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2023-01-04 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 3rd, 2023
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:34 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: "We discussed strengthening the defense capabilities of Ukraine in the face of threats and risks of escalation at the front. He expressed gratitude for the strong support of our state from Canada. We agreed on steps to implement the peace formula." This is the fourth international conversation of the Ukrainian president today.
22:17 The Wall Street Journal writes that Ukraine has created an impromptu intelligence network to coordinate combat units on the battlefield, which turned out to be cheaper than the American counterpart, the creation of which the Pentagon spent decades and billions of dollars. In particular, a makeshift network of drones, fighters and weapons, linked via satellite communications and special software, gives soldiers a level of intelligence, coordination and precision to maneuver around Russia's massive but lumbering armies.
U.S. digitization sources say Ukraine's success in creating an on-the-fly virtual command and control system offers valuable lessons for the West, particularly in terms of the need to experiment and bring in non-military experts. After all, the bureaucratic Western military is "too slow and heavy" to quickly apply new technical solutions to problems on the battlefield.
The WSJ notes that Ukraine has "a thriving industry of tech outsourcing and outlaw hackers," so software engineers are tapping into digital services like Signal's encrypted messenger and networks like Elon Musk's SpaceX.
21:43 At a meeting of the UN Security Council on January 12, the situation in Ukraine will be discussed, said the Permanent Representative of Japan, Kimihiro Ishikane. Japan is currently chairing the UN Security Council.
20:54 Erdogan plans to hold telephone conversations with Zelensky and Putin tomorrow, a spokesman for the Turkish president said.
19:48 The state budget of Ukraine for 2023 includes UAH 35.5 billion for the Fund for Eliminating the Consequences of Russia's Armed Aggression, Shmyhal said. This includes the construction and repair of public buildings, critical infrastructure facilities, and provision of housing for IDPs. In addition, in the near future, the government expects to begin the restoration of Ukraine at the expense of funds confiscated from Russian banks. The special account already has 17 billion hryvnias for this, the first priority is the destroyed housing of people, the prime minister added.
19:05 Zaluzhny said that he had his first telephone conversation in the new year with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, and spoke about changes in the operational-strategic situation, primarily in the ground and airspaces of Ukraine. According to him, heavy fighting is being carried out at the Svatovo-Kremennaya line, as well as in the direction of Lisichansk. The most difficult situation remains on the Soledar-Bakhmut-Mayorsk section. There, the enemy is actually trying to move forward over his corpses, but the units of the Defense Forces are holding back the hostile offensive.
In the Donetsk direction, the Defense Forces managed to hold positions around Avdiivka and continue counter-offensive operations. Ukraine reliably holds defensive lines in the Zaporozhye direction and makes efforts to protect Kherson from enemy shelling. The situation on the border with Belarus is fully controlled, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine assured. He also added that from December 31 to this morning, the enemy launched 14 cruise missile strikes and used 94 Shahed-136 kamikaze drones.
18:44 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said following a conversation with Zelensky that the coming months would be decisive: "The coming months will be decisive. I just spoke with Volodymyr Zelensky and assured him that the Netherlands would do everything to help Ukraine not only resist but also to win the war."
18:03 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garu Stere: "He spoke about the risks of escalation at the front. He conveyed the urgent defense needs of Ukraine. He thanked for the support provided to our energy infrastructure and the financing of gas volumes for the passage of the winter period" .
17:31 The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a new procedure for registering conscripts, those liable for military service and reservists. The innovation of the government provides, in particular, new recruitment rules for those liable for military service .
16:48 Zelensky said that he had discussed further defense cooperation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: "We agreed to intensify our efforts to bring victory closer this year. There are already specific solutions for this."
16:20 Putin signed a decree on additional social guarantees for servicemen. According to the document, 5 million rubles will be paid to the families of the military and the National Guard in the event of their death during the “special operation”, and 3 million rubles to the wounded.
16:11 With the onset of frost, Russian troops and the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to intensify the use of heavy equipment in the Donbass, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces Sergei Cherevaty: can they use it on such viscous soil. When the frost hits and the soil freezes, both sides will have the opportunity to use shock equipment. "
According to him, it will be up to whoever takes advantage of the initiative in what way: “Of course, our commanders showed in previous times that we outplayed the Russians in such staff games and better took into account all aspects of the theater of operations. And I believe that this time will be the same."
15:32 As a result of the Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk, an employee of the power grid repair team, which worked on the spot, was injured, the President's Office reported.
15:13 Russian carriers of ground, air and sea-based nuclear munitions are currently deployed in Crimea, Andrei Chernyak, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, told Ukrinform: "We are talking about ships, submarines, aircraft and ground systems that can strike with nuclear munitions. Potentially such Russia has an opportunity." According to him, the invaders carried out certain work at the Feodosia-13 facility in the village. Krasnokamenka to prepare it for the storage of nuclear weapons. However, it is not yet known whether these works have been completed.
Chernyak also said that the Russians are gathering new military units to the north of Crimea and continue to build defensive structures both in the north of the peninsula and in the occupied part of the Kherson region.
15:05 In Novy Oskol, Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, a fire broke out at a military facility. Eyewitnesses reported hearing the sounds of explosions. At the same time, the head of the administration, Andrey Gridnev, said that as a result of careless handling of fire, a temporary structure ignited, and there were no casualties.
14:49 Russia has several offensive scenarios, and it makes a decision at the last moment, said Anna Malyar, Deputy Defense Minister. According to her, those who carry out these decisions do not know the details to the last. “And we always openly say that now on the territory of Belarus there is a movement of personnel and equipment. It has been happening since February. They constantly imitate training there, but in fact we understand that this is a state of readiness,” added Malyar.
14:26 The Russian army has enough manpower to continue attacks in the Donetsk region, said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar: "Perhaps they are not able to fight with such intensity as they started, but they still have enough reserve to basically conduct this war. We can't relax, we see what heavy fighting continues in the Donetsk direction."
Malyar noted that not only PMC Wagner is fighting in the Donbas: "There is information that there are not only PMC Wagner, but also other units, such as Patriot. There is also a third unit of irregular troops."
13:58 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte: "He spoke about the risk of escalation at the front and potential challenges, as well as our defense needs for an adequate response. We are counting on concrete steps by partners to maximize the strengthening of Ukraine in the near Ramstein".
13:29 In the morning, the Russians fired artillery at Kurakhovo in the Donetsk region, hitting a residential area. According to preliminary information, one person was killed and two more were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
13:27 At the exit from Malaya Aleksandrovka, Beryslav district, Kherson region, a car with civilians ran into Russian explosives, two people were killed, said the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich.
13:25 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have established fire control over the highway between Kremennaya and Svatovo, the MTR are physically approaching it, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the invaders can no longer just drive along this highway. MTR groups are working on the destruction of enemy equipment on the R-66.
13:18 The Ukrainian military has planted the state flag on Bolshoy Potemkinsky Island in the Kherson region, but it's too early to talk about the liberation of the island, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden.
12:47 The SBU announced the first suspicions of the Russian military leadership for strikes on civilian targets - we are talking about the commander of long-range aviation of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergei Kobylash and the former commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Admiral Igor Osipov.
12:34 Zelensky announced that he had held a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief: "Valery Zaluzhny reported on the situation in the main directions of the front. The possible steps of the aggressor in the near future were discussed in the report of Kirill Budanov. The issues of providing our army with equipment and ammunition were worked out again and again We discussed separately monetary allowances and bonuses for servicemen."
11:55 Yermak said that the battle for the South continues, the enemy receives a "tough response" for shelling Kherson: "The actions of our army are reasonable and effective. The enemy is suffering losses. The task is clear - reaching the borders of 1991. This will definitely happen."
11:17 As of the morning of January 3, due to warm weather, electricity consumption in Ukraine has been reduced, power plants produce enough to cover the load, Ukrenergo reported. In addition, due to clear weather during the morning and afternoon hours, the production of electricity by solar power plants is increased, so consumption restrictions before 14:00 do not apply. At the same time, a gradual increase in consumption is predicted for the evening, so consumption limits have been brought to the regions for the second half of the day. The enemy again attacked energy facilities in the east and south of the country, there are damages in distribution networks.
11:02 In Svatovo, an enemy ammunition depot was blown up, where the Russians were bringing ammunition for two weeks. The video of its destruction was published by the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
10:51 American troops have set up a training base in Romania, just seven minutes from Russian missiles from Crimea, writes The New York Times. 4,700 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division of the US Army were deployed to Romania. The US military is firing artillery, launching attack helicopters and digging trenches similar to those on the front line in the Kherson area.
The deployment of troops in Romania is intended as a warning to Moscow and a way to make sure that the allies in South-Eastern Europe are ready to hold the line, the newspaper notes. As part of military exercises with US and British troops, Romanian troops are testing HIMARS missile launch systems.
10:34 Over the past two days, Ukrainian air defense has shot down 100% of the drones launched by the enemy - 84 pieces, said the speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Yuriy Ignat. According to him, the air defense systems provided to Ukraine are very effective, but it is impossible to create a protective dome over the entire country - only certain objects and areas can be protected. The rest must be protected by the operational rise of fighters. "We need new modern aircraft that have the latest radars, the latest missiles," Ignat added.
10:23 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one civilian was killed - in Bakhmut. Another person in the region was injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
10:09 British intelligence reports that Russia has suffered significant losses near Bakhmut and is unlikely to achieve a breakthrough in the coming weeks. Analysts recalled that in mid-December, the Russian army and Wagner proxy forces increased infantry attacks around the city, but many of these operations were poorly supported. Ukraine has sent significant reinforcements to defend the sector over the past ten days, and the frequency of Russian attacks has likely dropped from its peak in mid-December. Intelligence notes at the same time that both sides suffered heavy losses.
09:36 In Mariupol and around it, residents of Severodonetsk are involved in the construction of military fortifications of the invaders, while Mariupol residents are sent to the Kherson region and Crimea. According to the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, the Russians do not trust the locals to build defense lines.
09:11 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed, nine more were injured, the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said.
09:00 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that the Russian Ministry of Defense is trying to shift the blame for the liquidation of hundreds of servicemen in Makiivka, Donetsk region, onto the "DPR" officials and the mobilized themselves.
The ISW also believes that Russia's air and missile campaign against Ukraine does not cause the informational effect desired by the Kremlin among Russian nationalists. In addition, Russian sources reacted coolly to Putin's staged New Year's address, while Russian bloggers praised Prigozhin's appearance on the front lines during the New Year holidays.
08:52 The invaders blocked the village of Polovinkino near Starobelsk, Luhansk region, to carry out filtration measures - the reason was the successful Ukrainian strikes on the positions of the Russians. The occupiers accuse the local population of helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine; as a result of the raid, 30 villagers have already been taken to Lugansk, the OVA reported.
08:40 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 3.
- personnel - about 108,190 (+750) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3036 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 6100 (+7),
- artillery systems - 2033 (+6),
- MLRS - 424 (+1),
- air defense systems - 214 (+1),
- aircraft - 283 (+0),
- helicopters - 270 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1839 (+3),
- cruise missiles - 723 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4735 (+10),
- special equipment - 181 (+0).
08:04 The enemy, trying to take full control of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, is concentrating efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction. It is making attempts to improve the tactical situation in the Limansky and Avdeevsky directions, reinforcing the grouping in the Novopavlovsky direction at the expense of units deployed from the Kherson direction, the General Staff said in the morning report .
Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of invaders in the areas of settlements: Stelmakhivka, Makeevka, Ploshchanka, Belogorovka, Luhansk region; Razdolovka, Soledar, Krasnaya Gora, Podgorodnoe, Bakhmut, Kleschievka, Kurdyumovka, Avdeevka, Marinka, Donetsk region.
On December 31, fire damage was confirmed by units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine on manpower and military equipment of the enemy in the area of the settlement of Chulakovka, Kherson region. The losses of the enemy amounted to about 500 soldiers, wounded and dead. In addition, on January 1, a blow was struck on the personnel of the invaders in the area of the settlement of Fedorovka, Kherson region, the number of enemy losses is being specified.
00:27 The general director of the hockey club Donbass Fedor Ilyenko said that in Druzhkovka a Russian missile hit the Altair ice arena, which was the home arena of HC Donbass.
00:14 In Russian Kursk, local residents report a loud explosion in the Murynovka area, after which three fire engines were seen heading towards the Podshipzavod.
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