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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: December 30, 2024
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title. [Korrespondent] 22:58 Ukrainian soldiers had the opportunity to use both Soviet and American tanks in combat and, in their opinion, the Abrams is superior to Soviet and modern Russian equipment.  22:27 The country's top military leadership has simplified the procedure for soldiers and sergeants with combat experience to obtain officer ranks. This was stated in the evening video address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 20:49 Residents of the Kursk region in Russia complained about explosions in the city of Lgov on Monday evening, December 30. This was reported by the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexander Khinshtein. 20:26 The prisoner exchange took place on December 30 - 189 Ukrainians were released from Russian captivity. Among them are soldiers from Azov. This was reported by the commander of the 12th special forces brigade Azov, Hero of Ukraine Denis "Redis" Prokopenko. 20:23 Operators of the 412th Nemesis regiment destroyed a self-propelled launcher 9A310M1-2 Buk-M1-2 SAM system in the Zaporizhia direction. The corresponding video of the destruction of the enemy air defense was published by the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook on Monday, December 30. 18:58 A new $1.25 billion package of military aid from the US to Ukraine will strengthen the air defense and firepower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Pentagon reported details . 18:43 On the night of December 30, Ukrainian partisans in the Moscow region at the Dmitrov station and the Lobnya depot damaged two Russian locomotives that were supposed to be sent to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. 18:29 The commander of the 211th pontoon bridge brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleg Poberezhnyuk, has been chosen as a preventive measure - detention with the possibility of posting bail of more than UAH 12 million. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General. 18:05 President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree appointing Olha Reshetilova (Kobylinska) as the Ukrainian Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Military Personnel and Family Members of Soldiers. The main task now is to prepare a bill on the military ombudsman and all the necessary systemic foundations for the work of this institution, the president noted. 17:52 Metropolitan of the UOC MP Oleg Ivanov (Elisey), who blessed the occupiers to seize Izyum, has been given an in absentia charge. He is currently hiding in Russia, the SBU reported. 17:41 189 Ukrainians, including defenders of Azovstal and Zmeiny Island, have been returned from Russian captivity. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky. 17.18 Since the beginning of the current day, 104 combat clashes have occurred on the front in nine directions. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the most intense fighting continues in the Pokrovsk area. 16.50 The US authorities have decided to transfer $3.4 billion to Ukraine as direct budget aid. This is the last payment to Kiev for the money that the US Congress allocated for these purposes for 2024. 16.21 Russian invaders continue continuous bloody assaults in Donetsk region, suffering record losses. Details were reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky. 15.43 President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law providing for the liquidation of medical and social expert commissions (MSEC). This was reported by the press service of the Verkhovna Rada. 14.53 Kyiv has sounded 500 air raid alarms in 2024. During this time, Russian troops have carried out about 200 strikes on Kyiv, using more than 1,600 weapons. This was reported by the Kyiv City Military Administration. 14:45 Law enforcement officials have reported the deputy commander of the 110th separate mechanized brigade (OMBr) as a suspect. He created a scheme to extort money from soldiers evading military service, the State Bureau of Investigation reported . 13:55 US President Joe Biden announced the allocation of $2.5 billion to Ukraine for defense needs. According to him, the Pentagon is currently supplying hundreds of thousands of artillery shells, thousands of missiles and hundreds of armored vehicles that will strengthen Ukraine's positions in the winter. 11:15 Russian military attacked utility workers in Kherson with a drone. Some of the utility workers have minor injuries. The equipment needs repair. 10:40 A series of explosions thundered in the village of Chernomorskoye in the temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of December 30. This was reported by the Telegram channel Krymsky Veter. The explosions were heard from 4:00 to 7:00. In particular, they sounded in the area of Uzkaya Bay, where Ukrainian sea drones had previously visited, attacking boats and ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. 10:31 Ukrainian defenders destroyed the enemy headquarters together with Russian occupiers in the Zaporizhia region. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate and a video of the attack was released. 9:35 At night, Russia launched 43 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other drones at Ukraine, air defense destroyed 21 of them. Enemy drones were shot down in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernihiv, Odessa, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions. 9:17 In the Razdelnyansky district of the Odessa region, as a result of falling debris from downed Russian attack drones, five residential buildings were damaged. 8:15 Over the past 24 hours, 186 combat clashes have been recorded at the front. In particular, in the Pokrovsk direction, the defenders stopped 43 assault and offensive actions of the Russian invaders. 7:20 As of December 30, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine were approximately 787,940 people (2,010 per day). 02:30 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have eliminated former Russian national football team player Alexei Bugayev, who fought against Ukraine. He was convicted of drug trafficking and, in order to avoid punishment, signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry in the fall. However, Bugayev's military career did not last long. 01:22 On Sunday evening, December 29, Russian occupiers dropped explosives from a drone on a suburb of Kherson. As a result of the attack, an elderly couple was injured. Posted by: badanov 2024-12-31 |
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