[Battleswarmblog] “I’ll take Absurd News for $200.”
Russia laid the groundwork for expanding its soft power across North America and Asia with a new executive order signed by Vladimir Putin last week.
The new order provides funds for the search, registration and legal protection of Russian properties abroad, including land and buildings located on the territory of the former Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
Among the areas affected by the new decree is Alaska, which was sold to the United States in 1867 and still has communities with close ties to Russia.
Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and large parts of Asia were once part of the former empire.
However, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that “it is not clear what Russia’s current or historical assets consist of.”
... Still, the “just wants to watch the world burn” part of me wants to see Pooty-Poot’s Russia try to conquer Alaska, if only because the American reaction to whatever half-assed misexpedition across the Bearing Strait Russia is able to launch might result in the complete seizure of the Kuril-Aleut oil fields in far eastern Siberia. Indeed, I imagine that it wouldn’t even be a week before American air power completely wrecked the fragile Transiberian Railway and Highway, making Russian forces in the far east completely SOL. At that point, an American air and sea bridge from Alaska would still provide more reliable logistical support than Russia’s long, primitive and fragile Transiberian transport network.
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That document that they are saying supports this nonsense, the document with the Russian Seal that is making the rounds, that doc is fake. This story is #FakeNews.
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Biden will let let them have Palin's old house. Maybe Andrew Sullivan's place next door, too.
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By the looks of what has been going on in Ukraine, I doubt the Russian military could defeat the local population of Alaska.
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Hey, I had to cancel my Poconos trip, no way I'm cancelling the cruise. Pooty-Poot needs to back off until after.
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From a comment at the article link, which I am not capable of judging:
10x25mm says:
January 23, 2024 at 2:41 AM
This is CIA-sourced fake news. The Putin XO is not yet posted on the official President of Russia site, but it has been covered on TASS:
The “Department of Foreign Property of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation” is their equivalent of the U.S. GSA’s real estate operation:
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So the Russian equivalent of the GSA is taking inventory - maybe not a bad idea with all the chatter about seizing Russian assets abroad - and that gets turned into Putin wants Alaska back. Sure, whatever.
The first question to ask is Why? Russian is currently busy frying some bigger existential fish, but it never hurts to whip up a little hysteria, right? The second question is How? Look at a map before you answer.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] If you carefully read the summaries of our General Administration, you can see reports of "positional battles" in all directions every day. Among the reasons is the weather. And also the lack of resources on both sides for a decisive offensive with at least limited objectives. Moreover, the Russians, throwing into the crucible of battles everything they have at hand, are not able, even hypothetically achieving tactical success in any direction, to develop it into an operational one. There is simply nothing to develop. But this fact is not a reason to relax.
by Viktor Kevlyuk
Three hot shops today, where the enemy's attempts to consistently and persistently create some kind of victory are being followed, are Synkivka in the Kharkiv region, Avdiyivka and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region.
The hot spot is the section Robotyne — Verbove, where the enemy, with the forces of two amphibious assault divisions, the 7th and 76th, has been trying to eliminate our bridgehead for the last three months, formed by the incredible efforts of brigades from the operational-strategic group of troops "Tavria" last summer. And the enemy is doing it slowly, but it succeeds: the defense forces hold about two kilometers along the first position of the enemy's defensive line. It's sad, but it is what it is.
Krynyk remains the epicenter of the battles on the left bank of the Kherson region, where our marines - real titans - write the history of the Marine Corps of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in blood. Mostly hostile. The 70th division of the Russians with the forces of the 70th motorized rifle regiment, with the support of one or the other, is trying to retake Krynky, but every time something does not go according to plan. Colossal losses of people, armored vehicles. A couple of weeks ago, the enemy had to conduct an entire operation to evacuate damaged tanks and BMPs from the battlefield and its surroundings. Such activity is an obvious sign of a lack of combat vehicles for further attacks.
It is not easy for us there either: the Dnipro and the straits are frozen, delivering anything and taking away the wounded is an extremely difficult task. All the more — to expand the bridgehead. And this should be done in order to drive away the enemy who wants to shoot at peaceful towns and villages on the right bank. The downing of several enemy bombers and even an entire A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft, the destruction of the IL-22 air command post significantly eases the life of the defenders of the bridgehead and everyone on the right bank.
Let's go back to hot shops.
Sinkivka. The key to Kupyansk. The enemy really needs to get to the eastern bank of the Oskil River. Fighting continues on the outskirts of Synkivka, where the enemy's 25th brigade is clinging to every groove in order to crawl into Kharkiv region. Last week, the enemy on the north-eastern outskirts of the village won back 200 m of positions that they lost the week before last. Other points of tension are Kislivka and Petropavlivka, where fierce clashes are taking place over forest strips. The picture is as follows: the enemy rushes to Kupyansk along the roads Liman First — Kupyansk and Svatove — Kupyansk, and in parallel plans to reach Oskil on the section from Dvorichna to Synkivka. The enemy's 15th motorized rifle and 26th tank regiments operate in the directions Yagidne — Ivanivka and Yagidne — Kislivka. The enemy's 27th brigade, which wants to bypass Stelmakhivka from the north, is trying to support these efforts. Nothing good can come of this, so everything is as Comrade Zhukov commanded: more people are needed. The brigade was reinforced by the 1431st regiment of territorial troops and assault groups of the 7th motorized rifle regiment of the 11th corps of the Baltic Fleet. From the point of view of military science, it all looks wild: a brigade reinforced by a regiment? Is the regiment advancing in the brigade's advance lane? Who manages whom? How do they interact? Was the regiment simply distributed to replace the losses of the brigade? Addicts, in one word. Call the police.
The defense forces hold several convenient positions to the east of Sinkivka and from there put an end to any attempts by the enemy to move west with any significant forces.
Cool shower. Is Ukraine transitioning to active strategic defense?
Avdievka. Just hell. A parody of the elections in Russia — March 17, that's why the army set the task of capturing Avdiivka by March 1, at the very least by March 10. That's why the strain of forces and resources. The ground sometimes freezes, then thaws, the weather is mostly not suitable for flying (a friend said that in a month he raised the H10 Poseidon UAV into the air only four times - the clouds are too low. The basis of operations in the air is on maviks and fpv. The enemy’s plan is to surround the garrison of the Forces defenses in Avdiivka, so he is trying to break through from the north through Stepovy to Orlivka and there from the south from Vodyanyi through Severny and Tonenka. The intensity of the assaults increases every week, but the brigades of the "Tavria" group stand firm, in Stepovy they even drove the enemy to the eastern outskirts. And he was surprised by such a turn, only on January 19 he attacked 10 times, but on the morning of January 20, everything burned down on the same outskirts of Stepovoy, although he advanced 100 m south of the village.
Some enemy commander had an epiphany, and he or they decided not to attack the Koksochim head-on, but to bypass him. Thus, the 114th Donetsk brigade tried to attack, advancing from the direction of Veseli and Kamianka. I don't know what they have with navigation, but somehow the brigade headquarters did not notice on the map the ponds that had to be bypassed, dividing the forces in half. It is clear that it is easier to hit the enemy successively than at the same time, and "Tavria" did not lose this opportunity. In addition, the Defense Forces hold positions near the sand pit, which contributes to the defense of the coxsack. Ours destroyed the attempts of the 30th brigade of the Russians to reach this line and thus secure the left flank of the 114th. As they say: here you go! The result — the enemy didn't succeed, a pile of burned equipment, a lot of Russians lying on the field between the ponds and near the quarry. The tension of the battles is illustrated by the video of our 47th brigade, which recorded how the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle dismantled the enemy T-90 in a completely gentlemanly duel, of course, the newest and analog-fired.
Not everything is so fluffy in other areas of the Avdiyiv Defense District. Small groups of the enemy's infantry have slightly advanced into the residential sector in the eastern part of the city.
Novomykhailivka. The enemy is advancing to the highway Maryinka — Vugledar. and "Tavria" cannot stop him yet. Only holds back promotion. The intention of the Russians was to advance along the Mar'inka-Vugledar road to get behind the 72nd Brigade of the Defense Forces at the Vugledar bridgehead and eliminate this salient. The enemy's actions show that it is unprincipled for him to surround someone on the bridgehead, cut him open with a frontal blow, or in any way force the black Zaporozhians to retreat from their positions. The enemy is muddled by the bridgehead itself, which is convenient for further actions in the direction of Volnovakha and Mariupol.
In order to implement this plan, the Russian command in the Maryinka area began to regroup forces: the 103rd regiment of the 150th division of the enemy's 8th army is now operating in the Maryinka-Pobyeda direction, and the reinforced battalion of the 155th brigade of marine infantry of the Pacific fleet, units of the 39th brigade, which are also operating from the direction of Sweetkoy, stretched in the direction of Slavne — Novomykhailivka. Now the Defense Forces are holding Novomykhailivka, destroying attempts to capture the settlement and stubbornly resisting the enemy's attempts to advance our troops in the direction of Kostyantynivka.
It should be expected that the enemy will concentrate its efforts north of Novomykhailivka and attack in the direction of Antonivka and Kostyantynivka through the village of Pobeda, pinning our forces in Novomykhailivka with frontal attacks. But if the enemy's 57th brigade looms in the Vugledar area, then this will become an indicator of the "complexity" of solving the problem of the Vugledar salient: except for a frontal attack to cut the battle formations of the "Tavria" near Vugledar, there is nothing for it to do there.
The Russians stirred up in the Lyman direction, but it is too early to say anything here, let's wait a bit.
If we look at these events from a strategic level, the conclusion is as follows: the enemy has the initiative and determines the place, pace and scale of its operations. This fits into the vision of "active strategic defense" announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Although the strategy has a rather conservative look, there is no other way to form the necessary reserves, train them and comprehensively provide them. Only in this way can the system of rotations at the front be restored and the troops rest. I would like it to happen in half a year, but the reality is harsher. Probably a year.
Our partners' doctrine defines active defense as "the use of limited offensive actions and counterattacks to block contested territory or enemy positions." Therefore, the Defense Forces will spend this year not only in the trenches. An important aspect of ensuring active defense is the availability of offensive capabilities. And such actions are possible along the entire front line, and the places of their implementation will be determined by the places of concentration of these possibilities. In the absence of the latter, counterattacks will only deplete our already limited resources.
The former Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Andriy Zahorodnyuk, put it well in his interview with the Financial Times : "Focusing on defense without any offensive component would be a mistake of historic proportions for Ukraine." The mistake of our General Assembly will show the world Ukraine's inability to win the war.
The strategic pause taken by the Defense Forces automatically gives the enemy time and opportunities to bring themselves to a combat-ready state, to deploy operational and strategic reserves, for which Ukraine will later have to pay in blood, tears and destruction. In order to minimize this negativity, it is worth deploying a support operation, within the framework of which strikes the enemy's infrastructure, logistics, and in the strategic and operational depth of its territory. At the same time, the enemy will take similar measures against our state, affecting in every possible way the components of our defense potential, necessary for a strategic offensive.
And about partners: US President Joe Biden, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Director of National Intelligence Avril Gaines met with US lawmakers on January 17 and urged them to support additional security assistance to Ukraine. They stated that air defense systems and artillery ammunition are key needs, and these stocks may be depleted without additional US assistance, which would deprive Ukraine of the ability to launch long-range strikes on occupied Crimea and the aggressor's Black Sea fleet. It is impossible to allow even a short-term pause in supplies, because it gives Russia a chance to resume the pace of accumulation of weapons produced in the swamps, as well as Iran and North Korea.
And about the sad thing: according to the intelligence estimates of our partners, the war will last at least two years, and according to completely pessimistic estimates - up to five years.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] The enemy carried out the largest number of assaults in the Avdiiv direction.
by Iryna Lysohor
In the Kupyan direction, the Russians continue to advance in the areas of Sinkivka, Petropavlivka, Tabaivka, Berestovoy of the Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk region. During the week, defenders repelled about 70 attacks here.
In the Lymansky direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 130 assaults by the occupiers in the areas of Makiivka, Serebryansk Forestry, Belogorivka of the Luhansk Region, as well as Terniv, Yampolivka, Torsky, Hryhorivka, Verkhnyokamyanka, Vesely of the Donetsk Region. The spokesman of the General Staff, Andriy Kovalev, announced this on the air of the telethon.
"In the direction of Bakhmut, the Russian occupiers carried out assaults in the areas of Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanovsky, Klishchiivka and Andriivka of the Donetsk region, where last week the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled more than 40 enemy attacks," he said.
In the Avdiyivka direction, during the past week, the Russians carried out more than 200 assaults in the districts of Novokalynovy, Novobakhmutivka, Stepovy, Avdiyvka, Severny, Tonenkoy, Pervomaisky, and Nevelsky.
On Maryinsky, the occupiers continue offensive actions in the districts of Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda, and Novomykhailivka. Defenders repelled about 80 assaults in a week.
On the Shakhtarsky direction, the defenders repelled six attempts by the Russians to improve the tactical position south of Zolota Niva and Urozhany, west of Staromayorsky.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the occupiers carried out almost 20 assaults west of Verbovoy and Robotyny.
In the Kherson direction, the Russians concentrated their main efforts on conducting defense, improving mine barriers and logistics. Artillery and airstrikes continue. They are trying to dislodge units of the Defense Forces from the occupied bridgeheads on the left bank of the Kherson region. Almost 50 assaults were carried out during the week.
In total, almost 700 combat clashes took place during the week, the enemy launched 24 missile and more than 400 air strikes, carried out more than 400 shellings from MLRS.
Direct Translation via Google Trandlate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] THE SITUATION IN AVDIEVKA IS DIFFICULT
From approximately January 19 to 21, Russian infantry advanced in many places in the south of Avdievka. There is information about battles on the streets of Sobornaya, Chernyshevsky, and Sportivnaya.
The Russian army has a certain advance within Avdeevka, Donetsk region. Hot battles are taking place in the area of the Tsarskaya Okhota restaurant, as well as on Sobornaya, Chernyshevsky, and Sportivnaya streets. There is information that some of the Ukrainian fighters were surrounded. Now there is an operation to release our soldiers.
GRADUAL ADVANCE
The American Institute for the Study of War recorded the advance of the invaders through the streets of Avdievka on January 21. In particular, ISW experts named three streets on the outskirts of the city where it is possible for the occupiers’ units to advance – these are Sobornaya, Chernyshevsky and Sportivnaya, as well as the area of the Tsarskaya Okhota restaurant. Let us note that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not confirm this information.
Military analyst Bogdan Miroshnikov stated on the night of January 22 that the second phase of the enemy’s massive offensive had begun during this autumn-winter campaign. According to him, in the private sector in the south of Avdeevka, battles continue “for every street, every house, every barn.” The occupiers are minimal, but they have advanced.
Already in the evening, the expert added: “In the south of the city in the private sector on the side of the industrial hub and north of the Tsarskaya Hunt, swamp scum have had success.”
FIGHTS ON THE CITY STREETS
The fact that the Russian army is already moving through the streets and trying to enter Avdeevka was confirmed by Defense Express director Sergei Zgurets. According to him, in the last two days the enemy was able to squeeze through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
By the red arrows marked on the map, you can see exactly where the occupiers are trying to get into Avdiivka, he pointed out. Now the advance of Russians is recorded along several streets, starting from the Yasinovatskaya interchange and the industrial area.
According to Zgurets, the situation is extremely difficult. While the Defense Forces are trying to block enemy actions as much as possible, there are a lot of occupiers around the city. This complicates things, the analyst adds.
The expert hopes that the Ukrainian army will be able to take certain countermeasures to completely prevent Russia from entering the city.
NEW TACTICS
The Telegram channel Operative Inform, with reference to Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters, reported that in the south of Avdiivka, the occupiers used new tactics for the first time. Thus, in the area west of the Yasinovatskaya interchange, the enemy found a pipe with a diameter of up to 0.8 meters, which had a length of more than two kilometers. Through this pipe, approximately 150 Russian attack aircraft reached the rear of our forward positions north of the Tsarskaya Okhota restaurant.
“On the streets of Sobornaya, Chernyshevsky, Sportivnaya, heavy battles continue for the maintenance of the private sector and in order to release our encircled soldiers. It is necessary to more closely study the area of the task in order to identify threatening directions, both at the front and in the rear,” - the message says.
Please note that there is no official confirmation of this information.
REASSURANCE FROM BARABASHA
At the same time, the head of the Avdeevka city military administration, Vitaly Barabash, confirmed that Russian units had indeed broken through on the outskirts of the city, but reassured that the enemy was not able to “get hooked” and carry out fortification work.
In particular, answering the question whether the Russians were able to “catch on to the houses on the outskirts,” he said: “The DRG came in and got hooked - these are different things. This is a very loud statement. To get hooked means to carry out some kind of strengthening work and so on.” further. There’s definitely no such thing, our guys work there and they work very successfully. That’s why no one got caught anywhere.”
At the same time, according to him, the situation with the defense of Avdiivka remains difficult. Over the past 24 hours, 37 massive shellings took place in the community alone; the Russian army carried out 12 air bomb strikes, most of which hit the central part of the city.
“The situation is very complicated. Not easy. But it’s impossible to say that everything is lost. The guys are holding back the invasion that is rushing from the south, north and from Yasinovataya, they are very actively trying to attack. But the guys are repelling these attacks,” Barabash noted on air in Suspilne. Opposite.
According to him, massive shelling mainly takes place during the day. Russia continues to strike the city of Kabamy - 20-30 strikes are recorded every day. He recalled that over the past year, 146 guided aerial bombs “flew” around the city; to date, according to his data, more than 300 have been recorded.
“This activity has been happening since the beginning of the year, even since the 20th of December, Russian troops have been actively operating in the city with aviation. Basically, about 90% of the air traffic strikes hit administrative buildings and multi-storey buildings,” added the head of the Avdeevka administration.
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When I was reading a similar article, the author used the russian words for walking around. I might be lost in translation, but i think the authors choice of verb was purposeful, and indicates...
Contrast Assaulting or Sieging Avdievka vs Walking Around Avdievka, that's my point.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22:42 Approximately from January 19 to 21, Russian infantry advanced in many places in the south of Avdiivka. There is information about battles on the streets of Sobornaya, Chernyshevsky, and Sportivnaya. It is also reported that some of the Ukrainian fighters were surrounded and an operation is now underway to release them. For more details, see the article Russian Army on the streets of Avdeevka.
21:04 The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that he would visit Ukraine “in the first or second week of February.”
20:59 The Cabinet of Ministers allocated an additional 657 million hryvnia from the state budget reserve fund for the urgent needs of combat brigades. The Ministry of Defense explained that the funds will be used for the purchase of equipment and weapons, optical and thermal imaging devices, communications equipment, the production of ammunition, repair and maintenance of equipment, as well as spare parts and components for it.
20:46 Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, who plans to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal on Wednesday, January 24, distinguished himself with new scandalous statements about Ukraine. Read more in the article Orban's regiment has arrived.
20:20 Ambassadors of EU countries on Wednesday, January 24, will approve the use of profits from frozen assets of the Russian Federation in favor of Ukraine, reports Radio Liberty journalist in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak. He referred to a statement by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell that there is a political agreement between the bloc's member states on the use of proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
19:33 On the Day of Unification of Ukraine, President Vladimir Zelensky announced a new initiative regarding the territories of Russia historically inhabited by Ukrainians. The decree of the head of state is dedicated to these territories, providing for the establishment and dissemination of information about the oppression of the national identity of Ukrainians in those regions of Russia where they lived historically. Read more in the article Kuban and Kursk.
19:21 According to the Ministry of Finance, in 2023, 1843.8 billion hryvnia, or 60.8% of the total state budget, were spent on defense.
19:00 Within ten days, the Cabinet of Ministers will submit to the National Security and Defense Council proposals to ban for 50 years any transport links with Russia - road, rail, aviation and shipping, the government order says.
18:29 British Ambassador to Kiev Martin Harris said that drones for Ukraine, for which Britain will allocate 200 million pounds, will be produced in both countries.
18:04 In the morning, the Russians hit Kramatorsk with an Iskander high-explosive fragmentation missile, said the head of the Donetsk OVA Vadim Filashkin. As a result of the strike, one person was killed and two were injured. Seven high-rise buildings, three enterprises and three social infrastructure facilities were damaged.
In addition, due to enemy shelling, power supply to two coal enterprises was cut off. There were 94 miners underground at the time. Currently, the power supply has been restored and the lives of the miners are not in danger.
17:37 Belgium plans to provide Ukraine with 611 million euros in military assistance in 2024 and undertakes to long-term support the modernization of Ukrainian forces, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said following a telephone conversation with his Belgian colleague Ludivine Dedonder. They also discussed the latest developments on the frontline and the prospects for defense cooperation between the two countries.
17:30 Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine that the security agreement between Ukraine and the United States will be “special” and will have more points. “We are preparing with the Americans, we have already begun the first consultations. America remains our main partner and ally,” he added.
17:12 The Russians hit Kupyansk in the Kharkov region with artillery - one person was killed, one was injured. An apartment building and a store were damaged, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
17:08 In the Belgorod region, in a reservoir near the village of Ionovka, an unexploded FAB-250 viabomb was discovered, which fell from a Russian plane, public accounts write.
16:43 Poland will appoint a commissioner for the restoration of Ukraine - it will be Sejm deputy Pavel Koval, who heads the Foreign Affairs Committee, Tusk said during his visit to Kiev.
16:39 As a result of Russian shelling in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkov region on January 21, an electricians’ base and a brigade vehicle were destroyed, reports Kharkovoblenergo. Equipment, tools, inventory and a brigade vehicle were destroyed. No people were hurt.
16:17 Ukraine is building defensive fortifications along its borders with Russia and Belarus and up to the border with Poland. The new structures are very reminiscent of the so-called “Surovikin line” - a three-layer system of trenches, tank traps and strong points, which the Russian Federation used in the Zaporozhye direction to contain the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. About what Kiev is preparing for is in the material “Surovikin’s own line”.
15:54 Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen called on the EU countries not only to provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons as soon as possible, but also to increase the production of weapons for the future: “We need to cover the urgent needs that Ukraine has now, but also - and our position here is very clear “We must find a way to strategically, for the long term, build up our common European defense industry and our capabilities... This is in our strategic interests.”
15:28 Poland today joined the Declaration of Support for Ukraine, which was approved by the G7 countries last July at the NATO summit in Vilnius. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during a visit to Kyiv that this declaration is intended to mobilize democratic countries in support of Ukraine. He also confirmed that Poland and Ukraine will create joint weapons enterprises and projects, as well as invest in defense complexes.
15:05 Foreign Ministry Speaker Oleg Nikolenko responded to the statement of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico about a territorial “compromise” on the part of Ukraine: “There can be no compromise on the issue of territorial integrity. Neither Ukraine, nor Slovakia, nor any other country. Ukraine and partners are making efforts to remove Russians from Crimea, Donbass and Lugansk, so that they do not go further, including to Kosice, Pryashevsky and other Slovak regions. Let's speak frankly: without security in Ukraine there will be no security either in Slovakia or in Europe as a whole "We must work together to bring the Ukrainian victory closer."
14:31 Poland has prepared a new defense package for Ukraine, Zelensky said following a meeting with Tusk. “There is a new form of our interaction for the sake of a larger scale of arms purchases for Ukrainian needs - this is a Polish loan for Ukraine. Today we discussed with Mr. Prime Minister the possibilities of future joint production of arms,” the Ukrainian president added.
14:09 In Berislav, Khenson region, Russians dropped explosives from a drone on a local resident who was riding along the street on a motorcycle - he died, OVA reported.
13:38 The head of the OP Andriy Ermak said that “we are definitely moving” towards a meeting between Zelensky and Orban. “This will be the main task during our meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Kuleba with Minister Szijjarto on January 29 in Uzhgorod,” he added.
13:10 British intelligence states that in December 2023, Ukrainian ports exported more agricultural products than in any other month since the Russian invasion. Analysts believe that this is due to the creation of an export route for maritime transport. “Ukraine achieved this by preventing the Russian Black Sea Fleet from operating in the western Black Sea, where it is under threat from Ukrainian missiles and unmanned surface ships,” the intelligence agency notes.
12:27 Zelensky’s decree on the territories of the Russian Federation historically inhabited by Ukrainians appeared on the president’s website. The document decided to submit for consideration an action plan to preserve the national identity of Ukrainians in Russia, including on the lands historically inhabited by them: in the Kuban, Starodubshchina, Northern and Eastern Slobozhanshchina within the modern Krasnodar Territory, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, and Rostov regions.
12:08 The village of Krakhmalnoye, Kharkov region, which was recently captured by the Russians, has been completely destroyed, there are no civilians left there, said the speaker of the Ground Forces, Vladimir Fityo. According to him, the Russian military there “is not in the best positions.” “Our defenders are in active defense, and this gives the opportunity, in the best case scenario, to move on to attacking actions, as well as improve their tactical position,” said Fitjo.
11:50 One of the three drones shot down over the Smolensk region at night tried to attack the Smolensk-Severny airfield, Russian media write, citing emergency services.
11:34 The UK sent satellite photographs to UN experts showing Russian ships being loaded in a North Korean port, The Guardian writes. Images taken between September and December show three Russian ships loading containers at the North Korean port of Najin before heading to Russian ports in the Far East. British military intelligence was unable to determine what was in the containers.
10:27 On Sunday, January 21, the Russians attacked the village. Peschanoye, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region, one person died. Another person was wounded as a result of shelling. Olkhovatka, Kupyansky district, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
09:52 Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk came to Ukraine for the first time after his appointment.
09:28 Zelensky congratulated the Ukrainians on the Day of Unification: “When all Ukrainians hold hands, they will not raise them up to give up. We are all fighting. And today this applies not only to both banks of the Dnieper. Today, the unity of Ukrainians covers both hemispheres of the Earth, in each corner of which on February 24 it was said: I am a Ukrainian. Only strong Ukrainians can become united. And only united Ukrainians can be strong. Ukrainians all over the world."
The president also announced that he was introducing to the Rada a bill on multiple citizenship, which would allow all ethnic Ukrainians and their descendants, except citizens of the Russian Federation, as well as foreign volunteers, to have Ukrainian citizenship. In addition, Zelensky noted that he signed a decree on the territory of the Russian Federation historically inhabited by Ukrainians. “This is the return of the truth about the historical past for the sake of the Ukrainian future,” the president said.
09:10 Public reports about a drone attack in occupied Donetsk and Makeyevka - there is significant damage that caused a blackout in a number of areas.
08:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 22:
personnel - about 376,860 (+830) people,
tanks - 6192 (+11),
armored combat vehicles - 11,489 (+23),
artillery systems - 8896 (+21),
MLRS - 968 (+0),
air defense systems - 657 (+2),
aircraft - 331 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6961 (+25),
cruise missiles - 1819 (+1),
ships/boats - 23 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 11,891 (+29),
special equipment - 1397 (+5).
08:33 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) recorded the advance of Russian troops along the streets of Avdiivka. Geolocation footage from January 21 shows that Russian troops advanced in the area of the Tsarskaya Okhota restaurant along Sobornaya Street (in the south of Avdievka) and along a line of trees in the southwest of Avdeevka. According to analysts, Russia is preparing to increase activity in the Avdeevsky direction and seeks to concentrate more than 40 thousand military personnel in this area.
08:05 Over the past 24 hours, 68 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks in the Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka areas and 12 more attacks south of Severny, Pervomaisky and Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansky direction, seven enemy attacks were repelled near Sinkovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - five attacks near Ternov, Yampolevka, Donetsk region, and six more attacks near Belogorivka, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - seven attacks east of Grigoryevka, Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky and Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - five attacks in the Georgievka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region; on Zaporozhye - seven attacks west of Verbovoy and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. The expansion of the bridgehead continues in the Kherson direction; over the past 24 hours, the enemy has unsuccessfully attempted to storm the positions of the Defense Forces six times.
07:36 In the Dniprovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, as a result of falling debris from a downed drone, a fire broke out on the territory of the enterprise, which rescuers extinguished. The building was damaged, but no people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
06:40 Air defense at night destroyed all eight attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type, which Russia attacked from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk area, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Nikolaev, Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions.
05:37 The EU wants to create a new fund for financial assistance to Ukraine in order to bypass Hungary’s veto, The Wall Street Journal writes with reference to the draft document. In particular, the European External Action Service proposes to include about 6.5 billion euros from the assets of the extra-budgetary European Peace Fund into the created special military fund, as well as to allocate up to 5 billion euros per year there in the period 2024-2027.
This money is proposed to be used as compensation to countries for joint purchases of weapons for Ukraine. Such a scheme would allow smaller EU member states with fewer munitions resources to pool their resources in joint procurements to provide greater assistance to Ukraine.
00:14 UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said that Europe must “step up” and provide Ukraine with more funding: “Britain is leading with a package of 2.5 billion pounds and a security agreement, a cooperation agreement with President Zelensky and Ukraine. Now not "Not only America, but also Europe must step up and do its part to make sure that Ukraine can continue to defend itself."
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled three attacks of assault detachments of the AFU 32nd, 60th, 66th, and 81st mechanised and 68th jaeger brigades close to Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic) and Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 180 troops, five tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pickup trucks.
Also, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, Msta-B and D-20 howitzers, and one MT-12 anti-tank gun were hit during the counter-battery warfare.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled three attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 117th Territorial Defence Brigade near Yampolovka and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Up to 180 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles have been neutralised.
In counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops hit one Zuzana-2 self-propelled artillery system made in Slovakia, two U.S.-made M777 artillery systems, and one D-20 howitzer.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled six attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 22th Mechanised Brigade near Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Also, artillery strikes caused fire damage to the manpower and military hardware of the 22nd and 92nd mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Kleshcheyevka and Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 320 troops killed and wounded, ten tanks, including one Leopard 2A5, two infantry fighting vehicles, six armoured fighting vehicles, one Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system, and 12 motor vehicles.
During the counter-battery warfare, the following were hit: two U.S.-made M777 artillery systems, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, Msta-B and D-20 howitzers, one Grad MLRS combat vehicle, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two D-30 guns.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with artillery, inflicted fire damage on manpower of the 31st mechanised, 79th air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 105th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Staromayorskoye, Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 120 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, two Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, and one D-20 howitzer.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery defeated the clusters of manpower and military hardware of the 117th, 118th mechanised and 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Rabotino, Kamenskoye, and Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 105 Ukrainian troops, one tank, and three pick-up trucks.
During the counter-battery warfare, the following were hit: one French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery system and two howitzers: D-20 and D-30.
In Kherson direction, units of the 35th Marine Brigade and the 121st Territorial Defence Brigade were defeated close to Novotyaginka and Zolotaya Balka (Kherson region).
The enemy lost up to 100 Ukrainian troops and three motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system and one Grad MLRS were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have neutralised two field ammunition depots of the 23rd Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 103 areas during the day.
Air defence systems shot down one Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force Ivanovka (Kharkov region). During the day, six Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles were intercepted, as well as five HIMARS MLRS projectiles.
In total, 568 airplanes and 265 helicopters, 11,033 unmanned aerial vehicles, 451 air defence missile systems, 14,738 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,205 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,822 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 17,727 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 01/22/2024 to 00:00 01/23/2024
A total of 15 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Information was received about a civilian being injured.
DAMAGED:
Four residential buildings.
Three attacks in the Donetsk direction;
Seven artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction;
Five artillery attacks in the Yasinovat direction.
A total of 47 units of various ammunition were fired
21:48 Front birdbroadcasts: Sumy region 22.01 21:30
By tradition, local telegram channels report the sound of an explosion in the southern part of the region.
There were no reports of enemy air defense operations.
Apparently our tactical aviation has worked.
20:35 Front bird broadcasts: Avdeevskoe direction. District settlement Step dance 22.01 19:40
The guys from the field report that in the afternoon our front-line Su-25M Grach attack aircraft and Su-34 bombers are showing activity.
The planes operate as NURs covering our advancing units.
The weather, of course, makes its own adjustments, but the main thing is that the process is ongoing. We fight.
19:45 Telegram channel «WarGonzo": Switching on WG from the outskirts of Avdievka
One of the positions recently occupied by Pyatnashka fighters in Avdievka was an enemy machine-gun point, from which he shot through the approach routes.
Now the enemy is trying to hit the position itself. In general, everything lives according to the usual laws of war. And our guys also have to pull out the enemy’s bodies from the LBS.
18:55 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group
In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian group of troops, with the support of aviation and artillery, defeated concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 117th, 118th Mechanized and 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Rabotino, Kamenskoye and Pyatikhatki, Zaporozhye region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 105 servicemen, a tank and three pickup trucks killed and wounded.
During the counterbattery fight, the following were hit: a French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery mount and two howitzers:152mm D-20 and D-30.
In the Kherson direction, units of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade and the 121st Territorial Defense Brigade were defeated in the areas of Novotyaginka and Zolotaya Balka settlements in the Kherson region.
As a result, enemy losses amounted to up to 100 troops and three vehicles.
In addition, during the counter-battery fight, the following US-made M777 artillery system and the Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.
18:15 Front birdie broadcasts: Dnepropetrovsk region. Repeated sound of explosion. 22.01 18:00
And again the sound of an explosion is reported in the southern part of the region near the industrial zone.
Second time in 24 hours in this area.
Local publics report a possible ballistic missile hitting a military facility.
17:15 Front bird broadcasts: Yuzhnodonetsk direction. district settlement Novomikhailovka 22.01 16:45
It is reported that our units of the Vostok group of troops hit an enemy armored personnel carrier.
The ATGM operators and aerial reconnaissance artillerymen worked very harmoniously and accurately.
16:15 Telegram channel “Colonelcassad": Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of January 22, 2024) The main thing:
— Russian air defense shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Ivanovka, Kharkov region;
— Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed over 11,000 drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
— The Russian Armed Forces repelled three attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoliman direction near Yampolovka and Grigorovka, the enemy lost up to 180 military personnel;
— The Russian Armed Forces repelled six attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups in the Donetsk direction;
— The Russian Armed Forces repelled nine attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction in one day, the enemy lost up to 180 military personnel;
— The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two field warehouses of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
— The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 120 military personnel and two 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled guns in the South Donetsk direction in one day;
— Russian air defense intercepted six Storm Shadow cruise missiles and five HIMARS MLRS shells in one day, destroyed 76 Ukrainian drones;
— The Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Kleshcheevka and Krasny in the DPR;
— The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 100 military personnel in the Kherson direction in one day, the M777 system and the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS vehicle were destroyed;
— The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 105 military personnel and Caesar self-propelled guns in the Zaporozhye direction in one day;
— The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 320 military personnel in the Donetsk direction per day;
— The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost ten tanks in the Donetsk direction in one day, including one Leopard.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 568 aircraft, 265 helicopters, 11,033 unmanned aerial vehicles, 451 anti-aircraft missile systems, 14,738 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,205 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 7,822 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 17,727 units of special military vehicles.
15:30 Front bird broadcasts: Mar'inka. district settlement Georgievka 22.01 15:00
Our troops continue to advance on enemy positions.
Armored units are moving forward with the support of our mortar crews.
14:40 Telegram channel “Colonelcassad":
Offensive west of Svatovo: advance to the north
situation as of 11.00 January 22, 2024
In the Svatovsky sector, Russian troops continue to build on their success.
After consolidating along the N-26 highway, the assault units of the Russian Armed Forces expanded the zone of control to the north, approaching Kotlyarovka and Kislovka from the south.
Highway N-26 leads to Petropavlovka - the gateway to eastern Kupyansk. Having begun to advance on this section of the front, Russian troops were finally able to outline a new vector of advance in the east of the Kharkov region.
The advance to the west also does not stop: there are oncoming battles in Berestov and Khrakhmalny, Ukrainian formations are trying to dislodge Russian troops.
13:40 Front birdbroadcasts: Donetsk direction. Ugledar. 22.01 12:35
It is reported that in the area of the village of Ugledar, Donetsk People's Republic, our guys from the 39th Motorized Rifle Brigade took out an enemy opornik and an armored car.
The FPV drone operators worked efficiently.
13:00 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits Statement by the head of the press center of the "South" group
Units of the “Southern” group of forces successfully repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 47th Mechanized and 5th Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kirovo and Kleshcheevka areas. With the support of aviation strikes and artillery fire, they defeated the manpower and equipment of the 81st airmobile, 22, 24, 28, 93 Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Grigorovka, Belogorovka, Krasny, Andreevka and Kurdyumovka.
The enemy in the Donetsk direction lost up to 310 military personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, and seven cars in the wounded and killed.
During the counterbattery fight, a 152mm D-20 gun and a combat vehicle of the 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system were destroyed.
Air defense systems shot down Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekamenka, Belogorovka, Shipilovka of the Lugansk People's Republic, Spornoe, Soledar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:12 Front bird broadcasts: Kharkov direction (n. Kupyansk area) 22.01 11:35
Our units were again able to move forward in the western direction with the support of artillery and armored vehicles.
The intensification of shooting battles in the trenches is again reported.
Assault units continue to systematically crush the enemy.
11:13 Telegram channel “WarGonzo": The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to leave Donetsk without light and heat
This morning the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched another artillery strike on Donetsk. Electricity was lost in several areas of the city. Most likely, energy communications are damaged.
The mayor of the city of Kulemzin reported on his Telegram channel that due to power outages, 52 city boiler houses suspended their operations.
The exact timing of restoration of electricity supply is still unknown.
10:33 Soldiers of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the “Western” Group of Forcestoldabout their tasks in the Northwestern Military District zone
An experienced armored group commander with the call sign “Vect”, awarded the Order of Courage for performing combat missions, told us who becomes the target of his combat vehicle.
Servicemen of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West group of troops note the importance of performing combat missions and the burden of responsibility that rests on their shoulders. But, despite the excitement, each target is successfully hit.
10:00 Criminal Kyiv regimecontinuesto fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Krynki 14 shells;
-- n.p. Dnepryan four shells;
-- n.p. Podstepnoye four shells;
-- n.p. Novaya Mayachka three shells;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery six shells;
-- n.p. Peschanivka six shells;
-- n.p. Alyosha eight shells.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Krynki, n.p. Kazachi Lagery, n.p. Sagi, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 23 shells from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:25 Telegram channel «"WarGonzo"
Frontline report for the morning 01/22/2023
– In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces continued offensive operations west of the village of Rabotino. The Ukrainian Armed Forces, in turn, counterattacked at Verbovoy. The “swing” continues. Neither side can consistently seize the initiative.
– In the Ugledarsky section, the Ukrainian Armed Forces “woke up” in Urozhainy. As a result of the counterattack, they managed to occupy a number of new positions in the Cherished Desire area. True, there is no talk of intensifying their offensive actions in this direction.
– On the Donetsk front, Russian troops continue to storm Novomikhailovka from the south. They are carrying out similar actions at Georgievka and Pervomaisky. LBS without significant changes. The Russian Armed Forces managed to advance on the southeastern outskirts of Avdievka. But from the east and northeast, no, despite attacks supported by long-range weapons. Encounter battles for Stepnoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions). The Russian Armed Forces also attacked near Novokalinov.
– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, Russian troops continued the assault on the heights north-west of Kleshcheevka. They attacked from Khromovy. Heavy oncoming battles for Bogdanovka.
– In the Lugansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are attacking Belogorovka. No success. Much further north, Russian troops established control over Khrakhmalny. An important highway passes through the village. Now this section is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Russian troops continued offensive operations at Petropavlovka and Sinkovka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding their positions. (Fig. 5)
08:45 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation
for January 21, 2024
– The Russian army holds the initiative in almost all areas of the special operation. In the Svatovsky direction, after the capture of Khrakhmalny, the Russian Armed Forces attack southwest of the village, fighting takes place on the approaches to Berestovoy. To the north, we managed to get close to the Kotlyarovka-Kislovka line, expanding the control zone to 4 kilometers in depth and 1.5 kilometers in width.
– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Russian Armed Forces were able to occupy the central part of Bogdanovka, driving the enemy to the western outskirts. North-west of Kleshcheevka, the forward detachments of the Russian Army entrenched themselves in the forest belt, advancing several hundred meters.
– In the Avdievka direction, the Russian Army, after capturing the “Tsarskaya Okhota” fortified area, continues its offensive, catching on to the first houses in the residential area of Avdeevka on Sobornaya Street. Ukrainian formations are counterattacking, trying to regain lost positions.
– In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops are also advancing in Georgievka, where, as a result of competent assault operations, they were able to advance up to 300 meters towards Kurakhovo. Currently, fighting is taking place on Zhovtnevaya Street.
– The enemy attacked infrastructure facilities in the rear regions of Russia with drones at night. In Ust-Luga, Leningrad Region, a gas terminal was damaged and the fire was localized. In the skies over Smolensk, Tula and the Oryol region, air defense shot down all targets without causing any damage.
– In Donetsk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to terrorize the civilian population: the market in the Tekstilshchik microdistrict came under massive fire. As a result of the cynical artillery attacks, 27 people were killed, another 25 were injured of varying degrees of severity.
08:10 Official summary of the DPR in the JCCC:
Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 01/22/2023 to 00:00 01/23/2023
❗️Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported (https://t.me/online_dnr_sckk/21106) about 14 facts of firing by the Ukrainian Federal University.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 6 attacks from 155mm artillery.
At Gorlivske there were five artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky there were two artillery attacks from 155 and 152mm artillery.
In Ilovaisk there was one artillery attack from the Tochka U OTRK.
Having released 56 units of various ammunition.
Districts of seven settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: the capital of Donetsk (Kyiv, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky districts), Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Panteleimonovka, Kashtanovoe, Mineralnoye, Staromikhailovka, Ilovaisk.
🏠Over the past 24 hours, information has been received about damage to three civil infrastructure facilities (https://dnr.sckk.info/povrezhdeniya-infrastruktury/).
In the previous (https://t.me/DNR_SCKK/13581) day, 26 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU.
@online_dnr_sckk
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Vadim Bondar
[REGNUM] On Sunday morning, January 21, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, and more precisely, the market in the Tekstilshchik microdistrict. According to the latest data, 27 people were killed and 25 were injured, including two teenagers. The blow was purely political in nature. What is the goal?
If Russia takes this to heart and strikes back, it will be possible to make a worldwide noise about the war crimes of the “Putin regime.” If he doesn’t answer, again make a noise that all the goals announced by the Russian authorities, in particular the protection of the residents of Donbass, are nothing more than propaganda. People in Donetsk are killed with enviable regularity, and Russia does not protect them or avenge them. On the eve of the Russian presidential elections, such dirty, bloody technologies are being used.
But the main thing here is not even them, but the fact that this shelling was another act of war crimes, of which Ukraine has already committed countless numbers in this conflict, from torture and execution of prisoners of war on camera to covering military facilities with a “human shield” of its citizens. And the Ukrainian side gets away with it all. But dramatizations like Buchi are instantly loudly promoted, like the “bloody crimes of the Syrian regime” at the instigation of the White Helmets.
All this literally puts the question squarely: international approaches and legislation on war crimes, norms and laws of warfare need to be reviewed and changed, since the world has already entered an era of deep transformations and the breakdown of the previous model of world order.
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), last year was a 30-year record for the number of conflicts active in the world. As researchers write, in 2023, 183 regional conflicts raged in the world. The authors of the analysis took into account only regional confrontations, without taking into account the confrontation of countries such as the USA, Russia and China. In addition to quantity, qualitative indicators of conflict potential are also growing. The IISS notes that the intensity and number of victims of armed struggle are growing year by year, and “intractability is a defining feature of the modern global conflict landscape.”
Global and regional players are still trying by any means, including military, to strengthen their positions before the inevitable large international negotiation process to develop a new world order and determine the rules of the game in it. As history shows, a global restructuring of the world order was always preceded by a big war, after which the winners determined the rules of life for everyone else. This was the case after the First and Second World Wars, and this was the case after the end of the Cold War and the establishment of a unipolar model of world order.
Today, this model is being dismantled through an undeclared fourth world war actually going on in the world in the form of large-scale, high-intensity proxy conflicts dispersed in space. These are not regional conflicts, as it seems at first glance, but rather parts of a single process of armed confrontation, pursuing one goal - the dismantling of the existing system, the rules of relationships and the statuses of the players.
During this war, many new trends and practices are being tested. In 2018, the Joint Center for Artificial Intelligence of the Department of Defense was created in the United States. Its commander, Lieutenant General Michael Grun, says: “ With the right efforts made today to implement artificial intelligence, we will find that we will be able to operate with unprecedented efficiency and impact in the future.”
Everyone is now chasing “unprecedented effectiveness” in trying to impose their will on the enemy. The search for this efficiency is carried out in a variety of different, including completely new, directions: from the creation of low-power nuclear weapons with low background radiation to the formation of proxy armies and groups of combat autonomous systems in all environments. While regarding the nuclear component there is an understanding of how to classify and regulate all this at the international legal level, in other areas there is no such understanding yet. Therefore, the question of new laws and customs of warfare is becoming more and more pressing.
The old ones generally took shape in Europe by the second half of the 17th century. A division was established into combatants (warriors) and non-combatants (ordinary people). The former should, if possible, spare the latter, and the latter should go about their business without interfering in the confrontation between the warring armies. And it doesn’t matter whose. This was considered a civilized norm of warfare.
These laws and customs did not apply to the “uncivilized”. Wars against them were called colonial or "civilization" wars. It was possible to behave with barbarians as if hunting, because the laws of the human world do not apply to “animals”. To see what this meant in practice, just look at the photographs from the early 20th century from the zoo in Coney Island, America. For example, one of them shows a frightened little girl from the Philippines who was placed among monkeys and lizards. The baby was tied with ropes, and visitors threw peanuts at her. There is also more recent evidence. For example, from the Vietnam War, where an American infantry fighting vehicle drags the body of a local resident along the ground. This is how cowboys once dragged the bodies of Indians behind their horses.
“Civilized peoples” practiced similar treatment towards our country. After the creation of the USSR, our country began to be treated entirely as a “native empire,” and during the Second World War, genuine genocide was practiced against our prisoners of war. The Geneva Convention, which regulates the humane treatment of prisoners, did not apply in practice to Soviet soldiers and officers. How else can we explain the fact that in the camps of the “bloody Bolshevik regime”, which did not sign it, 14.9% of all military personnel caught in Soviet captivity died, and in the camps of the builders of the new order of Europe, who signed the above convention, 58% of those captured captured by the Red Army, 2.6% by the French and 4% by the Americans and British. In the same regard, it is worth looking for an answer to the question about the monstrous losses of the USSR among the civilian population.
The same approach is being practiced towards us in a poorly hidden way even now. Just look at the OSCE resolution of 2013, which calls the Holocaust a unique phenomenon and does not say a word about the genocide of the peoples of the Soviet Union during the Second World War.
“Civilized” peoples continue to demonstrate similar attitudes around the world. Now it is covered by the so-called international humanitarian law, according to which you will be bombed for your own good, which, due to some backwardness and inferiority, you are not able to understand. The main unspoken principle still remains the thesis “the war that we wage is just, the war that is waged against us is unjust.” It underlies the campaigns of ideological and PR support for all military actions that continue to be carried out by the United States and its satellites.
But the time of such laws and rules of warfare is gradually becoming a thing of the past. The unipolar world is bursting at the seams, and at its end, the inferiority of previous approaches becomes clearest. For example, Israeli journalist Simon Riklin says live on local television that he is “FOR” war crimes in the Gaza Strip and that he does not care about criticism. At the same time, those present laugh together. He says: “When I see the destruction of houses in Gaza, I want there to be more. So that they have nothing left that they can revive later."
But this cannot continue, and more and more people in different countries understand this. The most diverse tools, techniques and methods of war are rapidly changing, but the laws and rules are not. Therefore, all sorts of surrogates are used in the form of some local agreements on what is permissible and in relation to whom, and what is absolutely not allowed, who can be brought to trial for old-style war crimes and who cannot, and so on. This applies to various aspects of armed confrontation. This practice takes place in various points of armed struggle on the planet, both with the participation of our country and with the participation of Americans.
For the transition period, this is generally normal, since the old norms and rules are less and less valid, and there are no new ones yet. Those who make decisions understand this. The public is not always there.
#1
A$$hole Russians don't understand that at present there are two countries marked for distruction by the Globalist/Islamic alliance: Israel & Russia.
We should be allies in defanging Islam and deballing Globalists!
#4
A lot of whining at Davos that if Ukraine falls the EU is next on Russia's plate. Being that the USA stopped that after WW II and we got spit on by the eurines for our trouble, maybe we should let it happen this time.
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#5
When people say EU is next, I always point out Georgia. When Georgia started acting up by killing their ethnic russians and sieging S.Ossetia, Russia captured some 90% of the country. And the Russians gave it all back (minus S.Ossetia Metro) after Georgia calmed down and stopped killing their ethnic russians. Did they not?
And Russia is deballing the globalists, they are deballing the globalists by destroying their proxy army in ukraine.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Artemy Sharapov
[REGNUM] Kiev is concerned about the successes of Russian troops in the Donetsk direction and is preparing troops for the decisive battle for Donbass. Apparently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are planning to use the tactics of Russian troops and create defensive lines on the most threatened sections of the front, and in the future - along all the northern and eastern borders of the country. This conclusion was reached by experts interviewed by the British The Telegraph.
Both Western and Ukrainian analysts previously pointed out that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not considering plans for a new “counter-offensive” and are preparing to switch to a blind defense. Now the London publication has reported where exactly (according to its information) the Ukrainian command plans to build its analogue of the Russian defensive “Surovikin Line” (unofficially named after Army General Sergei Surovikin, the former commander and deputy commander of the joint group in the Northern Military District zone).
DRAGON SHOWS TEETH
The defensive lines being built run at a distance of 10 to 50 km from the existing front line, The Telegraph sources claim. In some directions, several lines are created at once, passing at a distance of 10 km from each other, in others - only one.
For example, in the Zaporozhye sector of the front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine limited themselves to the construction of just one defensive line and the construction of individual structures on the outskirts of the city of Zaporozhye.
Many Ukrainian unofficial sources also report the creation of defensive lines. Footage is published on the Internet showing the digging of trenches, the construction of concrete long-term firing points, the installation of so-called “dragon teeth” (pyramidal anti-tank gouges) and barbed wire fences.
The main emphasis is on transforming the territory of the DPR remaining under the control of Kyiv into one “impregnable fortress” based on large settlements, industrial zones and natural barriers. Many write that the current front line will have to be abandoned in order to retreat to new frontiers.
The possibility of retreat from Donetsk was admitted by the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and a number of other officials.
WHERE WILL THE LINE BE DRAWN?
The configuration of the defensive lines allows us to draw a conclusion about which areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be ready to leave in the foreseeable future, explains military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky to Regnum news agency.
In the Donetsk direction, Ukrainian troops most likely plan to withdraw from the outskirts of Donetsk, leaving their previous defense centers: Avdeevka, Krasnogorovka and a number of other settlements from which Ukrainian troops are shelling the capital of the DPR.
Organizationally, the “fortress” is divided into two large centers of defense on the territory of the DPR: the northern one with the center in the city of Slavyansk and the southern one around Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk in Ukrainian terminology).
The northern section is designed to slow down the Russian offensive from Artyomovsk, and the southern section from Donetsk: from Avdeevka in the north and Maryinka, east of the DPR capital.
The new defensive line will rely on water barriers: the Volchya River, Karlovskoye and Kurakhovskoye reservoirs.
In the Artyomovsk direction, the enemy is considering the possibility of withdrawing from the city of Chasova Yar with the preparation of a defensive hub in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka agglomeration.
This approach to defense planning is caused by a number of circumstances, primarily the exhaustion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ previous defensive tactics, Mikhailovsky explained.
EQUAL TO "SIEGFRIED"
“Previously, they relied on “fortress cities,” like the Wehrmacht in the second half of the Great Patriotic War. Mariupol, Severodonetsk, Artyomovsk (“Bakhmut Fort”), Avdeevka - all these are such fortresses. The tactic has objectively exhausted itself, because, in fact, it did not work anywhere. This means we need to change the concept,” explains Mikhailovsky.
The 2023 campaign showed: Russian troops more often seek to encircle the defense centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, cut them off from supplies further, or force the enemy to retreat or “crush” him while surrounded. The construction of a continuous line is precisely intended to protect the flanks of the main defense units.
If the defense line is broken through in one place, this may subsequently lead to the complete surrender of defensive positions, the collapse of the front line and further retreat.
Many similar lines have faced the same problems, from the Maginot Line and Siegfried Line of World War II to the Bar-Lev Line (which Israel built in the late 1960s along the eastern bank of the Suez Canal) and the Bagramyan Line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Karabakh.
A classic example: the breakthrough of the Bar-Lev Line at the beginning of the Yom Kippur War. Egyptian troops broke through the fortifications in just two hours, thanks to the surprise of the attack and overwhelming firepower.
Therefore, for Ukraine the main question arises in terms of resources for organizing defense. The Ukrainian Armed Forces chose labor-intensive and not always winning tactics, as Western experts also point out.
“Static defense is rarely a good military solution because it kind of limits your ability to maneuver,” Edward Arnold, an employee of the British Joint Institute for Defense Studies, quotes The Telegraph as saying.
Problems arise with the “saturation” of the trenches with manpower, and with the length of the defensive lines - while both the dragon’s teeth and trenches with barbed wire can be completely bypassed from the flanks.
DRONES WILL MAKE A BREAKTHROUGH
But if we assume that the conditional “Zaluzhny Line” will eventually be created, the question will arise for Russian troops in preparing the means to break through layered defense.
According to experts, when planning a breakthrough of defense lines, it is necessary to analyze the experience of the Ukrainian summer “counter-offensive”. It was stopped, among other things, by continuous mining and the active use of drones by Russian troops.
“If we don’t want to repeat the enemy’s mistakes, we need unmanned armored platforms for mine clearance in large numbers,” Mikhailovsky points out. — The Ukrainian Armed Forces simply did not have enough of the same minesweepers. Now they’re trying to make them out of tractors or something else.”
This is not suitable for us, we need unmanned vehicles, because with the current saturation of the front with drones, no engineering equipment will last long, this must be understood, notes Mikhailovsky.
Among the advantages that Russian troops have are remote mine clearance systems, such as the UR-77 Zmey Gorynych, which can break through “corridors” in minefields.
But to do this, the vehicles also need to approach directly to the front line, exposing themselves to a possible attack from drones or artillery.
Another trump card that can be successfully implemented when breaking through defensive lines is the combination of heavy artillery with guidance drones. It is thanks to the use of such a combination that Russian troops manage to “grind” enemy fortifications in the suburbs of Donetsk, gradually moving forward.
EVEN PASSIVE DEFENSE MAY NOT WORK
Therefore, Zelensky’s bet on passive defense may not work. Moreover, Kyiv has to abandon offensive plans due to funding problems.
“Any defense is not about some sitting in the trenches and others running. The defenders need artillery, shells, communications. All this is needed to competently repel attacks and counterattack yourself. Without help from the United States, the capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be limited,” adds Alexander Mikhailovsky.
In Kyiv they realize that abandoning the initiative could lead to a real defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, so they promise not to abandon offensive plans.
Any defense will be “active”, and the withdrawal of troops will be used to prepare reserves, said the head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, Andriy Ermak, in an interview with Figaro. According to him, the troops at the front need rest and lack people and resources. Therefore, it is necessary now to retreat to defensive lines in order to attack again later.
For Russian troops, the task of breaking through the front line is of paramount importance: not only to knock the enemy out of the territory of Donbass, but also not to give him a break and the opportunity to seize the initiative himself in the foreseeable future.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Oleg Krivoshapov
[REGNUM] On January 22, a bill was introduced to the State Duma, which proposes to introduce into the Criminal Code the possibility of confiscation of property for fakes about the Russian Armed Forces and public calls aimed against the security of the state. The initiative is collective - 395 deputies are listed as authors.
It is proposed to tighten sanctions under the new article of the Criminal Code 207.3 on liability for the dissemination of knowingly false information about the army. The article was introduced in March 2022. Now the maximum penalty for it is up to five years in prison (parts 1 and 2) or up to 15 years in case of grave consequences (part 3). But in all cases - without confiscation.
The new bill talks about “the need to punish scoundrels, including cultural figures who support the Nazis, pour dirt on our country, soldiers and officers participating in the Northern Military District,” explained State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
Strict standards will not affect “ordinary people who wrote something in correspondence with each other,” but will affect unscrupulous “bloggers who are trying to give any information in the name of their earnings,” MP Alexey Chepa assured.
The bill will allow the confiscation of money, valuables or other property used to finance crimes against the security of Russia, as well as the deprivation of honorary titles by court decision. In addition to the actual fakes about the army, it is proposed to confiscate property for public calls for extremist activity, demands to impose sanctions against Russia and for the rehabilitation of Nazism. At the same time, the law will not have retroactive effect, clarified the head of the Duma Committee on State Construction and Legislation Pavel Krasheninnikov.
The bill has already received a positive response from the government; Krasheninnikov’s committee recommended adopting the document in the first reading. This could happen as early as January 24th.
The Kremlin is not ready to comment on the bill while the people’s representatives are working with it, noted the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.
Earlier, the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, reported that in 2023 his department opened 90 criminal cases for false reports about the Russian Armed Forces, and since the introduction of criminal liability for such acts (in March 2022) - 273 cases.
WITHOUT RETROACTIVE EFFECT AND ONLY FOR SELF-INTEREST
According to current legislation, not all of a convicted person’s property can be confiscated. Only that which was obtained as a result of committing a crime or was used to finance extremist (as well as terrorist) activities is subject to confiscation.
IA Regnum was reminded of this by the former investigator for particularly important cases of the main investigative department of the Investigative Committee at the prosecutor’s office, lawyer Andrei Grivtsov.
The illegal acts outlined in the new bill are not in all cases committed for selfish reasons, the interlocutor noted.
“ But if accused of such acts committed out of selfish interest, confiscation will become possible if the law is adopted, ” explained Grivtsov. “ And the prospect of adoption of the law, taking into account such a wide public announcement, is extremely high.”
The new law will primarily affect well-known public figures who, having gone abroad, “throw mud at Russia and, therefore, commit a crime under current legislation,” a member of the presidium of the National Anti-Corruption Committee (NAC), a former senior investigator for special crimes, told IA Regnum. important matters Pavel Zaitsev.
And since they, owning property in Russia, are mainly in unfriendly countries, there is no hope that they will be extradited to the Russian femida.
“They still felt complete impunity. The state, I believe, wanting there to be as few of these as possible, decided to show everyone that they were wrong, ” the expert argues. “ From the moment the law comes into force, in any case, all actions specified in it will be subject to confiscation of property, even if it does not have retroactive effect.”
But there were precedents when the adopted law acquired retroactive force, the lawyer claims. In the case of the new bill, this is unlikely, but “theoretically possible.”
At the same time, it is extremely important that the new bill, which has a powerful political component, works effectively and is applied extremely carefully, says Kirill Vyshinsky, a member of the Russian Presidential Council for Human Rights. “If this is a weapon, then it must be highly accurate,” the HRC member emphasizes.
“STICKING THEIR TONGUE OUT” TO SOCIETY AND THE STATE
In practice, this law will be selective and is unlikely to affect law-abiding citizens of Russia, lawyer Zaitsev is convinced.
“Everyone has already made their choice - who is for it, who is against it, ” he argues. “ Those who are committing crimes against Russia now have already left. And it will be mainly those who are visible who will commit new acts.”
And strict measures should indeed be applied to them, emphasized Candidate of Legal Sciences Janis Juksha in a commentary to IA Regnum.
The Criminal Code punishes quite harshly, including persons who disseminate deliberately false information about the army and call for violating the integrity of Russia.
As noted above, if certain qualifying criteria are met, you can get up to 15 years in prison, the lawyer notes. But not always.
“Today, a huge number of scammers have proliferated, who are even ready to serve three years and be released on parole and in the end not give up 20, 50 or even 100 million, often stolen, in order to end up with money, ” Yuksha points out. “ Therefore, the property issue is very important.”
He also notes that citizens who discredit Russia are, in fact, mostly located far beyond the borders of our country and it is very difficult to apply effective punishment against them.
“They stick their tongue out at our society and our law enforcement system, but often own property on Russian territory and receive income from this property, ” the expert notes. “ In this regard, the punishment for them can be much more effective if their property can be confiscated.”
From this point of view, property liability is completely justified, Yuksha concludes. Moreover, it has an obvious preventive component, the lawyer is sure. The new norm will cool the ardor of the most zealous “fighters against the regime” who betrayed the interests of their country. The entry into force of the new law will likely force many of them to think about the consequences of their choices.
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