Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:53 The White House is intensifying interaction with US legislators. Washington is trying to reach a bipartisan agreement that would provide military assistance to Ukraine and Israel while strengthening US border security, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said.
22:28 On Monday, December 11, Zelensky will begin a working visit to the United States , the Office of the President reports. He will meet with Biden and hold a series of meetings and negotiations. The Ukrainian president will "focus on ensuring U.S., European and global unity around supporting Ukraine in defending against Russian terror and in strengthening an international order based on rules and respect for the sovereignty of every nation."
Among the key topics at the talks in Washington will be the continuation of defense cooperation between Ukraine and the United States, in particular, joint projects for the production of weapons and air defense systems, as well as coordination of the efforts of the two states next year.
21:35 There are currently 183 regional armed conflicts taking place around the world - this is a record for the last 30 years. At the same time, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the most destructive, writes Bloomberg. The publication also notes that the intensity of conflicts is increasing from year to year: in the latest study, the number of deaths increased by 14%, and the number of incidents of violence by 28%.
21:29 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and coordinated positions before the meeting of the European Council. The Ukrainian president also expressed hope for the allocation of 50 billion euros and the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU.
20:32 The United States has $1 billion left in funding to replenish its own stocks of weapons and ammunition that were previously sent to Ukraine, said Shalanda Young, head of the White House Office of Management and Budget. She stressed that the United States should not choose between ensuring its own combat readiness and supporting its allies, including Ukraine.
19:26 Orban's allies will hold a closed meeting with Republicans in Washington to seek an end to American military support for Ukraine, writes The Guardian. According to a diplomatic source close to the Hungarian embassy, "Orban is confident that aid to Ukraine will not pass in Congress, so he is also trying to block aid from the EU."
17:04 NATO hopes that in the coming years the Alliance will expand to the east, said Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joane. He is convinced that in the coming years Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the Western Balkans will become part of the European community, and then members of the North Atlantic Alliance. “It is therefore time for Romania to finally escape from the periphery of Europe and place itself at the center of Europe in terms of importance,” Joane added.
16:46 Zelensky said that in Argentina he held meetings with the presidents of Paraguay, Uruguay and Ecuador, and discussed, in particular, the prospect of holding a Ukraine-Latin America summit.
15:57 Zelensky said that he had already arrived in Argentina and from there had a telephone conversation with Macron. They discussed the priority needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the next French defense package, “which will significantly strengthen the firepower of Ukraine.” He also thanked us for preparing to receive Ukrainian pilots for the second stage of the training program on F-16 fighters.
14:50 Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces Mikael Büden visited units of the 45th separate artillery brigade, which are fighting in eastern Ukraine. The Swedish general spoke with artillerymen and infantrymen who were trained in Sweden and highly praised their combat work.
14:23 The situation in eastern Ukraine remains difficult, the Russians are conducting an offensive along the entire front line, said the commander of the Eastern Group of Forces, Alexander Syrsky. He added that he held a meeting with the commanders of the units that hold the defense in the eastern direction: they analyzed the situation, considered options for further actions, and jointly made the necessary decisions.
12:51 British intelligence believes Russia has launched a more concerted campaign of air strikes to destroy Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Thus, on the night of December 7, the Russian Air Force launched a powerful wave of attacks on Kyiv and central Ukraine using heavy bombers for the first time since September 21. Most of the missiles were successfully intercepted by Ukrainian air defense.
11:49 Ukraine may receive Swedish Gripen fighters along with the F-16, said Air Force Speaker Yuriy Ignat. At the same time, according to him, the American F-16 will be the main combat aircraft in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ignat also noted that while Sweden is studying the possibility of developing a newer version of Gripen, Ukrainian pilots have already tested existing fighters. They conducted familiarization flights on them, but this was not training - training will begin only after a decision was made to transfer the aircraft to Ukraine. Consultations are currently underway.
10:54 The Russians are using decoy missiles to deplete Ukrainian air defenses, writes ISW, citing data from one of the Russian military bloggers. On Saturday, December 9, he reported on the use of Kh-55 cruise missiles by Russian troops, very similar to the modernized version of the Kh-101 missile. Analysts note that the purpose of replacing the missiles was “to mislead and deplete Ukrainian air defense.”
09:10 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of December 10:
personnel - about 338,820 (+700) people,
tanks - 5636 (+4),
armored combat vehicles - 10,529 (+10),
artillery systems - 8064 (+6),
MLRS - 919 (+0),
air defense systems - 605 (+0),
aircraft - 324 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6136 (+0),
cruise missiles - 1586 (+1),
ships/boats - 22 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,623 (+25),
special equipment - 1162 (+3).
08:43 Over the past 24 hours, 60 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 19 enemy attacks in the Avdeevsky direction (in areas east of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka, Tonenky, Pervomaisky, Donetsk region) and 14 attacks in Bakhmutsky (in the Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky and Kleshcheevka areas of the Donetsk region).
In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Kharkov region, and Novoselovsky, Lugansk region; on Limansky - in the Serebryansky forestry area of the Lugansk region; on Maryinsky - in the districts of Marinka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - in the Staromayorsky district of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the areas of Novopokrovka and west of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. 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.
08:36 According to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian troops are having success in the Zaporozhye region and have advanced west of Rabotino. At the same time, Russian forces began offensive operations on many sectors of the front, trying to seize and maintain the initiative until the presidential elections in the Russian Federation.
07:41 The fragments of the Russian missile, which was shot down over the Krivoy Rog region yesterday, damaged the premises of one of the enterprises, no people were injured, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OSA Sergei Lysak.
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[EngMilRu] The Russian Armed Forces delivered long-range air-launched precision-guided group strikes on AFU Olkha and Grad MLRS ammunition depots, as well as Grom operational-tactical missiles. The goal of the strikes have been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by helicopters and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the AFU 43rd Mechanised Brigade and 113th Territorial Defence brigade near Kurilovka and Petropavlovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 105 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces repelled one attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 1st Ukrainian National Guard Brigade near Serebryansky forest.
In addition, strikes were delivered at clusters of AFU manpower near Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 155 Ukrainian troops, as well as two armoured fighting vehicles and three motor vehicles.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled five enemy attacks near Belogorovka, Krasnoye, and Shumy and inflicted fire damage on manpower of the AFU 22nd, 93rd Mechanised Brigades and 79th Air Assault Brigade close to Mariynka, Kurdyumovka, Andreyevka, and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 122mm D-30 gun.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by helicopters and artillery repelled one attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 58th Motorised Rifle Brigade near Novodonetskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, as well as two motor vehicles.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the AFU 33rd, 117th, 118th Mechanised Brigades, and 128th Mountain Assault Brigade close to Stepnogorsk, Pyatikhatki, Verbovoye, and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, as well as one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Kherson direction, as a result of actions of the Russian Group of Forces supported by artillery and aviation, the AFU lost up to 50 Ukrainian troops and three motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed one ammunition depot of the AFU 120th Territorial Defence Brigade near Volchansk (Kharkov region), struck military infrastructure at Kulbakino airfield (Nikolayev region), and engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 118 areas during the day.
11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted by Russian air defence units close to Topolevka, Shipilovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Opitnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Skelevatoye and Vasilieyvka (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 550 airplanes and 257 helicopters, 9,588 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 air defence missile systems, 13,924 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,188 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,284 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 16,096 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 12/10/2023 to 00:00 12/11/2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representation has recorded 7 incidents of firing from the AFU.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
Two residential buildings were damaged in the Kiev and Kirov districts of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility.
The areas of two settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: the capital city of Donetsk (Budennovsky, Kyiv, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Staromikhailovka.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out seven attacks from MLRS and 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
A total of 19 units of various ammunition were fired.
In the previous day, 18 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian forces.
23:25 Front bird broadcasts: Yuzhnodonetsk direction 10.12 23:15
Our artillerymen and rocket men fired several MLRS packages at the fortified enemy area.
The destruction of enemy military support equipment is reported.
21:55 Front bird broadcasts: Nikolaevkskaya area. Air defense. 10.12 21:40
Enemy air defense operations are reported.
Local publics are at a loss.
The rumble was heard in the southern part of the region near the port.
Arrival information is being updated.
21:10 Front bird broadcasts: Avdeevskoe direction. district settlement Krasnogorovka 10.12 20:30
The mortar attack from the enemy was carried out in the late afternoon.
Having established the place from which the Ukrainian Armed Forces launch mines, we sent them 82mm gifts in response. Apparently they hit it successfully. The enemy has fallen silent.
Now our 152mm "Gyacinth-B" barrel is working.
20:30 “LostArmour” transmits: Today a gigantic amount of video evidence of past and present advances of the Russian Armed Forces has been released - this is only in one day and only in the direction of Chasov Yar (and there is advance near Terny, and at Novomikhailovka, and in Marinka). This hasn't happened for a long time.
19:50 Front bird broadcasts: Donetsk direction. Ka-52M helicopters in action. 10.12
It is reported that the crews of our army aviation on Ka-52M helicopters as part of a strike group carried out an attack with unguided aircraft missiles on enemy strongholds and manpower in the Donetsk direction.
The modernized Ka-52M helicopters essentially took part in combat operations for the first time.
19:00 Tears of joy and happy smiles:how was it teleconference between military personnel from the Udmurt Republic and their loved ones
The soldiers of the “Center” group of troops and their loved ones told each other about the events that had happened recently. Relatives expressed words of support to their defenders and wished them a speedy return home with Victory.
18:05 Front bird broadcasts: Zaporozhye direction. Verbovoe. 10.12
Changeable weather.
Either a little snow falls, or from water frosts everything around is covered with a crust of ice. Movement on wheels is almost impossible on the ground. The caterpillars always travel along the front, but sometimes they cannot cope with overcoming even short sections on country roads.
Permanent artillery duels with attempted attacks by small groups of infantry.
Both we and the enemy are fighting for the remnants of forest belts, in which there are still at least a few positions that have withstood constant artillery shelling.
17:15 “WarGonzo“: We’ll live until Monday. 94th week of SVO: main thing
– Kherson direction. On the left bank of the Dnieper, the Ukrainian Armed Forces concentrated their main efforts on maintaining a bridgehead in Krynki. Everything in the arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces flew towards their positions in the village. At the same time, the Ukrainian naval infantry do not retreat and even try to attack. You should also pay attention to the intensification of the work of long-range weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russian troops on the Kinburn Spit.
In addition, high-speed landing boats will soon arrive in Ukraine through Romania. So it is not at all possible that there will be an attempt to attack the Russian Armed Forces in this sector as well. Moreover, assault units and means of supporting them are already concentrated there.
– Zaporozhye direction. Here the LBS did not move significantly. To the west of the village of Rabotino there were battles with varying success. The Ukrainian Armed Forces still managed to hold the flank and gain a foothold in their positions. And from Novofedorovka, the Russian Armed Forces are already putting serious pressure on Ukrainian units along the important N-08 highway. Given the winter weather, paved roads are critical. Only along them can armored vehicles now move without problems.
– Ugledar direction. The Russian Armed Forces managed to advance slightly southwest of Staromayorsky. Otherwise, there was mostly mutual shelling.
– Donetsk direction. The Russian Armed Forces are attacking almost along the entire front line. From Novomikhailovka to Novokalinov. The Avdeevsky fortified area is also being stormed from all directions. There is progress in the industrial zone southeast of the city. To the north there were fierce battles near Stepnoye with varying success.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces actively use artillery and FPV drones. Weather conditions do not allow Russian troops to use their advantage in armored vehicles to support assault units. The RF Armed Forces, however, managed to expand the zone of control over the “piece of iron” both near Stepnoye itself and behind it in the Novokalinov area.
– Bakhmut direction. The initiative lies entirely with Russian troops. To the south of the city they storm key heights in the Kleshcheevka area. Not without success. To the north, after the capture of Khromovoy, the Ukrainian fortified area in Chasovoy Yar is threatened. In addition, they are attacking in the Bogdanovka area. But the tactical successes of the RF Armed Forces have not yet developed into operational successes.
– Lugansk direction. In the Serebryansky forest there were mainly local counter battles, in which, according to some information, the Ukrainian troops were even somewhat successful. They also managed to stabilize the front in the Ivanovka area. This is the eastern direction to Kupyansk. The Russian Armed Forces are putting powerful pressure on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sinkovka, but they are not yet able to break through the defenses. Including due to the dense mining of the area.
16:25 Front bird broadcasts: Sumy region 10.12 16:00
Local telegram channels report the sound of an explosion on the outskirts of the city.
The air raid warning did not sound in the area.
15:50 Front bird broadcasts: Kherson direction district settlement Krynki 10.12 14:50
Soldiers from the field report on the work of our tactical bombers.
In particular, Su-34s threw explosive presents into enemy rear positions.
Our fighters courageously suppress all attempts by the enemy to organize a bridgehead for offensive actions.
13:30 Front bird broadcasts: Artemovsk (Bakhmut direction) district of the settlement. Kleshcheevka 10.12 13:30
It is reported that our assault groups have locally broken through the defense of an enemy fortified area.
Aviation performed preliminary training using various types of ammunition.
Our armored groups carried out several successful attacks on enemy fortified areas.
There is information about the defeat of enemy armored vehicles and armored Hummers.
12:50 Front bird broadcasts: Kupyansk direction. district settlement Sin'kovka 12:10 12:20
It is reported that a powerful explosion occurred on the outskirts of the village. Sin'kovka after the work of tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
UVAB-250 and UVAB-500 accurately hit fortified enemy positions.
12:20 Telegram channel “Rybar” transmits Battle for Avdievka: clarification of the front line to the east
Near Avdievka, units of the Russian Armed Forces continue the operation to capture the fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a pincer fire. The Ukrainian military command has set the task of holding Avdeevka at any cost: over 40 battalions from eight brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, transferred from the western sectors of the front, are concentrated in the direction.
– On the northern flank there are battles for forest belts in the direction of Novokalinovo and Keramika. The RF Armed Forces are positioned along the railway towards Ocheretino.
– The cleanup of the surrounding area of the village of Stepovoe, located west of Krasnogorovka, continues. The Russian Armed Forces control the northeastern outskirts. Ukrainian formations managed to gain a foothold in nearby forest belts, so without their occupation, advancement within the settlement, as well as towards Berdychi, is impossible.
– On the outskirts of the Coke and Chemical Plant, the main efforts of the Russian Armed Forces are concentrated on the destruction of the fortified area. At the same time, assault operations continue both from the northern flank and from the ash dump.
– Despite the appearance on the Internet only now of information about progress in the Ivushka dacha cooperative and along the wastewater treatment plants, this section of the RF Armed Forces was taken a long time ago.
To the southeast of the treatment facilities, in the vicinity of Kamenka and up to the industrial zone, the Russian Armed Forces over the past ten days have managed to level the front line along the stream and approach the outskirts of the quarry on the eastern outskirts of Avdeevka. The Donetsk filtration station has been under the control of Russian troops for a long time.
– After clearing the Yasinovataya-2 industrial zone, Russian units strike at the Vinogradniki SNT. Statements about the occupation of a quarry to the west of SNT are extremely premature.
– To the west, assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces are strengthening their positions on the flanks of the village of Severnoye, where they managed to advance last week.
11:45 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.
– With the support of artillery and army aviation, the attack was stopped and the rotation of units of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Novodonetsk area was thwarted. The temporary deployment points of the first battalion of this brigade in the Urozhainy area, as well as the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Makarovka area, were hit by artillery fire.
– The impact of heavy flamethrower systems destroyed enemy personnel in strongholds in the Novomikhailovka area.
– Bomber aircraft carried out strikes on concentrations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Paraskovievka area.
– Enemy losses amounted to up to 80 militants killed and wounded, two vehicles.
10:55 Front bird broadcasts: Avdeevskoe direction. district settlement Krasnogorovka 10.12 10:25
The advance of our troops continues every day.
The Western and Eastern groups of military units continue to tighten their stranglehold on the APU militant formations.
It is reported that our tank brigade with T-90M and T-72B3 tanks is currently actively involved in the work.
10:05 “WarGonzo” published frontline report for the morning 12/10/2023
In the Kherson-Crimean direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces took up positions on Bolshoi Potemkin Island. You can really see the movement towards Golaya Pristan. Encounter battles in Krynki. There are no changes here at LBS. Ukrainian positions in Kherson, Antonovka, Tokarevka, Poniatovka and Tyaginka are under attack. Russian - in Golaya Pristan, Kardashinka, Alyoshki, Poima, Peschanovka and Korsunka.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, moved the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the direction of Novoprokopovka near the village of Rabotino. Tactical success. Similar actions by Verbovoy did not bring the same result. artillery attack of Ukrainian positions in Kamensky, Pyatikhatki, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Charovny, Gulyai-Polye and Gulyai-Polye. Russian ones - in Zherebyanki, Kopany, Novoprokopovka, Verbovoy, Novopokrovka and Novofedorovka.
There is no winter on the Donetsk front. Hot. The armed forces, with the support of long-range weapons, carried out assault operations near Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, in Mar'inka, on the approaches to the city of Krasnogorovka, near Pervomaisky, towards Tonenkoye (here the goal is to cut off the supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Avdeevka), east of Avdievka and near the industrial zone to the northeast . There is progress in the last section. Russian troops also attacked in the Novobakhmutovka area (a settlement with the same name to the east under the control of the Russian Armed Forces).
Under attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Georgievka, Ostrom, Nevelskoye, Lastochkino (an important logistics center of the Ukrainian army in the Avdievka area), Stepnoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledarsky directions) and neighboring Berdychi. With supplies, the Russian Armed Forces flew to Makeevka.
In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops, after artillery shelling, attacked at Andreevka and entered the dominant heights northwest of Kleshcheevka. Similar actions in the area of Ivanovsky and Bogdanovka did not bring them success.
09:25 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery three rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan four rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki 28 rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha 14 rounds;
-- n.p. Staraya Zburevka five rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Mayachka two rounds;
-- n.p. Korsunka 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 39 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and infrastructure damage are being determined
08:40 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: chronicle of a special military operation for December 9, 2023
– In the Soledar direction, Russian troops are fighting their way to Bogdanovka in the north. In addition, according to preliminary data, northeast of Bakhmut, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting active operations towards Vesely, probably taking the village into a semicircle. To the south, battles continue for the “Island” stronghold located at a height near Kleshcheevka, control over which will significantly improve the tactical position of the fighters.
– It became known that in the Avdeevsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces were able to liberate the Donetsk filtration station on the ring road east of Avdievka. Ukrainian formations have occupied this facility since 2014, since the beginning of the so-called “ATO.” Near the industrial zone previously occupied by Russian troops, fighting is taking place in the sand quarry and the holiday village “Iva” near the SNT “Vinogradniki”.
– Meanwhile, as before, fighting is taking place in the Orekhovsky sector: Ukrainian formations again tried to attack near Rabotino and Verbov, but to no avail. However, Russian fighters managed to seize the initiative and, according to preliminary data, were able to successfully counterattack and advance more than a kilometer.
08:10 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 09.12.2023 to 00:00 10.12.2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representation has recorded 18 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
Information was received about the injury of seven civilians in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.
Two residential buildings in the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility, were damaged.
The areas of four settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Petrovsky, Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 16 attacks from MLRS, 155mm artillery, and attack UAVs.
On Gorlovsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
A total of 48 units of various ammunition were produced.
In the previous day, 10 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
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The Russians dont have to be victorious to win this war. Sound wrong but listen, Russia will slog through this. Wasting lives, burning through resources, and burning the Ukraine into submission. Russia's propaganda machine has turned the west against him, America is tired of spending it treasure on a president that buys yachts, focusing on the boats and forgetting about the lives Russia slaughtered. When the money finally dries up, and it will, Russia will take the region they wanted and negotiate for peace only to reinvade in a few years and take the rest. Its is just their way.
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^Well, Ukraine can't be an independent country (see the last 30 years, and then the last 500 years). History shows that Ukrainians are better off under Russian rule than anybody else's. For one thing, these of them who don't share Ukrainian mentality can become Russians.
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[Regnum] Colonel General Alexander Syrsky said that the Russian military continues to advance along the entire front.
The Ukrainian military leader wrote in his Telegram channel that the Russian Armed Forces do not stop conducting offensive operations along the entire front.
Syrsky admitted this after analyzing the situation on the line of contact with the commanders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who are concentrated in the eastern direction.
As IA Regnum reported, in Ukraine, on the evening of December 10, explosions occurred in the Odessa region, where an air raid alert was declared.
In the Kursk region, the village of Tyotkino and the village of Popovo-Lezhachi were left without electricity after shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Units of the Russian Armed Forces raised the Russian flag over Marinka in the DPR. The 163rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces is located almost at the western exit from Mar'inka. Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces are consolidating, strengthening positions and conducting reconnaissance of the nearest forest belt and the settlement of Georgievka.
US Senator J.D. Vance believes that “anyone with a brain in their head” understands that Ukraine cannot push Russia back to the borders of 1991. The only way out of a conflict situation is through negotiations, and as soon as possible.
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[Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin called the Ukrainian authorities idiots and neo-Nazis. He said this after the Gold Star medal ceremony on December 8. A video fragment of the conversation was published by television journalist Pavel Zarubin.
Commenting on the situation in the Canadian parliament, when Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Nazi from the SS Galicia division, was welcomed there, Putin noted that this is a manifestation of Nazism and a willingness to cooperate with anyone to harm Russia.
Putin also drew attention to the fact that the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, was also present at that ceremony in Canada .
“I’m not even talking about what happens in real life when people are caught and killed on the streets. This was shown to the whole world. Not only are they assholes, but they are also neo-Nazis. This is an obvious fact, what can you say against it?” - noted the head of state.
As Regnum reported, Hunku was invited to a meeting of the Canadian Parliament on September 23. Everyone present, including Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, stood and applauded him.
Putin noted that only an idiot or a scoundrel could call a Nazi and greet him. He also recalled that the SS division “Galicia” was recognized by the judges of the Nuremberg trials as criminal and guilty of genocide.
On December 7, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office addressed the Canadian authorities with a request to extradite Hunka, who is accused of genocide of civilians during the Great Patriotic War. Investigators believe that he was involved in the murder of at least 500 Soviet citizens.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
The Kiev regime began to destroy Russia in its historical territories, expel people and declared Russians a non-indigenous nation in Ukraine
"... have they gone completely crazy? Have they completely - how can I put it more simply, to the people - have they gone completely crazy?" - said the Russian president in the release of the program " Moscow. Kremlin. Putin."
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For my part, I will note that if Russians are a non-indigenous nation in Ukraine, then Ukraine is a tree without roots, and it has no future.
The territory of Ukraine is part of historical Rus', which, as a state, was born at the Assembly in Veliky Novgorod, where it was decided to invite the Rurikovichs. There were no traces of Ukrainians then. In Ukraine, even all the names of cities and regions are Russian. And the Churches in Ukraine, which they are trying to ban, are all ours, Orthodox.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] According to statistics of colleagues from LostArmour @lost_armour, as of the morning of December 10, 2023, at least 2508 episodes of the use of FPV drones in the North-East Military District zone were published, with almost 4/5 of the total ( 1,931 episodes) were published in the last four months. November set a new monthly record with 657 episodes published.
Of the 2,508 targets, 373 were guaranteed to be destroyed, and another 385 targets were guaranteed to be damaged. Successful hits were recorded in 1092 videos, but it is not possible to assess the damage caused (in most cases these are frames without objective control). The results of the other 336 episodes of FPV drone use are not known for certain. Unfortunately, blunders were recorded in 184 cases.
The most common targets of FPV drones are: enemy positions (916 episodes), infantry outside cover (353 episodes), vehicles (345 episodes), various buildings (293 episodes) and light armored vehicles (257 episodes).
Considering the number of publication sources, some frames may have been lost and not taken into account in the final statistics. In addition, many even effective episodes do not make it online. The actual combat score of FPV drones is much higher.
The main conclusion is that by the end of 2023 the Russian Armed Forces switched to the mass use of FPV drones. September was a turning point in this regard.
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[ColonelCassad] Swedish Defense Minister Mikael Büden visited Ukraine and inspected the location of the 45th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, to which Swedish armored vehicles and other weapons were previously supplied. Recently, 155mm Archer wheeled self-propelled guns and ammunition were transferred to the same brigade. These self-propelled guns are already participating in combat operations.
Since 2022, Sweden has been actively supplying various weapons to Ukraine: tanks, various armored fighting vehicles, self-propelled guns, grenade launchers, MANPADS, small arms, ammunition, equipment. Currently under consideration is the possibility of supplying Grippen fighters in the medium term.
Of course, Sweden, even without being a member of NATO, is one of the direct accomplices of the United States in inciting war in Ukraine. And Sweden’s course towards Russia is currently completely hostile.
Budin himself is far from the first Western leader to come to the Ukrainian front. Back in 2016, the then commander of US ground forces in Europe, General Hodges, came to the front in the Donbass with mantras identical to Budin: “The United States will continue to provide assistance to the Ukrainian army.” So Budin, even at the verbal level, copies the overlord.
Sweden thus shows that it is fully following the Washington course and will continue to spend significant resources to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine even in the face of obvious domestic political problems in the United States. Accordingly, it is premature to count on the fact that the European vassals of the United States have had some kind of insight. Now, first of all, they expect the United States to solve its internal problems and return to the previous regime of financing the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But before that, they have to hold the line, demonstrating support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (including with such visits), and scrape out the remaining resources to transfer to Ukraine.
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[Regnum] All states neighboring Romania will become part of the “Euro-Atlantic family” in the next few years, so the eastern border of the West will soon shift. This was stated by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana.
“I think Romania has a way to finally move away from the periphery of Europe and become the center of Europe. In the coming years, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the Balkans - all Romania's neighbors - will become part of the European family and the Euro-Atlantic family. Romania will no longer be the eastern border of the West,” RIA Novosti quotes Joana as saying.
This will be a difficult process, but it is irreversible, said the Deputy Secretary General of the military bloc. Joane also drew attention to the fact that the conflict in Ukraine has a significant impact on geopolitical changes in the region.
As reported by IA Regnum , the American newspaper The New York Times reported that former US President Donald Trump, if elected head of state in 2024, could withdraw from NATO, thereby collapsing the alliance.
The authors of the publication pointed out that Europe is worried about the “process of fundamental reassessment of the purpose and mission of NATO,” which Trump outlined as his task in the election campaign. In addition, European politicians are concerned about a possible reduction or complete stop in aid to Ukraine, as well as Washington’s distance from its allies in Europe, journalists noted. According to the authors of the article, Trump will “gut NATO” if the United States leaves the North Atlantic Alliance.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that Ukraine’s entry into NATO would sharply increase the threat to the Russian state. The special operation will not allow this to happen, Peskov emphasized.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, in turn, previously noted that the issue of Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Alliance is not being considered due to the ongoing conflict in the country.
The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance for the South Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina , stated that the Georgian Armed Forces have achieved “significant success” in their efforts to achieve combat capability and compatibility with NATO standards. He noted that control over the development of the Georgian army is carried out with the help of the Joint Forces Training Center located in Poland, as well as with the help of the NATO Joint Training and Assessment Center - Georgia, located near Tbilisi.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
