Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22.29 Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets denied the information of Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova regarding Ukrainian prisoners of war, who allegedly they do not agree to take home. According to him, Ukraine is not and has not delayed the exchanges, but on the contrary, has declared its readiness to repatriate seriously wounded and seriously ill prisoners, having created a mixed medical commission. While the Russian side still ignores the creation of such a commission.
21.45 The Defense Forces shot down three Kh-59/69 guided air missiles, which Russia used to attack Krivoy Rog on the evening of December 2. This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force. It is noted that at 17:30 and 19:30, Russian tactical aviation struck the city of Krivoy Rog in the Dnipropetrovsk region with three Kh-59/69 guided air missiles from Su-34 and Su-57 aircraft. All three missiles were shot down by the air defense of the East Air Command.
20.37. Russian troops attacked the Krivoy Rog and Nikopol districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region, men aged 21, 53 and 85 were wounded. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
17.50. The Russian army loses an average of 500 soldiers during a week of urban fighting in Toretsk. This was reported by Anastasia Bobovnikova, a representative of the operational-tactical group Lugansk , according to Armyinform. According to her, urban fighting on the streets is very brutal. The enemy is advancing, but the advance is counted in houses.
17:48 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new rotations in the Defense Forces and the General Staff in order to "move faster."
16.19 The crew of the BTR-4E Chervona Kalina cleared a landing with enemy infantry in the Pokrovsk direction. The video was published by the National Guard of Ukraine.
14:24 The Security Service has detained another agent of the Russian military intelligence (GRU), who was operating in the Chernihiv region. It was on the tip of the suspect that the Russians struck the regional center with two Kh-59 air-launched missiles in early November.
12:48 The GUR stated that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is transferring missiles to Russia, which it uses to attack Ukraine, in particular the KN-23. Today, it is known that about 60 such missiles have been used.
12:43 Ukraine has attack drones that can fly 1,800 km. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development - Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
According to him, Ukraine, like Russia, uses decoy drones. In some places, they launch more attack drones in one night than Russia.
12:25 Visits of employees of territorial recruitment and social support centers to certain public events are connected with the activation of mobilization processes. This was stated by the head of the Cherkasy United City TCC and SP Oleg Timoshenko.
"We are analyzing the current situation, the number of people needed by the army, where these people are, where they are not, where people of interest to the Armed Forces of Ukraine could potentially be," the military man said.
11:45 From 2024, Ukrainian male students and teachers can travel abroad on international programs. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Education and Science Mykhailo Vinnitsky.
"From January 1 to September 30, 2024, the ministry prepared 1,297 such letters. During this period, one research and teaching staff member did not return from abroad on time," he told ZN.UA in an interview.
From January 1 to April 1, 2024, Ukrainian higher education institutions sent 561 students abroad to participate in academic mobility programs; all male students, without exception, returned from abroad.
11:35 Russian forces in Syria have left the city of Hama, and Russian diplomats and military personnel are being urgently evacuated from Damascus, the Main Intelligence Directorate reports.
Opposition forces are actively advancing to the south of Syria, the first battles took place in the cities of Hama, Homs and Suwayda. Russian troops fled from Hama and evacuated to the Khmeimim base. The head of the Russian coordination headquarters located in Khmeimim, Colonel General Alexander Zhuravlev, stated that the situation has gone beyond the control of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
10:55 The Ukrainian army does not have the strength to retake all the occupied territories on its own. Kiev will seek diplomatic ways to achieve peace. "Our army does not have the strength for this. This is true. We must find diplomatic solutions," said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
10:25 The Security Service's counterintelligence detained an enemy agent in the Donetsk region. The perpetrator turned out to be a 67-year-old resident of Lyman, who worked for Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU) and was waiting for the city to be captured.
10:00 A fire broke out in the Kiev region as a result of a Russian drone attack on the night of December 2. An enterprise warehouse was on fire. No direct hits on critical or residential infrastructure facilities were recorded. There were no casualties.
9:40 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who arrived in Kyiv on the morning of December 2, announced a new package of military support for Ukraine in the amount of 650 million euros.
"During a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, I will announce additional weapons worth 650 million euros, which should be delivered in December," he said.
09:27 Ukrainian media, citing sources, reported that in addition to the offensive on Zaporizhia, the Russian invaders may soon carry out another operation - forcing the Dnieper to attack Kherson.
9:10 The Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 52 Russian drones in the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, another 50 UAVs were lost.
9.00 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Kyiv. He noted his support for Ukraine. During the visit, Scholz plans to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
8.20 Over the past 24 hours, 165 combat clashes were recorded on the front, 81 attacks by Russian troops were repelled by defenders in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhovsk directions.
7:40 As of December 2, the total combat losses of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory amounted to approximately 743,920 people (+1,790 per day).
7.25 On the night of December 2, the Defense Forces destroyed about two dozen enemy drones that were threatening Kiev.
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[Korrespondent] The enemy infantry group was discovered by aerial reconnaissance aircraft, after which the APC crew went to work.
The coordinated work of the units, speed and precision - the result was the destruction of the Russian infantry, which was about to storm the Ukrainian positions.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the crew of the BTR-4E of the Chervona Kalyna brigade cleared the landing of Russian troops. The video was published on page 14 of the Ivan Bohun operational designation brigade of the NSU Chervona Kalyna.
"The assault attempt failed, and Russian infantrymen were left to fertilize the lands of Donbass," the statement noted.
The enemy infantry group was discovered by aerial reconnaissance, after which the defenders quickly eliminated the threat. Thanks to the coordinated work of the Ukrainian defenders, the assault attempt ended with the elimination of the enemy.
The National Guard emphasized that Russian forces continue to change tactics, trying to advance in this direction.
"The guards are fighting off constant assaults, conducting counterattacks and 'demilitarizing' the Russian army around the clock," the statement added.
Let us recall that the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation continues - Ukrainian soldiers have advanced north of Sudzha
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02.12.2024 to 00:00 03.12.2024.
Six cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
DAMAGED:
Three residential buildings.
Six artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 16 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:00 Servicemen from the 203mm 2S7 Malka self-propelled artillery unit of the Center group of forces destroyed a control point for unmanned aerial vehicles and a hangar with armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction of the special military operation.
19:48 Russian troops have made progress in advancing in the Kupyansk direction - in the area of Kolesnikovka and Kruglyakovka. A mop up operation is underway near Glushkovka, said the head of the Khar'kov regional military administration, Vitaly Ganchev.
19:24 Su-34 crew struck a concentration of personnel, armored and automobile military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
18:57 Russian troops are conducting an offensive in the Kupyansk, Borovsk directions and in the northern part of the Khar'kov region, said the head of the Russian administration of the Khar'kov region, Ganchev.
18:34 Explosions in Krivoy Rog. Before that, there were reports of missiles in that direction.
18:10 Crew of the 203mm 2S7 self-propelled gun "Malka" of the "Dnepr" group of forces destroyed artillery gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kakhovka direction.
17:52 A bunker with Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower inside was destroyed by a drone operator in the Khar'kov region –video.
17:25 The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Kurakhovo itself. War correspondent Timofey Ermakov reported that Russian forces are conducting an assault operation in the Yuzhny microdistrict. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are also "pressing" and destroying in the Vodokanal area.
16:56 Fire damage to Ukrainian stronghold south of Kremyanoye, Kursk region –video.
16:20 Enemy reports: "in the Kursk direction, the Russian Armed Forces carried out several local attacks in different sections of the front. Thus, in the Korenevsky district, a number of forest belts south of Kremyanoye came under the control of Russian troops, and in Sudzhansky they managed to advance near Kamyshevka and in the Nechayev area."
15:56 FPV drones calculations of the "North" force group are destroying Ukrainian Armed Forces pickups in the Khar'kov region.
Objective control means recorded direct hits on three enemy pickups.
15:01 Footage of combat work of the crews of the latest unmanned aerial vehicles of the Molniya-2 type of the North group of forces to destroy armored and automobile equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
14:52 UAV operators don't give advance the enemy - the drone constantly hangs in the air and keeps the Ukrainian Armed Forces on edge. Thermal video cameras help the fighters, transmitting images even at night.
"We are constantly hanging in the air and holding them. They can't even break through anywhere, some movements are immediately visible, the light of the headlights is visible and that's it, we immediately start working," said the UAV operator with the call sign "Beard".
13:47 Crews of 220mm BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket systems of the Vostok group of forces stopped delivery of ammunition, supplies and food to units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:15 Footage of work of the crew of the Iskander operational-tactical missile system of the Zapad group of forces to strike at military infrastructure facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ??the special military operation.
12:52 In the Boguslav direction, units of the Russian Armed Forces “wedged” themselves more than one kilometer deep and along the front between Lozovaya and Zeleny Gai, reported Directed to Ukraine.
The enemy organized two counterattacks with assault groups of 14 and 16 militants, but had no success. It is noted that the command of the 77th Separate Ammo Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the battalion of the 115th Separate Brigade of the Troops transferred to its command in two weeks, using personnel to consolidate combat formations and conduct assault operations, as a result of which the manning level dropped to 15%.
10:57 Tula paratroopers' artillery destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces units blocked in the Olgovskaya Grove area in Kursk Oblast –video.
10:34 Enemy reports: "On the Vrem'yevsk salient, the Russian Armed Forces entered the settlement of Novy Komar, located north of Velyka Novosyolka, control over which means blocking Velyka Novosyolka from the north. The capture of Novy Komar also opens the way for the Russian Armed Forces to advance further west in the direction of the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions, entering the rear of the Ukrainian troops on the southern front."
10:22 Russia may begin its offensive in the Zaporizhia region after December 5, Ukrainian media reported, citing sources
The Russian Armed Forces may also carry out another operation in the near future - with the aim of attacking Kherson by crossing the Dnieper. Ukrainian media claim that the Russian Armed Forces are bringing equipment for constructing pontoon crossings to areas located on the left bank of the Dnieper and are preparing troops.
09:54 Strikes were carried out in the area of the railway station in Ternopil in western Ukraine, power lines were damaged, half of the city was left without electricity, the pro-Russian resistance reported.
09:34 Crews of T-72B3M tanks of the Guards Tank Army of the "West" group of forces at night destroyed camouflaged strongholds and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
09:07 Enemy reports: "Khar'kov region. The Russian Armed Forces have occupied part of the territory in the Berestovoye area. To the south of Kupyansk-Uzlovoye, in the section where the Russian Armed Forces broke through to the Oskol River, between Kolesnikovka and Kruglyakovka, the Russian army was able to significantly expand the "area of control" - to the village of Glushkovka."
08:58 The settlement of Pushkino in the Pokrovsky direction has been completely liberated from Ukrainian troops, Sh'pot Fronta reported.
08:11 Scouts of the BARS-32 detachment of the Russian military group Dnepr in the Zaporizhia region developed tactics for identifying Ukrainian Armed Forces bunkers for their subsequent destruction, the detachment's scout spoke about this.
UAV operators, having discovered Ukrainian infantry in forest plantations, direct their drones so that the wind does not carry the sounds of the working propellers to the enemy; their task is to quietly escort the enemy infantry to the final point - a dugout. A large network of dugouts was recently uncovered using this tactic.
08:08 The Russian Armed Forces repelled more than 140 counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the borders of the LPR in November, military expert Andrey Marochko reported, citing his own sources
"Over the past month, 143 enemy counterattacks were repelled on the LPR borders, which was 57 fewer than in October. This fact indicates the fatigue of the Ukrainian troops and the reduction of the offensive potential of the armed formations of Ukraine," the expert noted.
08:04 The Russian Armed Forces have effectively blocked the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Velyka Novoselka of the DPR, the security forces reported.
08:00 Ka-52M crew as part of a mixed tactical group destroyed personnel and a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region, supporting units of the Sever group.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 92nd Air Assault Brigade near Liptsy (Kharkov region).
Three counterattacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, two 152mm D-20 guns, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 14th, 53rd, 66th Mechanised brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 109th and 241st Territorial Defence brigades near Lozovaya, Kupyansk, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Serebryanka, Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forest.
Nine counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 3rd Tank Brigade, 116th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 113th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 490 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, six pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, one UK-made 105mm L-119 gun, and four ammunition depots.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of the 23rd, 54th, 110th Mechanised brigades, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade, and 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU near Andreyevka, Konstantinovka, Nikolayevka, Shevchenko, Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 260 troops, three motor vehicles, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun, and two ammunition depots.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 95th Mechanised Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 111th, 120th Territorial Defence brigades, 14th and 15th National Guard brigades near Grodovka, Pustynka, Novy Trud, Vozdvizhenka, Dzerzhinsk, and Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic).
Nine counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 53rd, 100th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 49th Assault Battalion of the AFU, 35th and 38th marine brigades were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 525 troops, four Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, two pickup trucks, three 152mm Msta-B howitzers, one 152mm D-20 gun, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on formations of the 151st Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and 108th Territorial Defence Brigade near Velikayaya Novoselka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Komsomolskoye (Zaporozhye region).
Two counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 32nd Mechanised Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, four U.S.-made HMMWV and MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, one French-made 155mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery system, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 31st, 110th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, and Beregovoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, two motor vehicles, and one ammunition depot.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, power objects ensuring operation of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, UAV command posts, as well as engaged manpower and hardware clusters of the enemy in 127 areas.
Air defence units shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 69 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,082 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,590 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,847 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,935 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.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 21st, 41st, 44th, 47th Mechanised brigades, the 17th Heavy Mechanised Brigade, the 5th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 112th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Viktorovka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Mirny, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Miropolye, and Pavlovka (Sumy region).
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and four mortars. One AFU serviceman surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses have amounted to more than 37,355 troops, 216 tanks, 161 infantry fighting vehicles, 123 armoured personnel carriers, 1,206 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,065 motor vehicles, 305 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 70 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Regarding the "images of victory" rumors.
It's always been simple here.
We achieved the officially declared goals - we won.
1. Four regions within the 2014 borders as part of Russia (including Zaporozhye and Kherson)
2. Guaranteed refusal to accept Ukraine into NATO (not for 10 or 20 years, but in principle)
3. Demilitarization of Ukraine (what it looks like is spelled out in the Istanbul agreement)
4. Denazification of Ukraine (banning Nazi parties and movements, ending the persecution of Russians and Russian-speakers, etc.)
5. Etc. See Putin's conditions from February 2022 and June 2024. Nobody refused them.
Accordingly, if all official goals are achieved, this is a victory. They set official goals for the war - they achieved them - they won.
Fair enough.
If they set them, achieved some goals, and did not achieve others, this can also be presented as a victory, but this is a conditionally limited victory with its short-term and long-term costs.
If they set goals and practically did not achieve any of them, then this is a defeat. It is important to remember that the final parameters of the end of the war will be compared with the official goals of Russia. Not with those that may be and are not voiced, and not with those that could be, but which again are not voiced. But with what was declared publicly as the official diplomatic position.
So the "image of victory" is forged through the achievement of the SVO goals declared by Putin.
The achievement of these goals will be a victory that no one will need to prove politically - everything will be obvious anyway.
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[Regnum] The decision to pardon his son, made by outgoing US President Joe Biden , is a caricature of democracy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Izvestia. Ouch.
"A caricature of democracy," the diplomat said, commenting on Biden's actions.
As reported by the Regnum news agency , on December 1, Joe Biden signed a decree pardoning his son Hunter on two criminal charges and stated that this decision was made due to the unfairness and bias of the prosecution. According to Biden Sr., his step was dictated not only by family motives. He explained that he believes in justice, but politics could have interfered in the process, which led to a miscarriage of justice. Hunter became a target solely due to political pressure, the head of the White House emphasized.
After being pardoned, Hunter Biden announced his decision to dedicate his life to helping people with addictions . According to him, he has been sober for more than five years.
In June, a jury found Hunter Biden guilty in a firearms violation case. He was accused of lying about not using any illegal drugs in the month before he purchased the gun and at the time he owned it. He was allegedly struggling with drug addiction at the time of the purchase.
On all counts of the charges, the US president's son faced up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $750,000. After the court's decision, Joe Biden said he did not intend to prevent his son from being convicted and did not intend to grant him a pardon.
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