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German ok to lawmakers, have approved €3 billion ($3.3 billion) in spending for procurement of some 1,900 missiles, including 1,280 IRIS-T air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles and 500 Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T) for the Raytheon Patriot air defense system. The German Parliament’s budget...https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/missile-defense-weapons/german-lawmakers-ok-eu3-billion-spending-1900-missiles

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ISW observes Russian troops advancing on northwestern flank of Avdiivka, permanent condition, only continued Western support for Ukraine can ensure Putin’s maximalist objectives remain unattainable. ISW assessed that collapse Western aid would likely lead to eventual collapse of Ukraine’s ability to hold off Russian military and the current positional war in Ukraine is not a stable stalemate b'cos current instable balance could readily be tipped in either direction by decisions made by the West.

US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby stated that the White House assesses that Russian forces will be able to conduct offensive operations more easily when winter weather conditions become more conducive for mechanised manoeuvre warfare (likely in January–February 2024) — an assessment that is consistent with ISW’s observations and assessments about the tempo of fighting in Ukraine during the winter.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/22/7434115/

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A senior Ukrainian Defence Ministry official has been detained over allegations he embezzled 1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia ($40 million) relating to an artillery shells contract, according to the Ukrainian Security Service. SBU says the official signed an agreement with a special export company to purchase a wholesale batch of artillery shells in December last year. However, a more favourable contract for the supply was later signed with same manufacturer – one that did not involve intermediaries. SBU said this significantly shortened delivery time and reduced cost of the products.

Defense official extended the original – more expensive - contract and funds totalling 1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia ($40 million) were transferred to the accounts of an affiliated foreign intermediary firm. it has found documents confirming illegal activity. official faces up to 15 years in prison if found guilty.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said it was taking measures to try to recover the funds.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/23/europe/uk...index.html

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Lorries start crossing border after Polish farmers end blockade, Kyiv says. Trucks line up in a long queue to cross Polish-Ukrainian border at the Dorohusk-Jagodzin crossing, in Okopy.

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Russia Admits Using Prohibited Chemical Weapons on Ukrainian Troops.

Institute for Study of War (ISW) notes: “K-51 aerosol grenades are filled with irritant CS gas (2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile), a type of tear gas used for riot control also known as a Riot Control Agent RCA]. The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) prohibits use of RCAs as a method of warfare, Russia has been a state party to CWC since 1997.

“ISW previously observed Russian used K-51 grenades on Ukrainian positions in Donetsk Oblast in November 2022.” Last mth, Russia lost out in bid for re-election to decision-making body of the OPCW chemical watchdog, as Ukrainian President Zelensky cheered Moscow's “isolation” on the world stage.

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European Union on Thursday paid the final tranche of a multibillion-euro support package to Ukraine to help keep its war-ravaged economy afloat this year, leaving Ukraine on financial lifeline from Euro as of next month. Zoro '0'.

The EU has sent 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) each month in 2023 to ensure macroeconomic stability and rebuild critical infrastructure destroyed in the war. It’s also helping to pay wages and pensions, keep hospitals and schools running, and provide shelter for people forced from their homes.

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Russia Hunting for Weapons System that Downed 3 Su-34 Strike Aircraft. After a devastating loss earlier this week, Moscow’s forces have launched an operation to find the weapons responsible for taking out three of its most advanced planes.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/25909

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Zelenskiy says as Ukraine marks Christmas Day on 25 December for first time. All Ukrainians are together,’ president says after govt changed date of Orthodox Christmas in snub to Russia.

Reports on Russian women-led movements challenging official narrative that mobilised troops are required for war against Ukraine.
“We want a total demobilisation. Civilians should not be engaged in fighting,” says one of the women at start of the 9-minute address this month. “There are many of us, and our numbers will only grow.”

They are wives & mothers of many of 300,000 Russian men who were conscripted in September 2022, at a critical period for the Kremlin when it needed to shore up its troop numbers after Ukraine recaptured swathes of territory in the south and north of the country.

(Also read) We’re tired of being good girls’: Russia’s military wives and mothers protest against Putin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...5-december

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BELGRADE: Ukraine’s war efforts are at risk of international sabotage. If, in 2024, Kyiv does not continue to receive military and financial aid from the United States and its Western allies, it could not only lose more territory to Russia, but also face a political crisis at home, which is the last thing the war-torn nation needs.

The decision by US Republicans to block an emergency spending bill to fund support for the war in Ukraine already has had an impact on the situation in Donbas in the east of Ukraine, where Russian forces made small but significant tactical gains.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commenta...on-4005071

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Ukrainian airforce reported destroyed a Russian landing ship Novocherkassk in Feodosia in occupied Crimea on early hours Dec. 26, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced, "& Putin's fleet in Russia is getting smaller & smaller, this time, the large landing ship Novocherkask. Thanks to Air Force pilots & everyone involved!" Happened around 3 am, a explosions were reported in area of Feodosia. A ship with Iranian ammunition was reportedly blown up and a fire broke out in the port.

According to Russian-affiliated media, residents reported hearing loud bangs, and seeing plumes of smoke & traffic on Crimean bridge was blocked. Sergey head of Russian occupation authorities in Crimea, stated "enemy attack was carried out in the Feodosia area.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-ai...ed-crimea/

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Ukraine's aviation did an excellent job. Crimea is Ukraine. There is no place for the occupier's fleet here," the ministry wrote. In his post on social media, Zelensky wrote: "The occupiers will not have a single peaceful place in Ukraine".

EU proposes debt-based solution to fund Ukraine.. The European Union is creating a debt-based plan worth up to 20 billion euro to fund Ukraine, the FT reported on Dec. 26

Ministry of Finance on Dec. 26 successfully issued new debt instruments worth about 21 billion hryvnia, or $532 million, it announced.
https://kyivindependent.com/news-archive/

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Six mths, five mths, three mths. The situation can be completely different,” he said.  “If people propose a 6-mth rotation, they should understand that amount of ammunition needs to be at least doubled.”

The Cabinet bill also envisages discharging mobilized conscripts after 36 months of service unless they want to continue serving voluntarily.

The commander-in-chief said military agreed to 36-month limit only if there are no escalations on front and if there are people who can replace the demobilized conscripts.
https://kyivindependent.com/zaluzhnyi-go...00-people/

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Six mths, five mths, three mths. The situation can be completely different,” he said.  “If people propose a 6-mth rotation, they should understand that amount of ammunition needs to be at least doubled.”

The Cabinet bill also envisages discharging mobilized conscripts after 36 months of service unless they want to continue serving voluntarily.

The commander-in-chief said military agreed to 36-month limit only if there are no escalations on front and if there are people who can replace the demobilized conscripts.
https://kyivindependent.com/zaluzhnyi-go...00-people/

Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Dec. 26 says in parliament had not submitted a formal request for mobilization. On Dec. 25, David Arakhamia, head of President  Zelensky's Servant of the People faction in parliament, said that military command had submitted a request to govt to mobilize 500,000 conscripts. While, Zaluzhnyi said military had a plan on number of mobilized conscripts for 2024.

“As for number, we have generated it for next year, it of course takes into account coverage of the current kit, formation of new military units, and also projection of our losses that we may suffer in 2024. I can't divulge the numbers for each of these indicators. This is a military secret,” he said at a news briefing.

Speaking about the Cabinet's draft law regarding amendments to the mobilization process, the Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi said that he is not involved in decisions of who can be deferred from recruitment. “There are central executive authorities for that which can determine it,” he said.
https://kyivindependent.com/zaluzhnyi-go...00-people/

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Russia is hunting for Weapons System that Downed 3 S-34j jet aircraft    by Ukraine airforces devastating loss last week,

Putin's is mad with Moscow’s forces have launched operation to find those weapons responsible for taking out three of its most advanced planes....
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/25909

Six more Ukrainian pilots now training on F-16s in Denmark, more on their way. At least 14 Ukrainian Air Force pilots now have some training on the Western jet. This is third cohort to be trained on F-16s fighter jet since July, when U.S. decided to allow European allies to export plane to Ukraine.

The pilots first traveled to UK to hone their English skills first, according to a U.K. Defense Ministry. They also received basic flight training in the Grob Tutor aircraft, a propeller-driven trainer. Cockpit time in is intended to “bring future Ukrainian pilots closer to NATO standard approach to flying,” said the press release.

Further ten Ukrainian pilots have completed their language training in United Kingdom (UK) are now receiving basic flight training. Additionally, dozens of Ukrainian aircraft technicians are undergoing English training focusing on engineering, the press release added. “This is a significant step forward from Ukraine’s current Soviet-era capabilities,” said UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2023/1...ay/393001/

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Ukraine announced on last Friday it had downed three Russian Su-34s, though the weapons system used has not been disclosed. Some military-themed Telegram channels suggested the possible use of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system. 

1st Batch Of Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Complete F-16 Basic Training In UK; Get Ready For ‘Mission Russia’

Note: Su-34 [NATO codename “Fullback] aircraft is essentially a two-seat air-to-ground adaptation of Su-27 “Fulcrum.” They are launch platforms of guided aerial bombs & Kh-59 missiles, which the Russians use to attack Ukraine and other areas of Ukraine.

The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleschuk, said the operation was payback for an earlier Russian drone attack on which one of the drones was written “Die Bitch” in Russia. In a Telegram post, he wrote: “Great idea! Here’s our answer! Today, at noon, in the Southern sector – minus three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers!”

He added: “Eternal flight, ‘brothers’!”

OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST --- Sweeping Changes Proposed to Ukraine’s Draft Law
The proposal introduces email and employer summons, mobilization for some with disabilities, stricter rules for higher education deferments and military registration for Ukrainians abroad.

Ihnat added that since the downing of the aircraft there had been fewer guided bomb attacks in the Kherson region but said more anti-aircraft weapons were still needed by Ukraine.

“The Air Force can conduct such operations in different sectors,” he said. “The only question is that there should be more of these systems, and this issue is being discussed as part of our recently created air defense coalition.”

Russian forces continue to bombard Kherson region with artillery – four people and nine others were wounded including one child.”
 Kremlin forces fired 71 shells at Kherson from Saturday to Sunday morning, hitting the city centre, residential areas, medical and educational institutions and “critical infrastructure facilities.” the region's governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on Telegram.

President Zelensky condemned what he called “brutal terrorist shelling deliberately targeting life-sustaining civilian infrastructure and ordinary streets folks.” “Unfortunately there are fatalities. My condolences to the families,” the president added in a message on social media.
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/1st-batch-...-basi/amp/

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After five warplanes are downed in one week, Zelenskyy says every Russian pilot has to make a choice. President Zelenskyy has called on Russian pilots to choose for themselves whether to continue fighting in the war against Ukraine after five Russian warplanes were shot down in a single week.

On Christmas Eve, our soldiers shot down almost 30 Shahed drones, several missiles, and two more Russian military aircraft, all in one evening. In total, we shot down five Sukhoi fighter jets in the week before Christmas. This is very impressive. Everyone delivering results like these in our Air Force, all our anti-aircraft gunners, soldiers in mobile firing groups, and air defence units of the Ground Forces: great job. Thank you.

Every Russian pilot has to make a clear choice for himself whether to go on participating in this war. Our air defence will only get stronger. Especially when we receive the additional systems that have already been agreed on and F-16s."
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/25/7434550/

Background:

Ukrainian defenders downed three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers on the southern front on 22 December and on Christmas Eve, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber on the Mariupol front and a Su-30 fighter over the Black Sea.

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Russia warns Japan over providing Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine.... MOSCOW: A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine will have "grave consequences" for Russia-Japan ties, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday (Dec 27).

Relations between Moscow and Tokyo, already difficult, have deteriorated sharply since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in Feb. 2022. Japan has joined its Western allies in imposing sweeping economic sanctions on Russia.. Last week, Japan said it would prepare to ship Patriot air defence missiles to the United States after revising its arms export guidelines, in Tokyo's first major overhaul of such export curbs in nine years.

Although Japan's new export controls still prevent it from shipping weapons to countries that are at war, it may indirectly benefit Ukraine in its war with Russia as it gives the United States extra capacity to provide military aid to Kyiv.

"The Japanese side loses control over the weapons with which Washington can now do whatever it wants," Zakharova told a weekly briefing. "It cannot be ruled out that under an already tested scheme Patriot missiles will end up in Ukraine."
 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/ru...ne-4012761

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Six more Ukrainian pilots now training on F-16s in Denmark, more on their way. At least 14 Ukrainian Air Force pilots now have some training on the Western jet. This is third cohort to be trained on F-16s fighter jet since July, when U.S. decided to allow European allies to export plane to Ukraine.

The pilots first traveled to UK to hone their English skills first, according to a U.K. Defense Ministry. They also received basic flight training in the Grob Tutor aircraft, a propeller-driven trainer. Cockpit time in is intended to “bring future Ukrainian pilots closer to NATO standard approach to flying,” said the press release.

Further ten Ukrainian pilots have completed their language training in United Kingdom (UK) are now receiving basic flight training. Additionally, dozens of Ukrainian aircraft technicians are undergoing English training focusing on engineering, the press release added. “This is a significant step forward from Ukraine’s current Soviet-era capabilities,” said UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2023/1...ay/393001/

On 500,000 mobilized troops for Ukraine.

“Together with the Ministry of Defense, we agreed on a figure of 36 months, hoping for two [conditions]. First, that there will be no escalation at the front. Second, these people will be replaced in 36 months. “The govt should understand: If we are talking to demobilization, then most likely it will be necessary to start this process in the recruitment of people and preparation already next year. To be able to demobilize [current soldiers]in 2025."

“As the commander-in-chief, I would never operate with such numbers. We are aware of the declared volumes of mobilization in Russia too and we declare ours. And believe me, Russia will change their numbers. I would not bear to discuss such figures in general.”

On training for the mobilized troops “We have a great opportunity to leverage both capabilities and those provided by our partners. Our partners pay great attention to this. And in fact, today our possibilities are unlimited. We can train up to 10 brigades (from 1,000 to 8,000 people each) of full strength.”
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/25994

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A senior Ukrainian Defence Ministry official has been detained over allegations he embezzled 1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia ($40 million) relating to an artillery shells contract, according to the Ukrainian Security Service. SBU says the official signed an agreement with a special export company to purchase a wholesale batch of artillery shells in December last year. However, a more favourable contract for the supply was later signed with same manufacturer – one that did not involve intermediaries. SBU said this significantly shortened delivery time and reduced cost of the products.

Defense official extended the original – more expensive - contract and funds totalling 1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia ($40 million) were transferred to the accounts of an affiliated foreign intermediary firm. it has found documents confirming illegal activity. official faces up to 15 years in prison if found guilty.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said it was taking measures to try to recover the funds.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/23/europe/uk...index.html

According to Eurasian Times. Ukraine’s global arms procurement attempts from country is on the other side of the planet.

we found fighter jets and began negotiating a purchase,” “The seller was ready, and Ministry of Defense confirmed they were needed. Suddenly, one of the letters about this agreement fell into the hands of the Russians.” Belbas: Soon, a representative from Russian embassy in this Peru began walking around with this letter threatening local officials, Russia would shut down any projects for this country." Russian milbloggers and commentators, as US efforts to find Latin American sources for weapons familiar to Ukrainian forces, suggest could have been for MiG-29s. (NOW NO NEED Mig-29.)

NOW!. Ukrainian folks is preparing for their Airforces anytime coming in with dozen of U.S. F-16s, they a welconing the U.S. F-16s to watch over their blue sky.
https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/26068

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After five warplanes are downed in one week, Zelenskyy says every Russian pilot has to make a choice. President Zelenskyy has called on Russian pilots to choose for themselves whether to continue fighting in the war against Ukraine after five Russian warplanes were shot down in a single week.

On Christmas Eve, our soldiers shot down almost 30 Shahed drones, several missiles, and two more Russian military aircraft, all in one evening. In total, we shot down five Sukhoi fighter jets in the week before Christmas. This is very impressive. Everyone delivering results like these in our Air Force, all our anti-aircraft gunners, soldiers in mobile firing groups, and air defence units of the Ground Forces: great job. Thank you.

Every Russian pilot has to make a clear choice for himself whether to go on participating in this war. Our air defence will only get stronger. Especially when we receive the additional systems that have already been agreed on and F-16s."
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/25/7434550/

Background:

Ukrainian defenders downed three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers on the southern front on 22 December and on Christmas Eve, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber on the Mariupol front and a Su-30 fighter over the Black Sea.

After five warplanes are downed in one week, Zelenskyy says every Russian pilot has to make a choice, but latest news is total 8 for Putin to thk, (is those Russian pilots down) during last 3-wks.   Putin don't fxxk care

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The failed vote highlighted waning support in the United States for continuing to fund Ukraine’s war effort at a perilous time in the conflict, with Kyiv’s counteroffensive failing to meet its objectives and Russia’s forces on the offensive. While the bill faltered over an unrelated immigration policy dispute, the resistance it has met in Congress reflects a dwindling appetite among Republicans for backing Ukraine, as polls show that Americans are losing interest in providing financial assistance.

In the Senate, the vote to move forward on the bill was 49 to 51, short of the 60-vote threshold needed to advance.

Europe Moves to Fill Weapons Gap Amid Doubts U.S. Commitment to Ukraine


Germany, Norway, Britain and others are increasing weapons production to help Kyiv. But aid may be coming abit late as winter looms and Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia stalls....Share full article

Ukrainian soldiers in a field firing artillery as smoke rises above them. Ukrainian soldiers firing at Russian positions in the Kherson region 
Behind sending military support to Ukraine &. faced with growing American reluctance to send more military aid. European leaders are moving to fill the gap, vowing new support for Kyiv as it battles Russia in a war in Europe’s backyard.
Several countries — including Germany, Britain and Norway — are increasing production of weapons, especially the artillery ammunition that Ukraine so badly needs. Germany, once a laggard in providing aid to Ukraine, announced a week ago that it planned to double its support to $8.5 billion in 2024 to deliver more crucial air-defense systems by the end of this & next year. European Union states are gearing up to train an additional 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers, bringing the total so far to 40,000.

“We really have to step up our game here,” Kajsa Ollongren, Dutch defense minister, said at forum at Clingendael Institute, a think tank funded by Dutch govt.

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By finally delivering on their promises, Kyiv’s European allies will find the benefits extend to them, too Jack Watling: Royal United Services Institute. Here is one fact that sums up the gap between the promises that Kyiv’s European partners have made to Ukraine....and

The reality on March 2023, EU made the historic decision to deliver a million artillery shells to Ukraine within 12 months (Is not enough). But the number that has actually been sent is closer to 300,000. For all the rhetorical commitments to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion “for as long as it takes”, Europe has largely failed.

The price of this complacency is already being paid in Ukrainian blood. According to armed forces of Ukraine, over the summer of 2023, Ukraine was firing up to 7,000 artillery shells a day and managed to degrade Russia’s logistics and artillery to the point where Russia was firing about 5,000 rounds a day. 

Today, Ukrainians are struggling to fire 2,000 rounds daily, while Russian artillery is reaching about 10,000. Artillery isn’t everything, but the disparity speaks to Ukraine’s relative shortage of materiel, evident in other areas such as the number of drones it can field.

Russia is likely to be able to fire about 5m rounds at Ukraine in 2024, based on its mobilised defence production, supply from Iran and North Korea, and remaining stocks. Despite the flippant observation – often made by European officials – that Russia’s economy is the same size as that of Italy, the Kremlin is producing more shells than all of Nato. Meanwhile, Ukraine is unlikely to see any significant increase in supply for some months. This will cede the initiative to the Russians. The Kremlin believes it can win by 2026, and so Putin is in no mood to negotiate or back down.

Next things is Ukraine stop those Russian rail trains in Russia far east from North Korea.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...pport-kyiv

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Russia kills at least 18 in one of biggest attacks on Ukraine since war began. Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro among cities hit as Zelenskiy says Putin - Russia ‘used nearly every type of weapon in its arsenal’

Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates
Russia has launched a massive wave of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the capital, in one of the biggest attacks on the country since the start of the war.

At least 18 civilians were killed and 132 injured in the strikes on residential buildings in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv and other cities in the west and south on Friday morning, while Ukrainian officials said a shopping centre and maternity hospital were hit in the central city of Dnipro.

In Odesa, 3-were killed and a further 26 injured, including two children and a pregnant woman when three rockets hit residential buildings.

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Russia kills at least 18 in one of biggest attacks on Ukraine since war began. Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro among cities hit as Zelenskiy says Putin - Russia ‘used nearly every type of weapon in its arsenal’

Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates
Russia has launched a massive wave of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the capital, in one of the biggest attacks on the country since the start of the war.

At least 18 civilians were killed and 132 injured in the strikes on residential buildings in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv and other cities in the west and south on Friday morning, while Ukrainian officials said a shopping centre and maternity hospital were hit in the central city of Dnipro.

In Odesa, 3-were killed and a further 26 injured, including two children and a pregnant woman when three rockets hit residential buildings.

Russian Losses in Ukraine are ‘Enormous,’ Says German General...latest news. Leaked 

US intelligence earlier this month indicated that 315,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began. Russia’s human and materiel losses suffered during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine are “enormous” and its army will emerge from the war severely weakened, a German general has said. Published on Friday, Christian Freuding, who oversees German army's support for Kyiv, told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper: 

“You know according to Western intelligence figures, 300,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or so seriously wounded that they can no longer be mobilized for the war....“The Russian losses of men and material are enormous,” said Freuding, who is also a key advisor to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

Russia is also believed to have lost thousands of battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, he said, adding: “The Russian armed forces will emerge from this war weakened, both materially and in terms of personnel.”

Leaked by US intelligence earlier this month.

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Ukrainian airforce reported destroyed a Russian landing ship Novocherkassk in Feodosia in occupied Crimea on early hours Dec. 26, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced, "& Putin's fleet in Russia is getting smaller & smaller, this time, the large landing ship Novocherkask. Thanks to Air Force pilots & everyone involved!" Happened around 3 am, a explosions were reported in area of Feodosia. A ship with Iranian ammunition was reportedly blown up and a fire broke out in the port.

According to Russian-affiliated media, residents reported hearing loud bangs, and seeing plumes of smoke & traffic on Crimean bridge was blocked. Sergey head of Russian occupation authorities in Crimea, stated "enemy attack was carried out in the Feodosia area.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-ai...ed-crimea/

Furious Putin ‘orders revenge raids’ in Crimea after warship attack.

News: U.S. announces new weapons package for Ukraine, as funds dwindle and Congress is stalled on aid bill, the U.S. is announcing what officials say could be the final year package of military aid to Ukraine.
Congress approves supplemental funding legislation last one chance before it stalled on Capitol Hill.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ukrai...70188.html

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Russia warns US and Europe over reports Ukraine may get its seized assets. Kremlin threatens ‘serious consequences’ if there is an unprecedented seizure of Russian assets held abroad, including tit-for-tat financial seizures or even a break in diplomatic relations, if Russian assets held abroad are given to aid the Ukrainian budget and war effort.

Spokesperson for Putin told reporters Friday if Biden admin & Euro leaders planned to seize Russian central bank assets believed to excess $300bn (£236bn) were frozen after Moscow launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/d...zed-assets

Russian occupation authorities in Crimea, stated "enemy attack was carried out in the Feodosia area.

Furious Putin ‘orders revenge raids’ today killing 31 innocent Ukrainian folks and many more for his is someone who commits a crime: A dangerous violent criminal. Synonyms:crook (CRIMINAL) Crimea after Ukraine sent his warship and air war planes been Burn, Bomb, Attack and all sent into the sea.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-ai...ed-crimea/
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President Joe Biden is urging Congress to pass a $110 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs. 

It includes $61.4 billion for Ukraine, with about half to replenish Pentagon stocks. It also includes about $14 billion for Israel as it fights Hamas and $14 billion for U.S. border security. Other funds would go for security needs in the Asia-Pacific.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ukrai...70188.html

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I sais ready...Putin Miscalculated is not only a self-inflicted, it also to kill Ukraine. 

☆》When there is a will there is a way. The will to stop been bully is very strong, is with the Ukrainian folks.

☆》 @Follow the Will. Follow the way the will go. It will match the Russian halfway ....Ukraine will not give up halfway, to protect their sovereignty against invaders and aggressors.

Putin is though, must ask Ukraine folks for their permission N not the other way.

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Russian occupation authorities in Crimea, stated "enemy attack was carried out in the Feodosia area.

Furious Putin ‘orders revenge raids’ today killing 31 innocent Ukrainian folks and many more for his is someone who commits a crime: A dangerous violent criminal. Synonyms:crook (CRIMINAL) Crimea after Ukraine sent his warship and air war planes been Burn, Bomb, Attack and all sent into the sea.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-ai...ed-crimea/
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President Joe Biden is urging Congress to pass a $110 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs. 

It includes $61.4 billion for Ukraine, with about half to replenish Pentagon stocks. It also includes about $14 billion for Israel as it fights Hamas and $14 billion for U.S. border security. Other funds would go for security needs in the Asia-Pacific.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ukrai...70188.html

Likely take Russia upto 10 yrs to rebuild a trained, experienced army, UK intel news, average daily number of Russian casualties has increased nore, 300 per-day compared to preceding yr,  Ukrainian authorities said.

Russia could face over half a million troop losses for 2yrs >2025, accord projections.

As surge in casualties indicative weakened Russian military forces "a transition toward a lower-quality, high-quantity mass army" following 'partial mobilization' of reservists in September 2022.

Experts suggest Russia faces a sizable challenge to restoring its military capabilities to its former strength. Ministry of Defence estimates a timeline of 5 to 10-years for Russia to rebuild trained and experienced military units. UK intel news.
https://www.businessinsider.com/it-could...ities-2023

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In words, professionals will maintain aircraft, deal with weapons, high-precision & high-technology weapons require to have serious knowledge on their configuration and combat preparations. According to Ihnat, training process is underway, as a partners may not say much in this regard.

“As pilots learn, no photos & videos of how pilots learn, (topic is not publicized) is not much in West, (it's closed.) Therefore, just want to assure process continues & carried out as agreed within the aviation coalition,” Ihnat stressed.

Ukraine’s 1st group of six pilots completed basic training on F-16s in UK & are now learning flying  F-16s fighter Denmark.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/380...erway.html

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Russia has officially deployed a battalion formed of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) to the frontline in Ukraine, further confirming a myriad of apparent Russian violations of the Geneva Convention on POWs. 

 Putin is sick, mad old man soon

IT's according to Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrinform reports.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/380...e-isw.html