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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief December 22nd (updated)
2022-12-23
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 22:37 Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Gerasimov said that Russian attack drones had destroyed more than 600 Ukrainian objects during the special operation, and Russian operational-tactical and army aviation had already destroyed 11,000 units of Ukrainian weapons, making about 150 sorties a day.

18:58 Destruction of an armored car of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Maryinka -video

18:57 Destroyed Ukrainian BMP-1, or rather what is left of it.

18:55 Russian artillery hit the fortified area in Soledar, destroying Ukrainian militants -video

18:14 This is what is left of barracks Armed Forces of Ukraine in Chasovoy Yar after the strike of the Russian Armed Forces.

Approximately in the same condition now are the enemy barracks in Kramatorsk.

15:47 While advancing to positions, the Ukrainian soldiers were spotted and met with fire. As a result, one Ukrainian was wounded, and the Ukrainians retreated in a hurry. Bakhmut direction -video

15:46 Footage of the work of the tankers of the Southern Military District on the enemy who took refuge in the building -video

15:09 Air raid alert announced in Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Zaporozhye, Kharkiv regions. Explosions sounded near Odessa.

13:54 Tankers of the 2nd Army Corps of the NM LPR suppress enemy forces in the Soledar direction -video

13:51 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress holding special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (22.12.2022)

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

In the Kupyansk direction, up to 15 Ukrainian servicemen and two vehicles were destroyed as a result of inflicting damage on accumulations of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Kucherovka in the Kharkov region and Novoselovskoe in the Luhansk People's Republic.

In the Krasno-Limansky direction, during a fire raid by Russian artillery, enemy units concentrated in the areas of the settlements of Sergeevka of the Lugansk People's Republic and Terny of the Donetsk People's Republic were hit. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction during the day amounted to more than 20 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles and three pickup trucks.

In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops continued offensive operations. During the day, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and five vehicles were destroyed in this direction.

In the South-Donetsk direction, army aviation strikes, artillery fire and active actions of Russian troops defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Nikolskoye, Novomayorskoye and Novopol of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Two sabotage groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Sladkoe in the Donetsk People's Republic and Levadne in the Zaporozhye region. In just a day, up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and three pickup trucks were destroyed in this direction.

Operational-tactical aviation, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 57 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 93 districts.

In the area of ​​​​the village of Vesele, Kherson region, a position was opened and a Ukrainian electronic warfare station was destroyed. In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Ptichye of the Donetsk People's Republic, a repair point for M777 artillery systems was destroyed.

Three ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Artemovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic, Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye region and Ochakiv in the Mykolaiv region.

During the counter-battery fight, two missile strikes were carried out on the firing positions of the Ukrainian Grad and Smerch multiple launch rocket systems in the areas of the settlements of Berdychi and Krasnoarmeisk of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in the areas of the settlements of Shevchenko and Bogatyr.

In addition, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed in the area of ​​the Dobropillia settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic.

During the day, air defense systems shot down three unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Volodino, Torskoye and Voikovsky of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Also, two HIMARS multiple rocket launchers were intercepted in the areas of Popasna and Baranikovka settlements of the Luhansk People's Republic.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 350 aircraft, 188 helicopters, 2,694 unmanned aerial vehicles, 399 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,191 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 934 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,700 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 7,707 units of special military vehicles.


13:49 Artillerymen of the "O" group are crushing Ukrainian terrorists near Kremennaya -video

12:41 Air raid alert announced in Kyiv.

11:53 The 3rd Brigade of the DPR helps New York become back to Novgorod -video

11:44 Howitzers destroy the positions of Ukrainian troops near New York in the DPR. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are retreating in a panic, and their own detachments are shooting them, DPR fighters told RIA Novosti -video

11:09 Assault aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces continues to successfully carry out the tasks of destroying manpower and equipment of Ukrainianss -video

11:08 Footage of the destruction of a tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by loitering ammunition "Lancet" five km west of the settlement. Berestovoye in the Kharkiv region -video

11:07 Ukrainian armored car "Kozak" lay down in a ditch -video

11:06 Spectacular shots of the work of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS Grad on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction -video

09:18 Another destroyed equipment of ukrofascists by an accurate shot of Russian artillery -video

09:16 An effective link between the work of UAV operators and artillerymen of the allied forces in the destruction of Ukrainians in the Bakhmutsky (Artyomovsky) sector -video

09:14 RF Armed Forces are constantly working on Ukronazi positions, not letting them raise their heads -video

08:20 According to information received from local residents,national guardsmen carried out a complex of special measures, as a result of which weapons and ammunition were found. So, in one of the settlements of the Kherson region, 27 shells with a caliber of 125 mm, over 150 lighting and signal cartridges, more than 5,000 cartridges for automatic weapons, hand grenades and a TM-62 anti-tank mine were found. Another cache contained more than 3,200 rounds of 5.45 mm rounds.
All that 5.45 ammo. Such a tragedy!
08:10 Slavic brigade destroyed the anti-aircraft installation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR -video

08:05 We reliably hit targets: the calculations of the 152mm 2S3 Acacia self-propelled guns destroyed the fortified positions of Ukrainian nationalists -video

Posted by:badanov

#2  I'm supposed to care.

I don't.
Posted by: M. Murcek    2022-12-23 13:54  

#1   Finally! Russia explains why it invaded Ukraine, to prevent Ukrainian nuclear terrorism!!!

Why didn't they tell us that 9 months ago?

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1606297762084950017



Oh, the proverbial bio labs are now in Kazahkstan! I bet China lets Putin know that's China's sphere of influence now days:

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1606277912688136192

Uh, did this traitor lose his dick?

https://twitter.com/GlasnostGone/status/1606279719439171585
Posted by: Omineling Forkbeard1962   2022-12-23 13:41  

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