Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22:10 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed in a telephone conversation with President-elect Donald Trump on the importance of ending the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and bringing about a just peace.
20:40 Soldiers of the 73rd naval center of the SPP named after Koshevoy Ataman Antin Golovaty repelled the assault actions of the North Korean military on one of the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
During the enemy assault, SOF operators opened fire with an MK-19 mounted grenade launcher and also made a number of drone drops. As a result, SOF operators killed 12 North Korean soldiers and wounded 20 more.
20:14 The Russian Ministry of Defense has acknowledged the attack on the Kamensky Chemical Plant in the Rostov Region on December 18.
The Russians claim that six ATACMS and four Storm Shadow missiles were used in the attack. The Defense Ministry insists that "all ATACMS and three Storm Shadows were shot down," and one missile was allegedly deflected from the target of the attack.
19:37 Powerful explosions have thundered in Murmansk. It is assumed that they thundered in the area of the main naval base of the Russian Northern Fleet and two airfields.
18:45 In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces stopped the enemy’s mechanized offensive and hit and destroyed 21 enemy armored vehicles.
18:40 Ukraine needs additional air defense systems to protect energy substations, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"Russia is hitting nuclear power distribution stations. There are more than 20 of these stations, but we need 19 additional systems to protect this network, because we could be left without 4-5 gigawatts," the head of state said.
18.30 Ukraine needs common security guarantees from the US and the EU. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky at a briefing in Brussels. At the same time, he admitted that no decisions can be made yet.
17.55 The Danish government has allocated 2.1 billion Danish kroner (more than 281 million euros) to strengthen Ukraine's air defense. The 23 military aid packages also include a financial contribution to the operation of Ukraine's F-16 fighters.
17.28 Photo and video materials of killed North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region have been recorded, they are found with Russian passports, to make identification impossible, the Russians burn their faces . This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
17:25 There have never been any "Istanbul agreements" and Ukraine and Russia have never signed anything. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, December 19, commenting on the words of the Russian "dreamer" dictator Vladimir Putin about possible negotiations.
16.57 Since the beginning of the current day, 103 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Almost half of the battles are taking place in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00.
16.33 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's words about the "technological duel" between the Russian Oreshnik missile and Western-style air defense systems in Ukraine demonstrate his inadequacy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference in Brussels.
16.12 Russia should have attacked Ukraine earlier, but it should have been better prepared. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said this during a direct line with Russians.
14.39 The Navy announced new strikes on rigs in the Black Sea. We cannot allow the enemy to have awareness at sea and monitor our civilian or military ships and generally understand the situation, said Navy Commander Alexei Neizhpapa.
14.34 The aggressor country Russia seems to be ready for both negotiations and "compromises" to end the war in Ukraine. This was stated by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. At the same time, he called Ukraine "the opposing side - in the literal and figurative sense of the word."
13.57 Russia has deployed 150,000 soldiers to the three most active areas of the front in eastern Ukraine. This was reported by Nazar Voloshin, spokesman for the Khortytsia OSUV.
13:36 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin refused to name a specific date for the "return" of part of the Kursk region in response to a request from a local resident. The Kremlin boss began to argue that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' operation in the Kursk region allegedly "makes no sense" from the point of view of military tactics.
13:12 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has proposed attacking Kiev with an Oreshnik missile to test whether Western air defense systems are capable of intercepting it. He called it a "technological duel of the 21st century."
12:47 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin believes that war is "action." He said this during a speech on a direct line connected to a "big" annual press conference on Thursday. Russians are "bored" when everything is measured and calm, so the country begins to stagnate, Putin noted.
12:47 As a result of Russian artillery shelling in Nikopol, four people were injured. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak on Thursday, December 19.
11:03 On Thursday night, another strategic facility of the Russian occupiers was hit on Russian territory - JSC Novoshakhtinsky Oil Refinery in Rostov Oblast. The information about this was confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:27 The policeman who was wounded in Russian shelling in the Chernihiv region on Wednesday, December 18, died in hospital on Thursday. This is police major Sergei Khavluk.
9:58 Russia carried out another air attack on Ukraine on the night of December 19, launching 85 drones, two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and one Kh-59/69 guided air missile. Most of the targets were shot down by air defense systems and neutralized by electronic warfare systems, the Ukrainian Air Force reported .
9:47 The Russian army has stepped up offensive operations in several areas simultaneously in recent days, but the Ukrainian Defense Forces have prevented them from achieving operational success, said Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky.
9:23 President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the future special representative of US President Donald Trump for Ukraine Keith Kellogg will visit Kyiv early next year.
8:56 The issue of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine is a difficult process, but Kyiv supports it. Now there is a positive shift in this issue. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
7:59 Several cities in the Rostov region were subjected to a massive attack by drones and missiles last night. This was stated by the acting governor of the Rostov region Yuri Slyusar.
7:27 The Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov significantly exaggerated the information about the territories of Ukraine occupied by the Russian army in 2024. This is stated in the report of the Institute for the Study of War.
04:23 The UK has announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth £225 million ($286 million). The package will include boats and drones for the navy, as well as additional air defense, electronic warfare and spare parts.
02:40 As a result of a missile strike on Krivoy Rog on the evening of Thursday, December 18, many residential high-rise buildings, a hospital and public infrastructure were damaged. There were no casualties. Local authorities have set up an aid headquarters.
01:11 In the Russian city of Novoshakhtinsk in the Rostov region, a powerful fire broke out at an oil refinery during a drone attack. Local residents wrote on social networks that there were a lot of drones.
00:24 On Wednesday evening, one of the largest chemical plants in Russia, the Kamensky Combine in the Rostov region, was attacked. According to the CPD, the enterprise is engaged in the production of rocket fuel and explosives.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east of Ukraine and in the Kursk region.
In the Kursk region, 47 armed clashes have already been recorded since the beginning of the day. Currently, Ukrainian troops are repelling 18 attacks.
Since the beginning of the current day, 103 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Almost half of the battles are taking place in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00 on Thursday, December 19.
Thus, in the Kupyansk direction, the Russians tried to advance four times in the area of Lozovaya and Kolesnikovka. Three attacks were repelled, one combat clash continues.
In the Liman direction, seven armed clashes occurred near Tverdokhlebovoye, Zeleny Gai, Terny and in the Serebryansky forest. One armed clash is still ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy was advancing in the areas of Belogorovka, Grigorovka and Verkhnekamenskoye. In total, seven attacks were repelled, and another battle is ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy once attacked in the area of Chasovy Yar.
In the Toretsk direction, the invaders tried to advance eight times in the Toretsk and Shcherbinovka areas. Three attacks were successfully repelled, five combat clashes are ongoing.
The enemy remains highly active in the Pokrovsk direction . There have been 10 clashes of varying intensity near the settlements of Sukhaya Balka, Mirolyubovka, Promen, Lisovka, Dachenskoye, Solenoye and Novovasilovka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled nine attacks, and another battle is ongoing.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, three assaults near Solntsevka, Starye Terny, Andreyevka, Kurakhove and Dachnoye have been repelled. Five more clashes are ongoing.
In the Vremivsky direction, the aggressor attacked 10 times in the areas of Uspenovka, Konstantinopolskoye, Blagovatnoye, Neskuchnoye and Novodarovka. Three attacks were repelled, and seven more battles are ongoing.
In Kursk region, Ukrainian troops are repelling 18 attacks by Russians. In total, 47 clashes have already been recorded.
Earlier, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky stated that the Russians have been conducting intensive offensive operations in Kursk region for several days now. Units of the DPRK army are actively used there.
And today, during a direct line, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin refused to name a specific date for the return of part of the Kursk region.
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[Korrespondent] The enemy attempted to expand the bridgehead near the Oskol River.
Through the joint efforts of several units of the Defense Forces, two T-80 tanks and nine infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed, and one MT-LB, one armored personnel carrier, and eight infantry fighting vehicles were hit.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces stopped the enemy's mechanized offensive, and also hit and destroyed 21 enemy armored vehicles. This was reported by the press service of the OSGV Khortytsia on Thursday, December 19.
Thus, on December 18, the enemy attempted to expand the bridgehead near the Oskol River. The enemy advanced in two columns of armored vehicles in two directions. However, the units of the Defense Forces did not allow the enemy to advance.
"As a result of the coordinated work of the units: the battalion of the shock BPAK Achilles of the 92nd separate assault brigade named after Koshevoy Ataman Ivan Sirko, paratroopers of the 77th separate airmobile Dnieper brigade and guards of the 1st Presidential operational brigade named after Hetman Petro Doroshenko Borey - 21 units of enemy armored vehicles were hit and destroyed," the statement said.
As specified, in particular, two T-80 tanks and nine infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed, one MT-LB, one armored personnel carrier and eight infantry fighting vehicles were damaged.
The press service also noted that, through the joint efforts of several units of the Defense Forces, the enemy’s mechanized offensive in the Kupyansk direction was repelled.
Let us recall that the General Staff reported that the enemy’s total combat losses from 24.02.22 to 19.12.24 were approximately 768,220 (1,530) people.
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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 mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Zolochev and Volchansk (Kharkov region). The AFU losses amounted to more than 100 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one jaeger brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Monachinovka, Kutkovka, Dvurechnaya, Lozovaya (Kharkov region), Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Terni (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the enemy were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 460 troops, six pickup trucks, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. One ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Chasov Yar, Reznikovka, Zvanovka, Seversk, and Fyodorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 315 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. Two field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Dzerzhinsk, Peschanoye, Zarya, Shcherbinovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Twelve counter-attacks launched by AFU armed formations were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 520 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152mm D-20 guns, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
As a result of successful offensive operations, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Zelenovka and Novy Komar (Donetsk People's Republic). Losses were inflicted on formations of one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade near Bogatyr, Velikaya Novoselka, Zelenoye Pole and Vremevka (Donetsk People's Republic). One counter-attack launched by the enemy's units was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 175 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. One electronic warfare station was eliminated.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Kamenskoye, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, and Sadovoye (Kherson region). One counter-attack of the enemy's assault detachment was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, one motor vehicle, two 152mm D-20 guns, and one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS launcher. One electronic warfare station was eliminated.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, as well as engaged clusters of the enemy's manpower and military hardware in 149 areas.
Air defence units shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, one Neptune long-range missile, and 154 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 38,064 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,844 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,502 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,822 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,326 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 one heavy mechanised brigade, six mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, and one territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Basovka, Viktorovka, Daryino, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Mirny, Melovoy, and Sverdlikovo. Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Gornal, Guyevo, Kurilovka, Maryevka, Makhnovka, Novoivanovka, Orlovka, Pogrebki, Rubanshchina as well as Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Miropolye, and Novenkoye in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 225 troops, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, five armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one field ammunition depot.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 42,100 troops, 245 tanks, 187 infantry fighting vehicles, 127 armoured personnel carriers, 1,288 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,154 motor vehicles, 323 artillery guns, 42 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 75 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] 21:00 Telegram channel "Operation Z: War Correspondents of the Russian Spring":
Fighters on the front line in Kursk region will receive status of the participants in the special operation, as reported by State Duma Speaker Volodin.
20:33 Russian Ministry of Defense:
In the area of the settlement of Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region, FPV drone operators of the Airborne Forces together with the artillery of the motorized rifle unit destroyed two combat armored vehicles and up to a detachment of enemy personnel.
The scouts spotted an enemy BMP attempting to rotate. The vehicle stalled and stopped, causing our artillery to immediately fall upon it. A second enemy BMP arrived to evacuate the damaged vehicle, and our FPV drone crews used Boomerang missiles to target it.
19:50 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Around 17:40 Moscow time stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Kursk region by air defense systems on duty.
18:40 Telegram channel "Operation Z: War Correspondents of the Russian Spring":
T-80 tanks are smashing the enemy's defenses, supporting the offensive on Kupyansk. video.
17:20 A strike was carried out on the industrial zone of Kramatorsk, from where the enemy launched HIMARS missiles at the Rostov region yesterday – video.
16:25 Telegram channel "Operation Z: War Correspondents of the Russian Spring":
“The situation at the front is difficult: we must either speed up mobilization, or lower the draft age to 18 years,” said Ukrainian Armed Forces officer German.
15:42 Our air defense system worked over Belgorod - an enemy drone was shot down.
As a result of its debris falling on the parking lot of a social facility, seven cars were damaged. Also, the glazing and door of one of the buildings were damaged.
In the Shebekinsky district, in the village of Balki, as a result of a shell landing, windows were knocked out in two private homes, roofs, fences and outbuildings were damaged.
In the village of Dvuluchnoye, Valuysky District, an FPV drone detonated near a private home - windows were broken and a fence was damaged. In addition, a nearby parked car had its windows broken and its body damaged.
Information about the consequences is being clarified. Emergency services are working on the ground. According to preliminary information, no one was hurt
14:55 In Kherson region announced aviation hazard warning lifted, no casualties reported.
14:30 In Kherson region announced aviation hazard.
Emergency services have been put on high alert.
14:20 Russian Ministry of Defense:
152mm "Hyacinth-B" inflicts heavy blows to the enemy.
Artillerymen of the 152mm towed gun "Giatsint-B" of the "Center" group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
13:07 Vladimir Putin named the omission is that the fighters participating in the counter-terrorist operation to liberate the Kursk region do not receive payments as participants in the special operation.
“The fighters liberating the Kursk region must be given the same rights as the participants of the SVO,” said the Russian president.
Payments to fighters will be recalculated retroactively. The President expressed regret regarding the work of the Ministry of Defense in this matter.
12:06 Advance of the Russian army. Area of the villages Luch, Solenoe, Peschanoye. 19.12
- At dawn, Russian attack aircraft advanced close to the settlement of Luch. Fighting is also underway near the settlements of Solenoe and Peschanoye. In the near future, attack aircraft will begin to liberate them.
- In addition, the fighters, using heavy armored vehicles, including T-90M and T-72B3 tanks, are processing enemy positions in the area of two settlements: Novoolenovka and Dachenskoye.
11:10 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Around 11:10 Moscow time stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
10:35 "The Brave" break throughto Pokrovsk, completing the assault on Dachenskoye, entering Peschanoye and Novovasilyevka.
The situation in the Pokrovsk direction remains extremely difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, leading Kyiv analysts admit.
-Russian troops advanced along the railway east of Shevchenko to a depth of up to 500 meters;
– north of Shevchenko in the direction of Peschanoye to a depth of up to 800 meters;
- north of Novotroitskoye on a section up to 1.7 km wide;
- north of Novoolenovka along a number of forest belts in an area up to 2.2 km wide;
-The fighting continues near Peschanoye, Novoolenovka, Ukrainka, Slavyanka and Petropavlovka.
- Over the past 24 hours, the Russians have advanced near Pokrovsk, entering the village of Peschanoye (from which the Ukrainian Armed Forces had previously counterattacked).
- At the same time, to the south, the Russians made a breakthrough, encircling Novoolenovka from the south and Ukrainka from the north. They reached the outskirts of both these villages, and now the battles for them will begin. The enemy will attack here harshly, for this purpose he has restored his forces and is already setting the goal of capturing these two settlements.
- To stabilize the Pokrovsky direction, additional reserves are needed, not those who unloaded from the bus, but trained ones who can hold the defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces whine.
9:29 Telegram channel "WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 12/19/2024:
- Zaporizhzhya Front. They continue mostly positional battles. Russian troops conduct local attacks on enemy positions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces put up fierce resistance.
– Donetsk Front. There is progress in the area of Novy Komar, north of Velyka Novosyolka. Russian troops managed to advance in this settlement, despite fierce resistance from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance towards Novosyolka from the north.
North of Kurakhovo, Russian troops managed to take control of Trudovoye and Uspenovka, thus connecting the two groups advancing from the east and north. Fighting continues for access to the highway leading to Kurakhovo from Constantinople. The Russian Armed Forces have expanded their zone of control in Zelenovka.
- Chasovoyarsk direction. No significant changes in LBS. Fighting continues in the area of the fireproof plant.
- Kursk region. Russian troops continue to conduct offensive after offensive, with the aim of dislodging the enemy from the occupied positions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance and conducting counterattacks. However, despite the fierce resistance, the Russian Armed Forces have certain tactical successes in several areas.
8:15 Fiery greetings. Crews of D-30 howitzers of the "West" group of forces destroyed military equipment, mobile mortars, automatic grenade launcher crews and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower.
8:10 Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the past night stopped attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Air defense systems on duty destroyed 84 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. 36 UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the Rostov region, 21 over the territory of the Bryansk region, 14 over the territory of the Belgorod region, six over the territory of the Voronezh region, three over the territories of the Kursk and Tambov regions, and one over the territory of the Krasnodar region.
8:04 Aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module left no chance for enemy personnel, –video.
The footage shows the combat work of the multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber Su-34 in the border area of the Kursk region.
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[Regnum] There was shooting near the Abkhazian parliament, there are wounded, Sputnik Abkhazia reported on December 19, citing the deputy prosecutor general of the republic.
“An investigative task force has arrived at the scene,” the agency’s Telegram channel said.
Later, TASS, citing a source in the country's Prosecutor General's Office, reported that, according to preliminary information, two deputies were wounded as a result of the shooting - Kan Kvarchia and Vakhtang Golandzia. The identities of the organizers of the shooting have not yet been established.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, protests began in Abkhazia on November 15. Opposition supporters broke into the buildings of the government complex and seized them. They opposed the ratification of the agreement on investment cooperation with Russia, fearing that Russian business would displace Abkhazian businessmen, and demanded the resignation of the president.
At that time, the country's president, Aslan Bzhania, called the opposition's actions anti-Russian. According to him, the demonstrators distorted the essence of the investment agreement. On November 19, the head of state agreed to his resignation and wrote a statement.
On November 18, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that bilateral relations between Russia and Abkhazia are an important priority of Russian policy, and therefore the Kremlin is in favor of a speedy normalization of the situation in the republic.
The shooting in the parliament of Abkhazia, during which a deputy was killed, occurred during a discussion of measures to combat cryptocurrency mining. This was reported on Thursday, December 19, by the Interfax agency, citing eyewitnesses.
According to the publication, a dispute broke out between the deputies at a committee meeting. After a verbal altercation, deputy Adgur Kharazia pulled out a pistol and fired in the direction of deputy Kan Kvarchia. MP Vakhtang Golandzia tried to separate the participants of the incident and received a fatal wound to the head.
Suspect Kharaziya fled the scene. Kvarchia, who received a tangential wound to the head and a through-and-through wound to the shoulder, is in intensive care.
The republic has announced the Interception plan, and measures are being taken to detain the suspect.
"The traffic police posts along the Psou-Ingur highway have been reinforced, and the state border zones are also being monitored. The operational activities involve employees of the Sukhum City Department of Internal Affairs, the Gulripsh District Department of Internal Affairs, and the security forces of the central office of the department," the agency reported, citing the Abkhazian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, protests began in the republic on November 15. Opposition supporters broke into the buildings of the government complex and seized them. They opposed the ratification of the agreement on investment cooperation with Russia, fearing that Russian business would displace Abkhazian businessmen, and demanded the resignation of the president.
At that time, the country's president, Aslan Bzhania, called the opposition's actions anti-Russian. According to him, the demonstrators distorted the essence of the investment agreement. On November 19, the head of state agreed to his resignation and wrote a statement.
Text by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] From Putin's speeches on the topic of the SVO.
1. He did not name the exact dates of the end of the Central Military Operation and the operation in the Kursk Region.
2. Putin is confident that the enemy troops will be driven out of the Kursk Region. In other areas, the Russian Armed Forces are confidently advancing and have the initiative.
3. The enemy is using the bulk of NATO armored vehicles in the Kursk Region. The largest cemetery of NATO armored vehicles is now located there. Putin does not see any military sense in the enemy's offensive in the Kursk Region.
4. Putin called the problem of the lack of payments and the status of a participant in the Central Military Operation for the soldiers fighting in the Kursk Region a mistake by the authorities and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This mistake will now be corrected. Everyone who fought (including conscripts) will be given the status of a participant in the Central Military Operation and will be paid all due payments retroactively. They will also make payments for destroyed NATO equipment. According to Putin, he did not know about the difference in payments for participants in the Counter-Terrorism Operation and participants in the Central Military Operation.
5. Putin does not know why "Oreshnik" is called "Oreshnik". Putin is confident in the combat capabilities of this system.
6. A large ring road similar to the Tavrida will be built around the Sea of Azov. Its construction has already begun.
7. 300,000 people have already returned to Mariupol. The restoration of the city continues.
8. Kursk Oblast will be completely restored. 108 billion rubles have already been allocated. And there will be more.
9. 20,000 different objects will be restored in the new regions in the next 5 years. The money for this has already been allocated.
10. Well, it is worth noting the flag of the 155th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade, which is engaged in the liberation of Kursk Oblast. A number of other units and formations were also noted.
The head of state answered 76 questions. Most often (14 questions) Putin was asked about a special military operation and events related to it.
The direct line, combined with a press conference, became one of the longest. In 2008, the president answered journalists' questions for 4 hours and 40 minutes.
By the start of the direct line, Putin had received more than 2.2 million requests. The head of state, in particular, answered questions about the progress of the special military operation, the development of the economy, the social sphere, and demography.
The president answered affirmatively to a question about whether he believed he had managed to fulfill the behest of his predecessor Boris Yeltsin and save Russia. The country was threatened with the loss of sovereignty, but it had pulled back from the brink, Putin said.
The head of state also stated that he cannot be completely happy until the soldiers return from the front and until the most important plans are implemented, including those related to demographic issues.
At least 100 North Korean soldiers died, and over 1,000 were injured during combat in Kursk, Russia, South Korean lawmaker Lee Sung-kwon of the ruling party told reporters Thursday after a closed-door briefing with South Korea's National Intelligence.
U.S. and Ukrainian estimates suggest there are between 10,000 and 12,000 North Korean troops currently inside Russia, with their focus on the Kursk region.
... there were numerous North Korean casualties including senior officials during missile, drone attacks and drills, Lee said Thursday.
The reason why there were so many casualties despite a small number of battles is because North Korean soldiers were deployed as frontline shock troops in an unfamiliar open field and lack abilities to respond to drones, Lee said.
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The estimate by Ukraine has fewer causalties than the estimate by SKor.
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Same tactics as 1951. Those maneuvers have not aged well.
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It's the same old propaganda. "South Korean lawmaker Lee Sung-kwon of the ruling party told reporters Thursday after a closed-door briefing with South Korea's National Intelligence." Ukrainians say where are they? From South Korea, a Western puppet.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
