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2022-12-15 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: December 14th, 2022
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:06 In the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, partisans blew up the railway tracks, along which military equipment entered the war against Ukraine, the Russian edition of The Insider writes, citing the Telegram channels of Rospartizan and the All-People's Movement of the Freedom of Russia Legion.
22:49 Xi Jinping in recent weeks instructed the Chinese government to establish closer economic relations with Russia, while for nine months he took a wait and see attitude, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing political advisers in Beijing. In particular, we are talking about increasing imports of Russian oil, gas and agricultural products, strengthening the energy partnership in the Arctic and increasing Chinese investment in Russian infrastructure such as railways and ports.
At the same time, the recent escalation of the war in Ukraine is forcing Beijing to take a more balanced position, because China still needs Western technology and close ties with other states to compete with the United States, the newspaper notes.
22:34 Telegram channels report explosions in Kursk near the airfield, Governor Roman Starovoit announced the work of air defense over the Kursk region, "there were no casualties and no damage."
22:25 Zelensky reported on the progress on the issue of air defense for Ukraine: "Held a meeting of the Headquarters today. They also talked about protecting the sky. We are constantly strengthening our air defense and anti-drone defense. And we are doing everything to get more modern and powerful systems for Ukraine We have made important progress on the issue of air defense this week."
20:47 The United States has evidence of a deal to supply Iran with ballistic missiles to Russia, said White House spokesman John Kirby.
20:32 As a result of shelling by Russians of the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, an eight-year-old child and one more person were killed. Two people received moderate and severe injuries, said the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich.
20:29 Zelensky commented on the situation at the front in an evening video message: "There is no calmness at the front line. There is nothing easy and simple. Every day and every meter are extremely difficult. And especially where all the tactics of the invaders come down to destroying everything in front of you with artillery, so that only bare ruins and craters in the ground remained. Russia is destroying city after city in the Donbass - like Mariupol, like Volnovakha, like Bakhmut. To defend in such conditions is not just heroism, it is something more."
19:43 The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe approved the Action Plan for Ukraine for 2023-2026 with a record amount of funding of 50 million euros. The document entitled Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction was developed in close consultation with the Ukrainian authorities. The action plan aims to increase the resilience of state institutions by strengthening democratic governance and the rule of law, as well as protecting human rights and supporting the reform agenda of Ukraine as an EU candidate.
19:39 Zaluzhny, in a conversation with the Supreme Commander of the Allied NATO Armed Forces in Europe and the Commander of the US Armed Forces in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli, discussed the needs for weapons and equipment and said that the Ukrainian Defense Forces "are preparing for different scenarios for the development of events in the coming months."
19:35 The SBU completed searches at the facilities of the UOC-MP in the Transcarpathian, Chernivtsi, Rivne, Volyn, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Lvov, Zhytomyr and Kherson regions. On the territory of the dioceses, Russian passports, St. George's ribbons, symbols of the banned OPPL party and Kirill's "manual" on spreading enemy propaganda through believers, as well as warehouses with pro-Kremlin literature were found.
18:52 The media reported that the Deputy Minister of Defense announced a new wave of mobilization. Anna Malyar says that this is not true. More details in the material New mobilization .
18:43 Zelensky said that he spoke with the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, and told him that since February, 184 Ukrainian athletes have died from Russia's actions, and she herself is using sports for propaganda purposes. In addition, Zelensky called on the IOC to help restore Ukraine's sports infrastructure destroyed by Russia. "A fair answer for a terrorist country can only be complete isolation in the international arena. In particular, this also applies to international sporting events," he stressed.
Previously, Bach advocated that all countries be represented at the Olympic Games, including those that are in conflict.
18:30 The Biden administration plans to conclude a contract by February 2023 to implement a three-year initiative aimed at monitoring the provision of US military and financial assistance to Ukraine, writes Politico. The program will be called Monitoring, Evaluation and Audit Services for Ukraine Reporting, or MEASURE.
18:19 President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mirjana Spoljarich does not rule out the possibility of an exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine in the "all for all" format. There are precedents for such exchanges, she said, and they tend to serve as "confidence-building measures" between the parties to the conflict: "Very often, a broad exchange of prisoners becomes the first step towards a broader agreement."
Spolyarić added that ICRC representatives intend to visit all prisoners of war from both sides. She estimated their total number at several thousand.
18:13 In Kherson, an eight-year-old child was killed as a result of Russian shelling, UVA press officer Dmitry Pletenchuk said.
17:29 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with UN Secretary General António Guterres: "Thanked for participating in the conference on supporting Ukraine in Paris. We discussed our peace formula and the Global Peace Formula Summit. He called for UN experts to be sent to Ukrainian energy facilities as soon as possible. We will develop the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the Grain from Ukraine program".
17:08 In the Belgorod region of Russia on the border with Ukraine, they continue to build anti-tank structures for "defense". The photo was shown by Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov .
16:23 Iceland will allocate another $3 million to Ukraine for the Energy Support and Budget Support Fund through the World Bank, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
15:31 The European Parliament approved the allocation of 18 billion euros of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in 2023.
15:27 Russians are creating torture chambers for children in the occupied territories, Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets said: “There are torture chambers for children in the occupied territories. I thought it was impossible to break through the bottom after Bucha, Irpin. he was taken out to be shot. There were ten torture chambers in Kherson, in one there was a separate cell where children were kept."
According to the Commissioner for Human Rights, the children were not fed in the torture chambers, water was provided every other day. The occupiers told the children that their parents had abandoned them. For example, one of these "detainees" is a boy who took a picture of Russian equipment on his phone.
15:23 As a result of today's shelling of the center of Kherson by Russians, six local residents were injured, the Prosecutor General's Office said.
15:21 The SBU conducted searches in the offices and premises of representatives of the banned Communist Party and the political party Rus United as part of counter-sabotage measures in Kiev, Dnipro and Krivoy Rog. They found weapons, St. George ribbons and flags of the Russian Federation.
15:14 The "authorities" of the occupied Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region, said that after the explosion at the transformer substation, more than 10 thousand subscribers are left without electricity. "Ukrainian saboteurs" were blamed for the explosion.
14:46 An A-50 VKS of the Russian Federation, an early warning aircraft, has arrived in Belarus, the monitoring group of Belarus Gayun reports. These planes locate targets and provide strike points for fighter pilots.
14:21 France and Italy accepted Ukraine's application for the supply of the Mamba air defense system, writes Challenges. According to the publication, France immediately reacted positively to the possibility of supplying these systems, but the issue has so far been discussed with the Italian side. "It seems that this last hurdle has been overcome," the newspaper notes.
14:06 The European Commission announced that it had paid the third and final tranche in the amount of 500 million euros as part of emergency macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. With today's payment, the total amount of macro-financial assistance since the start of the war has reached 7.2 billion euros. The funds were provided to Ukraine in the form of concessional loans with longer maturities than under the regular programme. As a sign of solidarity, the EU budget will cover the interest on these loans.
13:55 The ceremony of awarding the 2022 Sakharov Prize to the brave Ukrainian people took place in the European Parliament.
13:33 Zelensky held a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the presidential press service reported. The participants listened to reports on the situation at the front, considered the urgent needs of the Defense Forces, analyzed the latest actions of the enemy and ways to counter it. Particular attention was paid to ensuring security at the state border. Work also continued on strengthening air and missile defense and protecting energy infrastructure.
13:12 The Ministry of Defense does not rule out the next wave of mobilization in Ukraine, Deputy Head of the Department Anna Malyar said: "There is a need to restore the military who were injured in the war. These things are difficult to predict, because mobilization depends on the needs of the war. And, in addition, there are casualties and the need to rebuild. Even those people who are now at war need to be replaced."
13:00 Another exchange of prisoners took place: 64 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine returned to Ukraine , who fought in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, including participating in the defense of Bakhmut, Yermak said. Among them are officers, privates and sergeants. It was also possible to release a US citizen who helped the Ukrainians - Murekezi Suedi. The bodies of the four dead were also returned.
12:43 Pope Francis urged to celebrate Christmas modestly and send the saved funds to support Ukraine: "It's nice to celebrate Christmas and have parties, but let's reduce the level of Christmas spending a little. Let's make a more modest Christmas, with more modest gifts, and let's send something what we will save for the people of Ukraine who need it. They are hungry, they are cold, many people die because of the lack of doctors and nurses. Let's not forget about them. Christmas - yes, in peace and with the Lord, yes. But with Ukrainians in the heart."
12:39 Russian media write that Ukraine has handed over to the Russian Federation the rector of the Lisichansk Cathedral, Archpriest Andrei Pavlenko. He was imprisoned for eight months and was recently sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason. According to media reports, the exchange took place "thanks to the efforts of PMC Wagner." They also write about the return to the Russian Federation of the bodies of two pilots from the PMC Wagner.
12:31 Peskov said that Patriot systems, if delivered from the United States to Ukraine, would become a "legitimate target." He also spoke about the possibility of a New Year's truce at the initiative of Kyiv: "No proposals have been received from anyone, such a topic is not on the agenda."
Peskov commented on Pushilin's statement about the need to "liberate" Chernihiv and Odessa: "Everything depends on the choice of citizens, on the decision of people. The primary task is to protect people in the LPR and DPR. We see a difficult situation in Donetsk, and this is primarily, of course, the military is concentrating, the special military operation continues."
12:27 Russians today fired at the building of the Kherson OVA from multiple launch rocket systems. Two floors of the building were damaged, according to preliminary information, there were no victims, the OP reported.
12:04 In the Kiev region, in one of the settlements, which was under the occupation of Russian troops, a man was blown up by a Russian-made anti-personnel mine PMN-4. The victim was hospitalized with a mine-explosive injury, the State Border Guard Service said and recalled that regime restrictions apply in the areas bordering Russia and Belarus, in particular, it is forbidden to be in forest areas.
11:51 Erdogan said that his negotiations with Zelensky and Putin are continuing: "We have seen that the road to peace can be opened through an agreement on grain and an exchange of prisoners. Our negotiations with Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelensky continue."
11:44 Kyiv and the Kyiv region on the morning of December 14 were attacked by Iranian Shahed drones. The capital survived two waves of shelling. Everything that is known about the goals and consequences of this attack is in the material For Ryazan .
11:32 The situation in the energy system of Ukraine remains difficult, there is a significant shortage of electricity, Ukrenergo reported. The most difficult situation is in the east - due to almost daily shelling, energy facilities are constantly damaged. Repair work is slowing down due to the danger to the life of the repairmen. At the same time, on December 13, another unit was put into operation at the nuclear power plant - this helped not to apply emergency shutdowns over the past day.
Ukrenergo also reported that during the morning attack, not a single power facility was damaged.
11:19 The SBU announced that it was carrying out counterintelligence activities at the facilities of the UOC-MP in the Transcarpathian, Chernivtsi, Rivne, Volyn, Nikolaev, Sumy, Lvov, Zhytomyr and Kherson regions.
10:47 In an interview with Korrespondent.net , adviser to the head of the President's Office Mikhail Podolyak spoke about the inevitability of our victory , the upcoming tribunal over the aggressor, about talk about possible negotiations and the guilt of Russian society for the unleashed war.
10:34 The Russians are trying to attack Ukraine with drones at night or at night - this allows you to confuse the Ukrainian air defense, Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: "The tactics inherent in the use of these UAVs is night. Conditions of poor visibility, because they are visually difficult to be detected in the dark by the means by which they are shot down - these are small arms, anti-aircraft missiles. Therefore, it is radar means that detect them, and anti-aircraft missile systems and other fire weapons shoot down."
Ignat added that before the attack, the Russians conduct reconnaissance in order to find the weak points of the air defense forces and not fall into its zone of action: “Using the riverbeds and those zones that the enemy reconnoiters, where we may have certain weak points, strong points are all the enemy detects. Makes reconnaissance on the eve of strikes, thus trying to avoid getting into the zone of our air defense."
10:15 SBU conducts searches in the UOC-MP Cathedral in Lviv.
10:08 Russians over the past 24 hours fired at the territory of the Kherson region 42 times: one person was killed, one was wounded, the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said.
10:06 Zelensky said that the air defense forces shot down 13 out of 13 enemy drones this morning.
10:03 Ukraine will soon introduce a program for the free exchange of incandescent lamps for LED lamps for the population, said Economy Minister Yulia Sviridenko. According to her, this will allow to consume 7-10% less electricity at peak load. "In the near future, the Ministry of Economy will provide detailed instructions on how to get LED lamps - the mechanism will be as simple as possible," Sviridenko assured.
09:52 British intelligence writes that disputes have arisen among the Russian military about waging war against Ukraine. In particular, some believe that management has chosen the wrong planning strategies. Analysts refer to the statements of Girkin, who returned from the "DPR" and resumed criticism of the Russian authorities. In particular, he ridiculed the orders of the leadership of the Russian army to build defensive structures, questioning their usefulness in modern warfare, and also announced a "crisis of strategic planning."
Girkin's comments are indicative of a heated debate on the conduct of the war that is ongoing in Russia's military community, the intelligence said. At the same time, British experts cannot confirm the rumors about the dismissal of the head of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov. However, it is known that the tension among the military has reached the top.
09:48 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of December 14th.
- personnel - about 96,000 (+740) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2970 (+4),
- armored combat vehicles - 5937 (+7),
- artillery systems - 1931 (+0),
- MLRS - 404 (+0),
- 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 - 4562 (+13),
- special equipment - 171 (+1).
09:27 Air raid ended. According to the head of the Kyiv city military administration, Sergei Popko, two waves of enemy drones were fired at the capital, 13 UAVs were destroyed. Debris from the downed UAVs hit one administrative building, and four more residential buildings in the Shevchenkivskyi district received minor damage. People were not hurt.
09:02 KGVA reported that 13 kamikaze drones had already been shot down.
09:00 On the wreckage of a downed drone in the Shevchenkovsky district of the capital there was an inscription "For Ryazan", the Kiev TV channel reports from the scene.
08:54 British judges conduct trainings for Ukrainian colleagues as part of the preparation of the "new Nuremberg" - the trials of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, Sky News reports. 90 Ukrainian judges have been selected to participate in the program, training has already begun in Ukraine "in a secret place". The program has been allocated £2.5 million.
08:39 As a result of the fall of the fragment of an enemy drone in Kiev, no people were injured, Svetlana Vodolaga, the press secretary of the State Emergency Service, said.
08:28 Russians are attacking Ukraine with Shahed-136/131 Iranian-made kamikaze drones flying from the direction of the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov. Radar facilities detected more than ten loitering ammunition. As of 8:10 a.m., ten drones have been destroyed and work continues, the Air Force said.
08:12 As a result of the morning attack on Kiev and the region, two administrative buildings were damaged in the capital, and a private house was damaged in the village of Vyshneve, the President's Office reported. The air raid continues.
08:03 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two civilians were killed - in Gornyak and Kleshchievka, the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko said.
07:51 According to preliminary information, a fragment from a drone damaged two administrative buildings in the Shevchenko district of the capital. Information about the victims is being specified, the Kyiv city military administration said.
07:46 New Zealand will provide Ukraine with $1.9 million in humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross, the country's Foreign Ministry said. First of all, we are talking about the purchase of medical supplies and equipment, transformers and generators.
07:42 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of Russian invaders in the areas of the settlements of Gryanikovka, Kharkiv region; Novoselovskoye, Krasnopopovka, Serebryanskoye and Belogorovka in the Luhansk region and Belogorivka, Soledar, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Kurdyumovka, Nevelskoye, Maryinka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report .
07:29 In the Kiev region and over the air defense capital, ten "shaheeds" have already been shot down, Klitschko said. The air raid continues.
07:27 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the Russian authorities use the concept of terrorism as a legal basis for internal repression.
Analysts also noted that Russian military bloggers accused the Russian Defense Ministry of being engaged in "excessive reporting" instead of solving systemic problems related to Russian operations in Ukraine. They also criticize the Russian authorities for being engaged in "excessive informing" in order to fill the information space with photo and video artifacts that should "justify the existence" of the Russian Defense Ministry and create the appearance of success for Russian operations in Ukraine.
07:21 Currently, 13 settlements of the Luhansk region have been de-occupied, and by the New Year, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for sure, "will be able to please with progress in the Kremensk and Svatovsky directions," said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. He also said that the mobilization in the Lugansk region is the collection of "remnants of luxury" by the Russians. The occupiers throw the mobilized men of the region into attacks in order to reveal the positions of the Ukrainian troops.
06:44 Klitschko announced explosions in the Shevchenkovsky district of the capital, and air defense is operating in the Kiev region, said the head of the OVA, Alexei Kuleba.
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