[Moscow Times] The first criminal case against conscripted soldiers refusing to fight in Ukraine has opened in Russia, according to footage circulating on social media over the weekend.
The video shows two soldiers who allegedly refused to go to the frontlines being pulled out of a lineup by military police, according to the Veteran's Notes Telegram channel. Under Russian law, they face up to three years in jail if they are found guilty of refusing to follow orders.
Tatyana Degtyareva confirmed Sunday to Polygon.Media that her husband Yuri Degtyarev, who was seen in the video, had refused to be deployed as "cannon fodder" on the front lines.
After being called up in September, Degtyarev was sent to Luhansk in eastern Ukraine with "no combat experience" and "no proper military training," Degtyareva told Polygon.Media.
Degtyarev’s unit decided to retreat after coming under fire from the Ukrainian military in the Luhansk region, his wife said. According to Degtyareva, her husband was detained last week at a military base in Russia’s Belgorod region.
Since the beginning of "partial" mobilization in September, reports have emerged of Russian conscripts and their relatives protesting over the lack of training and equipment provided to soldiers, as well as the fact that new recruits are now being sent into battle, rather than being used in supporting roles.
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[IraqiNews] Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was as expected re-elected as leader of Central Asia’s largest country in a landslide, months after deadly unrest, according to preliminary results released on Monday.
The 69-year-old, who came to power in 2019, received 81.31 percent of the vote, said the oil-rich nation’s electoral commission. Final results were due to be announced within a week, after the tally of votes from abroad.
The result was expected, as Tokayev’s five opponents were little known. None of them scored double digits in the vote, while 5.8 percent of voters cast their ballot against all candidates.
The electoral commission gave an estimated turnout of just over 69 percent among the 12 million eligible voters.
"The people have clearly expressed their confidence in me and we have to justify it," Tokayev said as the results emerged.
Rich in natural resources and located at the crossroads of important trade routes, Kazakhstan sank into chaos during protests over high living costs in January, which left 238 dead.
Tokayev — once a steady hand, if generally considered lacking charisma — showed a ruthless side earlier this year by violent mostly peacefully suppressing protests.
While Kazakhstan has since stabilised, tensions persist, as shown by the arrest last week of seven opposition supporters accused of an attempted coup.
[TheGuardian] Residents and workers say occupying forces used site to burn bodies of fallen Russian soldiers
The landfill site on the edge of Kherson offers some visible hints here and there, among the piles of rubbish, to what locals and workers say happened in its recent past. Russian flags, uniforms and helmets emerge from the putrid mud, while hundreds of seagulls and dozens of stray dogs scavenge around.
As the Russian occupation of the region was on its last legs over the summer, the site, once a mundane place where residents disposed of their rubbish, became a no-go area, according to Kherson’s inhabitants, fiercely sealed off by the invading forces from presumed prying eyes.
The reason for the jittery secrecy, several residents and workers at the site told the Guardian, was that the occupying forces had a gruesome new purpose there: dumping the bodies of their fallen brethren, and then burning them.
The residents report seeing Russian open trucks arriving to the site carrying black bags that were then set on fire, filling the air with a large cloud of smoke and a terrifying stench of burning flesh.
They believe the Russians were disposing of the bodies of its soldiers killed during the heavy fighting of those summer days.
“Every time our army shelled the Russians there, they moved the remains to the landfill and burned them,” says Iryna, 40, a Kherson resident.
Ukraine’s attempts to gain momentum and retake the southern city began at the end of June when long-awaited US-made Himars long-range rockets finally reached one the frontlines there. Kyiv was making good use of them to badly damage bridges across the Dnipro, destroy Russian ammunition dumps and strike enemy artillery and forces.
It was around this time, the residents said, that they first started to fear a new use for the site.
It is not possible to independently verify the claims, and Ukrainian authorities said they could not comment on whether the allegations were being investigated. The Guardian visited the landfill, located on the north-western outskirts of the town, five days after Kherson’s liberation and spoke to employees of the site as well as several more of the town’s residents, who backed up the claims made by others in the summer.
“The Russians drove a Kamaz full of rubbish and corpses all together and unloaded,” said a rubbish collector from Kherson who asked not to be named. “Do you think someone was gonna bury them? They dumped them and then dumped the trash over them, and that’s it.”
Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, has said that nearly 6,000 soldiers have died in Ukraine, but the Pentagon in late summer estimated that about 80,000 Russian soldiers had been killed or injured.
Dozens of other Kherson residents corroborated the reports of their neighbours, but Ukrainian authorities have not so far spoken. A local official who requested anonymity said: “We are not interested in the burial sites of the enemy. What interests us is to find the bodies of Ukrainians, tortured, killed and buried in mass graves here in the Kherson region.”
Ukraine’s security service believe the bodies of thousands of dead Russian soldiers are being informally disposed of as the Kremlin is logging them as “missing in action” in an attempt to cover up its losses in the war in Ukraine.
An intercepted phone call from a Russian soldier in May said that his comrades had been buried in “a dump the height of a man” just outside occupied Donetsk. “There’s so much Cargo 200 [military code for dead soldiers] that the mountains of corpses are 2 metres high,” he said in the call. “It’s not a morgue, it’s a dump. It’s massive.”
“They just toss them there,” a Russian soldier said in another intercepted call. “And then later it’s easier to make it as if they disappeared without a trace. It’s easier for them to pretend they are just missing, and that’s it.”
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“There’s so much Cargo 200 [military code for dead soldiers] that the mountains of corpses are 2 metres high,” he said in the call. “It’s not a morgue, it’s a dump. It’s massive.”
What do you think they did with all the bodies after the massive battles in the past like Waterloo?
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[LB] The fire spread across the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, and Kharkiv regions.
by Iryna Lysohor
The night was relatively calm in Volyn, Zakarpattia, Rivne region, Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Ternopil regions, Poltava region, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy region, Zhytomyr region, Sumy region, Chernihiv region and Kyiv region.
In the Zaporizhzhia region , the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Novodanilivka, Malynivka, Shcherbaki, Olhivske, Kamianske, Komyshuvakha, Biloghirya, Dorozhnyanka, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipole, Orihiv, Mali Shcherbaki, Stepnohirsk. 23 reports were received about the destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of shelling by Russian military personnel. This is stated in the summary from the regional military administrations.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the enemy once again terrorized the Nikopol district. During the night, the Russians shelled Nikopolska, Marganetska and Myrivska communities. A 78-year-old man was injured in Nikopol. Several private houses, cars and a motor boat were damaged in the city. No people were injured in Myrivska and Marganetska communities. The consequences of the shelling are still being clarified.
In the Kharkiv region, yesterday evening in the Kupyan district in Shevchenkove, the occupiers attacked residential buildings. There were people in the two-story apartment building. A 30-year-old woman died, a 60-year-old woman received burns. Another man under the rubble, the emergency services are working. The information is being clarified.
In the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions , the enemy is defending on previously occupied lines. Enemy artillery shelling was recorded, in particular, in the areas of Makiivka, Nevsky, Novoselivskyi, Ploshanka and Stelmakhivka. "Improvement" continues in the occupied territories: in Dovzhansk, equipment from the mines is taken to the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Preparations are being made for the closure of the "Red Partisan" and "Kharkivska" mines. Measures to forcibly resettle local residents are also ongoing.
In the Donetsk region, there were isolated shellings along the front line at night, in particular, the settlements of Toretska, Ocheretynska, Marinska communities. In addition, shelling of the Torsky and Zarichny Limansk communities. In the morning - intensification of hostilities in the Avdiivka and Vugledar area. Electricity supply has been partially restored in the de-occupied communities - Sviatohirska and Lymanska. In the front-line communities of the region, bourzuyki, material and humanitarian aid are distributed. Points of invincibility are being set up in the region. Over the past day in Donetsk region: three injured civilians per day.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy is conducting a positional defense , improving fortification equipment. Directed fire from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Antonivka, Veletenske, Novokairy, Novotyaginka, Ponyativka, Tokarivka, Vesele, Vysuntsi, Klapaya and the city of Kherson.
In Kherson, there were explosions in micro-districts: Ostriv, Kindiyka, Voenka. As a result of hitting a five-story building on the Island, a man was slightly injured. Windows were broken in some houses.
The villages adjacent to the right bank are suffering from shelling: Lviv, Olhivka, Burgunka, Odradokamyanka, Mykolaivka. Despite all the difficulties, life is returning to the liberated part of the region. People receive the necessary assistance, businesses and state institutions are restored. Specialists work around the clock to restore damaged communications. There are 13 ambulance teams working in Kherson. Specialists of the mobile operator managed to restore two more base stations in the Kherson region.
We will remind, according to the General Staff, over the past day, our soldiers repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Bakhmut, Bilogorivka, Kurdyumivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Pervomaiske, Pidhorodne, Spirne, Stelmakhivka and Yakovlivka settlements of the Donetsk region.
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[Korrespondent] 22:43 Lithuania will transfer 155-mm ammunition and winter uniforms to Ukraine, Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said. Also, according to him, funds were allocated to expand military training courses for Ukrainians to 1,500 soldiers. And next year, contracts will be signed with Lithuanian businesses that produce military equipment necessary for Ukraine, he added.
In total, since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Lithuania's support to Ukraine has amounted to more than 640 million euros, of which 232 million euros is military assistance.
22:34 Zelensky said in an evening video message that today, power engineers had to apply not only stabilizing power outages, but also unscheduled ones, which is caused by a higher level of consumption than the country can provide at this time. The President appealed to representatives of the regional authorities and local communities: “Please do not stop communication regarding the rational consumption of electricity. Of course, power engineers, utilities, rescuers and everyone involved are working to the maximum. But the systemic damage to our energy from the strikes of Russian terrorists is so significant, that all of our people and businesses need to be very lean and spread their consumption around the hours of the day."
According to the head of state, as of the evening of November 21, the situation is especially difficult in Kyiv and the region, as well as in Vinnitsa, Sumy, Ternopil, Cherkasy, Odessa and some other cities and regions. "Please, in those regions where there are the most difficulties from day to day, and especially during peak hours of consumption, try to limit personal use of electricity. Of course, there must be a very frugal approach in public places," Zelensky stressed.
21:35 The NATO Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution recognizing Russia as a terrorist state and calling for the creation of a special International Tribunal. About the consequences of such a decision - in the material Country-terrorist .
21:32 On Tuesday, November 22, from 00:00 to 24:00, scheduled shutdowns will be applied in all regions of Ukraine, Ukrenergo reported.
21:27 In Volchansk, as a result of today's enemy shelling from the MLRS in the residential sector, two people were injured, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said.
20:53 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Macron: "He informed about the situation on the battlefield and at the nuclear power plants of Ukraine. He stressed the need to demilitarize the ZNPP. They also considered cooperation in ensuring the energy stability of Ukraine, including protecting the system from air attacks." .
20:49 Vereshchuk called on Kherson residents, in particular women with children, the elderly, sick and people with limited mobility, to evacuate for the winter to safer regions of the country. According to her, the government offers free evacuation to Krivoy Rog, Nikolaev and Odessa, with possible further transfer to the Kirovograd region, Khmelnytsky region or to the western regions of Ukraine. Free accommodation in shelters, humanitarian aid, food, medical support will be provided. Assistance will also be provided in obtaining an IDP certificate and appropriate financial assistance from the state and international organizations.
20:10 Ukraine is likely to live in conditions of regular power outages at least until the end of March, YASNO CEO Serhiy Kovalenko said: "Today we again have different outages: we started with a stabilization schedule, but in the afternoon we received new restrictions from Ukrenergo and we turn off and urgently ... And although now there are fewer blackouts, I want everyone to understand that most likely Ukrainians will have to live in blackout mode until at least the end of March.”
19:57 With the onset of cold weather, another 2-3 million Ukrainians will leave their homes, Hans Kluge, head of the WHO European Office, said during a visit to Kiev.
19:54 Moldova asks the West for help - the inhabitants of the country will face an "energy shock" in winter, as they will not be able to pay their bills, said President Maia Sandu. According to her, this winter Moldovans will spend up to 65% of their income on heating. She also added that during the year the price of gas in Moldova increased seven times, and electricity - four times.
19:50 Before the entry into force of the EU embargo on the purchase of Russian oil (December 5), two weeks are left, and the Russian Federation has already lost more than 90% of its market in the northern countries of the bloc, which were previously the basis for supplies from the Baltic and Arctic terminals, writes Bloomberg.
19:14 The work of nuclear power plants in Ukraine is under threat due to the constant attacks of the Russian army. In particular, a serious risk for nuclear power plants is the loss of external power to the reactor from the network, and the likelihood of an emergency increases with constant power outages. More details - in the material Ukrainian nuclear power plants on the verge of accidents .
19:11 Heating points are starting to work in the Kiev region. According to the head of the OVA Alexei Kuleba, there are warm clothes and blankets, stocks of food and water, and first aid kits. The points are equipped with generators, heat will be provided by stoves, electric heaters or heat guns. At points, residents can connect to Wi-Fi and recharge their phones. Some locations have play areas for children, and those who wish can join us in weaving camouflage nets and making trench candles.
For now, such heating points will work in a test mode and will be gradually opened, if necessary, in all communities of the region. The address of the nearest heating point and the work schedule can be found on the websites and official pages in the social networks of local governments.
18:59 In Crimea, the "authority" is conducting covert mobilization into the ranks of the RF Armed Forces. On November 19, a meeting was held in Simferopol with the participation of the so-called heads of law enforcement agencies with representatives of the city administration and chairmen of village councils. The main issue was the failure to meet the quantitative indicators of mobilization, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in the evening summary. In order to solve this problem, from November 21, representatives of the "military commissariats" and the "police" began serving subpoenas for signature.
18:21 The IAEA said that the Russians are restricting the mission's access to the facilities of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which were under fire. The Russian authorities told the agency mission that a building for storing radioactive waste and storage facilities, cooling pond systems, a cable from one of the reactors, and a bridge to another reactor were damaged. At the same time, the IAEA reports that the level of radiation at nuclear power plants remains normal.
Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the situation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, allegedly after the Ukrainian shelling, "was teetering on a critical line, which could be followed by a man-made disaster."
18:13 The first battalion of the Turkic peoples called Turan has been created in Ukraine. His fighters said they would destroy the regimes of Putin and Kadyrov. The battalion commander was a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, Almaz Kudabek uulu. The battalion's video message was published on the BACE telegram channel, owned by Kazakh oppositionist Aidos Sadykov.
18:09 A scandal erupted on social networks over a video that shows how the Russian military surrenders, but then one of them opens fire. After that, already killed Russian soldiers are visible on another recording. However, it is difficult to say with certainty what exactly happened in the video. What is known about the "execution" of 12 captured invaders - in the material War crime?
17:57 On the Kinburn spit of the Nikolaev region, where the occupiers are concentrating their forces, the military operation continues in silence, the speaker of OK Pivden Natalya Gumenyuk said. According to her, due to the fact that the spit is connected by land to the temporarily occupied territory, Russian troops can deliver ammunition there and bring up reserves.
17:44 Transneft reported that it received an appeal from Ukrtransnafta to increase the tariff for oil transit, "is studying these proposals."
17:23 In Kiev, in the conditions of a power outage, offline schools from November 28 will take place during the light period of the day - from 9:00 to 16:00, the Kyiv City State Administration reported. Students who study online will connect to lessons whenever possible. The city authorities reported that after the end of the autumn holidays, 111.5 thousand schoolchildren out of almost 236.4 thousand children in Kyiv returned to full-time education.
Winter holidays in the capital will last from December 26 to January 27. At this time, schools will be heated to the minimum to maintain the heating system, and teachers will be able to take paid leave if they wish.
16:39 Zelensky addressed the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and called on all member countries of the alliance to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, as well as to constantly strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation and provide Ukraine with full protection of the sky: "When Russian missiles, Iranian drones and any other weapons of terror do not reach their assigned targets, Russia will have to do what you and I need to do, which is to follow our formula for peace."
The President also said that the Ukrainians have already proved that Ukraine should become a full member of the European Union and NATO, and called for support for applications for membership in the EU and the alliance.
16:25 As a result of the shelling by the Russians of Kherson, four people were hospitalized with injuries, one of them died, the President's Office reported. One person was also injured in the shelling. Antonovka.
16:14 Stoltenberg again said that NATO does not intend to introduce a no-fly zone over Ukraine so as not to become a party to the conflict.
15:37 Director General of Rosatom Alexei Likhachev said that there is a risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. According to him, Rosatom spent the whole night in negotiations with the IAEA in connection with the situation at the ZNPP. Commenting on the prospects for creating a security zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, he said that "the main thing will depend on the United States."
15:33 The NATO Parliamentary Assembly has recognized Russia as a terrorist state and called for the creation of a tribunal , Yegor Chernev, head of Ukraine's permanent delegation to the NATO PA, said: "The NATO Parliamentary Assembly called for the creation of a special International Tribunal for Russia's aggression and recognized it as a terrorist state. All 30 NATO countries "supported the proposals of our delegation. Such a court will make it possible to convict both the direct perpetrators of war crimes and the top leadership of the Russian Federation. The resolution will be sent to the governments and parliaments of all NATO member countries."
15:29 Spanish police will arrive in Ukraine to assist in the investigation of war crimes of the Russian Federation, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Madrid.
15:27 Norway will finance the purchase of gas for Ukraine for $200 million, Reuters reports.
15:22 Luxembourg will provide Ukraine with a military assistance package, which will include HMMWV SUVs, said Defense Minister Francois Bausch. In addition, the Luxembourg army will take part in the EUMAM Ukraine training mission, which is to train 15,000 Ukrainian military.
14:58 Lithuania will not transfer NASAMS complexes to Ukraine, but will provide shells for the PzH 2000, Defense Minister Arvydas Anushauskas said following a meeting of the National Defense Council. He explained that after the incident in Poland, Lithuania itself needs to strengthen its air defense system.
14:46 Stoltenberg said that NATO wants "an acceptable peace agreement for Ukraine", otherwise dialogue with Moscow will be impossible: "As long as Russia continues to behave as it is now, especially with respect to Ukraine, there is no possibility for a meaningful dialogue."
14:27 Italian Defense Minister Guido Crossetto said that the government will apply to parliament with a request to adopt a new law on military and civilian supplies to Ukraine in 2023. Thus, he will be able to independently decide what and when to send to Ukraine, without asking permission from the parliament.
14:01 The Russians again fired at the civilian infrastructure of Kherson, there are wounded, said the first deputy head of the regional council, Yuri Sobolevsky.
13:38 Poland wants to place the Patriot air defense systems proposed by Germany near the border with Ukraine, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.
13:12 DTEK announced that emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv and the region, Odessa and the Dnipropetrovsk region due to an increase in the load on the power grid, the previous schedules of emergency shutdowns are not yet in effect.
12:49 The probability of a complete blackout in Kiev is extremely small, since the capital is well protected by air defense, said Dmitry Sakharuk, executive director of DTEK: "We have air defense, which is constantly improving, and recent attacks have shown that it works much better than before. We have done a lot to strengthen the facilities."
12:24 Head of the Israeli National Security Headquarters Eyal Hulata warned Russia against buying Iranian ballistic missiles and said that if this happens, Israel will begin deliveries of precision-guided missiles to Ukraine, the public channel Kan reports. Also, the publication, citing an informed source in diplomatic circles, reports that the Israeli Foreign Ministry protested to Russia in connection with the supply of Iranian drones. The note was handed over by the Israeli Ambassador to Moscow to Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Bogdanov.
11:36 Peskov said that Russia itself will search for the "killers" of Russian prisoners, "they must be found and punished." He also said that Russia does not set the goal of the "special operation" to change power in Ukraine. And commenting on the information about the plans for the joint production of drones by the Russian Federation and Iran, he said that he did not know anything about it. Also, the Kremlin speaker claims that there are no discussions about the second wave of partial mobilization now.
10:47 The Polish prosecutor's office will not agree to involve the Ukrainian side in the investigation of the rocket explosion in Pszewoduv, writes Rzeczpospolita, citing its sources. According to them, there is no such legal possibility, moreover, "it would be contrary to the procedure, not to mention the interests of the investigation, within which all possible versions are considered, including that an anti-aircraft missile could have fallen from Ukraine."
10:19 US military aid to Ukraine has exceeded $20 billion, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said: "As of now, we have provided more than $20 billion in aid to Ukraine. You heard what we say: we will continue to support Ukraine for as long as would need".
09:36 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of November 21.
personnel - about 84,600 (+390) people liquidated,
tanks - 2892 (+6),
armored combat vehicles - 5822 (+5),
artillery systems - 1870 (+2),
MLRS - 393 (+0),
air defense systems - 209 (+0),
aircraft - 278 (+0),
helicopters - 261 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1537 (+0),
cruise missiles - 480 (+0),
ships/boats - 16 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 4378 (+7),
special equipment - 161 (+0).
09:31 British intelligence reports that over the past seven days, intense artillery skirmishes have continued in the Svatovo region in the Lugansk region. As elsewhere on the front, Russian forces continue to prioritize the establishment of defensive positions, almost certainly partially manned by poorly trained, mobilized reservists. Since Russia's southwestern front line is now more secure along the eastern bank of the Dnieper, the Svatovo sector is likely the more vulnerable operational flank of Russian forces.
Since Svatovo is an important settlement in the Luhansk region, Russian leaders are likely to regard maintaining control over it as a political priority. However, commanders are likely struggling with the military realities of maintaining a solid defense while also trying to secure resources for offensive operations further south in Donetsk. Both defensive and offensive capabilities of Russia continue to be hampered by a severe shortage of ammunition and qualified personnel, analysts say.
09:13 On the evening of November 20, the enemy launched a missile strike with the S-300 system at the Shevchenkove village of the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region. The rocket hit a two-story apartment building, and a residential building nearby was also damaged. One person was killed, at least two people were injured, the rubble is being cleared, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
09:11 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three civilians were injured - two in Bakhmut and one in the village of Konstantinovka, said the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko.
09:08 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that Putin is protecting military bloggers from attacks by the Russian Defense Ministry and their independence, despite the fact that he is increasing harassment and censorship throughout Russia. Analysts note that these bloggers are not just supporting the war - they are becoming a group with a separate voice within Russia. However, they are not completely separated from the Russian authorities. The popularity of the blogging community is likely a direct result of the Kremlin's inability to establish an effective presence on Telegram, which stems from Putin's general failure to prepare his people for a serious and prolonged war, according to ISW.
08:55 "Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR" reported a fire at the oil depot in Makeyevka "due to the hit of an explosive object." Two tanks with fuel caught fire, three stationary tanks.
08:37 The Russians fired at night with Grads and heavy artillery at the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. One person was wounded in Nikopol, the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, said.
07:58 Over the past day, the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut, Belogorovka, Kurdyumovka, Maryinka, Novomikhailovka, Pervomayskoye, Podgorodnoye, Disputed, Stelmahovka and Yakovlevka of the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report . The resettlement of local residents continues in the Luhansk region. In particular, residents of Belovodsk were forcibly moved to Lugansk.
04:54 Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Russian army has lost at least 8044 pieces of military equipment, calculated the Oryx project, which keeps statistics only on the equipment whose losses are confirmed by photo and video materials. So, according to the latest data, 4927 units of Russian equipment were destroyed, 198 were damaged, 300 were abandoned, 2619 were captured. Analysts note that Russia's losses amounted to:
1504 tanks (862 of them were destroyed, 522 were captured);
03:45 Germany has offered Poland Patriot anti-missile defense systems to secure its airspace after a missile crash last week, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said. Berlin has also offered Poland air defense support with its Eurofighters.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:25 In the Kharkiv region, two installations of the Uragan MLRS were hit, from which the Belgorod region was shelled. 22:21 It is reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Artemovsk and Soledar abandoned offensive operations and went on the defensive. The reasons are heavy losses and mudslides.
21:57 In one of the schools in the village of Novy Svet, Starobeshevsky District, a medical examination of schoolchildren has been organized, which is taking place in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation.
Together with First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko, we talked to doctors. They are satisfied with the working conditions and said that they see 60-65 children a day.
According to the results of medical examinations, pathologies are revealed, 512 children are hospitalized. According to the Minister of Health of the DPR Dmitry Gartsev, it is planned to examine 246,000 schoolchildren in the Republic by the end of May next year.
Sergei Kiriyenko suggested establishing a close relationship with parents and using volunteers to help children during examinations in order to organize the process more clearly.
20:10 Footage from the Soledar Front, in which the Luhansk "gods of war" razed the positions of the Ukrainians to the ground. Intelligence has traditionally been carried out with the help of quadrocopters
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20:04 Pinpoint strikes against Ukrainian military in Kharkiv region. Minus 10 manpower, fuel and lubricant depots and BC -video
18:27 In the Kherson region destroyed sabotage group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which tried to cross to the left bank of the Dnieper.
17:31 6th Regiment 2 AC LPR destroys the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Soledar Front -video
17:02 The 11th Regiment of the DPR revealed and destroyed the stronghold of the enemy -video
15:39 Khudaynurov Rustam, the same military man who with his bare hands threw away several grenades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
14:40 Ukrainian sabotage group destroyed when trying to cross to the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region
13:30 In Lviv, a Ukrainian woman who spoke Ukrainian was expelled from the bus because she defended Donbass -video
12:50 Another illegal armed formations, designed to stimulate separatism in Russia and recruit mercenaries for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Telegram channels linked to the SBU reported that a fugitive Kazakh opposition figure, Aidos Sadykov, who had dug in in Kyiv, had allegedly created the Turan Turkic battalion. The number of militants is no more than 20 people.
Almaz Kudaibek, a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, calls himself the commander, who worked as a hairdresser in Russia before the start of the NMD. In the video, the militants demonstrate the “wolf head” sign used by the Turkish nationalist group Gray Wolves. Probably the militants are counting on funding from Turkey, where the community of Turkish-speaking countries is called turan.
11:51 Ka-52 attack and reconnaissance helicopter destroys Ukrainian armored vehicles in the Svatovsky direction —video
11:38 Subdivisions of rocket artillery of the RF Armed Forces destroy Ukrainian nationalists -video
11:28 Calculations of "Solntsepekov" struck at the accumulation of Ukrainian militants in the Liman direction -video
10:49 Combat work of the 120mm mortar crew of the Southern Military District when performing fire missions in the zone of the special military operation -video
10:15 Calculations of the 300mm BM-30 MLRS "Smerch" "Brave" attack the Nazis -video
09:12 American New York Times reported, which confirmed the authenticity of video footage from the place of execution of Russian prisoners of war by the Ukrainian military.
08:53Ukrainian entertainment. They put a peaceful person in a coffin, before wrapping it in a film -video.
08:45 “Everyone saw evidence of the execution of our servicemen by the Ukrainians – lying down, without weapons. This is how the fascists behave, ”writes today in his Telegram- channel speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin:
“The heads of European states have not yet condemned these crimes. The same silence in the 30s of the last century led to the creation of a fascist state, the outbreak of World War II and the death of millions of civilians. History teaches nothing. Countries collaborating with the Kyiv regime must understand that they are supporting the Nazi state, sadists whose hands are up to the elbows in blood. Zelensky should be judged. He must be brought before the tribunal, ”the politician concludes.
08:42 Fighters of the "Brave" continue to force Ukrainian fighters to leave their positions and retreat -video.
In addition to destroying Ukrainan armored groups that attempted offensive actions, as well as holding the Svatovo-Kremennaya defensive line, our units inflict fire damage on the Armed Forces of Ukraine, located in positions near the captured settlements.
So, after the work of the mortars of the “O” group, the Ukrainian militants simply left their positions and retreated, leaving ammunition and equipment, which our scouts later captured.
08:38 Mortar units strike at the Nazis -video.
The crews support the main forces of the troops and regularly destroy manpower, command and observation posts and camouflaged equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine /Izvestia/.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:14 In the Kherson region, when trying to cross by boat to the left bank of the Dnieper, the DRG of the Ukrainian security forces was destroyed. 22:37 Attempts by the Ukrainian security forces to attack in the South Donetsk, Kupyansk and Krasno-Liman directions were thwarted, more than 125 Ukrainian military were destroyed.
22:28 On the line of contact, by the forces of the 11th regiment of the People's Militia of the DPR, a stronghold of Ukrainian nationalists was identified. After receiving the coordinates, the artillery of the Republic destroyed the enemy positions.
21:11 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for November 21, received additional information on civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Yasinovataya:
- on the street. Pushkin, a woman born in 1970 was wounded.
As of 21:00, the total number of civilian casualties from AFU attacks for November 21, 2022 is 5 people (two killed, three injured). The information continues to flow.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
20:41 AFU attacked Yasinovataya, a woman was wounded.
19:32 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for November 21, receivedadditionalinformation on damage as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district):
- st. Mira, 22/2 - a private residential building.
n.p. Makeevka:
De-energized18 transformer substations, no power supply 2084 subscribers Dugouts and Yasinovka.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
18:07 AFU continue to carry out rolling shelling of the cities of the Republic
During the day, the enemy is conducting intensive shelling of residential areas of the settlements of the republic, under the fire of artillery and MLRS areas of Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka and Yasinovataya. To date, the enemy has fired about 300 rounds of various calibers, including 122mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad."
As of 17:40, the total number of civilian casualties is four people (two dead, two injured). There are damages to the housing stock and civil infrastructure facilities.
The shelling continues. We ask residents to take personal safety measures and not leave shelters.
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17:36 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for November 21, received additional information on civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovskiy district):
- on the street. Chekalin, a man born in 1932 died. and a woman born in 1961 was wounded.
n.p. Lesnoye (included in the area of responsibility of the administration of the Novoazovsky district):
- on the street. Mira wounded woman born in 1966
Received additional information on damage as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk:
Petrovsky district:
- per. Pacific, 5- a private residential building;
- st. Montenegrin, 66/2, 68/2- direct hits in private residential buildings;
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n.p. Aleksandrovka, settlement Kremenets.
Kirovsky district:
- st. Kubanskaya, 21 - a private residential building.
Kuibyshevsky district:
- per. Crystal, 4 - a private residential building.
n.p. Staromikhaylovka:
- st. Lenina, 1 "a" - a private residential building.
Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
16:20 The shelling of the city continues. At 16:05, five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired from Krasnogorovka in the Petrovsky district, according to the JCCC.
16:06 Enemy artillery at 15:50 hit the Petrovsky district again. four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired from Krasnogorovka.
5:23 As a result of the shelling of the Kirovsky district near the drinking rates, one person was killed, one was wounded. Questionnaire data are specified.
11:41 As a result of the shelling of the VFU, about 50,000 household subscribers in Donetsk have been de-energized.
Repair and restoration work will begin as soon as the situation permits.
11:29 Due to the shutdown of the 220 kV transformer substation, the 110 kV and 35 kV substations are de-energized. Without power supply were left: parts of the Leninsky, Petrovsky, Voroshilovsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts. The cause and extent of the accident are being investigated.
11:27 Russian Armed Forces Rocket Artillery Units destroy Ukrainian nationalists.
11:12 According to the official data of the DPR JCCC since the beginning of the escalation* as of 11:00 11/21/22
During the 277 days of the escalation, 513 civilians were killed, incl. 25 children.
Complete data on the dead civilians in the territory liberated during the NWO are being established.
On the territory within the borders before the start of the NMD, 2,140 civilians received injuries of varying severity, incl. 142 children.
A total of 87 cases of undermining civilians have already been registered, incl. four children, on mines PFM-1 "Petal". One of the injured died in the hospital.
On the territory liberated during the NMD, 1,626 civilians were injured, incl. 92 children.
Total: 3,766 including children - 234.
Damage:
— 8,469 residential buildings;
— 1,968 civil infrastructure facilities, incl. 103 medical institutions, 389 educational institutions, 739 social security facilities, 54 critical infrastructure facilities, 684 electricity, water, heat and gas supply facilities.
- 896 vehicles.
At the moment, it is impossible to establish for certain the data on damage and destruction of residential housing constructions and civil infrastructure facilities in the territory liberated during the NWO.
During the 277 days of the escalation of the DPR JCCC, 12,505 facts of firing were recorded, of which 12,174 were using heavy weapons.
In total, the enemy fired 84,612 units ammunition of various calibers, including 32 rockets from OTRK "Tochka-U", 111 missiles MLRS "Himars", 255 MLRS missiles 220mm BM-27 "Hurricane"and 11,300 MLRS missiles 122mm BM-21 "Grad", as well as 13,588 rounds caliber 155mm.
10:53 AFU continues shelling the cities of the Republic
From the very morning, the enemy has been intensively shelling residential areas of the republic's settlements, under the fire of large-caliber artillery areas of Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka. To date, the enemy has fired more than 70 rounds of various calibers.
10:52 AFU shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, a woman died.
Take care of yourself and your family, try not to leave the house unnecessarily.
10:14 The shelling of Donetsk continues. According to the JCCC, the punishers of the Ukrainian regime again opened fire on the Kyiv and Kuibyshev regions - four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.
10:13 Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk is also under enemy fire. Ukrainian Nazis a few minutes ago fired 3 rounds of 155mm caliber at its inhabitants.
10:12 Again under fire is the Kyiv region of Donetsk, which the Ukrainians began shelling from 0900 hrs in the morning. According to the data of the JCCC, three rounds of a sample of NATO countries with a caliber of 155mm were fired at civilians.
10:11 The shelling of the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts continues. According to the JCCC, at 08:10, Ukrainian fascists fired three more 152mm rounds at civilians from Krasnogorovka.
10:10 This morning, Ukrainian fascists began shelling civilians in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk. Starting from 05:55, seven rounds of 152mm caliber were fired from Krasnogorovka.
10:07 Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) in the areas of the cities of Artemovsk (Ukrainian name Bakhmut) and Soledar in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) abandoned offensive operations and went on the defensive, said an officer of the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Andriy Marochko .
10:01 RT: At the oil depot in Makiivka, after shelling from the APU, two fuel tanks and three stationary tanks caught fire. This was reported in the Republican Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. According to preliminary information, there were no dead or injured, the fire was localized.
09:58 Near Bakhmut, heavy battles continue for the suburbs and strategically advantageous positions, during which the nationalists suffer losses in manpower and equipment. It is reported that in the Bakhmut direction, "musicians" blocked one of the units of the Ukrainian 53rd Motorized Brigade.
The Ukrainians tried to regain lost positions, but failed. The Ukrainian command continues to transfer additional resources due to the difficult situation on this sector of the front.
09:23 Attack Ka-52 destroyed the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.
Alligators "swim" at an extremely low altitude over water bodies and fields in order to deceive the enemy's air defense system. One of the rockets launched by the nationalists flew past the target - our helicopter made a sharp turn to the left in time and released heat traps.
But the Russian missile hit right on target. The equipment of the militants is on fire, and our helicopters are returning to the base /TK Zvezda/.
09:15 I reportin Kherson:
“The enemy continued to conduct reconnaissance of our positions. As a result, our next trophy was the UAV GORLYTSA. The enemy fired accurately at the ZAPORIZHIA AS, and this time it was exactly at the special buildings and power units. There are no critical injuries, the radiation background is normal.
In addition, the enemy tried to quietly cross over to our shore in two boats. The result is obvious - one boat with the DRG was destroyed and flooded, the second fled back.
08:57 The most powerful 300mm BM-30 MLRS "Tornado-S" disable and destroy the command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.
The Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system is a deeply modernized version of the Smerch MLRS. The improvement affected ammunition, communications and control. As a result, the developers managed to significantly increase the firing range, accuracy and firepower of this type of MLRS.
08:45 Combat work of the 120mm mortar crew of the Southern Military District when performing fire missions in the zone of the special military operation -video.
08:41 Summary for the morning of November 21 from Telegram- channel "Two Majors".
- The Russian Armed Forces carried out fire destruction of the points of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkov and Kherson regions, at night they reported explosions in the Kherson occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
From the Krasnolimansky direction, attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to advance in the direction of Kremennaya were thwarted.
In the Ugledar direction, our troops repelled enemy attacks on Pavlovka, and no attempt was made to cut off the frontal ledge in the Vremovka area.
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine are bringing new units to the first echelon of defense in the Zaporozhye direction. The roads are currently washed out.
The DPR was under enemy shelling, two civilians were wounded in Pavlovka (included in the zone of responsibility of the administration of Donetsk) and a woman in Gorlovka.
In the LPR, Alchevsk and Kremennaya were shelled, a civilian was killed.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin: [ColonelCassad] The Kremlin made several new statements about the NWO.
1. A new wave of mobilization is not yet on the agenda.
2. Among the goals of the SVO there is no goal of regime change in Kiev.
3. Russia will itself look for those who killed our prisoners of war.
What can be said.
1. With the further continuation of the war and the spring-summer and autumn campaign of 2023, in conditions when the enemy continues to mobilize, the continuation of mobilization in the Russian Federation will become an inevitable issue, unless of course there is no desire to complain again later that the troops are forced to repel attacks numerically superior enemy. Now the number has been trimmed, but this is for now.
2. Such a goal was not announced on February 22-24, and it does not exist now. On the one hand, one can regret that such a goal is officially not worth it. On the other hand, as we know, the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions that became part of the Russian Federation were also not among the goals of the NWO. So "the goals of the SVO are not a dogma, but a guide to action."
3. No one will seriously deal with this, except for ourselves. Relying on the international institutions of the disintegrating world order is ridiculous. It is necessary to establish all those involved and methodically search, down to the last person. How they searched for the militants of Basayev or Barayev. Who was killed, who was imprisoned. After 20 years, they continue to catch. In this case, exactly the same approach is required. Retribution must be inevitable.
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[IraqiNews] Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart 
[ColonelCassad] The Kremlin made several new statements about the NWO.
