I guess Russia is not keen on migrants wandering through, not that I blame them,
[ShabelleMedia] Somali citizens who were imprisoned in Russia were returned to the country on Saturday following tireless efforts by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The returnees numbering 16, including women who were imprisoned in a prison in Moscow, the capital of Russia expressed their happiness and gratitude, thanking everyone who had contributed to their repatriation.
"I am happy that our government has released us from a prison where we have been held for 30 days. I am happy to be back in my country," said one of the young returnees.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia said that it is committed to bringing back to the country the citizens who are imprisoned in different prisons in the country.
Hundreds of young Somalis are detained yearly for attempting to enter Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... illegally. Libya is one of the most dangerous places for Somalis, who are taken for ransom, sometimes paying thousands of dollars.
In recent years, however, migration to Libya has been decreasing.
It is not the first time that the government of Somalia has brought back Somali citizens imprisoned abroad, and it has already brought back young people from Libya and India.
The Somali government, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), secured the release of hundreds of citizens, who were detained in several countries.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A leading Putin propagandist who called for Ukrainian children to be drowned is 'seriously ill' after being poisoned, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
Anton Krasovsky, 48, former director of broadcasting on the state TV channel RT, posted that he was recovering in hospital after losing consciousness.
But a source in the Defence Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine [HUR] alleged he 'continues to deteriorate' and claimed his most recent messages were likely 'not written by the propagandist himself'.
Krasovsky caused revulsion in October 2022 with his genocidal diatribe, saying Ukrainian children who saw Russians as occupiers under the Soviet Union should have been 'thrown in the Tysyna River with a strong current'.
The pro-war star presenter was given a five-year jail term in absentia by a court in Ukraine back in February over the comments. Ukraine's security service, the SBU, said at the time it was working to 'bring the culprit to justice'.
Krasovsky separately faced criticism after he called for burning Ukrainian children to death in huts in the Carpathian Mountains. 'Shove them right into their huts and burn them,' he said.
He subsequently apologised for the comments which caused outrage in Ukraine and around the world, and were seen as highlighting the barbarity of Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine.
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[LB] The enemy continues to put pressure on the positions of the Ukrainian military.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
The situation near Avdiivka remains difficult. The city is shelled around the clock, and assaults in the direction do not stop. And the occupiers compensate for all their failures on the battlefield with mass shelling of cities where civilians are still present.
Vitaliy Barabasha, the head of the Avdiyiv city military administration, said this on the air of the telethon.
"The situation is very difficult in our direction. The enemy is pressing, the assaults do not stop day or night. The Russians are trying to fulfill the tasks and take the city. A lot of equipment and personnel have recently been abandoned. We are fixing thousands of dead, sorry, "monkeys" around Avdiyivka. The guys are talking and you can see on the cameras when the drones are flying," Barabash notes.
The Russian occupiers compensate for all their failures on the battlefield by shelling the positions of our soldiers, as well as the territory of the community.
"Just in the past day, the enemy has inflicted 46 massive strikes on the community... Sometimes when entering a city and staying there for a few hours, you enter and the picture is the same, and when you leave, it is already a different one. The city changes not in days, but in hours," - noted the head of the MBA .
The evacuation from Avdiyivka continues, but recently it is often canceled due to shelling. Since there is only one road to evacuate the city, along which the invaders often strike.
As of today, December 24, 1,206 people remain in Avdiivka, which is quite a lot. However, during the period of escalation, almost 350 people left the settlement.
According to Barabash, the city has neither light nor heat. The last time there was light was in April 2022. Energy workers tried to restore it, but came under enemy fire.
The New York Times called Avdiivka a Ukrainian stronghold in the Donetsk region. Taking Avdiyivka would be a strategic success for Russia, as the city is the backbone of Ukrainian defense in the region — and would deal a blow to the morale of Ukrainians.
The head of the Avdiiv MBA called the Coke Chemical Plant in the city a "sacred" place for the occupiers, like "Azovstal" in Mariupol.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:38 Defense forces in the Mariupol direction hit a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber from an air defense system, which “did not return to the airfield,” the Air Force command reported. In addition, in the Odessa direction “there was combat work” on the Russian Su-30 in the Black Sea, the consequences are being established.
21:49 For special operations in the Black Sea, the SBU uses not only the Sea Baby maritime drone, but also another one - Mamai. Until now, not a single media outlet in the world knew about the existence of the SBU sea drone Mamai. As of today, Mamai is the fastest object in the Black Sea, it can accelerate to 110 km/h.
20:54 The Russian army shelled the village of Ocheretino, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region, one person was wounded, the prosecutor’s office reported. Two more people were injured as a result of an enemy attack on the New York town of Toretsk. According to preliminary data, the Russians used guided bombs.
18:27 Ukraine returned three more children from the temporarily occupied territories, said the head of the Save Ukraine organization Mykola Kuleba. According to him, this was the organization’s 14th rescue mission, during which they managed to return home 14 children, seven of whom were deprived of parental care.
16:50 The Russians continue to shell the Kherson region, two people were injured - in Belozerka and Komyshany, the OVA reported.
15:22 In January 2024, the Coalition of Artillery will begin work in Paris to strengthen the Ukrainian army, said Deputy Minister of Defense Ivan Gavrilyuk. He also said that in 2024, tests of Caesar self-propelled gun fire control using artificial intelligence are planned, which will reduce the use of ammunition for shooting and increase target destruction by 30%.
14:38 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that complete demobilization for military personnel is possible only after the war. Now, he said, the military will be able to receive “rest or partial dismissal” - this decision will be provided for in the new bill, which will regulate the mobilization, demobilization, deferment and social protection of the military. It may be registered in the Verkhovna Rada “in the coming days.”
13:51 Putin has decided to continue the war until the final victory in Ukraine, said the main European diplomat Josep Borrell: “Putin cannot be satisfied with part of Ukraine and allow the rest of Ukraine to belong to the European Union... He will not give up the war, especially before the American elections, which "may present him with a much more favorable scenario. So we must prepare for a high-intensity conflict for a long time... If we do not change course quickly, if we do not mobilize all our capabilities, it will allow Putin to win the war in Ukraine."
12:47 At night, the Russians fired at the village. In the middle of the Kupyansky district of the Kharkov region, two people were injured, the prosecutor’s office reported.
09:53 The head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Mikhail Fedorov, promised that “next year there will be 1 million drones. There will never be subpoenas in Dii.”
08:41 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of December 24:
personnel - about 353,190 (+800) people,
tanks - 5858 (+4),
armored combat vehicles - 10,888 (+17),
artillery systems - 8314 (+28),
MLRS - 932 (+0),
air defense systems - 611 (+0),
aircraft - 327 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6404 (+20),
cruise missiles - 1614 (+1),
ships/boats - 22 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 11,022 (+27),
special equipment - 1229 (+6).
07:59 At night, the Russian army shelled the center of Kherson - three people were killed, one was wounded, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prookudin. Over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, four people were killed and nine were injured, including one child.
07:45 Air defense at night destroyed 14 of the 15 Shahed attack UAVs that Russia attacked from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk area, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Nikolaev, Kirovograd, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Khmelnytsky regions.
07:28 Over the past 24 hours, 81 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, in the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 25 enemy attacks east of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka, as well as 15 attacks near Severny, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky, Donetsk region. Another 17 attacks were repelled in the Kupyansky direction (in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region) and in the Kherson direction, where Ukrainian forces continue to expand the bridgehead.
In addition, in the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks near Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka in the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Rabotino district and north-west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region
Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed a different encounter (Item @ 09:20 and @08:25) indicating more than one were downed. Ukrainian reports do not indicate the location of the encounters, but the Russian report does: at Krynki (near the Dnepr river).
This specific encounter took place near Mariupol. Ukrainian news reports say a fifth advanced aircraft, an SU-30 was downed at Odessa.
[Korrespondent] The Russians lost four Su-34s in three days
Also in the Odessa direction there was combat work on the Russian Su-30 in the Black Sea. The results are still being verified.
Air defense forces shot down another Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber. This was announced by the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Nikolai Oleshchuk in Telegram on Sunday, December 24.
“The defeat of the Su-34 fighter-bomber in the Mariupol direction by our anti-aircraft missile system has been confirmed,” he wrote.
According to Oleschuk, the Russian plane did not return to the airfield.
He also added that in the Odessa direction there was combat work on the Russian Su-30 in the Black Sea.
“We are studying objective control materials to know for sure whether the target was hit or not,” the commander said.
Let us remind you that on December 22, three Su-34 fighters were destroyed at once in the south of Ukraine. According to the speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuriy Ignat, the pilots of Russian aircraft became insolent and tried to fly closer to strike Ukrainian fighters.
They are also checking the data on the downing of an Su-30 in the Odesa direction.
by Iryna Lysohor
Defense forces shot down a Su-34 in the direction of Mariupol. The enemy plane was hit by an anti-aircraft missile system.
They are also checking data on the impressions of the enemy Su-30 that was flying over the Odesa region this evening. This was reported by Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk.
"On the Odesa direction, there was combat work on the Russian Su-30 in the Black Sea - we are studying the materials of objective control to know for sure whether the target was hit or not. But... it was confirmed that our anti-aircraft missile system hit the Su-34 fighter-bomber in Mariupol direction! He did not return to the airfield," he wrote.
This downed Su-34 is already the fourth this week. On December 22, in the Southern direction, the Ukrainian military shot down three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers at once.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, as a result of competent actions by units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by artillery and helicopters, have repelled four attacks by assault groups of the AFU 95th Air Assault Brigade close to Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were over 40 servicemen, one armoured fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles.
In addition, one ammunition depot of the 113th Territorial Defence Brigade has been destroyed near Liptsy (Kharkov region).
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, supported by artillery and Operational-Tactical Aviation, have repelled two attacks by the 63rd Mechanised Brigade and the 12th Special Operations Brigade of the AFU south of Kuzmino and near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
In addition, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit near Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Serebryansky forest.
The enemy losses were up to 100 soldiers, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated actions units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with artillery, have repelled eight attacks by assault groups of 81st Airmobile, 24th, and 30th Mechanised brigades of the AFU and the 4th Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard close to Belogorovka, Spornoye, Vasyukovka, Leninskoye, and Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
AFU manpower and hardware have been hit near Pereyezdnoye, Razdolovka, Kleshcheevka, Vasyukovka, Shumy, Andreevka, and Bogdanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 350 soldiers killed and wounded, three infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, and five motor vehicles.
In addition, in the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one 2S1 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been destroyed.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have inflicted a fire attack on manpower concentration areas of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 110 servicemen, and two pickup trucks.
In addition, during counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin, 152mm Akatsiya, and 2S1 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems have been hit.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces, supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, have defeated manpower and hardware of 33rd, 117th, 118th Mechanised, 128th Mountain Assault, and 71st Jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Rabotino, Verbovoye, Zherebyanka, and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 70 servicemen killed and wounded, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Kherson direction, as a result of the actions by units of Russian troops and artillery, the enemy losses were up to 80 servicemen and three motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 2S1 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised Norwegian-manufactured launchers of NASAMS air defence systems and French-manufactured Crotale-NG at Starokonstantinov airfield (Khmelnitsky region), as well as aviation equipment, flight navigation equipment, and aviation ammunition at Kanatovo airfields (Kirovograd region) and the Dnepr, manpower and military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 127 areas during the day.
Air defence systems have shot down four Ukrainian aircraft: three Su-27 and one Su-24 of the Ukrainian Air Force near Shirokoye, Odarovka (Zaporozhye region), and Grigorovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Three HARM anti-radar missiles, three HIMARS multiple-launch rocket projectiles, and one Neptune anti-ship missile have been intercepted.
In addition, 49 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Staromikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Zolotaryovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Vasilyovka, Golaya Pristan (Kherson region), Berdyansk, Novogorovka, and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 558 airplanes, 261 helicopters, 10,040 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 air defence missile systems, 14,299 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,189 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,479 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 16,660 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:55 According to the operational lines of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC for December 24, as of 23:30, additional information about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic: n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): four people were injured on the territory of the Galaktika shopping center: two employees of the shopping center - a woman born in 1999. and a man born in 1989, as well as men born in 1999 and 1995.
Additional information has been received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the AFU in the cities of the Republic: n. Gorlovka: Nikitovsky district:
artillery attack at 15:05: Four boiler houses in the village of Nikitovka station are de-energized.
artillery attack at 20:50: – direct hit on the Galaktika shopping center; – st. Zhukova, 24 – direct hit in an apartment building.
artillery attack at 22:00: the Stroitel residential area is partially cut off.
Kalininsky district: – administrative building of “Gifts of Nature” LLC. Information about the consequences of the artillery attack continues to arrive.
21:03 Ukrainian terrorists launched three strikes from 155mm caliber artillery at the Galaxy shopping center in Gorlovka.
During the evacuation of the wounded, a fourth blow was struck.
20:59 Mortar crews of Stavropol paratroopers suppressed firing positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a strong point in the Verbovoy area and destroyed enemy infantry
19:47 Over the past 24 hours, 15 civilians have been injured as a result of artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the DPR. Onvideo— consequences of the artillery attack of Gorlovka.
19:42 Explosions are reported in the Mykolaiv region.
19:10 In the Avdeevka direction, the Russian army is conducting a powerful artillery barrage; MLRS and cannon artillery are working on targets in Avdievka and near it. In addition, airstrikes are carried out. This was reported by Ukraina.ru sources in departments involved in this area.
18:40 Consequences of the artillery attack of Gorlovka by Ukrainian militants -photo.
18:05 Donetsk direction. Ugledar:
The front-line bird reports that in the area of ??the village of Ugledar (Donetsk People's Republic), our fighters from the 39th Motorized Rifle Brigade knocked out a Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck and destroyed a support post.
17:40 Explosions occurred in the Kyiv-controlled city of Kherson - authorities
17:05 Captured weapons: in the Northern Military District zone, the Russian military works not only with domestic weapons, but also with rifles and machine guns that they obtained in battle -video.
16:40 Dnipropetrovsk region. The front-line bird reports that as a result of a night missile strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities, a military workshop for assembling equipment for Armed Forces armored vehicles and a warehouse with parts were hit.
15:46 Communications units of the Tula paratroopers ensured stable control of assault groups during the clearing of Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the Artemovsk direction -video.
15:35 Donetsk stringer reports the situation in the Artemovsk direction:
There was no fierce counterattack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There were several enemy DRG groups that tried to penetrate the front in several places.
At the same time, we are pushing back the enemy in Bogdanovka. The village is now 50/50.
On the northern flank, another 1.5 km was covered by a large front.
In the south (Kleshcheevka) the Ukrainian Armed Forces have suffered heavy losses. Their support has been partially cut off there.
15:00 In settlements on the left bank of Oskol (Kupyansk direction), the Ukrainian Armed Forces are mining the residential sector, reports Directive for Ukraine. In the village Kovsharovka planted mines in the basements of apartment buildings.
14:40 Ukrainian troops fired 11 rounds with a caliber of 155mm at Donetsk and Makeyevka - DPR representation in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
13:29 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of December 24, 2023)
In the Kupyansk direction, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to over 40 military personnel, an armored combat vehicle and three vehicles. Also, an ammunition depot of the 113th Terrestrial Defense Brigade near the village of Liptsy, Kharkov region, was destroyed.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the area of the Serebryanka settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic and in the Serebryansky forest. Enemy losses amounted to up to 100 military personnel, an armored combat vehicle, two vehicles, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
In the Donetsk direction, the total enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 350 military personnel killed and wounded, three infantry fighting vehicles, an armored personnel carrier and five vehicles. Also hit during the counter-battery battle were: the US-made M777 artillery system, the 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mounts, three 122mm D-30 howitzers and the 2S1 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
In the South Donetsk direction, during the counter-battery fight, self-propelled artillery units were hit: M109 “Paladin” made in the USA, 2S3 152mm “Acacia” and122mm 2S1 “Gvozdika”. Enemy losses amounted to up to 110 troops and two pickup trucks.
In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian group of troops, with the support of artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, inflicted defeats on manpower and equipment of the 33rd, 117th, 118th Mechanized, 128th Mountain Assault and 71st Ranger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Rabotino, Verbovoe, Zherebyanki and Mirnoye, Zaporozhye region.
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost up to 70 servicemen killed and wounded in this direction, an armored combat vehicle, three vehicles, as well as a 2S1 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
In the Kherson direction, as a result of the actions of Russian troops and artillery fire, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 80 military personnel and three vehicles. During the counter-battery fight, the following were hit: the US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery mount, the 152mm Msta-B howitzer, the 2S1 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount and the 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at the Starokonstantinov airfield in the Khmelnytsky region hit launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems "NASAMS" made in Norway and "Crotale-NG" made in France, as well as aviation equipment, flight navigation aids and aviation ammunition at the airfields of Kanatovo, Kirovograd region and Dnepr, manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 127 districts.
Air defense systems shot down four Ukrainian aircraft: three Su-27 and one Su-24 of the Ukrainian Air Force in the areas of Shirokoe, Odarovka in the Zaporozhye region and Grigorovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Three HARM anti-radar missiles, three HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and a Neptune anti-ship missile were intercepted.
In addition, 49 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Staromikhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Zolotarevka of the Lugansk People's Republic, Vasilevka, Golaya Pristan of the Kherson region, Berdyansk, Novohorivka and Mirnoye of the Zaporozhye region.
12:27 Statement of Head of the press center of the “West” group:
In the Kupyansk direction, coordinated actions of units of the “Western” group of forces, army aviation strikes and artillery fire defeated accumulations of enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Sin'kovka, Petropavlovka, Kupyansk, Terny.
The crew of the Tor-M2U anti-aircraft missile system under the command of Senior Lieutenant Vladimir Ipatov in the Kotlyarka region destroyed three unmanned aerial vehicles, including two Furies and one Leleka-100.
The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 15 military personnel, two vehicles, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
11:25 Zaporozhye Front, reports V. Rogov:
“The Nazis are hitting Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region with MLRS. There have been at least three strikes so far. Russian air defense systems are working"
11:05 Personnel combat work of specialists of the search and rescue group of the Aerospace Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction. Military personnel provide daily support to attack and army aviation crews.
10:45 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Krynki 27 rounds;
-- n.p. Kardashinka five rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan five rounds;
-- village of Novaya Mayachka three rounds;
-- n.p. Peschanivka two rounds;
in Proletarka settlement six rounds;
-- n.p. Kalanchak four rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha four rounds.
As a result of the artillery attack of the settlement. Kalanchak, one civilian was moderately injured
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Krynki, n.p. Sagi, n.p. Staraya Zburevka, settlement Aleshki, n.p. Podstepnoye, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 35 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
10:20 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:
Units of the Center group of troops in the Krasnolimansky direction repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 63rd Mechanized brigade and the 12th Special Forces brigade in the areas of Torskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova.
Air strikes and artillery fire defeated the personnel and equipment of the 67th Mechanized Brigade in the Serebryansky forestry area.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 150 military personnel, a tank, and two armored personnel carriers. During the counterbattery fight, the 122mm D-30 howitzer was destroyed.
10:05 Kharkov region (border region). An “arrival” was reported at a military facility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As Frontline Bird writes, the air raid alarm did not sound. Our tactical aviation, the front-line bombers Su-24 and Su-34, performed preliminary training.
09:15 Frontline report as of the morning of December 24:
In the Kherson direction the situation remains the same and this, surprisingly, plays into the hands of the Russian army. The Kiev command sends “new suicide bombers” to slaughter across the Dnieper. These movements are calculated by our reconnaissance, after which strikes are launched against the enemy, and as a result, the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffer colossal losses. For example, over the past 24 hours the enemy has lost two boats, each of which had about 20 personnel.
In the Zaporozhye direction, local battles are taking place in the Verbovoye – Rabotino section. Here the initiative is on our side, but there has been no significant progress yet. The Ukrainian Armed Forces took up a defensive position and began constructing protective structures.
In the Avdeevsky direction, our fighters are consolidating in new positions occupied in the Stepovoy area on the northern flank. On the southern flank, the Russian Armed Forces attack at Pervomaiskoye, Nevelskoye, and advance slightly from Vodyanoye and Opytny to the edge of Avdeevka.
The Russian army has made significant progress in the Artemovsk direction. advanced another 1.5 kilometers in the Bogdanovka area. The 200th Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces and the Volunteer Corps are participating in the operation. There is also an advance southeast of Bogdanovka along the railway. In addition, during the assault operations, the territories of the Bakhmutsky Shlyakh autodrome and the dairy farm west of Khromovo came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
Good news is also coming from the Kremen direction. The enemy confirms the active advance of the Russian army in the direction of Ternov. The advance was almost 4.5 kilometers. In addition, in this area, our fighters managed to disable two German Leopards.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian army is advancing in the Sinkovka area, knocking out the enemy from the forest plantations. And in the Donetsk direction, having taken Mar'inka, the Russian Army is advancing further, capturing the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ strongholds in the direction of the villages of Pobeda and Georgievka.
08:10 In the “BARS-8” squad showed how drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are destroyed from firearms
In addition to the air defense system and electronic warfare systems, fighters actively use layered defense and work at air surveillance posts. After detecting suspicious targets in the air, observers destroy them using anti-drone guns or small arms.
There is a precedent for a post Christmas military offensive.
[Regnum] Russia could ruin Christmas for Ukraine if it decides to go on the attack, said the former head of the Estonian Defense Forces, member of the European Parliament, and retired general Riho Terras .
“Ukraine’s strength is running out. Russia doesn’t have many of them either, but it may have enough for a Christmas offensive,” he said on the ERR television and radio company.
According to him, the Russian Armed Forces have significantly increased pressure on Ukraine, and “two very important weeks lie ahead.”
Terrace added that if the front collapses and Russia “takes some large populated area, it will send a bad signal to the whole world.”
As Regnum reported , on December 19, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said at an extended meeting of the department’s board that the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the beginning of the special military operation amounted to more than 383 thousand military personnel. Also, Ukrainian troops lost 14 thousand tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, 553 aircraft, 259 helicopters, as well as 8.5 thousand field artillery guns and multiple launch rocket systems.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a board meeting, noted that Kiev was suffering heavy losses, its reserves were largely wasted due to attempts to show the West the results of the counteroffensive. The Russian leader also noted that the myth about the invulnerability of Western military equipment collapsed during the Northern Military District.
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