RMF: Hungary has blocked a tranche of aid from the EU in the amount of €500 million for Ukraine, we are talking about money from the European Peace Fund, created last year. Hungary has previously tried to block the allocation of €18 billion in financial aid to Kiev, but Budapest had to give in
Hungary has blocked the allocation of the seventh tranche of EU military aid to Ukraine, RMF FM radio station reports, citing a senior European diplomat.
We are talking about $500 million from the European Peace Fund, which has been financing arms supplies from the EU since the beginning of the Russian military operation.
According to the interlocutor of the radio station, a meeting of EU foreign ministers will be held on Monday, January 23, at which they will try to put pressure on Budapest. The Hungarian veto is causing more and more indignation among diplomats, since it has no basis, but only favors Russia.
However, the source notes, Brussels has a backup plan— it has already been activated when Hungary blocked the allocation of a package of financial assistance to Kiev in the amount of €18 billion. Then the EU adopted a legal act that allowed us to provide assistance bypassing Hungary. As a result, Budapest conceded.
The European Peace Fund was established last year, it finances military and defense spending “with the aim of preventing conflicts, preserving peace and strengthening international security and stability”. It is managed by a special committee, which includes representatives of each EU member State, headed by the Chairman of the EU Council representative. The size of the contribution of countries is determined based on the distribution of gross national income (GNI). The fund’s budget is €5.6 billion. Last December, the Foreign Ministers of the EU countries agreed to increase it by €2 billion in 2023.
According to the head of the European Council Charles Michel, since February 24, 2022, the European Union and the member countries of the association have allocated about 50 billion military aid to Ukraine.
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The Russian authorities criticize the supply of weapons to Ukraine from Western countries. Moscow claims that this leads to an escalation of the conflict and does not contribute to its completion.
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POlsha will transfer Soviet S-60 complexes and ammunition developed in the 1940s to Ukraine Poland will transfer Soviet S-60s developed in the 1940s to Ukraine and ammunition for them. Experts interviewed by RBC note that the complex is extremely outdated and is likely to be used against drones and for fire support
S-60 air defense systems
The new package of assistance to Ukraine from Poland will include anti-aircraft artillery systems (ZAC) S-60 with 70 thousand ammunition, according to a joint statement of ten NATO member countries.
“Poland’s new assistance to Ukraine consists of S-60 anti-aircraft artillery systems with 70 thousand rounds of ammunition,” the report says. The number of transmitted orders is being specified.
Warsaw also announced its readiness to transfer to Ukraine a company of Leopard 2 tanks with 1 thousand units of ammunition.
The S-60 is a Soviet anti-aircraft artillery complex developed in the mid-1940s by the Research Institute-58. The prototype was presented in 1946, and in January 1950 the gun was adopted by the USSR.
ZAK weighing 4.8 tons is mounted on a four-wheeled chassis, has a caliber of 57 mm and is capable of shooting at 6km. The practical rate of fire of the C-60 is 70 rounds per minute. In total, more than 5 thousand such guns were produced, after the collapse of the USSR, Poland had more than 200 C-60s.
Military expert, senior researcher at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies Yuri Lyamin, in a conversation with RBC, noted that the S-60 is an old development, which at one time was considered a good weapon. “It was supplied to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. But now it is, of course, catastrophically outdated,” he pointed out.
In his opinion, in Ukraine, the S-60 is likely to be used for shooting at drones or as a means of fire support. “In recent years, they have been used in Syria as a means of fire support: they were put on a truck and fired at enemy positions with direct fire. Their charge is quite powerful, but against modern aircraft it is a very outdated complex. The main problem is the old guidance systems, so it is difficult to hit high-speed and especially high-altitude targets. And their range is not very high,” Lyamin added.
In turn, Vasily Kashin, director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, told RBC that the training of specialists to work with this system was stopped decades ago in all countries, including Russia. “For its intended purpose, the S-60 gun and its Chinese copies are used in some developing countries, and then on an ever smaller scale. As a means of air defense, they are practically not used. At the same time, in Ukraine, C-60 guns raised from stocks are widely used as a means of fire support, mounted on trucks,” the expert explained.
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He also called questionable attempts to use the S-60 as an air defense and noted that the necessary equipment for this, most likely, has not been preserved.
In addition to the Soviet complexes, Denmark announced its intention to transfer French self-propelled artillery units CAESAR to Ukraine, the Associated Press reports. At the same time, Britain promised to transfer to Kiev 600 Brimstone missiles, Starstreak air defense missiles and up to 100 thousand different artillery ammunition, and Latvia – two Mi-8 helicopters, as well as dozens of L-70 anti-aircraft guns with tens of thousands of ammunition.
“We commit ourselves to collectively seek to provide [Ukraine] with unprecedented supplies, including main battle tanks, heavy artillery, air defense equipment, ammunition and infantry fighting vehicles,” the NATO countries stressed in a joint statement.
The Russian authorities claim that the West contributes to the prolongation of the conflict by supplying weapons. The Kremlin stressed that the goals of the special operation will be fulfilled, despite the “pumping” of Ukraine with Western weapons. Russia will consider any shipments with Western weapons in Ukraine to be a legitimate target, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned.
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MThe Hungarian Foreign Ministry demanded that the Ukrainian authorities stop the “atrocities” against Hungarians Hungary again demanded that Ukraine stop the oppression of the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia. Budapest stated that “constant and systematic harassment and deprivation of the rights of national minorities are unacceptable”
Hungarian Foreign Ministry Secretary of State for Bilateral Relations Tamas Mentzer published a statement on his page in social networks about the actions of the Ukrainian authorities in Transcarpathia against the Hungarian community. He called them unacceptable and condemned them.
“Anti-Hungarian decisions and actions are, of course, unacceptable, we condemn what happened. We call on the local authorities to immediately stop the atrocities against Hungarians. We call on the state authorities of Ukraine to immediately do everything to cancel the anti-hungarian decisions and restore the previous state,” he said.
The Hungarian edition Magyar Nemzet reported yesterday that Hungarian flags and signs in Hungarian were removed from public institutions of the Transcarpathian city of Mukachevo and local villages. So, the sign in Hungarian was removed from the football academy, created with the support of Hungary, and in Mukachevo itself the director of the Hungarian secondary school was dismissed. “According to local residents, at night the police went to the settlements, took down the flags, folded them. Then they returned to check whether they had not been returned to their place,” the correspondent of the publication reported.
“If Ukraine wants to become a member of the European Union, constant and systematic harassment and deprivation of the rights of national minorities are unacceptable,” Tamash Mentzer commented on the actions of the Ukrainian authorities.
Transcarpathia, which is now part of Ukraine, was part of Hungary until 1920. However, the Hungarian national minority still lives in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. According to the 2001 census, about 150 thousand Hungarians lived in this region. Thus, in the city of Beregovo, the proportion of Hungarians according to the 2001 censusit is more than 48%, despite the fact that 38% of Ukrainians in the city. In 2018, the Magyar Hang newspaper, citing a study by the Ferenc Rakoczy II Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute and the National Institute for Political Studies, reported that their number in the region decreased by 21 thousand and is approximately 131 thousand people.
In 2012, the local administration granted Hungarian the status of a regional language, which allowed it to be officially used in document management. But in 2018, the law on regional languages became invalid. Budapest believes that Ukraine oppresses ethnic Hungarians. In July 2022, after Russia began military operations in Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest was ready to take measures if necessary to save and protect Hungarians living in the Transcarpathian region.
In mid-January, the head of the Hungarian Prime Minister’s office, Gergei Guyash, said that Budapest would not allow the transit of weapons to Ukraine through Transcarpathia in the interests of the local Hungarian minority. He explained that “the government’s goal is to protect Transcarpathia from war for as long as possible.”
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PThe Ministry approved the regulation on state control over the activities of foreign agents According to the regulation, representatives of the Ministry of Justice will be able to monitor the activities of foreign agents, including attending events, requesting financial documents and issuing instructions on the need to eliminate violations
The Russian government has approved the regulation on state control over the activities of foreign agents, the document is posted on the official portal of legal information.
“The task of the state control is to prevent, detect and suppress violations of the requirements of the legislation on foreign agents. <..."State control is carried out by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation and its territorial bodies," the document says.
According to the law, representatives of the Ministry of Justice will be able to:
attend events held by foreign agents;
request administrative documents from the management bodies of legal entities controlled by foreign agents;
request information from credit and financial organizations about the financial and economic activities of foreign agents;
study the documents of controlled persons available to the authorities, as well as analyze printed, audio-visual and other messages and materials posted by foreign agents;
issue mandatory for execution within a period of at least one month, prescriptions for the elimination of identified violations.
Scheduled inspections of controlled persons should be carried out no more than once a year, the plan itself must be approved by the Ministry of Justice no later than November 1. At the same time, the duration of a routine check should not exceed 20 days, and an unscheduled one should not exceed 50 days.
Controlled persons have the right to appeal against the actions of officials exercising state control. The complaint must be sent to the Ministry of Justice or its territorial body within three months after the decision of the state control body or the commission of an illegal action by an official. The complaint must be considered within 30 calendar days.
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The concept of “foreign agent” was first introduced into Russian legislation in 2012. At first, it applied only to NGOs engaged in political activities. The law on Foreign Media in Russia was adopted in 2017. In 2019, amendments were made to the legislation, which determined the possibility of assignmentthe status of a foreign agent to individuals and legal entities, if they distribute or participate in the creation of information by foreign media and are financed in one form or another from abroad. By the end of 2020, the concept of unregistered public associations performing the functions of a foreign agent also appeared in the legislation.
The legislation contains a number of prohibitions and restrictions on persons involved from the lists of foreign agents. The messages and materials of the foreign media should be distributed on the territory of Russia with the appropriate labeling. The dissemination of information about the NGO-foreign agent, NGO-foreign agent, natural person-foreign agent should also be accompanied by labeling.
In addition, foreign agents cannot receive state funding when carrying out creative activities, teach and conduct educational activities among minors, produce information products for minors, as well as participate in the procurement of goods, works and services to meet state and municipal needs.
On December 1, 2022, the Ministry of Justice published a single list of foreign agents. At the same time, there were persons previously excluded from the register in it. Opposite the names of organizations in the list are their INN and OGRN (the main state registration number), and the individual is mentioned with the date of birth. Currently, there are 520 people, media and organizations in the register.
In June, the State Duma adopted a bill “On the control of the activities of persons under foreign influence”. In accordance with it, those who receive “support from abroad” or are under “foreign influence” can now be recognized as foreign agents without foreign funding.
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GGeneral Sobolev, after criticizing Kadyrov, recognized beards as permissible in the army, Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev clarified that he was not against beards, but against untidiness. Requiring the military to shave off their beards is “nonsense,” but they should be “in a normal form,” he noted
Victor Sobolev
Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev, a member of the State Duma Committee on Defense, clarified his words about the need to shave beards for the military, after which the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov criticized his statement. As Sobolev explained to RBC, he is not against beards, but against the untidiness of military personnel.
“I was at the readiness review of the regiment formed in the Chechen Republic before being sent to the SVO zone. The head of the republic was also there. They looked like (soldiers. —RBC), we can say, great, they are perfectly equipped, all in the same uniform, with insignia. Everyone had beards, and no one was against it, including me. To require them to shave off their beards— it was nonsense»,— said Sobolev.
However, he stressed, this does not negate the fact that a serviceman “should be in a normal state, regardless of whether he is at war or not.” He explained that he was not “against beards”, but against the untidiness of soldiers.
“If [the military] wear a beard for religious reasons, then this is not something that is permissible, [it is necessary], because it somehow unites them,” he added.
The dispute about beards among the military began after a number of military officers and telegram channels reported that military personnel on the frontline began to be required to shave and refuse mobile phones, although the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin denied the appearance of such claims against the military. In a conversation with RBC , Viktor Sobolev calledshaving for soldiers is an elementary requirement of military discipline. “I don’t think that with any of the most intense combat activity there aren’t 15–20 minutes to get your appearance in order. Peaceful people look at a soldier, he should be a model,” he said. He explained the ban on mobile phones by security requirements.
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Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner’s PMCs, reacted to his words, calling such demands “archaic”. “80% of the time at the front, soldiers wash from a bottle, and shaving is generally a great luxury. A considerable part of both Muslims and Orthodox Christians wear a beard according to religious customs. The beard on the front is a symbol, it’s a tradition,” Prigozhin said. Prigozhin also called the use of mobile devices for the military necessary due to the fact that they can be used to determine the location, transmit data about the general situation, and so on.
Ramzan Kadyrov also agreed with him, reminding that for some military men a beard is part of a religious way of life. “I am seriously sure that this is an obvious provocation, which is designed to extinguish the morale of the fighters who are in the holy war for the sake of the Almighty and who only wear for the sake of the Almightybeard, as our beloved Prophet did,” he wrote in his telegram channel. Kadyrov suggested sending the guardians of the charter to the front line.
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MIran’s ID: Tehran does not recognize the Crimea and four new regions as part of Russia, Crimea became part of Russia in 2014, and the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions — in October 2022. Prior to that, referendums were held in all regions. Iran stressed that it does not recognize the regions as Russian
Hossein Amir Abdollahian
Iran does not recognize the entry of Crimea and four new regions into Russia, despite “excellent relations with Moscow,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on TRT World.
“We recognize the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries within the framework of international laws, therefore, despite the excellent relations between Tehran and Moscow, we did not recognize the separation of Crimea.”;>, Luhansk and Donetsk regions from Ukraine <…>. Because we insist on our consistent principle in foreign policy: when we say that the conflict in Ukraine is not a solution, we believe in our position as a fundamental political principle,” Abdollahian said (quoted by TASS).
Crimea became part of Russia following a referendum held on March 16, 2014. Then more than 95% of the participants of the plebiscite voted for the annexation of the peninsula to Russia. The authorities of Ukraine and Western countries called this step annexation. The Russian side has repeatedly stated that the issue of ownership of the peninsula is not subject to discussion. To date, eight states have recognized Crimea as Russian: Venezuela, Nicaragua, Syria, Afghanistan, North Korea, Cuba, as well as partially recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions were incorporated into Russia on October 5 following the results of referendums held there. This happened in the eighth month of the Russian special military operation conducted on the territory of Ukraine, the purpose of which President Vladimir Putin, among other things, called the protection of the population of Donbass. On the eve of the head of state also said that the meaning of the special operation is the cessation of hostilities that have been going on in eastern Ukraine since 2014.
Iran, unlike Western countries, has not imposed sanctions against Russia and has consistently advocated strengthening interstate relations. Ukraine, the US and the EU accused Tehran of supporting the Russian special operation, including the transfer of weapons to Moscow. The Russian and Iranian authorities denied this.
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RRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. The situation in the war zone — in the infographic of RBC *
January 19 Press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Ukrainian authorities need to realize that “Russia and Putin are and will be” and that Kiev needs to be ready to take into account Russia’s demands. This is how he responded to the words of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, said at a forum in Davos, that he would not hold talks with Russia because “he does not understand with whom and about what to conduct them.”
January 18 The Ministry of Defense announced the taking of control of the settlement of Sol near Soledar.
January 17th in Dnipro, search and rescue operations have been completed at the site of the collapse of the entrance, which occurred on the evening of January 14. According to the latest data from the authorities, 44 people were killed, including five children.
On the same day, the office of the President of Ukraine announced the dismissal of Alexei Arestovich from the post of freelance adviser: he resigned amid a scandal after his words about the missile shot down in the Dnieper. He called his statement a serious mistake and apologized.
January 16 The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said that the air defense and the Black Sea Fleet shot down ten out of ten drones flying in the direction of the city, over the sea.
The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the tragedy in the Dnieper, said that the Russian military does not strike at residential buildings and social facilities. “The strikes are aimed at military targets that are obvious and disguised. You yourself have seen the conclusion of some representatives of the Ukrainian side, where it was said that this tragedy was the result of an air defense counter-missile,” he said.
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January 15 The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the missile strike carried out the day before “on the military command system of Ukraine and related energy facilities”.
In the evening January 14 in Dnipro, after the explosion, the entrance of a high-rise building collapsed. Before that, an air alert was declared throughout Ukraine. The President of the country, Vladimir Zelensky, called the cause of the collapse a rocket hit the house. Adviser to the office of the head of state Alexey Arestovich said that a rocket shot down by the Ukrainian air defense hit the high-rise building. These words caused a scandal in Ukraine, and Arestovich himself later called them a mistake.
January 13 The Ministry of Defense announced the taking of Soledar under control.
January 12 The commander of the Russian Ground Forces, General Oleg Salyukov, arrived in Belarus to inspect the Russian units of the joint group of troops.
Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov said that the transition to a new system may begin already during the next spring draft (they want to change the age of conscripts from 18-27 to 21-30 years).
January 11 Sergei Shoigu replaced the commander of the united group of troops in Ukraine, the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov was appointed to this position. Generals Sergey Surovikin, Oleg Salyukov and Alexey Kim became Gerasimov’s deputies.
The Ministry of Defense reported taking control of the settlement of Podgorodnoye (the village is located northeast of Artemovsk, a few kilometers southwest of Soledar). The department also announced the blocking of Soledar. Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the fighters of the Wagner PMCs took control of the entire territory of the city.
On January 10, it became known that Colonel-General Alexander Lapin was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces.
The acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that Soledar is “close to release”.
January 9th The DPR defense headquarters reported that Russian troops had taken control of the village of Bakhmutskoye near Soledar.
January 8 Ministry of DefenseThe “retaliation operation” was reported in response to the AFU strike on Makeyevka: according to the ministry, a massive missile strike was carried out on two points of temporary deployment of AFU units, as a result of which more than 600 Ukrainian military were destroyed. Kiev did not confirm this information. The Kremlin subsequently declared “absolute confidence” in the information of the Ministry of Defense.
The Ministry of Defense also announced the first prisoner exchange in 2023, as a result of which 50 Russian soldiers returned. Kiev confirmed the exchange: they also reported the return of 50 Ukrainian soldiers who were captured in various places, including the Kiev and Chernihiv regions, Mariupol and the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
January 5th Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian military to introduce a ceasefire regime along the entire contact line from 12:00 on January 6 until the end of January 7. Patriarch Kirill made a proposal for a Christmas truce earlier. Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak called these actions a “trick”. The DPR representative office in the JCCC reported on the morning of January 7 that on Christmas Night the AFU fired on the republic seven times.
January 4th The Ministry of Defense reported that the number of military dead in Makeyevka increased to 89.
January 2 The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported on the AFU strike in the area of Makeyevka (DPR). According to the ministry, Russian air defense shot down two HIMARS rockets, four reached the target. As a result of the strike, 63 Russian servicemen were killed.
On this day, the authorities of the Voronezh region reported on the work of the air defense— a drone was shot down on approach to Voronezh. Another drone was shot down near Berdyansk (Zaporozhye region), the city’s CAA reported.
January 1st The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the strike on the eve of the attack on the objects of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, manufacturing drones. The ministry said that Kiev’s plans to commit terrorist attacks against Russia in the near future have been thwarted.
December 30th The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the massive strike on Ukraine. According to the ministry, all designated targets have been hit, production and repair of military equipment have been stopped, and the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been stopped.
The Russian IC stated that after the examination of Mariupol, more than 3 thousand bodies of murdered local residents were found. The UK opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code (The use of prohibited means and methods of warfare), the defendants of which were Ukrainian military commanders.
The Belgorod region was shelled twice a day. In the morning, the Shebekinsky city district was shelled, and later the village of Vyazovoye of the Krasnoyaruzhsky district. In both cases, no one was injured. In the Bryansk region, the village of Kister of the Pogarsky district was under fire. People were not injured, but the electricity supply of the village was disrupted.
And in Donetsk, the deputy head of the department of the military investigative Department of the IC for the united group of troops, Lieutenant Colonel of Justice Yevgeny Rybakov, was killed in the shelling.
December 29 The air defense of Belarus shot down a Ukrainian missile of the S-300 system, its fragments fell in the Brest region. Regarding the incident, the military commissar of the region Oleg Konovalov said that “There is absolutely no need for residents to worry, such cases, unfortunately, happen.”
The governor of the Saratov region, Roman Busargin, said that the air defense system worked in the Engels district, which shot down a drone. According to the official, people were not injured.
The settlements of Tetkino and Guevo in the Kursk region came under mortar fire. In Tetkino, six houses were damaged, one partially destroyed.
December 28 Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow will not recognize the peace plans from Ukraine if they do not take into account “today’s realities with the Russian territory” with the entry of four new regions into Russia.
The deputy head of the Kiev administration, Pyotr Panteleev, said that the emergency blackout regime in the city will continue throughout the winter.
December 27 Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said that there may be a “gap” in the issue of achieving peace in Ukraine through diplomatic means. The office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he could become a mediator in the negotiations on Ukraine, provided that all parties to the conflict agree to it. A day earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that Ukraine hopes to hold a peace summit at the UN in February 2023.
December 26 The Ministry of Defense reported an attack by a Ukrainian drone on the Engels airfield in the Saratov region, the air defense system worked, three soldiers were killed.
December 24 Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for the shelling of Kherson, in which ten people were killed and more than 50 were injured.
December 23 The FSB reported on the detention of Russians and Ukrainians in the Perm Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Rostov Regions on charges of helping the SBU and the AFU.
Dmitry Peskov spoke about “significant progress in the demilitarization of Ukraine”. The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that the EU should continue negotiations with Russia on Ukraine in order to avoid a serious escalation of the conflict and the nuclear threat. He also added that the UN Security Council needs to be reformed by suspending Russia’s membership in it.
december 22 The ex-head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin and two other victims of the Ukrainian shelling were taken to the military clinical hospital of Rostov-on-Don. Rogozin was wounded above the right shoulder blade the day before during the shelling of a hotel in Donetsk, where, according to him, a working meeting was held.
On this day, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in the zone of his own, where he checked the placement of personnel and talked with the military on the front line.
During his visit to the United States, Vladimir Zelensky discussed with Joe Biden the “formula for peace”, and also enlisted the support of the US Congress. The American “Law on Additional Appropriations to Ukraine” establishes assistance for 2023 in the amount of $45 billion.
December 21 Vladimir Putin at the board of the Ministry of Defense said that Russia will not engage in the militarization of its economy. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the number of military personnel in the Armed Forces should be increased to 1.5 million, including 695 thousand contract soldiers, adding that the draft age of citizens in the army should be changed from 18 to 21 years, and the age limit is up to 30 years.
On this day, the State Duma adopted amendments to the Criminal Code in the third reading, according to which the punishment for organizing and financing sabotage can be up to life imprisonment.
December 20th The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the continuation of the offensive in the Donetsk direction. The ministry also reported the destruction of Ukrainian aerial military equipment: two MiG-29 aircraft, a Su-25 aircraft and two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on an unannounced visit to Artemivsk (Bakhmut), where he visited the advanced positions and awarded the Ukrainian military.
December 19 The Ministry of Defense reported that four American HARM missiles were shot down in the airspace of the Belgorod region. They also said that in the Donetsk direction, the troops occupied “more favorable borders”. The day before, the department reported on taking control of Yakovlevka in the DPR.
On the night of December 19, the Kiev authorities reported on the work of the air defense. An air alert was sounded in other parts of Ukraine. Later, “Ukrenergo” reported that emergency blackouts were being carried out in Kiev, the region and other regions.
The Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that December 18 was an extremely difficult day: as a result of the shelling of the AFU region, one person was killed and 10 were injured.
The leadership of the DPR reported that during the shelling of Donetsk, shells hit the Kalinin hospital, one person was killed.
Adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich confirmed that the Ukrainian military tried to kill the head of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov when he came to the front line in the spring. Earlier, The New York Times reported that American intelligence learned about Gerasimov’s upcoming trip, but did not transmit this information to Ukraine. Nevertheless, according to the NYT, the Ukrainian side found out about these plans, and then Washington asked Kiev not to attack the head of the General Staff out of fear that this would lead to a greater escalation, but the attack has already begun, the publication said.
December 16 An air alert was declared throughout Ukraine. The authorities of the country’s regions reported explosions, the operation of air defense systems and power outages: sections of railways were de-energized in the Kharkiv, Kirovograd, Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk regions; the metro was stopped in Kiev, Kharkiv and Dnipro. The next day , the Russian Defense Ministry reported on a massivethe impact “on the systems of military control, the military-industrial complex and the energy facilities providing them”. As explained in the department, as a result, the transfer of foreign weapons and ammunition was disrupted, the advance of reserves to combat areas was blocked and defense enterprises for the production and repair of weapons were stopped.
December 15th Donetsk Mayor Alexei Kulemzin said that in the morning the city was subjected to the most massive blow since 2014. Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin reported taking control of more than 80% of Marinka (DPR). According to him, this will help stop the shelling of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that an attempt to attack the APU was thwarted in the Kupyansk direction, and an attempt to counterattack the APU in the Krasno-Limansky direction.
December 14th Russian troops again took control of the main part of the settlement of Vodiane (DPR).
Vitali Klitschko announced the explosions in Kiev. Later it became known that Ukrainian air defense systems shot down 13 drones over the capital, their debris damaged one administrative building and four residential buildings, there were no casualties.
The Ukrainian authorities reported the return of 64 AFU servicemen and one American from captivity. The Russian side has not yet announced anything about the new exchange.
December 12 as a result of the explosion, a bridge in the village of Konstantinovka, Zaporozhye region, was damaged, two spans sank. The representative of the regional administration, Vladimir Rogov, said that according to preliminary data, explosives were planted at the bridge support. The same evening, the head of the acting head of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, reported that an attempt was made on his first deputy Vitaly Bulyuk in Skadovsk. When the car exploded, the driver was killed, Bulyuk was injured.
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, said that the EU countries have not yet been able to agree on the ninth package of sanctions against Russia.
Vladimir Zelensky held telephone talks with Joe Biden. The President of Ukraine announced the destruction of 50% of the country’s energy infrastructure.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the continuation of the offensive of Russian troops in the Donetsk direction, as well as on the suppression of an attempt by the AFU brigade to counterattack Russian positions in the direction of the village of Peski (DPR).
December 11 Acting Governor of the Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky said that as a result of the AFU strike on the recreation center in Melitopol on December 10, two people were killed, ten were injured.
December 10th Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, said that the AFU fired at the coastline of Energodar from heavy weapons. On this day, the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that a safety zone in the area of the Zaporozhye NPP could be established in the near future.
December 9th The Russian Defense Ministry reported that six MLRS and MARS-II multiple launch rocket systems were defeated in the area of the settlement of Shevchenkovskoye, Zaporozhye region. The ministry also reported on the continuation of the offensive by Russian troops in the Red-Liman direction.
The court sentenced Ilya Yashin (listed in the register of foreign agents) to eight and a half years in a general regime colony for spreading “fakes” about the Russian army.
December 8th The Russian Defense Ministry announced the destruction of MLRS, MARS-II and HIMARS multiple rocket launchers in the Zaporozhye region and the DPR, as well as the continuation of offensive actions in the Krasno-Limansky direction.
December 7th The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the strike on the missile and artillery weapons depot at the ArcelorMittal plant in Krivoy Rog. The ministry also reported on the continuation of the offensive by the Russian military in the Red-Liman direction. An officer of the People’s Militia of the LPR, Andrei Marochko, with reference to intelligence data, reported that Ukraine was pulling additional troops to Artemovsk.
A member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov, reported an attempt on the deputy head of Melitopol, Nikolai Volyk, on the eve of the incident.
December 6th The Russian Defense Ministry announced the return of 60 Russian servicemen from captivity. The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin wrote in his telegram channel that the exchange of prisoners with Kiev took place according to the formula “60 to 60”.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the application of on December 5 a massive strike on the military and related energy facilities of Ukraine. According to the ministry, the purpose of the strike was achieved, the production and repair of Ukrainian weapons was stopped, the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was difficult.
The governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the formation of territorial defense detachments had begun in the region.
December 5th The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the continuation of offensive actions in the Donetsk direction. The ministry also reported on attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to counterattack in the direction of the settlement of Nikolskoye (DPR), Ukrainian troops were pushed back to their original positions.
December 4th The representative of the Turkish President Ibrahim Kalyn said that Turkey continues to work on the organization of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations.
December 3rd Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus Sergei Shoigu and Viktor Khrenin signed a protocol between the countries on amendments to the agreement on joint provision of regional security in the military sphere.
December 2nd The Ministry of Defense reported on taking control of Kurdyumovka (DPR). The ministry also reported two downed Ukrainian aircraft: a MiG-26 in the area of Ukrainka (DPR) and a Su-25 in the area of Nikolsky (DPR).
On this day, the Border Committee of Belarus reported that on December 1, an unmarked drone was forcibly planted over the Mokran checkpoint on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. The department noted that similar cases were also on November 2 and 16.
December 1st The Russian Defense Ministry reported on taking control of the settlement of Andreevka (DPR).
The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin announced the exchange of prisoners of war. According to him, the exchange took place according to the formula “50-50”.
November 30th The Russian Defense Ministry announced the taking of control of the settlements of Belogorovka and Pershe Travnya in the DPR. Later that day, the department reported on the capture of Andreevka (DPR) and the continuation of offensive actions by Russian troops in the direction of the settlement of Vodiane (DPR).
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that over the past two months, more than 300 thousand reservists have been trained at more than 100 training grounds in Russia and Belarus.
An explosion occurred at the Embassy of Ukraine in Madrid, as a result of which an embassy employee was slightly injured.
November 29 The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the continuation of the offensive in the Donetsk direction. The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported taking control of the settlements of Pershe Travnya and Andreevka.
November 28 The FSB reported on the prevention of a series of terrorist attacks in Melitopol and the detention of three saboteurs.
November 28 The head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik announced the return of 23 soldiers from Ukrainian captivity. On November 26, the Ministry of Defense announced that nine servicemen had returned to Russia during the exchange. The head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Ermak, confirmed the information about the exchange and announced the return to Ukraine of 12 people, including nine military and three civilians.
November 27 Vatican Foreign Relations Secretary Paul Richard Gallagher said that the Vatican is ready to become a platform for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin welcomes the initiative of the Vatican, but believes that Kiev will not go to a dialogue in this format.
November 25 Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the mothers of the participants of the military operation.
The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin reported on the exchange of prisoners with Ukraine according to the formula “9 to 9”. A day earlier, he reported on the exchange according to the formula “50-50”, this information was confirmed by the Ministry of Defense. On November 23, the Russian Defense Ministry and the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Ermak, also reported on the prisoner exchange, according to which 36 people returned to Ukraine, 35 to Russia.
November 24 The Russian Defense Ministry reported on a massive strike on military and energy facilities on the territory of Ukraine a day earlier. The strikes disrupted Ukrainian military logistics. The department stated that there were no targets in Kiev.
Earlier, the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko wrote in his telegram channel that after the strikes, 70% of the city remains without electricity.
November 23 “Energoatom” reported that the power units at three Ukrainian nuclear power plants were automatically turned off. The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine announced emergency power outages for most residents of the country.
November 23 The Russian Defense Ministry reported five downed drones near gas condensate fields in the Black Sea and Sevastopol.
November 22 The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the continuation of the offensive and the repulse of the enemy’s counterattack in the Donetsk direction. The ministry also reported that over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired eight shells at the industrial zone of the Zaporozhye NPP.
The authorities of the Belgorod region reported on the construction of a zasechnaya line on the border with Ukraine.
November 21 The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the defeat of two installations of the multiple launch rocket system “Hurricane” in the area of Dusty (Kharkiv region). According to the department, they fired at the territory of the Belgorod region.
November 20 The Russian Defense Ministry said that during November 19 and in the morning of November 20, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the Zaporozhye NPP. According to the agency, the radiation situation in the area of the NPP remains normal. The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that the shelling of the NPP should be stopped immediately.
November 19 The deputy official representative of the UN Secretary General, Farhan Haq, said that the organization called for investigating information about the shooting of military personnel in Ukraine. Members of the HRC Commission on Relations with International Organizations joined the UN appeals. A day earlier, on November 18, the Russian IC opened a criminal case on the fact of the mass shooting of captured Russian servicemen.
November 18 The Ministry of Defense reported on taking control of the settlement of Opytne (DPR), as well as on the eve of strikes on military command facilities and fuel and energy infrastructure. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reported that as of the evening of November 17, more than 10 million people in Ukraine remained without electricity.
The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov said that fortification works are being carried out on the territory of the peninsula.
November 17th the parties extended the grain deal for 120 days.
The authorities of the Dnipropetrovsk and Odessa regions reported damage to infrastructure facilities after the shelling.
The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported on the destruction of the workshops of the defense enterprise for the production of fuel and rocket engines in Pavlograd (Dnipropetrovsk region) and the workshops of the scientific and production complex “Iskra” in Zaporozhye.
November 16 The Russian Defense Ministry reported on a massive strike on the military command system of Ukraine and related energy facilities. The ministry noted that the strikes were carried out only on targets in Ukraine, no closer than 35 km from the Ukrainian-Polish border. The Ministry of Defense also clarified that it did not launch missile strikes against targets in Kiev.
Polish President Andrzej Duda called the fall of the rocket in Poland “an accident”, specifying that the Polish authorities have no evidence that the missile was fired by the Russian side. On this day, Reuters, citing a NATO source, reported that US President Joe Biden called the work of the Ukrainian air defense system the cause of the explosions in Poland.
November 15th the Ukrainian authorities reported explosions and the work of air defense almost throughout the country. Due to the shelling, emergency power outages began in the country. On this day, the Polish authorities announced the fall of two missiles on the territory of the country 8 km from the border with Ukraine.
The acting governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, announced the termination of the work of the Kakhovskaya HPP and the evacuation of residents deep into the region. On this day it became known that the employees of the administration of Novaya Kakhovka left the city, the crews of municipal enterprises and services of the city are working in a standby mode.
November 14th President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kherson and addressed Ukrainian servicemen at the city administration building.
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported on taking control of Pavlovka (DPR). A day earlier, the department reported that the village of Mayorsk in the Donetsk direction had been taken under control.
November 13 Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin instructed to demobilize students from the DPR and LPR.
November 11 The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the completion of the transfer of units of Russian troops to the left bank of the Dnieper. It passed without loss of personnel and military equipment. The ministry also noted that over the past two days, the advance of the Ukrainian military in certain directions amounted to no more than ten km.
Acting Governor of the Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky said that an attempt was made on the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the region Andrey Boyk in Melitopol.
In the evening of November 9th The Ministry of Defense announced the withdrawal of troops from Kherson to the left bank of the Dnieper. The commander of the group of troops in the special operation zone, Sergei Surovikin, called it a “very difficult decision” and explained that it was necessary to preserve the lives of the military and the combat capability of the group, “it is hopeless to keep it on the right bank, in a limited area.” The General noted that 115 thousand residents were evacuated from Kherson and neighboring districts.
In the morning of November 9th Deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov said that Ukrainian attacks were repulsed in all directions of the Kherson region. The day before, he reported on heavy fighting in the area of the settlement of Snigirevka, as well as attempts by the AFU to conduct reconnaissance by combat in the Posad-Pokrovsky and Berislavsky sections.
In the middle of the day Kirill Stremousov died in an accident near Genichesky.
November 8th Kirill Stremousov said that “in the coming days, events are expected to come to an end in Kherson.” “We are ready for any solutions, even the most difficult ones,” he added. According to him, the mass evacuation of the right bank has been completed, residents of Kherson can then evacuate themselves privately.
November 7th The Governor of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako instructed to check the messages in social networks about the “large unjustified losses” of the 155th Separate Guards Brigade of the Pacific Fleet Marines in the battles in the Pavlovka area in the DPR. Later that day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that “the losses of Marines for this period do not exceed 1% of the combat personnel and 7% wounded”.
November 6th the dam of the Kakhovskaya HPP came under fire from the AFU. Ruslan Agayev, a representative of the administration of Novaya Kakhovka, said that there was no critical damage due to a shell hit. On this day, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Main Council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, reported on the construction of fortified areas in the north of the region in case of an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
November 6th Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that due to Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Kiev may be left without electricity, water supply and heating.
November 3rd The Ministry of Defense reported that 107 soldiers returned from captivity. Earlier, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin announced that Ukraine will be given the same number of prisoners.
On November 3, Deputy Head of the administration of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov admitted that Russian troops would leave for the left-bank part of the region. He advised the residents of Kherson, who have not yet managed to move out of the city, “as soon as possible” to go to the left bank. He also said that the APU fired at the administration of the city of Naked Pier at night. The building is completely destroyed, there are no victims or injured, Stremousov said. This city is located south of Kherson.
On November 3, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned British Ambassador Deborah Bronnet and protested to her in connection with the drone attack on the ships of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol on October 29. Moscow accuses London of involvement in this attack. Britain denies these accusations.
November 2nd The Ministry of Defense announced that Russia is resuming participation in the grain deal. The agency explained this by the fact that Kiev gave Moscow guarantees that the humkoridor would not be used for military purposes.
November 4th Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he had agreed with Vladimir Putin on free grain supplies to countries in need, “especially in Somalia, Djibouti and Sudan, which in July faced a serious food crisis and famine.”
November 1st Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the army continues to hit military infrastructure facilities and facilities that affect the reduction of Ukraine’s military potential with high-precision weapons.
Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that an additional decree on the abolition of mobilization is not needed and this was confirmed by the state legal department of the president. The day before, Vladimir Putin said that partial mobilization has been completed, “the point has been set.”
In the Kherson region October 31 they announced the expansion of the evacuation zone by 15 km from the Dnieper. 70 thousand people are going to be resettled there, the reason was called possible damage by Ukrainian troops to the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam, which could cause flooding of the left bank.
October 31 The Ministry of Defense again reported attacks on the military control and energy systems of Ukraine. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal reported in the afternoon that 18 objects in different regions were damaged.
October 30 Turkey, the UN and Ukraine have decided to continue sending grain from Ukrainian ports. They resumed inspections of vessels. On October 31, the UN announced the passage of 12 vessels along the humanitarian corridor.
October 29 The authorities of Sevastopol reported an attack by Ukrainian drones on military facilities of the Black Sea Fleet. Later, the Defense Ministry clarified that the attack occurred early in the morning, nine UAVs and seven autonomous marine drones were involved in it. Minor damage, according to the department, was received by the sea minesweeper Ivan Golubets and a boom in Yuzhnaya Bay. After that , the Ministry of Defense announcedthe suspension of participation in the grain deal, explaining this by the attack of drones on ships involved in ensuring the security of the gumkoridor. The same evening, Russia notified the UN of its decision and requested a meeting of the organization’s Security Council. On October 31, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, said that the agreements on the passage of ships through the Black Sea without Moscow’s participation should not be fulfilled.
October 29 there was an exchange of prisoners according to the formula “50-50”. 50 Russian military decided to deliver to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation, the Ministry of Defense reported. The head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Ermak said that Kiev received 52 people.
October 28 Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin that the task of conscripting 300 thousand people as part of partial mobilization has been completed. No additional tasks are planned, he noted. On October 31, the Ministry of Defense announced the termination of the delivery of subpoenas. In the future, military enlistment offices will be engaged in the reception of volunteers and contract candidates, the department noted.
October 28 it became known about the new shelling of the Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson. Earlier in the day, the authorities of the Kherson region announced the end of the evacuation from the right bank of the Dnieper.
October 27 Ramzan Kadyrov said that as a result of shelling in the Kherson region, 23 Chechen soldiers were killed and 58 were injured.
October 26 President of Guinea-Bissau Umaru Sisoku Embalo at a press conference conveyed to Vladimir Zelensky a message from Vladimir Putin about the need for negotiations between Moscow and Kiev. On October 27, Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian president had not conveyed any “specific message”. According to him, the President of Guinea-Bissau expressed a desire to convey Putin’s position to the Ukrainian side.
October 26 Sergei Shoigu held telephone talks with colleagues from India (Rajnath Singh) and China (Wei Fenghe), during the talks the minister expressed concern about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a dirty bomb.
Morning October 25 it became known about a powerful explosion near the building of the TV company “ZaTV” in Melitopol. According to the UK, five people were injured.
October 23 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held telephone talks with the defense ministers of France, Turkey and the United Kingdom. With each of them, he discussed possible provocations by Ukraine using a dirty bomb. On this day, Sergei Shoigu discussed the situation in Ukraine with the US Secretary of Defense.
The governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, announced the completion of work on staffing and construction of two reinforced defense lines in the region. He also added that the third line will be ready by November 5.
October 22 The governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov announced the installation of protective structures in the regions of the region. Earlier, he reported on the shelling of the city of Shebekino: on October 19, civilian infrastructure facilities came under fire, on October 20, three shells flew into the territory of an agricultural enterprise, on October 21, an industrial enterprise, on October 22, two people were killed as a result of the shelling.
October 21 The UK has opened a criminal case in connection with the shelling of the crossing near the Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson. Four people were killed and 13 were injured. Among the dead and wounded were children and journalists, the ministry noted. According to the investigation, the APU struck at the crossing from the HIMARS MLRS.
In the evening of October 19, the adviser to the Minister of Energy of Ukraine reported that about 40% of the energy infrastructure was damaged. With On October 20, Ukraine introduced an electricity saving mode.
October 19th Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the introduction of martial law in the territories of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions from October 20. Another presidential decree establishes different levels of response in the regions of Russia.
October 18 The Ministry of Defense announced the taking of Gorobyivka under control in the Kharkiv region.
On October 18 The acting governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, announced the organized relocation of residents of the right-bank districts of Kherson to the left bank of the Dnieper. On the same day, the commander of the grouping of troops in the SVO zone, Sergei Surovikin, announced a “difficult situation” in Kherson and did not rule out making the “most difficult decisions”.
October 17th The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin reported on the exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev. Russia received 110 people, Ukraine – 108. As Pushilin explained, two women refused to go to Ukraine and decided to stay. According to the Ministry of Defense, 72 sailors from civilian vessels were among those who returned to Russia.
October 14 Vladimir Putin said that massive strikes are no longer necessary, and the military is gradually finishing off those objects that are left to hit.The Ministry of Defense reported on the continuation of strikes with precision weapons on military control and energy systems in reports and on other days until October 20.
October 13 The Ministry of Defense reported on the exchange of prisoners with Kiev. According to the ministry, 20 Russian servicemen have been returned from the territory of Ukraine. Earlier, on October 11, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Ermak, said that Moscow had returned 32 soldiers and the body of an Israeli to Kiev.
October 10th The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the massive strike on the objects of the military command, communications and energy systems of Ukraine. In the morning of the same day, the authorities of several regions and cities of the country, including Kiev, reported about the explosions. In some cities, electricity and water supply were lost, communications were disrupted, and transport was suspended. The Ministry of Defense reported massive strikes on military administration and energy facilities in the following days.
October 8th it became known about the explosion of a truck on the Crimean Bridge, automobile and railway traffic on it was suspended. The IC opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code (terrorism). Putin said that Russia’s responses to the terrorist attacks will be tough.
October 8th It was announced that Sergei Shoigu appointed General of the Army Sergei Surovikin as the commander of the Combined Group of Troops in the area of the SVO.
September 30th Vladimir Putin and the leaders of the LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions signed agreements in the Kremlin on the entry of new territories into Russia. On October 5, Vladimir Putin signed laws on the ratification of treaties, as well as a decree on the publication of the text of the Constitution with amendments related to the admission of new regions into the country. The integration of the new territories into Russia will last until January 1, 2026.
The heads of the LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions appealed to Putin to consider their accession to Russia after the referendums that took place in these territories from September 23 to 27. Before the referendum, the Kherson Regional State Administration reported that residents of the city of Snegirevka and the village of Alexandrovka in the Mykolaiv region asked to join them to the Kherson region.
September 30 Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Main Council of the CAA, reported on the shelling of a convoy of refugees who were leaving the car market on Orekhovsky Highway (Zaporozhye) towards the territory controlled by Russia. 23 people were killed. During the night shelling of Kherson, the first deputy head of the CAA of the Kherson region for security, Alexey Katerinichev, was killed.
September 29 The LNR ambassador to Russia, Rodion Miroshnik, reported on the shelling of a column of civilians who left Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, for Russia. More than 30 people were killed. Later in the day, the head of the CAA of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, reported the crash of a drone on the territory of the NPP. According to him, the radioactive background remained normal.
September 26 Deputy head of the CAA of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov reported a new shelling of the Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson. On this day, the Ministry of Defense reported the shelling of the dacha village “Volna”, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the Zaporozhye NPP.
September 25 The head of the CAA of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, reported on the shelling of a hotel in Kherson. Journalists and other civilians lived in the hotel. Two people were killed. Among them – former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from the Party of Regions Alexey Zhuravko.
September 22 The Ministry of Defense reported on the exchange of 55 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Russia, the DPR and the LPR. The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that Ukraine also handed over Viktor Medvedchuk among them. According to Kiev, as part of the exchange, 215 prisoners were handed over to Ukraine.
September 21 Vladimir Rogov, a member of the General Council of the Zaporozhye region CAA, said that the cooling system, transformers, and an open switchgear were disrupted at the NPP due to shelling.
September 21 Vladimir Putin signed a decree on partial mobilization. He also said that Russia will support the choice of residents of the LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which they will make at their referendums. Representatives of these Territories announced plans to hold referendums on September 19-20.
After the announcement of partial mobilization, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu explained that 300 thousand people were planned to be called up. Putin said that we are talking only about those who are in the reserve, first of all, who have served, have the appropriate military accounting specialty and experience. Later, speaking about the course of mobilization, the Presidenthe said that there were questions about the organization of the process and demanded that all errors be corrected. On October 14, Putin said that he would instruct the Security Council to check how the training of the mobilized was going. At a press conference, he was asked about the news about the deaths of those mobilized at the front just three weeks after the announcement of mobilization.
On September 19, the DPR reported the death of 13 civilians during the shelling of the Kuibyshev district of Donetsk.
September 16 A missile strike was launched against the administration of the Kherson region. During the shelling, the head of the Department of Labor and Social Policy of the region, Alla Barkhatnova, was wounded, her driver was killed. On this day, an explosion occurred in the building of the Prosecutor General’s Office in Lugansk, which killed Prosecutor General Sergei Gorenko and his deputy EkaterinaSteglenko. It also became known about the murder of the deputy head of the Berdyansk Regional State Administration Oleg Boyko and his wife Lyudmila Boyko, who headed the city territorial election commission for the referendum. A member of the Zaporozhye CAA, Vladimir Rogov, reported on the new shelling of the Energodar, where the Zaporozhye NPP is located.
September 15th The head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik said that the APU tried to go on the offensive along the entire front line in the LPR. He also noted that there is no reason to panic. On the same day, the deputy head of the CAA of the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, said that the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were pulling together on the highway between Nikolaev and Kherson.
September 14th The headquarters of the DPR defense Ministry reported that the settlements of Nikolaevka and Nikolaevka Two were taken under control. On the same day, the People’s militia of the LPR stated that the contact line came close to the borders of the republic, but the allied forces control the territory.
Vladimir Zelensky said in his Telegram channel that he had arrived in the Izyum of the Kharkiv region.
On September 14, the Ministry of Defense reported on the losses suffered by the Ukrainian army in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction during unsuccessful offensive actions.
On September 10 The Ministry of Defense decided to regroup troops in the areas of Balakleya and Izyum “to increase efforts in the Donetsk direction.” The operation for folding and transfer took place within three days. The agency explained that this is necessary “to achieve the stated goals of a special military operation to liberate Donbass”. At the same time, the troops continued to strike at the units and reserves of the Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region.
September 9th The Kharkiv civil-military administration reported that they were evacuating the civilian population of cities shelled by Ukrainian artillery, among them Kupyansk and Izyum. On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry published a video of the transfer of troops to the Kharkiv direction.
September 9th The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, announced the increased risks of an emergency due to the shelling around the Zaporozhye NPP, as they led to a complete power outage in the Energodar, and also create dangers for personnel. On September 8, he said that the agency offers Russia and Ukraine to conclude a “simple agreement” on the inviolability of the NPP.
According to the Ministry of Defense of September 9, The APU lost three tanks, other armored vehicles and more than 270 military personnel in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction during the day. The department began to report on the attempts of the offensive of Ukrainian forces in the south from the end of August.
September 7th The Ministry of Defense announced the taking control of the village of Kodema in the DPR.
September 6th an explosion occurred in the center of Berdyansk (Zaporozhye region). According to the city authorities, the car of the city commandant Artem Bardin was blown up near the CAA building, he was hospitalized in serious condition.
September 1st The mission of the IAEA experts arrived at the Zaporozhye NPP. The road from Kiev to Energodar took the experts almost two days: at the demarcation line, their motorcade joined the queue of others entering the part of Zaporozhye occupied by Russian forces. The mission’s visit was associated with regular reports of shelling of the NPP and became possible after receiving clear security guarantees from Russia and Ukraine. On September 5, the IAEA mission left the station. Two representatives of the delegation remained there on a permanent basis.
August 28 it became known about the shelling of Novaya Kakhovka and Kakhovskaya HPP. On August 29, the head of the military-civil administration, Vladimir Leontiev, announced the evacuation of city residents from their jobs to bomb shelters.
August 23 The Ministry of Defense announced the taking under control of the settlements of Komsomolskoye and Blagodatovka. Also, the Ministry reported on taking control of 36 sq. km of the Kherson region and 12 sq. km of the Mykolaiv region.
August 19 The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported the capture of the settlements of Zaitsevo and Dacha.
August 14 The Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian military had taken control of the settlement of Udy in the Kharkiv region.
On August 13, it became known that the settlement of Peski (DPR) had been taken under control.
August 11 The head of the civil-military administration of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, reported at least three strikes in the area of the radioactive isotope storage. On the same day, a meeting of the UN Security Council was held in connection with the shelling and their possible catastrophic consequences. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “agreeing on a secure demilitarization perimeter at the technical level to ensure the security of the area.” Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the military-civil administration of the region, said that if the shelling continues, the NPP will be mothballed.
August 8th The Ministry of Defense reported that the Zaporozhye NPP came under fire, it also became known that another blow was struck on the Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson.
august 1st The first grain merchant ship left the port of Odessa after the signing of grain export agreements by representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN. The Razoni vessel under the flag of Sierra Leone is to deliver a cargo of corn to the port of Istanbul the next day, the Defense Ministry said. The documents on grain export were signed by the parties on July 22.On June 30, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that it had withdrawn the military from the island of Zmeiny in the Black Sea to demonstrate the absence of obstacles to the organization of a humanitarian corridor for the export of grain from Ukraine.
July 29 The Ministry of Defense and the authorities of the DPR reported the shelling by the AFU from the HIMARS MLRS colony in Yelenovka, where Ukrainian prisoners of war were being held. According to the Ministry of Defense, 50 prisoners were killed in the strike, and more than 70 were injured.
July 16 Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu gave instructions to increase the actions of Russian groups of troops in all operational areas. In a statement, the Ministry of Defense noted that this is necessary to “exclude the possibility of the Kiev regime to inflict massive missile and artillery strikes on civilian infrastructure and residents of settlements in Donbass and other regions.”
July 3 The Ministry of Defense reported the capture of the settlements of Verkhnekamenka, Zolotarevka and Belogorovka. Later that day, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that control had been established over the city of Lisichansk and a number of nearby settlements: Belogorovka, Novodruzhesk, Maloryazantsevo and Belaya Gora. In his report to President Shoigu, he also reported on the liberation of the LPR.
July 1st The Ministry of Defense announced the capture of the Lisichansk oil refinery, the Matrosskaya mine, the Gelatin Plant and the village of Topolevka.
June 25 The Ministry of Defense reported taking control of the cities of Severodonetsk and Borovskoye, as well as the settlements of Voronovo and Sirotino.
June 24 The Defense Ministry reported progress in the Luhansk direction in five days: several settlements in the Popasnyansky district, including Loskutovka and Nyrkovo, were taken under control.
June 21 The Defense Ministry reported on an attempt by Ukrainian troops to take the island of Zmeiny on June 20, during which drones and artillery were involved. As noted in the department, “convinced of the failure of the attempt to capture the island,” the APU struck at drilling platforms in the Black Sea. This was announced on the morning of June 20 by the head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov. According to him, seven people are missing after the strike.
June 20 The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the capture of Toshkovka in the LPR.
On June 19, the Ministry of Defense reported taking control of Metelkino in the Severodonetsk direction.
June 9 The headquarters of the DPR defense Ministry reported about the battles for Slavyansk – this is one of the transport hubs of the region, it is located about 100 km north of Donetsk.
On June 9, the Ministry of Defense announced the beginning of work on clearing roads and forests in the national park “Holy Mountains” (in the areas of the settlements of Svyatogorsk, Yarovaya, Studenok and Sosnove). The head of the Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, announced on June 7 that Svyatogorsk and other places had been taken under control. According to him, a significant part of the DPR and LPR along the left bank of the Seversky Donets River is occupied. Residential quarters of Severodonetsk have also been taken under control, the struggle for the industrial zone and the nearest settlements continues.
May 28 The Ministry of Defense reported taking control of the city of Krasny Liman (Estuary). It is located 60 km northwest of Donetsk, in the Kramatorsk district, near Slavyansk. The day before, his capture was reported at the headquarters of the DPR. May 28 The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the capture of Severodonetsk (in the LPR). He later said that by the evening of May 29, about 70% of the residential sector had been cleared of mines in the city.
May 20 Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin on the complete takeover of Mariupol, including the territory of the Azovstal plant. According to the Ministry of Defense, since May 16, 2,439 soldiers of the AFU and the Azov regiment have surrendered (its symbols are recognized as extremist in Russia). Earlier in the day, Shoigu announced the proximity to the completion of the operation to liberate the LPR. May 25 The Ministry of Defense announced the completion of mine clearance and demilitarization of the seaport of Mariupol. The port began to function in a daily mode.
The battles for Mariupol were going on almost from the very beginning of the military operation. Shoigu reported to Putin about the capture of the city back on April 21. At that time, according to the minister, the remnants of nationalist formations were hiding on the territory of the Azovstal plant. Putin called the storming of the plant impractical, ordered it to be canceled, and the territory of the plant to be blocked.
April 11 The Ministry of Defense reported that Russian tank crews took the village of Kamenka. The ministry noted that this is one of the most fortified defense lines in the Izyumsky district. Tankers were awarded state awards after the battle.
April 8th The Ministry of Defense denied involvement in the missile attack on the station in Kramatorsk. The ministry said that on this day the Russian army had no firing tasks in this city, and the tactical missiles “Dot-U”, the wreckage of which was found at the train station and the pictures of which were published by eyewitnesses, are used by the Ukrainian military. Kramatorsk is under the control of Ukraine.
April 3 The agency called the published photos and videos a provocation, “allegedly testifying to some “crimes” of Russian servicemen in the city of Bucha, Kiev region.” The footage in question began to appear on the night of April 3. Photographers of the foreign agencies Reuters and AFP began to publish pictures with the bodies of people in civilian clothes on the streets of the city. The Defense Ministry claims that during the time that the settlement was under the control of the Russian military, not a single local resident was injured.
March 30 The Ministry of Defense reported on “planned regrouping of troops in the Kiev and Chernihiv directions”. At the first stage of the operation, it was planned to force the Ukrainian army to concentrate forces and resources on major cities, including Kiev, the ministry explained. The tasks in these areas have been completed, and the purpose of the regrouping is to activate actions in priority areas and complete the operation to liberate Donbass, the military said. The reduction of military activity in the Kiev and Chernihiv directions was announced following the results of the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul on March 29.
March 25 The military department reported that during the first stage of the special operation, the Ukrainian Navy was destroyed, most of the aviation was disabled.
March 24 The Defense Ministry said that the Russian armed forces took full control of the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.
According to the Ministry of Defense, hypersonic missile systems “Dagger” were used in the operation. So, March 21 It was said about the destruction with their help of underground storage facilities of Ukrainian aircraft destruction and combat units for missile systems “Tochka-U” in Delyatin, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Sea-based cruise missiles “Caliber” March 24 the largest fuel base of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Kalinovka near Kiev was destroyed.
March 15th The Ministry of Defense announced the taking under full control of the entire territory of the Kherson region, as well as the city of Balakleya in the Kharkiv region. Also, the military previously reported that they had established control over Melitopol, Berdyansk, Vasilyevka (Zaporozhye region), the Chernobayevka airfield near Kherson, the city of Energodar and the Zaporozhye NPP.
February 24 the agency reported on the unblocking of the North Crimean Canal. The dam, which blocked the supply of Dnieper water to the Crimea, was blown up by the military, said the head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov.
The Ministry of Defense reported three times about losses during a military operation. On March 2, the ministry announced 498 dead and 1,597 wounded. According to the information on March 25, 1,351 servicemen were killed and 3,825 wounded. September 21 Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that during the special military operation, losses on the part of Ukraine amounted to more than 100 thousand people (among them more than 61 thousand were killed and more than 49 thousand wounded). On the part of Russia, the losses amounted to 5,937 dead.
At the request of Roskomnadzor, RBC provides data on the details of the military operation in Ukraine based on information from Russian official sources.
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AtUrgant — about the idea of recognizing him as a foreign agent: scientists will have to work on this secret for a long time, As Urgant said, the last year has shown that it is impossible to imagine what some deputies will come up with. Earlier, the deputy of the reference committee of Novices stumbled upon contextual advertising with Urgant and demanded to declare him a foreign agent
Ivan Urgant
TV presenter Ivan Urgant, commenting on the proposal of State Duma deputy Nikolai Novichkov to recognize him as a foreign agent, said that it was impossible to understand this idea. His words are quoted by NSN.
“The last year has taught us a lot, in particular that it is impossible to imagine what some deputies will come up with. For me, this is a mystery that scientists will have to work on for a long time, because it is impossible to understand,” the presenter said.
Earlier, the State Duma deputy from “Fair Russia” For the Truth” Nikolay Novichok expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that he has contextual advertising with a TV presenter in “Yandex”. According to him, the fact that Urgant advertises “courses with information technology”, “it’s “quite a mess”. “By the court’s decision, first let’s recognize a foreign agent, and then criminal punishment,” Novichok said.
On the day of the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Urgant made an anti-war appeal on social networks. In early March, Baza wrote about his emigration from Russia with his wife and two daughters. Urgant himself said that he had gone on vacation and promised to return. Soon he returned to Russia.
The last issue of the program “Evening Urgant” aired on “Channel One” on February 21. The TV channel denied the data on the closure of the program, explaining that it does not go out because the broadcast is built “in the information mode”. In December, for the first time in 15 years, Urgant did not host the Golden Gramophone music award, which was broadcast by Channel One, and he also did not star in the film Christmas Trees 9. As the TV presenter explained, he, as well as Sergey Svetlakov and Dmitry Nagiyev decided to “take a break for two or three episodes”.
On December 31, Urgant said that the online cinema Kion (launched by the mobile operator MTS in 2021) removed from the show the New Year’s TV show “The incident in the country of Multi-Pulti”, in which he starred. The presenter pointed out that he did not know the reasons for removing the project from the air, but rated the actions “four with a minus”.
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PResident of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on the dissolution of the country’s parliament. The elections of the new composition of the lower house of parliament are scheduled for March 19. Tokayev explained the snap elections by the logic of constitutional reform
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
The lower house (Mazhilis) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan and deputies of all regional maslikhats have been dissolved in Kazakhstan. This is stated in the decree, which is published on the website of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
“To appoint early elections of deputies of the Mazhilis for March 19, 2023. <..."This decree is put into effect from the date of publication," the document says.
The date of the election of deputies of local councils will be determined by the CEC of the country.
In a special statement, Tokayev expressed hope that the updated composition of deputies will continue to work in this format and “give a new impetus” to the comprehensive modernization of the country. “The holding of early elections to the Majilis and maslikhats is dictated by the logic of the constitutional reform supported by citizens at a national referendum. According to its results, our country has switched to new, fairer and more competitive rules for the formation of a representative branch of government,” Tokayev said in a statement.
There are 107 deputies in the Mazhilis, 98 of whom were elected by universal suffrage on party lists with a 7% barrier. Nine deputies of the Mazhilis were elected by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, an advisory body under the President of the country.
According to the statement of the Kazakh president, now 70% of the deputies of the Mazhilis will be elected on party lists, and 30% – on single-mandate constituencies. Elections to maslikhats of regions and cities of republican significance will be held according to a mixed electoral system, in a 50-50 ratio, and in elections to maslikhats of districts and cities of regional significancevoters will vote only for candidates in single-mandate constituencies. Such a system, Tokayev said, would protect the interests of voters both at the national and regional levels, provide a “wide range of views in representative authorities” and create favorable conditions for the further development of civil society.
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The President of Kazakhstan recalls that earlier in the country it was decided to introduce the “against all” column in the ballot papers and “with the aim of “democratizing the country” to reduce the electoral threshold from 7 to 5% in the elections to the Majilis. The registration threshold for parties was also reduced four times from 25thousand to 5 thousand members and the minimum number of regional representative offices of parties has been reduced from 600 to 200 people. Another innovation, Tokayev’s statement notes, was the legislative consolidation of a 30% quota for women, youth and persons with special needs in the distribution of deputy mandates.
“All these institutional changes will strengthen political competition, ensure the openness of the political system, and contribute to the emergence of a new cohort of politicians,” the President noted.
“We have entered a new era of Kazakhstan’s development. The country is undergoing a dynamic and comprehensive renewal process. These elections will embody the changes taking place in society and will give a powerful impetus to the further modernization of our political system. <..."The elections to the Majilis and maslikhats will be the final stage of the reboot of state institutions and will fill with real content the formula of a strong president, an influential parliament, an accountable government," Tokayev said in a statement.
Daria Chizhova, director of the Information and Analytical Center for the Study of Socio-Political Processes in the post-Soviet space, told RBC that the re-election of the Majilis will be the last link in the modernization of the political system that Tokayev is conducting.
“At the moment, seven parties have been registered, and, in my opinion, we will observe quite an interesting party struggle. The launched political processes were aimed at diversifying the Majilis, forming a greater representation of various political forces in Kazakhstan in it,” she explained. According to Chizhova, the elections may become the brightest campaign since the departure of Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Political reforms in Kazakhstan were launched after the events of January 2022, when mass protests took place throughout the republic. The actions were initially caused by a sharp rise in gas prices, later the demonstrations turned into riots, the protesters demanded the resignation of the government and political reforms. As a result of riots and street confrontation, 230 people were killed, of which 19 were military and security forces.
In October 2022, Tokayev announced the end of the era of “oligarchic capitalism” in the country and the onset of a period of social responsibility of the state to the citizens of the country. In September, the Constitution of Kazakhstan was amended, after which Tokayev announced early presidential elections. According to the new version of the Basic Law, the term of office has been increased from five to seven years, re-election is prohibited.
After winning the elections in November 2022 with 82.45% of the vote, Tokayev promised to carry out fundamental reforms in the country’s economy. He also touched upon the constitutional reform, announcing that Kazakhstan is moving to a new form of political structure.
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MEdvedev said about the risk of a nuclear war if a nuclear power loses in a conventional war, If a nuclear power loses in a “conventional war”, then a nuclear war may begin in the world, Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev believes. At the same time, according to him, the nuclear powers did not lose in major conflicts
Dmitry Medvedev
The loss of a nuclear power in a conventional war can provoke the outbreak of a nuclear war, Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev believes. He wrote about this in Telegram.
He noted that at the NATO military base “Ramstein” on January 20, “great military leaders will discuss new tactics and strategy, as well as the supply of new heavy weapons and strike systems to Ukraine.”
“And it does not occur to any of the poor to draw the following elementary conclusion from this: the loss of a nuclear power in a conventional war can provoke the outbreak of a nuclear war. The nuclear powers have not lost major conflicts on which their fate depends,” Medvedev said, adding that “it should be obvious” to anyone.
On the eve of The New York Times sources from among American officials told the publication that the US presidential administration now admits that Kiev will probably need weapons to attack Crimea, even if such a step threatens to escalate the conflict. The US authorities are discussing with colleagues from Ukraine the possibility of using the supplied weapons (from HIMARS MLRS to Bradley armored vehicles) to attack the Crimea or the Crimean Bridge, the newspaper reported.
The newspaper’s interlocutors linked the change in Washington’s position with the prevailing opinion that if Russia feels the risk of losing control over Crimea, it will strengthen Ukraine’s position in any future negotiations. At the same time, among officials and experts in the United States, fears have eased that Russia will strike back with tactical nuclear weapons. At the same time, according to the newspaper’s interlocutors, the risk of such a scenario still persists.
At the end of September last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to protect the territorial integrity of the country with all available means. According to him, the West uses “nuclear blackmail”, while Russia also has various means of destruction, and in some components, more modern than those of NATO countries. At the same time, a month later, the Russian president assured that there was no sense in a nuclear strike for the country, neither political nor military. Russia will not use nuclear weapons first, but the threat of nuclear war is growing, Putin said.
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In mid-January, the White House issued a joint statement by US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, which stated that Tokyo and Washington would perceive “any use of nuclear weapons by Russia in Ukraine” as “an unjustified hostile act against all mankind”.
Medvedev, reacting to the statement, criticized the Japanese Prime Minister. According to him, he refuses to “even comment on paranoia about our state’s nuclear plans.” According to him, the Prime Minister of Japan is talking nonsense about Russia, thereby betraying the memory of hundreds of thousands of Japanese who burned in the nuclear bonfire of Hiroshima andNagasaki». “And Kisida absolutely does not care that the only country that fully used nuclear weapons was the United States. And her only victim—his own homeland—,— he wrote.
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