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[Korrespondent] The General Staff assessed the situation at the front.
In Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders are currently repelling six enemy attacks; in total, 12 clashes have already occurred in this direction today.
Since the beginning of the day, 111 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Our defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines and ruining the plans of the Russians. At the same time, the occupiers continue to concentrate their efforts on the Kurakhovsky, Pokrovsky, Vremovsky directions and the Kursk region. This was reported in the General Staff report on Sunday, December 1.
In the Kharkov direction, the Defense Forces repelled six assaults by enemy troops near Staritsa, Tikhe and Vovchansk, one combat clash continues.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy tried to advance towards our positions in the Lozovaya, Kruglyakovka and Zeleny Gai areas six times during the day. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
The aggressor also increased the number of attacks to six in the Liman direction . Attacked near Druzhelyubovka, Grekovka, Grigorovka, Terny and Torskoye. Two clashes continue.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders repelled one attack by the occupiers in the area of Chasovy Yar.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy tried to advance five times in the Toretsk area and in the direction of Shcherbinovka. The battle is currently ongoing.
The enemy's activity also continues in the Pokrovsky direction . Clashes of varying intensity have started here 22 times today. Enemy attacks have been repelled in the areas of Mirolyubovka, Luch, Lisovka, Dachensky, Zhelty and Mlechny. Five combat clashes are still ongoing.
Fierce fighting continues in the Kurakhovsky direction . Near Berestki, Solntsevka, Zarya, Novodmitrovka, Kurakhovoye, Dalniy, Yelizavetovka and Gannovka, 33 combat clashes occurred during the day, 14 attacks by the occupiers are continuing.
In the Vremovsky direction, the aggressor attacked the positions of our defenders 19 times in the area of Konstantinopolskoye, Trudovoye, Velikaya Novosyolka, Novosyolka, Novy Komar and Novodarovka; nine combat clashes continue.
In Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders are repelling six attacks by invaders; in total, 12 clashes have occurred in this direction today.
While in other areas there were no significant changes in the situation.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 19:23 The United States is not considering returning to Ukraine the nuclear weapons the country gave up after the collapse of the Soviet Union, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.
18.24 President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could attack again in a few years if the war is frozen without strengthening Ukraine.
16.53 Since the beginning of the day, 111 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Our defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines and ruining the plans of the Russians. At the same time, the occupiers continue to concentrate their efforts on the Kurakhovsky, Pokrovsky, Vremovsky directions and the Kursk region. This was reported in the General Staff report on Sunday, December 1.
4.29 The occupiers have created a second bridgehead on the western bank of the Oskol River in the Kharkiv region and captured the village of Berestki in the Donetsk region, the DeepState project reports. The enemy has also advanced near Masyutovka, Lozovaya (Kharkiv region), Zheltye, Pushkin, Dalny and Blagovatnoye (Donetsk region).
1:30 In the Zaporizhia region, the construction of defense has almost been completed. This is a multi-layered defense not only of the city, but also of nearby settlements, in order to make the region well fortified, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov. According to him, modern fortification structures are significantly improved compared to those built earlier.
November 30
21.48 President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the US is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $725 million. He also announced important decisions on Ukraine’s security.
20.51 A rescue operation is underway in the Dnipropetrovsk region after a Russian missile strike. So far, four people are known to have died in the village of Tsarichanka. Another 21 people were injured.
19.52 Russians launched a missile strike on the Dniprovsky district. At least three people were killed and 19 were injured. Among the injured, one child - an 11-year-old boy - is in hospital in moderate condition.
19.36 Russian invaders attacked the city of Kherson with a drone and killed two civilians - a 46-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman.
17.33 The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine showed how its fighters destroyed positions and equipment of Russian invaders on the front line in the Zaporizhia region with the help of drones for a week.
16.48 Since the beginning of the current day, 153 combat clashes have occurred on the front in eight directions. The enemy is exerting the greatest pressure on the Kurakhovsky direction, where 12 battles are ongoing, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00 on Saturday.
15.21 Russian invaders shelled the city of Mirnohrad in Donetsk region. At least two people were killed and three were wounded, the local OVA reported.
14.55 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrsky presented awards to servicemen of the 414th separate regiment of strike unmanned aerial systems, also known as the Birds of Madyar.
14.37 The Cabinet of Ministers has expanded the list of areas whose workers can be reserved from mobilization. This is reported in a government decree. We are talking about prosthetists-orthotists, prosthetist-orthotists technicians, prosthetist engineers-technologists, prosthetist engineers, and mechanics of prosthetic and orthopedic products.
13:50 The war in Ukraine could end next year, but it depends on the will and decisions of other leaders, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News.
12.53 Given the security situation, it is not yet possible to partially open the airspace over Ukraine, so it is important to develop alternative routes for cargo delivery and passenger transportation. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during the International Transport Forum.
11:24 Russian troops attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region at night. A 38-year-old man was killed. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional council Nikolai Lukashuk. According to him, the occupiers also hit the Krasnogrigoryevskaya and Pokrovskaya communities with drones and artillery. The attacks caused a fire, damaged seven private houses, four outbuildings, and affected power lines and infrastructure.
11:00 As a result of the operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied Crimea, three expensive Russian radar systems were successfully struck. This was reported by the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate. It is noted that one Kasta-2e2 radar and two Podlet radars were hit.
10.17 A Russian drone dropped explosives on a minibus in Kherson, injuring four people. This was reported on November 30 by the Kherson OVA. It is noted that women aged 35, 52 and 62 received blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to the abdomen, and a 59-year-old man received a shin wound. All victims were taken to hospital.
9.56 Drones allegedly attacked objects in Kaspiysk. This was stated by the head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov. According to him, "there is no information about destruction or casualties." According to media reports, the operation of Makhachkala airport has been suspended due to the UAV threat, and the "Carpet" regime has been introduced. The Russian Defense Ministry announced an attack by 11 Ukrainian drones on the night of November 30. It is noted that all UAVs were allegedly shot down - eight over the territory of the Belgorod region and three over the Black Sea.
9.35 According to the General Staff, 192 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian invaders have been recorded on the front over the past 24 hours. Aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces carried out two strikes on areas of concentration of Russians, a command post and one important enemy facility.
8.50 The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,740 Russian occupiers in one day. The enemy's total combat losses from 24.02.22 to 30.11.24 are approximately 740,400 people. This was reported on November 30 by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
7.45 About 200 pallets of winter gear for Ukrainian troops have been delivered to Ukraine. This includes sleeping bags, thermal underwear, boots and socks. This was reported by the Canadian Ministry of Defence.
7.23 . The high-speed armored excavator-loader JCBHMEE, which is one of the most popular excavators in many armies around the world, has been codified and approved for use in the units of the Defense Forces. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
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[Korrespondent] The enemy is trying to advance in Donbass.
At present, enemy troops are physically present in the village and are being targeted by the Defense Forces.
Russian troops stormed Novy Komar near Velikaya Novosyolka with six military equipment. This was reported by analysts of the DeepState project on Sunday, December 1.
"In the morning, the Katsaps from Razdolnoye with 6 VVTs set off towards Novy Komar. The last ones to arrive were 4 BMPs and 1 tank. The VVTs had a landing party that scattered around the village, and the Defense Forces managed to knock out at least 2 BMPs. The rest retreated," the analysts noted.
It was also noted that at present the enemy is physically located in the village and is being targeted by fire.
Let us recall that DeepState previously stated that the Russians had occupied the settlement of Berestki in the Donetsk region.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov region, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 92nd Air Assault Brigade near Liptsy (Kharkov region). Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 57th and 58th mechanised brigades were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 53rd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 109th, 241st Territorial Defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Novomlynsk, Kovsharovka, Dvurechnaya, Zagryzovo, Kupyansk, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Torskoye, and Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic).
Eleven counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 14th Mechanised Brigade, 3rd Tank Brigade of the AFU, 113th and 117th Territorial Defence brigades were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 500 troops, two pickup trucks, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and four ammunition depots.
As a result of active offensive operations, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Ilyinka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on formations of the 23rd Mechanised Brigade, 81st Airmobile Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade, and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU near Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, Predtechino, Kurakhovo, and Dyleyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 380 troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer.
As a result of active offensive operations, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Petrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 95th Mechanised Brigade, 49th Assault Battalion of the AFU, 38th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 116th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Pushkino, Novoalekseyevka, and Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic).
Eleven counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 28th, 42nd, 100th, 117th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 35th Naval Infantry Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 470 troops, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on formations of the 32nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and 241st Territorial Defence Brigade near Velikaya Novoselka, Razliv, and Novy Komar (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 100 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-20 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 65th, 110th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, 124th and 126th Territorial Defence brigades near Tokarevka, Antonovka, Belozerka (Kherson region), and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 troops, three motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, UAV workshops and depots, as well as engaged manpower and hardware clusters of the enemy in 136 areas.
Air defence systems shot down 55 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,013 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,577 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,807 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,905 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 21st, 41st, 44th, 47th Mechanised brigades, 17th Heavy Mechanised Brigade, 5th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th, 116th, 117th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Zazulevka, Lebedevka, Leonidovka, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Bondarevka, Goncharovka, Zaoleshenka, Kurilovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevka, Novaya Sorochina, Staraya Sorochina as well as Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Miropolye, and Pavlovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to up to 255 troops. Two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and two mortars were destroyed.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 37,105 troops, 225 tanks, 160 infantry fighting vehicles, 123 armoured personnel carriers, 1,204 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,063 motor vehicles, 305 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 70 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:00 Russian troops continue to strike military targets in various regions of Ukraine 21:00 Crimean paratroopers sharpen their skills at the training ground in Kursk region
Experienced instructors with combat experience conduct classes in tactical, fire, and medical training.
19:57 Crews of the 220mm BM-21 Uragan MLRS artillery of the Vostok group of forces destroyed accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the South Donetsk direction of the Northern Military District.
18:55 The Russian Armed Forces were able to gain a foothold on the outskirts of the village of Dvurechnaya on the western bank of the Oskol River in the Khar'kov region.
17:57 Units of the Russian Armed Forcescame inin the village of Martynovka in the Kursk region and established themselves there.
17:22 Drone operators of the "North" group of troops destroyed enemy vehicle in the Khar'kov region.
Scouts of the "North" group of troops identified a pickup truck with Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters heading to their positions for rotation. After analyzing the intelligence data received, a decision was made to fire at the enemy pickup truck.
16:56 Su-35s crews completed air cover for bomber and attack aircraft, as well as army aviation helicopters, carrying out air strikes against armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border areas of the Kursk region.
16:25 Russian Aerospace Forces carried out an airstrike on targets in the temporarily occupied Zaporozhye.
16:16 The Russian army repelled another attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region –video.
15:49 A camouflaged field ammunition depot of a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit in the Khar'kov region was destroyed by an FPV drone crew of the North group of forces –video.
14:55 Control zones and advances of the Russian Armed Forces at the front lines:
- Russian forces advanced in the direction of Blagovatnoye.
- after the liberation of Zheltoye, the Russian Armed Forces advanced in the direction of Novotroitskoye. There are also battles for control over the settlement of Pushkino
14:08 Destroyed field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The VOG-30D munition, dropped from an unmanned aerial vehicle, destroyed all identified targets in the area of the Druzhba settlement.
12:57 Whisper of the Front reported on the successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Velikaya (Bolshaya) Novosyolka
"The Russian Army is pressing the garrison of the settlement of Blagovatnoye to the bed of the dried-up Mokrye Yaly River. The road to the north has already been cut off, and they are now actively working on the western direction. All roads will soon be cut off."
12:14 Russian Armed Forces took control of the settlements of Petrovka and Ilyinka in the DPR — Russian Defense Ministry.
11:50 Iskander struck the center of the Special Operations Forces "South" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Rovno in the Nikolaev region. The temporary deployment point of neo-Nazis was destroyed –video.
11:24 The Russian Armed Forces continue to rapidly advance south of Pokrovsk, reported the Ukrainian resource Deep State.
Russian troops have approached the settlements through which the road in the direction of Kurakhovo goes - Shevchenko, Novotroitskoye and Novoyelenovka. The Russian Armed Forces are less than a kilometer away from the settlement of Shevchenko, said an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the call sign "Alex".
11:05 War Chronicle reported about the entry of Russian troops into Starye Terny north of Kurakhovo. There, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to blow up a dam to slow down the advance of the Russian Armed Forces.
10:52 Units of the Russian Armed Forces have established themselves on the outskirts of Dvurechnaya and Novomlynsk –map.
The enemy attacked the positions of Russian forces twice. Two armored fighting vehicles, a tank and up to 40 militants were destroyed, the Napravilets channel reported. Work is underway to expose and destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire crews that are urgently being transferred to threatened areas.
09:49 Enemy reports: "The Russian Armed Forces are crossing the Oskol River near Masyutovka (Khar'kov Oblast). This is already the second bridgehead in that area. The Russian Armed Forces are strengthening south of Dvurechye. The situation is difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces."
09:24 The Viking squad destroyed another Starlink in the Zaporizhzhya direction –video.
08:59 Russian Armed Forces again hit targets in the Kyiv region.
08:41 New strikes on Kyiv.
08:35 On the night of December 1, the Russian Armed Forces struck enemy targets in the Kyiv, Zhitomir and Chernihiv regions. A series of explosions were heard throughout the night in Kyiv and its suburbs.
08:11 Special Force sdestroyed supply routes for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Chernihiv region.
In the villages of Karpovichi and Timonovichi, special forces of the Sever group destroyed two bridges through which supplies were being delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border zone.
08:07 Enemy reports: “The Russian Armed Forces took control of Berestki and also advanced near Masyutovka, Lozovaya, Zheltye, Pushkino, Dalny and Blagovatnoye.”
08:00 Servicemen of the "Center" group of troops spoke about the liberation of the settlement of Novoalekseevka in the DPR –video.
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[Regnum] The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has used a special paint scheme to camouflage a small armored artillery boat and an Island-class patrol vessel. The ministry published the footage on its Facebook page (owned by Meta, a company recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation).
The ships, painted in jagged patterns in various shades of grey, appeared in photographs from a meeting between Ukrainian sailors and a delegation of Danish industry representatives.
This type of camouflage is called deforming or dazzle. The paint is designed to make it difficult for the enemy to assess the ship's shape, course and speed by using angular shapes and contrasting colors.
It has not been established when exactly this camouflage was applied to the Ukrainian boats.
The first to use such camouflage was Great Britain during the First World War (1914-1918) due to losses incurred due to threats from German submarines. The pattern technique was developed in 1917. Similar camouflage was also used in the Second World War (1939-1945), but with the development of radar it became ineffective and practically disappeared.
1.0 Introduction
The history of war shows that conflict can be a catalyst for technological advancements. The situation in Ukraine is no exception. It highlights a new dimension of the importance of drones in modern large-scale combat operations (LSCO). Both sides are advancing their research and development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for battlefield applications, with production going into the millions of units per year. [source, source]
Many observers and analysts conclude that drones will be a decisive factor in the outcome of events in Ukraine. Kyiv’s recent development of the Sting drone coincides with Ukraine’s announcement to create a separate military branch for Unmanned Systems Forces. [source]
Sting is an “anti-drone drone.” Its main purpose is to take down other drones, specifically the Iranian-designed Shaded 136, which is locally produced in Russia under the name of Geran 2. Sting provides a cost-effective way to boost Ukraine’s air defence, which often is overwhelmed by the high number of drones and missiles deployed by Russia.
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