[NY Post] Ukrainian forces blasted a Russian command center in occupied Crimea, according to reports Saturday.
The Ukrainian Air Force said it hit and destroyed the Saki air field in western Crimea, the region illegally occupied by Russia in 2014.
"The Ukrainian Air Force is carrying out methodical work aimed at destroying the occupiers’ control system in Crimea," said Ukraine government advisor Anton Gerashchenko in a post on X Saturday.
"Over the past few days, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has carried out a number of successful attacks on enemy targets in the still-occupied Crimea."
The airbase is home to the 43rd Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which supports Russian troops in the region and is armed with Sukhoi Su-24
Ukraine last hit the Saki airfield, which Gerashchenko said "hosts the Nitka training complex for training deck aviation flight crews," in 2022, destroying several Russian aircraft.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its defenses intercepted 36 drones over Crimea on Friday and one over Krasnodar in southern Russia.
Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike killed at least 11 people in Pokrovsk, a city in the eastern Donetsk region, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of the region said.
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[Korrespondent] 22:36 As a result of the Russian strike on the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, 11 people were killed and ten were injured , said the head of the regional state administration Vadim Filashkin. Among the dead were five children ranging from three to 17 years old. In particular, six died in the Rivne Mirnograd community, five in Pokrovsk. 75 houses, a first aid station and an administrative building were damaged. The prosecutor's office clarified that the Russians fired eight missiles at the Pokrovsky district at about 15:00.
20:52 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported that on January 6 it carried out another special operation, in which military intelligence operators struck Russian air defense positions in the Belgorod region. As a result, two Russian Pantsir S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems were disabled. The cost of one such air defense missile system is approximately 10-15 million dollars.
20:00 Zelensky in an evening video message announced “new lines of cooperation with partners, in particular in relation to drones, strengthening our capabilities in the use of drones and in countering Russian drones, in strengthening electronic warfare - electronic warfare equipment.”
The president also said that he had held meetings with the government’s defense bloc: “The key is to provide our soldiers with weapons and military equipment. Sustainable supply, sustainable production with a clear tendency to increase our production of both shells and equipment - in Ukraine and together with partners. We are working "As much as possible, this year our Defense and Security Forces can base a significant part of their actions on our Ukrainian production. And so that the enemy feels it - the real power of Ukrainian weapons." According to Zelensky, there are already “many accurate things made with Ukrainian weapons.”
19:13 Zelensky, by his decrees, promoted the head of the SBU Vasily Malyuk and his deputy Alexander Poklad. Major General Malyuk became lieutenant general, Poklad received the rank of major general.
18:39 As a result of the Russian strike on the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, according to preliminary data, 11 people were killed, including five children , said the head of the regional state administration Vadim Filashkin. Eight more people were injured. The Russians hit the area with S-300 missiles, the main blow falling on Pokrovsk and the Rivne Mirnograd community.
18:24 As a result of Russian shelling in the Kherson region, two nine-year-old children were injured - they and their parents were traveling in a car between Daryevka and Fedorovka when the enemy opened fire, OVA reported. Also, one person was injured in the Kherson region, in Tyaginka and Ivanovka.
18:12 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that six Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles were allegedly destroyed over the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
17:10 The United States has imposed sanctions against a bakery in Tambov, which produces UAVs for the military, writes the Financial Times. The drones are assembled using a 3D printer, which produces frames, holders for antennas and cameras. Most components are purchased online, allowing you to spend up to $500 on a drone. The bakery produces 250 drones per month.
16:44 The delivery of F-16s from Denmark to Ukraine is delayed by six months, the Danish publication Berlingske reported, citing the country’s Ministry of Defense. Copenhagen was due to deliver the first six aircraft by the end of 2023, but delivery is now expected in the second quarter of 2024. The delivery schedule was subject to the fulfillment of a number of conditions, including the successful training of Ukrainian pilots, as well as the availability of sufficient logistics and infrastructure to service the F-16 in Ukraine.
16:35 As a result of Russian shelling of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, at least six people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. The city's private sector came under attack - six houses were destroyed. There may still be three people under the rubble. In addition, a fire broke out in the Rivne Mirnograd community; no casualties were reported.
Also the day before, a mine in the region was de-energized due to shelling; 17 workers spent 16 hours underground and were already brought to the surface. In Krasnogorovka, Maryinsk community, one person was wounded. One person was killed and one was wounded as a result of an airstrike on the Northern Toretsk region. The Russians dropped two air bombs on the village, hitting two multi-storey buildings.
15:39 The Russians fired mortars at the city of Volchansk, Kharkov region - one person was wounded, residential buildings and the territory of an enterprise were damaged, the prosecutor's office reported.
11:42 The Russians hit Nikopol in the Dnepropetrovsk region with artillery - one person was killed, two were wounded, including a 16-year-old teenager. In the city, 13 private houses and six outbuildings, power lines, and a gas pipeline were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
11:25 Belgium officially began its presidency of the European Union. Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said that support for Ukraine remains a priority issue.
11:13 The GUR recently conducted another raid in the Belgorod region, as a result of which, among others, someone “quite significant” was wounded, because the Russians immediately requested a helicopter to evacuate him directly to Moscow, Budanov said.
11:02 The defeat of the command post in Crimea near Sevastopol had a significant impact on the entire defense system of the peninsula, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Pivden Operational Command. According to her, now this system “is in emergency reformatting mode.” In addition, the strike had an impact on the moral and psychological state of the Russian military, she added.
Gumenyuk also commented on information on social networks that the affected control center near Sevastopol was allegedly responsible for a secure communication channel with the command in Moscow. She did not rule out this and called the goal of the strike to deprive the Russians of communications in the southern direction.
10:06 The Russians attacked the Tyagin community of the Kherson region - the village council building, modular houses where internally displaced persons lived, a warehouse with humanitarian aid, and cars were destroyed, the OVA reported.
09:11 At night, air defense destroyed two Shahed-136/131 UAVs, which Russia launched from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk area. Drones were shot down in the Nikolaev and Khmelnytsky regions, the Air Force command reported.
09:07 At night, the Russians fired from MLRS at the city of Kupyansk, Kharkov region. As a result of the shell hit, the lyceum building and a residential building were damaged, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OBA.
09:00 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 6:
personnel - about 363,870 (+800) people,
tanks - 6018 (+7),
armored combat vehicles - 11,158 (+16),
artillery systems - 8617 (+13),
MLRS - 950 (+1),
air defense systems - 633 (+2),
aircraft - 329 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6787 (+16),
cruise missiles - 1786 (+0),
ships/boats - 23 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 11,478 (+15),
special equipment - 1317 (+4).
08:38 The Air Force destroyed another control point in Crimea , near the Saki airfield, said Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk.
08:14 The Russians tried to strike the Nikolaev region with two Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, which lost their combat capability in the air. There was no destruction or casualties, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim.
07:53 Over the past 24 hours, 62 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled four enemy attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka and another 17 attacks near Pervomaisky and Nevelsky, Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, 15 attacks were repelled near Maryinka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled seven enemy attacks in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region; on Bakhmutskoye - three attacks near Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - one attack in the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces continue to expand the bridgehead; the enemy carried out 13 unsuccessful assault operations during the day.
03:12 Russia has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on January 22 regarding the “supply of Western weapons” to Ukraine, Russian media write.
01:09 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the air defense allegedly intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian aircraft guided missiles over Crimea.
00:43 The European Commission is preparing an alternative assistance package for Ukraine if the summit on February 1 fails to approve a four-year support program worth 50 billion euros, said EC head Ursula von der Leyen.
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[Korrespondent] Fierce fighting continues in the Avdeevsky direction
Attacks were repulsed in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and in the areas of Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to improve the tactical situation.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces published operational information about the Russian invasion as of Saturday evening, January 6.
“The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult. During the day, 27 military clashes took place. In general, the enemy launched 8 missile and 55 air strikes, carried out 23 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, There are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Private residential and apartment buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged," the statement said.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 3 enemy attacks in the Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Ivanovka areas of the Kharkov region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, unsuccessfully tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Liman direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations.
In the Bakhmut direction, the defense forces repelled an enemy attack in the Klishchievka area.
In the Avdeevsky direction, 5 enemy attacks were repulsed in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and another 9 attacks in the areas of Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, unsuccessfully tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Maryinsky direction, the defense forces continue to hold the enemy in the areas of Maryinka and Novomikhailovka, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 5 times to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Shakhtarsky direction the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the defense forces repelled 2 enemy attacks in the areas of Robotiny and south of Novodarovka, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Kherson direction, Tyaginka, Kherson, Aleksandrovka of the Kherson region and Kutsurub, Ochakov of the Nikolaev region were subjected to enemy artillery shelling.
“The enemy does not give up his intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, during the day, the enemy carried out 18 unsuccessful assault operations on the positions of our troops, but Ukrainian soldiers continued to hold their positions and inflicted significant losses on the enemy. During the day, aviation forces Defense struck 19 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated. Units of the missile forces hit 1 control point, 1 ammunition depot, 1 artillery piece, 1 air defense radar and 1 enemy Tor air defense system," the General Staff reported.
Let us recall that in the morning report on January 6, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 13 attacks on the left bank bridgehead had been repulsed.
The air force confirmed a strike on Saki airfield.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, as a result of active actions by units of the Zapad Group of Forces and artillery, four counterattacks by assault groups of AFU 30th and 32nd Mechanised brigades have been repelled near Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
In addition, enemy strongholds have been hit near Kislovka, Kotlyarovka, Tabaevka, and Krakhmalnoye (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 80 AFU servicemen, two armoured personnel carriers, three motor vehicles, one Olkha MLRS combat vehicle, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, supported by artillery, have hit AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic) and Serebryansky forest.
The enemy losses were up to 100 troops, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of active actions by units of the Yug Group of Forces and artillery, two enemy counterattacks have been repelled near Georgievka, units of 28th, 42nd Mechanised brigades of the AFU have been defeated close to Andreevka, Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka, and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were over 190 soldiers, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and four pickup trucks.
In addition, 152mm Msta-B, 152mm D-20, and 122mm D-30 howitzers have been hit during counter-battery warfare.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, with the support of Operational-Tactical Aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, have defeated formations of the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were over 90 soldiers, two armoured fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles.
In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of skillful actions by units of the Russian Group of Forces, Operational-Tactical Aviation, and artillery, manpower and hardware of 117th Mechanized, 71st Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the 15th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine have been eliminated close to Verbovoye, Rabotino, and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 25 soldiers, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
In Kherson direction, as a result of active actions by units of the Dnepr Group of Forces and systematic fire, the enemy losses were up to 45 servicemen, one tank, four motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, as well as one ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been destroyed near Ingulets (Kherson region).
Over the past period, Missile Troops and Artillery, Operational-Tactical Aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed one control point of the Donetsk Operational Tactical Group close to Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic), 127 artillery units in firing positions, manpower, and military hardware in 138 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down one Mi-8 helicopter of Ukrainian Air Force near Tyaginka (Kherson region).
Four aircraft guided missiles have been intercepted, as well as one HIMARS projectile.
In addition, 29 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been hit close to Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region), Kardashinka and Kairy (Kherson region).
In total, 565 airplanes and 265 helicopters, 10,488 unmanned aerial vehicles, 447 air defence missile systems, 14,494 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,201 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 7,645 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 17,121 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 20:57 Captured Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman: “Abandoned us like meat"
“We came under fire in the morning. They shot. We still didn’t understand where they were shooting from. We looked ahead, but it turned out that we were passed from behind. We saw this and said, “We give up.” They came out, raised their hands up and surrendered,” said the captured serviceman.
18:45 Around 17.00 Moscow time suppressed attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using Neptune anti-ship missiles against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
On-duty air defense systems detected and destroyed six Ukrainian missiles over the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
17:56 Razimenemy "Grad"
Crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS from the Dnepr group of troops struck a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel on the right bank of the Dnieper
As a result of the effective work of artillery spotters and rocket artillery crews of the Dnepr group of forces, the enemy lost three vehicles and up to 20 military personnel killed and wounded.
17:03 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forcesinflictedfire defeat of enemy strongholds in the areas of the settlements of Kislovka, Kotlyarovka, Tabaevka and Krakhmalnoye, Kharkov region.
15:48 Ivanovo paratroopers occupied AFU stronghold north-west of Artemovsk, improving its position along the front edge
During one of the battles, assault groups of Ivanovo paratroopers from different directions came close to an enemy stronghold and began to assault it.
The enemy offered resistance, but it was suppressed, thanks to the courage, bravery and fearlessness of the “winged infantry” warriors. The paratroopers carried out a diversionary maneuver, forcing the enemy to switch their attention to some of the attackers, while other attackers threw hand fragmentation grenades into the dugout in which Ukrainian militants were hiding and eliminated the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry, thereby completing the combat mission.
With bold and confident actions, Russian paratroopers occupied a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, destroying up to the enemy infantry squad there.
14:50 Front birdbroadcasts: Kherson direction 06.01 14:45
It is reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces aviation has just worked on identified enemy positions on the right bank.
UVAB-250 and UVAB-500 smashed enemy fortified positions to pieces.
13:47 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 6, 2024) | Main:
Russian air defense shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Tyaginka area of the Kherson region;
– The Russian Armed Forces repulsed two counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction, the enemy lost more than 190 people;
– The Russian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction defeated three enemy brigades, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 25 military personnel and a tank;
– The Russian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction defeated a brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Novomikhailovka area, the enemy lost more than 90 military personnel;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled four attacks in the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 80 military personnel;
– The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnoliman direction per day amounted to up to 100 military personnel;
– The Russian Armed Forces used drones to hit the command post of the operational-tactical group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces “Donetsk” in the DPR;
– Russian air defense systems destroyed 29 Ukrainian drones in the LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in one day;
– Four Ukrainian aircraft guided missiles were intercepted by Russian air defense systems in one day.
13:02 Situations in the Orekhovsky direction
In the Rabotino-Verbovoe sector, Russian soldiers, as a result of successful assault operations, took several strongholds of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.
The goal remains the same - to cut off the bridgehead created by the enemy during the summer counteroffensive.
11:52 Front bird broadcasts: Sumy region 06.01 11:00
Local telegram channels report the sound of an explosion and a flash in the southern part of the region.
The air raid warning did not sound in the area.
10:08 January 6 around 00.30 Moscow time. Suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft guided missiles against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Four Ukrainian missiles were intercepted and destroyed by duty air defense systems over the Crimean Peninsula.
09:06 Front bird broadcasts: Zaporozhye direction. Verbovoe. 06.01 08:35
This morning began with aerial reconnaissance and cannon artillery work.
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[REGNUM] Serious people say that the national history of any nation begins with the birth of its subject. But since there has never been a generally accepted concept of Ukrainogenesis in the public consciousness of Ukrainians, they came up with one: without this, the rest goes badly. And the worst thing is the most important and pressing question of the legitimacy of the annexation of Ukrainians and Belarusians with their ethnic lands to the Russian Empire and the USSR. And further, in principle, there is no kinship between Russians and Ukrainians, since if there is none, then there is, accordingly, no common cultural context. Only “a thousand-year history of destruction and enslavement.”
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[Regnum] Residents of the village of Pushkino in Transcarpathia in western Ukraine refused to demolish a monument to a Soviet soldier. This was reported by the Telegram channel “Decolonization. Ukraine".
The head of the village council, Stepan Kovach, wrote that “taking into account the constant and unwavering public opinion of the residents of the village of Pushkino, the monument will not be dismantled.”
On December 24, a general meeting of villagers was held, at which it was unanimously decided not to remove the sculpture of a soldier to fellow villagers.
As Regnum reported, the headman of the village of Smykova, Lviv region of Ukraine, Vitaly Levitsky, was removed from his post after he did not allow the monument to a Soviet soldier to be demolished.
The process of mass demolition of monuments to Soviet and Russian figures in Ukraine began in 2015, after the adoption of the law on the so-called decommunization. By the beginning of 2022, the authorities had demolished over 2,500 monuments, including monuments to Alexander Pushkin ! and Alexander Suvorov.
In 2022, a new stage in the fight against everything related to Russian and Soviet history and culture began in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, 9,859 geographical names were changed and 145 monuments associated with Russia were dismantled.
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[Regnum] Russian modernized T-80BVM tanks demonstrated their superiority over German Leopard tanks in the Northern Military District zone. This was reported by Military Watch Magazine.
The publication noted that the T-80 gas turbine engine provides a serious advantage in maneuverability both over other classes of Russian tanks and over all Western tanks.
As indicated in the publication, tanks from NATO countries, in particular German Leopards, have demonstrated their unsuitability in harsh weather conditions in the NWO zone, since they sink in the mud.
The authors emphasized that although the Leopard 1 tank had long been considered obsolete, modern Leopard 2 tanks, available in smaller numbers, also suffered heavy losses and experienced serious difficulties with the local terrain.
It is clarified that only the American M1 Abrams tank also has a gas turbine engine, but this vehicle has much less power than the Russian T-80.
As Regnum reported, on January 4 it became known that units of the Russian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction received modernized T-80BVM tanks for the first time. According to one of the commanders of a tank unit of the Russian Armed Forces, the tank has a number of new and improved characteristics that make it very effective on the battlefield. He also noted that additional armor protection modules are installed on the tank, which can withstand hits from FPV drones, RPGs and ATGMs. In addition, the advantages of the new tank over others, such as the Leopard, are its reliability and maneuverability.
Military personnel of the Western Military District spoke about the advantages and operation of the T-80BV “flying” tanks, which have proven themselves to be excellent during a special military operation. The car drives fast and is called a “flying” tank due to its engine, because its power is more than 1 thousand cubic meters.
The first version of the T-80 was mass-produced in the USSR from 1976 to 1978. They were equipped with tank units in Eastern Europe. The main distinguishing feature of combat vehicles of this family is the presence of a gas turbine engine. The car could move on the highway at a speed of 80 km/h. It is for this difference that the tank received the nickname “flying”.
Channeling Ukrainian propaganda methods...
[Regnum] The Armed Forces of Ukraine have no one to replace the dead and wounded military, and the Russian Armed Forces are taking advantage of this situation, breaking through the front in several areas at once, former US Army intelligence officer Scott Ritter said on January 6.
“At first, the Russians went on the defensive and crushed the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So they created a shortage of manpower among the enemy, and this allowed them to put pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front,” the expert said in an interview with the US Tour of Duty YouTube channel.
The Russian strategy was to repel an attempted counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, disable a significant number of enemy fighters, and then begin its own breakthrough, Ritter added.
As Regnum reported earlier, on January 4, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, during a discussion of the law on mobilization in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, announced a difficult situation with personnel in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Zaluzhny asked “who should he fight with,” and called on the deputies to either go to the Armed Forces of Ukraine themselves, or to provide conditions for the mobilization of a sufficient number of fighters.
The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, announced on December 19 that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine asked him to mobilize an additional 450-500 thousand people. On December 25, the Government of Ukraine submitted an updated bill on mobilization to the Verkhovna Rada.
On January 6, the Telegram channel “Operation Z: Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring” reported that the Russian Armed Forces began an assault on Avdeevka (DPR) in all directions. After the capture of Avdeevka, the Russian Armed Forces will have the opportunity to completely liberate the territory of the DPR and advance further, deep into enemy territory, noted military expert, associate professor of the department of political analysis and socio-psychological processes of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Oleg Glazunov.
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It is true that the Russians have been 'breaking through' in several areas. However even the successful attacks only capture mostly tens of meters (sometimes hundreds) and at the cost of thousands of fatalities.
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[Breitbart] Only a “very small number” of modern battle tanks provided to Ukraine from Germany are still in use, a member of the governing coalition in the Bundestag has revealed.
Green Party parliamentarian and defence expert Sebastian Schäfer admitted this week that the majority of the 18 Leopard 2 tanks supplied to Ukraine are no longer operational after being deployed into the battlefield last year.
“Unfortunately it has to be stated that that only a very small number of the battle tanks delivered by Ukraine can be used,” he wrote in a letter to defence contractors according to the German paper of record Welt.
Schäfer claimed that the central issue facing the operability of the German-supplied tanks — aside from being taken down in strikes from Russia — was a lack of spare parts to conduct repairs. This has been further exacerbated by attempts by the Ukrainian military to conduct repairs on their own, which he said have only resulted in further damage to the tanks.
However, spare parts notwithstanding, the admission that most of the German tanks have been taken down in some form on the battlefield against Russia will likely serve as a severe knock on the confidence in the Leopard 2 tanks, which are the premier land-fighting vehicle in the German arsenal. The tank has previously suffered embarrassing defeats, including against the Islamic State in Syria.
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The unglamorous side of spare parts and maintenance personnel. Something the pols never understand or fund. Oh, and the fancier the equipment, the less likely you can fix it yourself.
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[Regnum] A sea mine caught in a fishing net was discovered in the Turkish port of Eregli in the Zonguldak province on the Black Sea coast. This was reported by the Turkish TV channel Habertürk.
It is noted that local fishermen reported the discovery to the coast guard, after which the movement of ships and vehicles was suspended in the port to remove the mine from the territory.
“ The sea mine, using a tow truck, was loaded onto a truck belonging to the special provincial administration and delivered to an empty area for inspection and further disposal,” the material says.
The coast guard did not specify the identity of the mine.
As Regnum reported, on December 8, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Mikhail Popov said that a powerful storm in the Black Sea at the end of November could have scattered the anchor mines that Kiev militants had installed. This poses a danger to civilian ships, which are being undermined one after another.
Military experts from Russia, Georgia, and Turkey agreed that this “horned death” in the Black Sea region could only come from the direction of Ukraine.
According to Popov, the United States and Ukraine are silent about the fact that their actions have turned the Black Sea basin into an extremely dangerous region for shipping for many years.
At the beginning of October last year, a cargo ship flying the Turkish flag hit a mine in the Black Sea. The incident occurred off the coast of Romania, near the entrance to the Sulina Canal. The ship received minor damage. The crew was not injured then.
In July, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that movement in the northwestern Black Sea poses a danger to sailors due to mines. The Russian military discovered a Ukrainian sea mine that was drifting and posing a threat to ships. In this regard, the department pointed out the irresponsibility of the Ukrainian Navy.
On September 20, an explosion occurred on a merchant ship sailing under the Togolese flag in the Black Sea. At the time of the explosion, the ship was located near the Danube branch of the Sulina. There were 12 crew members on board.
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