Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 19:29 Russian troops attacked Nikopol region ten times on Sunday, December 22. A civilian man was injured, there is also destruction. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak on Telegram.
16:49 Russian invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. The Ukrainian Defense Forces are disrupting the enemy's plans, inflicting significant losses on the aggressor in manpower and equipment. In total, 117 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day. This was stated in the General Staff report on Sunday, December 22.
16:16 Ukrainian defenders destroyed an armored group of the enemy in the Kupyansk direction. The corresponding video was released by the 14th separate mechanized brigade named after Prince Roman the Great on Sunday, December 22.
14:53 President Volodymyr Zelensky said that it is necessary to do everything to ensure that 2025 becomes a year of just peace for Ukraine. The head of state made the corresponding statement on Diplomat's Day.
"The coming year will be key in terms of this very task - we must do everything to ensure that 2025 becomes a year of just peace for Ukraine. We all understand that in January - after the change of the US administration - there will be many changes in international affairs," the president said, addressing diplomatic workers.
14:25 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has threatened "retaliatory strikes" for a drone attack on Kazan, home to a gunpowder factory. He said "the enemy will regret this," referring to the attack on Tatarstan.
"No matter who and how they try to destroy something in our country, they will face many times greater destruction for it and will regret what they are trying to do in our country," Putin threatened.
14:05 A 56-year-old local resident was seriously injured as a result of a Russian drone attack in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast. The man, who was walking down the street, received injuries to his limbs. The injuries led to amputation.
13:18 Russian soldiers shot five Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered. This was reported by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets.
"The 110th separate separate brigade named after General-Khorunzhy Mark Bezruchko has distributed a video of yet another crime committed by Russians - the shooting of soldiers who surrendered. The video shows how Russian soldiers shot five captured Ukrainian defenders," the ombudsman wrote on Telegram.
11:50 Experts from the International Monetary Fund have updated their negative forecast for Ukraine, taking into account the possible continuation of the war for a longer period. The war may continue until mid-2026, according to the published analysis of the IMF.
The forecast reflects the likelihood of more intense fighting, which in turn will lead to greater economic losses.
11:34 A new mark on Russian military equipment has been recorded in the temporarily occupied Mariupol of Donetsk Oblast. This was reported by the mayor's adviser Petro Andryushchenko.
According to him, the trucks with the letter O in a square were moving to the north of Donetsk region in the direction of the Rozovsko-Pologi agglomeration.
11:06 On the night of December 22, Russian troops attacked with 103 attack drones. The downing of 52 Shahed UAVs and other types of drones was confirmed in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhia regions.
Another 44 enemy drone imitators were lost (without negative consequences), one drone flew in the direction of Belarus.
10:57 In Brovary, Kyiv region, the consequences of the enemy UAV debris hitting a multi-story building have been eliminated.
"Today at 00:30, as a result of UAV debris hitting the roof and elevator room of a 25-story residential building in the city of Brovary, a fire broke out," the State Emergency Service reported.
Rescuers evacuated the residents of the house. There were no victims or injured. The fire was extinguished on an area of 30 square meters.
10:20 Russian troops attacked the Dniprovsky district of the Kherson region with drones, two local residents were killed.
9:25 Poland is ready, under certain conditions, to shoot down Russian missiles over its territory, with which Russian troops attack Ukraine. This was stated by Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosinyak-Kamysh.
"We have prepared an air defense system, we also have a reinforced air defense. We are talking about the airport in Rzeszow, which is being transferred to NATO protection. Our allies the US, Great Britain, Germany, Norway and other countries protect us at the air base. And if this airspace is violated, the missile or drone will be shot down," he explained.
According to the minister, there is still no talk of shooting down targets in Ukrainian airspace, since NATO has not made a unified decision on this matter.
8:34 The situation on the front remains difficult. The Russians, using their advantage in manpower and equipment, are attacking Ukrainian positions. Over the past 24 hours, 186 combat clashes have been recorded. In the Vremovsky direction, the Russians carried out 47 attacks in 24 hours, in the Pokrovsky direction - 29.
8:15 The Russian Defense Ministry said that air defense forces allegedly shot down 42 drones over five regions of the country overnight.
It is noted that 20 drones were allegedly destroyed over the territory of the Oryol region, eight UAVs over the territories of the Rostov and Bryansk regions, five over the Kursk region and one over the territory of the Krasnodar region.
7:25 As of December 22, the total combat losses of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory amounted to approximately 774,100 people (1,820 per day).
02:23 In the village of Stalnoy Kon in the Oryol region of the Russian Federation, drones attacked an oil depot. A strong fire broke out.
01:25 A fire broke out on the roof of a 25-story residential building in Brovary due to debris from a drone.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an operation in Kursk region, where the enemy carried out 26 assaults on Ukrainian units' positions in 24 hours, with one combat contact still ongoing.
Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely rebuff the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, exhausting the entire front line. In total, 207 combat clashes have occurred on the front since the beginning of the day. This is stated in the General Staff report on Sunday, December 22.
In the Kharkov direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has been conducting offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Goptivka, Glubokoe, Vysoka Yaruga, Bugrovatka, Staritsa; a total of seven clashes have occurred.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out seven assaults on our defenders' positions in the areas of Kucherovka, Stepnaya Novoselovka, Boguslavka, Zagryzovoye and Novaya Kristinovka. Ukrainian defenders repelled five attacks, two are still ongoing.
In the Liman direction, since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders have attacked Ukrainian positions 36 times near the settlements of Zeleny Gai, Novosergeevka, Novoyegorovka, Grekovka, Makeyevka, Nadiya, Ivanovka, Terny, Toretsk, Grigorovka and in the direction of Druzhelyubovka, Dibrova, Serebryanka. Our defenders are still repelling eighteen attacks.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy attacked 12 times during the day in the areas of Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka and Vyemka. One combat contact is still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, seven combat encounters were recorded near Vasukivka, Chasovy Yar and Stupochki, four attacks have already been successfully repelled by our defenders, and three more combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russians attacked the positions of the defense forces seven times. The occupiers concentrated their main offensive efforts near the settlements of Toretsk and Druzhba. Currently, four combat clashes are ongoing.
Since the beginning of this day, in the Pokrovsk direction , the occupiers have tried to break through our defenses 34 times near the settlements of Lisovka, Sukhaya Balka, Luch, Zelenoe, Ukrainka, Dachenskoye, Shevchenko, Novoukrainka, Pokrovsk, Novovasilovka, Novolizavetovka and Novoolenovka. Seven clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the aggressor attacked our positions 26 times near the settlements of Solntsevka, Starye Terny, Kurakhovo, Yasenovo, Dachnoye and in the direction of Andreyevka. All attacks have already been repelled.
In the Vremivsky direction, the invaders carried out 36 offensive actions near Velikaya Novosyolka, Konstantinopolskoye, Yantarny, Uspenovka, Razliv, Razdolnoye, Novosyolka, Blagovatnoye, Vremovka and in the area of the settlement of Bogatyr. Eight combat contacts are still ongoing.
In the Orekhov direction, the enemy once attacked in the Novoandreyevka area.
In the Dnieper direction, our troops repelled three attacks by the invaders.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an operation in Kursk region, where the enemy carried out 26 assaults on Ukrainian units' positions in 24 hours, with one combat contact still ongoing.
The General Staff noted the soldiers of the 3rd operational brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, the 406th separate artillery brigade named after General-Khorunzhy Oleksiy Almazov, the 38th separate marine brigade, the 25th separate airborne Sicheslav brigade, the 414th separate brigade of strike unmanned aerial systems, who effectively destroy the enemy, inflicting significant losses in manpower.
Let us recall that from February 24, 2022 to December 22, 2024, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 774,100 people (1,820 per day).
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[Korrespondent] In total, 117 military clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day.
In the operational zone in Kursk region, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 10 attacks by Russian invaders during the day, another 11 attacks are ongoing. The enemy carried out about 300 shellings.
Russian invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. The Ukrainian Defense Forces are disrupting the enemy's plans, inflicting significant losses on the aggressor in manpower and equipment. In total, 117 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day. This was stated in the General Staff report on Sunday, December 22.
Border settlements suffered from shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation. In particular, Khrinovka, Belaya Bereza, Vintorovka, Chuykovka, Bratenitsa were subjected to shelling by enemy artillery, and Baranovka was attacked from MLRS.
In the Kharkov direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has been conducting offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Goptivka, Glubokoe, Vysoka Yaruga, Staritsa; in total, five clashes have occurred, one attack is ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out six assault actions near Kucherivka, Stepnaya Novoselovka, Boguslavka, Zagryzovoye and Novaya Kristinovka. One combat clash continues.
In the Liman direction, the invading army attacked 23 times near the settlements of Zeleny Gai, Novosergeevka, Novoyegorovka, Grekovka, Makeyevka, Terny, Toretsk, Grigoryevka and in the direction of Druzhelyubovka, Dibrova, Serebryanka. 16 enemy attacks remained unfinished.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy attacked our units four times in the areas of Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye and Vyemka. Three attacks are still ongoing.
The defense forces repelled two attacks by Russians near Chasovoy Yar and Stupochki in the Kramatorsk direction , and one battle is still ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked four times near the settlements of Toretsk and Druzhba. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have made 17 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Sukhaya Balka, Luch, Lysovka, Zelenoe, Dachenskoye, Novoukrainka, Pokrovsk, Novovasilovka, Novolizavetovka and Novoolenovka. The defense forces are holding back the enemy's onslaught and have repelled 13 attacks, four clashes are still ongoing. The enemy's losses are being clarified.
Today, in the Kurakhovsky direction, the aggressor attacked nine times near the settlements of Solntsovka, Starye Terny, Kurakhovo and Dachnoye. Four combat clashes have ended, five more are ongoing.
In the Vremovsky direction, the occupiers attacked the positions of our troops 23 times near Novosyolka, Konstantinopolskoye, Yantarny, Uspenovka, Razliv, Razdolnoye, Novosyolka, Blagovatnoye, and Vremovka; seven armed clashes are still ongoing.
In the Orekhov direction, the enemy attacked once in the direction of Novoandreyevka.
In the Dnieper direction, our troops repelled one enemy attack, but the enemy had no success.
In the operational zone in Kursk region, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 10 attacks by Russian invaders during the day, another 11 attacks are ongoing. The enemy carried out about 300 shellings.
While in other areas of the front the situation has not undergone any significant changes.
Let us recall that from February 24, 2022 to December 22, 2024, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 774,100 people (1,820 per day).
Earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces responded to reports of encirclement near Kurakhove.
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[Korrespondent] Russian military once again shoots captured Ukrainian defenders
The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights will appeal to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Russian soldiers shot five Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered. This was reported by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets on Telegram on Sunday, December 22.
"The 110th separate separate brigade named after General-Khorunzhy Mark Bezruchko has distributed a video of yet another crime committed by Russians - the shooting of soldiers who had surrendered. The video shows how Russian soldiers shot five captured Ukrainian defenders," the ombudsman wrote.
Lubinets said he would appeal to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
"Russian war criminals who shoot Ukrainian prisoners of war must appear before an international tribunal and suffer the most severe punishment provided by law!" he emphasized.
Recall that in November it was reported that law enforcement officers were investigating 49 criminal cases on the facts of the murder of 124 prisoners of war on the battlefield. But after that, new facts of the shooting of Ukrainian fighters were discovered.
Last week, the ombudsman said that the occupiers had executed at least 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war since the beginning of 2024.
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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 defeated units of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Borshchevaya, Kazachya Lopan, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, six motor vehicles, and five 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In Kharkov region, decisive actions of the Zapad Group of Forces' units allowed to liberate Lozovaya.
Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Petropavlovka, Glushkovka, Dvurechnaya, Zagryzovo (Kharkov region), Yampolovka, and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).
Six counter-attacks of the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 480 troops, five motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm 2s1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and three U.S. 105mm M-119 howitzers.
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and defeated one mechanised brigade, two airmobile brigades, and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Zvanovka, Fyodorovka, Zakotnoye, Podolskoye, Dachnoye, Belokuzminovka, and Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 300 Ukrainian troops, one Spartan armoured personnel carrier, three pickup trucks, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
One ammunition depot was wiped out.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units liberated Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) during active operations.
Strikes were delivered at five mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, one naval Infantry brigade, and one assault battalion of the National Police of Ukraine close to Dzerzhinsk, Peschanoye, Andreyevka, Zverevo, Udachnoye, Krasnoarmeysk, Novoolenovka, and Novoelizavetovka.
Eleven counter-attacks of the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 480 troops, two tanks, one Varta armoured fighting vehicle, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 105mm M101 howitzer.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of the enemy's defence, defeated detachments of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Vremevka, Skudnoye, Konstantinopol (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
One counter-attack launched by enemy assault groups was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 185 troops, two motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units engaged manpower and hardware of one mountain assault brigade and one territorial defence brigade near Stepovoye, Malye Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
One electronic warfare station, one electronic-intelligence station, and one ammunition depot were wiped out.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit the infrastructure of military airfields, workshops for the production of strike drones, places where they are stored and prepared for launch, and clusters of manpower and military hardware of the AFU and mercenaries of the Foreign Legion in 138 areas.
Air defence systems have shot down one Neptune long-range guided missile, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 100 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft and 283 helicopters, 38,341 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,952 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,932 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,427 units of special military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat AFU formations in Kursk region.
In the course of offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, and four AFU territorial defence brigades close to Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Kositsa, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka. Three counter-attacks launched by enemy assault groups were repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Guyevo, Kruglenkoye, Melovoye, Nikolsky, Staraya Sorochina, and Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, and Zhuravka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were more than 260 troops, two tanks, to include one German-made Leopard tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, seven armoured fighting vehicles, six mortars, and one electronic warfare station.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 43,010 troops, 251 tanks, 191 infantry fighting vehicles, 132 armoured personnel carriers, 1,312 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,166 motor vehicles, 323 artillery guns, 42 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 79 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] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 12/22/2024 to 00:00 12/23/2024.
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 injuries.
DAMAGED:
One residential building,
One car.
Six artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 20 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:25 Russian fighters have completed the cleanup of Annovka in the DPR, which was liberated on December 17, Pushilin said.
20:43 Russian troops are advancing with heavy fighting near Toretsk (former Dzerzhinsk) of the DPR; the main fighting began near the city, Pushilin reported.
19:07 Air defense forces destroyed an aircraft-type UAV over the territory of the Bryansk region, reported the region's governor, Alexander Bogomaz.
18:45 Explosions in the city of Nizhyn (Chernihiv region).
18:10 In Odessa, TCC employees with spikes stopped a car, but it turned out that the driver was a girl –video.
17:51 Enemy reports: "In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian army advanced in the area of Zaghryzovo, Lozovaya, and also Zelenyi Gai in the Khar'kov region. The Russian Armed Forces also advanced towards Borovaya. Russian units took control of the settlement of Lozovoye, continuing attacks with the aim of capturing the left bank of the Oskol River"
17:40 A 155mm M109L self-propelled gun of Ukrainian forces, destroyed in the Seversk area by a strike from an X-51 Lancet loitering munition,photo.
17:25 FPV drones of the North group of forces receive a direct hit destroyed combat positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, camouflaged in the Kharkiv region.
17:17 There was shooting in the Odessa Shopping Center.
Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that the military commissar attacked[ the father of a mobilized man. It all ended with the man simply being shot on the landing.
17:05 FPV drone operators of the 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet shot down Ukrainian quadcopter Matrice 300 with a repeater for fpv drones in the South Donetsk direction.
16:25 Explosions in the Kyiv region.
16:15 Ka-52M helicopters disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of the Kursk region –video.
15:58 FPV drone calculations of the North group of forces destroyed an armored combat vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
15:42 The liberation of Lozovaya in the Khar'kov region means the advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the Oskol River from the south of Kupyansk, the occupation of advantageous lines and the alignment of the bridgehead in the direction of Borovaya, said the head of the military-civil administration of the Kharkiv region, Vitaly Ganchev.
15:07 FPV drones calculations of the "North" group of force destroyed a combat armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The group's servicemen identified an armored vehicle with Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the area of one of the settlements in the border region of the Kursk region. The detected target was promptly destroyed by FPV drone crews of the "North" military group. Objective control means recorded direct hits on the militants' armored vehicles.
15:00 Russian Armed Forces are approaching Krasnoarmeysk. War correspondent Timofey Ermakov reported that Russian troops were able to enter the village of Solenoye near Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk).
14:49 Enemy reports: “in the Kursk direction, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced in the direction of Sudzha.
On the right flank of the Kursk salient, they have advanced normally in the last few days in the direction of Sudzha, in a section up to two kilometers wide and the same in depth. Russian troops attacked south of Sudzha in the direction of Makhnovka, and also advanced north in the area of Russkoye Porechny."
14:28 Destruction of Ukrainian equipment in the Donetsk direction –video.
14:10 Explosions in Kyiv region.
13:34 Enemy reports: "The Kurakhovskoye direction, the settlement of Gigant, was captured by the Russian Armed Forces. Also, the day before yesterday, the Russian Armed Forces occupied Konstantinopolskoye. The balki in the village was the last point of defense.
It remains to be stated that our defense on the western bank of the Sukhie Yali River, right up to the Zelenovka region (the village itself has been captured), has been completely collapsed.
Now the Russian Armed Forces are concentrating on securing the flanks of Zelenovka and they will do it. Because the initial breakthrough and events are too reminiscent of what happened in Dalnee.
From Uspenovka the Russian army breaks through to Yantarnoye to prevent our forces from leaving the Konstantinopolskoye industrial zone. The situation worsens further along the entire direction."
13:11 Destruction of UAV Baba Yaga of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by a soldier from the 18th Army unit in the Kherson direction.
12:32 Soldiers of the 18th Army are destroying Ukrainian militants on the right bank of Kherson –video.
12:20 Air defense systems shot down 100 drones in one day, according to the daily report of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special operation.
12:10 The "West" military group has completely liberated the settlement of Lozovaya in the Kharkiv region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
12:08 In the Boguslav direction, the Russian Armed Forces cleared two forest belts east of the settlement of Zagryzovo and repelled one enemy counterattack in the settlement.
Due to significant losses, the personnel of the 125th Troops Brigade was partially withdrawn to the right bank of the Oskol for replenishment.
12:07 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of Krasny in the DPR.
11:20 UAV operators of the 36th Army of the Vostok group carry out airdrops on enemy positions,destroyingpersonnel in shelters in the area of Velikaya Novoselka and the surrounding area.
10:47 Over the course of 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked 12 settlements in the Belgorod Region using ammunition and UAVs. Two private houses in the Grayvoronsky Municipal District were damaged, Gladkov reported.
10:27 Airborne artillerymen of the Dnepr group of troops destroyed observation post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kakhovka direction in the Kherson region.
10:05 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine called the situation along the entire line of combat contact difficult for the Ukrainian army. They also acknowledged the superiority of Russian forces in terms of technical equipment and the number of personnel.
09:31 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements of the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from barrel artillery:
- according to n.p. Kakhovka five rounds;
- Three rounds to the village of Chernomorskoye;
– Two rounds to the settlement of Zhelezny Port;
– Three rounds to the settlement of Velikiye Kopani.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Aleshky, Podstepnoye, Kardashinka, and Kakhovka, firing a total of 19 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being clarified.
09:14 Russian military crossed the Sudzha River and took part of Kurilovka in the Kursk region.
08:59 There are no casualties or significant damage as a result of the UAV attack in the Oryol region; the fire at the fuel infrastructure facility has been completely extinguished, the governor reported.
08:27 Air defense systems shot down 42 Ukrainian drones at night, 20 of which were destroyed over the Oryol region. The rest were destroyed over the Rostov, Bryansk, Kursk regions and Krasnodar Krai, the Defense Ministry reported.
08:09 Su-34 struck an infantry concentration and a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk border area, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
08:07 Polish mercenaries destroyed during the mop up of Kurakhovo in the DPR from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said the deputy company commander of the 110th Motorized RifleB rigade of the 51st army of the Russian Armed Forces, call sign "Dome".
08:05 Scouts of the Russian group of troops "South" came into the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and took prisoners near Seversk, for which fierce fighting is taking place in Donbass.
08:00 In Kursk region destroyed Georgian mercenary Jaba Kvaratskhelia.
In September 2023, he was awarded the Golden Cross badge by the then Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny for the impeccable performance of combat missions in the direction of Bakhmut, which led to the fall of the city.
[CivilGeorgia] On a jam-packed Rustaveli avenue, President Salome Zurabishvili addressed the protesters and the nation. Zurabishvili spoke in front of the First Georgian Gymnasium, adorned by statues of Ilia Chavhavadze and Akaki Tsereteli, two pillars of the Georgian national awakening in 19th century. Affirming that she remains in office, she called on Bidzina Ivanishvili to come to the Presidential residence and negotiate the new election date before December 29.
The audio and live feed have been interrupted several times due to technical problems. Some suspected jamming. This is what the President said:
“We are here today in a symbolic location, in this school, my father was studying. Behind me, Ilia [Chavchavadze] and Akaki [Tsereteli] are looking down on the new Georgia that has already been born through you. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, it will be a strong, very European Georgia, and no one can stop it. True, there are about 300 of you here [a sarcastic reference to Kobakhidze’s claims that only a few hundred people attend the ongoing protests], true, they took our stage and microphones and promised to put me behind bars, but we are not afraid.
We are not afraid that there is only love here. Those who say that some kind of confrontation is born here, they are lying, there is only peace, love and freedom reigning here. Among many marches coming to this today, there was Antsukhelidze March [of the army veterans], and we all have a duty towards him [Antsukhelidze, Georgian military was tortured and killed by Russian occupying forces in 2008, following his refusal to spit on the flag. The murder was filmed. – eds.]. I also have a duty towards him, we all have duty before him, who laid his life for this new Georgia. Alongside him, many heroes from our past have contributed to us standing here, for Georgia being alive. But Georgia never yields when it is right. It is right now. And you are right, too.
I will tell you what awe are gong to do, what I am going to do. I remain faithful to the Constitution that I swore on six years ago. Although the Georgian Dream has trampled upon it, it stands just as Georgia does. I can only stay faithful to it. I will remain faithful to the Georgian army veterans marching today and who defend Georgia; to the army, army which remains loyal to the partners that have supported, equipped, and strengthened it. I am and will remain its Commander-in-chief. I will remain true to the people who stand here. And not only to people who stand here. Let no one think that I am not everyone’s President. I am the President of all Georgians, and so I will remain.
Whoever wants for things to end well in this country, let them come to the [presidential Orbeliani] Palace. I call on [Bidzina] Ivanishvili to come to the palace tomorrow, because he governs everything. I am ready to sit down and to negotiate how the elections should take place. But the date for the new elections has to be decided before the [December] 29. We all have a great chance to move forward this country, to give an example of democracy, reconciliation and progress for the whole world. I am expecting an answer. I will give a full recorded allocution tomorrow evening from the residence as they seem to be stealing not only our stage [referring to the snitching of stage earlier today allegedly by police], but also stealing my voice [referring to jamming].”
Before Zurabishvili’s appearance, Georgian and European anthems were played and sung by Georgians gathered to demand the restoration of the country’s democratic and European trajectory. Mass protests against the Georgian Dream’s decision to halt the EU accession protest have been ongoing for the 25th day despite violent police dispersals and repression.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
