Bob Homans December 16
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Ukraine – 12/16 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
December 16, 2022
Things have been rather hectic for me the past couple of days. Consequently, I am combining my colleague’s post from yesterday and my additions for today.
“Glory to the Heroes”
Yesterday, in between morning and afternoon sessions of a conference on Africa that was part of Pres. Biden’s Africa Leaders’ Summit and connected to my “day job,” I had the honor of attending the annual Christmas Lunch of the U.S. – Ukraine Business Council. In attendance were 3 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, all receiving treatment for battle wounds at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. One was being fitted for 1 prosthetic leg, another was being fitted for 2 prosthetic legs, and the third sustained battle wounds that did not involve a loss of a limb. We can all watch videos or read news accounts, but it comes home when one witnesses their bravery, and the bravery of all Ukrainians. I am glad that they were able to come to the United States and, at least for 1 day, get out of the hospital.
Their presence gives a lie to the recent obscene remark on Twitter by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), that these heroes were being used by the United States and Ukraine as props. Shame on her.
Fundraising
Paypal – A couple of days ago I met someone who works for Paypal, a popular means to send money to Ukraine both for individual support and support for non-governmental organizations working in Ukraine. I asked him how much money had gone to Ukraine via the Paypal platform since the start of Russia’s latest invasion. His answer - $1.7 billion. He didn’t have a breakdown of funds sent to individuals as opposed to NGOs, but he did say the amount of money has recently dropped off substantially.
Concert at the Kennedy Center – at the US-Ukraine Business Council Lunch, the organizer of last October’s concert at the Kennedy Center announced that the concert had raised a net $350,000 for Ukraine, that will go to the fund of the Ukrainian Government, called “U-24.” She went on to say that the net amount increased because of substantial amounts of in-kind contributions including reduced air fares for the orchestra, accommodations in the U.S. and other contributions.
There have been calls in Congress to audit the weapons flow to Ukraine. Myroslava Gongadze, the Head of the Ukraine Service at Voice of America, said that there should be audit of all money flows going into Ukraine, including funding for operations of the Ukrainian Government and funding for NGOs. The prime beneficiaries of such an audit are not American taxpayers, or taxpayers in other donor countries, but the Ukrainian people themselves.
Economic News
In the month of October, Ukraine has imported $120 million worth of diesel generators.
Co-working places, like Regus, are becoming important as a means for the IT community to continue their work. Co-working places are very popular in Kyiv, and often they are able to supply electricity services when regular dedicated office complexes cannot.
News From the Battlefield
Interview with British Defense Minister Ben Wallace/Times Radio – Well worth watching.
From listening to Wallace’s comments, I get the sense that Ukraine’s western supporters have crossed the Rubicon, in term of providing weapons that will allow Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia. Because of Ukraine’s own recent attacks on Russian airbases used to launch bombers that fire missiles at Ukrainian infrastructure, it seems that the West has forced Ukraine’s hand.
· The United States is close to sending Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine; Great Britain is close to sending “Storm Shadow” missiles to Ukraine. Storm Shadow is an air-launched cruise missile jointly developed by the UK and France that has a range of approximately 300km.
· An approximately 600 million Euro fund, set up by the UK, Norway and Denmark, among others, to acquire weapons that these countries don’t normally possess. This may include additional ammunition. Some of the sources may include countries from South America and the Indo-Pacific that have not previously provided weapons to Ukraine
· Ukraine is now fighting a type of hybrid war, a war of massed artillery in Donbas, especially around Bakhmut, that was the style of the former Soviet Union, and a war of maneuver using longer range artillery and armored personnel carriers supplied by the West, using standard NATO tactics. The former uses a lot of ammunition, which Great Britain is working to replenish. Separately, Ukraine has announced that they are beginning to produce large quantities of 122 & 152mm. ammunition, the calibers used in Soviet artillery
· Wallace said that Germany is now stepping up in a substantial way, including the IRIS-T air defense systems and more tanks and armored personnel carriers.
Latest “Reporting From Ukraine” – He goes into great detail analyzing the latest Russian airstrikes that took place today in Ukraine, including:
· The number of missiles, 79, were relatively small, of which 60 were shot down.
· The focus was on 3 cities, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Zaporizhia, rather than the entire country, but Odesa was hit last weekend and experienced a substantial loss of electricity service.
· No Iranian drones were used.
· One missile was a dud, and it harmlessly landed in the Volgagrad Region.
· The air bases that were used in the latest attack are not the same as the bases hit by Ukraine before the previous attack, indicating that there may have been substantial damage done to those bases.
Another “Go” at Kyiv?
In an interview with the “Economist,” General Zaluzhnyi predicted that Russia is preparing another offensive against Ukraine in late winter or early spring, possibly including another attack against Kyiv and employing an additional 200,000 troops. I don’t know what Gen. Zaluzhnyi is seeing, but I’d be concerned if Zaluzhnyi said that there was little or no chance of an attack.
Those who know WW-II history will remember that in late fall of 1941 the Soviets were able to bring in well-trained troops from their Asian regions that turned the tide in front of Moscow and again, in 1942, the Soviets launched a two-pronged attack that cut off the German Sixth Army in Stalingrad. It is possible.
12/15 Sitrep (my comments in bold face)
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon December 14 to 12:00 noon December 15, 2022
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL
December 15
11:48 Reuters: EU countries have not agreed on the ninth package of sanctions against Russia
· The project was returned for revision to the level of ambassadors of the EU countries. The chairman of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that a new decision is expected by the end of December 15.
11:35 Foreign Policy: A resolution has been introduced into the US House of Representatives calling for russia's expulsion from the UN Security Council.
· "Russia, having unleashed an aggressive war, violated the UN Charter, which casts doubt on its right to take a seat in the Security Council," the text of the resolution reads.
· It is my understanding that the House resolution goes further than simply removing Russia from the UN Security Council but, instead, proposes Russia’s expulsion from the UN entirely. As I understand it, the resolution argues that Russia has never been officially admitted to the UN, having simply assumed the membership in the UN and permanent membership in the Security Council of the former Soviet Union. Belarus and Ukraine were both founding members of the UN. After the Soviet Union broke up, all the other former Soviet Republics applied for membership, except for the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic which simply took it upon itself to assume the membership of the former Soviet Union, but without applying for membership on its own, as was the case with all the other former Soviet republics.
10:01 British intelligence: The joint forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus are now hardly capable of a successful offensive from Belarusian territory.
· "The exercises of Belarusian troops and Russian units are now unlikely to constitute a force capable of conducting a new successful assault on northern Ukraine," the intelligence reports.
11:25: The situation in the power system of Ukraine is significantly complicated by weather conditions, Ukrenergo said.
· In the east, the Russians again launched an artillery strike on one of the de-occupied areas. Energy infrastructure facilities were damaged.
· Already in the morning, in some areas, daily electricity consumption limits were exceeded and emergency outages were applied.
09:38: In Poland, the rules for staying and receiving assistance for refugees from Ukraine are changing.
· The relevant changes to the special law on assistance to Ukrainians were supported by the Sejm of Poland.
· Now Ukrainians will be able to live for free in temporary accommodation only in the first 120 days from the moment of arrival in Poland, and social benefits will be "frozen" in case of leaving the country.
08:15 The Washington Post: The United States plans to hand over sets of "smart bombs" to Ukraine.
· According to senior U.S. officials familiar with the matter, the Ukrainian military can use "smart bombs" to hit Russian military positions with a high degree of accuracy, the article says.
08:00 Politico: The European Union and NATO have prepared a joint call for Russia to immediately end the war and withdraw its army from Ukraine.
08:00: Twitter owner Elon Musk said the social network would block accounts that would post information about people's current locations.
00:31: Ukrainian journalist and military Anastasia Blyshchyk became the Person of the Year 2022 according to the leading Italian publication Il Foglio.
· Anastasia joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the death of her fiancé, serviceman Oleksandr Makhov.
· Now Nastya is a press officer in the Izyum separate battalion of territorial defense.
December 14
23:36: The Polish government Sejm has recognized Russia as a country sponsoring terrorism, the Sejm's office.
21:58 BBC: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison.
· He was found guilty of insulting members of Turkey's Supreme Electoral Council. He is also reportedly a supporter of the Turkish opposition and was one of Erdogan's main rivals in turkey's upcoming presidential election.
21:28 Strategic Communications Coordinator at the U.S. National Security Council: The U.S. has evidence of an agreement to supply Iran with ballistic missiles to Russia.
21:08: The Senate of the Czech Republic recognized the Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian people.
19:54: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny had a telephone conversation with the Commander of the US Armed Forces in Europe, General Christopher Kavoli.
· "We discussed our needs for weapons and equipment. Making every effort to stabilize the situation in the east, the Defense Forces of Ukraine are preparing for various scenarios for the development of events in the coming months," Zaluzhny wrote.
19:30 Politico: The United States wants to launch a system of control of assistance to Ukraine by March 2023.
· The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to conclude a contract by February-March 2023 to implement a three-year initiative aimed at monitoring the supervision of US military and financial assistance to Ukraine.
7:21 The Washington Post: Biden will agree to the transfer of Patriot systems to Ukraine after the Pentagon's responses to his warnings.
· The questions relate to training and maintenance, the legality of the transfer, and its impact on U.S. military capabilities.
· The Ministry of Defence is currently working on the parameters of the training program, which is likely to take place in Germany. Under normal conditions, training can last more than six months.
17:36: Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
· "We discussed our peace formula and the Global Peace Formula Summit. He called for the speedy sending of UN experts to Ukrainian energy facilities. We will develop the Black Sea grain initiative and the GrainFromUkraine program."
17:26 The New York Times: In Germany, members of a group planning a coup d'état were going to kill Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
· According to the publication, the German prince, accused of organizing a conspiracy, met at least once with Russian diplomats at the consulate in Germany. Investigators are determining whether he planned to involve Moscow in the conspiracy.
17:11: Croatia will transfer to Ukraine more than 230 transformers of various capacities, 50 generators have already been delivered, the Embassy of Ukraine in Croatia said.
17:00 Deutsche Welle: None of Putin's plans worked, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
· "None of the plans of the Russian president worked, and Putin himself found himself in international isolation. When planning, he had the wrong opinion about the courage of Ukrainians, about Europe, about us, about the nature of our democracy, about our desire to resist great-power madness and imperialism," Scholz said.
16:36 Reuters: The European Union will receive an additional 20 billion euros from the carbon market for investments that will help to quickly end the bloc's dependence on Russian gas.
15:50: Kosovo has signed an application to join the EU, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said on Twitter.
· The application was signed by the President of Kosovo, the head of government and parliament.
15:42: The European Parliament has approved the provision of EUR 18 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in 2023, – statement of the European Parliament.
15:33: Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at the European Parliament during the presentation of the Sakharov European Parliament Prize for Freedom of Thought to the people of Ukraine.
· "We must act now to bring to justice all those who unleashed the war, and to prevent any repetition of aggression.
15:16: France and Italy approve Ukraine's request for the supply of Mamba Air Defense Systems (SAMP-T).
14:34: Today, within the walls of the European Parliament, Ukrainian people received the Sakharov Prize, activists of the Yellow Ribbon movement said.
14:11: The European Commission has paid the third and final tranche of EUR 500 million as part of the emergency macro-financial assistance for Ukraine.
13:52 Reuters: The U.S. this week will impose sanctions on more than 30 Chinese tech companies, including the largest memory chipmaker YMTC.
NATIONAL
December 15
07:19: According to the International Organization for Migration, only 7% of Ukrainians think about temporarily changing their place of residence.
· Even in the event of lengthy outages of all major utilities and unexplained repair times, two out of three people say they won't leave their buildings.
07:29 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00 on December 15:
· "Over the past day, our soldiers repulsed the attacks of the Russian occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekamenskoye, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Vesele and Marinka of the Donetsk region.
· The enemy launched 31 air and 8 missile strikes on civilian infrastructure in the Donetsk region, as well as carried out 61 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
· In the future, there is a threat of air and missile strikes by the occupiers on civilian infrastructure throughout Ukraine."
· "According to available information, the occupiers mined summer cottages and the coast of the Konka and Chayka rivers within the Oleshky city territorial community of the Kherson region.
· The enemy forcibly evacuated Ukrainian citizens who lived on Veliky Potemkinsky Island near Kherson to the territory so far controlled by the Russian invaders."
· "Occupation authorities are working to switch the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to the energy system of the Russian Federation".
· "Units of the missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit 2 control points, 8 areas of concentration of enemy personnel and a warehouse of fuel and lubricants.
· Over the past day, Ukrainian aviation has inflicted 13 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 5 strikes on the positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems."
December 14
22:09: The High Anti-Corruption Court has recovered movable, immovable property and funds of former President Yanukovych and those close to him in the state's income.
· We are talking about the residence of Mezhyhirya, a complex in Sukholucci, an apartment on the Obolonskaya embankment, several parking spaces in the underground parking, a Brig vessel, a 100% stake in the authorized capital of Tantalit LLC, as well as Dom Lesnika LLC and money: UAH 31 million and $84.9 thousand.
· In addition, 537 historical, cultural, and material values, works of art (paintings, antique furniture, etc.) were confiscated. Their estimated value is more than 18 million 778 thousand euros.
· One of the items recovered was a Bible, that was the first book printed in Ukraine using movable type. It was found in a closet in Mezhyhirya.
21:48: As part of today's prisoner exchange, Ukraine handed over to Russia a UOC (MP) priest convicted of the state council, said Andrei Yusov, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry's Intelligence Directorate.
· "I will say that not without his help in this context, a US citizen returned to Ukraine today and can return home," Yusov said.
18:33 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on December 14:
· "During the current day, the enemy launched 23 air and 7 missile strikes on civilian infrastructure in the cities of Kurakhove and Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region.
· The occupiers also carried out more than 10 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, including in the city of Kherson.
· The enemy struck Iranian strikes with Iranian strike UAVs "Shahed-136/131" from the direction of the east coast of the Sea of Azov on critical infrastructure facilities of the Kyiv region. All 13 UAVs of the occupiers were shot down."
· "The fire damage was confirmed on December 12 of this year in the area of concentration of invaders near Willow, Zaporizhia region.
· Up to 10 units of weapons and military equipment of various types were destroyed, losses among enemy servicemen are being clarified."
· "The enemy continues to use a network of civilian health care facilities in the temporarily occupied territory to treat wounded servicemen of the occupying forces and mercenaries of private military campaigns.
· Thus, in the city of Luhansk, on the territory of the city skin-venereal dispensary, wounded representatives of the PMC "Wagner" are being treated.
· "During the current day, Ukrainian aviation has inflicted 7 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 3 strikes on the positions of the occupiers' anti-aircraft missile systems.
· Units of the missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, at the same time, hit 2 control points and 8 areas of concentration of enemy personnel.
16:26: Volodymyr Zelenskyy received from the representatives of the Ukrainian Scout organization (Plast), the traditional symbol of the Nativity of Christ - the Bethlehem Fire of Peace.
· "It's a symbol that we're not afraid of anyone and will stand up to victory, each in their place. After me, the fire will be at the front – it will give energy to our soldiers who protect Ukraine. There he is needed the most," the president said.
16:08 Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted all the necessary bills to implement the recommendations of the European Commission.
· These include the reform of the Constitutional Court, the adoption of the Law "On Media", the Law "On National Minorities", the Law "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Simplifying the Procedure for Information Necessary for Financial Monitoring", the Law "On Ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism" and the continuation of judicial reform.
15:58 SBU press service: The Security Service conducted searches in the offices and apartments of representatives of the banned Communist Party and the "Rus United" political party in Kyiv, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih.
· As a result of investigative and operational actions, weapons, St. George's ribbons and flags of the aggressor country were found. In addition, warehouses with pro-Kremlin literature, propaganda leaflets with symbols of the totalitarian regime of the USSR and "manuals" of Russian propagandists were found.
14:57: Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
· The participants heard reports on the operational situation at the front and considered the urgent needs of the Ukrainian military. The meeting also analyzed the latest actions of the enemy and ways to counter him.
· Special attention was paid to ensuring security at the state border of Ukraine. In addition, work continued on strengthening Ukrainian air defense and missile defense and protecting the energy infrastructure.
14:47: Ukraine's needs for recovery will reach $700 billion by the end of the year, Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with Bloomberg.
· "At the end of the year, Ukraine's GDP reduction is projected by approximately 30%. Now we have a much better situation than in February, because Ukrainians are quickly adapting to new realities," the Prime Minister said.
12:57 President's Office: Ukraine has returned home 64 captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who fought in Donetsk and Luhansk directions participated in the defense of Bakhmut.
· It was also possible to free US citizen Murekezi Suedi and return 4 bodies of dead fighters.
12:49 Ukrainian Air Force spokesman: Russian troops are trying to attack drones at dusk or at night to confuse Ukrainian air defense.
· "At night, it is difficult to detect them visually by the means from which they are shot down: these are small arms, anti-aircraft complexes. Also, the enemy conducts reconnaissance in order to avoid the zone of action of our air defense. Therefore, it is the radar means that detect them, and the air defense system and others shoot them down.
12:39 Ukrenergo: The situation in the energy system of Ukraine is still difficult.
· As of this morning, there is a significant shortage in the power grid. In addition, repair work is slowing down due to the danger of shelling.
12:31: Civilian casualties as a result of Russia's armed aggression on 13.12.2022 according to regional military administrations.
· Donetsk – 2 wounded
· Kherson – 1 killed and 1 wounded
12:09 Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko: What is happening around Chernihiv Mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko looks like selective justice and political history.
· "Removal from office of the mayor of the city through the court, for an administrative violation is a precedent. In the current situation, when the solution of so many problems fell on the shoulders of local authorities, everyone should work together! Without any political confrontations," Klitschko added.
MORDOR (russia)
December 15
08:27 Russian Media: In Angarsk, Russia, a fire broke out at the oil refinery.
07:06 Institute for the Study of War: Putin has postponed his annual address to the federal assembly because he is uncertain he will be able to continue to shape Russia's infospace amid growing criticism of his behavior over the invasion of Ukraine.
00:56 Social Networks: In the temporarily occupied Simferopol, advertising has begun to appear that convinces residents to move to Krasnodar.
December 14
22:17 Social Networks: The sounds of explosions are heard in Kursk.
19:45 Social Networks: It is reported that the Russian air defense in Klintsy, Bryansk region is active.
KHARKIV
December 15
09:51 Kharkiv RMA: At about 23.45 hours in Kupyansk, a critical infrastructure facility was damaged as a result of shelling from the S-300 air defense system.
· In addition, in the Kupyansk district, a two-story administrative building was burning due to Russian shelling. There are no casualties or casualties.
09:47 Kharkiv RMA: The Russians continue intensive shelling of the Kupyansk direction. They attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of the settlements of Krasnaya Zorya, Krasne, Starytsia, Dvorechnaya and Novomlinsk.
· In the village of Kivsharovka, Kupyansk district, a 63-year-old woman received a shrapnel wound. Hospitalized in moderate condition.
00:00: After the explosions in the Kharkiv region, electricity disappeared. This was reported on local social networks.
LUHANSK
December 15
11:03 Luhansk RMA: A powerful explosion was heard in the temporarily occupied Kadiivka, Luhansk region. As it became known, he sounded in the barracks with the personnel of the Russians.
December 14
22:44 Luhansk RMA: The Defense Forces of Ukraine are successful in the Svatov and Kremin directions, but one should not expect rapid gaps there.
· "Our troops are gradually moving forward. We offer evacuations to the residents of the de-occupied villages and bring them humanitarian aid," Gaidai said.
DONETSK
December 15
10:25 President's Office: showed a bridge over the Seversky Donets, which leads from the city to the village of Tatyanovka and Svyatogorsk Lavra. It is completely destroyed as a result of hostilities.
· A special examination has already been carried out. Conclusion - reconstruction is needed. Currently, work is underway to develop project documentation. Now there is a temporary detour.
08:49 Donetsk RMA: Over the past day, Russians killed 2 civilians in the Donetsk region — in Bakhmut and Rozdolivka, 4 people in the region were wounded.
December 14
12:23: Mariupol defender Mykhailo Dianov was operated on in the United States, FC Shakhtar reports.
· "The operation was successful. After rehabilitation, Michael's right hand will fully function. In the coming days, Dianov will return to Ukraine," the message says.
ZAPORIZHIA
December 15
10:27 Social Networks: Explosions are reported in the temporarily occupied Melitopol.
10:15 Social Networks: An explosion in Zaporizhia is reported.
09:26 Center for National Resistance: Partisans in the temporarily occupied Berdyansk left the barracks of the Russian army without light.
· It is reported that the partisans blew up the transformer substation, as a result of which the mobilization units of the Russian Federation, which are stationed in the Kosa microdistrict, were de-energized.
December 14
20:58 Energoatom: The Russian military, as before, is trying to force employees of the Zaporizhzhia NPP to conclude contracts with Rosatom enterprises.
· The Russians tell ZNPP employees that Energoatom will stop paying them salaries and incline them to sign contracts with Russian organizations.
· "These allegations are another shameless lie of the Rashists! " Energoatom continues to guarantee the payment of wages and all compensations provided for by the collective agreement to ZNPP employees," the company wrote.
· On January 1, Energoatom plans to increase from 20% to 50% the salary increase for employees of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, which remain loyal to Ukraine.
14:20 The New York Times: Melitopol could be the next front of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
· It is noted that the liberation of Melitopol from the Russians will help Ukraine regain not only the entire Zaporozhye region, but also the rest of the neighboring Kherson region, throwing Russian troops "back to Crimea".
DNIPRO
December 15
10:32 Social Networks: Repeated explosions are reported in Kryvyi Rih.
10:17 Social Networks: Local residents report explosions in Kryvyi Rih.
10:56: Production explosions rang out in Kryvyi Rih.
· This was reported in the Apostolic territorial community.
09:17 Dnipro RMA: The Russians fired at myrivska, Marganetska and Chervonohryhorivska communities from "grads" and heavy artillery.
· "There is destruction of private housing and outbuildings in the Marganets community. A mutilated gas pipeline. Previously, people were not injured."
09:04 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.
KHERSON
December 15
11:54: In Kherson, a Russian shell hit a place where the medical aid and humanitarian aid station is located, the regional territorial center for emergency medicine and disaster medicine said.
· Two people were killed: a 31-year-old paramedic and a 70-year-old man who probably came for help.
· Two people were injured - a 44-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man who was passing by. Both were taken to hospital.
11:52. Social Networks: After repeated explosions in Kherson, the lights disappeared.
11:20: Repeated explosions are reported in Kherson. We are waiting for official information.
11:11 Preside t t's Office: The Russians again hit the center of Kherson. 100 meters from the building of the Kherson OVA, which was attacked yesterday.
· Two dead were reported. Emergency services are working on site.
10:11 Kherson RMA: The Russians shelled the territory of Kherson region 86 times. Russians attacked civilian settlements of the region with artillery, MLRS, tanks, mortars and UAVs.
· Last day, due to Russian shelling, 3 people were killed, another 13 residents of the Kherson region were injured of varying severity. In particular, an 8-year-old boy died at the hands of Russians.
09:53 Social Networks: Explosions are reported in Kherson.
December 14
23:06 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
22:55 President's Office: In Antonovka, Kherson region, as a result of shelling by Russians, there was a direct hit on the car of a repair team of gas workers, no one was injured.
20:50 Kherson RMA: "A child was killed due to Russian shelling. Another woman was caught by Russian shelling on the way home. From her injuries, she died on the spot.
· Two people were injured in moderate to severe severity. Now doctors provide them with the necessary medical care," Yanushevych said.
18:26 Kherson RMA: A large-scale fire of a warehouse in Kherson was extinguished.
· "At about 5 am, as a result of enemy shelling, a warehouse with an area of 6000 square meters burned down. We managed to put out the fire at 15:30."
18:13 Kherson RMA: As a result of the "arrival" in Kherson, an 8-year-old boy was killed, said Dmytro Pletenchuk, a press officer of the Kherson OVA.
17:49 Kherson RMA: In Kherson, after the morning shelling by the Russian army, warehouses are burning.
· "The fire is large-scale, it cannot be extinguished until now.
16:50: Russians torture Ukrainian children and even "set up" separate torture chambers for this purpose, says Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets.
· In Kherson, in one of the torture chambers there was a camera for children. One 14-year-old boy was detained and tortured just for taking pictures of broken Russian equipment.
15:27 press service of the Security Service of Ukraine: A carrier was detained in Kherson that helped Russian soldiers reach the city in the first days of the war.
· "Entire military groups of the Russian Federation thus got the opportunity to quickly get into the city - we are talking about the beginning of the war and the occupation of Kherson. After the liberation of the regional center, the aid of the aggressor country tried to escape to Moldova in order to avoid justice. However, he did not have time," the message says.
15:09 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
12:15 President's Office: The Kherson OVA building was shelled today by Russian troops from the MLRS. The premises on two floors were damaged.
· According to preliminary information, there were no casualties and victims.
ODESA
December 14
23:56: Another sea mine stormy Black Sea carried this time to the mouth of the Danube.
· Maritime border guards discovered it and, together with the forces of the Territorial Defense, organized observations, preventing the population from approaching the dangerous area.
· SES specialists carried out a controlled explosion.
17:40 Social Networks: В Одеській області чути повторні вибухи, повідомляють підписники. Most likely anti-aircraft batteries.
17:17 Social Networks: В Одеській області чути вибухи. Most likely anti-aircraft batteries.
KYIV
December 15
00:11 CEO of Yasno: Today, energy supply restrictions have slightly decreased, and almost all the "light gray" zones in the charts have been healed.
· "Briefly on statistics: the restriction has decreased a little bit today. Almost all the 'gray' areas were with light," he wrote on Facebook.
December 14
13:36 Kyiv RMA: Explosive objects will be destroyed in the Vyshgorod district of the Kyiv region. Residents of the region can hear the sounds of explosions.
SUMY
December 14
23:25 Sumy RMA: During the day, Russians fired mortars at the Putivl community. There were 14 arrivals.
· Three other enemy mines exploded today, around 7, on the outskirts of the Mid-Buda community.
· In both cases - without casualties and destruction.
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