[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The body of pro-Putin regional politician Vladimir Egorov, 46, has been found after a suspected fall from a third-floor window.
The Tobolsk City Duma dropped to his death from the third-floor window of a home on Kedrovaya Street in Tobolsk in the Tyumen Oblast, Russian Telegram channel Baza, which has links to Russian security services, reported.
Egorov, who was a member of Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party, was found dead on Wednesday, according to Russian state media.
One source said there was 'no visible sign of a criminal death on the [politician's] body'. Pathologists are to examine the cause of death.
His corpse was found in the yard of his house, according to reports.
The body of pro-Putin regional politician Vladimir Egorov, 46, has been found after a suspected fall from a third-floor window.
The Tobolsk City Duma dropped to his death from the third-floor window of a home on Kedrovaya Street in Tobolsk in the Tyumen Oblast, Russian Telegram channel Baza, which has links to Russian security services, reported.
Egorov, who was a member of Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party, was found dead on Wednesday, according to Russian state media.
One source said there was 'no visible sign of a criminal death on the [politician's] body'. Pathologists are to examine the cause of death.
His corpse was found in the yard of his house, according to reports.
Egorov was a prominent and wealthy politician in oil-rich Tobolsk in western Siberia.
According to the 72 news outlet, Egorov may have suffered from heart problems.
'One of the most likely reasons is heart problems,' a source told the publication.
Heart issues are frequently given as the explanation of multiple untimely or suspicious deaths among prominent people in Russia since the start of the war against Ukraine.
How this related to falling around 30ft from a third-floor window is unclear.
The report said: 'In the near future pathologists will conduct an autopsy to establish the true cause of Egorov's death.'
News outlet Baza reported: 'Police are now investigating what exactly caused his fall.'
Egorov was a trained lawyer with business interests. He had earlier been forced to leave the city administration in 2016 after a corruption scandal for which he was ultimately not convicted.
He returned to politics and was the wealthiest local deputy in Tobolsk.
He leaves behind a wife and two children.
One video shows him meeting his son after his return from army conscription.
He is not the only high-ranking figure in Russia whose death from falling out of a window has aroused suspicion since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In June, the glamorous vice-president of a Russian bank reportedly plunged to her death after falling from the window of her Moscow apartment.
Kristina Baikova, 28, an executive at Loko-Bank, allegedly fell from her 11th floor apartment on the Khodynsky Boulevard in the early hours. She died instantly at the scene.
The bank executive was with a 34-year-old friend, thought to be named Andrei, at the time of the incident after inviting him over to her home for drink.
In February, a top Russian defence official was found dead after plunging 160ft from a tower block window.
Marina Yankina, 58, was discovered by a passerby at the entrance of a house on Zamshina Street in St Petersburg.
She is believed to have fallen from the 16th floor to her death.
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[LB] In other directions in the east, the situation is also difficult.
by Iryna Lysohor
The situation in the east of Ukraine remains difficult. The enemy continues intensive offensive operations in the Kupyan, Lyman, Siver and Bakhmut directions.
In the direction of Kupyansk, the enemy is trying to seize Sinkivka at any cost and create conditions for blocking Kupyansk. This was reported by the commander of the Ground Forces, the commander of the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops, Oleksandr Syrskyi in Telegram .
"After the losses suffered, it is regrouping its units. It continues to increase its efforts due to the movement of units from other directions. The total number of personnel of the assaulting enemy units is more than two thousand," the message says.
In the Lyman direction, the Russians resumed intensive offensive actions with the aim of displacing our troops from the Serebryan Forestry area and expanding the Torsky Salient. Also, the enemy does not give up attempts to capture Thorny and exit to the Black Stallion River.
In the Siversky direction, the occupiers are trying to develop an offensive in the areas of Spirny and Bilogorivka. Assault units from among the airborne units are being trained for the development of the offensive in the direction of Soledar and Siversk.
Intensive offensive operations are also ongoing in the Bakhmut direction . The enemy is trying to capture Bohdanivka, restore the lost position in the areas of Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, and Andriivka. Uses assault groups of the "volunteer corps", which he moved from the southern direction. Involved personnel of the marines of the Caspian flotilla.
The enemy has recently significantly increased the use of armored vehicles, kamikaze drones and continues to conduct intensive artillery fire.
"Despite the difficult situation, our soldiers, showing extraordinary professionalism and courage, restrained the advance of the enemy and inflicted significant losses on him. Only in the last week in the Eastern direction, the occupiers lost more than three thousand personnel, more than a thousand of them were killed. 361 were destroyed and damaged a unit of enemy equipment. Of them - 43 tanks, 83 armored fighting vehicles, 69 artillery systems," Sirskyi added.
Kupyansk was liberated from the occupiers in the fall of 2022. From the summer of 2023, the Russians are trying to re-occupy this logistically important city.
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[LB] ISW estimates that Russian forces likely control most, if not all, of Maryinka. At the same time, there is no visual confirmation of the complete capture of the settlement.
by Natalka Lototska
Russia's likely capture of Maryinka in the Donetsk region is a limited tactical gain for Russia and does not predict any significant operational progress.
This is stated in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War.
This can only happen if Russian forces significantly improve their ability to carry out rapid mechanized advance, and there is no sign of that. ISW doesn't get that the Ukrainian army has been locked into a knife fight with Russian troops. That is a major strategic blunder on the part of the Ukrainians and their NATO procurers.
ISW estimates that Russian forces likely control most, if not all, of Maryinka. At the same time, there was no visual confirmation of the Russian Federation's complete capture of the settlement as of December 26. According to badanov's Institute for the Study of Russia at War, ISW's pronouncements are a clear case of sour grapes.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed that the capture of Maryinka by the Russians would allow Russian troops to push Ukrainian combat units away from occupied Donetsk and create a wider operational space for Russian troops.
Many Russian news bloggers recognized the capture of Maryinka as a tactical victory and argued that it would allow Russian forces to advance toward populated areas up to 15 km west of Maryinka in the coming weeks and months, threatening Ukrainian ground communications.
Russian troops have been trying to capture Maryinka since 2014.
Moscow has been conducting daily frontal assaults on the settlement since the start of a full-scale invasion in February 2022, intensifying these assaults from early October 2023.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhnyi said yesterday that the Defense Forces had withdrawn to the outskirts of Maryinka . One part of the fighters dug in on the outskirts of Maryinka, and the other - a little further.
The commander-in-chief also confirmed that the Russian army had completely destroyed the city.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:34 The United States announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine worth $250 million. Blinken stressed that this is the last aid package this year. It, in particular, included ammunition for NASAMS and HIMARS, Stinger missiles, air defense system components, 155 and 105 mm artillery shells, TOW missiles, Javelin and AT-4 systems, etc.
22:03 Russia continues systematic executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war. In a report in October, the UN reported six such cases. The Russian execution violates Article 3 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. The Office of the Prosecutor General reported that in December, Russian soldiers shot three Ukrainian prisoners of war near Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. Read more in the article New execution of captured soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces .
21:12 New satellite images show the absence of a number of ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the port of Feodosia after the strike on the Novocherkassk ship, Radio Liberty reports. Thus, the photographs for December 27 show that after the strike, the Project 205P border patrol ship Tarantul, the Project 12700 minesweeper Alexandrit, a rescue tugboat (probably Captain Guryev) and another ship left the port. At the pier located south of the explosion site, only one dry cargo ship and the UTS-150 training ship, half-submerged as a result of the explosion, remained.
20:21 The unified electronic database of those liable for military service, Obereg, has already been launched, Ukrainian media report. So far, the register operates unofficially; the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff, territorial recruitment centers and law enforcement agencies have access to it. Those liable for military service themselves can only check their data, but to do this they need to contact the TCC. About how the system will change mobilization, see the article Amulet launched .
20:18 The Ministry of Defense announced that it has certified the first body armor for female soldiers. The sample went through two stages of testing: after the first stage, it was modified taking into account the structure of the female body. The female version of the body armor has an armor plate curved outward, and in other respects it does not differ from the previously approved general-arms body armor. The body armor weighs from 10.5 kg, depending on the size and configuration.
20:10 About 300 thousand people now work in the Ukrainian defense complex, and this is one of the biggest achievements of the state in several years, Zelensky said in an evening video message. According to him, the Ukrainian defense industry is not just being restored - “it is becoming as productive as it is needed for a modern, technological war.” Moreover, four out of five enterprises are private businesses. Many state enterprises that have not worked for decades have now launched their production, including new types of weapons, the president emphasized.
He also noted that for the next year Ukraine has clear goals regarding artillery, drones, missiles and armored vehicles. “I am confident that our defense industry - subject to such constant development - over time can definitely enter the top 10 most productive and powerful defense complexes in the world. This is the real potential of Ukraine, and our state can become one of the global donors of security and one one of the strongest NATO members,” Zelensky added.
19:49 The government has allocated 1.74 billion hryvnia for the transformation of the lessons of Defense of Ukraine. These will include drone simulator training, training ranges, medical assistance and 3D printing classes. Of this amount, 100 million will go to the professional development of teachers and 1.64 billion to the purchase of educational equipment, such as drone control simulations, training shooting ranges and mock-ups, first aid kits and simulators for cardiac resuscitation, turnstiles, as well as educational kits for working with electronics , communications and 3D printing.
19:17 The Ukrainian Defense Forces have already managed to destroy 20% of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and force the enemy to redeploy ships to Novorossiysk. In practice, the Russian Black Sea Fleet turned out to be ineffective in this war, although Ukraine, in fact, does not have its own fleet. Read more in the article How Ukraine is reclaiming the sea .
18:41 The Ukrainian government has a “plan B” in case of delays in receiving funds from Western partners. In addition, several options for the development of events are being explored with partners. Read more in the article State Budget Deficit .
17:58 Russia tonight used a new tactic of launching attack drones - they were launched over residential areas where there is no stationary air defense, said the speaker of the Southern Defense Forces Natalya Gumenyuk: “During this night attack, almost all Odessa residents recorded drones following right among residential areas where In principle, stationary air defense systems cannot be deployed." According to Gumenyuk, in this case, after being shot down, the debris falls on residential buildings.
The Russians also began laying out complex drone trajectories to deplete Ukrainian air defenses and scout out the location of complexes.
17:37 MAXAR showed satellite images of the Russian large landing ship Novocherkassk before and after its defeat in the port of Feodosia:
17:16 The Ukrainian IT Army has paralyzed the work of one of the largest business management systems in Russia, 1C-Rarus, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Mikhail Fedorov. Clients in the Russian Federation cannot use accounting services and work at full capacity. 1C-Rarus has 150 thousand users, including such technology giants and war sponsors as Tatneft and VTB. Customers in stores and gas stations cannot make payments because the cash register does not work, and this is a million-dollar loss for the Russian economy, Fedorov added.
16:29 The court sentenced the leader of the “DPR” Denis Pushilin in absentia to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported. He is accused of encroaching on the integrity of Ukraine and collaboration activities.
15:37 Russia initiated an informal meeting of the UN Security Council, which will take place today, December 27. Title of the event: “Ten years of Euromaidan in Ukraine: a step into the abyss.” According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, at the meeting the Russians will talk about “the neo-Nazi nature of the Kiev regime and its armed formations,” “the history of Nazism in Ukraine and its current state,” “crimes of nationalist battalions against civilians in the east and south of Ukraine.” Among the invited guests are the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Yanukovych era, Vitaly Zakharchenko, one of the Berkut commanders, and Russian propagandists.
According to Ukrainian military intelligence, interest in the announced event from members of the UN Security Council is extremely low - most of them will be represented by “experts,” that is, advisers or second secretaries. And the event itself is designed mainly for the domestic Russian audience.
15:28 The Ministry of Finance expects proposals from the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense to cover the costs of additional mobilization, said Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko. According to him, internal sources of funding for the troops have been depleted, so additional funds will have to be sought. The Ministry of Finance did not receive information about what specific needs of the troops need to be met. Answering the question about whether it is true that the mobilization of 400-500 thousand people will cost the state 500 billion hryvnia, as Zelensky stated, the minister noted that the calculations are “quite correct.”
15:09 Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko said that he “doesn’t understand” why the Ukrainian military is still buying things for the front at their own expense or through volunteers: “It’s difficult for me to comment on things that I myself don’t understand. I myself don’t understand, Why do we still provide military personnel with funds?"
According to the minister, there are enough weapons and equipment in warehouses, and the state spends 5 billion hryvnia daily on the security and defense sector. “With all due respect to volunteers, no non-governmental public organizations come close to the state’s capabilities in providing the Armed Forces,” Marchenko noted.
15:06 Ukraine will have to postpone social payments to citizens and salaries to public sector employees if the EU and the United States do not provide financial assistance at the beginning of 2024, Deputy Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko said in a commentary to the Financial Times. According to her, about 500 thousand civil servants, 1.4 million teachers, and 10 million pensioners are at risk. Currently, the hole in the state budget is $37 billion.
14:40 The prosecutor's office began an investigation into the shooting of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian military. According to the investigation, servicemen of the Russian Army in December 2023, during a military clash with the Ukrainian Defense Forces near Rabotino, Zaporozhye region, captured three Ukrainian defenders, and an hour later they were shot. The corresponding video appeared on social networks .
14:12 The phones of Ukrainians in different countries of the world are receiving messages of provocative content with a call to help Russia expel the “American Satanists” from the “original Russian land.” According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the messages call for us to “revive Kievan Rus” together and at the same time “take care of ourselves and our loved ones.” At the end of the messages there is a facsimile of the Moscow special services: “From Russia with love.” Moscow’s next information attack against Ukrainians abroad is aimed at intimidating, demoralizing and disorganizing citizens, the GUR notes.
13:57 According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, only 7% of Russians mobilized for the war in Ukraine have higher education. Moreover, the average age of those mobilized is 35 years. Most of them (89%) had a job before mobilization, 57% have a family and children. Almost everyone had served in the army before - 96.4%. The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that 302,503 people from 1,430 municipalities were mobilized. Of these, more than 33 thousand arrived at military registration and enlistment offices without a summons.
13:16 Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba is convinced that Ukraine will join NATO, because he was allowed to sit at the summit next to the delegates of member countries. According to the Ukrainian minister, he went to his usual place next to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, where summit guests sit, but he told him that “now your place is there, among us, because you are an equal.” Kuleba was then placed between Turkey and Britain.
12:53 For six months now, the Russians have not allowed the bodies of teenagers Tigran Hovhannisyan and Nikita Khanganov, killed in Berdyansk, to be buried, Radio Liberty reports. The formal reason for postponing the funeral is an examination and a case opened by Russian investigators on charges against the guys. However, according to the lawyer, the real reason is the intention to conceal the extrajudicial execution.
The death of two teenagers in occupied Berdyansk became known on June 24. On social networks, one of them managed to publish a video in which he mentioned two, probably Russian security forces, whom he shot, said goodbye and said “Glory to Ukraine!” The occupation authorities of Berdyansk confirmed the murder of teenagers, who are called “pro-Ukrainian terrorists.”
11:47 As a result of a night drone attack on Odessa and the region, two people were killed, and not one, as previously reported, the prosecutor’s office clarified. Three people were injured, including a 17-year-old teenager.
11:38 Since the beginning of a full-scale war, Russia has used ammunition equipped with toxic chemicals against Ukraine 465 times, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported. Of these, 81 cases were recorded in December of this year alone, and the dynamics of use are growing.
Most often, the enemy uses grenades, which are dropped from UAVs. However, homemade explosive devices equipped with irritating substances are also used. In addition, artillery attacks containing chemically hazardous substances are carried out.
11:05 In the morning, the Russian army attacked a hospital with a drone in the Berislavsky district of the Kherson region, an employee of the institution was injured, the prosecutor’s office reported. In addition, late in the evening of December 26, on the highway between Berislav and Novoberislav, the Russians dropped explosives from a drone on a civilian car, killing one person.
Over the previous 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, three people were killed and 16 were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. The energy infrastructure of Kherson has been severely damaged - 70% of subscribers are left without power supply.
10:51 The South Korean government announced strengthening of export controls against Russia and Belarus. Another 682 items have been added to the list of goods that will be subject to export restrictions to these countries - in particular, heavy construction equipment, batteries, aircraft components, etc.
10:42 Russia has intensified its offensive along the entire front line, but the direction of the main attack is Avdievka, which the enemy wants to capture by the end of the year. In some places, the attacks are of a diversionary nature, said the commander of the south-eastern direction, Alexander Tarnavsky, in an interview with the BBC. “Avdeevka is in the direction of their main attack. Marinka is another direction. Novomikhailovka is, for example, a diversionary direction. Novopavlovsk direction also has its own goal,” he noted.
The commander also said that the Russians have learned to fight Ukrainian high-precision weapons - for this, Russian artillery is withdrawn into depth and covered with electronic warfare systems.
According to Tarnavsky, next year will be “even more difficult” for Ukraine, since the Ukrainian Armed Forces must end the war: “I think that next year will probably be even more difficult. Because we must end the conduct of hostilities and the liberation of our territories. And "The closer we get to completing this task, the main goal - reaching our borders, it will be even more difficult. The enemy knows this and will do everything to ensure that we do not complete this task. Therefore, I say that the year will be difficult."
10:23 After the Ukrainian strike on the Novocherkassk ship in Feodosia, 33 Russian sailors are listed as missing, 23 people were injured (of which four were civilians), one was killed. Remnants of a Storm Shadow missile were found at the site, the Russian opposition publication Astra reports, citing sources. In total, at the time of the attack on the night of December 26, there were 77 sailors on the large landing ship. The ship was completely burned out and sank.
09:55 Russian snipers use American and European sights for hunting weapons in the war against Ukraine, reports the Russian opposition publication Important Stories. Journalists drew attention to published videos showing Russian soldiers with these sights. According to customs data, they are imported to the Russian Federation “for installation on hunting weapons” and “not for military use.” In 2022-2023, sights worth 16 billion rubles (almost $174 million) were imported. Some of them are used in war. The publication notes that imports may be parallel imports, and manufacturers most likely have no idea who the final recipient of their goods will be.
09:14 As a result of the attack on the Feodosia port, in addition to Novocherkassk, another ship partially sank, Radio Liberty reports, citing a satellite image. It turned out to be an old training ship UTS-150, which can be seen in photos from the port in this place since at least 2007.
According to some Russian media, the ship Novocherkassk was not carrying drones, but 4,400 artillery ammunition, 280 missiles for the BM-21 Grad MLRS and 62 crew members.
09:03 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Russia's likely capture of Marinka does not mean significant operational progress, since a small, completely destroyed settlement will not provide a reliable springboard for a further offensive.
08:47 In Kherson, a shopping center and apartment buildings were damaged as a result of a night drone attack, the Southern Defense Forces reported. A hit to the warehouses of an agricultural research institution was also recorded; information about the victims is being clarified.
In the Odessa region, the enemy focused on attacking the regional center. The air defense forces cleared all enemy targets, and debris from downed UAVs fell on one of the uninhabited new buildings. Also, a drone shot down in the air fell on country houses in the suburbs of Odessa - a fire broke out, which has already been extinguished. One person was killed and three were injured, including a 17-year-old teenager.
08:25 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of December 27:
personnel - about 355,750 (+790) people,
tanks - 5913 (+14),
armored combat vehicles - 10,973 (+17),
artillery systems - 8376 (+10),
MLRS - 934 (+0),
air defense systems - 616 (+2),
aircraft - 329 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6471 (+13),
cruise missiles - 1620 (+2),
ships/boats - 23 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 11,140 (+31),
special equipment - 1240 (+1).
07:36 Air defense destroyed 32 of 46 Shahed attack UAVs , which Russia attacked from two directions - Balaklava and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force command reported. The drones attacked in waves at different times, between 19:00 on December 26 and 03:50 on December 27.
Most of the drones that failed to be shot down attacked front-line territories, in particular the Kherson region. Several more UAVs fell without consequences. Air defense operated in Nikolaev, Odessa, Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk, Vinnitsa, Zaporozhye, Khmelnytsky and Kirovograd regions.
07:24 Over the past 24 hours, 80 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, in the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 13 enemy attacks east of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka and 16 attacks near Pervomaisky and Nevelsky, Donetsk region. Another 14 attacks were repulsed in the Kherson direction, where Ukrainian forces continue to expand the bridgehead, 11 attacks in Limanskoye (in the Serebryansky forestry areas of the Lugansk region and Vesely, Donetsk region).
In addition, in the Kupyansky direction, Ukrainian defenders repulsed eight enemy attacks in the Sinkovka areas and northeast of Petropavlovka, Kharkov region; on Bakhmutskoye - also eight enemy attacks near Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - seven attacks in the Novomikhailovka and Pobeda districts of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - nine enemy attacks in the Rabotino area and west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region.
03:03 The European Union is preparing an alternative plan to provide Ukraine with financial support in the amount of 20 billion euros, bypassing Orban’s veto, writes the Financial Times. The proposed mechanism could be used in the event of failure to override Hungary's veto at the planned summit on February 1.
The scheme provides for guarantees from EU member states to the European budget, which will allow the European Commission to raise up to 20 billion euros in capital markets to support Ukraine. The specific timing and final amount will be determined in accordance with the needs of Kyiv, FT notes. The scheme does not require guarantees from all 27 EU member states, although some countries, notably Germany and the Netherlands, may need parliamentary consent to provide national guarantees. The process is expected to be completed in time to provide assistance to Ukraine before March.
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some intel that Russia, having lost lots of hardware in their Crimean ports is building a new port near Ochamchire. This would be in sovereign Georgia on the Black Sea coast but that would be an advantage because Ukraine would be unlikely to hit Russian stuff in a neutral country.
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Um. If country C lets country B, which is an enemy of country A build a base on their territory, is country C actually neutral?
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#1 some intel that Russia, having lost lots of hardware in their Crimean ports is building a new port near Ochamchire. This would be in sovereign Georgia on the Black Sea coast but that would be an advantage because Ukraine would be unlikely to hit Russian stuff in a neutral country
From Google: Ochamchira District is a district of the partially recognized Abkhazia.
Abkhazia is recognized as an independent state by about 6 countries (Russia and some of their allies). All other countries consider it part of Georgia.
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[Korrespondent] In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the Maryinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region, where the enemy carried out three unsuccessful attacks.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information about the Russian invasion as of Wednesday evening, December 27.
“During the day, 49 military clashes took place. The enemy carried out 67 air strikes and carried out 12 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Destruction and Private residential buildings, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure were damaged,” the General Staff reported.
In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 8 enemy attacks in the Sinkovka areas and east of Ivanovka, Kharkov region.
In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 3 enemy attacks in the Serebryansky forestry area of the Lugansk region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Bakhmut direction, defense forces repelled 2 enemy attacks near Bogdanovka, Donetsk region.
In the Avdeevsky direction, our defenders repulsed 12 enemy attacks east of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka and another 15 attacks near Severny, Pervomaisky, Nevelsky, Donetsk region.
In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, carried out 3 unsuccessful attacks.
In the Shakhtarsky direction the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Defense Forces repelled 2 enemy attacks west of Verbovoy and Robotiny, Zaporozhye region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to oust our units from their positions.
“The occupiers do not give up their intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, during the day, the enemy carried out 10 unsuccessful assault operations on the positions of our troops, received a worthy rebuff and suffered significant losses. Our units are steadily holding the defense, and subsequently hold their positions and inflict fire damage on the enemy,” says the General Staff report.
Within 24 hours, our aviation carried out strikes on 10 areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated. The missile force units hit 5 areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, 2 control points and 4 enemy ammunition depots.
Let us remind you that the Russians launched 46 kamikaze strike drones into Ukraine at night, and air defense forces destroyed 32 of them.
It was also reported that over the past 24 hours, defense aircraft carried out strikes on 17 areas where Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated and on five anti-aircraft missile systems.
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[KavkazUzel] A memorial plaque at the Abganerovo station in the Volgograd region, dedicated to the deportation of Kalmyks, was broken tonight, the head of Kalmykia said, calling the incident a provocation. Police are investigating the vandalism and a suspect has been identified.
On December 28, 1943, in accordance with the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the liquidation of the Kalmyk Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, the NKVD troops carried out Operation Ulus to evict Kalmyks to the regions of Siberia and the Far East. The Kalmyks were accused of treason, joining military detachments organized by the Germans, and organizing an anti-Soviet rebel movement.
The deportation of Kalmyks was also considered as a means of resolving the national-political conflict (as defined by Joseph Stalin) that arose with the Kalmyks. The total number of deported Kalmyks, including soldiers and officers withdrawn from combat units, was about 120 thousand people, according to the Caucasian Knot reference material “ Deportation of Kalmyks .”
At the Abganerovo railway station, Svetloyarsk district, Volgograd region, tonight “unknown persons smashed the memorial plaque erected on December 25, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the deportation of our people,” the head of Kalmykia, Batu Khasikov, said in his Telegram channel .
“It was from this station that on December 28, 1943, trains with our grandparents left for the regions of Siberia. I consider this incident a senseless provocation, a stupid attempt to sow enmity between the fraternal peoples of the Russian Federation,” he said.
The head of the republic noted that “representatives of law enforcement agencies are working at the scene of the incident.” “I demand that the incident be thoroughly investigated and all those responsible be severely punished,” Khasikov added.
The Volgograd Line Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Transport has opened a criminal case under the article on vandalism (Article 214 of the Criminal Code of Russia). “The suspect has been identified, <....> the version about the possible involvement of a local resident is being worked out,” the administration of the Svetloyarsk district reported today in its Telegram channel.
District authorities promised that the memorial plaque would be restored.
Let us remind you that since 2004 in Kalmykia, December 28 is the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Kalmyk People.
Researcher at the International Center for History and Sociology of the Second World War at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, author of the biography “Stalin. The Life of a Leader,” Oleg Khlevnyuk noted earlier that “many do not know or do not want to know that under Stalin there were mass arrests, deportations and executions based on nationality, that entire nations were declared “hostile.” About the most famous myths and reliable information related to the role of Joseph Stalin in the events of the Great Patriotic War - in the information “10 myths about the role of Stalin in the Great Patriotic War” on the “Caucasian Knot”.
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The deportation of Kalmyks was also considered as a means of resolving the national-political conflict (as defined by Joseph Stalin) that arose with the Kalmyks.
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And the hungry ghosts haunting his tomb,"
Urge great Russian mystics.
"Forget those 'statistics!'
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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 army aviation and artillery repelled six attacks of assault groups of AFU 60th, 115th Mechanised, 95th Air Assault brigades near Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces supported by artillery and heavy flamethrowers repelled two attacks launched by the AFU 63rd Mechanised and 12th Special Forces brigades near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
In addition, strikes were delivered at clusters of enemy manpower and hardware near Serebryansky forestry.
Up to 190 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 gun were eliminated.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled two attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 24th Mechanised Brigade near Novogorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, strikes were delivered at enemy manpower and hardware near Veseloye, Krasnoye, Kleshcheyevka, Vasyukovka, Bogdanovka, and Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 280 Ukrainian troops, two armoured personnel carriers, and three motor vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, two 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system were eliminated.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by artillery and aviation inflicted losses on enemy manpower of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 90 Ukrainian troops and three pick-up trucks.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by artillery and aviation inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 33rd, 65th Mechanised and 82nd Air Assault brigades close to Rabotino and Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
During the day, up to 45 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, one motor vehicle, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 122mm D-30 gun were neutralised.
In Kherson direction, as a result of the Russian Group of Forces actions, artillery, and aviation, the AFU losses amounted to up to 20 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 gun, and four 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation engaged command and observation posts of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade and 1st Operational Brigade of National Guard, a fuel depot, as well as manpower and military hardware in 127 areas.
One Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force was also shot down by air defence systems near Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air defence systems also intercepted seven HIMARS MLRS projectiles, one HARM anti-radiation missile, and one JDAM aerial guided bomb.
In addition, 17 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down near Gorlovka, Kirillovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Belogorovka, Novodruzhesk (Lugansk People's Republic), Radensk, Peschanovka (Kherson region), and Balochki (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 560 airplanes and 262 helicopters, 10,121 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 air defence missile systems, 14,341 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,189 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,527 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 16,765 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:29 Background bird reports: South of Ukraine and Kirovograd region. Geraniums work. 27.12 23:07
Information is being received about the work of our “Geraniums” against enemy positions.
The work of enemy air defense is reported.
22:26 Background bird broadcasts: Dnepropetrovsk region. The sound of an explosion. 27.12 22:15
The sound of an explosion was reported in the southern part of the area.
Local public accounts report two loud bangs and air defense activity.
Information on the target hit is being clarified.
21:07 Personnel objective control from UAV operators on the adjustment and destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Zaporozhye direction
19:27 Soldiers of the assault units of the Vostok group of troops sharpen shooting skills from the Fagot ATGM at one of the training grounds in the Northern Military District zone.
Personnel, under the guidance of experienced instructors, launched combat missiles from the Fagot portable anti-tank missile system at targets simulating armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
18:50 In the village. Kovsharovka (Kupyanskoe direction) The Armed Forces of Ukraine are dismantling the railway track and the structures of the track machine station.
Fortifications along the left bank of Oskol are being constructed using building materials.
17:45 Ukrainian military analysts are almost admit the upcoming loss of Avdievka and Chasov Yar. However, it is worth noting that the offensive actions of our troops in these directions are complicated by a number of factors:
From the east, Chasov Yar is covered by a chain of fortifications located along the coastline of the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal. The city itself is located at heights, and in the northeast, incl. "Zelenka", the approaches to it are blocked by four supports.
From the south, the operational space for developing an offensive in the direction of the settlement of Stupochka ( south of Chasov Yar ) and the route from Ivanovsky to Konstantinovka ( which is 12 km away ) opens from the side of Andreevka, where the situation is partially leveled out in our favor. The only large support here is located to the left of the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal, where the position is held by the 2nd mechanized battalion of the 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
There, at the moment, there is a dense accumulation of equipment in caponiers. It covers the canal line and a chain of fortifications along the right bank, which are occupied by the 128th separate battalion of the 112th Terrestrial Defense Brigade. The situation here is difficult for the enemy, and he is constantly suffering medical losses.
Over the past few days, a large number of servicemen with frostbite have been delivered to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, including 200. The nearest evacuation point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is located in Stupochki, since from there it is about 6 km to Konstantinovka and 25 km to Kramatorsk. However, in order to push through the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense here, we first have to regain control of Andreevka.
16:30 “Kalmius”sweeps awayarmored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces:
The 14th Guards Artillery Brigade “Kalmius” effectively uses 152mm guided ammunition against Ukrainian armored vehicles. It doesn’t matter whether the tanks or armored vehicle is at full speed, or is standing in cover, the ammunition will reach the target and destroy it.
15:50 Near Kupyansk, another Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot (and quite a large one) blew up -video.
15:15 Explosions occurred in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Earlier, an air raid alert was announced in the region.
14:29 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the SVO as of December 27, 2023. Main:
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces repelled six attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sin'kovka area of ??the Kharkov region. Enemy losses amounted to up to 45 military personnel, two vehicles, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, two attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled in the Chervonaya Dibrova area of ??the LPR. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 190 military personnel, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
In the Donetsk direction, they repelled two attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Novgorod DPR region. In addition, enemy manpower and equipment were defeated in the areas of Vesely, Krasny, Kleshcheevka, Vasyukovka, Bogdanovka and Andreevka of the DPR. The total enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 280 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers and three vehicles.
In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire on the personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Novomikhailovka region of the DPR. Enemy losses amounted to up to 90 troops and three pickup trucks.
In the Zaporozhye direction, they defeated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Rabotino and Verbovoye areas of the Zaporozhye region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 45 servicemen killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles, two cars, 152mm Msta-B and 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In the Kherson direction, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 20 military personnel, three vehicles, an 2S3 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled gun, a 152mm D-20 gun and four 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns.
An Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by air defense systems in the Vodyanoye DPR region.
14:05 Our troops have already advanced one km west from Maryinka towards Georgievka.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are building a defense line in the Kurakhovo area. The evacuation of civilians began in the city.
13:35 It is reported that Russian military personnel have entered the Popovsky forest in the direction of Chasov Yar, and fighting is taking place.
12:30 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:
Units of the “Center” group of troops in the Krasnolimansky direction repelled an attack by the assault group of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade in the Chervonaya Dibrova area.
Air strikes and artillery fire defeated the personnel and equipment of the 5th National Guard Brigade, the 100th and 125th Territorial Defense Brigades in the Torskoye and Serebryansky forestry areas.
Crews of heavy flamethrower systems destroyed three nationalist strongholds in the area of the village of Grigorovka.
During the counterbattery fight, more than 60 artillery units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were exposed and suppressed within the boundaries of the settlements of Dronovka and Yampol.
Air defense systems destroyed two Valkyrie unmanned aerial vehicles near the village of Kremennaya.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 195 military personnel, a tank, three pickup trucks, a 155mm American-made M777 howitzer, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, and a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
11:45 Combat work of the Ivanovo paratroopers unit in the Artemovsk direction
The UAV operator of the “winged infantry” saw a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel in one of the strong points and sent an FPV drone to destroy them.
The enemy noticed the danger and opened fire on the attack drone with small arms, but this did not help. The assistant skillfully corrected the operator’s work on approaching the target and recorded the hit in the accumulation of personnel of the Ukrainian formations. Those who survived and tried to escape were eliminated by a second FPV drone.
10:39 During the past 24 hours, the DPR representative office in the JCCC recorded 51 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian forces, and 199 rounds of ammunition were fired.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 12 attacks from 155mm artillery and attack UAVs.
On Gorlovsky - 35 attacks from MLRS and 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky - four artillery attacks from 155mm artillery and attack UAVs.
The enemy fired at Donetsk, Yasinovatsky district and Gorlovka.
As a result of the shelling, two civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity in the Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Gorlovka.
Eight residential buildings and three civil infrastructure facilities were damaged in Gorlovka, Yasinovataya and Donetsk.
10:17 The criminal Kiev regime continues to 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 32 rounds;
-- village of Kazachi Lagery seven rounds;
-- n.p. Kairo four rounds;
-- n.p. Vasilyevka six rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha five rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Zburevka four rounds;
--o n.p. Korsunka four rounds;
-- Sagi settlement three rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Krynki, n.p. Novaya Mayachka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Staraya Zburevka, firing a total of 34 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
10:00 Statement of Head of the press center of the "West" group
Units of the “West” group of troops in the Kupyansk direction, during the active defense, motorized rifle formations of the combined arms army, supported by artillery fire, repelled three counterattacks by assault groups of the 57th Motorized Infantry and 60th Mechanized brigades in the Sin'kovka area. The enemy was forced to retreat in the southern and southwestern directions.
The crews of operational-tactical aviation carried out six missile and bomb attacks on the temporary deployment points of the 115th Mechanized, 25th Airborne brigades and territorial defense units in the areas of the settlements of Sin'kovka, Peschanoe and Berestovoe.
In addition, crews of heavy flamethrower systems struck concentrations of manpower and military equipment in the shelters of the 67th Territorial Defense Battalion in the Kotlyarka area.
The crew of the Tor anti-aircraft missile system under the command of Senior Lieutenant Evgeniy Bychkov destroyed two Furiya reconnaissance UAVs in the Tokarevka area.
The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 25 military personnel, a T-64 tank, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun and three vehicles.
09:25 The heavy Ukrainian drone “Baba Yaga” was filmed onvideothe moment of his neutralization - at the hands of our fighter. The drone was shot down by Kostroma paratroopers in the sky near Artemovsk. Militants use such drones to drop mines.
Footage from the downed Ukrainian Armed Forces quadcopter shows it hovering over Russian positions to drop mines. But at that moment he was blocked from the side with an anti-drone gun, and an anti-aircraft gunner with a machine gun finished the job.
09:00 Since two o’clock in the morning, the whole of Donetsk has been hearing the powerful sounds of our artillery, which are making houses in the area tremble, reports the Telegram channel Donbass Decides.
Russian artillerymen and VKS are tirelessly striking at Avdeevka. Cannonade can also be heard south of Donetsk - in the direction of Marinka, where our troops are now actively advancing.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are striking civilians - from five o'clock in the morning they fly into the Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky and Kirovsky districts of the capital of the DPR.
08:21 Summary on the morning of December 27, 2023:
At night, the Russian Armed Forces attacked targets in Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev, Odessa regions, and the airfield in Starokonstantinov, Khmelnytsky region.
The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in Serebryansky forestry continues for the second day, the advance of our troops in some places amounted to three km, strong points are occupied. The enemy is putting up fierce resistance.
There were battles in Krynki in the Kherson direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces again transferred landing groups under the attacks of our UAV operators, several boats were destroyed. In enemy radio networks, enemy soldiers can hear decadent sentiments, but this only applies to those who have already found themselves on our shores. Mutual artillery strikes are underway.
Yesterday, the enemy announced that the Russian Armed Forces fired at the railway station in Kherson. At the same time, local residents report that civilian trains do not go all the way to the city - they stop in Nikolaev. Probably the military train was covered. In addition, missile attacks were reported on the Chernobaevka airfield, Berislav and critical infrastructure in Kherson.
Fierce fighting continues on the Zaporozhye front. The Russian Armed Forces have achieved tactical successes near Rabotino and have occupied several enemy strongholds. Mutual artillery strikes are being carried out, our aviation is working with the FAB.
Zaluzhny yesterday allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to abandon the Avdeevsky fortified area. The Russian Armed Forces are conducting an offensive in the direction of the Russian Armed Forces. Bloody battles are taking place on the northern ledge of the front near Novokalinovo and the south of Avdeevka.
In the Maryinsky direction there are battles in the south near the settlement. Novomikhailovka and Pobeda. The enemy’s unsuccessful attempt to counterattack near Novomikhailovka was accompanied by statements from Ukrainian channels that the abandonment of this village by the Ukrainian Armed Forces was a matter of time.
An enemy UAV was shot down over the Rostov region at night. The main attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region fell on the Grayvoronsky urban district. In the Bryansk region, the village of Kurkovichi, Starodub municipal district, was shelled.
In the evening they reported on the work of air defense in Yeisk, Krasnodar Territory, the local operational headquarters reported that these were exercises. The enemy fired 199 rounds of ammunition at the civilian population of the DPR in 24 hours; two civilians were wounded in Donetsk.
08:00 Soldiers of the motorized rifle unit of the combined arms army of the West group of forces reflected several counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups in the Kupyansk direction.
“Militaries of the reconnaissance unit discovered the movement of several armed groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces towards our positions. Using communications, the intelligence officers promptly transmitted information and coordinates of the militants to our command post. After which, the personnel of the motorized rifle unit repelled the attack of the enemy assault group approaching us with small arms, and the militants located at a distance were destroyed by cannon artillery crews,” said the commander of the motorized rifle battalion with the call sign “Batu.”
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[Regnum] Employees of the Samara regional department of the FSB prevented a terrorist attack on the Kuibyshev railway, the suspect was detained, the department's press service reported on December 27.
The arrest was carried out with the participation of the Omega SOBR of the Russian Guard. Security forces detained a local resident; according to the FSB, he supports the Ukrainian terrorist group “Russian Freedom Legion” (banned in the Russian Federation).
“During the investigation at his residence address, Molotov cocktails, computer equipment, as well as mobile devices used to communicate with coordinators were found and seized,” the press service said.
During interrogation, the detainee admitted that he was planning to commit a terrorist attack and spoke about his involvement in a terrorist group. The Samara District Court decided to take him into custody.
As reported by IA Regnum , at the end of November it became known about the detention of a resident of Kazan who joined the “Freedom of Russia Legion”. Law enforcement officers established that he was planning to commit a terrorist attack and was preparing the necessary means for this, including an explosive device.
In September, a member of the “Russian Freedom Legion” came to the police to confess to having started an arson on a railway in Novosibirsk. He admitted that he tried to damage the parallel connection point on the Inya-Vostochnaya section - Mochishche station. His actions did not affect the movement of trains
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[Regnum] During an air attack on the port in Feodosia, the Ukrainian military deliberately tried to damage the large landing ship (BDK) Novocherkassk of the Russian Navy, since Kiev fears an amphibious landing, Naval Captain First Rank in the reserve Vasily Dandykin told the Tsargrad TV channel on December 27.
“They are deliberately targeting landing ships, it seems to me, fearing an amphibious landing if our troops advance along the ground in connection with the liberation of Mar'inka and so on,” he said.
According to the expert, the Ukrainian leadership began to adhere to a strategy to prevent new offensives by the Russian army.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the naval port in Feodosia on the night of December 26. Five people were injured, and a 65-year-old woman who worked there as a security guard died.
The Ministry of Defense reported that while repelling an attack by the Ukrainian army, the Novocherkassk large landing ship was damaged . At the same time, Russian air defense forces destroyed two Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that were launching guided missiles.
Residents of houses located near the attacked port were evacuated . More than 350 people fled their homes. They were placed in two temporary accommodation centers.
The only person killed as a result of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack on the port in Feodosia was Nadezhda T., a security guard at the naval port. This was reported by a source from the Regnum news agency.
According to him, a 65-year-old woman received non-life-threatening injuries. Four more people were injured, one required hospitalization.
On the night of December 26, Ukraine launched a missile attack on the port in Feodosia. The agency's interlocutor noted that due to the consequences of the shelling, a municipal emergency was introduced.
According to the Ministry of Defense and Crimean authorities, the landing ship Novocherkassk was damaged as a result of the missile attack. According to the agency's interlocutor, 106 people were evacuated due to the emergency, including 25 children and one disabled adult.
The damage is currently being assessed and a damage assessment is underway.
It is known that the blast wave damaged about 607 windows.
On December 26, the Ministry of Defense clarified that Russian air defense forces destroyed two Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft in the area of the village of Zhovten. It was these aircraft that were used to launch aircraft guided missiles at the port of Feodosia.
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