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[Regnum] Temperatures are expected to exceed the norm in most of Russia, with negative deviations from the norm expected only in the Asian part of the Russian Federation. This was reported on December 27 by Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center. No doubt there was much rejoicing — they’ve been terribly disappointed to not see any of the much-ballyhooed global warming, poor darlings.
“If you look at the forecast of average temperature anomalies for January, you can see that a huge area of the country is occupied by positive anomalies, that is, the class above the norm is forecast in the east of European Russia, in the Urals, in Western Siberia and in the Krasnoyarsk Territory,” the forecaster noted.
Vilfand added that the European part of Russia is expected to see normal or above-average air temperatures. In addition, according to the specialist, the rest of the Asian part of the country is likely to see abnormally low temperatures against the backdrop of an anticyclone.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on December 25, Vilfand said that on New Year's Eve, the temperature in the Moscow region will be between zero and minus five degrees, with light snow possible. The expert specified that on January 2 and 3, in the Moscow region, the temperature will vary from minus two to minus seven degrees at night, and from zero to minus five degrees during the day. In the capital, the temperature can reach a maximum of minus five degrees at night, and up to minus three during the day.
Before this, the Hydrometeorological Center reported that warm weather with air temperatures above the climatic norm will continue in Moscow and the Moscow region until the end of 2024. It was noted that there is a "mystery" in the weather expected on December 31, but the New Year will not be cold.
John Everard, former UK Ambassador to #NorthKorea, discusses the significance of #Ukraine capturing a North Korean soldier, emphasizing the rare opportunity it presents to highlight North Korea’s involvement in the war and the potential value of such prisoners for prisoner swaps. pic.twitter.com/EwhIgCfooE
North Korean forces are experiencing mass casualties on the front lines of #Russia’s war against #Ukraine, with a thousand of their troops killed or wounded in the last week alone in the Kursk region of Russia, White House spokesperson John Kirby says.https://t.co/QTz8bwFkfM
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Mass frontal assaults might result in mass casualties but I bet it scares the hell out of the Ukrainians.
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Oh, so we see in the next post about the Ukrainian Perspective that this information comes from John Kirby, the White House spokesperson. There's a reliable source. /sarc
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#4 Ditto that. Western media, one lie after another—nothing about 2000 Ukrainians dead in a week.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:28 The United States of America will announce a new package of military aid to Ukraine in the coming days. This was stated by the coordinator for strategic communications of the US National Security Council John Kirby.
19:59 Expenditures of the general fund of the state budget on the security and defense sector in January-November 2024 amounted to UAH 1.8 trillion. In particular, in November - UAH 206.4 billion. This was reported by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.
19:50 The Russian offensive in the Kursk region is causing heavy losses for North Korean forces. Over the past week, the DPRK has lost a thousand soldiers. This was stated by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications for the White House National Security Council.
19:37 The New York Times states that the United States of America has transferred a batch of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. They have already been used to strike Russian military targets, and before that, at targets in the occupied territories and in Crimea. The administration of US President Joe Biden then sent Ukraine up to 500 missiles from Pentagon warehouses.
18:21 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has suffered a defeat in Ukraine and has not achieved his goals. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview for t-online . Now it is necessary to create a basis for a fair and sustainable peace in Ukraine, and for this it must be strong militarily, he noted.
18:02 The state of work on the construction of fortifications in the Zaporizhia region is 100%. This was reported by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal following the results of the visiting government meeting in Zaporizhia.
17:31 Military assistance to Ukraine is provided by eight international coalitions, each of which includes 14 to 21 countries. The details were reported by the Ministry of Defense.
16:58 Since the beginning of the day, 100 combat clashes have occurred on the front. The situation remains difficult and tense. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the details in a report as of 16:00.
15:58 The Cabinet of Ministers has amended the Procedure for booking military personnel for the period of mobilization and wartime. In particular, priests can now be booked. This is evidenced by the resolution of December 26, 2024, No. 1498.
15:33 As a result of the HIMARS strike on the Russian headquarters in the Zaporizhia region, not only officers were eliminated. The Russians also lost 150 soldiers.
15:29 In Kharkiv Oblast, 39 searches were conducted at employees of district TCCs and VVKs who are involved in a case of falsifying documents to evade mobilization. The National Police reported details .
15.09 There are currently more than 900 fire groups in Ukraine, of which about 500 are mobile fire groups, the rest are stationary. This was reported by the commander of the National Guard, Oleksandr Pivnenko.
14.55 Soldiers of the Third Separate Assault Brigade captured Russians who turned out to be subscribers to the Ukrainian brigade’s Telegram channel.
14.00 Ukrainian counterintelligence officers have exposed a Russian GRU agent network and prevented large-scale sabotage at Ukrzaliznytsia facilities. The SBU has established that a Russian agent was preparing a homemade braking device - a "shoe" - capable of causing an accident on a train with ammunition.
12:59 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has codified and approved for use in the troops the ground robotic complex (GRC) Ravlik, a completely Ukrainian development.
12:31 Almost half of Ukrainians (45%) believe that Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election brings peace closer. This is evidenced by the results of a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.
12:04 A wounded DPRK soldier captured by Ukrainian troops died on Friday. This was reported by the Yonhap agency , citing the National Intelligence Service of South Korea (NIS).
11:53 The Security Service and the National Police detained two Russian agents "hot on the trail" who committed a contract terrorist attack in Berdichev, Zhytomyr region, on December 24. This was reported by the press service of the SBU.
10:56 Ukrainian military carried out a special operation and killed three officers of the leadership of the Russian occupation forces in the Zaporizhia region. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate.
10:27 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky held a final annual meeting on issues of training military personnel. According to him, the training of military personnel will last two months.
9:45 In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russians are building defensive structures at the Saki airfield to protect against attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was reported by the ATESH partisan movement.
ATESH agents conducted reconnaissance of the military air base near the settlement of Novofedorovka. The presence of special equipment and construction work was recorded, indicating that the occupiers were trying to build protective structures for aircraft.
The partisans recorded the exact number and types of aircraft stationed at the airfield, and the air defense systems covering them. All the information collected was passed on to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:20 On the night of December 27, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 24 Shahed-type strike UAVs and other types of drones. 13 drones were destroyed, and another 11 did not reach their targets.
8:31 Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured the first North Korean soldier during military operations in the Kursk region.
South Korea's National Intelligence Service has confirmed the capture of a wounded North Korean soldier by Ukrainian forces, the first such incident.
8:20 Over the past 24 hours, 171 combat clashes have been recorded at the front. In the Pokrovsky direction, the defenders stopped 42 assault and offensive actions by the Russians.
Missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit ten areas of concentration of enemy personnel and military equipment, destroyed one command post, one enemy artillery system and one other important enemy facility.
7:40 As of December 27, the total combat losses of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory were approximately 782,510 people (+1,650 per day).
7:28 The Russian Navy put one Kalibrov carrier ship on combat duty in the Black Sea with a total salvo of up to four missiles.
05:28 US President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring European countries to increase aid to Ukraine. At the same time, he is signaling that security assistance from the US, Ukraine's largest supporter, will decrease. This is stated in an article in The Washington Post.
The idea is that Ukraine is a European responsibility, not an American one. So it is up to the European countries to decide the appropriate level of support — and to come up with the funds from under their couch cushions or wherever so long as it is a source that is not the American taxpayer.
01:00 Russian military attacked Zaporizhia with a ballistic missile. Local authorities reported a strike on the region's industrial infrastructure. The extent of the destruction is being determined. Preliminary, there are no casualties.
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[Korrespondent] Since the beginning of the day, 158 armed clashes have occurred on the front.
The enemy carried out 37 air strikes on Ukrainian territory (using, in particular, 43 KAB), used 808 kamikaze drones to destroy them, and also carried out more than 4,300 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
There have been 158 combat clashes on the front since the beginning of the day. The situation in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhovsk directions remained hot today, the enemy is also active in the Limansk, Vremivsk directions and Kurshchina. This is stated in the General Staff report on Friday, December 27.
In the Kharkov direction, the enemy attacked twice near Volchansk.
According to preliminary estimates, Ukrainian defenders have killed and wounded 72 occupiers in this area today, as well as destroyed a tank, two artillery systems, an anti-tank weapon, four vehicles, three communications equipment and 29 UAVs, and also significantly damaged an armored combat vehicle and nine vehicles.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance toward our positions near Petropavlovka and Lozovaya five times during the day. Four enemy attacks were repelled by the Defense Forces. The battle is currently ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the enemy attacked 20 times in the areas of Pervomayskoye, Novoyegorovka, Nadezhda, Terny, Torskoye, Zarechny, Dibrov and in the Serebryansky forest. Our soldiers repelled the attacks of the occupiers.
In the Seversky direction, the occupiers tried to advance forward four times in the Belogorovka area and in the direction of Vyemka, but were rebuffed.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the activity of the occupiers since the beginning of the day amounted to five combat clashes. Assault actions took place near Vremenny Yar, Belaya Gora and Stupochki.
In the Toretsk direction, our troops repelled ten enemy attacks near Toretsk and Shcherbinovka. All attacks were stopped.
Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has tried 52 times to penetrate our defenses in the Pokrovsk direction in the areas of Mirolyubovka, Luch, Vozdvizhenka, Lisovka, Dachensky, Novy Trud, Shevchenko, Novozavetovka, Novovasilovka and Volkovoye. We received a tough rebuff from our defenders.
According to preliminary information, today our soldiers neutralized 382 occupiers in this direction, 196 of them irretrievably. Four cars, a combat armored vehicle, a Murom-M surveillance system, an electronic warfare system, seven communications systems, a Lancet UAV and a motorcycle were destroyed.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the enemy attacked our positions 18 times. The greatest activity was shown in the areas of Petropavlovka, Slavyanka, Dachnoye and Kurakhovoye, where the Ukrainian defenders repelled all attacks.
In the Vremivsky direction, our troops stopped 17 enemy attacks near Konstantinopolskoye, Razliv, Novy Komar and Novodarovka.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy continues to try to dislodge our units from their positions, where two unsuccessful assaults on Ukrainian soldiers' positions were carried out within 24 hours.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled 22 offensive actions by the invaders. Russian aviation carried out 15 strikes, using 18 guided aerial bombs on its territory.
The General Staff recognized the soldiers of the 79th separate airborne assault Tavricheskaya brigade, the 93rd separate mechanized brigade Kholodny Yar and the 414th separate brigade of unmanned aerial systems for their effective and professional combat work.
Let us recall that from February 24, 2022 to December 27, 2024, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 782,510 people (+1,650 per day)
Let us add that recently the Ukrainian Air Force carried out a high-precision strike on a military-industrial complex facility in the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation.
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[EngMilRu] From 21 to 27 December 2024, the Russian Armed Forces delivered one mass and 37 group strikes by precision weaponry and unmanned aerial vehicles, thus inflicting fire damage on energy facilities that ensured operation of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots, POL bases, workshops, storage areas, UAV launch sites, and UAV training centres. Temporary deployment areas of AFU units, nationalist formations, and foreign mercenaries were also hit.
Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to eliminate AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, three air assault brigades of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and four territorial defence brigades. In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted losses on units of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.
Over the past week in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces, the AFU losses amounted to more than 2,450 troops, 11 tanks, including U.S.-made Abrams and German-made Leopard tanks, 13 infantry fighting vehilces, including German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle, and five U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 13 armoured personnel carriers, including two U.S.-made M-113 and one Stryker armoured personnel carriers as well as 44 other armoured fighting vehicles. 69 motor vehicles, 25 field artillery guns, and nine electronic warfare stations were eliminated.
As a result of active operations, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Lozovaya, Zagryzovo (Kharkov region), and Ivanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, two airmobile brigades, and two territorial defence brigades.
Twenty-five counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 3,080 troops, three tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, three armoured personnel carriers, including two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, 38 motor vehicles, and 53 field artillery guns, including 24 Western-made guns. Eight electronic warfare stations and four ammunition depots were wiped out.
As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Gigant and Ostrovskogo (Donetsk People's Republic).
Strikes were delivered at formations of four mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, two assault brigades, two airmobile brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.
Over the past week, the AFU losses amounted to more than 1,970 troops, three armoured personnel carriers, including one UK-made Spartan and one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, three armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, 22 field artillery guns, including seven U.S.-made guns, as well as eight ammunition depots.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of the enemy's defences and liberated Krasnoye and Novy Trud (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on units of seven mechanised brigades, two motorised infantry brigades, one assault brigade, one infantry brigade, two jaeger brigades of the AFU, two naval infantry brigades, two territorial defence brigades, two national guard brigades, and one assault brigade of the National Police of Ukraine.
In addition, 76 counterattacks of the enemy were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 3,815 troops, six tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, six infantry fighting vehicles, seven armoured personnel carriers, including one M-1117 and four M-113 combat vehicles made in the USA, and 11 other armoured fighting vehicles, including five Western-made armoured fighting vehicles. 42 motor vehicles and 26 field artillery guns were eliminated.
As a result of active operations, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Storozhevoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian units inflicted losses on formations of one motorised infantry brigade, three mechanised brigades of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade. Six counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,140 troops, 16 motor vehicles, 22 field artillery guns, including four self-propelled artillery systems and 155mm howitzers manufactured by NATO countries.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and defeated manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one air assault brigade of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 455 troops, 22 motor vehicles, and 16 field artillery guns. Eight electronic warfare stations and three field ammunition depots were destroyed. Over the course of the past week, 51 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered in the line of contact.
Air defence units shot down four UK-made Storm Shadow air-based cruise missiles, one Neptune long-range guided missile, two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 31 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 496 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 38,648 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,057 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,043 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,584 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, and four territorial defence brigades of the AFU close to Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Goncharovka, Guyevo, Kolmakov, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nikolayevka, Russkoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, and Kiyanitsa in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 600 troops, four tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, four armoured personnel carriers, 24 armoured fighting vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, seven artillery guns, including one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and six mortars.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 44,570 troops, 259 tanks, 199 infantry fighting vehicles, 141 armoured personnel carriers, 1,345 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,211 motor vehicles, 332 artillery guns, 42 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 82 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 28 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, seven armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:10 In the Krasnoarmeysk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are in a critical situation in several areas.
Military expert Yuri Kotenok reports that between the villages of Novovasilyevka and Novoelizavetovka, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are pushing west.
According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to contain the advance of Russian attack aircraft.
“The Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating to a defensive line in front of the Dnepropetrovsk region,” he writes in his blog.
17:26 Artillerymen of the "Center" group of forces destroyed a stronghold and a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Krasnoarmeysk direction –Ministry of Defense.
The fire was conducted from a closed firing position at a range of about 10 km. The artillerymen fired several volleys, as a result of which they destroyed the strong point and eliminated the enemy infantry.
16:39 Information is coming in about the release of Dachensky, who is lying on the highway to Krasnoarmeysk,reportswar correspondent Timofey Ermakov.
15:47 Ambulance attacked Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region. The operator clearly saw what the target was in front of him and directed the drone straight at the car.
15:23 Russian Army actually went out onto the Pokrovsk-Dnepr highway, - deputy of the Druzhkovka Ukrainian city council Dovbnya.
He noted that cutting the road would be a “very strong blow” to the Ukrainian Defense Forces and humanitarian missions operating there.
15:09 Drone drivers continue to deal with enemy equipment - Ministry of Defense.
An FPV drone crew from the North group of forces destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank in the Khar'kov region.
14:04 “The last line before the Dnipropetrovsk region”: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are being pulled back to the border of the region, —states soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Flour".
12:23 War Chronicle:
"A video of an alleged strike by Russian FPV drones on fiber optics on Ukrainian Armed Forces transport in Kursk Oblast is being actively discussed. Much has already been said about the effectiveness of drones, but attention should be paid to something else in this video.
Civilian transport used by the Ukrainian army is becoming increasingly difficult to use for its intended purpose. Apparently, a pickup truck was trying to pull out a minibus stuck in the mud, as a result of which both vehicles and people were in the open for a long time and were discovered from the air.
Obviously, not the most severe off-road conditions have long been a problem for both sides. However, for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk Oblast, the supply problem is critical, since the longer it is necessary to maintain a presence on the territory of the Russian Federation, the more supplies, rotations, and everything else are needed."
11:23 Tankers cover the enemy with dense fire –Ministry of Defense
Crews of T-80BVM tanks of the Dnepr group of forces suppressed the firing points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia region.
The target coordinates were obtained from drone operators conducting reconnaissance in the tank unit's area of ??responsibility.
11:00 Investigative Committee in absentia accused former heads of the Ukrainian presidential administration Rainin and Bogdan in connection with the deaths of 123 people in the DPR.
From August 2016 to February 2020, they successively held this position and were members of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The militants under their control shelled populated areas of Donbas, which led to the death and injury of civilians.
10:12 Crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Tula paratroopers destroyed accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in the border areas of the Kursk region.
10:00 Ministry of Defense:
He could not remain indifferent to the events that were taking place. Aleksandr Ershov, a serviceman of the assault unit, went to the front at the call of his heart and proved himself to be a fearless and courageous warrior. He was awarded two Orders of Courage and the Medal "For Bravery".
In this short video, he tells a little about himself and how he received his first award. Then, five stormtroopers in the group that Alexander led took an enemy stronghold and held it for nine days until the main forces arrived.
9:45 Ministry of Defense: Drone Masters Are Back on Top
The FPV strike drone crews of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed a stronghold and mortar position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kurakhovsky direction.
9:02 Consequences of attacks on the enemy rear with gliding bombs –PHOTO.
8:14 The Ukrainian occupation administration reports that the industrial infrastructure of occupied Zaporizhia was damaged as a result of a night strike.
8:07 Ministry of Defense:
Over the course of the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. Five UAVs were shot down over the territory of the Bryansk region, three over the territory of the Kursk region, two over the territories of the Belgorod and Tula regions, and one over the territory of the Astrakhan region.
8:01 Changes to map for 12/26/2024
Overall results:
+ 30.04 km²
– 0 km²
Total: 30.04 km²
7:30 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
— positions north of Velikaya Novoselka have been improved
— the army occupied most of Zagryzovo
— our guys have reached the Velyka Novosyolka-Gulyaipole highway
— the control zone in the area of ??the Velyka Novosyolka-Gulyaipole highway has been expanded
-promotion in the Razliv area
6:15 Ministry of Defense: So that Ugledar can return to peaceful life sooner
Ugledar was liberated two months ago, but fighting is still ongoing. The enemy is currently concentrated in forest belts. Stormtroopers of the "East" group of forces are driving Ukrainian militants as far away as possible.
The deputy battalion commander with the call sign "Boa Constrictor" spoke about how our guys deal with the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.
3:35 Explosions were also heard earlier in the Kyiv region.
[GeorgiaToday] The presidential inauguration has no legal force, so I remain the president and will continue my work. This is what everyone needs to know. Details will be revealed on Sunday,” – said Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili in an interview with the British podcast Rest Is Politics.
When asked what she plans to do on Sunday, the day scheduled for Mikheil Kavelashvili’s inauguration, the president responded that further details will be announced on Sunday.
“I cannot answer this question now because the ruling party should only learn about Sunday’s plans on Sunday itself, not beforehand. The most important thing to know about Sunday is that the presidential elections, as well as the inauguration, have no legal force. Therefore, I remain the president and continue my work. This is what everyone needs to understand. Details will be disclosed on Sunday,” the President emphasized.
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Sounds like Joe Wilson has invited Zurabishvili to Trumps inauguration and will introduce the Georgian Nightmare Non-Recognition Act, which will prohibit U.S. recognition of the illegal dictatorial regime in Georgia and recognize @Zourabichvili_ i_S as the only legitimate leader in Georgia until such a time as free and fair elections are held.
I have seen snips but can’t yet find a good English lang source. So 72hr rule in effect.
[MSN - BBC] The US has imposed sanctions on Georgia's former prime minister and billionaire founder of the Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Ivanishvili and his party had "derailed Georgia's Euro-Atlantic future", leaving it vulnerable to Russia.
Ivanishvilli is not an elected official but he has been described as the "honorary chairman" of Georgian Dream, which has spent 12 years in power.
The party claimed victory in recent elections amid allegations of fraud and swiftly announced the suspension of EU accession talks, sparking widespread protests.
Opposition MPs have been boycotting the new parliament, alleging fraud.
The inauguration of a new president - former Manchester City footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili of the People's Power party, who is seen as a Georgian Dream ally - is scheduled for two days' time.
But outgoing president Salome Zurabishvili, who is strongly pro-European, has said she will not step down until new elections are held.
"We strongly condemn Georgian Dream's actions under Ivanishvili's leadership, including its ongoing and violent repression of Georgian citizens, protestors, members of the media, human rights activists, and opposition figures," a statement from Blinken said.
Blinken accused Georgian Dream of "ongoing and violent repression" of Georgian citizens, protestors, journalists, rights activists and opposition figures", and said the party's actions had "curbed the exercise of fundamental freedoms".
"The result has left Georgia vulnerable to Russia, which continues to occupy more than 20% of Georgia's territory," he said.
US state department spokesperson Matthew Miller described Ivanishvili as the "honorary chairman" of Georgian Dream.
In November Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said his government would not seek EU accession talks until 2028, triggering ongoing protests.
Riot police have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters, who have fought back by throwing fireworks and stones.
The UK has sanctioned five other senior Georgian officials, including the interior minister, for their roles in suppressing pro-European protests.
Last month, the European Parliament backed a resolution describing the election as the latest stage in Georgia's "worsening democratic crisis".
It expressed particular concern about reports of voter intimidation, vote-buying and manipulation, and harassment of observers.
[JPost] Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan's two airports, putting them out of action temporarily, the country's cyber security agency said.
The pro-Russian hacker group Noname057(16) claimed the cyber attack on Telegram, saying Italy's "Russophobes get a well deserved cyber response".
A spokesperson for Italy's cyber security agency said it was plausible that the so-called "Distributed Denial of Service" (DDoS) attack could be linked to the pro-Russian group.
In such attacks, hackers attempt to flood a network with unusually high volumes of data traffic in order to paralyse it.
The spokesperson said the agency provided quick assistance to the institutions and firms targeted and that the attack's impact was "mitigated" in less than two hours.
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[Lloyds List/HT Insty] Listening equipment was placed on Eagle S and related tanker Swiftsea Rider to monitor Nato naval and aircraft activities, Lloyd’s List was told
Eagle S, the Russia-linked tanker suspected of damaging an underwater electricity cable on Christmas Day, was kitted out with special transmitting and receiving devices that were used to monitor naval activity, according to a source with direct involvement in the ship, which has since been detained by Finnish police
RUSSIA-LINKED dark fleet* tanker Eagle S (IMO: 9329760), seized by Finland on December 25 for damaging an undersea cable, had transmitting and receiving devices installed that effectively allowed it to become a "spy ship" for Russia, Lloyd’s List has learnt.
The hi-tech equipment on board was abnormal for a merchant ship and consumed more power from the ship’s generator, leading to repeated blackouts, a source familiar with the vessel who provided commercial maritime services to it as recently as seven months ago.
As well as Eagle S, another related tanker from the same ownership cluster, UK-sanctioned Swiftsea Rider (IMO: 9318539), also had similar equipment installed, Lloyd’s List was told.
Cook Islands-flagged Eagle S and Honduras-flagged Swiftsea Rider are two of 26 elderly Russia-linked tankers with opaque ownership structures connected to three related shipmanagers, including two sanctioned by the UK government 12 months ago for "propping up Putin’s war machine".
The sanctions-circumventing tankers were bought between 2022 and 2023 and placed under bareboat charter arrangements with Eiger Shipping, the shipping arm of Russia oil trader Litasco.
Eagle S was boarded by Finnish forces investigating sabotage of the Estlink 2 undersea cable that disrupted the supply of electricity to Estonia from Finland.
The tanker slowed and dragged its anchor around the cable around midday, December 25, Finland’s police said. Another three cables were also damaged.
The source, who declined to be identified to protect their safety, supplied at least 60 confidential documents about Eagle S to Lloyd’s List in June, including the vetting report that outlined many safety deficiencies discovered during an inspection undertaken while at anchor in Danish waters that month.
These documents, and others relating to dark fleet tankers providing confidential and private information about class, insurance, and flag, and other technical and regulatory requirements, were verified as genuine at the time.
In July, Lloyd’s List reported the serious deficiencies on Eagle S that compromised environmental and crew safety, and underscored the poor maintenance and absence of adherence to regulatory and technical standards for the wider dark fleet.
The source has since provided additional information, telling Lloyd’s List that an unauthorised person, who was not a seafarer, had been identified on board Eagle S.
They said listening and recording equipment was brought on to the 20-year-old tanker via "huge portable suitcases" along with "many laptops" that had keyboards for Turkish and Russian languages when calling at Turkiye and Russia.
The equipment was kept on the bridge or in the "monkey island", they said. The monkey island is the top-most place on the ship.
The transmitting and receiving devices were used to record all radio frequencies, and upon reaching Russia were offloaded for analysis.
"They were monitoring all Nato naval ships and aircraft," Lloyd’s List was told.
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