military hardware in 147 areas.

▫️Air defence units shot down eight HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 89 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 38,241 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,947 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,902 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,402 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (21 December 2024)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat AFU formations in Kursk region.

▫️ In the course of offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and four AFU territorial defence brigades close to Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Nikolayevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka. Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.

▫️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Kositsa, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Rubanshchina, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Loknya in Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were more than 300 troops, one tank, two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, four armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations.

▫️Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 42,750 troops, 249 tanks, 189 infantry fighting vehicles, 130 armoured personnel carriers, 1,305 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,166 motor vehicles, 323 artillery guns, 42 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 78 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.

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🗓 Top News Today

▫️ On the basis of one of the military units stationed in the Moscow Military District, a summing up of the results the All-Russian National Front’ work for 2024 took place. (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18512) The event was attended by Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov, head of the Executive Committee of the All-Russian National Front Mikhail Kuznetsov, senior staff of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, heads of military authorities, representatives of the national military industry enterprises, and the Kulibin Club.

▫️ As a result of decisive actions by units of the Yug Group of Forces, Ostrovskoye (Donetsk People's Republic) was liberated. (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18507)

▫️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18509) to defeat AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were more than 300 servicemen, one tank, two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, four armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations.

▫️ The Russian Defence Ministry shows footage of artillery crews (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18505) and UAV teams (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18511) in action.

▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/18514) footage of an interrogation of another captured serviceman of the AFU.

#TopNews

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Dachne

🕰 Date: ~20.12.2024

📌 Coordinates: 47.9912551,37.1390431

👩‍🚀 Squad: #Sudoplatov

📝 Description: Footage of the destruction of the M109 self-propelled gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by a strike from a Russian FPV drone near Dachne.

🖥 id: 21122024.0807

✉️source: https://t.me/sudoplatov_official/3692

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🌐 Place: #VelykaNovosilka

🕰 Date: ~20.12.2024

📌 Coordinates: 47.8399356, 36.8253035

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian FAB bombs Ukrainian reinforced concrete bridge in Velyka Novosilka.

🖥 id: 21122024.0804

✉️source: https://t.me/The_Wrong_Side/20490

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Solone

🕰 Date: ~20.12.2024

📌 Coordinates: 48.22621, 37.02649

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian Armed Forces drones destroyed a Ukrainian Leopard tank near Solone.

🖥 id: 21122024.0756

✉️source: https://t.me/digest1744/2075

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Kyiv

🕰 Date: ~20.12.2024

📌 Coordinates: 50.42655836875076, 30.51543924523088

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Footage of Russian missile strike on Hotel And Shopping center in Kyiv.

🖥 id: 21122024.0752

✉️source: https://t.me/faceofwar/45239

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Kurakhove

🕰 Date: ~21.12.2024

📌 Coordinates: 47.9781945, 37.2814659

👩‍🚀 Squad: #110Brigade

📝 Description: Russian military raised a flag on the roof of a building in Kurakhove.

🖥 id: 21122024.1644

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❗️🇮🇱🇵🇸🎞  Israeli-Palestinian conflict chronicles: highlights of the week December 14 – 20, 2024

▪️Israeli forces continued to conduct operations in the northern Gaza Strip, including in Jabalia. Ground operations were supported by armored vehicles and air strikes, with Palestinians consistently reporting civilian deaths.

▪️The clashes took place once again in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, where a large number of refugees are still present. This, however, does not prevent the Israelis from hitting their intended targets regardless of the collateral damage.

▪️The situation remains stable in the Netzarim Corridor. The Israelis maintain a presence in the vicinity of the former Highway 10. The corridor cutting the enclave in two is well fortified and apparently cannot be breached by Palestinians.

▪️Meanwhile, the IDF continues to conduct strikes on both sides of the corridor, as well as improving fortifications. Palestinians frequently report explosions in the vicinity of Zeitoun and Nuseirat neighborhoods caused by engineering work.

▪️From time to time, local Palestinian resistance groups report mortar and rocket attacks on Netzarim. For obvious reasons, however, they have not been able to inflict much damage on the Israelis.

▪️In the southern part of the enclave, several airstrikes targeted refugee settlements in Khan Younis and al-Mawasi. The latter remains formally a Security Zone, which does not prevent the IDF from regularly targeting it.

▪️Israeli forces also continue to conduct active operations in the area of the Philadelphi Corridor. Despite sporadic Palestinian shelling, engineering work continues unabated here, as in Netzarim.

▪️Police operations in the autonomous region of the West Bank also continue unabated, with arrests taking place on a daily basis. Occasionally, dozens of local residents are detained and beaten at one time.

#digest #Israel #Palestine #video

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 This morning, Ukrainian formations used drones to attack Kazan. According to the latest information, at least eight drones raided the city: one hit an industrial facility, another fell near a river, and the remaining six damaged residential buildings in the Sovetsky, Kirovsky and Privolzhsky districts.

Footage is actively circulating online of the drones hitting the 37-story residential complex "Azure Skies" - one of the tallest buildings in the administrative center of the Republic of Tatarstan. As a result of the impact, the building's glazing was damaged and a fire broke out. Another UAV hit the 23-story residential complex "Manhattan" and a 5-story building on Clara Zetkin Street.

Against the backdrop of the attack, residents were evacuated from the affected buildings, as well as nearby schools and enterprises. Temporary restrictions have been introduced to ensure the safety of Kazan airport operations. According to official data, there are no casualties. Operational and emergency services are working in the incident zones, and representatives of the regional authorities, including the head of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov, have arrived at the scene.

#Russia #Tatarstan #Ukraine

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What are the Americans up to in Syria?

The Turkish activity in the north has been dealt with. It's time to talk about the US as well. The Pentagon announced (https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4013726/dod-announces-2000-troops-in-syria-department-prepared-for-government-shutdown/) an increase in its military contingent in Syria from 900 to 2,000 troops on a temporary basis for 30 to 90 days.

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The Americans, of course, arrived in advance. Even before the fall of Bashar Assad, the US Armed Forces group increased (which, by the way, suggests certain thoughts). But it is in the last few days that their activity has become more noticeable.

▪️Part of the US forces have gone to Ain al-Arab, where they are currently located. Some groups of American servicemen are patrolling the Raqqa area, sometimes on one side of the Euphrates, sometimes on the other.

▪️Several US military units have arrived in the Deir ez-Zor area, distributing themselves across settlements along the Euphrates due to the increased shelling from Arab tribes on the side of the new authorities.

❗️Alongside this, American MQ-9A drones are on air patrol, and F/A-18 carrier-based fighters have also begun flying over the Homs and Deir ez-Zor provinces from the "Harry S. Truman" aircraft carrier, which is currently in the northern Red Sea.

The strengthening of the US Armed Forces group is related to the intention to minimize the threat to their interests (for example, the deposits under their control) from Turkey or local tribes. The areas occupied by the US are those villages and towns that are under the sights of both sides.

High-resolution map (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2024/12/20/20241220201540-e646fd71.jpg)

English version (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2024/12/20/20241220201537-a1349861.jpg)

#Syria #USA #terrorism

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🇮🇱🇾🇪 A New Success for the Houthis in the Struggle Against Israel: What to Expect Next?

This morning, early, fighters from the Ansar Allah movement launched another missile strike on the central part of Israel in response to recent bombing (https://t.me/rybar/66489) of Yemen and mass killings in the Gaza Strip.

▪️This time, the Houthi projectile not only reached the center of Israel, but also fell in Tel Aviv, while the Israeli air defense systems were unable to intercept it. According to the footage, the missile hit a children's playground, injuring over ten people.

▪️Houthi spokesman Yahya Sari reported the successful destruction of the target and declared the continuation of the struggle against Israel until the aggression against the Palestinians is stopped.

🔻The recent attack has significantly boosted the authority of the Yemeni "fighters in sandals" as the most consistent and the only remaining defenders of the Palestinian people after the ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel.

As for the Israelis, they will most likely respond with strikes on Houthi targets, but such raids have failed to significantly reduce the combat potential of Ansar Allah. The issue of a ground operation or support for warring factions to ignite a new phase of the civil war in Yemen may be considered.

#Israel #Yemen #Palestine

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kursk Direction: Advances of the Russian Armed Forces in Sudzha District

In the Kursk Region, Russian troops are gradually pushing the AFU out of the northwest of Sudzha District. In recent days, significant progress has been made in the offensive on Mala Loknya.

After the liberation of Novoivanovka, the Russian Armed Forces, through a series of attacks, eliminated the "pocket" northeast of the village. The enemy was forced to retreat and is now trying to organize a defense on the higher ground located to the east, covering Mala Loknya.

To the north, assault troops are advancing towards Kruglenkoe. Although the village itself consists of just a few houses, control over it will allow creating a threat to the right flank of the new defense line being built by the Ukrainian formations.

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#map #Kursk #Russia #Ukraine

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Today, footage shot by one of the Israeli soldiers in the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip has appeared online. It quite clearly demonstrates the consequences of the so-called "terrain modification" in Rafah.

At a distance of more than a kilometer from the border with Egypt, the city not only lacks any buildings, but there are also practically no remains of ruins - all this is the result of the IDF operation that began (https://t.me/rybar/59842) back in early May.

At the same time, Israeli media today reported on the involvement of civilian contractors to demolish houses and build engineering infrastructure in the Ash-Shubayr area in the central part of the settlement.

This event does not cause much surprise - for some time now, there have been no reports of any resistance or activity from the remaining Hamas militants in the city.

#Israel #Palestine

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Biden Administration Admits that Global War on Terrorism is Total B.S.

20 December 2024 by Larry C. Johnson

https://sonar21.com/biden-administration-admits-that-global-war-on-terrorism-is-total-b-s/

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Putin Challenges the West to a Duel

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Destruction of Syria & Cold Peace in Ukraine

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The Yinon Plan to destroy the Middle East for Israel’s benefit is trashing the US’ economy and reputation

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Service Note:

I am getting rotator cuff surgery Monday. Expect some gaps in coverage this week. I’ll have a stand in doing all of the manual parts (typing etc..). Hopefully it goes smoothly.

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