Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:53 Since the beginning of this day, there have been 214 combat clashes. Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting fire damage on them. This is stated in the General Staff's report on Sunday, December 15.
The greatest number of battles took place in the Seversky, Pokrovsky, Kurakhovsky and Vremovsky directions.
17:03 The commander of the 414th separate brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ptitsy Madyara, published footage from the Kursk region, where the bodies of liquidated Russians and, allegedly, North Korean soldiers are scattered. The corresponding video was published in the group's Telegram channel on Sunday, December 15.
16:47 During the week from December 8 to 16, the Russian army lost about 9,070 personnel. This was reported by the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Pavlyuk.
15:37 Russian troops entered the village of Novy Komar in the Vremovsky direction, located in the Velikonovoselkovskaya community of the Volnovakha district of the Donetsk region. This is reported by analysts of the DeepState project.
14:25 Ukrainian military conducted a special operation in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhia Oblast. They managed to destroy a locomotive and 40 fuel tanks of the Russian invaders.
13:03 Russian invaders have used nearly 1,300 long-range weapons against Ukraine this week. President Volodymyr Zelensky provided details .
11:46 Russian aggressors launched a missile strike on the city of Kharkov. A residential area in the Kievsky district was attacked. But the strike hit the ground. At present, one woman is known to have been injured, Mayor Igor Terekhov reported.
10:10 Footage of the moment the car of the head of the Yelenovskaya colony, Sergei Yevsyukov, was blown up in the center of temporarily occupied Donetsk has appeared online. The collaborator died on the spot, and his wife lost her leg.
09:49 Over the past 24 hours, 292 combat clashes have been recorded along the entire front line. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the hottest areas on the front in its morning report.
09:27 It was possible to return 11 works of contemporary art that were transported from Kiev to Switzerland after the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine and which were stolen in Przemysl, Poland. This was reported yesterday by the Przemysl prosecutor's office.
09:05 On Sunday night, Russian aggressors launched an S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile and 108 Shahed-type attack drones and other types of unmanned aerial vehicles at Ukraine. None of the UAVs reached their target, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
08:30 In Nikolaev, as a result of an attack by a Russian Shahed-type attack drone, an infrastructure facility was damaged. Two workers were injured.
08:08 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army lost 1,280 servicemen. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Sunday. Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian troops burned 44 enemy armored vehicles and destroyed air defense systems and multiple rocket launchers.
07:48 A drone attack was recorded in the Russian city of Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, on Sunday morning. It is known that drones "arrived" at the base of the second regiment and the OMON base.
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[Korrespondent] There have already been 152 clashes on the front.
Communities in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions, including Bleshnya, Porozok and Slavgorod, suffered from enemy artillery and mortar fire.
The situation on the combat line remains difficult. Since the beginning of the day, 152 combat clashes have already occurred. Most of the fighting has been recorded in the Seversky, Kurakhovsky, Pokrovsky and Vremovsky directions. This was stated in the General Staff report on Sunday, December 15.
In the Kharkov direction, the enemy is trying to put pressure on our units in the direction of Vysokaya Yaruga, in Vovchansk and in the area of Tykhoye, in total, the enemy has stormed the positions of our units nine times, one battle is ongoing. Baranovka and Shopine were subjected to air strikes by UABs.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units in the areas of Zagryzovoe and Lozovaya four times. Three combat clashes are still ongoing. Ukrainian soldiers continue to steadfastly hold the defense.
In the Liman direction, the invading army carried out seven attacks on Ukrainian positions near Novoegorovka, Grekovka, Terny, Tverdokhlebove and Nadezhda. One combat clash continues.
In the Seversk direction, the units of the Defense Forces repelled ten attacks by Russian invaders, 14 combat clashes are currently ongoing. The enemy is attacking near Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka and Vyemka. Seversk came under enemy air strikes.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked three times in the areas of Chasovoy Yar and Stupochki.
In the Toretsk direction, there were seven enemy attacks in the area of Toretsk and Shcherbinovka. Ukrainian soldiers have already repelled two of them, the fighting continues, the enemy is also actively using bomber aircraft, the settlement of Krymskoye came under attack.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have made 20 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of Mirolyubovka, Luch, Lisevka, Dachensky, Zeleny, Peschany and Novoolenovka. The defense forces are holding back the pressure and have repelled 13 enemy attacks, seven combat clashes are still ongoing. The enemy fired unguided air missiles at Alexandropol and dropped aerial bombs on Nikolaevka.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the invaders attacked 23 times near Starye Terny, Solntsevka, Zarya, Kurakhovo and Uspenovka. 15 attacks of the occupiers have already been repelled. The fighting continues. The enemy bombed Bogatyr, Andreyevka and Alekseyevka with UABs.
In the Vremovsky direction, 13 combat clashes are taking place near Konstantinopolskoye, Sukhi Yal, Razliv, Zelenovka, Trudovoy, Novy Komar, Novosyolka and Makarovka. Ukrainian soldiers have already repelled 12 enemy assaults.
In the Orekhov area, occupation forces are shelling the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government, targeting civilian infrastructure and populated areas.
The enemy tried twice to storm our defenders in the Dnieper direction, without success.
The operation in the Kursk region continues. The enemy's aviation and artillery continue to strike their territory. Ukrainian soldiers have repelled 11 attacks by the invading forces today, and clashes are currently ongoing at 17 locations.
Let us recall that Russian media confirmed the names of 80,973 Russian military personnel who died in the war in Ukraine. The largest number of those killed were from Bashkortostan, Tatarstan and the Sverdlovsk region.
While over the past 24 hours the Russian occupation army lost 1,280 servicemen.
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[Korrespondent] The General Staff denied information about the occupation of the city.
In an effort to take control of Kurakhov at any cost, the enemy is conducting active assault operations on the southeastern outskirts of the city.
The General Staff reported on the operational situation regarding military actions in the area of responsibility of the Khortitsa: Kurakhovo Joint Forces Command, effectively refuting previously circulated statements about Russian troops' control over the city.
It is noted that the Kurakhovsky direction remains one of the hottest on the entire front of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
"Our troops are fighting back against the occupiers, who have a significant advantage in personnel and equipment, and are attacking with the support of artillery and aviation," the statement noted.
Since the beginning of the day, ten armed clashes have occurred in the Kurakhovo area.
The military added that in an effort to seize Kurakhovo at any cost, the enemy is conducting active assault operations on the southeastern outskirts of the city. At the same time, it is trying to seize a road junction and a block of apartment buildings in its southern part.
For this purpose, as well as for the purpose of capturing important administrative and industrial facilities and structures located in the central part of the city, sabotage and reconnaissance groups are trying to infiltrate.
Yes, the General Staff claims, there have been recorded cases of sabotage and reconnaissance groups using civilians.
In turn, in order to prevent such actions by the enemy, the Defense Forces carry out counter-sabotage measures. The command makes all necessary decisions taking into account the complexity of the situation.
The General Staff expressed enormous gratitude to the soldiers, sergeants and officers who held back the Russian occupiers.
But they reminded that the Russian Federation continues to wage a complex hybrid war against Ukraine: along with the offensive of its troops on the ground, it actively implements special operations in the information space. Thus, in support of the implementation of the tasks of the Kurakhovo operation, the enemy is disseminating distorted information about the situation in the city.
"Therefore, observe information hygiene and trust official sources," the message urged.
Earlier, analysts reported that Russian invaders hung their flag on the building of the Kurakhovo city council in the Donetsk region.
Russians break into the village of Novy Komar in Donetsk region for the second time.
The enemy continues to use tactics where an armored vehicle, covered with plates and with a bunch of electronic warfare devices, is at the head of the column. The column moves behind it and if the leading vehicle is already hit, they retreat, or, less often, continue moving.
Russian troops entered the village of Novy Komar in the Vremovsky direction, located in the Velikonovoselkovskaya community of the Volnovakha district of the Donetsk region. This was reported by analysts of the DeepState project on Sunday, December 15.
"The situation has also worsened in Novyi Komar, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces recently carried out a cleanup. On December 14, a column of 9 infantry fighting vehicles and 1 tank at the head drove through the fields south of Razdolnoye and calmly dropped off at least 50 "people," the statement noted.
Analysts explained that now this entire mass of occupiers has dispersed into houses and basements in the southern and central parts of the village.
It is reported that the enemy continues to use tactics where an armored vehicle (usually a tank), covered with plates and with a bunch of electronic warfare devices, goes at the head of the column. A column moves behind it and if the leading vehicle is already hit, they retreat, or, less often, continue moving.
"Unfortunately, this tactic is producing results," the statement added.
Let us recall that the Ukrainian Armed Forces recently returned the village of Novy Komar in Donetsk Oblast to Ukrainian control.
Earlier we wrote that the Russian army tried to break through to the city of Kupyansk, but their assault was repelled.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on armed formations of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Liptsy, Volchansk, Prilipka, and Zolochev (Kharkov region). One counter-attack launched by an AFU assault detachment was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 70 troops, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Kutkovka, Dvurechnaya, Zagryzovo, Lozovaya, Borovaya, Kovsharovka, Kupyansk, Glushkovka (Kharkov region), and Serebryansky forestry. Two counter-attacks launched by AFU units were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 550 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel carriers, nine motor vehicles, one Italian-made Iveco armoured fighting vehicle, two Italian-made 105mm Melara guns, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one UK-made 105mm L-119 gun. One ammunition depot and one Anklav electronic warfare station were destroyed.
As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Vesely Gay (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, two airmobile brigades of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Seversk, Zvanovka, Dachnoye, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 400 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one UK-made 105mm L-119 gun.
As a result of active offensive operations, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Pushkino (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and one assault brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Dzerzhinsk, Andreyevka, and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).
Ten counter-attacks launched by the AFU armed formations were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 280 troops, two tanks, three pickup trucks, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Temirovka (Zaporozhye region), Vremevka, and Zelenoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic). Four counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one French-made 155mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery system, and one 80mm Partisan MLRS launcher.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mountain assault brigade, one heavy mechanised brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Novoandreyevka, Malaya Tokmachka, and Novopavlovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 70 troops, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, and one 152mm D-20 gun. One ammunition depot and one electronic warfare station were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces eliminated one battle command vehicle, one U.S.-made AN/MPQ-65 radar station, four U.S.-made Patriot SAM launchers, as well as struck infrastructure of military airfields and engaged manpower and military hardware of the enemy in 146 areas.
Air defence units shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, eight U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 116 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,809 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,797 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,501 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,644 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,235 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of five mechanised brigades, one tank brigade, two air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Guyevo, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Pavlovka, Pogrebki, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, as well as thwarted two counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the AFU near Aleksandriya, Ivashkovsky, Kurilovka, Mirny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Petrushovka, and Popovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 400 troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, three armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, three artillery guns, and 10 mortars. Five AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 40,860 troops, 241 tanks, 180 infantry fighting vehicles, 125 armoured personnel carriers, 1,256 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,138 motor vehicles, 314 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 74 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:43 In the Zaporizhia region, operators of attack drones of the Dnepr military groupdestroyeda large field warehouse for storing enemy engineering ammunition. 21:41 The Ukrainian Armed Forces used a NATO cluster munition during the artillery attack of a hotel in Gorlovka on Sunday, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported.
20:38 Russian forces blocked about 200 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen in Annovka south of Kurakhovo, Pushilin reported.
19:37 Telegram channel "Colonelcassad":
Northern direction: tactical success of the Russian Armed Forces in the Belogorovsky sector
Russian assault units in the Northern directioncontinueoffensive actions, concentrating efforts on the Belogorovsky sector of the front, where tactical success was recorded.
- Today, the assault group of the Russian Armed Forces, supported by armored vehicles, carried out a successful offensive operation at the junction of the positions of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade and the 81st Joint Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian units broke through the enemy's defensive lines south of Belogorovka, making a dash to 2,000 meters from the line of combat contact. As a result of these actions, Russian assault aircraft, one might say, reached the rear of the Belogorovka section, which created serious threats to Ukrainian forces in this area.
– The Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively using FPV drones to attack Russian attack aircraft, trying to prevent them from gaining a foothold on new frontiers. However, despite fierce resistance, Russian troops are holding the initiative, continuing to build on their success in this area.
A breakthrough in the Belogorovsky sector is of great operational importance, as it threatens the enemy’s defensive lines in this direction.
The consolidation of Russian units in the rear of Ukrainian formations could create the preconditions for a further offensive deep into the defensive positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Seversky direction.
18:33 Drone operators of the "North" group of troops are giving me nightmares to theenemy in the Khar'kov region.
Aerial reconnaissance of the group in the Khar'kov region discovered a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in a wooded area.
After analyzing the intelligence data received, a decision was made to use firepower on the enemy’s camouflaged dugout.
The operator of a combat UAV of the North military group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers with a precise hit.
17:42 Powerful fire from the 122mm BM-21 Grad fell on the enemy,video.
The Grad MLRS crews of the Zapad group of forces destroyed combat armored vehicles, artillery guns and a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower.
16:54 Fighters from the 3rd battalion of the 242nd Motorized Rifle Regiment have completely cleared the village of Annovka in the Kurakhovsky direction, –video.
15:35 DPR Representative Office in the JCCC:
Recorded artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of:
11:50 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov:
Information about Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strikes on our region over the past 24 hours:
– One aircraft-type UAV was shot down by the air defense system over Belgorod. Windows were damaged in two apartments and a private house.
– In the Belgorod district, 15 rounds of ammunition were fired during three attacks and strikes were carried out using 15 drones, 13 of which were shot down by the air defense system, at the settlements of Dubovoye, Mayskiy, Razumnoye, Blizhneye, Golovino, Krasnoye, Krasny Khutor, Nikolayevka, Novaya Nelidovka, Repnoye, Tavrovo, Shchetinovka and Yasnye Zori.
In the settlement of Mayskiy, a terrible tragedy occurred as a result of a drone attack on a residential building: a 9-year-old boy was killed. His mother and seven-month-old sister were injured. The mother and daughter are in the hospital, they are receiving all the necessary assistance. Over the past 24 hours, seven private houses, an outbuilding and three cars were damaged.
– In the Borisov district, the village of Baytsury was attacked by three drones. A social facility was damaged.
– In the Valuysky municipal district, near the village of Urazovo, a kamikaze drone attacked a passenger car - the vehicle was damaged. There were no casualties.
– In the Graivoronsky municipal district, 31 munitions were fired during five attacks on the settlement of Gorkovsky, the villages of Bezymeno, Glotovo, Kozinka, Poroz and Pochaevo, and nine UAVs were attacked, one of which was shot down by an air defense system. No casualties or damage.
– In the Krasnoyarsk region, the villages of Vyazovoe, Demidovka and Repyakhovka were subjected to three attacks, during which eight rounds of ammunition were fired, and an attack by one drone. There were no consequences.
- Our air defense system shot down an aircraft-type drone over the Prokhorovsky district. No consequences.
– In the Shebekinsky municipal district, 11 rounds of ammunition were fired in the city of Shebekino, the village of Terezovka, and the farms of Balki and Mukhin during three attacks and attacks were carried out using six drones, two of which were shot down. Two apartment buildings, one private house and a car were damaged.
10:43 Telegram channel "Operation Z: War Correspondents of the Russian Spring":
Storming of Toretsk: Russian Army hacks enemy defenses, moving deeper into the city
Information about the advances of the Russian Armed Forces is confirmed by Ukrainian analytical resources.
– In the southern part of the Central mine, an assault unit of Russian troops took up positions in the building in the area of ??the tower headframe.
– North of the Central mine, Russian maneuver groups are holding positions in basements and garage cooperatives along Rynochnaya and Fabrichnaya streets.
- Along Svetlaya Street we took up positions in multi-story buildings. From one of the multi-story buildings near the intersection of Svetlaya Street and 3rd Maysky Lane, our assault units attacked the territory of the Central Market.
– In the area of the intersection of Koksovaya Street and Zhitomirsky Lane, Russian troops advanced to a depth of 900 meters. Fighting near the Central Market continues.
9:30 DPR Representative Office in the JCCC:
After 00:00 recorded artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the following directions:
9:26 In the southern direction of Chasov Yar, attack aircraft of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, under the control of the commander of the "Shustry" battalion of the legendary special forces "AKHMAT" successfully neutralized two Ukrainian soldiers who refused to surrender to our fighters. Akhmat is a Chechen unit, and as such should be considered fanatics, not special forces. 8:15 Russian Ministry of Defense
During the past night, during an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forcesto committerrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed and intercepted by air defense systems on duty. 13 UAVs were destroyed over the Black Sea, and one UAV each over the territories of the Kursk and Belgorod regions.
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[Regnum] About a thousand soldiers from the 155th Anna Kyivska Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF), trained in France, deserted after arriving at the front line. This was stated by the editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian publication Censor.net Yuriy Butusov on the air of his YouTube channel.
“There are a huge number of cases of unauthorized abandonment of the unit (SOCH) from among those who were put there, in this brigade,” he said.
He explained that the desertion was due to the fact that this brigade was recruited from forcibly mobilized soldiers who were poorly trained.
“They literally crammed several thousand people from the street into the brigade – these busified people – they said that this was a brigade, they put a competent commander there, but they didn’t give him time to form a team,” he stated.
Butusov concluded that this was precisely the reason why almost a thousand soldiers went home immediately upon arrival.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced on November 26 that 2,300 Ukrainian soldiers had been sent from the country to Ukraine after training. The newly created brigade was named "Anna of Kiev" in honor of Queen of France Anna Yaroslavna, daughter of the Russian Prince Yaroslav the Wise. The head of the department announced readiness to continue training Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers.
Platoon commander of the 21st mechanized brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine Vyacheslav Khomenko stated on November 25 that the overwhelming majority of servicemen in the Armed Forces of Ukraine have no motivation to fight. According to him, 90% of Ukrainian servicemen do not have the necessary combat experience.
The Financial Times reported on December 1 that more soldiers deserted from the Ukrainian army between January and October 2024 than in the previous two years. Over 10 months, prosecutors opened 60,000 criminal cases in connection with the military abandoning their positions. The publication noted that some Ukrainia
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] Regarding the new tactical signs that appeared in the Chernigov region.
It is quite possible that this is for a new attempt at an offensive in the Bryansk or Kursk regions.
Previously, the enemy transferred parts of one of the tank brigades to the Chernihiv region + up to two brigades of the strategic reserve. The potential of the group for the enemy's offensive is estimated at up to 25,000 personnel, 100-120 tanks, up to 600-700 armored fighting vehicles, up to 60 units of barrel artillery (self-propelled guns, towed howitzers) + a certain number of MLRS (including several HIMARS).
The ammunition and equipment now hastily transferred from the EU and the USA are primarily thrown into preparing for the offensive. The same applies to the busification, through which they are trying, among other things, to increase the number of personnel for a potential offensive.
Talk of peace and negotiations is a banal camouflage designed to somehow cover up the preparation for the next stage of escalation.
If we can correctly determine the main areas of concentration and the direction of the main attack, and then provide the necessary defensive measures, the failure of this attack will have the most serious consequences for the enemy. If we miss somewhere, we will get additional operational and tactical problems, which under certain circumstances may interfere with plans for offensive operations in other directions.
So we wait and prepare. The cornered rat will try to rush into attack once more.
Footage reportedly showing bodies of Russian and North Korean soldiers in Kursk region after failed assault, filmed by Ukrainian FPV drone. pic.twitter.com/IbVHvRP5dD
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Not unusual when mixing units of differing languages and lack of coordination training. Less happens on the defense as you are not moving. More on the offense as you are moving and flank lines become muddled.
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The unstated story is, Russian logistics have gotten so bad that they've been using shallow draft river and canal tankers to supply Crimea. Get in deep water, up comes a storm, and guess the results.
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It is not unheard of for ships to break up on the Great Lakes in a storm
(cue that Edmund Fitzgerald song)
Since Ukraine is not claiming credit, I'm going with natural causes, like old rusty ships and bad weather. The Times of Israel article mentions running aground which suggests bad seamanship and probably voids the warranty.
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