[RoloSlavskiy] Rumors of Heads Rolling in Russia's Deep State
To converge or not to converge? That is the question that will decide Russia's fate.
As anyone who isn’t totally out of the loop knows, Russia has suffered some serious setbacks in recent months. It turns out that the people in charge of the Kiev operation and the subsequent Donbass campaign messed up and messed up big-time. But, who are these people? It’s certainly not Peskov or Lavrov or Zakharova or any of the outward-facing members of the Russian government. The three aforementioned civil servants have demonstrated time and again that they aren’t in Putin’s inner circle and generally don’t seem to be trusted with important information like, for example, oh I don’t know, the fact that Russia was preparing a surprise military operation. Also, if we apply some logic, for all their faults and ideological leanings, they can’t be blamed for what transpired.
So who, then, was in charge of the Kiev operation? Well, I believe that the evidence that we have so far points to a special department of the FSB being tasked with the special operation. The broader answer, however, includes the Russian Deep State.
Like in America, the public is largely ignorant of who is in the deep state, what their motivations are, and how much power they actually have. The now-classic formulation for explaining the power balance in Russia, which you will be taught in American universities if you study the field, is that there is a balance between the oligarchs and the “siloviks” that runs Russia. I see nothing wrong with this model and it’s widely accepted within Russia by people of all political stripes and persuasions. Now, its hard enough to figure out which oligarch or oligarchic faction is in favor and how much influence they have. But it gets murkier still when we start digging deeper into the siloviks.
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[LB] Sumy, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhia regions were also shelled during the day.
by Iryna Lysohor
The night was relatively calm, without shelling, in Volyn, Zakarpattia, Rivne Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kirovohrad, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Ternopil Oblasts, Poltava Oblast, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, and Kyiv Oblast.
At night, the enemy fired from self-propelled guns in the Chernihiv region. The territory of the Semenivska community, in the Novgorod-Siversky district, came under attack. There were no losses or damage, the OVA reported in the morning summary.
The Russians also fought along the border of the Sumy region . Over the past day, 38 strikes were recorded. Enemy mines and shells exploded on the territory of three communities: in Krasnopilsk, Velikopysarivska, and Seredino-Budska. As a result of shelling yesterday evening on the outskirts of the city of Seredyna-Buda, one multi-apartment residential building and a power line were damaged. Information about the victims is being clarified.
In the Kharkiv region, the enemy launched a missile strike with the S300 system on the city of Kupyansk at night. The rocket hit the two-story administrative building, causing a fire. The building is completely destroyed. There are no victims. The occupiers continue to shell the border settlements of the region. Last day, Kharkiv, Vovchan, Izyum and Kupyan districts were subjected to mortar and artillery shelling. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties or injuries.
In Zaporizhzhya, during the past day, the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of Zhovta Krucha, Chervone, Stepove, Gulyaipole, Novodanilivka, Dorozhnyanka, Olhivske, Poltavka, and Mala Tokmachka settlements. 23 reports were received about the destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of shelling by the Russian occupiers. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russians once again terrorized the Nikopol district throughout the night. Nikopolska, Marganetska, and Chervonogrigorivska communities were shelled from 122mm BM-21 "Grad" MLRS and heavy artillery. People were not injured. In Nikopol and Chervonogrihorivska hromada, private, administrative buildings, farm buildings, and power grids were damaged. In the Marganets community, the consequences of the attack are being clarified.
In the Luhansk direction, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the districts of Novoselivskyi, Stelmakhivka, Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Chervonopivka, and Bilogorivka. The enemy is concentrating its efforts on conducting offensive actions, in particular, on the Lyman and Bakhmut directions. In the direction of Kupyansk, the districts of Novoselivskyi, Stelmakhivka, Novoyehorivka, and Makiivka were subjected to shelling from tanks and the entire range of artillery from the Russians. In the Lyman direction, the enemy shelled Bilogorivka with tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery.
In the Donetsk region, positions and neighborhoods of the community were shelled with heavy weapons and small arms throughout the night. The situation is tense, but under control in the Ozoryanivka, Kurdyumivka, New York, Northern, Southern, Shumyv, Druzhba, Magdalinivka, and Zalizny districts. Avdiivka is under constant fire. In the morning, the old part of the city was shelled from the 122mm BM-21 Gradrocket artillery system. Along the line of defense around the city - single arrivals at positions. The city of Hirnyk was shelled by Hurricanes yesterday afternoon. Two civilians died, 12 were injured. Shelling of the Soledar community, in particular the village of Yakovlivka, the village of Bakhmutske, the village of Rozdolivka, and the village of Vasyukivka. Power lines were damaged.
The shelling of Bakhmut does not stop. Yesterday, a message was received that the premises of the Bakhmut Industrial College had completely burned down. In addition, employees of the State Emergency Service extinguished a fire that occurred in a residential building from the second to the sixth floor, on the street. Tchaikovsky. The building and playground of the Youth Center were damaged by mortar shelling. Over the past day in Donetsk region: three dead, 17 wounded.
In Mykolaivska yesterday , the enemy attacked the water area and the settlement of the Ochakivska community, as a result of which one person was injured. Residential buildings were damaged and destroyed. Also, yesterday at 16:30, the settlement of the Kutsurub community came under enemy fire, as a result of which the infrastructure object was damaged. No casualties.
In the Kherson region , the enemy is carrying out massive shelling from barrel and rocket artillery on populated areas, there are casualties among the civilian population, and civilian infrastructure has been damaged. According to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Antonivka, Chornobayivka and the city of Kherson were the most affected.
Yesterday, in Kherson, enemies attacked the KhBK micro-district. It is known about 15 injured, three dead . There were also shelling of the Ostriv microdistrict. The number of victims is being clarified. As a result of the Russian artillery strike, houses in the Tavriysky district, cars in the parking lot, and a gas line were damaged. According to preliminary data, one person died, three were injured. In addition, the occupiers struck the residential sector. The house was damaged, power lines were damaged as a result of the impact. Work continues to restore normal life to the liberated Kherson region. The State Emergency Service removed and neutralized 157 explosive objects.
It will be recalled that the authorities are calling on Kherson residents to evacuate due to incessant enemy shelling. The Russians are hitting the right bank of the region from which they retreated.
The shelling of Hirnyk, reported by Donetsk OVA, took place yesterday afternoon. The enemy opened fire on the central part of the city with cluster munitions and "Hurricane".
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[Korrespondent] 22:46 The American media, citing sources in the Pentagon, reported that the White House is completing preparations for sending Patriot long-range air defense systems to Ukraine. Official statements are expected to be made this week. Journalists believe that in this way the United States will be able to close the sky over Ukraine. For more details - in the material the United States is preparing for air defense deliveries .
22:43 Zelensky said that he appealed to the Parliament and the people of New Zealand: "I called on you to take the lead in supporting at the international level one of the points of the peace formula - the one that concerns environmental security and demining. New Zealand is one of those countries that understands that the destruction of the natural environment is equal to the destruction of life, and which can help the diplomatic mobilization of their region in order to implement the Ukrainian formula for peace."
21:56 Canada will allocate $115 million to urgently restore Ukraine's energy system, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced. She clarified that this money is income from tariffs that the country charges on Russian and Belarusian goods.
21:40 Russia continues to import Western electronics, despite sanctions, an investigation by Reuters and the British Royal Defense Research Institute (RUSI) found out. In particular, the Russian Federation continues to import chips and other components of advanced Western electronics worth billions of dollars through front companies and countries that have not joined the sanctions. So, for, from March to October, Russia imported electronics for at least $2.6 billion, and at least $777 million of this amount fell on the products of Western companies whose chips were found in Russian missiles and equipment: American Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments and Analog Devices, as well as the German Infineon.
21:27 In Ukraine, industrial production of shells of 152 and 122 mm caliber has been launched, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said: "Now we will start producing mines and many other things that our defense enterprises already produce. We are talking about thousands - this is already an industrial scale" .
20:39 UN representatives arrived in Kherson with a four-day working trip: UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths and UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Denise Brown, head of the Kherson OVA Yaroslav Yanushevich said.
7:40 pm The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine, which could be announced as early as this week, CNN reports, citing two US officials and a senior White House official.
19:14 Russia, by the end of January-February, wants to restore the ability to carry out another "big offensive", Kuleba said: "I'm not saying that this will definitely happen, but according to the best scenario, given the mobilization, the call that they announced, as well as training new conscripts and moving their heavy weapons around the country, they certainly hold out hope that they can break through our line and push deeper into Ukraine."
19:07 Zelensky spoke about the needs of our country during the Ukrainian-French Forum on Sustainability and Recovery of Ukraine:
The first direction is the Chernihiv region, the region over which France has already taken patronage, and part of the work is underway, but there are still many opportunities and projects that need to be implemented.
The second direction is charitable work - education, healthcare and humanitarian aid.
The third is the economy: both the Chernihiv region and all other regions of the country need a new economic basis for life.
19:03 After the flight of the Russian invaders from the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, the Zaporozhye region became the most promising sector of the front for a new counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. For several days in a row, the Ukrainian military has been successfully shelling Russian troops in the Melitopol area. The same thing happened before the counteroffensive in the Kherson region. About whether we should expect a new counterattack - in the material Offensive in Zaporozhye .
18:51 In the Donetsk region, measures for forced mobilization have intensified in order to make up for losses and resupply the units of the 1st Army Corps of the Russian troops. In particular, in Gorlovka, males are subject to conscription, including those with the mark "booking" on military tickets, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in an evening summary .
According to the General Staff, as a result of the defeat of the deployment point of Russian troops on December 11 in the Kadiyevka area of the Luhansk region, the enemy lost up to 60 servicemen killed and up to 100 wounded. In the Zaporozhye region, in addition to the destruction of the leadership of the 58th Army in Melitopol, in the areas of the settlements of Energodar, Tokmak and Gulyaipole, three artillery installations were destroyed, up to ten pieces of military equipment of various types and about 150 enemy servicemen were wounded.
18:06 France will soon supply Ukraine with a new batch of air defense systems, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said: "Part of the air defense systems have already been sent, another batch will be delivered to Ukraine in the near future."
17:53 The UK has announced a new £50 million military aid package for Ukraine. The package includes 125 anti-aircraft guns and devices to counter kamikaze drones.
17:25 The upper house of the Italian Parliament approved the resolution submitted by the government to extend the provision of military assistance to Ukraine until the end of 2023. Also, members of the Italian Senate supported two resolutions of the opposition Democratic Party and the Action! bloc, calling for the continuation of military assistance to Ukraine. The resolution to stop the supply of weapons to Kyiv, which was introduced by the left and the "greens", was rejected.
The decision means that military hardware and equipment will be provided to Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion throughout 2023 without the need for separate consent from Italian lawmakers.
16:43 The Czech Republic will provide assistance to Ukraine for 8.5 million euros to get through the winter, said Prime Minister Petr Fiala: "Russia wants to leave Ukraine in darkness and cold. We will not allow this. The Czech Republic is now supplying generator systems and heaters to the Kharkiv region, Dnipro , Kiev, to schools and hospitals".
16:17 Following the results of today's conference in Paris, Western countries announced the provision of assistance to Ukraine for the passage of the winter period in the amount of about $ 1 billion, Shmyhal said: "Our result of the conference is about $ 500 million in grant funds, absolutely new funds, which were agreed on this conference, and about $500 million more in goods, services and loans to provide additional support to public sector enterprises." According to the prime minister, Ukraine will receive most of the aid in the near future, another part - before the end of the year.
16:12 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged to invest in the reconstruction of Ukraine: "We must invest in a reliable reconstruction of Ukraine so that this crisis does not turn into poverty, hunger, impoverishment of millions of Ukrainians. We must work together to create conditions for peace in accordance with the Charter UN and international law".
16:05 A loud explosion was heard in the center of the occupied Melitopol, after which the Russians blocked the roads, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. Local residents spoke about automatic bursts and about a body covered with a black film.
15:29 The Ukrainian company Ukrspecsystems announced that it has improved the Shark reconnaissance UAV - it received a more powerful battery, which doubles the flight time, as well as elongated wings (the span was increased to 3.4 m). The updated Shark will soon enter service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:05 Ukraine introduces the import of generators and Starlink without duty and VAT. The norm will be valid until May 2023, including for individuals. The corresponding bill was supported by the Verkhovna Rada.
15:02 At an international conference of solidarity with the people of Ukraine in Paris, Macron announced that France would allocate 125 million euros to support Ukraine's resilience from Russian strikes. The assistance will include 150 more generators, millions of LED lamps, and maintenance of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant.
14:59 Reznikov said in a CNN commentary that Patriot air defense systems may appear in Ukraine at the next stage of the war: "We have been discussing with our partners for a long time, because this system is expensive and developed with a high degree of complexity. I believe that Patriot may also appear on our battlefield, but at the next stage."
14:55 Lukashenka suddenly decided to check the combat readiness of his troops: the first units have already left their deployment points. About what is happening in the neighboring country - in the material Combat activity of the army of Belarus.
14:51 Ukraine received a 100 million euro loan on favorable terms from the French Development Agency. The funds were directed to the general fund of the state budget to finance priority expenditures, including social and humanitarian ones, the Finance Ministry said. In addition, the state budget of Ukraine received a grant in the amount of 200 million euros from the Credit Institution for Recovery (KfW). The funds were provided by the German government under the Program for Maintaining the Resilience of Internally Displaced Persons in Ukraine.
14:32 Spain is transferring more than 160 pieces of equipment to Ukraine to restore the power grid after Russian missile strikes. The package was announced as part of the ongoing conference in Paris in support of Ukraine. Red Eléctrica provides 135 different types of transformers, 26 lightning rods for power grid facilities and other specific equipment.
14:29 Ukrainska Pravda found out the details of the attack on the cruiser Moskva and published an exclusive photo. According to the publication, on April 13, Ukrainian defenders were able to find and get the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Moscow with a Neptune rocket thanks to bad weather and the self-confidence of Russian sailors. In particular, on that day the cruiser was in the Black Sea about 120 km from the coast, but a conventional radar cannot show targets at such a distance. The invaders knew this, so they felt quite safe.
At about 16:00, the operator of the Neptune complex saw a large target on the radar due to the weather: there were dense clouds above the sea, the signal from the radar was reflected from them to the surface of the water, and from the water back to the clouds - and in such a corridor the radar unexpectedly finished off to the cruiser Moscow. As soon as the Russian ship entered the zone of destruction of Ukrainian missiles, two Neptunes were immediately released.
14:22 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council Charles Michel: "We discussed the role of the EU and member states in the implementation of the peace formula. We are grateful for the increase by 2 billion euros of the European Peace Fund and the unblocking of a new financial program in the amount of 18 billion euros "Stressed the need for rapid approval of the 9th package of sanctions. Informed about the progress in the implementation of the recommendations of the European Commission. Coordinated further steps towards Ukraine's movement towards EU membership."
14:17 Switzerland will provide Ukraine with a new aid package of almost $100 million, President Ignacio Cassis said at an international conference in Paris Solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
13:49 Great Britain announced the imposition of sanctions against 12 representatives of the command staff of the Russian armed forces (ten generals and two colonels). Sanctions have also been imposed against Iranian entrepreneurs and officials involved in the supply of drones to Russia.
13:08 The EU will allocate funds for the purchase of about 30 million LED lamps for Ukraine, said the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. She called on other countries to join in funding the purchase of such lamps. According to her, the EC has already provided 14 large generators for hospitals in Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Mykolaiv regions. Another 800 generators will also be sent to other regions of the country.
In addition, a hub for energy goods is being created in Poland, which will start working this week: "This is a network of warehouses where you can send goods, and from there - quickly to Ukraine."
12:53 Zelensky at the Paris conference named six steps that will not only help Ukraine survive the winter, but also clearly prove to "any anti-democratic and anti-European forces" that Europe has learned to prevent disaster and protect its people:
First. We need several categories of equipment: these are transformers, equipment for the restoration of high-voltage networks, gas turbine and gas piston power units.
Second. At least until the end of this heating season in Ukraine, we need emergency support from the European energy system. That is, the supply of electricity from the EU countries to Ukraine in the amount of up to two gigawatts.
Third. We call on the European Union to send special missions to critical energy infrastructure facilities that are involved in the energy supply of Ukraine and on which the stability of the entire region directly depends.
Fourth. Due to the destruction of power plants by terrorists, Ukraine is forced to use more gas this winter than expected. As a result, the country needs support to purchase about 2 billion cubic meters of gas.
Fifth. Financing of the project for the purchase of LED-lamps for Ukraine. 50 million such lamps will save about one gigawatt of electricity.
Sixth. We need a special permanent mechanism for coordinating efforts - the Paris Mechanism: "So far, unfortunately, we do not have such a modern air defense system that could shoot down 100% of Russian missiles and drones. But we can create a decision-making system that can 100% deprive Russian terrorist tactics of meaning."
"When the energy stability of Ukraine is guaranteed for this entire winter period, it will also be guaranteed that no strikes, no blackouts, no search for weapons anywhere in Iran or other places will help Russia. Russia will have to think about how to stop the aggression," he concluded. the president.
12:40 The advantage of the enemy in shells has significantly decreased, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Cherevaty: “If we take into account the accuracy of our artillery, then we are reaching parity somewhere. At the same time, our high-precision systems destroy Russian field warehouses, barracks and equipment every day defeats. Our gunners are more skillful, and with the receipt of newer equipment they have become more effective. "
He also said that the change of tactics by the enemy does not bring any success to the Kremlin: “Most likely, it is the Armed Forces of Ukraine that are forcing the enemy to change tactics. Mercenaries with experience from PMC Wagner teach newcomers the basic elements of battle tactics, how to use the terrain, the weather. But to say that they completely switched to some kind of tactics that can turn the tide of events, I would not. They fail the most important thing - to systematically break through our defenses. "
12:31 Zelensky at an international conference on solidarity with the people of Ukraine in Paris said that at least until the end of the current heating season, the country needs emergency support from the European energy system - that is, the supply of electricity from the EU countries in the amount of up to 2 GW.
According to Zelensky, such support could cost about 800 million euros at current prices: “But this is significantly less than a blackout could cost us all. I urge you to make the harmonization of all decisions one of the practical results of this conference.
12:24 Peskov urged Ukraine to "take into account new realities": "The Ukrainian side needs to take into account the realities that have developed over all this time. These realities indicate that the Russian Federation has new subjects. They appeared as a result of referendums, that have taken place in these territories. Without taking into account these new realities, any progress is impossible."
12:03 Law enforcement officers reported suspicion to a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation for infringement on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, the National Police reported. During the searches, it turned out that the suspect has 11 apartments in Kyiv. The Russian politician born in 1968 is a native of Mariupol. Before the full-scale invasion, as a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, he voted for the conduct of troops on the territory of Ukraine. In 2022, the person involved was awarded the medal "for courage" and the "combat" medal "for the liberation of Mariupol" by order of the leader of the "DPR" Pushilin.
The National Police did not release the name of the suspect, but the media write that he is most likely Dmitry Sablin.
11:37 As of December 13, the difficult situation in the energy system remains, the shortage of electricity remains significant, Ukrenergo reported. Deterioration of weather conditions negatively affects the state of high-voltage and distribution networks and significantly complicates the work of repair teams. In the east, the enemy again shelled several areas, causing damage to energy infrastructure facilities. Repair work will begin after the permission of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
At the same time, in the de-occupied territories, it was possible to restore electricity to settlements, some of which had been without electricity since the start of a full-scale invasion.
11:19 You should always expect a new mass missile attack from Russia, said Yury Ignat, spokesman for the command of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat: "The enemy's strategic aviation is currently dispersed over different airfields. Therefore, regarding strikes, if they planned them, they will directly carry them out . We must be prepared for all threats."
10:58 Russians over the past day fired at the territory of the Kherson region 57 times. They hit a school, a stadium, medical facilities, power lines, an infrastructure facility, private and apartment buildings. Three people were killed, 15 were injured, said the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich.
10:30 British intelligence believes that the Kremlin for the first time in ten years refused from Putin's annual press conference due to the growth of anti-war sentiment in the country. This press conference has already become an important part of Putin's calendar of public events and has often been used as an opportunity to demonstrate Putin's "honesty", although questions are likely to be screened beforehand.
Analysts say Kremlin officials are likely to be extremely sensitive to the possibility that any event Putin attends could spiral out of control due to unsanctioned discussions of a "special military operation."
10:16 A group of countries from the eastern flank of the European Union officially expressed disapproval of Macron's statements about "security guarantees" for Russia, Reuters writes, citing sources in diplomatic circles. The Czech Presidency of the EU Council helped to formalize this demarche, which was joined by the Baltic States, Poland and Slovakia, and possibly the Czech Republic.
According to three diplomats, the Czech Republic handed over a draft demarche to European capitals last week. The document said that all previous actions of the Russian Federation in relation to the European security architecture were aimed at splitting and weakening Europe. It also recalled how security dialogue with the Kremlin has evolved from the Russia-NATO cooperation act in 1997 to the discussions that Moscow initiated before the open attack on Ukraine in late 2021.
09:37 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of December 13th.
personnel - about 95,260 (+500) people liquidated,
tanks - 2966 (+0),
armored fighting vehicles - 5930 (+2),
artillery systems - 1931 (+2),
MLRS - 404 (+7),
air defense systems - 211 (+0),
aircraft - 281 (+0),
helicopters - 264 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1617 (+0),
cruise missiles - 592 (+0),
ships/boats - 16 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 4549 (+5),
special equipment - 170 (+1).
09:34 The authorities of the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation announced a missile attack on Klintsy: the air defense allegedly worked, and "individual parts fell into the territory of the industrial zone."
09:28 In Belarus, on behalf of Lukashenka, a sudden check of combat readiness has begun, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus reported. The troops will have to advance to the designated areas in the shortest possible time, carry out their engineering equipment, organize security and defense, and also build bridge crossings across the Neman and Berezina rivers. During this period, the movement of military equipment and personnel is planned, as well as temporary restriction of the movement of citizens.
09:25 Ukraine has resumed the work of all controlled nuclear power units: tonight, the 9th power unit with a capacity of 1,000 MW was connected to the power grid. Now it is gaining power, Energy Minister German Galushchenko said.
09:16 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three civilians were killed - two in Miner and one in Chasovoy Yar. Another 16 people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:35 The Russian army is conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Zaporozhye directions. In other directions, the enemy is on the defensive. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe, Stelmakhivka, Novoegorovka, Makeevka, Chervonopopovka and Belogorovka of the Luhansk region and Verkhnekamenskoye, Soledar, Yakovlevka, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Kleschievka, Kurdyumovka, Mayorsk, Avdeevka and Maryinka of the Donetsk region, said General Staff in the morning summary .
In the Kherson direction, the command of the Russian troops is rotating individual units. The occupiers arriving in the temporarily occupied settlements are settled in the houses abandoned and forcibly "liberated" by the locals. In addition, on December 10-11, the occupiers were withdrawn from the settlements of Novonikolaevka and Mikhailovka in the Kherson region.
07:54 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that the cost of the Russian war in Ukraine risks putting Putin in a financial predicament in which he will not be able to balance maximalist goals in Ukraine with global campaigns. Thus, Russian forces are moving equipment and personnel from other conflict zones, such as Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh, and may abandon other hostilities and soft power operations in favor of continuing the protracted war in Ukraine.
07:22 The United States sent the first batch of equipment to Ukraine to meet the needs of the energy infrastructure for a total of $13 million, Reuters writes, citing unnamed US officials. Assistance includes transformers, switching units and cables needed to restore power supply, and other equipment. This week, two more aircraft with such equipment will take off from the United States.
06:11 The United States will soon announce a new aid package to Ukraine, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.
03:25 Head of the Defense Committee of the Bundestag Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann confirmed the delivery of 24 new self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine: "More self-propelled howitzers have been delivered. Now - 24 units." In addition, six or seven Gepard anti-aircraft tanks will be handed over to Ukraine.
02:27 The G7 countries, following the summit, announced that they would hold Putin accountable for the war against Ukraine.
01:52 Explosions thundered in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, local social networks and Russian media report. In particular, loud explosions were heard by residents of the city of Klintsy, as well as the village of Klimovo in the Bryansk region. Local residents in Klintsy assume that the explosions occurred in one of the military units .
00:53 The ambassadors of the EU member states unanimously agreed on a package of financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 18 billion euros , the Czech representation in the EU Council reports. Financing can come in regular tranches in the form of loans on favorable terms.
00:19 The Russian military is using 40-year-old shells, and in the absence of help from Iran and the DPRK, the Russian Federation will run out of ammunition before the beginning of 2023, a US Department of Defense spokesman said.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:33 Military personnel of the Western Military District inflict attacks on Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region from the Acacia self-propelled guns 20:17 At the district training center of the Central Military Districtendedfinal exams for mobilized tankers
With the standards, the fighters coped with "Excellent", hitting targets at a distance of up to two kilometers
Now the tankers are rushing into battle. They say: "We are ready to carry out all the assigned tasks!"
19:28 Military personnel mobilized at the VVO training ground in Primorsky Kraiexercisein shooting from PKM and AGS-17 "Flame"
In practical exercises, fighters hone their skills in conducting aimed fire at a mock enemy.
Soldiers work with landmarks on the ground and learn to determine the distance to the target. This is necessary in order to clearly follow the commands to fire.
Targets imitate the manpower of the enemy. They are located at a distance of 900 to 1,300 meters. The mobilized are faced with the task of conducting the most accurate fire on the target.
Warriors work at the training grounds day and night to destroy the enemy in any situation.
18:13 Su-25 crews inflicted rocket air strikes on armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The pilots of the "Rooks" once again demonstrated coherence and professionalism: it is very difficult to maintain a low altitude at high speed. Firing in such conditions is even more difficult.
18:12 Air defense units of the Southern Military District around the clock perform tasks to protect the airspace in the area of responsibility from air and missile strikes.
The Tor-M2 air defense missile system can hit almost all types of aircraft in its range of altitudes and range.
After launching anti-aircraft missiles on targets, the air defense crews immediately change positions. This is a key issue of the safety of equipment and the safety of the calculation.
17:10 Su-35S pilot told about the destruction of another enemy air object
The crews of the Su-35S of the Russian Aerospace Forces are on air watch in the NVO zone around the clock.
"During the performance of a combat mission in the duty zone in the air, I discovered an air target, completed the capture of the target. After he received permission to work, performed a launch and continued the flight to control the airspace. After the estimated time of the meeting of the missile with the target, the mark disappeared," said one of the Su-35S fighter pilots.
16:02 Air raid alert sounds almost throughout Ukraine, data show online maps Ministry of Digital Development of the country.
15:59 In Ochakovo of the Nikolaev area powerful explosions are reported.
There is a Ukrainian naval base in Ochakiv.
15:07 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed more than 40 Ukrainian military and foreign fighters in the Kupyansk sector;
◾️The RF Armed Forces hit seven command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces thwarted an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack in the Yuzhno-Donets direction, up to 50 Ukrainian military were destroyed;
◾️Russian troops repulsed three counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day, destroying more than 30 Ukrainian soldiers;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped counterattacks of three assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction, more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed;
◾️The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed a MLRS battery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR;
◾️Russian air defense intercepted two HIMARS MLRS shells, a HARM missile and two drones in a day.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 343 aircraft, 183 helicopters, 2,655 unmanned aerial vehicles, 396 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,087 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 930 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,684 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 7,582 units of special military vehicles.
15:06 A series of explosions in Kramatorsk. Local sources report that the strikes hit the places of deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
14:30 Combat Work crews of 152mm howitzers D-20 of artillery units of the Western Military District, staffed by military personnel called up from the reserve as part of partial mobilization, and volunteers.
In the course of carrying out fire missions, crews of unmanned aerial vehicles transmit the coordinates of reconnoitered targets to artillerymen. After that, the fortified objects and manpower of the enemy are struck.
13:08 Air raid sirens sound in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine and the part of the Zaporozhye region controlled by Kyiv, according to the data of the corresponding online map of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of the country.
13:00 A solemn departure of mobilized to the training centers of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation took place in Khabarovsk
In the region, military personnel underwent fire, tactical and medical training.
The mobilized were trained by experienced instructors, they also took tests.
They wished the men successful completion of their tasks and returning home with victory!
12:07 FSB detained a resident of Abakan, whotried tojoin the Armed Forces
It turned out that in order to confirm his intentions, he had previously committed acts of vandalism against the administrative buildings of the regional authorities.
A criminal case has been opened on attempted treason.
11:53 Russian military destroyed Ukrainian soldiers in the Svatovo area. The quadcopter discovered them in the ruins that were once a human settlement. After the Ukrainians were thrown grenades.
10:36 Tonight, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the territory of the city of Klintsy, the authorities of the region report.
As a result of the operation of the air defense systems of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the missile was destroyed, some parts fell into the territory of the industrial zone.
09:35 Industrial enterprises in the Odessa region should switch to a night work schedule so that during the day the maximum amount of electricity can be given to ordinary citizens - speaker of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Sergey Bratchuk.
09:34 Combat Work calculation of the 203mm 2S7 self-propelled howitzer "Malka" on the positions of Ukrainian militants in the NVO zone.
08:05 Russian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Krasnopopovka area (10 km north of Kremennaya).
The offensive of our forces continues at the Artemovsk (Bakhmut)-Soledar line, fighting is underway in Marinka in the Donetsk direction, as well as near Velika Novoselka (30 km west of Vugledar)
Artillerymen inflicted a fire defeat on the enemy in the direction of Gulyaipole-Orekhove (Zaporozhye region) and Chernobaevka (Kherson region)
In the suburbs of Melitopol (Zaporozhye region) a bridge was blown up, the enemy is trying to cut off the supply of our group from Berdyansk.
07:02 Marines of the Pacific Fleet continue to crush enemy, and in this they are helped by 152mm self-propelled artillery mounts 2S5 "Hyacinth".
The gun ammunition includes, among other things, high-explosive fragmentation projectiles of a new type with an improved aerodynamic shape, active-rocket projectiles and corrected "Krasnopol" with a semi-active laser homing system.
Self-propelled guns "Hyacinth" successfully fight with enemy artillery batteries and tanks, destroy long-term firing points and field installations, and also suppress enemy rear and command posts.
02:04 A number of information sources report another shelling of the Bryansk region by the enemy.
0:26 Explosions are reported in Nikopol and temporarily occupied Kherson.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:19 Campaign for Bakhmut turned into the fiercest battle since the beginning of the NWO.
The Russian military is moving along the entire line of contact, Denis Pushilin, acting head of the DPR, said.
The main battle - "Bakhmut meat grinder" - is for the strategically important city of Bakhmut or Artemovsk.
Every day, Ukrainian military and foreign mercenaries lose between 100 and 250 people there only seriously wounded.
The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the eve blew up one of the last bridges from the city and blocked the highway to Slavyansk.
The release of Bakhmut, a key transport hub, will disrupt the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and open the way for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to Slavyansk.
19:30 Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction have lost:
- more than 30 people were killed and wounded, of which 11 people were killed and more than seven wounded - as a result of an artillery strike by the RF Armed Forces on a warehouse of missile and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Kherson cotton mill, identified by reconnaissance means.
In addition, during the day the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to:
- seven units of automotive and combat armored vehicles;
- three artillery pieces and mortars;
- one unmanned aerial vehicle.
Also, the anti-radar missile "HARM" was intercepted by air defense systems of the RF Armed Forces near the settlement of Makarovka, Kherson region.
18:27 Video of the defeat of the enemy fortifications in the Avdeevka direction by soldiers of the 1st obspn.
The soldiers of the 1st Special Purpose Battalion of the 1st Army Corps identified and hit a number of enemy firing points with the help of ATGMs. Combat work is carried out both in the daytime and at night with the use of thermal imagers.VideoNM DNR.
17:59 Evening summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on December 13, 2022.
17:35 In the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, Ukrainian militants fired three rounds with a caliber of 152mm and three rounds with a caliber of 155mm. Also under the fire of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was the settlement. Mineralnoye fired four rounds with a caliber of 122mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported.
17:08 Armed formations of Ukraine fired on Lisichansk on the evening of December 12, as a result of which damaged multi-storey residential building and gas pipe. This was announced by the city administration in its Telegram channel.
17:07 APU continue to attack the civilian population of the Kherson region, another missile strike hit a residential building in Aleshki - fortunately, everyone survived.
Ukrainian militants again hit a residential building in which there were no military men - only civilians.
Residents of an apartment building in Aleshki, which was under attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that a tragedy was miraculously avoided:
"It was lucky that the girl was not injured, if she sat at the table and did her homework, the child would no longer exist."
The girl, who was wearing headphones at the time of arrival, still has tinnitus in her ear. After the explosion, she was able to hear only the most important thing - how her mother shouted: "I'm alive!"
16:55 Soledarskoye direction situation as of 15:00 December 13, 2022.
Assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" broke through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the eastern outskirts of Artemovsk.
At the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) site, Russian units established full control over the Champagne Winery and the Siniat winery. To the southeast, fighting is going on near the waste sorting plant and on Fyodor Maksimenko Street.
Assault groups are also advancing to the northeast. Several strongholds of the enemy were occupied near the village of Podgorodnoye.
The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducts an emergency rotation of personnel to maintain combat capability. In the central part of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and on the northern outskirts, assault groups were formed to conduct a counteroffensive.
The forces of the 58th brigade have been withdrawn from the combat zone to training grounds in the Sumy or Chernihiv region.
In the area of Soledar, the assault group of PMC "Wagner" established control over the platoon stronghold.
16:42 Investigators examined the site of a Ukrainian missile strike in the center of Donetsk, direct hits on apartment buildings were recorded and after interviewing the victims, RIA Novosti correspondent reports
16:21 Stripe offensive PMC Wagner.
From Popasnaya to Artemovsk. May-December 2022.
16:17 The JCCC in the DPR recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:
— n.p. Friendship - n.p. Mayorsk: fired five mines in 120mm caliber;
— n.p. Leonidovka - n.p. Novoselovka: 10 152mm rounds fired;
— n.p. Avdiivka - n.p. Yakovlevka: three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
16:01 Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces support the fighters of the 1st AK DPR with fire in the Pervomaisky area.
On one of the most difficult sectors of the front - in the Pervomaisky region, where the enemy is constantly making attempts to counterattack, Russian artillerymen from the Kuban provide fire support to the soldiers of the 1st Army Corps of the DPR. The military correspondents of the press service of the NM DPR filmed the work of the crews of howitzers 152mm 2A65 "Msta-B" at the enemy's stronghold.VideoNM DNR.
15:19 As a result of the shelling of the VFU in the village. Lugansk killed three people.
14:39 In the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, Ukrainian militants fired three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported.
14:36 It is reported that the General Staff of Zaluzhny insists on the withdrawal of the remnants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in order to preserve at least the remnants of combat-ready formations.
To speed up the decision-making by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the rotation base in Kramatorsk is being calibrated right now, the evacuation hospital of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and repair shops are also located there.
13:34 Artillery of the 3rd Brigade hit the enemy manpower.
The UAV operator of the 3rd Guards Brigade, during reconnaissance, discovered the movement of manpower in the area of enemy positions. Artillery fire was immediately opened on the identified targets - the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses in killed and wounded. Video NM DNR.
13:24 Lit high-rise building in Artemovsk.
In the city itself, on the outskirts and in the industrial zone, street fighting continues. PMC "Wagner" continues assault operations in Opytny and in the Podgorodny area.
13:00 Clarification for Artemovsk:
The Russian Army occupied two blocks of the private sector of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) along the line of Maksimenko Street. The assault on Artemovsk continues in small groups in the north and south of the city.
12:51 In the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, Ukrainian militants fired three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported.
11:35 As a result of the shelling from the MLRS Grad of the Kievsky district of Donetsk, a woman was killed.Video: reporter Rudenko.
11:32 Ukrainian militants fired three rounds of 155mm caliber in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported.
11:29 According to the Kherson Vestnik Telegram channel, during the week, one of the units of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at night transported ammunition for cannon and rocket artillery to the territory of the cotton mill. During the observation period, it was noticed that more than six trucks were involved in the transportation of ammunition. Subsequently, the territory of the plant was converted into an ammunition depot.
Last night, the Russian Armed Forces launched an artillery strike on the facility, as a result of which the ammunition located at the plant was detonated. As a result of the fire damage, all ammunition available on the territory of the plant was destroyed, and the unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses: four units. automotive technology, 11 people liquidated, more than seven people. received injuries of varying severity.
11:27 So now looks at the bridge blown up yesterday between Melitopol and Konstantinovka.
Two spans sank, traffic on the bridge is now closed. Cynologists
...a specialist in the training and breeding of dogs? Surely not what was intended here...
and sappers are working on the spot.
11:21 Wargonzo exclusive. "Pigpen" of nations: Milonov about mercenaries.
Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the party "United Russia" Vitaly Milonov in the vacated positions near Gorlovka told project, what kind of mercenaries he had to deal with, and showed a trophy - a piquant detail of a military toilet, which remained from the Norwegians, the "brothers" of St. Petersburg in the northern latitudes.
10:53 The main statements of the Acting Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin on the air of Solovyov-Live:
- the shelling of the cities of the Republic “in squares” is terror, absolutely open and biased;
- now people are doing real feats, trying to evacuate, shelter those who were nearby during the shelling, these are employees of cafes, shops, taxi drivers;
- The situation in Marinka is complicated, but it definitely leads to the fact that the settlement will soon be under our control.
10:47 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for December 13, information was received about damage as a result of shelling of the VFU of the cities of the Republic: n.p. Aleksandrovka de-energized 19 transformer substations. Without power supply of 2,000 subscribers. Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.
10:45 In the DPR, the route in the direction of Krasnogorovka, along which the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Maryinka were supplied, was taken under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. The settlement itself is in a dense environment of Russian troops. Fights go for the city center. Now Russian forces control more than half of the territory of the settlement.
10:35 Statement by the NM of the DPR on the situation as of 10.30 13.12.2022
Joint actions of the military personnel of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the following enemy weapons and military equipment: one 122mm self-propelled artillery mount ("2S1 Gvozdika"), nine units of armored and automotive equipment. Losses in enemy manpower amounted to more than 50 people.
10:01 Statement by the official representative of the NM of the LPR, Major Filiponenko I.M. as of December 13, 2022
Over the past day, during the active offensive operations of the units of the People's Militia of the LPR, the enemy suffered heavy losses in manpower and military equipment. Destroyed:
- up to 90 personnel;
- four tanks;
- six armored personnel carriers;
- three artillery installations;
- two unmanned aerial vehicles;
-15 units of special vehicles.
The enemy continues shelling civilian infrastructure facilities in LPR settlements. Over the past day, the armed formations of Ukraine fired at the settlement. Svatovo and Kremennaya, using 155mm artillery, firing 14 rounds.
As a result of the attacks:
-in n.p. Kremennaya wounded two civilians born in 1999 and 1973, as well as one house was destroyed and one was damaged.
-in n.p. Svatovo destroyed one and damaged three residential buildings, damaged the warehouses of the wholesale base, the gas pipeline and five cars.
10:28 It’s not a pity to destroy the inhabitants of the villages located near Artemovsk (Bakhmut), because they are all “separnya and katsaps,” considers an individual in the form of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and does not hesitate to declare this publicly.
Another instructive video for those who, despite everything that is happening, still naively believe in the good intentions of the Ukrainian state.
The official ideology of Ukraine is "one country, one people." This means that the rest of the nations will be expelled or destroyed. The Nazis offer no other solution.
10:00 In the Lisichansk direction, tankers of the 2nd AK destroyed the positions of the militants of the Kyiv regime.Videoreporter Rudenko.
09:57 Personnel consequences of the strike on the center of Gorlovka.
The video shows that the strikes hit civilian infrastructure - residential buildings were destroyed.
09:31 Fights for Novoselovskoye, Svatovsky district, LPR.
09:09 Front-line summary for the morning of December 13, 2022:
In the Luhansk direction, both opposing sides became more active. In the north, the initiative passed to the Russian army. With the support of artillery, she attacked Stelmahovka. Also assault actions in the direction of Makeevka. Thus, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are trying to push the Ukrainian army to the right bank of the Zherebets River. In turn, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to move towards Lysichansk from Belogorovka.
East of Seversk, Russian troops attack in the Verkhnekamenskoye area. Artillery works on the Disputable.
Hot near Soledar. PMC "Wagner" storm the Donetsk Belogorovka. Also fierce fighting in the city of Soledar. It's hot in Artemovsk too. There is a fight on the eastern outskirts. Attacks PMC "Wagner".
On the northern sector of the Donetsk front, Russian troops are trying to advance in the Yuryevka area. New York is covered by artillery. To the south on the ground, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are again attacking the fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnogorovka and Marinka. They also conducted assault operations near Novomikhailovka.
09:01 Daily official summary of the DPR JCCC from 06:00 December 12 to 06:00 December 13
Over the past day, the Representation reported 43 facts of firing by the AFU. In the Donetsk direction, the enemy used - 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad", artillery 155mm and 152mm. On Yasinovatsky - MLRS "Grad", artillery 152mm. On Gorlovsky - artillery 155mm, 152mm and 122mm, 125mm tank, mortars 120mm. Having fired 195 units of various ammunition.
The areas of nine settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: the capital city of Donetsk (Voroshilovsky, Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts), Mayorsk, Gorlovka, Verkhnetoretskoye, Yasinovataya, Kashtanovoe, Yakovlevka, Mineralnoye, Makeevka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of five civilians in the Kuibyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, the Central City district of Gorlovka.
Wounds of varying severity were received by four civilians in the Kievsky and Voroshilovsky districts of Donetsk, the Central City district of Gorlovka.
A total of 40 houses were damaged in the Voroshilovsky, Kievsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, Central City, Kalininsky and Nikitovsky districts of Gorlovka and Aleksandrovka, as well as eight civil infrastructure facilities.
In the previous day, 51 attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
08:59 Information on the shelling of Horlivka as of 08:00 on 12/13/2022
08:39 On photographs- the consequences of the shelling of the territory of the State Unitary Enterprise "Stirol" (Kalinin district of Gorlovka) from the positions of the VFU. Fixed explosions of enemy rounds between the buildings of the mechanical repair shop.
08:36 Heavy fights in the suburbs of Artemovsk.
08:16 On photographs- the consequences of the night shelling of the Central City district of Gorlovka by Ukrainian militants. The fire water conduit was broken, the Rodina hotel was damaged.
08:01 During the day, four people were killed on the territory of the DPR, 4 more were injured. Over the past day, from 08:00 on December 12 to 08:00 on December 13, four people were killed and four more civilians were injured as a result of shelling of the VFU in the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
07:37 Two civilians were injured during the shelling of Kremennaya by Kyiv security forces on December 12. This was reported by the representative office of the LPR in the JCCC.
07:30 Ukrainian militants again fired at the territory of the State Unitary Enterprise Stirol in Gorlovka. The degree of destruction is specified.
06:22 Night Work of Russian artillery in the Maryinka area. The enemy's reserve, which was going for reinforcement in this area, was destroyed.
04:15 Russian military knocked out two British Mastiff armored vehicles south of Donetsk.
04:00 Ukrainian mortar battery was destroyed by fire from 152mm Msta-S howitzers in the DPR. Video: RIA News
03:20 From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine shelling on N of the item is recorded. Svatovo with the use of artillery pieces 155mm (one shell). Information about the victims and damage is being specified.
02:02 The Central City district of Gorlovka is again under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result of the shelling, the building of the Rodina Hotel was damaged.
“You, too, are free to praise Russia’s heroes — there’s some freedom of speech for you!” he added.
[REGNUM] Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a video message at the awards ceremony for the winners of the Knowledge Prize on December 13, said that Russia would not allow and would not allow anyone to denigrate or slander its heroes.
"We will not allow anyone to denigrate or slander them, and our main weapon against disinformation and lies will continue to be solid knowledge, truth and love for Russia," Putin said.
The president also added that he was counting on the contribution of the Znanie society to the sovereign development of Russia.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an interview with reporters, said that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to help protect the borders with Syria.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] The Zelensky Gang complains that Elon Musk turned off the “War in Ukraine” topic on Twitter, after which it instantly fell out of trends. Without an administrative resource, it cannot stay on the real (and not formed) news agenda, which was perfectly shown by Google Trends for many months, where there was a steady decline in topics related to Ukraine and Zelensky.
In view of such a downward curve, for the Zelensky gang and its sponsors, the only real way to stir up interest in Ukraine is various terrorist attacks and bloody provocations, temporarily (for a couple of days) renewing interest, but if you look at the situation as a whole, these are the same temporary fluctuations, as in Syria after the fake "chemical attacks" with which the terrorists tried to warm up the Syrian topic.
Musk, of course, does this not out of love for Russia and not because he has a portrait of Putin over his bed (like Trump - a joke for 300 from the Democratic Party), but because he bet on the victory of the Republican Party in 2024- and uses control of Twitter to strike at the Democratic Party, where Ukraine is just one of the moments, along with domestic censorship and the topic of Hunter Biden's laptop.
PS. It is important to understand that the "private free social network" is just a tool in the hands of various oligarchic groups of the American establishment who use this tool to fight each other and various censorship options both in the US and beyond.
[RIA Novosti] The policy of the social network Twitter in relation to Ukraine has changed for the worse, said adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak.
"The topic of the 'conflict in Ukraine' has disappeared from Twitter trends," the politician said in his official account.
He also noted that users cannot register or enter their profile using a Ukrainian number for authorization.
In conclusion, Podolyak reproached the owner of the social network Elon Musk for what was happening.
At the end of October, Musk finally closed the $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter. He promised to liberalize the editorial policy of the social network, which was widely criticized for severe censorship, and create a content moderation council, and until the council works, do not make global decisions about editorial policy and the restoration of blocked accounts. In addition, Musk has already managed to fire not only the former management, but also some of the employees of the social network.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[RoloSlavskiy] Rumors of Heads Rolling in Russia's Deep State
