Bob Homans December 2
20221203
Ukraine – 12/2 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
December 2, 2022
The More Things Change……….
As related in Antony Beevor’s new book about the Russian Civil War, 1917-1922, entitled “Russia – Revolution & Civil War, 1917 – 1922,” In January 1902 the Duke of Marlborough, Winston Churchill’s cousin, and his American wife Consuelo Vanderbilt, attended a court ball in St. Petersburg at the Imperial Palace, where Consuelo Vanderbilt asked Tsar Nicholas II about the possibility of introducing democratic government in Russia. The Tsar responded, “We are 200 years behind Europe in the development of our national political institutions. Russia is still more Asiatic than European and must therefore be governed by an autocratic government.” (my bold face)
Since this encounter, almost 121 years has elapsed, out of the 200 years predicted by Nicholas II. When it comes to dealing with Russia, it seems that we in the West often fail to remember what kind of people the Russians really are, as aptly described by Tsar Nicholas II himself.
One individual who did remember was John Hay, one of America’s greatest Secretaries of State. Hay was responsible for helping to negotiate the Peace Treaty between Russia and Japan, after Russia’s defeat in the 1904-05, for which Hay’s boss, Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, won the Nobel Peace Prize.
As recounted in John Hay’s biography, “All the Great Prizes,” Hay’s description of what it was like to deal with Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte, Russia’s Foreign Minister who negated the peace deal from Russia’s side, is very similar to the accounts of dealing with Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s current foreign minister. Perhaps Hay got some advice from Consuelo Vanderbilt. It is possible that they could’ve met since Hay had married into another of New York’s prominent families, the Whitneys, and before he became Secretary of State, Hay was U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James.
The 65th Mobile Hospital
The 65th is located in Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, site of one of the most protracted and bloodiest battles of the war. I have been playing a very small role in supplying medical consumables to the 65th. The doctor there switches off with another doctor, one week on and one week off. During his time in Bakhmut, he functions with little sleep. He then spends the next week at a hospital near Dniepro, where the wounded once they are stabilized in Bakhmut.
Testimony to the British Parliament
If for no other reason that it is an example of the huge advantage Ukraine enjoys over Russia, in the communications space, this video of the testimony of 3 Ukrainian representatives to a committee of the British Parliament is well-worth watching. Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s First Lady, was not among them. Some takeaways include:
· Since the start of the war, 47% of Ukraine’s businesses have filed bankruptcy.
· During the same period there has been a substantial increase in the establishment of new businesses.
· Russia has deported thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia, including forced adoptions.
· 56% of Ukraine’s elderly people are experiencing food insecurity, including70% in the war zone.
· 79% of Ukraine’s elderly people don’t have regular access to water.
As a result of the war, in one respect Ukraine is becoming like Silicon Valley where venture capital backed companies regularly file bankruptcy, and new companies are formed. In Silicon Valley there is no stigma resulting from filing bankruptcy. If the war ends up removing the stigma of business bankruptcies in Ukraine, it will be a significant development in the future in terms of capital formation and what Schumpeter described as “creative destruction.”
News From the Battlefield
As described in the latest “Reporting From Ukraine,” there appears to be no immediate end to the fighting around Bakhmut. Russia now appears to be attacking Bakhumt from the south and presenting Ukraine with the threat of encirclement. He doesn’t think it will work, due to both geographic constraints as well as Russia’s lack of ability to sustain the type of mobile offensive necessary to go around Bakhmut.
One objective of Russia’s offensive in Bakhmut is to draw off Ukrainian forces from the Svatove/Kremina area in Kharkiv/Luhansk regions, and from the south. It seems as if Ukraine isn’t buying. There doesn’t seem to be a build-up in Ukraine’s long-range artillery around Bakhmut which, unfortunately, doesn’t help the brave Ukrainian defenders around Bakhmut. It may be likely that Ukrainian commanders are seeing the same thing that “Reporting From Ukraine” is seeing, in terms of Russia’s inability to sustain an offensive that would result in Ukraine having to evacuate Bakhmut.
What is more interesting is what may be happening in southern Zaporizhia. There are reports that the Russians have withdrawn from several towns, including Polohy a town with a per-war population of over 20,000. Polohy sits on a crossroad, where it is possible to go to Tokmak, just north of Melitopol, or Berdyansk, a port on the Sea of Azov.
Why did Russia withdraw from such a strategic town as Polohy. The Institute for the Study of War talked about Ukraine’s ability to strike Russian concentrations throughout eastern Kherson and southern Zhaporizhia. Another possibility if the continued effect of Partisans who have been operating in this area throughout the war.
Longer term, Ukraine’s control of Polohy would allow it to pressure Melitopol and Russian artillery currently shelling Kherson City and, ultimately, cut Russia’s “land bridge” to Crimea in two.
12/2 Sitrep (my comment in bold face)
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon December 1 to 12:00 noon December 2, 2022
01.12.22. Video summary from Yesterday:
· 00:00 – "Lightning" – the leader of Viber-channels
· 01:18 – release from captivity
· 01:42 – demolition of Soviet monuments
· 02:10- MP nuns for Russia
· 02:38 – dismissal of ZNPP engineer
· 03:19 – field hospital
· 04:05 – terrorist attacks in Spain
· 04:47 – statements by the President of the People's Republic of China
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL
December 2
09:44 Reuters: China is set to ease quarantine after a week of anti-COVID protests.
· According to agency sources, the measures to be made public include reducing the use of mass testing and regular nucleic acid tests, as well as steps to isolate citizens with a positive COVID test at home under certain conditions.
09:23 Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker: A bill has been introduced to the US Congress to recognize PMC Wagner as a terrorist organization.
· The document was reportedly brought to Congress on Dec. 1. The draft law "On Prosecution of Russian Mercenaries" contains a requirement for the US Secretary of State to recognize the Wagner mercenaries and any group affiliated with this PMC, as well as its successors, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).
08:39 Reuters - CEO of Airbus Defence: Airbus plans to completely abandon the use of Russian titanium within a few months.
· "Our company has completely abandoned the use of titanium of Russian origin during the production of military aircraft, and it will take some time to replace raw materials from the Russian Federation in the civilian sector of Airbus."
08:18 Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Envelopes of letters with threats received by Ukrainian embassies were impregnated with red liquid.
· "I will not comment yet, we will soon come out with an official position on this topic. Let's just say that inside these envelopes there is a symbolic threat handed over to Ukraine.
· If they have already started attacking embassies with bombs, satanist or voodoo symbols and threats, then they are afraid of us and try to stop us. But nothing will stop us," Kuleba said.
08:03 Defense One: The U.S. Department of Defense seeks to negotiate with individual NATO and Middle Eastern countries to transfer their NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, said Greg Hayes, CEO of Raytheon Technologies, which manufactures NASAMS.
07:52 PM: Tokyo does not yet see the conditions for discussing a peace treaty with Moscow.
· "The situation in Japanese-Russian relations remains extremely difficult, and in the current situation I see no conditions for discussing the prospects of concluding a peace treaty with the Russian Federation.
· However, we will continue to firmly adhere to the course of resolving the territorial issue and concluding a peace treaty," Kishida said.
07:03 Voice of America: 82% of Americans see Russia as a hostile state, a survey by the Ronald Reagan Institute.
00:56: The Children's Choir "Ukrainian Shchedryk" arrived in New York and gave a concert right at the Central Station.
· The band flew to the USA to perform at a major event Notes from Ukraine. This is a symbolic event since it was here that the North American premiere of "Shchedryk" by the Ukrainian composer Leontovych took place 100 years ago.
00:27: Director Martin Scorsese and actress Vera Farmiga will host a concert marking the centenary of the premiere of "Shchedryk" at Carnegie Hall in New York.
· It will take place on December 4 at 21:00 Kyiv time with a live broadcast on the Vimeo platform.
· The concert is organized by the Ukrainian Institute and partners, and part of the funds from the purchased tickets will be directed to the initiative of the President of Ukraine United24 for the reconstruction of the country.
December 1
22:27 Corriere della Sera: The Italian Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a decree extending the supply of weapons to Kyiv for the whole of 2023.
22:01 Norwegian Defence Minister: Norway will double the number of instructors, from 75 to 150, who train the Ukrainian military.
21:39: Biden and Macron promise Ukraine more air defense and energy assistance
· This is stated in a joint statement by the presidents of the United States and France, released following the meeting of the two leaders.
· "France and the United States will continue to fully support Ukraine in the war with Russia as long as necessary," the document says.
20:49: A quarantine camp has been set on fire in China, according to local media.
20:39: The head of the Spanish Ministry of Defense commented on the distribution of packages with explosives:
· "What should be very clear is that none of these parcels or any other violent act will change the clear and firm commitment of Spain, NATO countries and the European Union to support Ukraine, because Ukraine is defending a just cause."
19:06 The Minister of Defense of the Netherlands: the Netherlands, Estonia and Norway will hand over a mobile field hospital to Ukraine.
· "This field hospital will help save lives near the front line.
19:50: Two other Ukrainian embassies abroad, in addition to the Spanish Embassy, received letters with "very specific threats." We are talking about a targeted large-scale campaign against Ukraine abroad. This is a new form of terror, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
18:56: Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with the Chairman of the African Union, President of Senegal Maki Salem.
· "The results of our ISFS summit, supported by the African Union, have been summed up. We discussed the further implementation of the GrainFromUkraine initiative and the possible participation of African countries in the implementation of the peace formula," Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram.
18:46 Website of the Government of Germany: Germany is transferring a new assistance package to Ukraine.
· List of assistance package for Ukraine:
o 7 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Cheetah";
o 100,000 first-aid kits;
o 3 armored bridge-laying vehicles BIBER;
o 8 surface drones;
o 12 border vehicles;
o 4 thousand rubles. sleeping bags;
o 30 ambulances.
o spare parts for the Mi-24.
17:49 Reuters: The EU has agreed on an upper price limit for Russian oil at $60 per barrel.
· "The upper limit is set with the condition of keeping 5% lower than the market price of Russian oil on the basis of the IEA," the message says.
17:38: The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today declared an employee of the Russian Embassy persona non grata.
· "He was handed a note declaring an employee of the Russian Embassy in Lithuania persona non grata for activities incompatible with his diplomatic status. He is ordered to leave the country within five days," the department said.
16:56 Lithuanian Ministry of Defense: Lithuania will purchase a batch of winter clothes for the Ukrainian military.
· We are talking about the provision of 25 thousand rubles. Ukrainian military winter clothes. More than 2 million euros will be spent on this.
15:47 la Sexta: A parcel with an explosive device was found at the US Embassy in Madrid. The area near the embassy is surrounded.
14:32 Deputy Secretary of State: U.S. President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve $37 billion in additional assistance to Ukraine.
· She stressed that Putin's attempts to commit conquest, war crimes and nuclear blackmail, as well as attempts to make famine a weapon or freeze Ukrainians with the arrival of winter should be repulsed and defeated.
13:48: Switzerland freezes nearly $8 billion worth of Russian assets.
· In addition, 15 real estate objects of Russians were arrested, the Ministry of Economy of the country said.
12:49 El Mundo: A fourth parcel with explosives was sent by unknown persons to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
NATIONAL
December 2
11:46: SBU releases exclusive video of the exchange, which took place on December 1
· In total, 4 officers and 46 servicemen of private and sergeant personnel were returned. In particular, 14 defenders of Mariupol were released from captivity, including 8 defenders of Azovstal.
· Most of the liberated Ukrainians have injuries and injuries. Some of them are amputated limbs or unable to move.
10:38: Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on restrictive measures and sanctions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
· The relevant decree of the President of Ukraine is published on the website of the head of state.
10:21: The SSU conducts security activities at UOC (MP) facilities in Zhytomyr, Rivne and Zakarpattia regions.
· The events are carried out jointly with the National Police and the National Guard - within the framework of the systematic work of the Security Service of Ukraine to counter the subversive activities of Russian special services in Ukraine.
09:33 DTEK: Emergency blackouts continue to operate in Kyiv and Odesa.
· According to the company, the power engineers are doing everything possible to restore the system and return to stabilization outages.
07:12 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00 on December 2:
· "Over the past day, the enemy launched 5 missile strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.
· He carried out 30 air strikes on the positions of our troops and more than 35 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on areas of settlements along the contact line.
· The threat of the enemy's missile strikes on the objects of the energy system and critical infrastructure throughout Ukraine remains."
· "In the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, the enemy has intensified filtration measures.
· In particular, at the checkpoints for entry and exit from the city of Henichesk, the occupiers check all vehicles, documents and phone numbers of local residents."
· "In the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, employees of military commissariats are preparing for the next wave of mobilization.
· According to available information, in the city of Kerch, reconciliations of these military-duty persons are carried out at state-owned enterprises."
· "During the past day, the Aviation of the Defense Forces inflicted 19 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as 3 strikes on the positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
· Over the past day, our soldiers shot down 1 Orlan-10 UAV. In addition, units of the missile forces and artillery hit 4 control points, the area of concentration of personnel and weapons and military equipment, as well as 5 other important objects of the occupiers."
00:48: Minister of Internal Affairs: cadets of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be involved in patrols through the streets of the city.
· "We involve forces of volunteer formations of territorial communities who join us and patrol the streets together. Just next week, we will involve cadets of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who will also help patrol the streets with police officers."
00:19: Neurosurgeon Dmytro Kubriak performed an open-brain operation on Marine Pavel Sambur in the bunker of the Ilyich plant in Mariupol.
· The doctor did this without neurosurgical instruments and even under fire.
December 1
23:48 Defence Intelligence: To date, Ukrainian intelligence does not record signs of creating a powerful strike group on the territory of Belarus
22:38 Minister of Digital Transformation: The Verkhovna Rada adopted bill No. 6173 on e-identification and e-trust services.
· "The adopted draft law is the foundation for signing a future Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on mutual recognition of electronic trust services. Let's be the first in this. After all, the EU has not concluded such an Agreement with any third country," he said.
20:20: Most Ukrainians consider speaking russian is shameful
· It was to this conclusion based on sociological research that the head of the Sociological Group "Rating" Alexey Antipovich reached. In addition, he noted that Ukrainian language is increasingly becoming a everyday language.
20:09: The Verkhovna Rada adopted the draft law "On national minorities (communities) of Ukraine", said MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
· He clarified that the relevant project was supported by 274 deputies.
19:59 CEO of DTEK: Russians will not be able to arrange a blackout in Ukraine.
· "We are more than sure, especially after last week's last attack, that the Russians have no chance of plunging Ukraine into darkness."
19:39: Two power engineers were injured due to today's shelling of DTEK's enterprises, the company said.
· The victims were hospitalized, their lives are not in danger. Over the past 2 months, DTEK's enterprises have been attacked 16 times, three employees have been killed and 24 wounded.
19:16: Parliament terminated the powers of people's deputy Lyovochkina, who was in OPZZh ahead of schedule
· It is reported that 285 deputies supported the dismissal.
18:08 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on December 1:
· "Within a day, the enemy launched a missile strike on the positions of our troops in the Kharkiv region.
· He carried out 16 air strikes, in particular on the settlement of Bilohiria , Zaporizhia region, and fired multiple launch rocket systems at the city of Kherson.
· The threat of the enemy's missile strikes on the objects of the energy system and critical infrastructure throughout Ukraine remains."
· "According to available information, the Russian occupation forces are withdrawing separate units and preparing personnel of the occupation administrations of settlements of the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhia region for evacuation.
· Thus, from the settlement of Mykhailivka, units based at the local police station and one of the educational institutions left."
· "In the settlements of Polohy and Engineering, the occupiers leave the houses where they were quartered, take out the stolen property.
· In the village of Burchak, the occupation authorities are conducting a census for the so-called voluntary evacuation of the population."
· "The fire damage by units of the Defense Forces of the places of concentration of enemy manpower in the previous days has been confirmed.
· In the settlements of Mirne, Tokmak, Engineering, Polohy, Yasne and Kinsky Rozdory of the Zaporizhia region, enemy losses amounted to more than 230 people wounded, more than 15 units of military equipment of various types and ammunition depot were destroyed. Information on the liquidated occupiers is being clarified."
· "During the current day, the Aviation of the Defense Forces has inflicted 14 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as 3 strikes on the positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems."
17:58 Ministry of Infrastructure: Another caravan of wheat vessels for Algeria emerged from Odessa ports.
· In particular, the GOLDEN ARSENAL bulk carrier will transport 27 thousand tons of Ukrainian wheat to Algeria, which suffers from the food crisis.
17:27 General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Russia fired 239 cruise missiles and 80 Shahed-136 drones at Ukraine in November. Ukraine's air defense forces shot down 72% of missiles and 80% of drones.
17:18 Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration: All 30 NATO member states agree on the need for Ukraine to join the Alliance.
· "It is important that this decision is not a repetition of the conclusion of the 2008 Bucharest Summit. This is a new powerful signal, and it is very important that it shows: no one is afraid of Russian pressure."
16:49: The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Oleksandr Kubrakov to the post of Deputy Prime Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, - said MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
16:07: Ukraine held another exchange — 50 soldiers were returned from Russian captivity, the OP said.
· Among those liberated were the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal, as well as wounded after fighting in the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhia directions.
16:01: The SBU reported suspicion of justifying Russia's aggression against Ukraine to a priest from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, whose worship was glorified by the "Russian world," the SBU said.
15:37: Don't we accept Russian-language content anymore?
· The head of the Sociological Group "Rating" Alexey Antipovich noted that now the number of consumers of Russian-language TV shows and Russian music is rapidly falling.
15:14 press service of the Security Service of Ukraine: The SBU exposed high-ranking officials from customs who blocked the export of Ukrainian grain to the EU.
· As a result of investigative and operational actions at Kyiv, Lviv and Chernivtsi customs, a corruption scheme was blocked. The leadership of the relevant regional customs, which organized a mechanism for illegally receiving money for registration of export-import operations, was exposed. Every day, the organizers of the scheme received "profits" of hundreds of thousand rubles. UAH.
13:58 Minister of Digital Transformation: Amazon and Ukraine have signed a memorandum of cooperation for 2023, the company will provide Ukraine with another $ 75 million in support.
· Amazon AWS was one of the first to help maintain Ukraine's digital infrastructure.
13:28 Operational Command South: Russia is trying to intimidate Ukrainians with powerful missile strikes because it has no victories on the battlefield.
· The Defense Forces of Ukraine clearly know how many missiles and what class are left in Russia, as well as have information about the state of deterioration of the means from which these missiles are launched.
· The presence of the Russian ship's group in the Black Sea may mean the continuation of reconnaissance and the collection of information to prepare for possible missile strikes.
· Humenyuk noted that Russian missile carriers are already equipped and prepared, and the fact that they occasionally enter the bases may indicate a weather response, including a storm.
13:18 President of Energoatom: signed an order on the dismissal of Deputy Chief Engineer of the Zaporizhzhia NPP Yurii Chernichuk, who served as the chief engineer of the station.
· It is noted that such a decision to dismiss from office is associated with the availability of confirmed information about the collaboration activities of Yurii Chernichuk.
12:23: The "Lightning" channel is the most popular source of news for Ukrainians during the war in Viber - 41% of users.
· This is evidenced by the data of the annual USAID-Internews survey: "Public attitudes towards media and consumption of various types of media 2022".
MORDOR (rUSSIA)
December 2
10:09 Russian Media: A MiG-31 fighter crashed in Primorsky Krai.
· It is stated that the plane crashed immediately after departure, and the pilots managed to eject.
December 1
12:17: The press service of the SBU checked the monastery of the UOC (MP) in Zakarpattia, where the nuns called for "awakening of mother Rusa."
· SBU officers found a large number of propaganda materials. Most of the literature is authored by Russian figures and published by Russian printing houses. Also during the events, the SBU found the lyrics of pro-Russian songs that glorified the "Russian land".
12:57 Russian Media: In the Moscow region there was a fire in warehouses.
· The area of the fire is 450 square meters. m. Employees of the Ministry of Emergencies work on site. The causes of the fire are unknown, as is the number of victims.
12:40 Social Networks: Air defense systems are working on the Belgorod region.
KHARKIV
December 2
09:56 Kharkiv RMA: Again, under intense shelling of the Kupyansk district. The Russians continue to destroy civilian infrastructure.
· Russians also launch artillery strikes on Vovchansk and the settlements of the community.
· Around midnight, in the village of Klugino-Bashkirovka , Russians hit a residential building with a S-300 rocket.
· The injured woman is 67 years old, she was hospitalized in a medical facility and provided medical care, the patient will continue treatment on an outpatient basis. Another 24-year-old woman was assisted on the spot. There are partial destruction of a five-story residential building.
02:08: Russians hit one of the high-rise buildings in Klugino-Bashkirovka, — spokesman of the SES regional administration Yevgeny Vasilenko.
· Rescuers now know of one injured woman.
December 1
23:29 Social Networks: In the suburbs of Kharkiv, the sounds of explosions are heard.
12:06 Kharkiv RMA: The intensity of shelling in the Kupyansk district has increased several times.
· The border Vovchansk and Lipetsk communities were also under fire - garages were burning, the facades of private houses were damaged. No casualties.
LUHANSK
December 1
20:30 Luhansk RMA: Regarding the liberation of Luhansk:
· Ukrainian fighters are defending in Bilohorivka;
· in the directions of Kreminna and Svatove, the Armed Forces are still moving forward;
· paratroopers were stationed in the Starobilsk area, who were transferred from the Kherson direction;
· The Kreminska substation, the territory of which was recently inspected by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is located just a few kilometers from this city.
DONETSK
December 2
08:49 Donetsk RMA: During the day in the Donetsk region, as a result of Russian aggression, six people were injured.
December 1
23:58: In Yampol in the Donetsk region, in a private zoo, Russians ate and killed dozens of animals.
· The settlement was forced to spend 5 months in the occupation, and after returning to Ukrainian control, animal rights activists and journalists found on the farm where the zoo was located, a mountain of bones and skins of dead animals.
· And the animals that managed to survive wandered in a nearby forest, informs the FREE channel.
22:19 Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol: Photo of a queue for electric heaters in occupied Mariupol, of several thousand people.
· Heaters are issued only to those who have previously registered with volunteers.
14:18 military expert Roman Svitan: Russians begin a "planned evacuation" from the city of Polohy to the temporarily occupied Mariupol.
· "The number of the so-called 500s, that is, the Russian military, who refuse to fight, has increased significantly. Mi-8 and Mi-24 fly special links and catch deserters in dozens," he said.
13:10: The so-called "head of the DPR", Pushilin , said that today there is an exchange under the formula 50 to 50.
· The Ukrainian side has not yet announced such information.
ZAPORIZHIA
December 2
11:31 Zaporizhia RMA: The Russians again shelled a village in one of the communities in the Zaporizhia district.
· As a result of the hit, the administrative building, where all the services necessary for local residents were located, was almost completely destroyed. Fortunately, people survived.
07:43 Zaporizhia RMA: The Russians launched a missile strike on Zaporizhia at night.
· "Its goal was to destroy the industrial and energy infrastructure of the regional center. As a result, a fire broke out. According to available data, there are no victims. The fire was promptly extinguished by our rescuers," Starukh wrote.
05:43: Secretary of the Zaporizhia City Council Anatoliy Kurtev confirmed the explosions in Zaporizhia.
· "As a result of the enemy attack, the building of the infrastructure facility is on fire. From the blast wave in nearby houses, window panes flew away. The relevant services are already working on the ground. Information on the destruction and casualties is being clarified."
02:21 Social Networks: The sounds of explosions are heard in Zaporizhia.
December 1
13:27 Social Networks: In the temporarily occupied Tokmak, Zaporizhia region.
DNIPRO
December 2
11:42 Social Networks: Locals report explosions in Nikopol.
09:12 Dnipro RMA: Russians shelled Nikopol and the Marganets community all night.
· "They fired almost 40 shells at them. People survived. The scale of the destruction is being clarified."
01:21 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.
December 1
16:27 Dnipro RMA: Russian military shelled Nikopol with artillery, a 56-year-old man was injured.
· Several high-rise buildings and power lines are also damaged in the city.
14:48 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.
KHERSON
December 2
11:00 Kherson RMA: Russians shelled the territory of Kherson region 42 times.
· Due to Russian shelling, there are civilian casualties. 3 people died, another 7 residents of the Kherson region were injured of varying severity.
11:39 Social Networks: Local telegram channels reported shelling of the Ochakov community by Russians.
08:58 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
00:10: In Kherson, in just one day, the work of 9 base stations was resumed.
· Namely, Vodafone restored 4 stations, Kyivstar also 4 stations, and lifecell 1 station.
· The coverage was restored in the Korabelny, Suvorov and Dniprovskyi districts of Kherson.
· Voice communication and mobile Internet are available to subscribers.
December 1
23:39 Police press service: Stabilization measures are underway in the de-occupied areas of the Kherson region - near Beryslav, law enforcement officers exhumed the bodies of two civilians who died from the actions of Russian troops.
23:21 Center for Investigative Journalism: As a result of the Russian military blowing up the shandors of the Kakhovka main canal, the main pumping station (GNS) of the hydraulic structure located in the village of Lyubimivka in the occupied left-bank part of the Kherson region was flooded.
· This threatens to completely stop the supply of drinking water to arid areas of the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, including Berdyansk, as well as to stop the supply of water for irrigation.
23:10: Electrician Maryna risked herself so that Kherson residents had light.
· During the Russian occupation, a woman repaired power grids and hid people from the military.
22:09 Social Networks: Explosions are reported in the Kherson district.
21:47 Kherson RMA: Russia shelled Kherson 12 times a day
· One person died and one was injured.
20:16 Social Networks: Another explosion is reported in Kherson.
19:26 Kherson RMA: Kherson is 65% powered by electricity.
15:46 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
14:07: A raccoon stolen by Russians from Kherson Ukrainian bit the so-called "head" of the Kherson region, Saldo by the finger.
12:46 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Tavria.
ODESA
December 1
13:39 Social Networks: In the city of Izmail, Odessa region, a monument to Alexander Suvorov was dismantled.
In terms of the tactics he employed, Suvorov is sometimes likened to American General George S. Patton, Jr. His victories include the Siege of Izmail against the Ottomans, as well as victories in Poland and Italy. Ukraine’s dismantling the statue of Suvorov in Izmail is yet another poke in the eye to the Russians’ belief in their glory – “An unofficial Russian national anthem in the late 18th and early 19th centuries "Grom pobedy, razdavaysyal” (Let the thunder of victory sound!) commemorates Suvorov's victory and 24 December is today commemorated as a Day of Military Honor in Russia.” (from Wikipedia)
KYIV
December 1
21:01 CEO of the power supply company Yasno: Today, the consumption limit by Kyiv was 580 MW, and this is almost a schedule. A little more than 652 thousand Kyiv residents were turned off. We have not yet returned to the schedule, it is difficult for us to plan.
· "Therefore, after the light is supplied, they begin to plug everything into the sockets. Automation knocks out voltage drops, but no one knows about it, everyone continues to think that this is an emergency shutdown," he said.
15:53 Social Networks: Several explosions sounded in Kyiv, according to subscribers. Previously, these are planned demining.
TERNOPIL
December 2
11:35 a.m. Social Networks: A bus station was mined in Ternopil, local telegram channels reported.
KHMELNITSKY
December 1
13:06 Social Networks: The monument to Mykola Ostrovsky was dismantled in Shepetivka, Khmelnytsky region.
VINNYTSIA
December 1
12:30 Vinnytsia RMA: Heat supply has been restored in Ladyzhyn. The city continues to work on the supply of thermal energy.
POLTAVA
December 1
15:08 Social Networks: Several strong explosions have sounded in Kremenchuk, according to subscribers. Previously, these are planned demining.
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.
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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
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