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[LB] Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhya, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions were also shelled and attacked.
Iryna Lysohor
In the Lviv region this morning, the Russians hit an infrastructure facility with Shahed drones. There was a fire, which was quickly extinguished. There were no casualties, according to the summary from OVA as of this morning.
The Russians conducted four shellings (45 explosions) in the Chernihiv region during the day. The enemy shelled the Novgorod-Siverskyi and Koryukivskyi districts with mortars and artillery. There were no reports of casualties among the local population or damage to civil infrastructure. The data is being verified.
In Dnipropetrovsk yesterday afternoon, the Russian army attacked in the Kryvyi Rih area. There was also an explosion in the evening. The consequences of the missile strike are being clarified. Previously, there were no victims or victims. During the day, the enemy attacked the Nikopol district: the district center, Marganets, and the Chervonogrigorivsk community. Shells from heavy artillery flew there. The aggressor also aimed with kamikaze drones. The gymnasium, four residential buildings, three farm buildings, power lines were mutilated. An abandoned building was burning. Rescuers extinguished the fire. People are unharmed.
In Sumy at night, the Russians carried out three shellings of border areas and settlements. 10 explosions were recorded. Krasnopilsk, Seredino-Budsk, and Znob-Novgorodsk communities came under fire. In advance - without consequences. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 11 shellings of border territories and settlements. 57 explosions were recorded. Krasnopilsk, Bilopolsk, Velikopysarivsk, Seredino-Budsk, Znob-Novgorodsk communities came under fire. One person was injured in one of the shellings in Velikopysarovsk community.
In Luhansk yesterday, with support from the sky, the enemy carried out several assaults on Bilogorivka and Serebryansk Forestry. Tried to dislodge our units from the occupied borders; all these attempts were repulsed. Novoyehorivka was also hit by an airstrike. The occupiers targeted populated areas with artillery and mortars, in particular Nevsky and Bilogorivka. During the day, the enemy fired 136 rounds (524 shells).
In Kharkiv, more than 20 settlements were hit by enemy artillery and mortar attacks: Chervona Zorya, Pletenivka, Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Berestovka, and others. The enemy carried out airstrikes on Petropavlivka, Ivanovka, Pishchany. Last night, the occupiers struck Borova with Shahed drones. A house and an outbuilding were on fire. The fire has been extinguished. As a result of UAV strikes, a cultural center and a shop were damaged. There are no casualties. In the city of Chuguiv, three houses were damaged as a result of two UAVs hitting an open area. A 41-year-old civilian man received an explosive injury, without hospitalization.
In Zaporizhzhia, rioters struck 157 attacks on peaceful communities of the region last day; 21 settlements came under fire. 128 artillery shells fell on the territory of Gulyaipol, Orikhov, Levadny, Poltavka, Robotyny, Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka, Biloghirya, Shcherbaki, Pyatikhatok, Kamiansky and other front-line towns and villages.
The occupiers launched five attacks from rocket salvo systems in Novodarivka, Robotyny, Malaya Tokmachka, and Stepnohirsk, 21 attacks from drones on Gulyaipol, Orikhov, Malynyvka, Novopavlivka, Novodarivka, Charivny, Levadny, Malaya Tokmachka, and Pyatikhatki, as well as three air strikes strikes on Novodarivka and Kamiansk. Three reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities. Civilians were not injured.
In Donetskia, eight settlements were under the fire of the Rashists of the past era: Avdiyivka, Chasiv Yar, Ocheretyne, Severnye, Novozhelanne, Orlivka, Tonenke, Selidove. 16 residential buildings (of which 12 are multi-apartment buildings), a kindergarten, two shops, a technical school building, a gym building, a dormitory building, a Ukrposhta building, two administrative buildings, four civilian cars, and an official car were damaged. In Donetsk region in a day: two wounded.
In Mykolayivska, during the night, air defense forces and means destroyed two enemy Shahed-131/136 UAVs. Tonight, as a result of enemy shelling, a private house was damaged in the Ochakov community of Ochakov. Previously, there were no casualties. Yesterday, enemy artillery shelling was also recorded in the water area of the Ochakiv community. There are no casualties. Bashtansky district: yesterday afternoon, an enemy missile attack was recorded on the open territory of the Berezneguvat community. No casualties.
In Khersonska region, the enemy fired 89 rounds (490 shells) during the day, of which 10 rounds (22 shells) were fired at Kherson. The Rashists targeted the districts of 26 settlements of the region; a cinema, a preschool, the territory of the enterprise, as well as a shelter for animals in Kherson, an enterprise in Beryslav district. It became known about one more victim as a result of the Russian shelling of Kherson.
On the afternoon of December 3, a 39-year-old woman from Kherson was hit near a public transport stop. Yesterday, the woman went to the hospital. She was diagnosed with an explosive injury. The Russian army also attacked a kindergarten in the Shumen district of Kherson. The building was damaged as a result of the shelling. An employee of an educational institution was injured in an enemy strike.
At the time of the shelling, she was restoring order to the territory. A 57-year-old woman is currently in a medical facility. In Antonivka, the occupiers fired at residential buildings. A local resident born in 1959 received life-threatening injuries. In the village of Inzhenerne, men who were repairing wires on the street came under fire. Two victims, 61 and 51 years old, were diagnosed with an explosive injury and a contusion. They were given medical assistance on the spot.
A 46-year-old man was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries. At least twelve residential buildings were damaged by enemy fire in the village of Novodmytrivka, Bilozersk hromada. There were no casualties among local residents. Around 11:00 p.m., the enemy launched a missile attack from the S-300 on the Shumenskyi microdistrict of Kherson, which caused a fire and damaged three multi-story buildings and a cinema, which houses the humanitarian aid distribution center. A private house was also damaged. No casualties. In one day in the region: one person died, five more were injured. Two more people died as a result of shelling in the center of Kherson today.
HOW A DAY PASSED AT THE FRONT
18 enemy attacks were repulsed by the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiiv and Marin directions . In the Melitopol direction, the Defense Forces continue to actively inflict losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment. The defenders repelled all the attacks of the enemy, who tried to restore the lost position south of Robotiny, Zaporizhzhia region. The defenders also continue their assault south of Bakhmut, inflicting losses on the Russians.
A total of 73 combat clashes took place at the front , the General Staff reported in the morning report.
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[LB] Defenders repelled 18 attacks by the occupiers in this direction, as well as in the Marinsk direction.
Iryna Lysohor
In the Melitopol direction, the Defense Forces continue to actively inflict losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment. The defenders repelled all the attacks of the enemy, who tried to restore the lost position south of Robotiny, Zaporizhzhia region.
The defenders also continue their assault south of Bakhmut , inflicting losses on the Russians. In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled 11 enemy attacks in the Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka districts, General Staff spokesman Andrii Kovalev said on the air of the telethon.
On Avdiivka, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy, who does not stop trying to surround Avdiivka. The defenders repelled 18 attacks east of Novobakhmutivka, Stepovoy, Avdiivka, and Severny.
Defenders continue to hold back the enemy in Maryinka and Novomykhailivka districts. Defense forces repelled 18 attacks.
"In the Kupyan direction, defenders repelled 10 enemy attacks in the Sinkivka and Petropavlivka districts of the Kharkiv region," the spokesman said.
In Lymanskyi, the defenders repelled 11 enemy attacks in the areas of Serebryansk Forestry, Belogorivka, Luhansk Region, and Terniv, Donetsk Region.
In total, during the day there were 73 combat clashes, the Russian Federation carried out eight missile and 68 air strikes, carried out 87 attacks from rocket salvo systems.
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[VESTI] As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and five others were injured.
On Tuesday, December 5, the Russians once again used Grad missile launchers to strike the town of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk region.
Source: regional prosecutor's office on Facebook.
Quote: “According to preliminary information, Russian troops shelled a populated area for two hours using a Grad multiple launch rocket system .
Details: As a result of the enemy attack, a 50-year-old local resident died on the spot from her injuries, five more people received shrapnel wounds - four women and one man aged from 38 to 84 years. The oldest victim is in serious condition, and doctors are fighting for her life. At the time of the attack, people were receiving water and bread from volunteers. The prosecutor's office also reports that private households and a car were also damaged as a result of the shelling.
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[Korrespondent] 23:10 The head of the OP Andrey Ermak, during a visit to Washington, said that without US help, Ukraine risks losing the war. He called on Congress to quickly approve additional funding for Ukraine.
22:18 Ukraine is recognized as the most militarized country in the world - it took first place in the Global Militarization Index (GMI) 2023, published by the Bonn International Center for Conflict Research. Since 2007, Israel has occupied first place in the ranking.
21:29 In Russia there is a collapse in the civil aviation industry. So, in the last week alone, six Russian planes encountered breakdowns during flight. Malfunctions of civilian ships have become more frequent after Western sanctions cut off the Russian Federation from certified repairs of aircraft and the supply of original spare parts. Read more in the article How civil aviation lives in the Russian Federation .
21:24 Zelensky at the last moment canceled his planned speech before American senators today, said the head of the Democratic majority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer.
21:17 A bill is being prepared in Ukraine that provides for the delivery of subpoenas by e-mail and registered mail. Read more in the material New rules of mobilization .
21:08 A two-day joint US-Ukrainian defense conference will be held in Washington on December 6-7, the Presidential Office reported. The main goal is to strengthen cooperation between defense industries to significantly increase weapons production in Ukraine, the USA, as well as in other NATO member countries. Ukraine’s priority is the acquisition of equipment and ammunition.
20:29 The US Treasury announced new sanctions against Belarus for participation in the deportation of Ukrainian children. Restrictions were introduced against eight individuals and 11 organizations. In particular, the list included the Secretary General of the Belarusian Red Cross Dmitry Shevtsov.
19:54 Zelensky said that he had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Hanke Brains Slot. We discussed the situation at the front, the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the training of F-16 pilots, as well as the functioning of an alternative humanitarian corridor, the Peace Formula and the European integration of Ukraine.
19:13 The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber in the area of Snake Island, which, under the cover of a Su-30SM fighter, tried to strike the south of the Odessa region, said Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk.
18:32 Zelensky announced the beginning of the implementation of an initiative aimed at implementing the principle: Ukraine protects those who protect Ukraine. “In accordance with this initiative, everyone who has received the title of Hero of Ukraine since the beginning of the war receives their own housing. Everyone who, defending the state, became a holder of the Order of the Golden Star. All without exception. At least since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, this is 360 people. 210 of them, unfortunately, were awarded posthumously. The state will take care of each of them - both those who are with us, and the families of all who gave their lives for the country," the president emphasized.
18:03 In Ukraine, they plan at the legislative level to oblige citizens to carry a military ID, said member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Fyodor Venislavsky: “In order to avoid questions related to whether a citizen is liable for military service, not liable for military service, he can whether to receive a summons, or cannot receive a summons, we assume that those liable for military service during martial law must have with them both an identity document and a document certifying their presence in the military register."
18:00 Russian troops shelled a village in the Belozersk community of the Kherson region - one person was killed, information about other victims is being clarified, the prosecutor's office reported.
17:28 This morning, drones of the SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense also hit the Marine Oil Terminal in Feodosia, Ukrainian media reported, citing sources. According to them, the drones hit the target, the consequences for the Russians are significant.
17:04 The speaker of the Defense Forces of the Tauride direction, Alexander Shtupun, denied the information of Russian propagandists about the alleged capture of Marinka, Donetsk region. According to him, there are “cruel and bloody battles” in the city. At the same time, Shtupun added that Russia has set itself the goal of taking Marinka and Avdeevka by the end of 2023. The speaker is convinced that the enemy will not be able to do this.
16:33 The Russians fired from Grady at the city of Chasov Yar, Donetsk region - one person was killed, five were wounded, the prosecutor's office reported. At the time of the attack, people received water and bread from volunteers.
16:27 This morning in Crimea, SBU drones hit the Nebo-M radar system in the area of the village of Bagerovo, a helicopter parking lot, the P-18 Terek radar system and the control system of the Baikal-1M anti-aircraft missile units near the village. Strelkovoe, Ukrainian media report citing sources in the Security Service.
15:45 The “court” in the “DPR” issued another verdict against a Ukrainian serviceman for allegedly “shooting a civilian in Mariupol.” Senior intelligence officer of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexei Voloshenyuk, was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
15:26 The Prosecutor General's Office transferred 171 million hryvnia to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense - these are funds seized as part of a pre-trial investigation into the illegal activities of a group of Ukrainian companies affiliated with a Russian state investment bank.
15:01 On International Volunteer Day in the center of Kherson, a volunteer of the Spravzhni organization was killed by a Russian shell, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
14:57 South Korea transferred more artillery shells to Ukraine than all European countries combined, writes The Washington Post. According to the publication, 155-mm shells began arriving at the beginning of the year. These ammunition were once transferred to Seoul by the United States. The exact number of shells supplied is not known, but the United States estimated the possibility of supplying 330 thousand shells.
14:52 Qatar's Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwa al-Khater said that Russia has agreed to return six more deported children to Ukraine. The release of Ukrainian children is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 5. A group of six children aged eight to 15 are to leave Moscow and travel through Belarus to Ukraine.
14:24 Macron invited Orban to a meeting in Paris at the end of this week to find a compromise on starting negotiations with Ukraine on its accession to the EU, Politico writes, citing sources. The French president believes that the Hungarian leader can still be persuaded to support Ukraine's accession to the EU. Orban has raised the stakes to get more money from the EU, according to an anonymous official in Paris.
14:17 Finland is investigating the supply of about 3,500 drones to Russia worth more than 3 million euros in violation of sanctions, Finnish customs reported. To circumvent the sanctions, a network of companies was created, which was controlled from Russia. Two Finnish companies processed paperwork to export drones and electronics that could be used for military purposes to Kazakhstan, when in fact the goods were being transported to Russia. There is also an episode in the case related to the supply of equipment designed to combat drones. One person was detained in both episodes and taken into custody. Five more people are considered suspects.
14:08 Peskov said that Moscow remains ready for negotiations on Ukraine and “would prefer political and diplomatic means.”
13:51 The Russian army has increased the number of attacks on Western Ukraine. Thus, since November, almost every night, the Khmelnitsky region has been under the gun of Shahed drones, and since the beginning of December, the occupiers have expanded the map of attacks. About where the invaders are aiming and how the “martyrs” get there - in the material Russian Strikes on Western Ukraine .
13:27 Ukraine received 31 M1 Abrams tanks out of 6,000 available in the United States, 2,600 of which are in combat readiness, Bild journalist Julian Roepke reported.
13:03 As a result of Russian shelling of residential buildings in the center of Kherson, one person was wounded, OVA reported. In addition, the Russians fired at a medical facility, injuring three doctors.
13:00 President of the European Council Charles Michel will shorten his visit to Beijing amid risks that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban could disrupt the summit of EU leaders at the end of December due to Ukrainian issues, writes Politico.
12:42 According to British intelligence, in recent weeks Russian forces have been “gradually advancing through the ruins of Marinka” in the Donetsk region. They probably now control most of the built-up area, analysts say. At the same time, Ukrainian forces still control swathes of territory on the western outskirts of the city.
12:35 Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolaku, during a meeting with Blinken, said that his country can play a key role in the restoration of Ukraine after the war. According to him, in this context, Romania's strengths are security, geographic proximity, sea, river, rail and road connections - these opportunities may be of interest to American companies that want to participate in the reconstruction of Ukraine.
11:58 Russia has transferred military personnel from Yakutia to Dzhankoy, reports the Atesh partisan movement. According to the partisans, the military personnel “are unkemptly dressed, use foul language, are rude to passers-by, and leave behind a constant pile of garbage scattered on the street.” An hour after the meeting, the mobilized were taken away by Rosgvadia. This is not the first time that personnel have been transferred to war in Ukraine in small batches.
11:26 Belgium confirmed its intentions to transfer F-16 aircraft to Ukraine in 2025, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said following a meeting with his Belgian counterpart Ludivine Dedonder. According to Umerov, it is now necessary to begin the process of debugging the supply chains of ammunition, spare parts and technical equipment for the F-16. During the meeting, the parties also discussed the possibility of hosting representatives of the Belgian military-industrial complex in Ukraine early next year. The total volume of technical assistance from Belgium to the Ukrainian Defense Forces exceeded 320 million euros.
11:19 The head of the Avdeevka State Military Administration, Vitaly Barabash, said that Russian troops continue to storm the Avdeevka coke plant, but they have never been able to enter the plant itself. According to him, fierce battles are taking place near Stepnoye - the Russian army wants to capture it in order to cut off the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, the settlement remains under the control of the Ukrainian military. The other day there were “very serious stabilization actions on our part,” Barabash added.
10:52 The Nepalese Foreign Ministry demanded that the Russian Federation not recruit its citizens into the Russian army and immediately return all Nepalese after it became known about the death of six soldiers. The Nepalese government also requests the immediate return of the bodies of Nepalese killed in the war and compensation to their families. Another Nepali citizen was captured in Ukraine, and negotiations are underway for his return.
Earlier, the Ambassador of Nepal to the Russian Federation Milan Raj Tuladhar reported that about 150-200 Nepalese were mercenaries in the Russian army.
10:40 Finland will begin producing ammunition for Ukraine, Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said. According to him, the final decision is planned to be made before Christmas. The minister clarified that ammunition production will be increased “by tens of millions of euros.”
10:21 The Russians struck Kherson in the morning - two people were killed, one was wounded, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. Over the past 24 hours in the region, one person was killed and five were injured as a result of Russian shelling.
09:54 Slovenia will provide Ukraine with 1.5 million euros for humanitarian demining, the Ministry of Economy reports. The funds will be provided this year on a non-refundable basis.
09:32 According to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian forces are attacking Russians near Avdiivka - fighting is taking place south of Stepnoye, near the coke plant and in the industrial zone.
09:28 At night, Russian troops attacked civilian infrastructure in the Donetsk, Kherson and Kharkov regions, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports. In the Donetsk region, the Russians carried out an airstrike on the village of Pivnichnoe, damaging five apartment buildings. In the city of Selidovo, a five-story building of an educational institution, two private enterprises, and an apartment building were destroyed.
On the evening of December 4, the Russians launched missile attacks on Kherson, the cinema building was damaged, and rescuers localized the fire. In the Kharkov region, in the village of Borovaya, a cultural center, a village council building and a private house were damaged as a result of a drone strike. In Chuguev, the drone also hit residential buildings and outbuildings, injuring one person.
In the city of Novogrodovka, Donetsk region, search and rescue work continues at the site of a house destroyed by a rocket on November 29. The fate of the two people remains unknown.
09:21 At night, the Russians attacked an infrastructure facility in the Lviv region with three drones, said the head of the OVA, Maxim Kozitsky. As a result of the impact, a fire broke out, which was quickly extinguished by workers. There was minor damage, there were no casualties or injuries. The area's life support systems are intact.
08:58 Some Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot near Feodosia at night, Russian public pages write. According to them, the drones were shot down by air defense, but the debris of one of them fell on the territory of the base, its tanks were damaged.
08:35 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of December 5:
personnel - about 333,840 (+1030) people,
tanks - 5587 (+7),
armored combat vehicles - 10,416 (+15),
artillery systems - 7987 (+26),
MLRS - 913 (+0),
air defense systems - 605 (+3),
aircraft - 323 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6032 (+15),
cruise missiles - 1570 (+1),
ships/boats - 22 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,483 (+32),
special equipment - 1148 (+7).
08:17 At night, air defense destroyed 10 of 17 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs, which the Russian Federation attacked from two directions - Kursk region and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force command reported. In addition, the enemy attacked civilian targets in the Donetsk and Kherson regions with six S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles.
07:46 Over the past 24 hours, 73 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 18 enemy attacks in the Avdeevsky direction (in areas east of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka, Northern Donetsk region) and the same number in Maryinsky (in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region). Another 11 attacks were repelled in the Bakhmutsky direction (in the Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region) and in the Limansky direction (in the Serebryansky forest district, Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Ternov of the Donetsk region).
In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Sinkovka and Petropavlovka areas of the Kharkov region; in Zaporozhye - in areas south of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Shakhtarsky direction. At the same time, the Defense Forces continue assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and in the Kherson direction they hold their positions on the left bank of the Dnieper.
07:39 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that at night the air defense allegedly destroyed 22 “Ukrainian UAVs” and intercepted 13 more over the Sea of Azov and the territory of Crimea. Russian media write that the Crimean Bridge was blocked at night for more than four hours. According to unconfirmed data from the Crimean Wind telegram channel, the strike could have been carried out on the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, where on November 4 a Ukrainian missile destroyed the new Russian ship Askold.
07:11 The Ukrainian Armed Forces received from the UK the latest multi-purpose Martlet guided missiles with a range of up to 8 km, designed to destroy drones, The Times writes. According to the newspaper, these missiles are very effective in the fight against various combat UAVs, including Iranian suicide bombers.
04:55 On Tuesday, December 5, Zelensky will speak to American senators at a secret briefing via a secure video link, said Democratic Majority Leader in the US Senate Chuck Schumer. According to him, Zelensky should inform senators about the state of war in Ukraine, as well as the need for additional military assistance. The secret briefing comes a day before the Senate is scheduled to vote on a $61 billion package for Ukraine.
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[Korrespondent] THE UKRAINIAN AIR FORCE DESTROYED A RUSSIAN SU-24M AIRCRAFT
The air force destroyed a Russian Su-24M aircraft near Zmeiny Island; Russian troops are gradually advancing through the ruins of Marinka. Korrespondent.net highlights the main events of yesterday.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber near Zmeinoye
Ukrainian defense forces in the area of Zmeiny Island destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber, which, under the cover of a Su-30SM fighter, tried to launch a missile and bomb attack on the south of the Odessa region. The destroyed plane was laying mines to damage the grain corridor.
THE COUNTRY THAT SENT UKRAINE MORE SHELLS HAS BEEN NAMED
The United States convinced the South Korean authorities to secretly allocate about 330 thousand 155 mm artillery shells to Ukraine in 2023 . This amount exceeds the number of ammunition that was transferred from all EU countries combined. South Korean laws prohibit the supply of weapons to conflict zones, so the transfer of shells was not direct.
RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE CAPTURED MOST OF THE RUINS OF MARINKA - BRITISH INTELLIGENCE
In recent weeks, Russian troops have been gradually advancing through the ruins of Marinka, a city in the Donetsk region. Russia now likely controls most of the built-up area, British intelligence reports. Ukrainian forces still control swaths of territory on the western outskirts of the city. Marinka has been on the front line since 2014. Before the war its population was 9,000 people. It is now completely destroyed, according to British intelligence, with drone footage showing the vast majority of buildings reduced to rubble.
THE RUSSIANS SHELLED KHERSON, PEOPLE DIED
On Tuesday morning, Russian aggressors shelled the central part of the city of Kherson. Two civilians were killed and another 59-year-old man was injured. He was taken to hospital by ambulance for medical care.
Later it became known that a volunteer was killed in Kherson during Russian shelling . His life was cut short on International Volunteer Day.
Before this, the Russians struck Kherson at night . According to the head of the Kherson OVA, Alexander Prokudin, the Russians attacked a residential area of the city using the S-300 air defense system. The hit caused a fire at the humanitarian aid distribution center. People were injured and three high-rise buildings were damaged.
EXPLOSIONS WERE HEARD IN TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED CRIMEA
Ukrainian drones carried out a series of attacks on Russian military targets in the east of temporarily occupied Crimea. Strikes were made on the Nebo-M radar system in the area of the village of Bagerovo, Yedikuisky district, on the helicopter parking lot, the P-18 Terek radar system and the control system of the Baikal-1M anti-aircraft missile units near the village of Strelkovoe.
The Russian Ministry of Defense in its Telegram channel stated that on the night before Tuesday, December 5, air defense (air defense) allegedly shot down 41 UAVs over the occupied Crimea . The Russian Ministry of Defense traditionally said nothing about the consequences of the night attack.
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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, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled three attacks of assault groups of AFU 43rd mechanised, 57th mechanised infantry brigades near Ivanovka and Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
The Zapad Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on clusters of AFU manpower and hardware close to Peschanoye, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), and Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
Up to 35 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been eliminated.
In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces' units, aviation, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 63rd, 66th Mechanised Brigades near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forest.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 Ukrainian troops and two motor vehicles.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled four enemy attacks and inflicted fire damage on AFU manpower and hardware near Bogdanovka, Kleshcheyevka, and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy has lost up to 270 Ukrainian personnel, as well as two armoured fighting vehicles.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, helicopters, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade, as well as 102nd, 128th Territorial Defence Brigades near Novomikhailovka, Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region).
During the day, a total of 245 Ukrainian troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer have been neutralised.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces repelled one attack by the AFU 117th Mechanised Brigade's assault group close to Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, air strikes and artillery fire struck the personnel and hardware of the 65th Mechanised Brigade close to Rabotino amd Dorozhnyanka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 50 servicemen, four armoured fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks, and one 152mm Giatsing-B gun.
In Kherson direction, as a result of the Russian Group of Forces actions, artillery, and aviation, the AFU losses amounted to up to 40 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, one M-109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 103 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near Shirokoye (Dnepropetrovsk region) and Bereznigovatoye (Nikolayev region), as well as one Mi-8 helicopter close to Peschanoye (Kharkov region).
In addition, 74 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted near Sergeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), Gorlovka, Spornoye, Yalynskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Chubarevka, Tokmak (Zaporozhye region), Novaya Kakhovka, Ivanovka (Kherson region), as well as one HARM anti-radiation missile.
In total, 547 airplanes and 257 helicopters, 9,465 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 air defence missile systems, 13,807 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,187 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,234 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 15,939 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:56 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 12/05/2023 to 00:00 12/06/2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 56 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian forces.
Information was received about the death of a man in the Tsentralno-Gorodsky district and the injury of a man in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka.
A total of 24 residential buildings were damaged in the Petrovsky, Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, Nikitovsky, Tsentralno-Gorodsky districts of Gorlovka. Ten civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Districts of four settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy, Nikitovsky districts), Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 27 attacks from MLRS and 155mm artillery.
At Gorlivske there were 27 artillery attacks from 152mm and 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead, an attack UAV.
On Yasinovatsky there were two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
A total of 178 units of various ammunition were fired.
In the previous day, 69 artillery attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian forces.
21:55 Front bird broadcasts: Dnepropetrovsk region. Explosion. 05.12 21:15
It is reported that our OTRK missilemen used ballistics against a given enemy target.
An air raid alert has been declared in the area.
Local publics report the arrival and air threat.
21:00 Expired the term of the ultimatum to the militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who have been terrorizing the civilian population.
They never left the village near the city of Orekhova, Zaporozhye region. Today, one of the villages where Bandera militants dug in was covered with MLRS rounds
19:58 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of troops, in cooperation with army aviation and artillery, inflicted fire on the personnel and equipment of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade, the 102nd and 128th Territorial Defense Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Novomikhailovka settlements, Harvest of the Donetsk People's Republic and Levadnoe of the Zaporozhye region.
Over the course of 24 hours, up to 245 military personnel, four armored fighting vehicles, four cars, an Msta-B howitzer and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
19:54 Statement of Head of the press center of the "South" group
In the Donetsk direction, units of the “Southern” group of forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled four enemy attacks, and also defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka and Toretsk of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 270 military personnel and two armored combat vehicles.
19:50 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group
In the Krasnolimansky direction, units of the "Center" group of forces, aviation strikes and artillery fire defeated the manpower and equipment of the 63rd and 66th Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlement of Chervonaya Dibrova of the Lugansk People's Republic and Serebryansky forestry.
The total enemy losses amounted to 55 military personnel and two vehicles.
18:40 UAV operator of the Russian Armed Forces tracked down enemy and did not allow the evacuation of a wounded Ukrainian Armed Forces militant in the South Donetsk direction
17:23 Ukrainian resources report explosions in the Dnepropetrovsk region
17:22 Moment arrival of an FPV drone into a Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle
16:26 Crews guards tank formation of the group of forces "Center" disrupted the rotation of units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction
16:25 Destroyed Ukrainian battle tank PT-91 Tward in the air defense zone
15:55 Combat Job tankers of the Southern Group of Forces to destroy the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the directions
14:26 Calculations of FPV drones of Ivanovo paratroopers destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry near Artemovsk
Skillfully planning, the crew of the FPV drone accurately hit two Ukrainian soldiers in a shelter. The second FPV drone hit a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in a forest plantation, consisting of three people.
14:25 Killer precipitation: calculations 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the "South" group strikes targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The crews hit enemy command posts, fortifications, concentration areas and artillery batteries.
13:40 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group
-- Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.
-- During the active defense, the group’s motorized rifle units, supported by artillery fire, stopped the actions of the mining group and disrupted the rotation of units of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Urozhainy and Novodonetsk, and the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Staromayorsky. An ATV and up to 17 militants were destroyed.
-- The electronic warfare station “Nota” in the Novomikhailovka area was destroyed by artillery fire. Assault and army aviation defeated the personnel and equipment of the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade in the Priyutnoye area. The total enemy losses amounted to up to 100 militants killed and wounded, four armored fighting vehicles and two vehicles.
13:39 From the Krynok district in the Kherson direction reports Front bird:
Guys from the spot report an intensification of shooting battles. Our units, including the Marines, do not give the enemy a chance to create a full-fledged springboard for the development of offensive actions.
We use mortars and armored vehicles. Aerial reconnaissance is in progress.
12:33 Russia artillery units continue to actively process the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka pocket
12:32 The bridgehead in Krynki destroys the infantry elite of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Ukrainian TG channel “Legitimny” writes:
“The strategic miscalculation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with an attempt to seize a bridgehead on the left bank of the Kherson region was another attempt by Bankova to create the illusion of a creeping offensive, but which devoured the best infantry units and further depleted reserves in manpower. Instead of strengthening the defense in advance, Bankovaya played its game of pursuing political situational goals, but which had nothing real with reality.
As usual, they wanted to show the West that we are advancing, there is a result, give us weapons and money, but, as we see, the partners did not believe it and now this “brilliant idea” will have consequences, like the “Bakhmut meat grinder”, which devoured forces and weakened offensive, postponing the deadline from spring to summer, giving time to the RF Armed Forces to prepare even better.
Now the result will most likely be the loss of Avdeevka, where the Russians are tightening the stranglehold.”
11:39 Statement Head of the press center of the "South" group
-- In the Donetsk direction, units of the “Southern” group of forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, defeated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheevka.
-- The enemy lost up to 300 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers, two pickup trucks, and a 152mm self-propelled artillery howitzer 2S6 “Hyacinth” in the battles.
11:39 Statement of Head of the press center of the "West" group
-- Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out combat missions of a special military operation in the Kupyansk direction.
-- In the defense zone of the 6th Combined Arms Army, during active operations by motorized rifle units supported by artillery fire, attempts to change military personnel in the forward positions of the 57th Motorized Infantry and 44th Mechanized Brigades in the areas of Lake Liman and the village of Veshnevoye were thwarted. The enemy was forced to retreat. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to a platoon of manpower.
-- During the counterbattery fight, the group’s artillery destroyed a 122mm self-propelled artillery mount 2S1 “Gvozdika” and two enemy mortar crews in the Ivanovka area
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10:31 Front bird reports the defeat of the military support workshop of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Vinnytsia region during a night attack by geraniums
10:30 Early in the morning, drones of the Russian Armed Forces attacked an infrastructure facility in the Lviv region, after the attack a fire started, local authorities reported
10:25 Crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Southern Group of Forces apply strikes against Ukrainian Armed Forces targets in the Artemovsk direction
09:19 Calculation The BM-30 Tornado-S MLRS of the Guards Rocket Artillery Brigade of the Western Military District destroyed temporary deployment points and accumulations of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the Kupyansk direction in the special operation zone.
08:00 Frontline report as of the morning of December 5 from Military correspondent Lisitsyn:
-- In the Kherson direction, the Russian army, with the help of aviation, continues to launch air strikes against positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on both banks of the Dnieper. For this reason, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are in an extremely difficult situation, but continue to hold on to the bridgehead at Krynoki.
-- In the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy again unsuccessfully tried to attack at Verbovoy. The Russian army not only repulsed all attacks, but also launched a counterattack, thanks to which it was possible to occupy several strong points near Rabotino.
-- In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian military personnel are trying to expand the zone of control in Stepovoy and advance south of the village. They are advancing towards Novokalinovo - positions near the reservoir are occupied. At the Avdeevsky Coke Plant, the main efforts are aimed at defeating the Ukrainian Armed Forces by fire. Preparations are underway for an assault on a powerful enemy fortified area.
== In the Artyomovsky direction, our troops are building on their success and expanding the zone of control near Khromovo towards Ivanovsky. The fighting in Kleshcheevka and Andreevka continues unabated, although their results here are not yet so noticeable.
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[Regnum] Russia remains ready for negotiations on a peaceful resolution of the situation in Ukraine; these negotiations were interrupted in 2022 at the initiative of Kiev, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on December 5.
“The President has repeatedly said that the main thing for us is to achieve our goals. And, of course, we would prefer to do this primarily through political and diplomatic means. That’s why we remain ready for negotiations,” Peskov said in a conversation with RTVI.
As Regnum reported, Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated on several occasions that Moscow has never refused negotiations with Kiev.
The Ukrainian authorities prohibited these negotiations for themselves, Putin noted, recalling that in the spring of 2022, representatives of Kyiv initialed a peace agreement, but after the withdrawal of units of the Russian Armed Forces from Kyiv, they refused to implement it.
The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, previously confirmed that some Western politicians are calling on him to enter into peace negotiations with Moscow, but noted that he is “not ready” for these negotiations.
In November 2023, observers of the German newspaper Bild stated in their article that the US and German authorities want to force the leaders of the Kiev regime to negotiate peace with Moscow and therefore send Ukraine such shipments of weapons that are enough to hold the front line, but not for an offensive.
The Kremlin and the Russian Foreign Ministry have previously repeatedly noted that Russia is ready for peace negotiations with Ukraine, provided that Kiev fulfills the requirements set before the start of a special military operation, and subject to the recognition of new territorial realities - the return of four regions to Russia in 2022.
[Breitbart] Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Congress on Tuesday during a private briefing that if they do not pass more aid to Ukraine, it would “very likely” lead to U.S. troops fighting a war in Europe.
“If [Vladimir] Putin takes over Ukraine, he’ll get Moldova, Georgia, then maybe the Baltics,” House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) told The Messenger, after Austin and other senior Biden administration officials briefed House lawmakers on their request for more aid for Ukraine.
“And then the idea that we’ll have to put troops on the ground in Secretary Austin’s word was very likely,” McCaul added. “That’s what we’re trying to avoid.”
The Messenger reported that the warning “did little” to win over Republican skeptics, who oppose more aid to Ukraine without more accountability and transparency on how it will help Ukraine.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told the outlet, “I don’t think we got the clarity that we’ve been requesting,” and that “It remains to be seen whether members are satisfied with the answers provided.”
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The Messenger reported that the warning “did little” to win over Republican skeptics, who oppose more aid to Ukraine without more accountability and transparency on how it will help Ukraine.
Accountability is what Democrats fear the most. I'm sure they'd sell Zelensky down the river before they submitted to a full accounting of where all the money has gone.
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We would need legions of prosecutors and investigators to clean up the millions of cases of fraud, waste and conspiracy associated with Obama and Biden Administrations looting of the public treasury to cronies, illegal immigrants, favored demographic groups and foreign powers. Instead, it will just pass into the mists of bureaucratic history, because Washington now has a firm "rice-bowl" mindset and padlock on the actual taxpayer checkbook!
So whats the play here; Give us all your money, or we send stateside troop gunslingers left from Enduring Freedom who can still walk to Europe, re-fill the ranks with this surplus of fighting age immigrants, fast track them through Basic because they are already trained, and give them different combat assets in grouping based on their point of departure - a Venezuelan Mech, Chinese Armored Cav, Haitian Infantry Unit, etc. because 'language', and have them positioned accordingly?
There will be no additional funding for Ukraine without first making extensive reforms to the U.S. immigration system, House Speaker Mike Johnson told President Biden.
Tuesday, 12/5, I believe before Brandon's ransom demands and Lunch Vader passing the note.
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[Regnum] Russia will begin to tighten restrictions on oil and fuel supplies within OPEC+ starting in December, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on December 5 .
According to him, Russia fully confirms its full commitment to the agreements on a voluntary additional reduction in the export of oil and petroleum products by 500,000 barrels per day (300,000 b/d of oil and 200,000 b/d of petroleum products), starting in January 2024.
“I can note that already in December we will begin to move towards meeting this indicator, from the current target of 300 thousand b/d of export reduction,” TASS quotes him.
The Deputy Prime Minister added that Russia will also continue to work with independent sources to correctly assess the state of the oil market after voluntary supply cuts.
As Regnum reported , on November 30, Novak said that Russia would deepen the voluntary reduction in oil supplies to a total volume of 500 thousand barrels per day and extend it until the end of the first quarter of 2024.
On the same day, OPEC+ countries agreed to reduce production by 1 million barrels per day. As Reuters reported, OPEC+ has reached a preliminary agreement on an additional reduction in oil production.
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