The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to resist the Russian invaders who are trying to seize our territories. Ukraine is also fighting Russia on the diplomatic front in order to isolate the terrorist country.
Read the most important information about the situation at the front, in the rear and on the international arena in the article Channel 24.
22:55 Marine Mikhail Dianov returned from the United States, where he had a successful operation on his hand. He admits that he still does not feel very well because of the painkillers that he now has to take.
22:20 Zelensky addressed the Ukrainians. He spoke about the new meeting of the Stavka, as well as about the tasks for the next year for Ukrainians.
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21:31 Over the past day, Russian troops fired on three border communities in the Sumy region. In the Seredino-Budskaya community, the enemy used small arms on the border territory, in the Shalygin community, the enemy fired a sharp mortar – there are 10 arrivals. In the Esman community, the Russians shelled the border areas with artillery. There were 3 arrivals. One of the shells hit the house of local residents. The house is destroyed. People, fortunately, managed to hide in the shelter.
21:23 NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov suggested that the Russian occupiers may postpone the massive shelling of Ukrainian infrastructure before the New Year due to missile savings, but there is no guarantee of this. According to him, people need to take care of themselves and follow safety rules in any case when it comes to the threat of shelling during the holidays.
20:57The US State Department noted that the winter in Ukraine will be difficult. However, the West will support the state for as long as it takes. Partners will work tirelessly with the G7 and other allies to repair, replace and protect Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
20:30 KSCA Deputy Chairman Petr Panteleev said emergency blackouts in Ukraine can last all winter.
20:08The Russians ended up in the maternity ward in Kherson. They shelled the place where 2 babies were born today. In addition, before the attack, doctors managed to complete a caesarean section. Currently, there are 5 women in the institution after childbirth. Everyone managed to go down to the shelter
19:41 The propagandist priest, who fled to Russia after 2014, stood out with another scandalous statement. He called on Russians to die with weapons in their hands in the war in Ukraine, and not at home “under the table in their own vomit.”
19:02The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russians continue to shell the front-line territories and continue their offensive in the Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions. Then, our missile and artillery units hit the command post, 6 enemy manpower and military equipment concentration areas, ammunition, and one other important military facility in a day. In addition, there are more cases of desertion among Russian servicemen in the Luhansk region. They are leaving their combat positions.
19:02The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russians continue to shell the front-line territories and continue their offensive in the Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions. On the other hand, our missile and artillery units hit a command post, 6 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment, an ammunition depot, and also one important military facility in a day. In addition, there are more cases of desertion among Russian servicemen in the Luhansk region. They are leaving their combat positions.
19:02From December 31 in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, a curfew will be in effect from 00:00 to 5:00. And already from January 11 – 23:00 to 5:00.
18:44 The recent explosion at the airbase in Engels, Saratov region, forced the Russians to withdraw their strategic aviation as far as possible. The New York Times noted that this would make it much more difficult for Russia to launch missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities.
18:35Russian troops are moving in occupied Melitopol. Over the past few weeks, there have been more occupiers in the city. This increases the pressure on the local population. Over the past three weeks, it has been almost impossible to leave the occupied settlements.
18:01 Lithuania awarded the Freedom Prize to Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky. The award will be presented on January 13 in Vilnius, the head of state was invited to come.
17:37Zelensky spoke with the head of the Council of Ministers of Italy, George Meloni. She said that her country is considering the possibility of providing air defense systems to protect the Ukrainian sky.
17:25 Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmigal said that Russia is preparing for new massive shelling of Ukrainian cities . The invaders can attack Ukraine any day. At the same time, he noted that in the absence of shelling for the New Year holidays, there will be no emergency shutdowns.
16:30The speaker of the State Border Service of Ukraine Andriy Demchenko said that the units of Belarus are still located on the strengthening of the border with our country, but neither the number nor the nature of the actions of these units is changing. They change based on rotation. But such a formation, which is now ready to attack from Belarus, is not noticed.
15:28Over the past few days, the invaders have repeatedly tried to storm the border guards in the area of the settlement of Krasnogorovka, Donetsk region. However, they did not succeed in achieving what they wanted, so the invaders retreated each time. The situation in the border areas remains tense. Sumy and Chernihiv regions suffer the most from fire damage by the occupiers.
15:08 from the Russians about voluntary surrender to Ukrainian captivity. Ukraine receives 70-100 such applications per day.
14:42Ukraine managed to return the bodies of another 42 Ukrainian soldiers. They gave their lives for the freedom and independence of our country. In total, since the end of May 2022, the bodies of 869 defenders have been returned home to Ukraine.
14:08 Russian officer, Lieutenant General Yevgeny Nikiforov was appointed commander of the Western Military District of Russia.
The American Institute for the Study of War commented on another rotation in the Russian high command. In particular, it is known that Nikiforov is a member of the alliance formed by the commander of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin, and the owner of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Ukrainian transport aircraft Il-76.13:56 In Ukraine, the billionth fortune of the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov was arrested. The Economic Security Bureau said it was talking about 160,000 tons of iron ore. It was found on the territory of several Ukrainian seaports.
13:50The speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty said that the invaders want to reach the administrative border of the Donetsk region by the end of 2022 in order to show at least something:
- to their own population;
- possibly , and more importantly, to the outside world.
13:39 In 2022, Germany exported more than 8 billion euros worth of arms. However, Ukraine got only a quarter – 2.24 billion euros.
13:27Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that Russian invaders are shelling residential areas with dangerous thermobaric munitions. They are used against the civilian population, shelling residential areas in the South, East and North of Ukraine.
They do this despite the fact that Russia is a member of the CCCW,” said Oleksiy Reznikov .
13:11Minister for European Affairs of the Government of Austria Karoline Edtstadler said that Ukraine can become a full member of the European Union, but only if the reforms are implemented.
She made the corresponding statement after her visit to our state.
12:30 The lists of persons who participated in the “elections” of the so-called “chairman” of the quasi-republic in Donbas in 2018 are known. There is Dmitry Chulkov, Sergey Akhmetdinov, twin brothers Nikita and Sergey Ertsov, Nikolai Krasovsky.
12:18The head of the Kherson OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said that the Russian invaders attacked a critical infrastructure enterprise in Kherson from artillery. As a result:
- windows were broken not only in the building of the enterprise, but also in the premises nearby: at the emergency medical aid station, in the kindergarten;
- there is destruction in a private house.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
12:04 Propagandists complain about Kirill Budanov's map of dismembered Russia. They say it is “a deadly thing”.
12:00 Sources Channel 24the Ukrainian special services said that in order to suppress the riots, the Russian dictator and his retinue are going to return part of the Russian Guard from the fronts.
Putin is embarrassed by the possibility of protests among the “Chmobiks”. It was they who violated the orders of the commanders and refused to leave due to poor support and the attitude of the leadership towards them.
11:33The head of the defense committee of the Bundestag, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, criticized Olaf Scholz because of his position on the transfer of tanks to Ukraine. She stressed that it was the Chancellor who was responsible for this.
We are talking about the refusal to provide Ukraine with tanks. Shtrak-Zimmerman called this a big mistake.
11:15 Military expert Roman Svitan said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to push the enemy out of Ukrainian lands. Now our troops are pushing the front line along the roads. We are talking about Svatovo, Rubizhne, Severodonetsk and Lisichansk.
11:04The speaker of the Operational Command “South” Natalya Gumenyuk confirmed that approximately 70 Russian officers were wounded near the Dnieper estuary by a precision strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:23 The American Institute for the Study of War stated that there are 6 important factors determining the course of the war in Ukraine in winter. In particular, it talks about:
- the influence of the weather on the situation at the front;
- Bakhmut's significance for the Russians, including psychological ones;
- offensive Ukrainian military;
- defense of Russian invaders;
- probable Russian offensive;
- events outside of Ukraine.
10:03 The Office of the President stated that the Russians attacked Kherson 11 times. It is preliminary known that:
- the factory, private and apartment buildings were hit;
- one person was injured.
In addition, in In the region, work continues to clear roads, restore communications, and neutralize explosive objects.
10:02On December 26, Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Yuriy Klymenko from the post of Ukraine's special representative for the Transnistrian settlement. He was appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to the Argentine Republic.
9:59 The head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai said that the situation in Kreminna is difficult, severe battles continue there. The Armed Forces of Ukraine liquidate the occupiers, but Russia continues to pull in a lot of reserves and equipment.
This city is strategically important for the Russians. If the enemies lose Kremennaya, then their entire line of defense will crumble.
According to Gaidai, the advantage is on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but every meter is hard for them. Everything is mined through and through and the invaders are constantly shelling with large caliber.
9:24 The British Ministry of Defense reported that Moscow continues to transfer its forces and equipment to the territory of Belarus.
It is likely that this formation was conducting exercises before deployment and is unlikely to have the support units necessary to bring it to combat readiness, British intelligence noted.
According to experts, in the north of the 1st Guards Tank Army The Russians were likely among the Russian forces recently deployed to Belarus.
9:11 Kazakhstan refused to help Russia circumvent the sanctions. This information was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Mukhtar Tleuberdi. According to him:
- Moscow and Astana have close economic ties;
- so the sanctions against Russia have affected Kazakhstan;
- however, the country will not use different companies to circumvent sanctions against Russia;
- instead, it will continue to develop ties with China, neighbors in Central Asia, as well as with the USA, Japan, EU countries, the UK, because this will allow working with different states and attract investments from all countries.
9:10 Monuments to Soviet idols – pilot Valery Chkalov and writer Maxim Gorky – were dismantled in Dnipro.
< p>It is worth noting that the monuments to Pushkin and Dubinin were previously dismantled. Also, according to the city council, it is planned to dismantle the monuments to:
- Alexander Bulygin;
- Mikhail Lomonosov;
- Lieutenant General Efim Pushkin;
- To Alexander Matrosov.
9:00 Sources Channel 24the special services said that it was very loud for almost the whole night at the exit from Kremennaya in the Lugansk region. It is known that we are talking about a location near the Rybka gas station, a forestry and a railway station. It is preliminary known that:
- the command of the Russian military fled to Rubezhnoye;
- then the “chmobiks” tried to catch up with him, but they were shot at by Kadyrov’s barrage detachments;
- according to reports, a lot of dead.
Note that the staff officers ordered to stay in Kremennaya to the last. Those who refused to carry out this order replenished the statistics of enemy losses.
8:38Natalya Gumenyuk, a representative of OK Yug, said that the occupiers are probably preparing for a new attack, but this is not necessarily a massive rocket attack. After all, the Russians can change tactics and strike in combination.
Preparation of strategic tactical aviation is also there, but still remember that enemy tactics can change. It will not necessarily be a massive missile attack, it can be combined,” said Natalia Gumenyuk.
8:36Since February 24, 2022, Russia has lost 103,220 personnel in the war in Ukraine. Over the past 24 hours alone, 620 occupiers followed the ship.
8:30 The American Institute for the Study of War said that Vladimir Putin did not offer Ukraine to negotiate, but wants to push Kyiv to make concessions.
Moreover, the Russian dictator does not believe that Russia has reached the “dangerous limit” and again lied about the alleged violation of diplomatic actions by Ukraine.
7:43António Guterres responded to Dmitry Culeba's words about a “peace summit” at the UN platform with the likely mediation of the United Nations Secretary General.
UN Representative Florencia Soto Nino-Martinez in a comment called the condition under which António Guterres can become a mediator in time for a “peace summit”.
“As the secretary general has said many times in the past, he can only mediate if all parties want him to mediate,” Nino-Martinez explained.
7:37The head of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional Military District, Valentin Reznichenko, said that the Russian military hit the Nikopol region 5 times from “Gradov” and heavy artillery.
Fortunately, people were not injured, but 40 enemy shells flew into the Nikopol, Krasnogrigoryevsk and Marganets communities. According to the head of the OVA:
- in Nikopol, several private houses and several outbuildings were mutilated, and a power line was broken;
- in the Krasnogrigoryevsk community – enemy shells damaged 6 private houses, 2 gas pipelines and the power grid, and also caught greenhouses and a store;
- in the Marganets community – the consequences are being investigated.
7:25 Oleksandr Yakymenko was appointed head of the so-called “special service” in the occupied territories of the Kherson region by the invaders. Previously, he headed the Ukrainian SBU under Viktor Yanukovych. In 2014, he fled with him to Russia after trying to disperse the Euromaidan.
7:14Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is not going to talk about peace on anyone's terms. Like, they will focus only on their conditions and on “common sense”.
6:50 The General Staff said that on December 25, the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to hit the manpower of the occupiers. As a result: up to 100 enemies were killed and wounded, among them 15 were FSB officers.
In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region and Dilievka, Krasnogorovka, Vodyanoye, Vesele, Maryinka and Victory of the Donetsk region.
It should be noted that the situation has not changed significantly in the Volyn, Polessky, Seversky and Slobozhansky directions, because the occupiers maintain a military presence along the state border. Fortunately, no signs of the formation of offensive groups of enemies were found.
6:34Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that the Russian invaders were ordered to enter the administrative border of the Donetsk region by the end of 2022. But the enemies cannot even cordon off Bakhmut and hold the entire front line, which they occupied from the very beginning.
03:03 The head of intelligence Kirill Budanov said that the intensity of arms supplies to Ukraine will only increase .
We have fruitful cooperation with our Western partners, we talk a lot about the specific ranges and types of weapons that we need. All this is in the process of being resolved,” Budanov said.
01:24 Russian media reported that unidentified persons shot a family in the occupied Makiivka, Donetsk region. Subsequently, it became known that it was a Roma family of 8 people. Among them were three children – 1, 7 and 9 years old.
00:02 Advisor to the Office of the President Oleksiy Arestovich said that the explosions at the airfield in Engels prevented a massive missile attack on Ukrainian cities , which the Russians planned to implement. Arestovich explained that “evil tongues” say that the mission control center was completely destroyed there, along with the entire regular shift.
