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2022-12-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: December 11th, 2022
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:15 Zelensky announced an important week: "G7 summit, conference in France on the recovery and resilience of Ukraine in winter, events at the level of the European Union... We are preparing to participate, we expect important results."
22:12 Zelensky said that he had held a meeting of the Headquarters: "The situation at the forefront, the restoration of energy, intelligence about the plans and calculations of the occupiers, internal challenges. We are working on everything in detail."
He also said that at the moment in Odessa and other cities and districts of the region, it was possible to partially restore power supply. "Kyiv and the region, Lviv region, Vinnitsa region, Ternopil region, Chernivtsi and the region, Transcarpathia, Sumy region, Dnipropetrovsk region - the situation remains very difficult. We are constantly working with partners to alleviate it and give our people more opportunities, more electricity," the president added .
22:05 Zelensky, by his decree, put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions against seven church leaders of the UOC-MP.
21:39 The defense forces will resume active counter-offensive operations when the ground freezes, Reznikov said at a joint press conference with Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonsson in Odessa: "I think this decrease in activity is due to weather conditions. But the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not think to stop. Therefore, taking advantage of the moment when the ground becomes tougher, I am convinced that we will continue our counterattacks, the campaign to liberate our territories."
19:54 Iranian kamikaze drones are not sensitive to cold, only heavy winds can affect their use, Yuri Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command, said: “Someone suggested that it might be cold for airplanes. Cold weather does not affect in any way, only non-flying weather - heavy wind, which can affect the wing area of the "shaheda" ... At a certain humidity of the air, there can be freezing for an hour or two or three, and then they can safely fly themselves in any frosty weather ... It doesn’t matter if it’s a plus, or minus - they will use them as long as they have them in stock."
Ignat also noted that Ukrainian air defense is not capable of shooting down ballistic missiles that Russia can use: “Neither Iskanders, nor S-300 missiles, nor Iranian missiles ... Ballistics is currently not available for shooting down by air defense systems that we have in service. Therefore, the most effective method of destroying these missiles is at the start, where they are located. Various types of "bavovna" can help destroy these missiles. The top military-political leadership has an action plan. I think our partners will also help Ukraine ".
18:00 The escalation of the military conflict in Ukraine is not in the interests of the United States, so they will not push Kiev to operations inside Russia, said White House spokesman John Kirby. According to him, the goal of the United States in Ukraine is to help Kyiv defend its territory, including that lost as a result of Russian aggression.
17:21 British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said that not only the soldiers who directly commit these crimes, but also the leadership of the Russian Federation, including Putin, should be held accountable for war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine. According to him, London is studying mechanisms for possible prosecution of Russian officials: “We support the International Criminal Court and we are aware that there may be other mechanisms. We are working with our friends, including Ukraine and other members of the international community, on what the framework can be effective international accountability".
17:09 The neo-Nazi paramilitary group Rusich, closely associated with the PMC Wagner, asked its members to provide intelligence on military activities in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The West is worried that the Russians are planning an attack on NATO countries, writes The Guardian, citing sources. According to them, such an "extraordinary" step by Rusich may indicate disappointment in the Kremlin and the course of the war in Ukraine. At the same time, sources believe that the Kremlin is not involved in this, since he himself undoubtedly possesses the information that Rusich requested.
17:06 Macron said after a conversation with Zelensky that Ukraine can count on France's support for as long as it takes to fully restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
17:04 The head of the Luhansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, reported on the explosion at the headquarters of the Wagnerites in Kadievka: "They had a 'bavovna', where the headquarters of the Wagnerites was located. And photos have already appeared on the network, and they do not even hide that there are huge losses."
17:01 There is a significant shortage of power in the energy system of Ukraine. After eight waves of missile attacks in the country, all thermal and hydroelectric power plants were damaged, 40% of high-voltage network facilities were damaged to varying degrees, Shmyhal said.
16:42 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Erdogan: "Thanked for providing shelter to Ukrainian children and for hundreds of generators for our cities. He noted Turkey's support for the Ukrainian initiative Grain from Ukraine. They also discussed further work and the possible expansion of the grain corridor."
Earlier today, the Kremlin reported that Putin had also spoken to Erdogan.
15:53 Germany has promised to supply Ukraine with more weapons and ammunition, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Oleksiy Makeev said in an interview with Welt am Sonntag. According to him, he was assured of this during direct negotiations with the German government: “What kind of weapons, we will announce in due time. I do not want to put diplomatic pressure on the federal government. I want Germany to supply what it has, faster because we don't have time to wait any longer for weapons."
15:06 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Macron: "We synchronized positions on the eve of the G7 online summit and the conference on supporting Ukraine in Paris. We discussed the implementation of our ten-step peace formula, cooperation in the field of defense and energy stability of Ukraine."
14:23 During the last two attacks on Ukraine, the Russians launched drones from the Sea of Azov, namely from the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation, Air Force Speaker Yuri Ignat said. He also noted that ships in the Mediterranean, which are reported in daily reports, are unlikely to risk attacking Ukraine, since the Russians will not launch missiles over NATO countries (as they do with Moldova). Therefore, their presence does not affect the threat.
13:56 In Ukraine, they will not restore absolutely the entire energy infrastructure destroyed by shelling, Dmitriy Sakharuk, Executive Director of DTEK, told the Orestocracy project: "Probably, we will not restore all the equipment, because not all of it was new, not all of it was modernized, and, probably "We will need to build new. This is our opportunity to modernize the grid faster than we planned last year."
Sakharuk noted that the full restoration of all the destroyed facilities will take "from a year to two, and maybe even more." However, the exact dates can be determined "only after the victory, that is, after the ceasefire."
13:04 Deputies of the South African Parliament demand from their government to answer whether their country sells weapons to Russia, writes The Telegraph. The request came after information emerged that the Russian vessel Lady R was seen in the naval port of Simons Town, which was unloading and then receiving cargo. The ship itself is under US and EU sanctions due to the transportation of weapons for the Russian Federation.
11:42 British intelligence believes that the law adopted in the Russian Federation and signed by Putin on the federal budget of Russia for 2023 is overly optimistic about expected revenues and expenses. According to analysts, many items of expenditure will have to be significantly reduced to cover the costs of the war. According to the document, more than 9 trillion rubles will be allocated for defense, security and law enforcement agencies next year, which is more than 30% of the entire Russian budget.
10:58 Over the past day, the Russians fired at the territory of the Kherson region 45 times from artillery, MLRS, tanks and mortars. The enemy attacked the residential areas of Kherson: shells hit the maternity ward of the hospital, a cafe, an infrastructure facility, private and apartment buildings. Two people were killed, five more were injured, said the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich.
10:41 The authorities of the Kursk region from December 12 until the end of January prohibit the sale of fireworks in the region in order to "ensure the safety and tranquility of residents."
10:02 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of December 11th.
- personnel - about 94,140 (+380) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2942 (+2),
- armored combat vehicles - 5920 (+3),
- artillery systems - 1928 (+1),
- MLRS - 397 (+0),
- air defense systems - 211 (+0),
- aircraft - 281 (+0),
- helicopters - 264 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1613 (+10),
- cruise missiles - 592 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4540 (+5),
- special equipment - 167 (+0).
09:55 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were injured - in Bakhmut and Maksimilyanovka, said the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko.
09:41 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Putin risks losing the support of the former so-called leaders of pseudo-republics, the pro-war community, bloggers due to the inability of Russian troops to push the Defense Forces further west of Donetsk and "protect" Donbass, as promised.
According to ISW, the Russian authorities are increasingly sending Chechens to the occupied territories of Ukraine to form an administrative regime. Apparently, this is done in order to strengthen its administrative control, using the Chechen experience in the field of repression and security functions, analysts say. In their opinion, this indicates that the dissent and activities of Ukrainian partisans cast doubt on the ability of the occupying regimes to govern effectively.
The ISW also notes that an increase in the pace of Russian drone attacks may indicate that Russian forces have stockpiled more drones during the three-week period of non-use, or that Russia has recently received or expects to receive a new batch of drones from Iran.
08:37 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled attacks by Russian invaders in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoye, Andreevka, Krasnopopovka, Zhylovka, Serebryanskoye and Belogorovka in the Luhansk region and Verkhnekamennoye, Soledar, Bakhmutskoye, Podgorodnoye and Bakhmut of the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report .
In the Lugansk region, over the past two weeks, Russians have been conducting searches in educational institutions in order to identify and destroy books in the Ukrainian language and materials containing the symbols of Ukraine. And in order to replenish the shortage of personnel of enemy units operating in the Severodonetsk direction, forced mobilization measures have been strengthened in the Luhansk region. In the city of Krasny Luch, the number of patrols has increased, which check the documents of men, hand over the summons and take them to the collection point for the mobilized.
06:30 The Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive a new drone that will be able to strike at the rear of the enemy, Oleg Boldyrev, project manager of the Ukroboronprom concern, said in an interview with Present Time: "It already exists. I would call it patient zero ". The car flies "When talking about an attack drone, it means the kamikaze option. But we Ukrainians are very greedy people. We will have kamikaze with the possibility of returning."
Boldyrev explained that the ability to "return" meant that the drones would be able to attack enemy targets multiple times. The flight range of the new UAVs is 1,000 km, and the weight of the drone warhead is 75 kg. He stressed that this model of drones partially consists of foreign-made parts, but the development of software, communications with ground stations, assembly and maintenance of drones is carried out by domestic specialists.
05:49 The partisan movement ATESH (the movement of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars) announced that it was its activists who organized the arson of the barracks with the Russian military in the village of Sovietsky in Crimea:
"The base of the mobilized army of the Russian Federation in the village of Sovietsky in the Ukrainian Crimea is on fire. Our agents worked like clockwork. We worked on this "project" for a long time and, of course, we succeeded. We will continue to destroy the Russian army from the inside." The guerrillas also reported that there were casualties there and promised to publish more information soon.
04:24 The work of Iranian kamikaze drones directly depends on weather conditions and can be disrupted in cold weather, Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden, said. According to her, the pause in the use of Iranian drones is due to the fact that the Russians were trying to adapt to the weather conditions: “The tests of these drones took place in slightly different climatic conditions than those in which Iran is located. Our climatic conditions differ in a certain way, including , they were most worried about aerodynamics, the likelihood of glaciation in the event of temperature changes, which could affect flight performance.
Gumenyuk added that now the temperature in the south of Ukraine is positive, so the invaders decided to launch a batch of drones again in the Odessa region.
00:15 After evening attacks on Russian bases in Melitopol, according to preliminary estimates, about 200 invaders were killed and wounded. The wounded are taken immediately to hospitals in Crimea, since there are no more places in Melitopol, said the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov.
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