Bob Homans December 11
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Ukraine – 12/11 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
December 11, 2022
The Yale Russian Chorus
The time has long-since passed for the Yale Russian Chorus, a musical group at Yale with a long history at Yale, to drop the reference to Russia or Russian in its name. How long? Almost 60 years. In the early 1960s, I attended a performance of the Yale Russian Chorus performed at the secondary school where I was a student.
Back in 2014, soon after Russia’s invasion and occupation of Crimea and its invasion of Donbas, I brought this matter to the attention of a friend of mine, a Yale graduate, who founded and owns an advertising/public relations firm in Kyiv. I suggested that we try to get the Yale Russian Chorus to change its name and drop all references to Russia. The fact that I’m a graduate of Harvard College made our effort somewhat ecumenical.
My friend contacted the Director, and he offered the services of his Ukrainian advertising/public relations firm to produce a new logo for the Yale Russian Chorus free of charge. He accepted the offer. They dropped the Tsarist double eagle from their logo, and they added a Ukrainian motif that can now be seen on their website, but without any reference to Ukraine. However, dropping “Russian” from their name seemed to be a bridge too far.
It is now 2022, Ukraine now has its own independent Orthodox church, and it’s under a brutal invasion by Russia. It is also worth mentioning that the Yale Russian Chorus specializes in liturgical music sung in Slavonic, the common church language of the Eastern Orthodox Church, including Ukraine, Greece, Serbia, and many other countries as well as Russia. In other words, there is nothing in the repertoire of the Yale Russian Chorus that is exclusive to Russia.
Prof. Timothy Snyder has just completed his undergraduate course at Yale, entitled “the Making of Modern Ukraine.” The major theme of his course are the significant cultural distinctions between Russia and Ukraine, including the impact on Ukraine of the Reformation. I wonder how many members of the Yale Russian Chorus who are taking Prof. Snyder’s course and, in the process of taking his course, are wondering why their organization is named as it is?
Russia is now a pariah country. How long will it be for members of the Yale Russian Chorus to continue to accept that they are performing under the name of a country that is conducting torture, rape and genocide in a neighboring country that also follows the Eastern Orthodox religion? Yale, rightly or wrongly, is seen as an institution that is intent of providing “safe spaces” for its students. Can singing under the name of an organization that carries the name of a pariah state that is murdering and raping citizens of a neighboring Orthodox State be considered as a “safe space?”
Yes, it is now past time – drop the references to Russia from the Yale Russian Chorus.
Goose-Stepping in bad Lobenstein
This article in the New York Times is about Prince Heinrich XIII of Reus, the scion of a 700 year-old royal House in Germany, and the ringleader of a recent conspiracy to overthrow the German Government, execute the current Chancellor, and replace it with a government similar to the structure of the pre-1918 German Empire. Those of us who regularly comment on Ukraine often get questions about the influence of extreme Right-wing groups in Ukraine. Publications in the West, including those in Germany, often include articles about the extreme Right in Ukraine. Russia never tires of giving, as its excuse for its invasion of Ukraine, the need to “de-Nazify” Ukraine.
Speaking personally. I don’t want to get any more of these questions concerning the influence of the extreme Right in Ukraine. Those who ask them would be better placed in visiting bad Lobenstein. For the record, I gave a response to questions I got concerning the extreme Right in Ukraine, in an interview with the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative. You can read what I said here (about half-way down).
News From the Battlefield
“Reporting from Ukraine” describes the continuing Bakhmut Meatgrinder, where he reports that Russia established a position inside of a garbage dump. I think that at some point Russia is going to play itself out, bumping itself up against Ukrainian defenses in Bakhmut and in front of Donetssk City while losing large numbers of soldiers, many of them new conscripts and prisoners.
The Latest Denys describes a Ukrainian strike on a hotel near the City of Melitopol where Russian troops were being quartered. According to the exiled Mayor of Melitopol, as many as 200 Russian soldiers were killed and, since they were quartered in a hotel, it could be reasonably assumed that most of the dead were officers or senior enlisted men.
Denys also describes strikes against Russian military installations throughout eastern Kherson and southern Zaporizhzhia oblasts, and northern and central Crimea. At this point it looks likely that, this Winter, there will be a Ukrainian counteroffensive south toward Melitopol.
The weather has warmed in the last few days. This has more effect on operations in northern Ukraine, in the Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk regions, than it does in southern Ukraine, because in the north the ground will freeze improving conditions for heavy armor, or at least that is the general assumption made by the pundits. In southern Ukraine, relatively close to the temperate influence of the Black Sea where Ukraine’s latest counteroffensive might well be fought, it is less likely that the ground will freeze.
12/11 Sitrep
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon December 10 to 12:00 noon December 11, 2022
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL
December 11
11:11 U.S. Immigration Service: More than 82,000 Ukrainians and their family members have entered the U.S. as part of the Unity for Ukraine program.
· The agency confirmed that more than 177,000 Americans have expressed a desire to support Ukrainian refugees as part of the government's initiative.
10:00 Reuters: The Iranian rial has fallen to a record low due to Tehran's ties to Moscow and riots in the country.
· Rial lost 13.8 % of its value after nationwide protests erupted in Iran on September 16. After it became known about the strengthening of military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow, the Iranian currency depreciated even more.
09:19 Bild: Olaf Scholz does not believe that Putin is ready for concessions in Ukraine.
· "Every time I talk to Putin, he speaks very clearly, it's about conquering something. He just wants to seize part of Ukrainian territory by force."
08:02 Institute for the Study of War: Putin risks losing support due to the inability of Russian forces to push the Armed Forces away from Donetsk
· The outright and straightforward criticism of the Russian president is unprecedented, and, according to ISW experts, indicates a rift between the pro-war communities of the so-called DPR and Putin.
08:00: Britain plans to develop long-term relations with the states of Asia, Africa and Latin America in order to prevent the spread of Russian influence on these states, says British Foreign Minister James Cleverley.
07:07 Iran International: Mahsa Amini and the people of Iran received this year's Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law.
· Since 2016, this award has been awarded annually to figures who have made an exceptional contribution to the protection and development of human rights and the rule of law in their country and internationally.
00:02 local police: A man who took hostages in Dresden on Saturday morning has died from injuries he sustained in a police raid.
December 10
22:32 Euronews: Erdogan has made it clear that he intends to run for president of Turkey for the last time.
· "I hope that in 2023 we will begin the construction of the Turkish century with the strength we will gain from supporting our people for the last time on our behalf. We will hand over this sacred flag to our youth," Erdogan said.
20:11: The European Council has approved a €18 billion assistance package for Ukraine for 2023, the corresponding article is published on the EU website.
· "The Council has reached an agreement on a package of legislative acts that will allow the EU to provide financial assistance to Ukraine during 2023 in the amount of €18 billion."
19:29 Polish radio: Negotiations of the ambassadors of the EU countries on the ninth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation have reached a dead end.
· The next meeting of ambassadors on this issue is scheduled for Monday, December 12.
· Polish Ambassador to the EU Andrzej Sados named too large a list of exceptions offered by different countries for the draft ninth package of sanctions to their advantage.
19:11: Norway has allocated 1 billion crowns to restore Ukraine's energy system
· "There is an urgent need to repair the power supply system and other infrastructure in Ukraine after the Russian bombing of civilian facilities. I am glad that today we signed an agreement to provide NOK 1 billion for quick repairs," foreign minister Anniken Guitfeldt said.
17:53 Lithuanian President: Belarus' proposal to transport Ukrainian grain through its territory to Lithuania is a trap.
· "Ukrainian grain is already flowing through Poland and other countries to the Baltic ports. It's a trap. Let's not get into it," Gitanas Nauseda.
17:44: After the war, Ukraine will have the most powerful army in Europe, - said Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
· "The future of Euro-Atlantic security is now being decided on the battlefield in Ukraine. After the war, our state will have one of the most powerful armies in the world, the most powerful army in Europe, given the combat experience and moral and psychological state, military equipment," the Foreign Minister wrote.
17:12 Bloomberg: Turkey is going to organize the export of Turkmen gas to Europe, bypassing Russia.
· Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during talks with his counterparts from Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan, wants to propose to organize the supply of Turkmen gas through Turkey and bypassing Russia.
16:58: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy was recognized as the Person of the Year according to the main information and political magazine of Austria Profil.
16:01: In Oslo, Norway, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded.
· This year the award was given to representatives of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
15:38 Politico: The United States does not dare to hand over MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and strike drones to Ukraine.
· According to the interlocutors of the publication, the Pentagon fears that Russia may seize their "secret technologies" by intercepting drones using air defense systems.
15:27: Banksy will sell 50 of his works to raise money to help Ukraine.
· The funds will be raised jointly with the Legacy of War Foundation charitable foundation. According to the head of the fund, Giles Dali, new ambulances and auxiliary vehicles necessary to continue the evacuation of people in Donbas will be purchased with the funds raised.
14:56 Welt am Sonntag: Germany will send Ukraine tens of thousands of blankets that were previously auctioned because they were unnecessary to the German military.
· It is noted that 36.4 thousand woolen blankets from bundeswehr stocks will be sent to Ukraine as winter aid.
14:26: Ukrainian has become the trend of the year on Duolingo, according to the language service's annual report.
· According to the report, 1.3 million people began learning Ukrainian as a sign of solidarity. Interest in the language peaked at the end of March 2022 and remains stable until the end of 2022.
14:06 Latvian Prime Minister: The Baltic states have suffered more than other European states from the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, but continue to advocate for increased sanctions pressure on Moscow.
· "We have shown by our own example that we should not be afraid and that it is more important to support Ukraine rather than think about the short-term good, leaving some ties with the Russian Federation open," Karins said.
13:56: German media reports that the man who opened the shooting in downtown Dresden has been arrested.
13:35: Iran's support for Russia will increase in the coming months, according to British intelligence.
· "Iran has become one of Russia's main military allies after its invasion of Ukraine. Russia is trying to get more weapons, including hundreds of ballistic missiles," the report said.
· It is noted that Russia most likely spent a significant part of its stockpile of short-range ballistic missiles "Iskander", which carry a 500-kilogram warhead at a distance of up to 500 km.
13:24 Bild: A shooting took place in downtown Dresden, Germany, probably the perpetrator attacked the radio station Radio Dresden.
· Police evacuated the mall and surrounded the surrounding areas, asking not to visit the downtown and the Christmas market.
13:32: The European Commission has mobilized emergency reserves to send 40 generators to Ukraine, the EC said.
· "Winter in Ukraine will be cold and dark as Russian missiles continue to target vital energy infrastructure. We mobilized our emergency reserves to send 40 generators to Ukraine. This 220 kVA generator can provide electricity to the entire hospital," the statement said.
12:23 Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Azerbaijan has sent electrical equipment to Ukraine as humanitarian aid - the cargo includes 45 power transformers and 50 generators.
NATIONAL
December 11
11:54: The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that about 30% of Ukraine's territory needs demining due to hostilities.
· "The police have provided stabilization measures in 568 liberated settlements. SES units examined and cleared 76 hectares of territories, seized more than 300 thousand GNP. About 30% of the country's territory still needs demining," said Deputy Minister of the Interior Yekatera.
11:30 Operational Command South: The Russians paused Iranian drones due to weather conditions.
· She added that now the temperature in the south of Ukraine is positive, so the Russians decided to re-launch a batch of drones in the Odesa region.
11:00: In Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions today there are emergency blackouts
· At the same time, emergency shutdowns are taking place in Odesa region, and stabilization ones in the Kyiv region.
09:39: Two Ukrainian-made drones, developed by AeroDrone, have been certified and received permission to operate in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· The change in the status of D-80 Discovery and E-300 Enterprise drones was announced by the company's co-founder Dmitry Shymkiv.
10:28 Institute for the Study of War: Russian authorities are sending Chechens to the occupied territories of Ukraine to form a so-called administrative regime.
· "It is likely that Russian occupation leaders seek to integrate Chechen officials into their structures in order to consolidate their own administrative control, using Chechen experience in oppression and security functions."
07:23 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00 on December 11:
· "The enemy inflicted 3 missile and 17 air strikes, as well as carried out more than 60 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
· In the future, the threat of missile strikes on the objects of the energy system and critical infrastructure throughout Ukraine remains."
· In the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region, over the past 2 weeks, the Russian occupiers have been conducting searches in educational institutions.
· The aim is to identify and destroy books in the Ukrainian language and materials containing symbols of Ukraine.
· "In order to compensate for the lack of personnel of enemy units operating in the Severodonetsk direction, forced mobilization measures have been strengthened in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region.
· In the city of Krasnyi Luch, the number of patrols that check documents from men, hand over a summons and take them to a collection point for mobilized has increased.
· Over the past day, units of the missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit 3 control points and 3 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the occupiers.
December 10
23:34 Operational Command East: In the Bakhmut direction, the Russians changed tactics and began to create assault units.
· "Instead of using company battalion orders, they are now creating assault units, which include assault groups, they are already divided into subgroups that directly storm, others cover them with fire. We are studying these tactics – and for every such military poison we have an antidote," Cherevaty said.
19:49: Every year on December 10, Ukraine will celebrate Human Rights Day. The relevant decree was signed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
· "Human Rights Day is established in Ukraine in order to establish and ensure human rights and freedoms, which is the main duty of the state, to strengthen the consolidation of Ukrainian society," the decree says.
18:28 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: During the day, the Russians launched 15 air strikes, as well as carried out more than 15 shellings from the MLRS.
· At night, Russian troops launched strikes allegedly by Iranian strike UAVs "Shahed-136" on energy infrastructure facilities in the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions. 10 of the 15 UAVs managed to intercept.
· In order to counteract numerous cases of desertion in units of Russian troops in the territories of Luhansk region, SMS messages are sent to subscribers of the Lugakom mobile network with a warning of criminal liability for leaving places of service and points of permanent deployment of military units
· The defeat of the area of concentration of Russians in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporozhye region was confirmed. Thus, up to 150 invaders were injured, 50 of them were taken to a hospital in the city of Melitopol
· At checkpoints around the city of Berdyansk, counter-sabotage measures were intensified, the number of Russian troops increased, and civilian checks began to be carried out more carefully. People without local registration are not allowed into the city.
· In the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region, in the city of Horlivka, from December 8 this year, the occupation administration offers representatives of small and medium-sized businesses to switch to remote work, due to the increased risk of shelling allegedly by the Defense Forces
· To intimidate local residents, the Russians carried out four attacks on the city center with 152 mm artillery.
· Units of the missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine for the current day hit 7 control points, 6 areas of concentration of personnel, the area of concentration of artillery and the ammunition depot of the Russian Federation.
18:02: Civilian casualties as a result of Russia's armed aggression on 09.12.2022 according to regional military administrations
· Dnipro – 4 wounded
· Donetsk – 4 wounded
· Zaporizhia – 1 killed
· Kherson – 1 killed and 8 wounded
18:13 Center for Countering Misinformation: Some Telegram channels spread the message about the alleged decline in the quality of tap water in Ukraine, the use of which can lead to epidemics,
· This is deliberate disinformation of the Kremlin, which, spreading such fakes, is trying to provoke panic among the population and sow disbelief in the government's ability to provide the population with quality drinking water.
· In fact, almost 400 thousand rubles were carried out by the Ministry of Health for 9 months of this year. research of drinking water of centralized water supply according to microbiological indicators and 670 thousand tons. according to sanitary and chemical indicators, no deviations from sanitary standards were found, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation.
15:48 Head of the National Police: During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the police recorded about 47 thousand rubles. war crimes committed by the occupiers.
· Klymenko noted that among the recorded crimes were torture, rape, murder of civilians. He stressed that all law enforcement agencies of Ukraine are collecting evidence of war crimes in order to bring Russian servicemen to justice.
12:42 Radio Svoboda - Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights: Currently, 150 Ukrainian citizens, including both civilians and military, are being held in a colony in the temporarily occupied Olenivka in the Donetsk region.
· The ombudsman also said that Ukrainian prisoners could be pressured to refuse to return to Ukraine.
12:07: The SBU exposed a deacon of the UOC (MP) who was campaigning for the "accession" of Zaporizhzhia to Russia.
· "The perpetrator turned out to be a deacon of one of the churches of the Zaporizhia diocese of the UOC (MP), who publicly approved the holding of an illegal referendum on the "accession" of the region to the Russian Federation. To do this, he activated a profile in the banned social network "Vkontakte" and on his own behalf "reposted" the calls of pro-Kremlin bloggers in support of a fake plebiscite. In addition, in his "posts" he denied the existence of the Ukrainian people, their language and culture," the message says.
MORDOR (russia)
December 11
09:28 CNN: Russian "death seller" Viktor But has already been invited to cooperate with one of the committees of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
· Released as a result of the exchange of prisoners between the United States and Russia, the arms dealer was offered "cooperation" by the chairman of the State Duma committee on international affairs Slutskaya. The official added that Booth's "experience" could be very useful in the work of his committee.
December 10
20:45: "Head" of the temporarily occupied Crimea Aksyonov announced the operation of air defense systems near Simferopol.
20:39 Social Networks: Explosions are reported in Dzhankoy, in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
20:21 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
17:33: Prigozhin acquitted the "Wagnerian" deserter and said he would return him to the PMC, the PMC press service said.
· Mercenary Pavel Nikolin opened fire with a machine gun at police officers in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation. According to him, the "Wagnerian" was allegedly in an "unconscious state" due to a contusion.
15:17 Russian Media: In the village of Sovetskoye, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, barracks with mobilized Russians were burning.
14:36: In the temporarily occupied Crimea, according to Planet Labs satellite images, there are 10 operating military airfields and two aircraft factories in Russia.
· It is from the occupied Crimea that Russia carries out most of the launches with cruise missiles "Kalibr" in Ukrainian settlements.
KHARKIV
December 11
11:20 Kharkiv RMA: Russian shelling during the day was recorded in Kupyansk, Chuhuiv, Izyum, Kharkiv districts of the region.
· As a result of shelling in the village of Pidlyman, a 60-year-old man was injured. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition.
December 10
17:22: The Security Service has completed counterintelligence (security) activities at the UOC (MP) facilities in Kharkiv region.
· Libraries with pro-Kremlin literature, materials praising Russia, and a large amount of cash in various currencies, including Russian rubles, were found on the territory of the diocese.
· In one of the churches, dry rations of Russian occupation groups were even kept. A monk with a Russian passport was also exposed there.
DONETSK
December 11
10:40 Donetsk RMA: The Russians shot most actively that night in Pokrovsky and Bakhmut districts.
· 1 person was wounded in Maksimilianivka of the Mariinsky community. On the territory of the community, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka and Marinka are also under fire. The night before, Russians shelled an enterprise in the Kurakhivska community and Avdiivka. Avdiivka was also subjected to chaotic shelling throughout the night.
· As a result of Russian shelling, 1 person was wounded and 1 high-rise building was damaged in Bakhmut.
· 4 private houses in the Soledar community were also damaged. Intense shelling was recorded near Yakovlivka, Bakhmutske and on the outskirts of Soledar. It was loud in the Chasovoyarska community, there without casualties.
· More than 50 arrivals were recorded in Torsk and Zarechny.
December 10
13:45 Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol: Two powerful explosions sounded in the temporarily occupied Mariupol.
· "The first is at 9:00. Second 9:40. During the first explosion, a shell detonated, 2 teenagers were injured. The second explosion occurred as a result of the chain reaction of the first explosion," Andryushchenko said.
ZAPORIZHIA
December 11
00:11: The mayor of the temporarily occupied Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, said that after the strikes on the Russian bases, there were many wounded and dead.
· Moreover, there are not enough places in the hospitals of Melitopol, so they are taken to medical institutions of the temporarily occupied Crimea.
December 10
20:57 Mayor of Melitopol: Russians are tightening control in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhia region.
· Due to more frequent explosions on the territory of the Berdyansk airport, Russians stopped letting non-local residents into the city.
19:55: Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov confirmed explosions in the city.
19:46 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Melitopol and Tokmak, Zaporizhia region.
DNIPRO
December 11
08:16 Dnipro RMA: Russians shelled the Nikopol, Chervonohryhorivsk and Marganets communities with "grads" and heavy artillery at night.
· The Russians fired more than 50 shells. Private houses, solar panels, several utility buildings and cars, gas pipelines and power lines, administrative and office buildings were damaged. People are unharmed.
December 10
23:24 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.
KHERSON
December 11
12:00 Kherson RMA: In Kherson, after Russian shelling, power supply was restored - with almost 90% of the city and nearby settlements.
11:06 Social Networks: Repeated explosions in Kherson are reported.
10:08 Kherson RMA: Last night, Russians shelled the garage premises of JSC Khersonoblenergo. As a result of the impact, a fire of 30 square meters was engaged.
· Due to the Russian shelling, 3 power engineers' official cars were destroyed, the hangar and 5 other pieces of equipment were damaged.
07:19 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
December 10
22:40 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
19:58 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
16:45 President's Office: Russian military shelled the maternity ward of a hospital in Kherson, and a building was damaged. There are no wounded or dead.
16:08 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
15:19: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Kakhovka, according to followers.
13:59 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
12:16 Kherson RMA: The Russians shelled the territory of the Kherson region 51 times. Russian troops shelled peaceful settlements of the region with artillery, MLRS and mortars.
· Residential areas of Kherson again found themselves under enemy fire. The Russians killed 2 people, another 8 residents of the Kherson region were injured of varying severity.
MYKOLAIV
December 10
13:06 Mykolaiv RMA: Thewidow of the local regional state administration, which was hit by a Russian missile, will be demolished.
· "Unfortunately, there is an examination that it cannot be restored. The decision of the regional council will be asked about its write-off and write-off of property that was lost there. I think it's going to lead to demolition and new construction," Kim said.
ODESA
December 10
21:36: It will take much more time to restore energy facilities in the Odessa region than in previous times after enemy shelling.
· This was stated by the Department of Life Support Systems and Energy Efficiency of the Odessa Regional State Administration.
· "We are not talking about days, but even weeks and it is possible that 2-3 months. Power engineers have done everything possible and impossible to apply voltage to critical infrastructure facilities. So that you have water and warmth at home," the message reads.
15:08 Ukrenergo: Residents of Odesa and the region are left without electricity due to night shelling.
· Now repair crews are trying to heal critical infrastructure facilities: hospitals, water utilities, sewage treatment plants. Restoring power supply for household consumers may take longer due to the large amount of damage.
12:56: The Odesa City Council warned that the network was spreading a fake about the lack of water supply in the city.
· At the moment, pumping stations in Odessa are operating normally.
KYIV
December 11
00:54 Social Networks: Svyatoslav Vakarchuk played for the people of Kiev at the Central Station of the city.
December 10
16:13 Kyiv RMA: In the Vyshgorod district, it is possible to hear the sounds of explosions. There are trainings for sappers.
· The action plans include practicing the skills of removing and eliminating explosive objects.
SUMY
December 10
22:51 Sumy RMA: During the day, Russians shelled two border communities in the north of Sumy region: Znob-Novgorod and Seredno-Budsk.
· The Russians beat the Znob-Novgorod community at the very time when the funeral procession was taking place. The yard and the road near the deceased's house were shelled. People managed to hide in shelter.
· Mid-Buda community: there were 5 arrivals from barreled artillery in the border village.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
https://cutt.ly/Blyskavka