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2022-12-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: December 23rd, 2022
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:43 The American edition of The Washington Post revealed previously unknown details of Zelensky's visit to the States. More details - in the material Special secrecy .
22:02 Ukraine will receive $500 million from the UK through a World Bank project. The funds will be used to pay social assistance to families with children and wages to employees of state institutions of higher education, the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance said.
21:10 The US federal budget for 2023, in which almost 45 billion is intended to help Ukraine, has been adopted. The House of Representatives, following the Senate, approved a $1.7 trillion budget.
20:43 Russia again fired at one of the energy facilities of DTEK, it stopped generating electricity, the company said, without specifying where exactly this happened. As a result of the shelling, an employee of the enterprise was killed, another one was wounded.
20:15 PMC Wagner sent about 40,000 prisoners from Russian prisons to the war in Ukraine, said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the US National Security Council. According to him, about 50,000 Wagnerites are participating in the war,
| ...so 80% are convicted criminals? Not a lot of serious fighting to be got out of that lot, I imagine, though they’ll do fine harassing the locals. On the other hand, turning them into cannon fodder will reduce Russian prison running costs at a time when money is tight for the government, so that’s a plus for President Putin... |
and the PMC spends $100 million a month to pay for its military activity in Ukraine.
"It looks like Mr. Prigozhin is ready to just throw the bodies of Russian citizens into a meat grinder in Bakhmut. About a thousand Wagner fighters have been killed in this battle over the past few weeks, and we believe that 90% of them were actually prisoners," Kirby said.
20:01 Kiev authorities, due to a shortage of electricity, decided to stop the operation of ground electric transport - trams and trolleybuses. Buses now run on all ground electric transport routes. Metro in Kyiv works, said Klitschko.
19:44 Zelensky said that today he held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief: "We are preparing for the coming months and next year in general. We see prospects at the front. We are preparing for various options for the actions of a terrorist state - we see its intentions. And we will respond. We discussed the situation in energy".
The president also warned that Russian terrorists could become active again during the upcoming holidays, and urged to take into account air raid warnings.
19:17 Zelensky said that Ukraine should become the subject of a response to crisis situations in the world, and for this purpose it is planned to create a Ukrainian agency for international assistance.
18:45 Biden signed a record US defense budget for 2023 in the amount of $858 billion, the White House said. The US document allocates $6 billion to contain Russia in Europe and an additional $800 million to help Ukraine. The document also provides for strengthening sanctions against the Russian Federation, in particular, it provides for a five-year extension of the ban on cooperation with Russia in the military sphere. In addition, Washington intends to achieve the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the G20 and a number of other international organizations.
18:28 The enemy has increased the volume of transportation by rail of personnel, military equipment and ammunition to the areas of warfare, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in the evening report. The enemy continues to concentrate his efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky and Avdeevsky directions. On Kupyansky - trying to improve the tactical situation. On Novopavlovsky, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson - it is defending.
There were no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups on the territory of Belarus. However, the occupiers plan to deploy a field hospital in Belarus. And about 500 servicemen from the Russian Guard arrived in Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region, in order to strengthen administrative and police measures.
17:59 Borrell said that Iran is making a huge strategic mistake by supporting Russia in the war against Ukraine: "Tehran is aware of Russia's ongoing war crimes targeting civilian infrastructure. Iran chooses the wrong path and undermines its credibility when it pretends not to takes sides in this war."
17:54 The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense announced that it had begun an operation to deliver weapons to Ukraine.
17:17 At a meeting with ambassadors, Zelensky did not rule out that he would continue to make personal visits abroad under certain conditions: "If any visit potentially has the same significant strategic content as mine now in the United States, if the results of the visit will directly depend on our Armed Forces, all of our Defense Forces, if one or another of our partners is ready to take the lead in implementing the points of the Ukrainian peace formula, if there can be decisive steps to accelerate our victory, then as an exception to the general practice of wartime be my talks and on a personal level."
17:13 Zelensky presented a certain formula for peace in Washington. The plan is not yet ready, but the Ukrainian head of state's team is currently working on it. The President's Office is expected to present its ideas on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion on February 24th. For more details, see Zelensky's Peace Plan .
17:00 Sky News TV channel published photos of Kiev from space for January and November 2022 - after the Russians began shelling the energy infrastructure of Ukraine.
16:27 The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, advocates the exclusion of Russia from the UN Security Council: "I think that there is a flaw in international law if a permanent member of the UN Security Council, in this case Russia, blatantly violates international law. In my opinion, a mechanism for terminating membership: I'm not talking about the complete exclusion of Russia, but at least the termination of Russia's membership in the Security Council."
15:58 Lukashenka is going to Russia for four days, his press service reported.
15:52 The shortage of electricity in the Kiev region is 50%, said the head of the OVA Oleksiy Kuleba. The most difficult situation is in Buchansky, Brovarsky and partially in Boryspil districts. In Bila Tserkva, Vasilkovo, Fastov and Vyshgorodsky district, we managed to reach the 4/4 hour blackout schedule.
15:24 There will be no festive New Year events in Kiev this year, said the first deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration Nikolay Povoroznik: "There will be no locations. We have Christmas trees, but no events will be held. We allowed events to be held in kindergartens for children, but only in compliance with all the security conditions that the time dictates today."
15:16 In the Sumy region, the terrorist defense destroyed a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group on the morning of December 22. According to the head of the UVA Dmitry Zhivitsky, up to ten Russian military men crossed the line of the state border of Ukraine. On the territory of the Krasnopol community, near the village of Vysokoye, the Teroboronists entered into battle with the Russian DRG. After a short battle, two invaders were killed, the rest fled back to Russia.
15:00 Dmitry Rogozin with other VIP-guests from the "DPR" unforgettably "celebrated" his birthday in Donetsk. Details about what happened are in the material "Gift" to the birthday man .
14:38 The SBU put a Russian woman on the international wanted list, who called on her occupying husband to rape Ukrainian women over the phone. We are talking about Russian woman Olga Bykovskaya living in Crimea. Her husband is a military man who was part of the occupation group of the Russian Federation in the south. Bykovskaya urged him to rape Ukrainian women in the Kherson region.
13:47 Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni announced her intention to come to Ukraine "in the first months of next year." She also said that she would have a telephone conversation with Zelensky in the near future.
13:36 Estonia has prepared a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said. The package will include a winter field uniform, personal protective equipment, as well as drones.
13:07 Peskov said that Zelensky's peace plan does not take into account "realities": "We heard Zelensky's statements about various steps, about the peace plan. But everything that Zelensky said before was said without taking into account the current realities that have developed and that cannot be ignored."
12:58 Israeli intelligence director - Mossad - David Barnea said that Iran seeks to covertly expand the supply of weapons to Russia: "We warn of further intentions of Iran, which they are trying to keep secret: to deepen and increase the supply of advanced weapons to Russia, to expand the project to uranium enrichment and intensifying attacks in various ways on Muslim countries friendly to [Israel] in the region." At the same time, Barnea stressed that the Ayatollah regime will never have nuclear weapons at its disposal - the Mossad will not allow this.
12:47 Zelensky said that he had an "important conversation" with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte: "Thanked for the decision to allocate 2.5 billion euros to help Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor. We appreciate the support of the Netherlands. And we continue to work together to strengthen the defense capability, energy resilience, rebuilding critical infrastructure".
12:32 British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that London plans to double the number of Ukrainian military trained in the country in 2023, to at least 20,000 people.
12:26 The Russians are not demolishing the Mariupol Drama Theater completely, but its back and central parts, and the front will be left intact as a "basis for reconstruction," said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city. According to him, only those parts of the building are being dismantled that prove the bombing, and not the undermining invented by propaganda from the inside.
12:09 A loud explosion was heard in the center of Melitopol, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. According to eyewitnesses, the car used by the Russians was blown up. Russian telegram channels report that two FSB officers were badly injured in the explosion.
11:46 Peskov announced "significant progress" towards the goal of "demilitarization" of Ukraine.
11:44 Stoltenberg said that the Kremlin's actions indicate Russia's plans to resume the offensive against Ukraine, and invitations to negotiations are only attempts to buy time for preparation.
11:38 The Air Force found out that Zelensky was brought to the United States from Poland by an American military aircraft, which was accompanied by a NATO reconnaissance aircraft and an F-15 fighter. According to journalists, after a visit to Bakhmut, the president boarded a night train and ended up in Polish Przemysl early in the morning. Cars were already waiting for him there, including black Chevrolet Suburbans used by the US government. Shortly thereafter, a US Air Force Boeing C-40B took off from Rzeszow Airport (about 80 km from Przemysl).
The plane headed towards the UK, and the North Sea region was pre-scanned by a NATO reconnaissance aircraft. The Air Force recalls that Russian submarines are patrolling the North Sea. Further in Britain, an American F-15 fighter took off into the sky, which accompanied the board for another part of its journey. After ten hours in the sky, the plane landed near Washington. ABC sources said that the Americans feared an assassination attempt on Zelensky by the Russian Federation, even in the United States.
11:24 British intelligence believes that Putin's statement about the expansion of the Russian army by about 30% - up to 1.5 million people - indicates intentions to prepare for long-term strategic challenges. However, it is not clear when this level will be reached. It is also unclear how Russia will find recruits for such an expansion when its forces are under unprecedented pressure in Ukraine.
10:58 As of the morning of December 23, the power shortage in the energy system has slightly decreased, but remains significant. All types of generation are working, the power unit, which was connected to the power grid yesterday, reached its nominal capacity, Ukrenergo reported. At the same time, restrictions remain in the power transmission system caused by damage to the main networks. Consumption limits have been brought to all regions.
10:47 The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation approved federal educational programs, according to which the "coup d'état" in Ukraine in 2014, "the reunification of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia", "humanitarian support" of the "DNR" and "LNR", and also the "special military operation" and the ensuing "sanctions by the United States and its allies."
In addition, a module "elements of initial military training" was added to the life safety program for grades 10-11, which includes the rules for firing from an AK-74 Kalashnikov assault rifle, the principles of operation of F-1 and RGD-5 hand grenades, and first aid in combat. In another OBZH module, schoolchildren are told about "the basics of countering extremism and terrorism."
10:19 Russia has transferred another batch of Tor-M2K anti-aircraft missile systems to Belarus "within the framework of the existing intergovernmental agreement on military-technical cooperation," the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus reported.
09:59 Kiev continues to live in emergency shutdown mode, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko, urging residents of the capital not to turn on all electrical appliances at once after they turn on the light.
09:26 The Russians over the past day fired at the territory of the Kherson region 61 times: one person was killed, two were injured, the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said.
09:22 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of enemy shelling, four civilians were killed - two in Chasovoy Yar and two in Bakhmut. Seven more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:55 The headquarters announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of December 23.
- personnel - about 100,950 (+550) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3005 (+2),
- armored combat vehicles - 5986 (+5),
- artillery systems - 1984 (+6),
- MLRS - 414 (+1),
- air defense systems - 212 (+0),
- aircraft - 283 (+0),
- helicopters - 267 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1698 (+5),
- cruise missiles - 653 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4622 (+7),
- special equipment - 178 (+0).
08:34 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Vysokoe, Sumy region, Khatnoe, Kharkiv region, Stelmakhivka, Andreevka, Nadezhda, Makeevka, Ploshchanka, Chervonopopovka and Dibrova, Lugansk region and Novoselivka, Yampolevka, Yakovlevka, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut , Mayorsk, New York, Vodiane, Krasnogorovka and Maryinka of the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report .
In the Volyn and Polesye directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were found. In Belarus, the military commissariats check the assigned staff, with special attention paid to senior officers in the reserve.
The invaders have equipped a military hospital at one of the recreation centers in Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region. In addition, several tourist bases in the city are used to accommodate Russian military personnel. In Crimea, enemy units are carrying out engineering equipment for defensive positions along the Krasnoperekopsk-Dzhankoy highway.
07:35 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) states that Putin, with his statements about his desire to end hostilities as soon as possible, is trying to absolve himself of responsibility for waging a long war in Ukraine. And his statement about his reluctance to increase the pace of the "special operation" also suggests that he is trying to justify a costly military effort to a domestic Russian audience that is making ever greater sacrifices to achieve the Kremlin's unrealistic goals.
01:22 In February, on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion on February 24 or close to this date, Ukraine will present a peace plan based on Zelensky's peace formula. According to European and Ukrainian diplomats, the Zelensky team is now concretizing the plan, writes The Wall Street Journal. However, the newspaper notes, representatives of the United States, Ukraine and NATO said that the negotiating position of Ukraine will depend on its position on the battlefield, so Kyiv wants to prepare for potential peace negotiations by achieving military victories.
00:47 The Russians demolished the Drama Theater in Mariupol, journalist Andrei Tsaplienko said. The corresponding video from the place was also published by the local public.
00:19 British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley called Russia's purchase of weapons from North Korea for the war in Ukraine a sign of desperation: "The fact that President Putin is turning to North Korea for help is evidence of Russia's desperation and isolation. Together with partners, we will work on to make North Korea pay dearly for supporting Russia's illegal war in Ukraine." Cleverly confirmed US reports that North Korea had supplied missiles to infantry units of the Russian PMC Wagner, noting that this was contrary to UN resolutions.
Meanwhile, the DPRK Foreign Ministry denies information about the supply of weapons to Russia, according to the Yonhap news agency.
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