According to Oleksandr Shtupun, the spokesman of the Defense Forces of the Tavria Region, Russia has withdrawn over 40,000 troops towards the Avdiyiv direction. He mentioned that the occupiers have been experiencing significant casualties in >
<that area. However, despite these losses, there's a rapid deployment of reserves—specifically, Storm-Z and newly mobilized units.
Shtupun highlighted a concerning situation within the troops, describing the command's treatment of them as extremely harsh, akin to animals. >
<Reports indicate instances where soldiers are left without adequate provisions such as food and water, resorting to consuming snow. There are numerous cases of frostbite due to the severe conditions. Nevertheless, there seems to be a continuation >
< of their advancement, driven more by fear of their leadership than the fear of death.
Ukraine is preparing brigades for new offensive and defensive operations, — RBC-Ukraine with reference to Kuleba's statement in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
Fruitful bilateral work between Ukraine and Sweden regarding the transfer of Gripen aircraft continues, — Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
In the period from February 2022 to August 2023, parts for drone manufacturing were smuggled into Russia through more than 70 countries— Molfar research.
Investigators found that despite Western sanctions, the main drone manufacturer in Russia, the Izhevsk-based Zala Aero >
<Group received most of its UAV parts through China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and Türkiye.
🏥 From January 1, the Russian occupiers will not provide medical care to residents with Ukrainian passports in the temporarily occupied territories — National Resistance Center of Ukraine.
A similar practice already exists in Starobilsk (Luhansk region): Ukrainians here are >
<not provided with medical services without Russian documents, and pharmacies do not dispense medicines under social programs. [unutterable rotting disgusting pieces of faeces. These Russians make hyenas look like height of compassion and civilization]
According to Yusov, the occupiers are making attempts to replicate Ukrainian naval drones, — Main Intelligence Directorate
🇩🇪Germany has delivered a new package of military aid to Ukraine
It includes:
1 Luna NG UAV;
10 Vector UAVs;
16 Mercedes-Benz Zetros;
6 vehicles for border guards;
70 HK GMG/GMW (automatic grenade launcher);
250 shells 155mm artillery ammunition;
100,000 First aid kits.
🇦🇺Australia will hand over a batch of Bushmaster armored personnel carriers to Ukraine by December 25, according to Australian Ambassador to Ukraine Bruce Edwards.
Britain extends sanctions against Belarus.
The sanctions were imposed on 17 representatives of the Belarusian judiciary, including prosecutors, judges and investigators involved in the repression of political activists, independent journalists and human rights defenders.
If Putin is elected to another 6-year term, he will surpass Stalin, who led the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953, and become the longest-reigning Russian head of state since Empress Catherine the Great in the 18th century, — Der Spiegel
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🌾 The leaders of five EU countries call on Brussels to buy back the surplus of Ukrainian grain — Associated Press.
The transit channels of Ukrainian products to third countries do not work correctly.
According to the applicants, the influx >>/1
<<of "grain, oil crops, eggs, poultry, sugar, apple juice, apples, berries, flour, honey, and noodles" is particularly unprecedented.
"We also call again for financial support from the EU for the faster development of transport infrastructure," the letter states. >> /2
<<The governments of these countries are facing pressure and protests from farmers who are worried about falling prices and the lack of warehouses to store this year's harvest due to the surplus of Ukrainian products. >>/3
France refused to host the World Fencing Cup due to the admission of Russians and Belarusians
The SBU released photos of the search in the house of the Lavra's abbot Pavel. Among other things, icons, gold fish and Russian symbols were found there. /1
The Presidents of Ukraine and France, Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron, had an hour-long phone conversation on Saturday, April 1.
President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasizes the need to reform the UN Security Council, which Russia has assumed the presidency /2
The latest overview of the situation from the front. Read it if you missed it
🔗Link: telegra.ph/Russians-are-d… /3
⚡️Ukraine sanctions (kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sancti…) former Motor Sich head, Russian companies. Bohuslaiev impeded the delivery of a combat helicopter to the Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate in April 2022, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) wrote on March 28 /2
⚡️German defense minister (kyivindependent.com/germany-defens…): NATO countries to send total of 160 tanks to Ukraine. NATO countries plan to send two battalions of German Leopard-2 battle tanks and four battalions of Leopard-1 tanks to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris >>/3
Russian, Ukrainian, and Western sources observed that the Russian winter offensive has failed to achieve the Kremlin’s goals of seizing all of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts by March 31. /1
Growing Russian speculation about Russian military command changes likely indicates that Russia may soon reshuffle its senior military command due to the failed winter offensive. /2
Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks along the Svatove-Kreminna line.
Russian forces did not make any confirmed gains in or around Bakhmut and continued offensive operations along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City frontline. /3
In the village of Posad-Pokrovske in Kherson region, power engineers working to restore the power grid hit a Russian mine. Two of them were killed and one was wounded. [the dangers of post-liberation reconstruction :/] /1
WSJ calls on Washington to expel the Ru ambassador and all Russian journalists from the United States in response to the arrest of Evan Gershkovich, who is accused of espionage by the FSB.
Georgian Prime Minister speaks "the same language as Moscow" - President Zurabishvili /2
Lukashenko said that Western countries were allegedly trying to drag Belarus into a war. To protect the country, "negotiations with the Russian president on the return of nuclear weapons to Belarus have been intensified." /3
The authorities of Argentina have begun to refuse Russian citizens to extend their tourist stay massively, — the head of the consular department of the Russian embassy in the republic, Georgy Polin. /1
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the US has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian soldiers, – CNN ❕ Warsaw and Seoul agreed to produce Korean K2 Black Panther tanks in Poland.The plant in Poland will manufacture tanks not only for its own needs but also for export. /2
🇫🇮 Finland will officially join NATO in the coming days, said Alliance Secretary General Stoltenberg After the arrest of a WSJ journalist, Poland urged its citizens to leave Russia /3