Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 17.04 Since the beginning of the current day, 82 combat clashes have occurred on the front. More than a third of all battles are in the Pokrovsk direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00.
16.00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and expressed condolences to him and the Azerbaijani people in connection with the crash of flight J2-8243 of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL). Russia must give a clear explanation and stop spreading disinformation, the Ukrainian leader noted.
15.25 Russian aggressors shelled the village of Belozerka in the Kherson region with artillery. So far, eight people are known to have been wounded, including two teenagers. All victims have been hospitalized.
14.58 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has apologised to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev over the crash of a plane in Kazakhstan. According to the Kremlin, the plane repeatedly attempted to land at Grozny airport, which at the time was "under attack by Ukrainian drones", and Russian air defence systems "repelled the attack".
14.41 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has instructed Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico to open a "second energy front against Ukraine." This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
13:45 An explosion at a railway station occurred in the Moscow region on December 27. As a result, carriages of a train used by the Russian army were destroyed. The GUR added that the scale of the damage inflicted on the aggressor is being determined.
12:59 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky named Russia's losses in the war in 2024. They exceeded 421 thousand military personnel.
12.46 The supply of drones to the Defense Forces increased to a record high in 2024 - 19 times. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky.
11.26 The city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast is completely without power due to an emergency. This was reported by the Pokrovsk city military administration.
10:48 Defense forces hit a storage depot for "shahids" in the Oryol region. There are casualties among the occupiers.
9:56 The largest number of attacks over the past day, more than 50, occurred in the Pokrovsky direction. A total of 162 combat clashes were recorded on the front.
8.57 Partisans have reconnoitred the Kremniy EL plant in Bryansk, which supplies electronics for Russian missiles and fighters, which has already been attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
7.54 Two cases of fire were recorded in Nikolaev on the night of December 28 as a result of a Russian strike using drones. The fire occurred at night in the Ingulsky district of the city. There were no casualties as a result of the drone strike.
7.25 Russia continues to scale up production of "shaheeds" ahead of the "winter campaign" against Ukraine in 2024-2025, despite sanctions and technical limitations. This is evidenced by a report by the Institute for the Study of War.
04.00 In the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation, a UAV attack caused a breakdown in the contact network on the railway. Local authorities announced train delays.
01.50 In Nikolaev, the roof of a multi-story building caught fire after an attack by enemy UAVs. The fire was soon extinguished. There were no reports of casualties.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are waging fierce battles in the east and south of Ukraine.
Most of the battles took place in the Pokrovsk direction. There, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already repelled 25 assaults in the areas of 11 populated areas.
Since the beginning of the current day, 82 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a summary as of 16:00 on Saturday, December 28.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, the Russians stormed once in the area of Volchansk. This battle is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked once in the Glushkovka area, the clash continues.
In the Liman direction, the invaders carried out 13 attacks near Grekovka, Pervomayskoye, Kopanki, Novogorovka, Novoplatonovka and Makeyevka. Seven battles are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are repelling seven enemy attacks in the direction of Stupochki and Chasovoy Yar. Five attacks have already ended unsuccessfully for the occupiers.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian invaders made 33 attempts to push the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Zelenoe Pole, Vozdvizhenka, Mirolyubovka, Luch, Lisovka, Dachenskoye, Zelenoe, Pokrovsk, Novy Trud, Pervoe Maya and Shevchenko. The defense forces repelled 25 enemy attacks, eight clashes are still ongoing. The enemy is most active in the Dachenskoye area, where seven clashes occurred.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the enemy attacked 13 times near Petropavlovka, Ukrainka, Kurakhovo and Dachnoye. Seven assaults have already been repelled.
In the Vremovsky direction, nine battles took place near the settlements of Konstantinopolskoye, Bolshaya Novosyolka and Vremovka. Four clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kursk region, our defenders are repelling five enemy attacks.
Let us recall that in one day on December 27, the Ukrainian Armed Forces "minus" about 1,700 Russians . The total losses of the aggressor country Russia are rapidly approaching 800 thousand killed and wounded.
It also became known how many fighters Russia lost in 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 inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and formations of foreign mercenaries near Volchansk, Liptsy, Slatino, and Neskuchnoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 80 troops, one motor vehicle, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. Two electronic warfare stations and one field ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Zapadnoye, Dvurechnaya, Ivanovka (Kharkov region), Torskoye, Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic), and Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic).
Two counterattacks launched by AFU armed formations were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 440 troops, two Butsefal and U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, one Italian-made Iveco armoured fighting vehicle, one Italian-made 105mm Melara howitzer, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 gun, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. Two Zakhist and Anklav electronic warfare stations and two field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Belogorovka, Uspenovka, Chasov Yar, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 260 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and one electronic warfare station.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, one territorial defence brigade, one national guard brigade, and one assault brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine near Krasnoarmeysk, Petrovka, Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Shevchenko, Novoolenovka, and Novotroitskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Twelve counter-attacks launched by AFU armed formations were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 450 troops, two tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, four armoured personnel carriers, including two U.S.-made M-113 and one UK-made Spartan armoured personnel carriers, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one 203mm Pion self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one U.S.-made 105mm M-101 howitzer.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Konstantinopol, Perebudovo, and Zelenoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counter-attack launched by an AFU assault detachment was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, four motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Antonovka, Pridneprovskoye, Nikolskoye, and Veletenskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 80 troops, two motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one electronic warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of a military airfield, one AFU POL depot, as well as engaged manpower and hardware clusters of the enemy in 148 areas.
Air defence units shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 104 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, including 57 outside the special military operation zone.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 38,752 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,072 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,058 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,603 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 four mechanised brigades, one heavy mechanised brigade, one tank brigade, three air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, and four territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Daryino, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovka, Martynovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Ivashkovsky, Pervy Knyazhy, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novaya Sorochina, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vorozhba, Zhuravka, Malaya Rybitsa, and Pavlovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, and five mortars. One AFU serviceman surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 44,820 troops, 259 tanks, 200 infantry fighting vehicles, 141 armoured personnel carriers, 1,346 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,217 motor vehicles, 332 artillery guns, 42 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 82 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 28 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, seven armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 19:19 Calculation of the FPV drone of the North group of forces destroyed an armored combat vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region. 19:08 The settlement of Terny has almost completely come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces –map.
18:20 Russian troops have advanced a kilometer in Kurakhovo in a week, said the deputy commander for political affairs of the 1st rifle battalion of the 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st army, call sign "Yaryy" -video.
17:50 From 15:45 to 16:30 Moscow time, three Ukrainian drones were destroyed.
One UAV was shot down over the territory of the Kursk region, two over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, the Ministry of Defense reported.
17:45 Front Bird reports from Kursk Region:
"Over the past 24 hours, our naval infantry and airborne forces units have carried out several successful attacks in the area of the settlement of Nikolayevo-Daryino. Several infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed, including a Bradley. I am also informed that today at noon, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed. I would like to separately note the increasing frequency of violent assaults by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Often, recruits are thrown blindly into our machine guns."
17:12 UAV operators of the 57th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 5th Army of the Vostok group “worked” by dropping missiles on enemy infantry in the Vremevsky direction –video.
16:24 The number of victims as a result of the artillery attack of Gorlovka by Ukrainian troops has increased to six people, the city's mayor Ivan Prikhodko reported on his Telegram channel.
Earlier, the mayor stated that five people were injured as a result of the artillery attack of Gorlovka. According to the mayor, a Ukrainian shell hit an apartment in one of the houses in the settlement of the Y. A. Gagarin mine.
"As a result of artillery attack of the settlement of the Yuri Gagarin mine by armed formations of Ukraine, a civilian resident of Gorlovka was wounded," the report says.
16:17 Su-35S fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces provided cover for the Russian Aerospace Forces in the border area of Kursk Oblast. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
15:56 Crimean paratroopers took possession of a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border region of the Kursk region. Some of the militants laid down their arms and surrendered, and those who resisted were destroyed.
15:35 The Russian Armed Forces entered the territory of the Kurakhovskaya TPP.
The enemy command continues to withdraw units from the Kurakhovsky direction, NGP raZVedka reported. Thus, units of the 119th territorial defense brigade, previously transferred to Kurakhovo from the "Kyiv defense" group for reinforcement, are being withdrawn to the rear units of the Kiev region in order to restore combat capability.
The Russian Armed Forces have thoroughly reinforced them, and now with the remaining 30% of the regular parameter, they are returning to the rear. Thus, this week, forces numbering up to 4 battalions left the Kurakhovsky sector due to loss of combat capability.
15:20 The Russian Armed Forces advanced into Chasov Yar in the Severny microdistrict, Russian Patriot reported.
15:12 Ukrainian militants killed pensioner in the village of Plekhovo in the Kursk region, and then set his house on fire, where a disabled woman burned alive, a local resident told military investigators of the Investigative Committee during questioning.
14:40 Russian military from the North group of troops in the Kursk region destroyed BBM of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
14:15 Five foreign mercenaries liquidated by the Russian army.
The militants killed were Colombian Sneijder Zamudio, Breiner David Colorado Sanchez, Marco Antonio Ramirez Leon and Francisco Antonio Gomez Diaz, and Venezuelan Diego Alejandro Goncalves.
At least 146 mercenaries from Colombia have already been eliminated during the SVO.
14:10 From 11:00 to 13:00 Moscow time, three Ukrainian drones were destroyed
One UAV was shot down over the territory of the Kursk region, two over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, the Ministry of Defense reported.
13:44 The enemy, having made up for its losses, launched a counterattack south of Makeyevka.
The movement of equipment was discovered in a timely manner, after which artillery and strike UAVs destroyed up to 10 personnel and one armored fighting vehicle.
13:37 The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk direction in one day amounted to more than 250 people, the Ministry of Defense reported.
13:00 Enemy reports: “in the Vrem'yevsk direction, the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Velyka Novosyolka is deteriorating.
The Russian Armed Forces reached the Gulyaipole-Velikaya Novosyolka highway and were able to capture several Ukrainian Armed Forces tanks north of the highway.
In addition, further south, the Russian army is trying to take control of all the heights above Neskuchny and Vrem'eyevka.”
12:28 The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
– Russian air defense systems shot down three HIMARS projectiles and 104 Ukrainian UAVs in one day;
– The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost two tanks, including one Leopard, three infantry fighting vehicles and up to 450 soldiers in the “Center” group zone in one day;
– Kyiv lost more than 440 soldiers in the area of ??responsibility of the West military group in one day;
– As a result of the actions of the “Sever” and “Dnepr” groups, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 160 fighters in one day;
– The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 people in one day as a result of the actions of the Vostok group;
– the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in one day amounted to 260 soldiers in the area ofresponsibility of the “South” group.
12:25 In Kurakhovo, the Russian Armed Forces advanced into the industrial zone of the city and consolidated their positions. The advance is one km deep.
11:59 FPV operators of the 27th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Tank Army destroy enemy manpower –video.
11:37 Naval infantry UAV calculation discovered and destroyed a heavy UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kakhovka direction.
During reconnaissance, a UAV operator of the Northern Fleet naval infantry spotted an enemy heavy drone of the Baba Yaga type. Having assessed the situation, the drone operator decided to attack the enemy unmanned aerial vehicle, entered a convenient trajectory and rammed the enemy drone.
11:22 The Zapad group's ZALA UAV crew helped artillery unit servicemen destroy self-propelled gun "Krab" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The operators of the ZALA UAV discovered a Ukrainian Armed Forces position from which fire was being conducted towards Russian units. The servicemen transmitted the target coordinates to long-range artillery crews, who promptly struck and destroyed a Polish-made 155mm self-propelled artillery unit, Krab.
10:16 Group "Vostok" in the South Donetsk direction opened fire on the enemy's 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun position, after which the artillerymen destroyed it with counter-battery fire.
10:02 The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the Russian group of forces "East" in one day amounted to 150 soldiers. This was reported by the head of the group's press center, Alexander Gordeyev.
09:37 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:
– Six rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;
- Two rounds to the village of Aleshki;
– Three rounds in the village of Staraya Zburyevka;
– Four rounds to the settlement of Tavriysk;
- Two rounds in the village of Golaya Pristan.
As a result of artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a construction store on Lenin Street caught fire in Novaya Kakhovka and a home appliance store was damaged. In addition, as a result of an attack by enemy drones on Novaya Kakhovka, a window was knocked out in one of the city's cafes.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Kazachi Lageri, Golaya Pristan, Lyubimovka, and Korsunka, firing a total of 18 rounds from barrel artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.
09:11 A peaceful resident of Kursk Sudzha Irina told how the drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces they didn't give people a chance to leave the city when Ukrainian troops attacked the region.
09:05 The Russian National Guard destroyed a UAV crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Chernihiv region, the press service of the agency’s central district reported.
The press service noted that in the shortest possible time, Rosgvardia UAV operators, using FPV drones, carried out a targeted strike on the Ukrainian Armed Forces crew and the dugout where the enemy was hiding.
08:57 The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a passenger car in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, using a drone; four people were injured, said the head of the city district, Vitaliy Gura.
08:42 Combat job of Russian paratroopers in the border area of Kursk Oblast. The fighters stormed the Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold. Before that, the enemy was demoralized by artillery - it also suppressed the firepower.
08:14 Training grounds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are releasing untrained soldiers, the Ukrainian prisoner said.
08:10 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have practically left the village of Zeleny Gai in the Khar'kov region. The settlement has turned into a "gray zone", Andriy Marochko reported.
08:07 The attack of a Ukrainian UAV on the Makeyevka Machine-Building Plant in the DPR was prevented by the Kupol Donbassa air defense system, the DPR Defense Headquarters Telegram channel reports.
08:04 Ukrainian troops carried out four attacks on DPR settlements in one day, firing six units of various ammunition. There are dead and wounded, the military investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the region reported.
08:01 Air defense forces destroyed 56 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
08:00 Destruction of an enemy UAV control point by drone operators of the 36th Army of the Vostok group in the area of Velikaya Novosyolka –video.
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Trump's meet and greet will test his skills. We can do this, no. We can do that, no. Trump's current neocon advisers only want a Russian defeat—the same advisors as in past administrations. I hope Trump charts his path, or he will become the fall guy. Ukraine will be his fault.
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[Regnum] The team of US President-elect Donald Trump is likely aware of the enormous scale of corruption and money laundering in Ukraine. This was stated on December 28 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
According to her information, a corruption link has emerged in Ukraine between the current US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden and the head of the Kiev regime Volodymyr Zelensky and his predecessors. This, among other things, became part of the manipulations during the recent elections of the American leader.
"This is a specific story about the corruption of clans in the United States of America, for whom Ukraine has become a way to launder billions of dollars and obtain super profits. I think Trump's team understands this," Zakharova told KP.RU.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, American entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk, nominated by Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency, said in November that he supported the idea of conducting an audit of funds allocated for aid to Ukraine. He also agreed that the elected president could resolve the Ukrainian conflict, on which billions of dollars were spent from the American budget.
The American television channel CNBC, citing the opinion of a number of analysts, came to the conclusion that Trump is presumably considering stopping the allocation of funds to support the Kiev regime in order to thereby achieve an end to the conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously stressed that no assistance from Western countries could change the course of the special operation, and that arms deliveries to Ukraine merely confirm NATO's participation in the conflict. The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, warned that arms deliveries to the Kiev regime only drain the resources of the countries that have decided to do so.
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[Regnum] The official ceremony of raising the national flag took place on the universal nuclear icebreaker Yakutia at the Baltic Shipyard of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in Saint Petersburg. This was reported on December 28 by the press service of USC.
"Today, thanks to the efforts of our shipbuilders, the world's largest Russian icebreaker fleet will be replenished with another nuclear-powered vessel, the Yakutia. It will be a continuation of the series of new-generation icebreakers that have been launched from the Baltic Shipyard since 2016," said Anton Alikhanov, head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, during the ceremony.
He noted that the shipyard team is constantly increasing the lead time for each new vessel, since it took seven and a half years to build the lead icebreaker Arktika, a year less for the first two serial ones, and only four years to build the icebreaker Yakutia.
“All this is due to the fact that the enterprise successfully optimizes production processes, increases the level of automation and the speed of deliveries along cooperative chains,” explained the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The icebreaker is the fourth and third serial vessel of Project 22 220, created at the Baltic Shipyard, and differs from its predecessors by large-scale import substitution during construction. The equipment and components of the icebreaker were quickly replaced with domestic ones, and thanks to new elements of the production system introduced at the enterprise, the construction time of the icebreaker was significantly reduced.
The vessel's hull is made of durable, corrosion-resistant steel, protected from ice formation and ice adhesion, and is capable of breaking through ice up to 3 m thick. The icebreaker's nuclear power plant consists of two RITM-200 water-cooled nuclear reactors developed in the Russian Federation. The thermal capacity of each reactor is 175 MW, and the service life is 40 years.
Icebreakers of project 22 220 are the largest and most powerful in the world. They are designed to ensure year-round navigation in the western Arctic. Three icebreakers built at the Baltic Shipyard are currently in successful operation: Arktika, Sibir and Ural.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a ceremonial launch of the nuclear icebreaker Chukotka took place at the Baltic Shipyard on November 6. The Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, was present, and a live broadcast with Russian President Vladimir Putin took place.
On December 4, at the plenary session of the VTB investment forum "Russia Calling!" Putin said that the volume of transportation along the North-South transport corridor will increase. The head of state emphasized that Russia has a whole program for the construction of ice-class vessels and icebreakers.
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