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More than 100 rescuers are clearing the rubble and looking for people under the rubble after the Russian attack in the Dnieper - Valentin Reznichenko
Physicians, cynologists, utilities work. Residents of neighboring houses also come to the rescue.
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“Thanks to everyone who helps. It’s very hard for us, but we will stand,” the head of the OVA notes.
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"Their war is a destroyed house in the Dnieper" - Vadym Denisenko on Russian tactics of rocket fire on civilians in Ukraine
My friend Vadim Denisenko of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future thinks massive rocket attacks are a way to intimidate Ukrainians amid
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rising socio-economic stratification in Russia.
"Unfortunately, their war is a destroyed house in the Dnieper. And this is their only strategy: they will not show anything new. Except for one thing: for the first time in 10 months of the war, I believe with confidence
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that they will soon begin local socio-economic unrest. Not yet global, namely local riots. Therefore, they need to scare us with something, "says the expert.
We have a trend during the month of December that is positive for us. I will go into 2 alternative explanations for the trend.
The trend is that during the month of December, the intensity and number of Russian attacks have decreased drastically. With this, new occupied land has also decreased.
Alternative 1 is that the Russians have encountered too tough a defense and are now regrouping to concentrate on a few fronts instead of many.
2/ At the same time, they are trying to find where we are weak.
Alternative 2, which I myself understand, is that the Russians' technical resources are starting to run out and that our troops are seeing that the Russians are weakening and are therefore starting to counterattack.
One reason why the Russians' front resources are starting to run out is our attacks far behind the front lines that are targeting weapons and oil depots as well as military hubs.
3/ What is positive for 2025 is that the military innovations we started in 2024 will begin mass production in 2025 and will be widely used on the front lines.
- These are mainly the new drones and ground robots.
In addition, mass production of artillery shells and ammunition will start in Ukraine this year. In addition, thanks to the grenade launchers and machine guns on our naval drones, we will gain air supremacy over the sea between Odessa and Crimea.
This will make Crimea very vulnerable and, unless our allies give the green light, the days of the Kerch Bridge are numbered.
1/ Without Russian gas: there is no gas and heating in Transnistria
Residents of Transnistria were left without heating, gas, and hot water due to the cessation of Russian gas supplies. Tiraspol stopped supplying electricity to the right bank of the Dniester.
2/ Residents of unrecognized Transnistria dw.com/uk/pridnistrov…
have been without gas, heating, and hot water since Wednesday, January 1, due to the cessation of Russian gas supplies transiting through Ukraine . dw.com/uk/%D1%82%D1%8…
3/ There is no heating and hot water in Transnistria
"Due to the temporary suspension of gas supply to the heat-generating facilities of the enterprise, from January 1, 2025, at 7 a.m., the supply of thermal energy for heating and hot water supply to the population will be suspended," the company "Tyrasteploenergo" reported. The only exception was made for hospitals.
Currently, in Tiraspol and its surroundings, it is about +7°C during the day and -2°C at night. People were urged not to open hot water taps and not to drain batteries on their own. For heating, it is suggested to use electric heaters, close gaps in windows and doors, and cover them with blankets and curtains. "Dress warmer and take preventive medications for acute respiratory infections and flu," Tirasteploenergo added. dw.com/uk/pridnistrov…
2/ Summing up 2024, we can state that in some ways it was successful for the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin . obozrevatel.com/ukr/person/vla…
3/ First of all, because his army was not defeated, that he continues the war of aggression in Ukraine obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/vojn…
and that he managed to "concrete" the situation in Russia, minimizing the risk of protest movements. At the same time, the biggest defeat of the Russian dictator was that he was unable to split the anti-Putin Western coalition, and that military aid to our country continued. obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/voen…
1/ Lieutenant Colonel of the Russian Guard "transferred" to the Central Intelligence Agency the results of tests of weapons of the Kalashnikov Concern
Ukrainian hackers have hacked the email of Russian Guard Lieutenant Colonel Valeriy Byga, who is a figure in the Myrotvorets base for participating in Russian aggression against Ukraine. Among the documents obtained are evidence of the participation of the unit in which he serves in preparing Belarusian security forces to "disperse protests." obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/hake…
2/ Also, thanks to his mail, it was possible to obtain documentation on the results of testing new pistols from the Kalashnikov concern: the Russians admit that you can shoot them accurately only in propaganda videos. The content of the Russian lieutenant colonel's mail was reported by the Center for National Resistance. sprotyv.mod.gov.ua/pidpolkovnyk-r…
"The Center for National Resistance has documentation from Lieutenant Colonel of the Russian Guard Valery Bygu (Valery Bygu), which, in addition to personal data, contains the results of testing the latest pistols from the Kalashnikov Concern. Spoiler - the Russians themselves are not thrilled with them," the CNS noted.
They said that Bigu serves as an inspector in the management of special forces units of the Russian Guard. This structure, as is known, was created to suppress any attempts at "riots" on the territory of the Russian Federation, the Center noted. And not only there, because, according to the Center, the aforementioned unit conducts training on dispersing protests together with Belarusian "colleagues."
3/ Among the documents received, the Central Intelligence Agency added, are the personal documentation of the lieutenant colonel.
They also managed to obtain working documents. In particular, in May of last year, Bygu received technical documentation and a report on the tests by the Rosgvardia security forces of the latest products of the Kalashnikov concern: the MPL and MPL1 pistols (Lebedev's modular pistol). The results of the tests would hardly have been agreed to by Russian propagandists.
1/ Putin wants to meet Trump urgently, his situation is difficult. Interview with anti-Russian activist German Obukhov
The head of the aggressor country, Russia, Vladimir Putin, is initiating a meeting with the elected US President Donald Trump. Trump himself announced this. The situation of the Russian economy, which has been put on a war footing, is extremely difficult, and the successes of the occupation army on the Ukrainian front are very illusory. The Kremlin dictator needs to resolve the issue of this war of aggression as soon as possible.
If Trump meets with Putin, this step could cost him too much inside the US, so the probability of this is small. But what trump cards does Putin have in case the dialogue does take place? None. The compromising material on Trump, which is at the Lubyanka, if made public, will boomerang on the Kremlin. This opinion was expressed in an exclusive interview with OBOZ.UA by anti-Russian activist, head of the Stop Russian Terror Foundation (USA), German Obukhov. war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/putin-hoch…
Trump himself announced this. The situation of the Russian economy, which has been put on a war footing, is extremely difficult, and the successes of the occupation army on the Ukrainian front are very illusory. The Kremlin dictator needs to resolve the issue of this war of aggression as soon as possible .
3/ Trump meets with Putin, the move could cost him too much inside the US, so the likelihood of that happening is slim. But what trump cards does Putin have in case the dialogue does take place? None. The compromising material on Trump that is in the Lubyanka, if made public, will boomerang on the Kremlin.
This opinion was expressed in an exclusive interview with OBOZ.UA by anti-Russian activist, head of the Stop Russian Terror Foundation (USA), Herman Obukhov . herman-obuhov.com
1/ Putin has a "black swan" and a dangerous option from the times of World War II. Interview with Seleznev
The Russian occupation army, in an attempt to achieve the greatest possible results, is exhausting its resources, but it is impossible to say that these losses are "critical". Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin may consider the inauguration date of US President-elect Donald Trump - January 20 - as the deadline by which he needs to achieve convincing successes on the front. However, we cannot expect that after January 20, enemy activity will decline.
The occupier has a factor that can become a "black swan" for Ukraine - North Korean troops, which are underestimated in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by military expert Vladislav Seleznyov in an exclusive interview
2/ The Russian occupation army, in an attempt to achieve the greatest possible results, is exhausting its resources, but it is impossible to say that these losses are "critical". The head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, obozrevatel.com/ukr/person/vla…
may consider the inauguration date of US President-elect Donald Trump obozrevatel.com/ukr/person/don…
- January 20 - as the deadline by which he needs to achieve convincing successes on the front. However, one cannot expect that after January 20, enemy activity will decline.
3/ The occupier has a factor that can become a "black swan" for Ukraine - North Korean troops, which are underestimated in Ukraine. Under certain circumstances, they can join the ranks of the occupation army in Ukraine, in particular, attack the Kharkiv region. As for the prospects of Ukraine's capitulation, the country's top military-political leadership will not take such a step a priori. The capitulation of our country is possible only if the history of the Second World War with Hiroshima and Nagasaki repeats itself.
This opinion was expressed by military expert Vladislav Seleznyov in an exclusive interview facebook.com/vladislav.sele…
– January 20, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, is a rather significant date for the Russian occupation forces. Given recent trends, do you think the enemy can achieve significant successes on the front before this day?
– It is necessary to look at the root and determine all the factors in order to assess the future that awaits us. The fact that the future is not predetermined, as far as I am concerned, is obvious, because the formation of the future is influenced by a lot of factors. But it seems to me that we need to focus not on January 20 as the date of Trump's inauguration, but on the resource capabilities of the Ukrainian defense forces and the Russian occupation army