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[REGNUM] The Canadian Human Rights Commission, which is funded by the federal government, said public Christmas celebrations are a manifestation of "religious intolerance" and "colonialism." The fight against the celebration of Christmas - which predictably escalates every December - is, one might say, an ancient tradition, dating back, if not to Herod the Great, then at least to the French Revolution, and then to the Bolsheviks. Nowadays, fighters against colonialism and discrimination have taken up the baton from the Jacobins and Bolsheviks.
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[LB] The defenders repelled the largest number of attacks in the Avdiiv and Marin directions.
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In the direction of Melitopol, the Defense Forces are inflicting losses on the enemy. The defenders repulsed eight attacks west of Verbovoy and Robotyny.
Also, the Defense Forces continue their assault south of Bakhmut. In the Bakhmut direction, 24 enemy attacks were repulsed in the Bohdanivka, Ivanivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka districts, General Staff spokesman Andrii Kovalev said on the air of the telethon.
"On the Avdiivka direction , Ukrainian soldiers continue to hold back the enemy, who does not stop trying to surround Avdiivka. Our soldiers are firmly holding the defense, inflicting significant losses on the enemy," he said.
In this direction, defenders repelled 30 enemy attacks east of Novobakhmutivka, Avdiyivka, south of Tonenko and Pervomaisky, Donetsk region.
In the Marinka direction, the defenders continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Marinka and Novomykhailivka. 14 attacks were repelled.
"In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy attacks in the Sinkivka areas of the Kharkiv region. In the Lymansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled all enemy attacks in the area of the Terny settlement of the Donetsk region. During the past day, a total of 89 combat clashes took place, the enemy hit three rocket and 57 airstrikes, carried out 47 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, as a result of Russian terrorist attacks, there are wounded among the civilian population," Kovalev said.
According to the Air Force, the Defense Forces shot down five out of seven attack drones launched by the Russians during the night. The direction of the strike was the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the morning, the Russians launched 19 cruise missiles from aviation. The defenders knocked down 17 of them. Part of the enemy's rockets were aimed at infrastructure facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Another group, having reached the Dnipro, changed the direction of movement towards Kyiv. According to the KMVA, not a single missile reached the capital - they were shot down on approach. There is destruction of houses in the region due to falling debris.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:54 Ukraine and Sweden are discussing the potential provision of Gripen aircraft to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported following a meeting between Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces Mikael Büden.
22:10 The Russians fired at the residential sector of Kherson, at the moment one person is known to be wounded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
21:56 Today in Kiev the first meeting of participants in a new international coalition for the return of children deported to Russia from temporarily occupied territory took place, Zelensky said in an evening video message.
The President also stated that today the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the necessary laws in accordance with the recommendations of the European Commission in the areas of anti-corruption and the rights of national minorities. “We expect that Ukraine’s efforts will be appreciated by the leaders of the European Union and the corresponding European promises to Ukraine will be fulfilled. We had seven recommendations - we did everything that was expected of us by December,” the head of state emphasized.
Zelensky also said that he held a meeting of the Headquarters today: “As always, the commander in chief, the commanders in the directions reported on the operational situation. Kupyansk, Liman and all Donetsk directions, the south.”
19:23 In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russians have concentrated more than 40 thousand of their military personnel and do not stop replenishing their reserves from among the Storm-Z units and newly mobilized ones, said Alexander Shtupun, spokesman for the Defense Forces of the Tauride direction. According to him, the enemy is losing about 300-400 people per day. “Russian terrorists are not reducing the activity of their infantry. Avdeevka and Maryinka have the largest number of contacts, the most heated ones,” he noted.
19:12 This week, Ukrainians on social networks have repeatedly reported on visits of military registration and enlistment office workers to gyms. They handed out summonses to both visitors and coaches. For the first time such an incident occurred in Uzhgorod, but soon there were similar “raids” in Ivano-Frankivsk, Lvov, Kyiv and Dnieper. Read more in the material Agenda in the gym .
18:50 The Bulgarian Parliament overcame the President’s veto on an agreement to supply Ukraine with 100 armored personnel carriers. As Bulgarian media write, during the consideration of the bill there was a clash between deputies.
17:46 On December 12, the European Commission will allocate 10 billion euros from EU funds to Hungary, which is approximately a third of the country’s total funding, frozen due to the lack of reforms, writes The Guardian. According to diplomats, the funds will be unfrozen not because of Orban's blackmail, but because of Hungary's implementation of reforms.
17:07 Putin is going to be “re-elected” for a new presidential term. There is little doubt that he will succeed, just as he can write about “elections” in Russia without quotation marks. It is interesting that this was announced with the help of the so-called “Speaker of the DPR Parliament” Artem Zhog. Read more in the material New representation in the Russian Federation .
16:10 In Novogrodovka, Donetsk region, search work has been completed on the ruins of an apartment building, which was hit by a Russian missile on November 29. DNA testing established that one of the fragments of the bodies belongs to a woman who was considered missing, the National Police reported. Earlier, fragments of the body of her husband and the dead eight-year-old daughter were discovered. A total of five people were killed as a result of the strike.
16:03 Blinken said in his address to Republicans that 90% of the military aid that the United States provided to Ukraine was spent in the States itself: “If you look at the investments that we have made for the defense of Ukraine, it becomes clear that 90% of military aid "The money that we provided was actually spent here in the US with our manufacturers. It created more American jobs, it grew our economy. So it's a benefit to us and it's a benefit to them. We need to continue that."
15:28 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and emphasized the importance of further strengthening Ukraine’s air defense. According to the president, this is especially important for the front-line regions: Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kherson, and Odessa - to protect the regional center and the grain corridor.
14:33 Germany transferred a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which included, in particular, a Luna reconnaissance drone, ten Vector reconnaissance drones, 70 MGW automatic grenade launchers, six patrol vehicles, eight Zetros trucks.
13:51 According to updated information, in Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region, eight people were injured as a result of a morning rocket attack, said the head of the OBA Sergei Lysak. In addition to Pavlograd, Ternovka and the Yuryevskaya community, there is also destruction in the Mezhirechskaya community. In total, more than 20 residential buildings, outbuildings, a gymnasium, and power lines were damaged.
13:27 Putin announced his participation in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation in 2024 - this will be his fifth term. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation has approved the voting dates: for the first time, presidential elections will last three days, from March 15 to 17. By December 12, a decision will be made on “elections” in the occupied territories of Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine.
13:20 Orban said he had a “wonderful meeting” with Macron in Paris, and added that “Hungary’s position ahead of the December summit of EU leaders is very clear.” The Hungarian Prime Minister told Le Point that the EU is not ready and cannot accept Ukraine, since it is “the most corrupt country in the world,” so he “will not contribute to a bad decision” of the EU on Ukraine.
12:39 The Supreme Court of Finland did not agree to the extradition of Russian militant Yan Petrovsky to Ukraine and ordered his release. The Russian appears in the SBU investigation - in 2014, he fought against Ukraine together with “LPR” militants as part of the Rusich group. The court explained that it could not give consent to his extradition due to the conditions of detention in Ukrainian prisons, and referred to the relevant decision of the ECHR. According to the court, Petrovsky risks being subjected to “conduct contrary to human dignity.”
11:58 Russian Tu-95MS bombers fired several waves of missiles at Ukraine. Their flight was disguised as a training flight. Read more in the article What is known about the morning attack .
11:26 In the south, the enemy is increasing the fortification equipment of positions and is trying to tighten up reserves, has increased the number of observation posts and firing positions, continues to put pressure on the right bank with artillery shelling, and is intensifying the use of drones. At the same time, no signs of the formation of offensive groups have been identified, the Southern Defense Forces report.
10:43 Washington will try to persuade Russia to negotiate peace on Ukraine’s terms by the end of 2024, said Biden’s deputy national security adviser Jonathan Feiner. During this time, the US and EU plan to increase weapons production and help Ukraine do this in order to strengthen its position at the front. Washington plans to push Moscow to make a choice: sit down at the negotiating table or “deal with a stronger Ukraine, backed by a more powerful industrial base in the United States and Europe” and capable of going on the offensive, Feiner noted.
10:27 As a result of a massive missile attack on the Dnepropetrovsk region, there is destruction in Pavlograd, Ternovka and the Yuryevsk community, said the head of the OBA Sergei Lysak. An industrial enterprise, 16 private houses and five country houses, a church, and cars were damaged.
10:08 Air defense destroyed 14 of 19 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles , which Russia attacked in the morning from seven Tu-95MS strategic bombers, the Air Force command reported. Some of the missiles were aimed at infrastructure facilities in the Dnepropetrovsk region, the second group, having reached the Dnieper, changed the direction of movement towards Kyiv.
09:10 In the morning, Russia attacked Ukraine with X-101/555/55 missiles from ten Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Engels area of the Saratov region. The head of the Kyiv city military administration, Sergei Popko, noted that the enemy did not use strategic aviation for 79 days. Air defense forces destroyed all missiles flying in the direction of Kyiv as they approached the city. There is no information about casualties or destruction.
The head of the Kyiv Police Department, Ruslan Kravchenko, added that no hits were recorded in the area of critical or residential infrastructure, and according to operational information, there were no casualties. The falling debris damaged private homes in several communities in the area.
09:03 As a result of a morning missile attack on the Pavlograd district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, one person was killed, four were injured, two of them in serious condition, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. He added that this is preliminary data, the information is being clarified.
08:56 The Biden administration is ready to strengthen migration policy and accelerate the deportation of refugees in order to get Republicans in Congress to approve an aid package for Ukraine, Reuters writes, citing sources.
08:45 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of December 8:
personnel - about 337,220 (+990) people,
tanks - 5626 (+8),
armored combat vehicles - 10,508 (+26),
artillery systems - 8057 (+12),
MLRS - 919 (+0),
air defense systems - 605 (+0),
aircraft - 324 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6136 (+20),
cruise missiles - 1571 (+0),
ships/boats - 22 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,591 (+30),
special equipment - 1159 (+3).
08:34 As a result of night strikes on Kharkov with S-300 missiles, two people were injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OBA. A hit was recorded in a children's playground, residential buildings, an educational institution, and about 20 cars were damaged. In addition, over the past 24 hours, the enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 17 settlements in the region. In the village Three people were injured in Podol, Kupyansky district.
08:23 Over the past 24 hours, 89 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 30 enemy attacks in the Avdeevsky direction (in areas east of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka, south of Tonenkoye, Pervomaisky, Donetsk region) and 24 attacks in Bakhmutsky (in the areas of Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, Donetsk region).
In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled enemy attacks in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Ternov region of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the areas west of Verbovoy and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Shakhtarsky direction. At the same time, the Defense Forces continue assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and in the Kherson direction they hold their positions on the left bank of the Dnieper.
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16:03 Blinken said in his address to Republicans that 90% of the military aid that the United States provided to Ukraine was spent in the States itself: “If you look at the investments that we have made for the defense of Ukraine, it becomes clear that 90% of military aid "The money that we provided was actually spent here in the US with our manufacturers. It created more American jobs, it grew our economy. So it's a benefit to us and it's a benefit to them. We need to continue that."
And those industries contributed generously to their pet politicians...like Blinken.
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[Korrespondent] Recently, it has been noted in the West that Russia may launch a coordinated winter campaign of strikes against Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure.
In the West, it is assumed that the massive shelling of Ukraine last night could be “the beginning of a winter campaign of strikes,” writes Sky News.
"We have noted over the past few weeks that Russia may launch a concerted winter campaign of strikes against Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure, and we assessed that Russia likely attempted to initiate this activity last night," an unnamed Western official told the publication.
The interlocutor recalled that strikes on Ukrainian territory were carried out using Tu-95 bombers, “which were not actually deployed or used over the past few months,” and now strikes have resumed and the Russians have used high-precision missiles.
In addition, he emphasized that this rocket attack “from the reconnaissance field” was not coordinated with drone attacks, as the Russians regularly do.
Let us remind you that today, December 8, at night, the Russian occupiers launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine for the first time in several months. The air defense forces managed to shoot down 14 out of 19 Kh-101/Kh-555 missiles that the invaders launched using Tu-95 bombers.
Also, unfortunately, there were hits that resulted in the death of one person.
Earlier it was reported that air defense shot down five of the seven suicide bombers at night.
The Russians attacked Kyiv with missiles from the Tu-95MS – KMVA
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[EngMilRu] In the period of 3–8 December 2023, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted 30 group strikes with high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on the military airfield infrastructure: arsenals, storage sites for artillery ammunition, military hardware, as well as enemy POL bases. In addition, the locations of the AFU units, nationalist formations, and foreign mercenaries were hit. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
In Kupyansk direction, units the Zapad Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line in several sectors and repelled 19 AFU attacks. Aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrowers hit the manpower and hardware of the 25th Air Assault, 57th Motorised Infantry, 41st, 43rd, and 60th Mechanised Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Berestovoye, Peschanoye (Kharkov region), and Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 480 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and seven field artillery guns.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line near Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and with support of aviation and artillery fire repelled 10 attacks launched by AFU assault groups. In addition, strikes were delivered at cluster of manpower of the 95th Air Assault, 63rd and 66th Mechanised, and 12th Special Forces Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Kirovsk, Torskoye, Yampol, and Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were more than 1,445 troops, 11 armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns.
In Donetsk direction, the Yug Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on AFU manpower and hardware near Mariynka, Kurdyumovka, Bogdanovka, Andreyevka, and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). Over the past week, 18 attacks launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been repelled in this area.
The enemy losses were more than 1,560 troops, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, and 22 field artillery guns.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, aviation, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 58th Motorised Infantry, 79th Air Assault, 23rd and 72nd Mechanised, and 102nd Territorial Defence Brigades near Novomikhailovka, Ugledar, Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region).
Over the week, the enemy has suffered losses of more than 845 troops, three tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, 12 field artillery guns, as well as one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS vehicle.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian troops carried out intensive defence, during which they repelled five attacks launched by assault groups of the 82nd Air Assault, 117th and 118th Mechanised Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Verbovoye, Nesteryanka, and Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).
Moreover, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of AFU's 46th Airmobile, 33rd and 65th Mechanised Brigades near Dorozhnyanka, Malaya Tokmachka, and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region). The enemy losses amounted to up to 260 Ukrainian troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns.
In Kherson direction, the enemy's attempts to cross the Dnepr River to land on the left bank and islands were thwarted by complex fire strikes and preventive actions of the Russian Armed Forces. Moreover, aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU's 35th and 36th Naval Infantry, 124th Territorial Defence Brigades near Tyaginka, Tokarevka, Nikolskoye, and Chernobayevka (Kherson region).
As a result of the combat actions, the enemy losses were up to 350 troops, 13 field artillery guns, 17 motor vehicles, and 21 boats.
Air defence systems shot down five Ukrainian aircraft: three MiG-29, two Su-25, and one Mi-8 of the Ukrainian Air Force. In addition, 11 HIMARS projectiles, two HARM anti-radiation missiles, two S-200 converted surface-to-surface missiles, one JDAM guided aerial bomb, as well as 224 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down.
Moreover, 12 Ukrainian servicemen have been taken prisoner during the week.
In total, 550 airplanes and 257 helicopters, 9,577 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 air defence missile systems, 13,894 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,188 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,279 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 16,056 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 12/08/2023 to 00:00 12/09/2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representation has recorded 10 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal University.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
No damage to residential buildings and civil infrastructure was recorded.
The areas of two settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), the capital city of Donetsk (Petrovsky, Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky districts).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out four attacks from 155mm artillery.
At Gorlivske there were six artillery attacks from 15mm5 and 152mm artillery.
A total of 35 units of various ammunition were fired.
In the previous day, 19 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian forces.
21:07 Ukrainian troops fired six NATO 155mm caliber rounds at a number of areas of Donetsk, reported DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
19:47 Commander of the airborne assault group with the call sign “Babakha” told, as the fighters of the “winged infantry” took another enemy stronghold.
18:47 Personnel combat work of the Storm detachment 291 Motorized Rifle Regiment, storming a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye direction.
18:20 News from the Avdeevsky direction from the Front Bird:
It is reported about the successful operation of our Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopters with Izdeliye 305 guided missiles against a three-story building where enemy personnel were holed up. The enemy has casualties and wounded.
17:37 Empty trenches, garbage and an abandoned colleague - so looks the former position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces behind Verbov in the Zaporozhye region. It was recaptured by paratroopers from the 76th Airborne Division.
In this area, the Russian military occupy advantageous commanding heights from which the advances of enemy assault groups can be seen, thus preventing the enemy from even approaching their former positions.
16:32 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (for the period from December 3 to December 8, 2023):
Within a week, the Russian Armed Forces captured 12 Ukrainian servicemen;
Over the course of a week, the Russian Armed Forces improved the position along the front line in certain areas and repelled 19 attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
From December 3 to December 8, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 30 group strikes on the airfield infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, hitting the accommodation points of foreign mercenaries;
Russian troops conducted an active defense in the Zaporozhye direction for a week, repelling five attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction in a week amounted to 350 military personnel;
Over the past week, the Russian Armed Forces repelled 10 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction, the enemy lost more than 1,445 soldiers and 33 pieces of equipment;
In a week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 845 military personnel and 3 tanks in the South Donetsk direction;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 260 people and 6 armored vehicles in the Zaporozhye direction in a week;
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the week amounted to over 480 military personnel and 3 tanks in the Kupyansk direction;
Over the past week, the RF Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansky direction have improved the situation along the front line in the Yampolovka area;
The Russian Armed Forces thwarted attempts by UAF sabotage groups to cross to the left bank of the Dnieper and the island;
Within a week, the RF Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on the personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at Marinka, Kurdyumovka, Bogdanovka, Andreevka, Kleshcheevka;
Russian air defense shot down five Ukrainian aircraft in a week;
In the Donetsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 1,560 servicemen in a week;
A total of 224 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down in a week;
Over the course of a week, Russian air defense intercepted 11 HIMARS rounds, 2 S-200 missiles, and a JDAM bomb.
16:10 They arrivemessages, that the RF Armed Forces entered the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ support tower “Ostrov” in the Kleshcheevka area (Southern flank of Artyomovsk).
Yesterday evening and at night the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to regain their positions, but it didn’t work out. The opornik is still in the gray zone, the fighting around him also does not stop.
The “island” is located at a dominant height a kilometer west of Kleshcheevka. The main road to the village passes through it.
At the same time, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to remain in Kleshcheevka itself, which further complicates operations in this area for Ukrainian troops.
15:30 Krynki: The Armed Forces of Ukraine began to wander less, they are afraid of our operators. At night, the enemy consistently loses KIAs or wounded people from our drones.
15:20 Liman direction situation as of 15.00 December 8, 2023
In the Liman direction, there has been a noticeable activation of the front in the last week.
The immediate task of the Russian troops is to eliminate the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Zherebets River. Advancement from the northern flank from the Zhuravka gully is complicated by the nature of the terrain, so the offensive develops from Dibrova towards Terny and Yampolovka. The cleanup of the western part of the Broad Ravine continues, fighting is taking place on the outskirts of Yara Laptev.
Ukrainian formations are trying to seize the initiative, using motorized infantry groups from the 67th Mechanized Brigade and 12th Special Forces Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the battles are taking place from the southern flank of the Serebryansky forest. The front line has changed since the fall: individual DRGs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reached the outskirts of Dibrova, so the Russian Armed Forces are recapturing lost positions in counterattacks.
Despite the activation of the Russian Armed Forces in this sector of the front, the large-scale offensive is complicated by concrete fortifications equipped by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Torskoye - Serebryanskoye forest - Yampol section.
If the possibility of eliminating the Ukrainian Armed Forces' bridgehead along the right bank of the Zherebets River is quite realistic, then an attack on the Liman will require crossing the river and clearing all territories up to the Oskol reservoir (and this, given the current configuration of the front, will require serious resources and efforts).
14:20 Statement of Head of the press center of the “West” group:
In the Kupyansk direction, professional actions of units of the “Western” group of forces, army aviation strikes, and artillery fire repelled five attacks by assault groups of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade and 41st Mechanized Brigade in the areas of Sin'kovka and Lake Liman.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 75 military personnel, two tanks, four armored personnel carriers, and two pickup trucks.
During the counterbattery fight, the group's military personnel destroyed a German-made 155mm PzH self-propelled artillery mount, an American-made M198 155mm towed artillery gun, and a 122mm D-30 towed howitzer.
13:24 Brief information summary on the situation on the Left Bank of the Dnieper from Dnepro_Rub:
Over the past 24 hours, while trying to cross the river, 15 enemy boats were destroyed. The enemy did not take any active actions, conducted reconnaissance from drones and was engaged in mining the area, which does not fit well with plans to expand the “bridgehead.”
The enemy abandoned attempts to reach the northern edge of the forest near Krynoki, going into full-throated defense. Artillery and aerospace forces are working on enemy positions, and our FPVs are constantly working on landing sites.
Enemy losses: 103 people, four vehicles (2 pickup types), 19 drones, three observation points.
13:05 Crews of 152mm Giatsint-B cannons of the Dnepr group of troopsdestroyarmored vehicles and fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction.
Artillerymen have to work every day in the most difficult conditions, but trained crews spend only a few minutes from receiving the target coordinates to firing.
12:35 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group:
During the active defense, motorized rifle units, in cooperation with assault, army aviation and artillery, inflicted fire on the personnel and equipment of 23 Mechanized, 58 Motorized Infantry Brigades and 128 Territorial Defense Brigades in the Sladkoye, Nikolskoye and Urozhaynoye areas.
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 160 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, and a 155mm M777 gun were damaged.
12:24 Consequences of the artillery attack of Gorlovka by Ukrainian militants -photo.
11:24 Statement of Head of the press center of the "South" group:
Units of the "South" group of troops, with the support of aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems, successfully repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the positions of our troops in the area of the village of Kleshcheevka. Enemy losses amounted to up to 175 military personnel killed and wounded.
During the counter-battery fight, the enemy lost a 155mm M-109 “Paladin” self-propelled artillery mount, two 152mm “Akatsiya” self-propelled artillery mounts, a 122mm 2S1 “Gvozdika” self-propelled artillery mount, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, 105mm gun M-119. Three armored combat vehicles and two cars were also hit by artillery and loitering ammunition.
Air defense systems shot down 14 unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of Verkhnekamenka and Soledar settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic.
11:00 News from the Artemovsk direction:
On the northern flank of Artyomovsk, Russian troops are advancing on the enemy on a broad front, knocking out the Ukrainian Armed Forces from a dozen strong points.
After this attack, Russian military personnel managed to enter the territory of Bogdanovka
10:47 Situation on the Rabotino-Verbovoye section at 10:30
Throughout the night, active counterbattery warfare continued throughout the Rabotino-Verbovoye sector. Artillery crews of the Russian Armed Forces struck at identified concentrations of manpower and positions of enemy field guns. In response, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also carried out attacks with cluster and high-explosive fragmentation munitions.
In the morning, due to worsening weather conditions, strong wind and rain, the UAV operator’s work on reconnaissance of the area on both sides was difficult.
Taking advantage of the bad weather, the enemy in the Verbovoye area attempted to secretly get to the positions of our fighters through forest plantations, but was discovered. The advancing forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were attacked with heavy mortars and anti-aircraft guns.
10:39 It is reported that the Russian Armed Forces have finally regained the dominant heights in Kleshcheevka in the Artemovsk direction. There were fierce battles for this height.
10:22 Zaporozhye Front, Verbovoye, Front Bird reports.
And again the weather makes its own adjustments. On our side, aerial reconnaissance and artillery continue to work actively.
At night there were artillery duels and attacks from both sides.
In the morning we worked with heavy mortars and AGS in forest belts.
10:04 Kyiv time at 10 am:
Arrival in Irpen and, presumably, near Vyshgorod and the village of Moshchun. There are no explosions in the center.
Drones were used at night in neighboring regions. Apparently, probing of air defense troops duty areas in these areas is gradually beginning.
10:00 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Novye Lageri seven rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan two rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki 28 rounds;
-- n.p. Aleshki 19 rounds;
-- n.p. Staraya Zburevka two rounds;
-- n.p. Sagi four rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Proletarka, n.p. Peschanivka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Krynki, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 31 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:15 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:
Units of the "Center" group of troops in the Krasnolimansky direction, in cooperation with artillery, repelled two attacks by the 24th Mechanized Brigade and the 44th Separate Rifle Battalion in the areas of Dzerzhinsk and Yampolovka.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 280 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, three vehicles, and two 155mm self-propelled artillery units M-109 “Paladin” made in the USA.
08:20 Personnel capture of an enemy stronghold by airborne attack aircraft.
Soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion of the Ivanovo formation of the Airborne Forces in small groups are approaching from various directions to positions where, according to intelligence data, Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel were located. During the battle, the paratroopers were able to gain a foothold in enemy positions, destroying everyone who resisted and did not want to surrender.
08:15 Soledar direction situation as of 08.00 December 8, 2023:
On the northern flank of the Russian Armed Forces, they managed to reach the eastern outskirts of Bogdanovka, the advanced units are located 100 meters from the first houses.
In parallel, from the southwestern outskirts of Dubovo-Vasilevka, an offensive is developing in the direction of Grigorovka and to the northwest towards Orekhovo-Vasilevka: the Russian Armed Forces are fighting for the Kudlin gully, which separates Russian troops from a nearby settlement.
To the south, Russian assault units from the 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces finished clearing the Valyanovsky nursery, where a powerful fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was equipped. At the same time, progress was also recorded from Khromovo: Russian troops cleared the fortified area of ??the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Bakhmutsky Way autodrome.
The cleanup of the dachas and SNT located southwest of Bakhmut continues: units of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces are leveling the front line both towards Krasnoye and Kleshcheevka, where, after the capture of height 215.7 the day before yesterday, units of the 346th Special Forces Brigade began attacks on the advance routes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and preparations for expansion of the control zone to the north of the village.
But to liberate the southwestern flank, it is necessary to occupy the heights located to the southwest and the so-called “Kleshcheevsky Ridge”. In case of successful advance and occupation of the ridge, the restoration of positions near Andreevka will be facilitated.
As for the attack on Chasov Yar, there is a lot of work to be done: exit is possible from Bogdanovka and Grigorovka, for which battles are yet to begin. And then, on the northern outskirts of Chasov Yar, several tracts, a mine and a quarry will cause problems. It is more difficult to develop an offensive from the Red side - you will have to go through the lowland.
08:03 Summary on the morning of December 8, 2023:
Explosions behind enemy lines were heard at night in the area of ??Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region, where the production of explosives and solid fuel for missile weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is located. This is not the first blow; apparently, the enemy has restored some of its production. There were also reports of arrivals in Ochakov, Nikolaev region; there were at least five explosions in Kharkov.In the Kherson direction, the enemy is increasing its efforts near Krynoki: replenishing personnel and trying to expand the zone of control. Yesterday there was information about the enemy's intentions to organize a landing of a new landing force from another sector of the front from the Dnieper estuary to the Kinburn Peninsula. The attention of our observation posts was focused on identifying enemy boats. Aviation of the Russian Armed Forces is increasing the use of FAB with UMPC against enemy targets and concentrations of personnel.
On the Zaporozhye front, the Ukrainian Armed Forces made another attempt in the morning to break through to the west of Rabotino, but artillerymen and FPV drone operators promptly struck enemy infantry. During the day, the enemy carried out artillery bombardment on our positions at Verbovoy and tried to occupy them. With small fire, units of the Russian Armed Forces scattered the enemy infantry and launched a counterattack, occupying several enemy strongholds.
On the Vrem'evsky ledge there are battles near Staromayorsky and Urozhayny, our troops are methodically pushing through the enemy’s defenses.
In the Avdeevsky direction there are battles near the coke plant and in the area of the village Steppe. Artillery and aviation of the Russian Army are constantly striking at the enemy who has taken refuge on the territory of the plant.
In the Artemovsky (Bakhmust) direction, the Russian Armed Forces advanced south of the Berkhovsky reservoir, they reported the capture of enemy strongholds in the Valyanovsky Nursery garden center, the Russian Army approached the outskirts of the village. Bogdanovka. The control zone south of Khromovo has been expanded. Even further south, near Kleshcheevka, significant heights have been taken and the area is being cleared.
Artillery attack of the Belgorod region continues, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are hitting peaceful villages. The enemy fired 82 rounds of ammunition at the civilian population of the DPR. A boy born in 2010 was wounded in Gorlovka, and two civilians were wounded in Donetsk.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Ilya Rposhin
[REGNUM] The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine on its official page on social networks published a statement regarding “a Russian cinematic product that has become widespread in Ukraine, including among teenagers.” The Ministry reminds those who have forgotten that today is the 652nd day of “full-scale war.” And all this time, the country is protected not only by soldiers with weapons in their hands, but also by literally every citizen who “consciously chooses the first between Ukrainian and Russian content.”
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[ColonelCassad] A new large video has been released from the “Native Council of Workers” dedicated to the war in Tajikistan in the early 90s.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] They report that by the end of 2023 there are already 110 installed busts and monuments to Stalin in Russia. Of these, less than 10% were installed before 1991. Most of the monuments to Stalin in the country were destroyed under Khrushchev. So the current increase in their number in fact eliminates one of the consequences of the 20th Congress and Khrushchev’s de-Stalinization.
The overwhelming majority of them were established under Putin, which is not surprising, since the processes of Stalin’s rehabilitation in the public consciousness gained momentum in the second half of the 2000s, when the process of materially fixing Stalin’s return to the public agenda actually began. The authorities rather prevented this, but without fanaticism. Attempts to replace Stalin with Stolypin, Nevsky or Nicholas II did not lead to anything and they simply gave up on this, limiting themselves to slowing down attempts to install full-size monuments to Stalin in large cities.
After the start of the Northern Military District, this process only intensified, as Stalin became even more fashionable as a symbol of mobilization, order and victory.
At the same time, it is important to remember that monuments to Stalin are not always erected by communists, and among the huge number of sympathizers of the activities of the leader and teacher of all nations, not all are members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and other communist associations.
PS. We don’t yet have a monument to Stalin in Sevastopol, although before de-Stalinization it stood near the railway station in the park. Demolished under Khrushchev. But Stalin played a huge role in the fate of Sevastopol and the current appearance of the city arose thanks to Stalin’s decision to urgently restore Sevastopol through the efforts of the entire country after the Second World War.
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Engines surging fuel on takeoff, and the brakes caught fire when landing.
I would say park that puppy until maintenance can fix everything.
(I realize aircraft parts are sanctioned. So 'sell' it to a 'Chinese' airline. They can get the parts.)
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Kamran Hasanov
[REGNUM] On December 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan flew to Greece for talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis . The visit is truly historic: this is the second visit of a Turkish leader to Greek soil in 70 years.
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[REGNUM] Ukrainian troops continue to lose armored vehicles supplied by NATO countries for the “counter-offensive.” Tanks and light equipment of Western production, which were not burned in the Zaporizhia direction in the summer, are now used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in several areas where they need to “plug holes” due to high losses. In an effort to stop the Russian offensive in the Avdiivka direction , the Ukrainian military is using American-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. In total, the enemy, according to official sources, had about two hundred of these vehicles. A total of 42 Ukrainian Bradleys were destroyed, abandoned or lost, according to the Lostarmour portal, which summarizes open-source data on armored vehicle losses.
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[Regnum] The Kalashnikov Concern has begun supplying Russian troops with new sets of Strelok combat equipment, which were announced at the Army-2023 forum, the concern’s press service reported on December 8 on its website.
“The created ammunition is a comprehensive solution in the field of individual armor protection and equipment for military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,” the statement said.
The set consists of a “Corset Plus” body armor with protection class Br5 and a weight distribution system, additional protection modules, a set of pouches in the “Strelok” configuration, a 30-liter backpack and a transport bag.
The press service noted that by the end of the year, 25 thousand sets of combat equipment designed by Strelok will be delivered to the customer.
As Regnum reported, in Ukraine, in the special operation zone , new reconnaissance and attack drones, developed by the Kalashnikov concern, are already undergoing baptism of fire.
It was also reported that the Russian Armed Forces began to use the modernized Krasnopol guided missile in the special operation zone. Specialists from the High-Precision Complexes holding company of the Rostec state corporation explained that an improved version of the Krasnopol guided artillery projectile with increased accuracy has shown itself to be successful.
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