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[Regnum] Seven people have been remanded in custody on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks in Dagestan. This was reported on December 9 by the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala.
“Having reviewed the investigator’s materials, the court decided to choose a preventive measure for the suspects in the form of detention for a period of two months, that is, until February 2025,” the court said in a statement on the social network VKontakte.
It is noted that the suspects share the ideology of a terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation and have united into a terrorist community.
According to the investigation, seven defendants were making homemade explosive devices, planning to detonate them in military units, buildings of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB, which are located in Dagestan.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in Dagestan, law enforcement officers detained 12 members of a terrorist cell who were planning a major terrorist attack. The group was organized in the Kizlyar region. Components for making a bomb were confiscated from the detainees.
Five people are suspected of preparing a series of terrorist attacks in Dagestan; they were placed into custody on December 2.
In late November, law enforcement officers detained two residents of Dagestan suspected of preparing a terrorist attack in one of the republic's state institutions. According to the investigation, residents of the village of Kurush in the Khasavyurt district purchased components for making a bomb in June and wanted to detonate it in a state institution to destabilize the situation in the region. They did not have time to assemble the explosive device, as they were detained.
The Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic sentenced 30-year-old senior machine gunner of the Ukrainian nationalist formation "Azov" (the organization is recognized as terrorist and extremist, banned in Russia) Denis Khmelevsky to 24 years in prison for ordering the killing of civilians in Mariupol. This was reported on December 9 by the press service of the regional prosecutor's office.
It was established that in March 2022, the militant ordered another soldier to kill two residents who were in the entrance of a building on Moskovskaya Street. They died on the spot due to their injuries.
“Khmelevsky was found guilty under paragraphs “a”, “g”, “l” of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Murder of two persons committed by an organized group, motivated by political, ideological hatred”), Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Cruel treatment of the civilian population in the occupied territory”),” the statement said.
The court sentenced the militant to 24 years of imprisonment to be served in a maximum security penal colony.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, in September, the Supreme Court of the DPR sentenced each of the three servicemen of the 55th artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony. In February 2022, they fired high-explosive shells at the public bridge "Slovyansk - Donetsk - Mariupol". As a result, property damage amounted to more than 214 million rubles.
In late August, a court in the DPR sentenced Oleg Plotnikov, commander of a reconnaissance platoon of the 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, to 22 years in prison. Between March 23 and 25, 2022, the soldier radioed a company sniper to shoot at a car on Metallurgov Avenue in Mariupol. Three residents who were in the car survived. One of them was wounded
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[Korrespondent] 22:57 President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on Monday, December 9. The issue of the quality of training of the Ukrainian military was discussed there.
21.36 Ukrainian fighters managed to block the enemy near the village of Kruglyakovka, Kupyansk district, Kharkiv region and carry out a series of measures to expel the enemy from the Kolesnikovsky forest. The enemy was completely destroyed.
20.17 In the war in Syria, 543 Russian soldiers and employees of the Wagner PMC have died, which is several times more than the official data of the Russian Defense Ministry. BBC journalists have found out the names of all the dead based on open sources, namely journalistic materials, publications on social networks, as well as data on cemeteries and war memorials.
18.39 The aggressor country Russia has concentrated about 800 thousand troops in Ukraine. The entire army of the great pseudo-empire is fighting against the Ukrainian people. This statement was made by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
16.35 Since the beginning of the day, 102 combat clashes have occurred on the front in eight directions and in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a report as of 16.00. The enemy is most active in the Pokrovsky direction.
15.50 As a result of enemy shelling of one of the thermal power plants in Donetsk region, a power plant mechanic was killed.
"This morning the enemy again fired at one of the thermal power plants in Donetsk Oblast. As a result of the shelling, the plant's fitter, Vladimir Viktorovich Kilyarov, born in 1959, was killed," the Ministry of Energy reported.
Two more station workers were injured.
14.17 The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed that Russia has handed over the bodies of the deceased prisoners of war. However, the remains are currently undergoing additional identification. The Russian Federation claims that it has handed over the bodies of those killed in the Il-76 crash.
14.15 In Orekhov, Zaporizhia Oblast, Russians attacked a car of a charity organization with a drone. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov. There were no casualties.
13:53 On November 29, the Defense Forces destroyed elements of the S-400 air defense system in the temporarily occupied Simferopol. This is the second confirmed strike on the Russian S-400 system in November, the press service of the UK Ministry of Defense reported on Monday, December 9.
13:46 In the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, Russian occupiers with a UAV killed a man. This was reported on December 9 by the head of the Kherson OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
11:23 Russia launched more than 6,000 missiles and drones at Ukraine in three months this fall. This is four times more than in the fall of 2023, The Wall Street Journal writes.
10:50 A 63-year-old man who was injured in a Russian missile strike on the Dniprovsky district of Dnipropetrovsk region on November 30 has died in hospital. This is the fifth victim of the attack. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
9:55 An SUV exploded in temporarily occupied Donetsk. The head of the Yelenovskaya colony could have been in it. This is reported by local publics.
The Mash Telegram channel notes that after the car explosion in Donetsk, the head of the Yelenovskaya "DPR" colony, Sergei Yevsyukov, died. His wife was also injured - her leg was torn off, she is in hospital in serious condition.
Preliminary, plastic explosives were placed under the bottom of the Toyota Land Cruiser - about 100 grams in TNT equivalent.
9:30 The police have their own functions to maintain law and order, so the TCC employees can perform mobilization tasks without the police. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko.
"We work exclusively within the framework of our authority, we protect public order. And despite the fact that the TCC has all the authority to check citizens' documents themselves, they ask - these are official requests to the National Police - that we accompany TCC workers," he said.
9:20 The quality of Russian contract soldiers has dropped significantly. Some of them are physically unable to fight, and join the army only for payments. This was stated by the head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalenko.
According to him, the fact that the quality of Russian contract soldiers has dropped significantly is indicated not only by the decrease in the number of volunteers, even despite the "large payments", but also by the fact that people aged 55-59 who want to get money to solve their own problems often sign contracts.
04:55 Russia has accumulated new resources at strategic aviation airfields for missile attacks on Ukrainian territory. This was reported on Sunday, December 8, by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Andriy Kovalenko.
02:58 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov on Sunday, December 8, during which the heads of departments discussed the latest events on the battlefield, assistance to Ukraine in the security sphere, and preparations for the next meeting of the Contact Group in the Ramstein format.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces Contain Russian Attacks in Eastern and Southern Ukraine.
The enemy is most active in the Pokrovsk direction. There, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 24 attacks near six populated areas.
Since the beginning of the day, 102 combat clashes have occurred on the front in eight directions and in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a report as of 16:00 on Monday, December 9.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, three armed clashes occurred near Glubokoye and Vovchansk.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russians twice tried to advance in the area of Lozovaya and Zagryzovoye. One attack was repelled, a battle is underway.
In the Liman direction, 10 combat clashes occurred near Grekovka, Zeleny Gai, Nadezhda, Makeyevka, Torskoye and Yampolevka. Six combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the invaders attacked six times in the areas of Toretsk and Nelipovka.
The enemy remains highly active in the Pokrovsky direction - clashes of varying intensity have occurred 29 times.
The situation in the Kurakhovsky direction remains difficult. Near Solntsevka, Starye Terny, Zarya, Dalny, Dachny and Kurakhovoye, 16 assaults have been repelled, nine combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Vremevsky direction, the aggressors attacked 14 times in the direction of Constantinople, Novosyolki and near Storozhev. Five battles are currently underway.
In the Dnieper direction, Russian invaders attacked three times and received a fierce rebuff.
In Kursk region, Ukrainian units are repelling six attacks.
Let us recall that on December 8, more than 1,200 Russians were killed at the front in one day.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian fighters managed to block the enemy near the village of Kruglyakovka in the Kupyansk district.
Ukrainian defenders carried out an operation to expel the enemy from the Kolesnikovsky forest, where he was completely destroyed.
The Defense Forces have liberated the Kolesnikovsky forest in the Kupyansk direction of the Kharkiv region. This was reported by the commander of the Achilles battalion of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Fedorenko on the battalion's YouTube channel.
Ukrainian fighters managed to block the enemy near the village of Kruglyakovka in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkov region and carry out a series of measures to expel the enemy from the Kolesnikovsky forest. The enemy was completely destroyed.
According to him, the first operational brigade Uragan and other structural units of the Defense Forces are holding a strong defense and conducting strike and assault operations with the aim of pushing back the occupiers and driving them from Ukrainian soil.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have defeated units of two territorial defence brigades near Velikiye Prokhody and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 75 troops and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one airmobile brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade close to Dvurechnaya, Zagryzovo, Zeleny Gai, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
Russian troops have repelled nine counter-attacks of AFU assault detachments.
The AFU losses were up to 455 troops, two pickup trucks, one 155mm M-198 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun, one 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one UK-made 105mm L119 gun, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The Yug Group of Forces' units continued to advance into the depths of enemy defences, defeated formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and one air assault brigade of the AFU near Kurakhovo, Verkhnekamenskoye, Novomarkovo, Ostrovskogo, Ulakly, and Yantarnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counterattack of enemy assault detachment has been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 240 troops, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun. Two ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have captured more advantageous lines, defeated manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, and one assault battalion of the AFU close to Dzerzhinsk, Dimitrov, Pushkino, Zheltoye, and Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, 10 AFU counterattacks have been repelled.
The AFU losses were more than 555 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, two pickup trucks, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, one 152mm D-20 gun, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units have improved the situation along the front line, defeated units of one naval infantry brigade and three territorial defence brigades close to Konstantinopol, Dneproenergiya, Vremevka, and Novoocheretovatoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by enemy assault detachments have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 150 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 155mm UK-made FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one electronic warfare station.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and two territorial defence brigades close to Malaya Tokmachka, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, Pridneprovskoye (Kherson region), and Kherson.
The AFU losses were up to 55 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, and five motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have delivered strikes at the infrastructure of military airfields, railway facilities providing delivery of Western-made hardware to the AFU, assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, one POL depot as well as engaged manpower and military hardware clusters in 147 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down 10 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 36 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,504 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,713 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,500 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,274 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,109 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.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of three mechanised brigades, one heavy mechanised brigade, one tank brigade, three air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, one security brigade as well as three territorial defence brigades near Viktorovka, Guyevo, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Aleksandriya, Kazachya Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nizhny Klin, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Miropolye, and Pavlovka (Sumy region).
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses have amounted to more than 200 troops, two tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and three mortars.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 39,460 troops, 234 tanks, 171 infantry fighting vehicles, 123 armoured personnel carriers, 1,241 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,100 motor vehicles, 308 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 72 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.
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[NewsFront] 21:05 Calculations of strike drones of the "Center" groupare being destroyedcombat armored vehicles, ammunition depots, observation posts, as well as Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower on the line of combat contact. 19:24 RF Armed Forces released the village of Plekhovo in the Kursk region.
The Kursk Knights and Arbat Joint Forces Reconnaissance and Defense Forces units, the 22nd Brigade, and the 30th Regiment have completely liberated and cleared the village of Plekhovo in the Sudzhansky District of the Kursk Region from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, WarGonzo reported.
19:22 Footage of destruction of a mined bridge by Russian FPV drones.
19:07 Russian Armed Forces advance in Kursk region –map.
18:40 During reconnaissance activities, servicemen of the North group of forces opened a camouflaged position of a 120mm mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near one of the settlements of the Khar'kov region. Objective control means recorded a direct hit of the FPV drone on the target.
18:27 Stavropol sniper paratroopers of the Novorossiysk Airborne Forces unit stopped rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Orekhov direction in the Zaporizhia region.
17:42 The village of Novotroitskoye in the Pokrovsk region (DPR) is completelyreleased.
16:35 Pokrovskoe direction: Russian troops are strengthening their positions and expanding the bridgehead.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian units continue active offensive operations, approaching the outskirts of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk). Success development and local advances are recorded in several sections of the front:
— during the fighting in Shevchenko, Russian units advanced deep into the settlement; fighting is ongoing in at least half of the settlement. In the northwest direction from Shevchenko, Russian forces have begun an offensive toward the village of Peschanoye, which is less than one kilometer away. This maneuver creates a threat of enveloping Pokrovsk from the rear, weakening the enemy's ability to hold its lines.
— The Russian Armed Forces are attacking the enemy's defensive positions in the Dachenskoye area. In the direction of Novy Trud, Russian units are also demonstrating tactical successes, expanding the zone of control. As a result of consistent pressure, the enemy is suffering significant losses in personnel and equipment, which complicates the possibility of stabilizing the defense line.
— North of Pushkino, Russian units are bypassing enemy positions, threatening their flanks. In the Novotroitskoye area, Russian troops have advanced up to 1,000 meters in some areas, consolidating new lines. This allows the Russian Armed Forces to create the preconditions for a further offensive and exerting fire pressure on enemy reserves.
16:10 RF Armed Forces took under control of a large stronghold between Uspenovka and Kurakhovo. Thus, the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Uspenovka "pocket" is almost completely surrounded.
15:35 The crew of the Mi-28NM helicopter as part of a mixed tactical group inflicted strike on the enemy in the border area of Kursk Oblast. The forward air controller confirmed the hit of the target.
15:10 In Chasov Yar, Russian paratroopers of the 98th Airborne Division made significant progress along Oktyabrskaya Street and entered the Severny microdistrict, and also approached the Fireproof Plant from the northern side.
14:22 The Russian Armed Forces have advanced into the city limits of Kurakhovo. Preliminary, most of the city's high-rise buildings have come under the control of Russian troops –map.
13:50 Ukrainian resources reported that Nikolaevka has been under fire for the second day, the Russian Armed Forces are destroying pontoon crossings across the Seversky Donets and the road in Nikolaevka along the reservoir.
13:32 Russian Army advanced in the village of Dachenskoye in the Pokrovsk region. At the moment, half of the settlement is already under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
13:27 Russian army units in the Kursk border area destroyed more than 200 Ukrainian Armed Forces militants, two tanks, eight armored combat vehicles, two cars and three mortars in 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
13:07 Assault units of the Russian Armed Forces have reached the outskirts of the village of Dachnoye in the Kurakhovo region –map.
12:39 Russian Armed Forces advance in Kursk region.
"Frontovaya Ptichka" reported that Russian troops are advancing in the area of the settlements of Gornal and Guevo on the border with Sumy Oblast. The fighting is taking place with the use of armored vehicles and artillery; several Bradley infantry fighting vehicles have been destroyed in the last 24 hours.
12:17 The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in various directions amounted to 1,530 soldiers in one day, according to a report from the Russian Defense Ministry.
It is noted that Russian troops have damaged the railway infrastructure that ensures the delivery of Western equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:31 Pokrovskoe direction: Russian fighters continue to fight in Shevchenko itself, and are also attacking towards Peschanoye and along the railway.
11:06 122mm D-30 howitzer crews of the naval infantry of the Caspian Flotilla of the "North" group destroyed armored vehicles, fortified firing positions and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
10:47 In the Rubtsovsk direction of the RF Armed Forces advanced up to 500 meters in the direction of Novoegorovka. Artillery and strike UAVs destroyed two mortar crews, an ammunition depot, four UAV launchers and a Starlink communications system.
10:42 Ukrainian media reported cruise missile strikes on enemy targets in occupied Kherson
10:39 Situation in the SVO zone:
– Pokrovskoe direction: the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces remains extremely difficult. Russian troops continue attacks in the direction of Dachenskoye, near the settlement of Novyi Trud, in Shevchenko, in Novotroitskoye, near Pushkino, in Zarya and in the area of ??Starye Terny. West and south of Shevchenko and west of the settlement of Novyi Trud, Russian units have advanced along a number of forest belts and the railway, “closing the formed pocket.” In the area of ??Starye Terny, Russian maneuver groups are attempting to advance in the direction of the western outskirts of Kurakhovo.
- Kurakhovskoye direction: The Russian Armed Forces have consolidated their positions along the western part of the Kurakhovskoye Reservoir dam. At the moment, Russian army units are regrouping and accumulating resources in order to strike later in two directions at once. This will be the village of Dachnoye and the industrial zone of the Kurakhovskaya thermal power plant. In Kurakhovo itself, fighting continues for multi-story buildings in the city center.
10:30 The liberation of the village of Shevchenko in the DPR will open the way to Pokrovsk and expand the operational capabilities of the Russian army, said the head of the region, Denis Pushilin.
09:50 UAV operators of the 14th Guards Special Forces Brigade of the Vostok group destroyed enemy manpower and armored vehicles in the forest belts in the South Donetsk direction.
09:07 Russian troops have made significant progress from liberated Blagovatnoye to the southern outskirts of Velikaya Novosyolka from the side of Azovskaya Street.
08:50 Dnepr group scouts during a raid discovered enemy concentration area.
"Our task was to reach the infantry unit, establish interaction, learn the tactical situation and observe the enemy. The enemy was located at a distance of one kilometer eight hundred from us, that is, visual observation through binoculars. We saw the rotation of equipment, where the guns were operating from, the DShK, mortar, AGS. "Maviks", drops, birds were flying, "Baba Yaga". The soldiers showed themselves competently, wisely. There was everything, it was interesting," the commander of the reconnaissance group with the call sign "Suetologist" said about the execution of the task.
After the intelligence was transmitted to the command post, an attack was launched on the enemy positions.
08:34 Russian troops control most of the apartment buildings in the western part of Kurakhovo in the DPR, Vladimir Rogov reported.
08:12 Footage of destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower and equipment by strike drone crews of the Center group of forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
08:09 The crew of the Mi-28NM helicopter as part of a mixed tactical group with aircraft missiles destroyed a stronghold and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
08:07 In the Kurakhovo area, the 3rd battalion of the 68th Tank Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District successfully attacked with drones, destroying armored vehicles and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:04 The Russian Armed Forces continue to hit targets on the territory of Ukraine. Missiles and UAV strikes were carried out on enemy targets in the Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Khmelnytskyi regions.
08:01 Defeat temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces brigade units by the TOS-1A "Solntsepek" platoon in the area of the settlement of Razliv in the Volnovakha district. As a result of the strike, up to 45 militants were killed.
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[REGNUM] The Russian Armed Forces continue to develop the offensive in Donbass, pushing the enemy out of the occupied lines. Last week, the most tense section of the Donetsk front was the Kurakhovo region. Russian troops are advancing along the northern shore of the Kurakhovo Reservoir and the Solyonaya River. Combat operations are taking place in the area of the settlements of Shevchenko and Sontsovka.
On the southern front, fighting continues in the area of the village of Sukhie Yaly. To encircle the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Kurakhovo area, the advancing units of the Russian army need to cover a distance of ten kilometers and occupy the village of Dachnoye, located on the enemy's key supply route - the Zaporizhzhya Highway.
As of midday on December 9, the Ukrainian Armed Forces Command had not given the order to withdraw from the emerging cauldron, even though part of Kurakhovo had already come under the control of Russian troops. The decision to withdraw by the Ukrainian Armed Forces Command will most likely be made at the last moment in order to minimize image losses as much as possible, a frontline source for IA Regnum believes.
"We've already been through all this in Ugledar, exactly the same. Kiev says to the very end that everything is fine, until they start shouting over the radio from the cauldron: give the order to retreat! In the end, the order is given, but "not only everyone" leaves - half of them die on the way. Plus, the wounded and those who fought back are abandoned when surrounded. This is already a classic, we are ready for this," the source noted.
For the Ukrainian Armed Forces command, control over Kurakhovo creates the illusion of a foothold on the approaches to Donetsk, from which an offensive on the capital of the DPR could be launched. This is an illusory hope, but Kyiv has often made decisions based not on military considerations, but on PR.
To the east of Kurakhovo, Russian troops are also advancing on Velyka Novosyolka, the last major settlement remaining under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the junction of the DPR and Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the information about the advance in this area. "As a result of successful offensive actions, units of the Vostok military group liberated the settlement of Blagovatnoye (Oktyabr state farm) of the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry noted.
Ukrainian Armed Forces units were also previously driven out of the settlements of Razdolnoye, Yasnaya Polyana and Shakhtyorskoye. Russian troops are trying to cut off enemy supply routes: roads leading from Velikaya Novosyolka to the north and east in the direction of Gulyai-Pole.
The Ukrainian analytical portal DeepState also acknowledged the successes of the Russian offensive in the area of the settlements of Trudovoe, Kurakhovo, Shevchenko, Vozrozhdenie and Pushkino.
The liberation of the village will allow the offensive to begin directly on the territory of the Zaporizhia region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces, in turn, with the loss of Kurakhovo and Velyka Novosyolka will finally lose control over the eastern part of Donbass and will be forced to retreat deep into territories that were not previously covered by military action.
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In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops advanced along the Solyonaya River, occupying the settlements of Novotroitskoye and Shevchenko. Northwest of Shevchenko, the offensive is developing in the direction of the settlement of Peschanoye, which is less than a kilometer away. In the Novotroitskoye area, Russian troops advanced deep into the enemy's positions, fortifying the occupied lines.
The success of the offensive in this area made it possible to disrupt the supply route of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and cut off supplies between Pokrovsk and Velikaya Novosyolka, which has already had a serious impact on the enemy's logistics.
Overall, the offensive in this area will continue until all enemy supply routes in Pokrovsk are taken under control: the road to Pervomaysk and the M-30 highway, which connects the territory of the DPR with Pavlograd and Dnepropetrovsk. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are aware of the threat hanging over the "fortress" of Pokrovsk, but are unable to stop the advance of the Russian army, sources on the ground report.
"They fortified the city of Pokrovsk, neighboring Mirnograd, and especially the industrial zone as best they could, prepared the buildings for urban battles, set up barriers, brought in ammunition. Therefore, a frontal assault on the city would be unnecessary now. We will stretch their forces, disrupt supply routes, and then encircle them. We know how to do this," explains the source of IA Regnum.
Currently, Russian troops are 8.5 km from the enemy's main supply route in Pokrovsk, which allows them to strike at the Ukrainian Armed Forces' logistics using drones and artillery. And although there is no talk of fire control over the route, Ukrainian resources are pessimistic and expect the situation to worsen in the near future.
In turn, Ukrainian war correspondents are once again sending curses to the local command, which has not yet created a solid defense around Pokrovsk.
RECORD PACE OF PROGRESS
The failures of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are acknowledged not only by Ukrainian sources, but also by Western observers. Since October 2024, the Russian army has increased the pace of its offensive and is advancing an average of 500 meters per day in a number of areas, the German portal T-Online reported.
At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces are not only advancing "in the open field", but are also pushing the enemy out of positions set up in dense urban development. Last week, assault units advanced 800 meters in Toretsk, liberating several residential areas. Combat operations also continue in the private sector and in the area of the Central mine. The western outskirts of the city remain under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, the enemy is not trying to counterattack and is slowly retreating in the direction of Konstantinovka.
The events in the Chasov Yar area are developing similarly. Russian troops managed to advance in the Oktyabrsky microdistrict. The Ukrainian Armed Forces retreated to the railway station and to the territory of the Chasov Yar refractory plant, which was turned by the enemy into a large defensive hub. At the same time, the enemy, who took refuge in the industrial zone, is under constant fire, sources from the field report.
"The air force is working, the artillery is working hard. We are not giving them the opportunity to turn the plant into another Azovstal. Even at the initial stage of the assault on the city, it was clear that they would retreat to the industrial zone, this is their favorite method. We were ready, so we did not give them the opportunity to organize defense according to their rules," a source from the Chasov Yar area told IA Regnum.
He also notes that the assault units of the Russian army managed to dislodge the enemy from several administrative buildings on the territory of the plant. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are still holding industrial workshops, as well as the northern and western districts of the city. However, the Russian army has recently increased the pace of its advance in this area, displacing the enemy from the urban development.
For the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the loss of control over Toretsk and Chasovy Yar will result in a retreat to Konstantinovka and further battles for the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka agglomeration. This is, in fact, the enemy's last outpost in the Donbass.
Although this act does not qualify as a terrorist act, the Russians think it is a terrorist act. I think it is because it was an attack on a civilian.
[Regnum] As a result of the explosion of an SUV in Donetsk, the head of the Yelenovskaya colony of the Donetsk People's Republic, Sergei Yevsyukov, was killed. This was reported on December 9 by the Telegram channel Mash.
The man received injuries incompatible with life.
It is alleged that his wife's leg was torn off and she was taken to hospital in serious condition. The explosive device was preliminarily installed under the bottom of the SUV. The plastid weighed about 100 g in TNT equivalent. The channel specified that a reward of 21 thousand dollars was set for Yevsyuk's head on Ukrainian websites.
There has been no official confirmation of Yevsyukov's death yet.
Earlier, a criminal case was opened in Ukraine against Yevsyukov and his deputy, accusing them of involvement in the deaths of prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). In July 2022, one of the buildings of the colony was destroyed as a result of the arrival of American Himars missiles launched by the Ukrainian army. As a result, over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed, 73 people were injured.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the morning of December 9, a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado exploded in Donetsk. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case. Investigators and forensic experts will conduct a detailed examination of the scene. A number of forensic examinations have been ordered, including an explosive-technical one.
As a result of the terrorist attack in Donetsk, the former head of the colony in Elenovka, Vitaly Yevsyukov, was killed.
An explosive device went off under the bottom of his SUV. Yevsyukov died, his wife's leg was torn off, she is now in hospital.
The Yelenovskaya colony became widely known for the fact that in 2022, as a result of shelling of the colony from the HIMARS MLRS, about 50 Azov militants were killed there, who were captured in Mariupol and some of them started to inject drugs. Which actually prompted the Nazis to eliminate the witnesses. Well, and then the blame for the shelling was put on Russia, as if it was shelling itself.
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[Regnum] Russian Yasen-M class submarines have become a nightmare for the American military. Western powers should not underestimate such military technologies. Analyst Brandon Weichert wrote about this in an article for The National Interest.
He noted that Russian nuclear submarines are carriers of Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles.
The equipment is also distinguished by its virtually silent movement. The expert claims that the Yasen-M class submarines are among the quietest in the world. The low-magnetic steel from which these submarines are made prevents enemy sonars from detecting them. And the spherical hydroacoustic system installed on board, in turn, does not allow other objects to approach the submarines unnoticed.
Weirchert also noted that the submarines can reach a speed of 28 knots in quiet mode, surpassing the speed of American submarines of the Seawolf or Virginia class.
“All of this taken together gives the Russians a true strike potential that is relatively unmatched by the Americans,” he concluded.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, in the summer, British reporter Oli Smith noted that the Russian multipurpose nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk poses a major threat to NATO. The stealth submarine, armed with hypersonic missiles, is dangerous for the alliance's military bases, naval convoys and coastal critical infrastructure, he emphasized.
Sevmash CEO Mikhail Budnichenko said on June 12 that the Russian Navy will receive nuclear submarines in 2024, which will strengthen the country's nuclear triad. He did not specify which submarines he was talking about.
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If you can't track a austenitic stainless steel boat, perhaps one can identify traces of the Earth's variable magnetic fields that are being masked by the passage.
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The low-magnetic steel from which these submarines are made prevents enemy sonars from detecting them
That doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but then again, I don't take Russian dictation
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12/10/2024 11:12 Comments ||
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Sonar doesn't really care if the object is steel, wood, flesh or plastic (see 'Fishfinders'), Frank.
Perhaps it's the translation as you stated.
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Item 1: Sonar doesn't actually "see" the hull of submarine, it "sees" the air bubble inside. The change in density causes the reflection.
Item 2: Austenistic stainless is less magnetic than carbon steel. It is also considerably weaker.
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The article prolly is talking about detection from magnetic anomaly detectors fielded by aircraft.
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