Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 23:15 EU leaders said that the European Union is determined to continue expanding sanctions against Russia and fight their circumvention, and also intend to continue political, financial and military support for Ukraine “so as long as necessary." They also intend to supply Ukraine with more air defense systems and speed up the delivery of 1 million ammunition. In addition, the EU wants to agree on an internal reform roadmap for further expansion of the union by the summer of 2024.
In turn, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna said that Ukraine will begin negotiations on the next steps to join the EU on Monday, December 18. And advisor to the Prime Minister of Hungary, Balazs Orbán, said that about 70 more unanimous votes of the European Council will be needed before Ukraine joins the EU.
22:42 Scholz suggested that Orban leave the room during the voting for the decision on Ukraine, writes Politico. According to two officials, Scholz told Orban in the presence of other leaders that if he really did not want to agree, he could leave the room so that EU leaders could make a unanimous decision in his absence. At the same time, one of the European officials clarified that this proposal was not spontaneous, but was agreed upon during preliminary discussions.
22:28 The Russians fired artillery at the center of Kherson - one person was killed, one was wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.
22:23 The US Senate postponed its recess in order to vote again on the bill with assistance to Ukraine. The vote will take place next week, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said. Republican representative John Thune announced progress in negotiations.
22:19 The UK is introducing an embargo on the export of a number of dual-use goods to Russia, including machine parts and electronics, the government said. In addition, London prohibits the import of certain Russian metals, including a law banning the import of Russian diamonds.
22:06 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with his Moldovan colleague Maia Sandu against the backdrop of the European Council’s decision to approve the start of negotiations on accession to the EU for Kyiv and Chisinau: “We congratulated each other with today's decision of the European Council. This is our common victory. Let's move into the EU together."
21:58 The European Council decided to begin negotiations on accession to the EU with Ukraine and Moldova. The opening of negotiations requires the consent of all EU leaders, including Hungary, which opposed it until the very end. About how we managed to achieve a historic decision, see the materialVictory in Brussels.
21:24 The Air Force clarified that today Russia fired three Kh-47M2 Dagger air-launched air-launched missiles at Ukraine from three MiG-31K aircraft from the airspace of the Tula region in the direction Kyiv and Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitsky region. One missile was destroyed in the Kyiv region.
“Of course, we do not comment on the consequences of hits/non-hits by enemy missiles in the Khmelnitsky region,” the Air Force command added. They also noted that only ten minutes passed from the moment the air raid was announced to the strikes in central Ukraine. Several more enemy targets are likely imitated by enemy electronic warfare. The Air Force explained that it is impossible to immediately determine whether it is a real Dagger or a so-called false target.
20:31 On Thursday, December 14, the alarm was declared four times in Ukraine due to the takeoff of the Russian MiG-31K fighter. During the second and third alerts, the Air Force reported missile launches. Read more in the materialFour alarms in a day.
20:05 Orban left the hall when EU leaders voted to begin negotiations on Ukraine's membership, The Guardian writes. Orban himself later said that Hungary was not involved in the decision to start negotiations with Ukraine on EU membership and still considers it a “bad decision.”
19:56 Zelensky called “a victory for Ukraine” decision of the European Council to begin negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.
19:42 Zelensky said that he held a meeting with the command of the US Army in Europe and Africa in Wiesbaden, Germany. We discussed the work of the Security Assistance Group of Ukraine, ensuring logistics for the supply of ammunition and military equipment, its repair and maintenance.
19:38 The EU Council decided to begin negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the European Union, said the President of the European Council Charles Michel. The EU executive will now begin technical work to prepare for the accession process, which includes drawing up plans and checking the level of European legislation in parallel with the completion of future reforms.
19:34 A Kinzhal aeroballistic missile was shot down over Kiev today, said Air Force Speaker Yuriy Ignat.
19:12 The House of Representatives supported the draft US defense budget with a total volume of 886 billion dollars, which provides 300 million to help Ukraine counter Russian aggression. Now the document will be sent to Biden for signature .
18:01 Germany handed over to Ukraine the second Patriot air defense system and missiles for it, the country’s government reported. Also in the new package are nine Bandvagn 206 tracked all-terrain vehicles, almost 7,400 ammunition for 155 mm artillery, three unmanned mine clearance vehicles, 14 drone detection systems, eight trucks, etc.
17:53 The Romanian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador to protest him over the fall of drone debris. “We condemn these continuous Russian airstrikes against the Ukrainian civilian population and civilian infrastructure, which are war crimes and must be stopped immediately,” the Romanian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
17:35 A Bundeswehr colonel, who headed the German security department, is being tried in Berlin for selling secret intelligence information about Ukraine to Russia for 800 thousand euros, writes Reuters. He is accused of treason and disclosing state secrets, key intelligence about the war in Ukraine. The intelligence officer faces life imprisonment.
17:28 Zelensky arrived in Germany on an unannounced visit, Bild writes, citing local police. The Ukrainian president flew to Frankfurt am Main and immediately upon arrival went to Wiesbaden, where the American headquarters of military assistance to Ukraine is located.
Meanwhile, Politico writes, citing sources, that Zelensky wanted to personally attend the EU summit, but EU leaders at the last moment decided not to invite him, fearing Orban’s reaction.
17:07 Putin on today’s “direct line” ignored real questions from the population, but unwittingly confirmed the losses of the Russian army. More details in the materialArmy losses and double.
17:00 Today Russia attacked the Khmelnytsky region twice: one explosion occurred in the Starokonstaninovsky community, the second in the Mirolubnensky community of the Khmelnytsky district. According to preliminary information, no injuries or destruction were recorded in either case, said Sergei Tyurin, deputy head of the OVA.
The head of the Kyiv Air Force, Ruslan Kravchenko, also reported that as a result of the missile attack, there were no casualties in the area, no hits to civilian infrastructure, and no falling debris from downed targets was recorded.
16:49 Air Force Speaker Yuri Ignat said that they would not inform about the results of the air defense work on Daggers: “Let the enemy draw his own conclusions.” Let's not feed them information."
16:20 Russia struck Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitsky region, with an aeroballistic missile Kinzhal, said Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat. Information about the consequences and victims is being clarified.
15:58 In Voronezh, Russia, on December 12, an explosion occurred on the territory of the Rosneft oil depot, after which a fire started there. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the fuel tank was blown up by “unknown opponents of the Putin regime.” To hide the fact of sabotage and their own inability to ensure security at critical facilities, local authorities announced alleged “exercises of the Ministry of Emergency Situations” units. right next to the fuel tank.
15:21 The Russian army fired at an apartment building in Antonovka, Kherson region, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. In addition, one person was injured as a result of the morning shelling of Kherson.
15:16 Five more Ukrainian children were returned from the occupied territories, said the head of the Kherson OVA, Alexander Prokudin. According to him, two children were taken out with their families, three more were children “from the category of those who found themselves in difficult life circumstances.”
15:07 During a night Russian drone attack on port infrastructure on the Danube in the Odessa region, one of the downed UAVs fell on the territory of Romania, the country’s Ministry of Defense said. According to the agency, the drone left a crater 1.5 meters deep near the village of Grinda, located about 8 km from the Ukrainian port of Reni. F-16 fighters and Eurfighter military aircraft were flown into Romanian airspace. An investigation has been launched into the incident.
14:59 Estonia announced another package of military assistance to Ukraine worth 80 million euros. It will include Javelin anti-tank systems, ammunition, machine guns, land and water (boats) transport, diving equipment, etc.
14:06 The prosecutor's office began an investigation into the video material published by Radio Liberty journalists. According to preliminary data, Russian military personnel in the Zaporozhye direction used Ukrainian prisoners of war as human shields. Journalists received a video from a drone, which shows how a group of Russian army soldiers leads three prisoners forward, and fires behind them.
13:58 Zelensky spoke at a meeting of the European Council this morning, a European Pravda correspondent reports from Brussels. The publication notes that this body includes only the leaders of EU states, but the President of the European Council has the authority to individually invite guests to the meeting. According to the EP, the possibility of a personal visit by Zelensky was previously considered, but the EU did not confirm this possibility.
13:52 Shoigu has appointed a new commander of the missile cruiser Moscow destroyed by Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports, citing an order from the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation marked “for official use.” According to the document dated September 10, 2022, Andrei Savateev became the new commander of the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Ukrainian forces destroyed the cruiser Moscow in April 2022.
13:07 The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, on the wanted list. In April, a Moscow court arrested Budanov in absentia for “creating a terrorist community.” and "storage of weapons and explosives". Russian media assumed that this was an explosion on the Kerch Bridge.
12:36 617 thousand Russian troops are currently at war in Ukraine, Putin said.
12:03 While Putin is talking on the direct line about “successes in the Northern Military District,” “inconvenient questions” appear on the screen, which the Russian president ignores. Public pages also write about a hacker attack on the Kremlin website.
11:48 Putin said on a direct line that the goals and objectives of the war in Ukraine have not changed: “There will be peace when we achieve our goals, they do not change - this denazification, demilitarization, neutral status of Ukraine." He also stated that “at the core, Russians and Ukrainians are one people.” The head of Krem claims that Russia allegedly “has been trying for decades to build normal relations with Ukraine,” and that what is now happening in relations with Ukraine “looks like a civil war.” At the same time, he called Odessa a “Russian city.”
According to Putin, in the “special operation zone” There are currently 244 thousand mobilized, but there will be no second wave of mobilization, since there is no such need. He claims that 1.5 thousand people sign up to volunteer every day, and since the beginning of the year 486 thousand people have been recruited in this way.
11:29 Russia, on the eve of the presidential elections, has intensified repression against Ukrainians in the occupied territories, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. In particular, those who do not want to receive Russian passports are denied medical and social assistance, and are deprived of access to electricity and water supply.
Punitive and repressive groups conduct systematic searches of the private premises of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. In addition, the Russians are trying to block all possible communication channels and access to information. Thus, in order to obtain permission and the opportunity to use the mobile Internet, Ukrainians under occupation must turn to providers controlled by the Russians. These companies inject unknown codes into people's phones, which may indicate a hidden installation of spyware.
11:14 Russian publics report that at night drones attacked military bases in Alabino and Podolsk in the Moscow region, as well as the Volodarsk oil depot. All drones were allegedly shot down. Ukrainian media write, citing sources, that this was a special operation by the GUR.
11:10 Orban, before the EU summit, which will take place on December 14-15, again opposed the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union: “We established seven conditions that accompanied candidate status Ukraine. And according to the European Commission, three out of seven have not been implemented. There is no reason to discuss anything, it makes sense to return to this when Ukraine has completed everything.”
10:58 In "LPR" so-called "elections" President of Russia will last three weeks, said the head of the Lugansk OVA Artem Lysogor. So, early “voting” will last from February 25 to March 14, and during March 15-17 it will be possible to “vote” remotely by taking part in an electronic “expression of will.”
“In the cities and villages of the occupied Luhansk region, where there has been no Internet for a year and a half, this will be difficult to do, but people will cope if they are ordered. Otherwise, they will come to their home, because a form of door-to-door voting is allowed,” added Lysogor. In addition, according to him, the list of documents for participation in elections has been expanded. In particular, you can cast a vote without having a Russian passport, but by presenting a document replacing it. For example, the recommended list of documents for voting posted on the website of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation includes a passport of a citizen of the USSR, model 1974.
10:39 European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet for a working breakfast with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to again try to convince him to change his mind about decisions on Ukraine, Politico writes, citing sources.
10:00 Zelensky’s third visit to Washington during the war was intended to get Congress to allocate a new package of military assistance. After meeting with the Ukrainian president, Biden said his administration would continue to help Kyiv, but warned that options were running out due to a lack of additional funding approved by Congress. And it looks like Congress won’t approve anything this year. Read more in the materialUnited States still without money.
09:33 Commander of the Joint Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Sergei Naev visited the border areas of the Chernihiv region and showed how the lines and positions of the first and second defense lines are set up in the most dangerous directions. “If the threat grows, additional forces will arrive at the prepared lines and we will be ready to adequately respond to any development of the situation,” Naev added. In the video, in particular, you can see how “dragon teeth” are installed.
08:56 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of December 14:
personnel - about 342,800 (+1300) people,
tanks - 5692 (+10),
armored combat vehicles - 10,616 (+22),
artillery systems - 8088 (+12),
MLRS - 920 (+1),
air defense systems - 605 (+0),
aircraft - 324 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6206 (+33),
cruise missiles - 1606 (+10),
ships/boats - 22 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,675 (+13),
special equipment - 1185 (+9).
08:37 Late in the evening of December 13, the Russians fired an S-300 missile at the village of Mirolyubovka, Kherson region - one person was killed, information about other victims is being clarified, the prosecutor's office reported. Private houses and an educational institution were damaged, and the building of a local outpatient clinic was partially destroyed. According to OVA, over the previous 24 hours in the region one person was killed and another was injured from Russian shelling.
08:23 Over the past 24 hours, 120 military clashes took place at the front,the General Staff reported in the morning report . In particular, in the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 29 attacks east of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and another 28 attacks south of Severny, Pervomaisky and Nevelskoye, Donetsk region. In the Kupyansky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 21 enemy attacks in the Sinkovka area and two more attacks east of Petropavlovka, Kharkov region; in Maryinsky - 19 attacks in the Novomikhailovka and Krasnohorivka areas of the Donetsk region.
In addition, in the Liman direction, Ukrainian forces repelled enemy attacks in the Serebryansky forestry area of the Lugansk region and east of Ternov, Donetsk region; on Bakhmutsky - near Ivanovsky, Andreevka and Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - near Rabotino and west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region.
08:12 In Odessa, as a result of falling debris from downed drones, a dormitory was damaged, 11 people were injured, including three children, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA. In addition to the hostel, 11 more buildings were damaged. After the attack in Odessa, the Russians launched more than 20 attack drones against port infrastructure in the Izmail region. The storage facilities were damaged, but no people were injured.
07:24 Air defense in the evening and at night destroyed 41 of 42 attack UAVs Shahed-136/131, which Russia attacked from three directions: Balaklava, Chauda in Crimea and Primorsko-Akhtarsk . The main direction of attack is the Odessa region. In addition, at night the enemy fired six S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the occupied territories of the Kherson region in the direction of the Nikolaev and Kherson regions.
06:10 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that at night air defense systems allegedly destroyed and intercepted nine “Ukrainian drones” over the territories of Kaluga and Moscow regions.
05:56 NATO increased its civilian and military budgets for 2024 by 18.2% and 12% - to 438.1 million euros and 2.03 billion euros, respectively.
The US Senate also adopted the country's defense budget for the 2024 fiscal year for a record amount of $886 billion, Reuters reports. The bill passed with significant support from both Democrats and Republicans. The document, among other things, talks about the creation of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Assistance to Ukraine. The legislation would also expand through 2024 the U.S. president's authority to provide or lease defense items to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, refused to support the Senate Democratic leader's call to extend both chambers by a week to pass additional funding, particularly for Ukraine. The White House called this a rejection of steps vital to US national security.
“As you heard from the President yesterday, the American people will not turn their backs on Ukraine and its fight for freedom against tyranny. But Speaker Johnson said that the House of Representatives will end its work tomorrow without agreeing on border issues, without funding for Israel, without funding for urgent needs for Ukraine... The world is watching the actions of Republicans in Congress. Moscow, Beijing and Tehran are all watching. House Republicans should not go home for the holidays when they need to take vital steps to keep the United States and the world safe,” White House Speaker Karine Jean-Pierre said.
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[KavkazUzel] Security forces detained three of four people in Armenia who are suspected of breaking into the home of Russian blogger Yulia Maksimovskaya and shaved her. The fourth member of the group is wanted, investigators said.
As “Caucasian Knot” wrote, on December 9, the Investigative Committee of Armenia announced the criminal prosecution and arrest of two Russian citizens who staged a row on the streets Yerevan. Arrested blogger Yulia Maksimovskaya (Finesse) told investigators that after publishing a video of the brawl, vigilantes burst into her home and forcibly shaved her. A criminal case was initiated under the article on group hooliganism. On December 12, Maksimovskaya was hospitalized with injuries after falling from a toilet window at a police station. A criminal case has been opened regarding an attempt to escape, investigators reported.
On December 9, security forces in Yerevan detained two foreign citizens, including Yulia Maksimovskaya, on suspicion of hooliganism and damage to property. This was preceded by the publication of a video in which the girl apologized to the Armenian people for the brawl on the streets of Yerevan with the words: “A grave for Ramzan Kadyrov.”
Law enforcement officers detained three of the four people who broke into the house of Russian blogger Yulia Maksimovskaya, who started a brawl in the center of Yerevan, press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs Narek Sargsyan said.
“Any lynching, any vendetta is an equally illegal action, and this must be given a legal assessment with consequences,” Sargsyan said.
The Investigative Committee refused to provide details about the detainees due to the fact that an investigation is underway.
Let us recall, according to the investigation, Russian citizens "K.A. and Yu.M.,” showing clear disrespect for society, caused damage to a fast food outlet, threw fruit at an employee and crushed flowers at a flower shop.
The video of the rowdy Russian blogger would have gone unnoticed, if not for the negative sentiment in Armenian society towards Russian politics, says sociologist Nona Melkonyan. The scandal will be quickly forgotten if no artificial attempts are made to “warm it up,” noted political observer Hakob Badalyan.
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[RedStar] December 17 can be considered the birthday of the Russian nuclear submarine fleet.
by Julia Kozak
It was on this day 65 years ago that the acceptance certificate for the first Soviet nuclear submarine of Project 627 was signed. Its development was kept in total secrecy. Not only the townspeople, but also the plant workers did not know what was being built on the stocks. On the eve of the anniversary, we collected memories of eyewitnesses involved in such a significant event in the history of the country.
On September 24, 1955, in the assembly and slipway shop No. 42 of the shipyard of the city, which was then called Molotovsk, the first submarine in the USSR with a nuclear power plant, the K-3 Leninsky Komsomol, was laid down. It inherited its name from the diesel submarine M-106 of the Northern Fleet of the same name, which died in one of the military campaigns in 1943.
This is how the designer of the Malachite SPMBM B.K. remembers it.
Razletov: “Construction was planned at a specially organized autonomous shipyard. For this purpose, work was urgently carried out on the construction of a workshop - a slipway, areas for assembling hull structures, a launching complex and auxiliary production facilities on the basis of the previously begun and mothballed construction of a workshop for the assembly of turret installations for battleships and cruisers - workshop No. 42 in the 1940s.
This is what the designer of the SPMBM recalled “ Malachite" V.A. Ostapenko: “It required the utmost concentration of knowledge, intelligence, experience, intuition and, finally, civic courage to take these first steps, to take them in the right direction, because they determined not only the appearance of the submarine, but also the future of the Navy, and perhaps and the fate of the country.
"The development was kept in total secrecy. The circle of engineering and technical workers involved in the construction of the order was strictly limited, and literally 10 people supervised the construction of the submarine. At the same time, the team had not worked together before - the best factory specialists were gathered from the plant especially for the new project.– For the first time, high-strength steel AK-25 was used for the durable hull and structures.
Certain conditions during the design of individual components imposed special requirements on its welding,” shared his memories of Sevmash shipbuilding engineer, participant in the construction of the 1st nuclear submarine L.G. Shmigelsky.
Especially for the construction of K-3, the Institute of Metallurgy and Welding of the industry developed high-strength steel of a new grade.
The K-3 Leninsky Komsomol submarine was on the Navy lists until 1988—for three whole decades. During this time she made five trips to military service
By the way, not only the townspeople, but even the plant workers did not know what was being built on the stocks.
– During the construction of the first nuclear submarine, unprecedented secrecy measures were taken. All working drawings of the hull were classified as “secret”. Technological operations related to the ship’s hull were encrypted, said Sevmash shipbuilding engineer and participant in the construction of the 1st nuclear submarine L.G. Shmigelsky.
Even the factory workers themselves had no idea what the submarine would look like in the end - each group was engaged in a separate task.
From the memoirs of a specialist of the 4th department of Sevmash, participant in the construction of the 1st nuclear submarine R.A.
Anufrieva: “We didn’t know what project we were working on. And you couldn’t even ask anyone, much less take notes. Many types of documentation were developed for the first time. And according to the drawings, this ship was unusual. The highlight of Lenin Komsomol was in the energy sector. Only two people worked on the technology of the steam generating plant: Robert Krylov and me. Due to extreme secrecy, no other people were allowed into this area. Director Evgeniy Egorov was reported every day on how things were going on the construction of the nuclear submarine.”
– We built the first nuclear submarine with all responsibility. As a foreman, I knew: if I gave a task, then it must be completed. Under any circumstances, at any time. The production culture at the plant is the highest,” said the foreman of fitters at Sevmash workshop 42, a participant in the construction of the 1st nuclear submarine L.A., about the events of those days. Panov.
Those few who were involved in the removal of the ship from the workshop in 1957 recall that it was “quietly”, but solemnly. The event also took place in the strictest secrecy. They tried to camouflage the nuclear submarine as much as possible: they stretched canvas over the deckhouse, and covered all protruding parts with plywood. The number of those present at the ceremony was extremely limited: few could see the triumph of Soviet military shipbuilding.
On July 3, 1958, the boat was presented for sea trials.
– Our first nuclear-powered ship the power plant demonstrated excellent qualities in all respects; it was designed, as they say now, at the level of world standards,” noted the designer of the Malachite SPMBM V.Ya. Babivsky.
In the acceptance certificate, the government commission noted that the first domestic nuclear submarine “is the largest scientific and engineering achievement in the field of underwater shipbuilding.” They named the nuclear-powered icebreaker K-3, and later a proper name arose - “Leninsky Komsomol.”
From the memoirs of the foreman of fitters of workshop 42 of Sevmash L.A. Panova: “One of the main characteristics of the first nuclear submarine is its increased diving depth compared to diesel-electric submarines. The ship's testing program included diving to a depth unattainable for that time—300 meters. This was a serious test of strength.”
Leninsky Komsomol was transferred to the fleet on December 17, 1958. And very soon the first nuclear submarine in the Soviet Union showed what it was capable of. Already in 1959, she began regular navigation under the ice - first under the edge, and then under serious pack ice, eventually reaching the North Pole.
In 178 hours, she covered 1,294 miles underwater and three times - on July 15, 18 and 19 - it surfaced almost exactly at the pole.
This was not just an achievement, so Soviet submariners confirmed that Arctic ice would not become an obstacle for Soviet submarines: a retaliatory nuclear strike on If necessary, the territory of a potential enemy can be attacked even from the top of the Earth. The means for this already existed: the first underwater launch of the first Soviet sea-based ballistic missile was carried out a little less than two years before the K-3 surfaced at the North Pole - on September 10, 1960.
Upon returning from the trip, the crew of the submarine was personally greeted on the shore by Nikita Khrushchev. And for the NATO countries, the news that K-3 reached the Pole came as an unpleasant surprise: the parity that was broken in March 1959 was restored, when the world's first ascent to the pole was made by the American boat Skate, confirming a new threat to the USSR.The first domestic nuclear submarine occupied, and even today occupies a special place in history Russian fleet. She became the founder of the nuclear missile submarine fleet in the country.
This is the force that became the guarantor of preventing the use of nuclear weapons, because it provided an inevitable response to any aggressor.The K-3 Leninsky Komsomol submarine was on the Navy lists until 1988 - for three whole decades. During this time, she made five trips to military service. While at sea for a total of 14,115 running hours, the submarine traveled 128,443 miles, that is, it circled the Earth along the equator almost six times!
The historical event occurred during the third long-distance voyage of K-3, which took place on July 11–21, 1962. The main goal of the crew was to confirm that the submarine and similar ships are capable of long voyages under the ice. In addition, Soviet sailors had to pass the North Pole point underwater and rise from under the ice to the surface. All tasks were completed successfully.
On December 23, the first nuclear submarine will begin a new life as the main exhibit of the Museum of Naval Glory "Isles of Forts"
“The creation of K-3 was a national task - 35 institutes, more than 20 design bureaus, about 100 industrial enterprises of the Soviet Union worked on its solution,” said Mikhail Budnichenko, general director of Sevmash Production Association. – “Sevmash” had the honor of becoming the birthplace of the first nuclear-powered ship. For our young enterprise, as well as for the entire industry as a whole, this was a revolution. In an incredibly short period of time, the first submarine powered by atomic energy was built. Thus, a huge leap was made in increasing defense capability and protecting sea borders. Since that day, the creation of nuclear submarines has become a priority task of our plant.
During its history, Sevmash has transferred 140 nuclear submarines to the country's Navy. The plant gave birth to ships that set records for underwater speed, diving depth, and underwater displacement. Nuclear-powered missile carriers, created by the shipyard's shipbuilders, have become the basis of the naval component of Russia's nuclear forces.
As for the legendary K-3, with which the country's nuclear submarine fleet began 65 years ago, on December 23 it will begin a new one life as the main exhibit of the Island of Forts Museum of Naval Glory
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems repelled five attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 60th, 115th mechanised brigades, as well as 57th Motorised Brigade near Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 Ukrainian troops, one tank, and two armoured fighting vehicles.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces repelled one attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 44th Separate Rifle Battalion close to Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 180 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, as well as one French-made CAEZAR self-propelled artillery system during the day.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled six attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 24th Mechanised, 5th assault, and 112th Territorial Defence Brigades close to Kleshcheyevka and Kirovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of the AFU 30th Mechanised, 79th and 95th Air Assault Brigades close to Kurdyumovka, Maryinka, Krasnoye, and Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 265 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
In the course of the counterbattery warfare, two 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, three 152mm Msta-B howitzers, one 122mm D-30 howitzer were eliminated.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Air Assault Brigade near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 90 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, as well as two pickup trucks.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 33rd and 65th Mechanised Brigades close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU lost up to 45 Ukrainian troops and two motor vehicles during the day.
In Kherson direction, as a result of actions of the Russian Group of Forces supported by artillery and aviation, the AFU lost up to 40 Ukrainian troops and four motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out missile artillery ammunition depots of the AFU 37th Naval Infantry Brigade and 65th Mechanised Brigade near Daryevka (Kherson region) and Volnyansk (Zaporozhye region), as well as engaged manpower and hardware in 128 areas during the day.
Air defence units intercepted three HIMARS projectiles over the past 24 hours.
In addition, 26 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down close to Belogorovka, Kremennaya (Lugansk People's Republic), Gorlovka, Maryinka (Donetsk People's Republic), Novaya Kakhovka and Tavriysk (Kherson region).
In total, 550 airplanes and 257 helicopters, 9,687 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 air defence missile systems, 14,046 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,188 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,329 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 16,288 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 December 14, 2023 to 00:00 December 15, 2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representation has recorded 5 incidents of firing from the AFU.
Information was received about the injury of five civilians in the Leninsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk
Nine residential buildings were damaged in the Leninsky district of Donetsk, Yasinovataya. No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.
The areas of two settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Leninsky, Kyiv, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out four attacks from MLRS, 155mm artillery, and an attack UAV.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
A total of 14 units of various ammunition were fired.
22:47 Front bird broadcasts: Avdeevskoe direction. district settlement Krasnogorovka 14.12 22:45
Tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck at enemy radar locations.
It is also reported that once again Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck enemy rear positions using UFABs.
22:00 Russian fighters who proudly hoisted the Russian flag over Marinka on a recently infectedvideo, told the details of the liberation of the city
The guys from the Tiger assault group of the 103rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division - comrades Supra and Gypsy - told Readovka military correspondent Maxim Dolgov about the liberation of Mar'inka in more detail. They were the ones who proudly hoisted the Russian flag and the Victory banner in the city. Subsequently, these shots attracted all the attention of the media.
“It was in the morning, I really wanted to sleep, there was terrible ice. Gypsy and I took the flags and ran. At the end of Maryinka there is a green fence, on which they hung the flag of Russia on one side and the 150th division on the other,” Supra explained.
21:05 Front bird broadcasts: Sumy region 14.12 20:20
Local telegram channels report the sound of an explosion on the outskirts of the city.
An air raid alert has been announced in the region.
20:15 New footage of the work of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in Krynki was shown -reportage.
19:35 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits message about nutrition in the NWO zone
Tasty and varied: a tank gunner with the call sign “Moor” spoke about providing food in the Northern Military District zone
Comfortable canteens are equipped for soldiers on the front line, and meals are provided three times a day. Military personnel try to prepare a variety of dishes; the preferences of all soldiers are taken into account.
“Our crews are international, there are representatives of different nationalities. Sometimes Azerbaijani cuisine is prepared, sometimes Russian. Preferences are taken into account. The portions are large, and we give two or three to anyone who needs them,” says a serviceman with the call sign “Moor.”
18:50 Front bird broadcasts: Starokonstantinov. Aerodrome. Explosion. 14.12 17:50
A Kinzhal ballistic missile hit a parking area of ??enemy aircraft.
An explosion was heard and seen.
The enemy's air defense failed.
18:15 Russian Ministry of Defense says: Another Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel chose to save their lives and surrendered
Rabotino settlement, Zaporozhye direction
Military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces spoke about the lack of proper training and indifference on the part of the Ukrainian command.
Both prisoners of war noted the good attitude of Russian military personnel and stated that they refused the exchange procedure.
17:35 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits Statement by the head of the press center of the "West" group
In the Kupyansk direction, the coordinated actions of units of the “Western” group of troops, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems repelled five attacks by assault groups of the 60th and 115th Mechanized, as well as the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ??the village of Sin'kovka, Khar'kov region.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 45 military personnel, a tank and two armored combat vehicles.
16:55 Front bird broadcasts: Kupyansk direction. district settlement Sin'kovka 14.12 16:30
It is reported that our fighters destroyed a group for evacuating damaged military equipment using the AGS-17 “Flame”.
Our guys struck while a damaged enemy tank was being transported.
15:55 Good news from the front continues:
"All. Petrovskoye (Stepovoe) in the north of Avdievka is ours.
The guys are gaining ground. This time the front is wide. There will be no attacks on the flanks. Everything was done wisely,” says the Donetsk stringer.
14:55 The front-line bird is broadcasting: Artemovsk (Bakhmut direction) district of the settlement. Kleshcheevka 14.12 14:50
The advance of our troops continues.
This time the opornik was captured from the northwestern side, not far from the village of Kleshcheevka.
Special assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces knocked out the enemy using AGS and mortars.
14:05 Front bird broadcasts: Chernigov region. 14.12 14:00
Mining of the entire northern border of the region has been reported.
In the morning there was an explosion.
Air defense did not work.
Local channels put forward a version of another unsuccessful mining.
Well, let's confirm.
13:00 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits: “The gun doesn’t let us down”: Far Eastern paratroopers crush the enemy in the Andreevka area
Artemovsk direction
– Reconnaissance units of a separate guards air assault unit from the Primorsky Territory discovered a platoon stronghold with Ukrainian nationalists holed up in it, as well as an enemy mortar that was firing harassingly at our positions.
With a precise strike, crews of 122mm D-30 howitzers destroyed infantry and suppressed an enemy mortar firing point.
12:00 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits statement by the UAV squad commander with the call sign “Kuzya” spoke about combat work in the zone of a special military operation.
UAV operators, led by a commander, adjust the work of artillery and attack drones - they conduct reconnaissance of the enemy’s targets and plans.
The squad commander notes that with drones, the effectiveness of defeating the enemy has increased significantly: “Previously, it took a lot of time to find a target, and until you saw the target with your eyes, you would not be one hundred percent sure that it was there. And now, when traces are discovered, you simply establish a long-term observation, and as soon as a target appears there, work immediately begins on it.”
“The last thing we had,” says a serviceman about one of the episodes of combat work, “was a machine gun nest, which created problems for our team. We found it, observed it, determined its operating mode, how many people were in the calculation. The target was given. And when the command gave us the go-ahead to destroy us, they struck us.”
11:20 Front bird broadcasts: Kupyansk direction. district settlement Sin kovka 14.12 11:10
Active shooter battles reported.
Our special units use heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.
Armored vehicles also provide fire support.
10:40 Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Nazis fired at civilian population of the DPR using artillery and drones.
As a result of artillery attack of a service station in the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk, a man born in 1951 was killed, seven public transport buses and three civilian cars were destroyed.
In addition, as a result of airborne discharges from drones in the Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, seven civilians were injured.
In Gorlovka, residential buildings and social facilities were damaged. In total, 135 arrivals of various ammunition at civilian targets in the DPR were recorded.
09:50 Criminal Kyiv regimecontinuesto fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Krynki 25 rounds;
-- n.p. Aleshki 16 rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery five rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan three rounds;
-- n.p. Obryvka of three rounds;
-- n.p. Podlesnoe two rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Mayachka two rounds;
-- n.p. Korsunka two rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Podstepnoye, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Krynki, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 46 rounds from cannon artillery.
As a result of the shelling, ONE civilian was killed, the destruction of infrastructure is being clarified.
09:25 Telegram channel “Two majors“: Summary for the morning of December 14, 2023.
– A few hours ago, the enemy’s rear was attacked by missiles and a Geranium UAV. Explosions were heard in Snigirevka (a logistics hub in the rear of the Kherson direction), and the Danube cities of the Odessa region: Reni and Izmail.
– On the outskirts of Avdievka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to counterattack in the area of the street Kolosova. Enemy positions in the Vinograndniki cottage village are under constant fire pressure. The enemy has retreated to the outskirts of this development, and heavy fighting is taking place.
– The Russian Armed Forces, after success in Mar'inka, are developing an offensive in the area of the settlement. Victory to the south. There are reports of Ukrainian military personnel sabotaging orders for counterattacks.
– On the Zaporozhye front, another attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry was repelled near Verbovoy; the enemy tried to advance to our positions and attacked with cluster munitions. They report the advance of our troops at Rabotino. Our aviation worked, destroying concentrations of enemy forces FAB-500.
– Fighting continues in the Kherson direction, the enemy is experiencing difficulties with supplying personnel on our shore, but does not stop replenishing manpower in Krynki. Our troops are trying to drive the enemy out of the populated area.
– The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of nine UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the Kaluga and Moscow regions at night. In the Bryansk region yesterday, the enemy shelled the village of Zabrama, Klimovsky district, and the power supply was disrupted. artillery attack of border areas continues in the Belgorod region; the governor announced the use of five drops from UAVs by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region.
Near the village of Vysoky, a car with civilians was blown up by a mine, three were wounded. The enemy intensified artillery attack of the civilian population of the DPR, firing 135 rounds. A civilian was killed in Donetsk, and seven civilians were also injured as a result of UAV drops.
08:40 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: chronicle of a special military operation for December 13, 2023
– The Russian Armed Forces are building on their success after the capture of Mar'inka, moving towards the village of Pobeda and the Zverinets fortified area. Near Bakhmut, Russian forces also managed to achieve certain successes, advancing in the Bogdanovka and Kleshcheevka areas.
– In the Zaporozhye direction in the Rabotino area, Russian units pushed back the enemy, advancing almost a kilometer after a series of unsuccessful enemy attacks. In the Verbovoy area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces took the initiative, but the attacks were unsuccessful.
– Near Krynki in the Kherson direction, the fighting became somewhat routinized. Ukrainian formations additionally transfer personnel, who are systematically knocked out by artillery and aviation.
– At night, the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked enemy targets in Kyiv and the Odessa region. In the latter, the port infrastructure of Odessa was hit several times a day, as well as hangars near the runway in the Malinovsky district of the city.
08:10 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 December 13, 2023 to 00:00 December 14, 2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representation has recorded 41 incidents of firing from the AFU.
Information has been received about the death of a man in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
As a result of airborne discharges from UAVs, seven civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity in the Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk.
Three residential buildings in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, as well as three civil infrastructure facilities, were damaged.
Districts of four settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy, Nikitovsky districts), Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 14 attacks from 155mm artillery and attack UAVs.
On Gorlovsky there were 25 artillery attacks from 152mm and 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
On Yasinovatsky there were wo artillery attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
A total of 135 units of various ammunition were fired.
In the previous day, 10 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
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[REGNUM] “Odessa is generally a Russian city. We know about this. Everyone knows about this well,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin, answering a question from journalists at the “Results of the Year” , and emphasized that the entire southeast of Ukraine has always been pro-Russian, calling it historical Russian territories.
Such a statement again put on the agenda the question of what role the “pearl by the sea” would play in the special operation.
Plans regarding Odessa are still not officially announced, but this is not the first time the Russian leader has spoken about the Russian affiliation of the city, built on the site of the Turkish fortress Hadzhibey.
Thus, in October 2022, Putin’s speech at the Valdai Club session became the main subject of discussion for Russian and world media and political scientists. His comment that Odessa could become “a symbol of conflict resolution” provoked a variety of versions of a possible future.
Numerous experts agree on one thing: among the strategic goals of the Northern Military District is the creation of a land corridor with Crimea, which has already been accomplished, and control over the Black Sea coast with the same land corridor in Transnistria. Here Odessa plays a key role.
Thus, the governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo expressed the opinion that a military operation to liberate her is inevitable after the de-occupation of Kherson. “The Black Sea and Azov regions have historically been the lands of Russia. In this region there was a desert land, on which nomads, the Turks, drove, took into slavery everyone who came to hand - both Russians and Ukrainians... Now this land is called New Russia - Novorossiya, — the governor explained.
Foreign commentators share the same opinion.
As former USMC intelligence officer Scott Ritter
...who likes underage children and being interviewed by Russian news media...
Ritter also writes for Russia Today, the CNN of Russia.
said in an interview on December 1, no matter how this conflict ends, “The bottom line is that if Ukraine controls Odessa, Crimea will never be safe.”
“Therefore, in order to guarantee the security of Crimea, we need to take Odessa”, the expert emphasized. In addition, the Kiev regime could lose not only Odessa, but also five regions, as well as full access to the Black Sea, Ritter added. According to the American military man, who systematically criticizes US foreign policy, the Ukrainians themselves signed such a verdict for themselves by refusing peace negotiations with Russia.
Colonel Douglas McGregor, who planned a number of major US military operations at the Pentagon, is also confident that “Ukraine still has the last opportunity to come to an agreement with Russia” . But already in 2024 it will be too late, he believes:
“They will pause... and then launch a major offensive that will likely take them to the Dnieper River in the south, near Zaporozhye. From Zaporozhye to Odessa, and ultimately to Transnistria. They will also capture Kharkov in the north. These are areas where Russian is traditionally spoken, areas that have always been part of Russia. It is these areas that provide Ukraine with about 90% of its GDP.”
Of course, Vladimir Putin is unlikely to allow himself extremely specific statements regarding the territories that are now under Ukrainian rule.
However, the logic of further events is dictated not only by objective reality, but also by the fact that without neutralizing the Odessa port and establishing control over the northern coast of the Black Sea, it is impossible to talk about the safety of the fleet base in Sevastopol. As well as about the demilitarization of Ukraine.
And the fact that Odessa is a Russian city is as indisputable a fact as the fact that Kyiv, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk and Nikolaev are inextricably linked with Russia by their history.
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Odessa is a tad older than Russia. It was the Lithuania port town of Kotsiubijiv in the 1400's and then the Ottomans renamed it to 'Hacibey' (or 'Khadjibey') when they took over the area during the 1500's.
It has also been researched as a possible site of the ancient Greek settlement of Histria from the 6th century BC.
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I've never classified someone's chosen religion as a race of people or as a governing body. The racial majority of folks within a group might adhere to one religion or another, but that doesn't necessarily determine that group's ethnicity.
For instance Mooselimbs might believe that they're a 'race', but there are SO many belief sub-sectors within it that you're almost looking at the human species as a whole when it comes to ethnicity.
Plus, they all hate each other.
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You get to choose your religion - or lack thereof. You do not get to choose your race - except on US gummint questionnaires.
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Seizing Odessa might be a totally genius plan, but the ginormous fly in the ointment is getting there. Looking at a map, your two choices are an opposed amphibious landing or going overland. An amphibious assault is both challenging and expensive. Likewise, fighting your way across Ukraine. We have seen the problems both sides have operating on the other side of the Dnieper. Getting from Kherson to Odessa would involve multiple river crossings.
Prediction: the final border when the fighting stops will be along the Dniepro - essentially the south-eastern part of Ukraine. In the north, the border may be along one of major tributaries, but it will be something defensible.
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[REGNUM] The United States continues to rebuild its military infrastructure in the Baltic region. Washington recently imposed a treaty on Sweden under which Americans would make themselves at home at seventeen Swedish military bases. At the same time, the American “long-term construction” in Poland - the Aegis Ashore missile defense base, located near the village of Redzikowo - comes into operation. Thus, two more important elements have been created in the “Iron Curtain” system that the Western bloc is erecting on the northwestern borders of Russia.
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[REGNUM] President Vladimir Putin for the first time since 2021, held a long session of direct communication with citizens and the press. The four-hour marathonanswering questions (in total, the president managed to comment on over 80 requests out of more than 2 million received through various channels) was carried out in a relatively new format. The classic “straight line” and a big press conference were combined.
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[Regnum] Heavy snowfall in Russia this is an absolutely normal phenomenon that is in no way connected with global climate change. This was stated on December 14 by the forecaster of the METEO forecast centerAlexander Ilyin.
According to the weather forecaster, who quoted Izvestia in the Telegram channel, if we take a longer period of time, then such winters have already happened in Russia were observed.
Ilyin clarified that January, in his opinion, will most likely also be snowy, but there may not be Epiphany frosts.
As reported by IA Regnum, scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand December 13 said that on December 17, Sunday, in Moscow the air temperature is expected to be above zero. He clarified that record-breaking snowfalls formed earlier during snowfalls the snowdrifts will not melt at altitude.
Earlier on the same day on MCD-3 (D3) they increased the traffic intervals between some of the flights. This decision was made against the backdrop of difficult weather conditions.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
The 47th brigade, which tried to attack Russian positions in the Zaporozhye region, suffered heavy losses. This was stated by Ukrainian Armed Forces militant Sergei Gnezdilov
“At some point, quite quickly, it became one of the bloodless brigades,” said Gnezdilov. According to him, the entire infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is “deadly bled dry.”
"Those specialists who were there a year and a half ago are no longer there. Either they are completely demotivated, or they are very tired of the war, or they are dead,” added the VSUshnik while recording a podcast with attack aircraft of the 47th brigade Alexei Nazarenko.
He agreed with the thesis expressed. And he stated that one of the reasons was the underestimation of the opponent “in all aspects that exist.”
He remembers what “planning on a grand scale” looked like. on the eve of the counter-offensive in May: “A battalion here, a battalion there, they stood up on the defensive, after that the 10th Corps comes in, starts doing its job, and we follow.”
"There were bravado things. But when, in fact, normal brutality began, then everyone began to see the light,” added Nazarenko and said that after the first failures, his battalion’s commander was changed. Only after this “with the losses, some kind of active promotion began.”
But even after this, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were high due to mines and shelling from the Russian army. “I then realized that this is a movement like in Call of Duty: units are dying right and left,” - added the VSUshnik. He calls the time of the counteroffensive “three months of the meat-packing plant.”
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] From Putin's statements regarding the goals of the Northern Military District and mobilization.
About SVO.
1. The goals of the SVO do not change. Peace will come when they are achieved. Denazification, demilitarization, neutralization. Etc. Zaporozhye and Kherson - bonus.
2. The economy has overcome the consequences of 2022 and is moving forward.
3. The issue of denazification of Ukraine is still relevant. Bandera as a hero is unacceptable.
4. The main thing for Russia is its sovereignty. There is a financial basis for it.
5. Since the beginning of the offensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 747 tanks and 2,300 armored fighting vehicles.
6. Zelensky was called "the head of the local administration."
7. Odessa is a Russian city.
8. Russians and Ukrainians are fraternal peoples.
In general, it has been politically confirmed that the goals of the Northern Military District declared in February 2022 have not changed.
About mobilization.
1. In total, 300,000 people were mobilized by partial mobilization.
2. 244,000 of them are still in the NWO zone.
3. 41,000 have already returned home for various reasons.
4. 486,000 signed up for contract service.
5. 1500 people per day sign up for a contract.
6. 14 mobilized have already become heroes of Russia.
7. There will be no new wave of mobilization.
8. All volunteers must be in the same conditions as the military. In general, the emphasis is on contract soldiers and volunteers.
[Regnum] New wave of mobilization in Russia is not planned, since there is no need for this today. PresidentVladimir Putin announced this on December 14 during a direct line and a large press conference.
Putin said there is no need for a second wave of mobilization today.
“Why do we need mobilization? Today there is no need for this,” the Russian leader noted.
The President emphasized that thanks to the campaign to attract contract volunteers, the Russian army received about 486 thousand recruits, and the flow of those wishing to do so is not decreasing. The President also added that every day 1.5 thousand people throughout Russia sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense.
According to Putin, given the size of the Russian army by the end of this year, there is no need for additional mobilization.
As reported by IA Regnum, in Russia on September 21, 2022, against the backdrop of a special military operation, announced partial mobilization. In total, a little more than 300 thousand people were called up as part of the mobilization. Those persons who served in the Armed Forces and had certain military specialties and relevant experience were subject to partial mobilization.
COMPLETION OF PARTIAL MOBILIZATION
The Russian Ministry of Defense on the evening of October 31, 2022 announced thecompletion of all activities as part of partial mobilization related to the conscription of those in reserve . The preparation and delivery of subpoenas ceased. It was reported that in the future, the work of military commissariats in recruiting the Armed Forces will be organized only by accepting volunteers and candidates for military service under a contract.
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[Regnum] To accommodate American troops 15 military areas will be opened on the territory of Finland, the Minister of Defense of the Republic Antti Häkkänen told reporters on December 14.
He explained that such an opportunity is opened by the defense cooperation agreement that the Finnish government decided to conclude with the United States.
Häkkänen added that the republic will be able to sign an agreement with the United States only after receiving approval from the Finnish parliament.
Earlier on December 14, the press service of the Finnish government announced that on December 18 the republic would conclude a written agreement on defense cooperation with the United States.
The government said Helsinki and Washington had already negotiated a new bilateral agreement, noting that it would strengthen Finland's security and help fulfill its NATO membership obligations.
The agreement spelled out issues such as the deployment of troops and the deployment of equipment. Going forward, the agreement will allow the US to use congressional funding for infrastructure investments in Finland.
The Finnish government also reported that they want to propose to President Sauli Niinistö to authorize Häkkänen to sign the agreement of the Minister of Defense. If there are any obstacles to this, then the Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen should sign the agreement.
The Finnish government also reported that a number of NATO countries, including Norway and the Baltic states, have such bilateral agreements with the United States. As for Sweden and Denmark, they are in the process of negotiations on this topic.
The Finnish government stated that this agreement is important for Helsinki, including in the context of the situation in Ukraine. It added that Finland's membership in NATO would not diminish the importance of cooperation with Washington, but would open up new opportunities and contribute to Helsinki's contribution to NATO's collective defense.
As reported by IA Regnum, on April 4, 2023, Finland joined NATO becoming the 31st member of the alliance.
In early September, the Iltalehti newspaper published material with Niinistö's statement about plans to allow American military aircraft into Finland. The American Air Force will have access to Rovaniemi Airport.
Political scientist Johan Backman On December 5, they said that Finland, under the pretext of a “border crisis,” wants to place American troops. He said that it was NATO that demanded that Finlandclose the checkpoint on the border with Russia.
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[Regnum] Almost 300 Soviet-era monuments have been dismantled since the beginning of this year in the Lviv region. This was announced on December 14 by the head of the initiative group for decommunization at the Lviv Regional Military AdministrationAnna Gerich in an interview with the Ukrinform agency.
According to Gerich, since the beginning of 2023, 289 monuments out of 311 discovered have been dismantled in seven districts of the Lviv region. Most of them are monuments to Soviet soldiers.
At the same time, Gerich noted that there were two communities left in the region, which she called problematic. As Gerich explained, members of these communities do not seek to demolish monuments, and in one of them, the Lopatinsky territorial community, 11 monuments have been preserved. In total, 22 Soviet-era monuments remain in the region.
Earlier IA Regnum reported that, as said by the adviser to the head of the Lviv regional military administration Oleg Radik to the Soviet soldier to be demolished. When the equipment arrived at the monument, the man climbed onto the monument and did not allow it to be dismantled.the headman did not allow the monument, in the village of Smykov, Sokal community
On December 1, residents of two villages in the Ivano-Frankivsk region in Western Ukraine opposed the demolition of monuments to Soviet soldiers.
Soviet and Russian monuments in Ukraine began to be actively demolished after the adoption of the law on the so-called decommunization in 2015. By the beginning of 2022, the authorities had demolished more than 2.5 thousand monuments, including monuments to Alexander Pushkin and Alexander Suvorov.
In 2022, the country began a new stage of the fight against everything that would resemble or be associated with Russian and Soviet culture. In May 2023, Ukraine passed a law simplifying the procedure for obtaining permission to demolish monuments.
[JohnHelmer] US Congressmen have adopted the unusual procedure of approving by voice vote – no tally — a ban on imports of Russian uranium to fuel US nuclear reactors. Hidden from the record are the Congressmen who insisted on including a loophole, Section 2, allowing a waiver of the law until January 2028 to keep the lightbulbs in their districts from blacking out.
The Pentagon also insisted on a loophole, Section 3A, allowing a waiver so that the manufacture of depleted uranium munitions for the Israeli, Ukrainian, and US armies, as well as nuclear warheads for tactical and strategic missiles aimed at Russia, will not be cut off from their Russian import source.
One-fifth of the US electricity supply is dependent on the special enrichment quality of imported Russian uranium, although the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is reporting that as of June 2023, just 12% of imported enriched uranium fuel in total comes from Russia; 25% from Kazakhstan, where Russian companies hold a substantial stake; and 27% from Canada.
In the first six months of last year, following the start of the Special Military Operation, US importers more than doubled their purchases of enriched uranium fuel from Rosatom, the state corporation which has not been sanctioned by the US, despite appeals from Kiev and George Soros. Almost $700 million was paid for the imports.
In 2022 the price of the Russian imports was $22.76 per pound. This was the lowest priced import of all US import sources — 62% below the Australian uranium delivery price; 54% below the Canadian price; 33% below the Kazakh price. Rosatom’s delivery quote to the US has been falling steadily; it’s down 39% since 2018.
John Helmer (born 1946) is an Australian-born journalist and foreign correspondent based in Moscow.
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At least Uranium One Americas was bought out by Uranium Energy Corporation (UEC) 2 years ago and is no longer owned by the Russians (who Hillary allowed the sale of the assets to a decade back......for various undesclosed sums 'donated' to the Clinton Foundation).
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