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Update from Ukraine | Ukraine Targeted VIP Ruzzain officers in Donetsk | Great start of 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KSqTdRPd9I
The reveal of 152nd Mechanized Brigade: 152nd Mechanized Brigade joins 151st, 153rd, 154th Mechanized Brigades and makes a public appearance. The brigade received its official insignia, motto – There shouldn’t be fear in us, and military unit number – A4948.
https://militaryland.net/news/the-reveal-of-152nd-mechanized-brigade/
[NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday]
*** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front!
https://militaryland.net/maps/
Update from Ukraine | Ukraine Targeted VIP Ruzzain officers in Donetsk | Great start of 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KSqTdRPd9I
The reveal of 152nd Mechanized Brigade:
152nd Mechanized Brigade joins 151st, 153rd, 154th Mechanized Brigades and makes a public appearance. The brigade received its official insignia, motto – There shouldn’t be fear in us, and military unit number – A4948.
https://militaryland.net/news/the-reveal-of-152nd-mechanized-brigade/
[NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday]
*** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front!
VIDEO
Inside Russia as war in Ukraine grinds into new year - BBC News
BBC News - British public broadcast
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Dec 31, 2023 10:30 a.m. EST
4:25 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEODZgJ5ons
As the world enters a new year, the war in Ukraine also grinds into another year. Many Russians are still willing to believe the Kremlin’s narrative that the West is to blame for the war - but what are their thoughts on the future?
ARTICLES - Address by the President of Ukraine
New Year address by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Official website
31 December 2023 - 23:39
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/novorichne-privitannya-prezidenta-ukrayini-volodimira-zelens-88037
Dear people! Dear Ukraine!
The year 2023 is coming to an end. Another year of our independence. Another year of our fight for independence. Another year of war. War for our land. For our freedom. For each other.
Asking millions of Ukrainians about this year, you will get millions of different answers. Everyone will recall something of their own. Someone close to them. Everyone has something to smile about. Because it worked out. And everyone has something to cry over. Because of losses. Each of us fought, worked, waited, helped, lived and hoped this year. In our own way. Everyone.
But everyone will find something common to all Ukrainians in this year. The major result of the year, its main achievement: Ukraine has become stronger. Ukrainians have become stronger.
676 days ago, we were all challenged. Missiles were flying at us from all sides, and an enemy onslaught was approaching from all directions.
676 days ago, at this very place, I addressed you, Ukrainians, and reported the beginning of a full-scale war. We did not know then what lay ahead. Many did not believe we would last a week. Few believed we would make it through 2022, let alone standing through 2023. And today we are facing 2024.
Ukraine is alive. Ukraine lives. Ukraine fights. Ukraine advances, Ukraine overcomes the path. Ukraine gains. Ukraine works. Ukraine exists. And all together, this is not a New Year’s miracle, not a fairy tale, not magic, but the merit of each of you. Each of the millions of Ukrainians. Everyone who throughout this year, day and night, proved: Ukrainians are stronger!
When, at the beginning of 2023, in January and February, we surmounted, without exaggeration, the most difficult winter in history. When we proved that Ukrainians are tougher than cold and darkness. Stronger than power outages and blackout threats. Ukrainians will cope with any energy shortage as they have no shortage of resilience and courage. We did not fade away in the darkness. The darkness did not engulf us. We defeated the darkness.
Our energy sector withstood. Our country stood strong. It overcame this year. And I want to thank all those who made this possible in the first place.
All our Security and Defense Forces. I am proud of every Ukrainian warrior. As long as you stand, Ukraine stands. I know how courageously and heroically you defend us. All this time. The time of tough, fierce daily battles. From the first minutes of January 1 until now, even on New Year’s Eve, when the Ukrainian warrior fights and cannot afford weakness. You are holding back the evil that has become even greater. But it couldn’t do anything more. Because you fought on every front and every street of ours, in each of our houses. You were strong. You did not surrender a single blue-and-yellow heart. Not a single kilometer of our freedom. It is you. All our warriors. Each and every one who proves: Ukrainians are stronger than evil.
And I want to thank all our people, our strong nation. Everyone who is here today. Everyone whom I want to tell: I am proud of all of you. Every Ukrainian citizen. Every strong person. And I know how difficult it is for everyone today. Everyone who has put their lives on hold. Who postponed everything for after the victory. Everyone who says: “I am working, and this is not a feat, but a duty. I am donating, and this is not a feat, but a norm.” Everyone who works and fights every day because they know that wars do not end by themselves – they are ended. And victory is not received or granted – it is gained.
And to this end, today we have to live by the rule: you either work or you fight. Because we have the world’s largest terrorist organization against us. And it is obvious how much more we have to do, how much more active we have to be, how much stronger our unity and struggle have to be.
This is known to everyone who does not ask themselves daily ‘what can I do?’ but lives by the formula ‘I must do more than I can.’ Because that’s what the word ‘to win’ means. In our language. To overcome yourself, to overpower, to make an extraordinary effort and to do more than it seemed at first glance. Because in reality, each of us is capable of more.
Our heroic people prove this every day. Our heroes. Our medics, saving warriors on the frontline and civilians in peaceful cities and villages. Those who prove: Ukrainians are stronger than pain, wounds, and death. Our firefighters and rescuers, who show that Ukrainians are stronger than fire and rubble. Those who prove: Ukrainians are stronger than any circumstances, stronger than hopelessness. Our teachers, who educate children despite the war. Online, in person or by setting up a school in the Kharkiv subway. Our railway workers, our drivers, communication workers, engineers. Our volunteers, our diplomats, Ukrainian business, everyone who pays taxes and provides jobs to the Ukrainians, everyone who sows, reaps and gives Ukrainians bread, everyone who provides shelter to Ukrainians, everyone who makes shells and ammunition, repairs and builds, restores and revives, works every day, proves every day: Ukrainians are stronger than fatigue. And therefore, Ukrainians are stronger than this war. February 24 convinced us of this.
The war taught us a lot. It showed us a lot. It did a lot to us, changed us.
The war, unfortunately, separated families, took away sons and daughters, and at the same time united us into one big family. And on February 24, we made a choice. And the cold, emotionless truth of the war’s realities is that this choice was different.
Someone stayed here, in Ukraine, someone fled, someone was besieged, someone evacuated their children, someone went to the front, someone rescued others, someone saved their family, someone left and stayed there, and someone left and returned home. To Ukraine.
And these are stories of people, stories of men and women. Those who could not stay at home and went to the front. And those who could no longer stay abroad, somewhere far from home, and returned. After realizing and saying to themselves: “I do care. I am needed. Needed for victory, needed for Ukraine.” Those who proved: I am stronger than fear. Those who proved: I am stronger than doubts. Because I know that one day I will have to ask myself: who am I? To make a choice about who I want to be. A victim or a winner? A refugee or a citizen? And everyone knows the answer. And the answer is Ukraine. Because Ukrainians are stronger together. So it’s time to be together!
And this is the time that all Ukrainians who are now in the temporarily occupied territories are eagerly waiting for. All those who have not lost Ukraine in themselves. Who have not allowed their minds and hearts to be occupied. All those who cherish Ukraine in their children. Cherish our flag. Hold onto the belief in Ukraine’s return. Knowing that all expectations are not in vain. And I want you to feel our gratitude to you for this. And remember: without each and every one of you, Ukraine will be incomplete.
And today we are celebrating the New Year together. According to our time. And at exactly midnight we will sing our anthem – the anthem of Ukraine together. With love for Ukraine. And this love is stronger than the occupation. This love for Ukraine is the driving force that the invaders fear. And Crimea, Donbas, Luhansk region, Berdyansk, Melitopol, Mariupol – all ours – know this: the enemies truly fear you a lot. Not international organizations with political appeals, but the Ukrainian spirit of Ukrainian people who have proven, are proving, and will prove that we are stronger. Stronger than captivity. Stronger than the enemy. Stronger than this war. Because that’s the kind of people we are.
And such people inspire the whole world – you can see that. And such a state is welcome in the European family. This is evidenced by the decision to open negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. A decision that others have been pursuing for decades. A decision that was once hard to believe, about which skeptics claimed: “This is not fast, not tomorrow, almost impossible. Do not hope, do not believe, do not expect.” But Ukraine of 2023 is determined, resolute, consistent, decisive, and persistent. Ukrainians are stronger than any blockades and vetoes, disbelief or skepticism. A country that is implementing extremely difficult and necessary reforms and changes during the war. And as a result, a country that is now awaited in the European Union. And these are not just words – these are official decisions, official documents. And this process will definitely have a logical conclusion – full-fledged membership in strong Europe. A powerful one. From Lisbon to Luhansk.
And this is a historic victory. There have been many such diplomatic victories this year. And all of them were not easy for us. The Ukrainian Peace Formula, which has already been endorsed by 80 countries. Security guarantees for Ukraine, which have already been acceded to by three dozen countries. The “grain corridor” that we were told of: “You will never make it without Russia.” We were blocked and blackmailed, but we found a way out. We did, and our corridor is functioning, and by today, it has handled nearly 13 million tons of Ukrainian grain. This year, Ukrainians proved that we are stronger than lies, stronger than PSYOP. Stronger than despair, discord, and despondency. By maintaining international support for Ukraine. And multiplying it. By opening new directions, new prospects for Ukraine. Having held 120 meetings at the level of leaders this year alone, which brought us 156 defense support packages alone. Proving once again that Ukrainians are stronger than any intrigues, any attempts to diminish global solidarity, to undermine the coalition of our allies. Instead, it has grown. The coalition of “Patriots”, the air coalition, the tank coalition.
And I would like to thank every country that has joined the coalition to return Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. And I thank all our partners for the fact that this year we already have Patriots, IRIS-T, HIMARS, NASAMS, Hawk, Abrams, Leopards and many more. And our pilots are already mastering F-16 jets, and we will definitely see them in our skies. So that our enemies can certainly see what our real wrath is.
And next year, the enemy will feel the wrath of domestic production. Our weapons, our equipment, artillery, our shells, our drones, our naval “greetings” to the enemy and at least a million Ukrainian FPV drones. All of which we will generously use. On land, in the sky and, of course, at sea. Our Black Sea. And this year, the enemy felt like never before: he has no place there. And our actions in the Black Sea have become a dark chapter in the history of the ruscists’ fleet.
This can be officially “confirmed” by their large landing ships, missile-armed and patrol corvettes on the bottom of the sea. And our Zmiinyi (Snake Island) is now without their snakes and tricolor.
Fellow Ukrainians!
This year, Ukraine has overcome 6,000 air alerts. Almost every night, it woke up to sirens and went down to the shelter to protect its children from enemy missiles and drones. Our air defense forces worked every night and every day, heroically defending the Ukrainian skies. So that we could hear the ‘all clear’ call 6 thousand times. And go up 6 thousand times. Go upstairs. Look up into the sky and prove once again that Ukrainians are stronger than terror.
And no matter how many missiles the enemy fires, no matter how many shellings and attacks – vile, ruthless, massive – the enemy carries out in an attempt to break Ukrainians, intimidate them, knock Ukraine down, drive them underground, we will still rise. Because the one who brings hell to our land will one day see it from his own window.
676 days ago, I addressed you from this office, from my workplace.
Behind me then was a painting – a landscape of the Ukrainian land. Today, behind me are the chevrons of our warriors. And each of them speaks of our land, our sky, all of our Ukraine, our people, what we have accomplished and what we will achieve. They speak of everyone fallen. And everyone who is fighting. And everyone who will live on this land. And will be proud to be Ukrainian. Because the whole world will know: Ukrainians are stronger!
I wish everyone who has already found themselves in our common cause to always have those who will lend a shoulder and will not let you down in life. I wish everyone who is still hesitating to make a bold choice next year – to defend their own country, to work for it, to help it, to find themselves in their own country, because this is the only place on earth where we can all say that we are at home.
And just like last December 31, today we say: “We do not know for certain what the new year will bring us.” But this year we can add: “Whatever it brings, we will be stronger.”
And now I want to say the words that were considered banal before the war, but during the war they are priceless.
I wish you, your families, your loved ones, and all your dear ones warmth and good health.
To those who have a dear heart, may they live long. To those who have lost them, may they remain in your hearts.
To loved ones – time. As much time as possible.
To children – fulfillment of your wishes.
To all people – human happiness.
And to our Ukraine – victory and peace.
Happy New Year, Ukrainians!
Happy New Year, Ukraine!
VIDEO
RUSSIA - Putin Rages After Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine Complain About Moscow Socialite Party
Joe Blogs
337K subscribers
12-31-2023 12:15 p.m. EST
15:19 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BOWJ-9ylCA
A party in Moscow has caused OUTRAGE in the Kremlin. After videos of the event were circulated on Social Media a Soldier Fighting in Ukraine posted a STINGING ATTACK on the authorities and identified PUTIN’S GOD DAUGHTER as one of the attendees. As a direct result one partygoer was IMPRISONED and the party organiser is now facing a 1 BILLION RUBLE fine. In this video I provide more details of the event and the issues this has raised in Russia regarding freedom of speech. For specific details please check out the CHAPTER list below. Thanks for watching and please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE. If you like this video and are would like to buy me a coffee please click the link below. THANK YOU it is very much appreciated. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JoeBlogs
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:49 PUBLIC BACKLASH
5:03 ANASTASIA ILEEVA
8:30 RAPPER VACIO
9:25 PUTIN GOD DAUGHTER
10:27 IMPLICATIONS
11:56 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
ARTICLE: SIT REP
Situation update of General Staff of UAF as of 6 p.m., December 31, 2023
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, posted
31 December 2023 19:07
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/operatyvna-informatsiia-heneralnoho-shtabu-zbroinykh-syl-ukrainy-stanom-na-1800-31122023-shchodo-rosiiskoho-vtorhnennia
Day 676 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.
The enemy continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, uses terror tactics, conducts strikes, and attacks both military and civilian targets. The enemy is actively using tactical aircraft and FPV quadcopters, conducting assault operations with the support of armored vehicles, and has increased the number of air strikes.
During the day of December 31, there were 42x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 12x missile and 58x air strikes, including Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs, carried out 48x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have resulted in civilian casualties and injuries. Private residential and apartment buildings, and other civilian and industrial infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
The operational situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains difficult.
VOLYN and POLISSYA AXIS: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.
SIVERSHCHYNA and SLOBOZHANSHCHYNA AXIS: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. More than 30x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Khrinivka (Chernihiv oblast), Ulytsya, Svarkove, Stukalivka, Basivka, Vysoke, Popivka (Sumy oblast), Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Budarky, Bolohivka (Kharkiv oblast).
KUPYANSK AXIS: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 11x attacks in the vicinity of Synkivka (Kharkiv oblast). The occupiers launched an air strike near Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).
LYMAN AXIS: the enemy conducted assault operations near Makiivka (Luhansk oblast). The occupiers launched air strikes in the area of Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast) and near Hryhorivka, Riznykivka, Zvanivka, Spirne (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Torske, Serebryanka, Spirne, Verkhnokamyanske, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast).
BAKHMUT AXIS: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 7x attacks in the vicinities of Bohdanivka and Andriivka (Donetsk oblast). More than 10x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Andriivka (Donetsk oblast).
AVDIIVKA AXIS: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 3x enemy attacks near Avdiivka, and 9x more attacks in the vicinity of Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast). In that area, the enemy conducted unsuccessful attempts to improve his tactical situation. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Berdychi, Stepove, Avdiivka, Sjeverne, Netailove, Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast).
MARYINKA AXIS: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the vicinity of Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast), where the enemy, with air support, conducted 4x failed attacks on Ukrainian positions. The settlements of Maksymilyanivka, Heorhiivka, Maryinka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, Kostyantynivka were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.
SHAKHTARSKE AXIS: Ukrainian defenders repelled an attack near Urozhaine (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The adversary fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Urozhaine, Makarivka, Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast).
ZAPORIZHZHIA AXIS: the adversary made unsuccessful attempts to regain lost ground in the vicinity of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 4x assaults in the area. More than 25x settlements, including Levadne Hulyaipole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Mali Shcherbaky, Pyatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia oblast), came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.
ODESA operational-strategic group, KHERSON AXIS: the adversary fired artillery at the settlements of Ivanivka, Sadove, Antonivka and Kherson (Kherson oblast). Also, the enemy launched air strikes near Kachkarivka and Chervonyi Mayak (Kherson oblast).
The occupiers do not abandon their intention to drive Ukrainian units out of their footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro. Thus, during the day, the enemy made 9x unsuccessful assaults. The Ukrainian troops are holding the line and keep inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
During the day of December 31, the Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 11x concentrations of troops of the occupiers.
The Ukrainian missile troops hit 3x concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, 1x ammunition depot and 1x command post of the russian invaders.
Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine! United we will be victorious!
VIDEO
Ukraine Daily Update | Day 676
Operator Starsky 🇺🇦
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1-31-2023 12:15 p .m. EST
4:29 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob1KjTVRcuo
VIDEO
How Sanctions Impacted Russia? Diamond Ban and Oil Price Controls
UATV English
407K subscribers
12-31-2023 12:30 p.m. EST
3:07 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYKy4nlaHu0
The European Union agreed on the 12th package of sanctions against Russia. Among the restrictive measures is the introduction of a gradual ban on diamond imports from the federation from January 1st. From the beginning of 2024, European companies will have to provide evidence that they adhere to the “price ceiling” on Russian oil. According to Radio Liberty, Brussels may agree to another package of restrictions on Russia - to coincide with the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops.
ARTICLE – Defense
Total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 01.01.2024
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
01 January 2024 07:55
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/zahalni-boiovi-vtraty-protyvnyka-z-24022022-po-01012024
The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 01.01.2024 were approximately:
• personnel ‒ about 360010 (+780) persons,
• tanks ‒ 5983 (+6),
• APV ‒ 11087 (+17),
• artillery systems – 8482 (+18),
• MLRS – 943 (+0),
• anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 625 (+2),
• aircraft – 329 (+0),
• helicopters – 324 (+0),
• UAV operational-tactical level – 6657 (+66),
• cruise missiles ‒ 1709 (+0),
• warships / boats ‒ 23 (+0),
• submarines – 1 (+0),
• vehicles and fuel tanks – 11330 (+38),
• special equipment ‒ 1277 (+9).
Data are being updated.
🚨 This Man Is Dropping Truth Bombs About the Conflict in Ukraine
Instead of respecting the Minsk Agreements, which were supposed to end the conflict in the Donbas, Western governments actively funded and armed neo-Nazi battalions in Ukraine who then used these weapons to bomb… pic.twitter.com/cfMDDe2GAM— Gabe (@GabeZZOZZ) January 1, 2024
VIDEO
Ukrainian Armed Forces strike military facilities in Russia with over 70 drones
Kanal13
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1.6K views
1-1-2024 Premiered 1:00 a.m. EST
1:49 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_8v13iNG5A
Ukrainian defenders launched attacks on military targets in Russia with the most significant action reported in Bryansk, according to sources in the security services.
“On the night of December 29-30, the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine launched a powerful strike on military facilities in the territory of the Russian Federation. A total of more than 70 drones of various types participated in the attack,” sources report, according to RBC Ukraine. As disclosed by the informants, the most significant action occurred in Bryansk, where a group of drones attacked the Kremniy El plant. This is one of the largest producers of electronics for Russian military equipment, including long-range missiles and the Pantsir air defense system. It is known that explosions also occurred at several military facilities in Belgorod, Tula, Tver, and Moscow.
“Russian air defense managed to shoot down some of the Ukrainian drones, but a significant number of them effectively targeted objectives. In contrast to Russian terrorist attacks on Ukrainian territory, the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine struck exclusively at military targets of the enemy,” sources added.
Recall that late on the evening of December 29, residents of Belgorod began reporting explosions and purported shelling. The governor of the region stated that air defense systems had shot down “several aerial targets” approaching Belgorod. By the early morning of December 30, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported a “repelled” attack. Shoigu claimed that they shot down as many as 32 drones, and air defense systems supposedly operated in the Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, and Moscow regions.
Despite The Holidays, The Russians Continue To Develop Their Offensive. Military Summary 2024.01.01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqQZH6MGrss
ARTICLE
Air defense forces destroyed 87 out of 90 “shaheds” on New Year’s Eve - Air Forces
News Censor.NET
01.01.24 08:36
https://censor.net/en/n3464968
On New Year’s Eve 2024, the enemy used a record number of Shahed attack UAVs. The attack was carried out in waves from four directions: Cape Chauda, Balaklava - Crimea, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia.
This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Censor.NET reports.
A total of 90 enemy Shahed-136/131 drones were launched. The enemy also fired four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles at Kharkiv region, three X-31P anti-radar missiles and one X-59 from the TOTs of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
In most regions of Ukraine, air alerts were announced along the route of the drones.
In fact, air defense was operating in all regions. The air attack was repelled by mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces, fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force.
SURPRISE frontline changes from unreported actions! - Ukraine SITREP D675-676
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HuUwroBvUw
VIDEO
Russia abandons its citizens: Putin doesn’t care about Russian prisoners of war
UATV English
407K subscribers
12-31-2023 2:30 p.m. EST
3:10 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfeVKdqnqXQ&t=14s
The Ukrainian state project ‘I Want to Live’ published the names of Russian military personnel whom Moscow refuses to return home. There are 200 people on the list. Ukraine is taking an unprecedented step and is ready to regularly publish lists of Russian military personnel whom Russia is deleting from the exchange lists, they write on the project’s Telegram channel. The wives of Russian prisoners of war decided to create a public organization ‘Our Way Out’ in Ukraine to help Russian women find their relatives who were captured.
ARTICLE
Air defense destroyed 21 “Shahed”, - Air Force
News Censor.NET War in Ukraine
31.12.23 08:53
https://censor.net/en/n3464849
On the night of December 31, 2023, the Russian occupiers attacked with “Shahed” type UAVs from three directions: Cape Chauda (Crimea), the Primorsko-Akhtar region and the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
This was reported in the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Censor.NET informs.
“A total of 49 enemy “Shahed-136/131” drones were recorded. Also, the enemy struck the city of Kharkiv with six S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles,” the message says.
The enemy directed most of the attack drones at the front line of defense, as well as at civilian, military, and infrastructure facilities in the front-line territories, in particular in the Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
In different regions of Ukraine, units of mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces, fighter aircraft, and anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force destroyed 21 enemy “Shahed”.
ARTICLE Italy
Italy begins chairmanship of G7 Ambassadors’ Group in support of Ukraine
News Censor.NET
01.01.24 15:53
https://censor.net/en/n3465011
Italy takes over the chairmanship of the G7 Ambassadors’ Group in support of Ukraine for 2024.
This is stated in a Twitter by the Italian presidency of the G7 Ambassadors Support Group in Kyiv, Censor.NET reports.
“Italy is proud to assume the chairmanship of the G7 Ambassadorial Group in support of Ukraine for 2024. Our sincere thanks to Japan for its excellent chairmanship in 2023. We remain committed to close cooperation with Ukraine in the field of reforms and countering Russian aggression,” the statement said.
VIDEO
Russian Soldier’s Widow Makes Anti-War Plea: “Our men are dying for nothing”
Kanal13
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12-31-2023 9:30 p.m. EST
2:14 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgGe6gr0Fng
Put’ Dumoi, a Russian movement of mostly wives and mothers of mobilized soldiers calling for the return of their loved ones from the frontlines and an end to mobilization, has released a video plea of a soldier’s widow decrying the invasion of Ukraine, according to the Moscow Times.
The nine-minute-long video recorded by St. Petersburg native Maria. Ishkova claimed to have recorded the video in the Moscow-occupied Ukrainian city of Berdiansk. She traveled there to celebrate the New Year with her husband, who was called up in Russia’s “partial” military mobilization last fall and hadn’t been allowed to see his family since. “I came on my own to Zaporizhzhia region to greet the New Year with my husband,” said Ishkova. “Today…his comrades called me and said that he died.”
“What I want to tell everyone who is fighting for their beloved men is that there is no time left because every day can become fatal, and it most likely will. Fight for them right in this moment, do everything possible,” she continued.
İshkova said her husband’s mobilization and death forced her to “wake up” and realize that Russians and their “minimal civic engagement” are “to blame” for what is happening today.
“I came to Berdiansk…and I want to tell you that people here don’t need this war. Our men are dying for nothing,” the widow said.
“Let’s be more conscious, let’s make our own choices, let’s not close our eyes to the fact that hundreds of thousands of people are dying today and they are not showing this to you on television,” Ishkova said.
Put’ Dumoi rose to prominence in November when at least 30 of its members staged a protest in downtown Moscow to call on the Russian government to bring mobilized men back from the frontlines.
The movement soon became a frequent target of attacks by propagandists and security forces, who accused its members of having ties with the West.
Put’ Domoi told The Moscow Times that the post with Ishkova’s video hasn’t yet warranted any reaction or threats from Russian officials or its vocal backers despite containing harsh words of criticism.
“Maria, we send you our deepest condolences. All our women are with you,” Put’ Domoi’s team said in a public comment under Ishkova’s emotional video.
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