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| Results 05.12: Downed SU and ruins of Marinka |
| 2023-12-06 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] THE UKRAINIAN AIR FORCE DESTROYED A RUSSIAN SU-24M AIRCRAFT The air force destroyed a Russian Su-24M aircraft near Zmeiny Island; Russian troops are gradually advancing through the ruins of Marinka. Korrespondent.net highlights the main events of yesterday. The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber near Zmeinoye Ukrainian defense forces in the area of ​​Zmeiny Island destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber, which, under the cover of a Su-30SM fighter, tried to launch a missile and bomb attack on the south of the Odessa region. The destroyed plane was laying mines to damage the grain corridor. THE COUNTRY THAT SENT UKRAINE MORE SHELLS HAS BEEN NAMED The United States convinced the South Korean authorities to secretly allocate about 330 thousand 155 mm artillery shells to Ukraine in 2023 . This amount exceeds the number of ammunition that was transferred from all EU countries combined. South Korean laws prohibit the supply of weapons to conflict zones, so the transfer of shells was not direct. RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE CAPTURED MOST OF THE RUINS OF MARINKA - BRITISH INTELLIGENCE In recent weeks, Russian troops have been gradually advancing through the ruins of Marinka, a city in the Donetsk region. Russia now likely controls most of the built-up area, British intelligence reports. Ukrainian forces still control swaths of territory on the western outskirts of the city. Marinka has been on the front line since 2014. Before the war its population was 9,000 people. It is now completely destroyed, according to British intelligence, with drone footage showing the vast majority of buildings reduced to rubble. THE RUSSIANS SHELLED KHERSON, PEOPLE DIED On Tuesday morning, Russian aggressors shelled the central part of the city of Kherson. Two civilians were killed and another 59-year-old man was injured. He was taken to hospital by ambulance for medical care. Later it became known that a volunteer was killed in Kherson during Russian shelling . His life was cut short on International Volunteer Day. Before this, the Russians struck Kherson at night . According to the head of the Kherson OVA, Alexander Prokudin, the Russians attacked a residential area of ​​the city using the S-300 air defense system. The hit caused a fire at the humanitarian aid distribution center. People were injured and three high-rise buildings were damaged. EXPLOSIONS WERE HEARD IN TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED CRIMEA Ukrainian drones carried out a series of attacks on Russian military targets in the east of temporarily occupied Crimea. Strikes were made on the Nebo-M radar system in the area of ​​the village of Bagerovo, Yedikuisky district, on the helicopter parking lot, the P-18 Terek radar system and the control system of the Baikal-1M anti-aircraft missile units near the village of Strelkovoe. The Russian Ministry of Defense in its Telegram channel stated that on the night before Tuesday, December 5, air defense (air defense) allegedly shot down 41 UAVs over the occupied Crimea . The Russian Ministry of Defense traditionally said nothing about the consequences of the night attack. |
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