Bob Homans December 7
20221207
Ukraine – 12/7 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
December 7, 2022
A Distant Echo
I just started reading Sir Antony Beevor’s latest book, “Russia – Revolution & Civil War, 1917 – 1921.” Included in the book are vivid examples of not just atrocities, most of which were inflicted by Russians on fellow Russians as opposed to atrocities by Russians on Ukrainians, but how Russian officers use their soldiers in combat. Given the accounts of how Russian soldiers are being used as cannon fodder in front of Bakhmut, not much has changed in Russian military strategy in the past 100+ years.
Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine is only the most recent example of Russia’s longstanding penchant for committing atrocities. From reading Beevor’s account, it somehow seems ingrained.
Russia’s actions in Ukraine are often referred to by the pundits as “Putin’s invasion,” “Putin’s war,” and even “Putin’s atrocities.” The pundits should learn their history. It’s clear from the work done by Antony Beevor, and others including Anne Applebaum, that Russia’s penchant for committing atrocities existed well before Putin. The question is – will it continue after Putin departs the scene?
Agricultural Surprises
According to this recent report, that relies heavily on satellite data, Ukrainian agricultural production is larger than what was expected. Some additional anecdotal information:
· Farmers in the recently liberated areas of Kharkiv Oblast, started winter planting a week after liberation.
· Ukraine is supplying farmers with pre-harvest financing, helping farmers acquire seeds and other inputs for planting the 2023 harvest.
· The Wall St. Journal has reported that at least 1 Russian oligarch has expropriated farmland in occupied territories.
· Areas in newly liberated Kherson include substantial vegetable production.
News From the Battlefield
There may have been another attempted Russian missile attack yesterday, following the one that took place last Monday. Almost all of the missiles were shot town.
The Latest Denys includes a guided tour through the cockpit of a Russian Tu-95 bomber. He said it was from last year. It reminds me of the tour I got back in August 1972, at U-Tapao Airbase in Thailand, through the cockpit of a B-52 bomber. Russia is using Tu-95s as a platform to launch cruise missiles against Ukraine. The losses of Tu-95s Russia incurred in the recent attacks against their airbases inside Russia cannot be replaced. Neither the Tu-95’s engines nor the airframes are being produced in Russia. With respect to Denys’ account of the battlefield itself, the fighting around Pavlivka, north of Melitopol, is in the area where many expect Ukraine to launch its next counteroffensive.
“Reporting From Ukraine” focuses on Bakhmut, where he seems to conclude that Ukraine is gaining the upper hand. The video includes a report stating that Ukraine is moving more artillery into the area. Bakhmut is where forces from Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s Wagner Group are concentrated, a formation that now includes many freed Russian prisoners. In the table of Russian losses supplied by my colleague, Russian casualties are running at around 500/day. Most of these are concentrated in Bakhmut and in front of Donetsk. Another account describes Wagner’s strategy, of using the prisoners to launch attacks during the day, with the better equipped Wagner Group soldiers attacking at night.
War Crimes Investigation & the Establishment of the Special Tribunal
Courtesy of the “Kyiv Independent,” this is an interview with Fredrik Wesslau, a Swedish diplomat who is Deputy Head of the European Union Advisory Mission to Ukraine. He is a war crimes expert, and he talks about the extent the war crimes that have taken place, and the distinction between the proposed War Crimes Tribunal, and other relevant jurisdictions including the International Criminal Court, the Ukrainian Judicial System and other venues.
Wesslau says “There's currently no court that really has jurisdiction over the crime of aggression, which is specifically about the leadership. This is the mother of all crimes, which is, without which, the other crimes wouldn't have happened.” He further describes the mandate of the Tribunal, “Typically for the crime of aggression, it's a very small group, the inner core in a sense. This is about the closest people who are part of planning, preparing, instigating, and launching the aggression.”
Wesslau then discusses the question of whether the “propagandists,” the most famous of whom is arguably Margarita Simonyan the Head of “Russia Today, could be included as defendants in a Tribunal, “I think with the propagandists, it does fall a little bit outside the remit of crime of aggression in the sense. But there is more and more discussion amongst legal scholars about accountability for the propagandists, since, for instance on Russian state TV, you see quite hardcore propaganda, the inciting of violence of the most horrible kind. The question is, what is their role in this war effort, how do they influence the war and how are they culpable in all of this?”
There is an interesting, related question. Would Patriarch Kirill, Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate, be considered a propagandist for purposes of inclusion as a defendant in a tribunal? Based on a number of his incendiary statements about Ukraine, there seems to be a strong argument supporting his inclusion as a propagandist.
12/7 Sitrep
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon December 6 to 12:00 noon December 7, 2022
Survey conducted by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, October 21 – 23 (After the first massive attack on energy infrastructure)
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL
December 7
11:56 NATO Secretary General: Russia wants not to speak, but to freeze the war for a new offensive in the spring.
· He stressed that there are currently no conditions for ending the war in Ukraine through diplomacy, because Moscow does not want negotiations.
· According to Stoltenberg, the Western allies must continue to provide weapons to Ukraine.
10:44: Germany allocates €200 million grant to Ukraine to support internally displaced persons, says German Embassy in Ukraine.
10:34: German police have detained 25 extremists who were planning a coup d'état, suspecting more than 50 people.
· According to Zeit, the suspects' plans included, among other things, an "armed attack on the Bundestag and the detention of politicians." It was planned that some members of the security forces would show solidarity with the terrorist group, which would lead to a "coup".
10:24: Lithuania, following Latvia, stops broadcasting the Dozhd TV channel, the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission.
09:44 Yle: On Finland's Independence Day, in Helsinki at one of the mass rallies, demonstrators burned a Russian flag in front of the gates of the Hiyetaniyami cemetery, in protest against Russia's barbaric policy towards Ukraine.
· According to the Finnish police, in general, all demonstrations were calm. No one was detained during the rallies.
09:35 CNN: Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense, said the Americans are not working to stop Ukraine from developing its own means of delivering long-range strikes that could potentially target Russian territory.
09:15: Norway allocates NOK 150 million ($15 million) to the European Union's mission to train Ukrainian servicemen.
· According to the Council of Europe report, the relevant agreement on voluntary financial contribution to the military assistance mission has already been signed with the EU.
08:50: Relevant committees of both chambers of the US Congress have approved a bill on the country's defense budget for fiscal year 2023.
· The draft budget is estimated at $847.3 billion.
· The agreed budget of the country provides for the allocation of an additional amount of at least $800 million to Ukraine.
08:31: The U.S. Armed Forces are studying the amount of ammunition used by Russia in the war in Ukraine.
· This was announced by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley.
· "We're currently doing research, analysis to make sure we've done the right math, the right grades in case of emergencies. We need to make sure we have the right inventory levels for every occasion," Milley said.
08:19 Deputy Secretary of State: The United States has sufficient weapons stockpiles to continue to assist Ukraine.
08:00: The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of spare parts for aviation and other equipment to Taiwan for a total of about $ 430 million - the U.S. Department of Defense's Security Cooperation Agency.
00:56: Dismantling of the monument dedicated to the "liberation of Lithuania and Europe from Nazism" (according to the Russian Embassy) continues at the Antakalnis cemetery in Vilnius, but the mayor of Vilnius clearly outlined the government's position
· "We do it respectfully, clearly, we do not destroy graves, and we will cleanse ourselves of this Soviet symbol. Happy day, happy moment. Everyone understands what this place is about and that it is not a tombstone, but an ideological sign on the territory of the cemetery, which is inadequate in the Western world," said the head of the city, Remigius Shimashius.
00:30: EU includes Ukraine in Horizon Europe programmes with funding of €13.5 billion
· The program envisages the search for advanced technologies for further technological and economic development of the EU, as well as measures to support Ukraine.
00:10 Financial Times: The European Commission wants to ban investments in the mining sector of the Russian Federation.
· The ban will be part of the ninth package of EU sanctions against Moscow, the publication reports. However, it will not affect "some individual products."
00:45 Foreign Minister: The Howard Buffett Foundation for American businessman and philanthropist will donate high-capacity generators to Ukraine. The total cost of power equipment reaches $ 30 million.
00:37: After returning from the east, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the wounded defenders in one of the medical institutions in Kyiv. He talked to the soldiers and presented them with state awards.
01:31 Social Networks: Explosions heard in Zaporizhia
02:04 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.
December 6
11:31 SBU press service: SBU conducts security events at UOC (MP) facilities in Cherkasy, Volyn and Kherson regions.
11:09 Minister of Digital Transformation: Citizens of 110 countries donated $237 million to Ukraine during the 7 months of UNITED24's existence.
09:54 Institute for the Study of War: Російська влада готує інформаційне тло для оголошення другої хвилі мобілізації.
· In particular, the Kremlin stopped providing limited information about the so-called special operation, and instead tries to sow panic among Russians, promoting false theories about a possible offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the border regions of the Russian Federation.
08:41 DTEK press service: Emergency blackouts continue in Kyiv today. The schedules are not currently in effect.
· Also, emergency power outages were reported in Odesa and Dnipro.
23:54: Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania congratulated Ukrainians on the day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· "Today in Europe there is no greater, such ardent and devoted love for the Motherland, from which your defenders of their own freedom wake up every morning.
· Today, the whole world is fond of wrestling... every Ukrainian who defends freedom, fights for his family, his home, his homeland. Such a strong nation can never be defeated! You are heroes! You are all heroes," he wrote.
23:35: address by the President of the European Parliament "You will win for the sake of fallen heroes. You will win for the sake of your freedom."
21:52 Xinhua: The United States and Israel will develop laser anti-missile weapons.
· American arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin and Israeli state defense company Rafael will jointly develop high-energy laser weapons systems. A corresponding agreement was signed between the enterprises.
21:32 BBC: Spanish police have arrested 30 people accused of smuggling cannabis, which was disguised as aid to Ukraine.
· The drugs came from all over the southern region, were packed in cardboard boxes and transported in columns through several countries, police said. Among those detained in the Andalusia region were Ukrainians, Spaniards, Germans and Moroccans.
21:08 Polish Defense Minister: Germany refused to transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine.
· "After the conversation, I am disappointed to decide to abandon the plans. The deployment of the Patriot in the western regions of Ukraine would strengthen the security of Poles and Ukrainians," the minister stressed.
20:34 Yonhap: North Korea's People's Army General Staff has ordered increased artillery fire toward the sea in response to South Korean military exercises.
· North Korea fired about 130 artillery shells per day at the eastern and western maritime "buffer zones", which are the de facto maritime border and were installed in accordance with the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement.
22:34: Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilica visits Bucha
· "I saw with my own eyes burned and abandoned houses, schools, kindergartens and destroyed roads, but the most painful sight is crosses. No photo, no video can convey what I saw here on the spot. Every citizen of Ukraine, especially children and women who have been subjected to cruelty and inhuman treatment, deserves justice in international criminal courts," the Prime Minister said.
20:11 Forex market data: Brent oil prices fell below $80 per barrel for the first time since January 6, 2022.
17:40: American doctor David Smith has provided an expert opinion on the condition of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
· Saakashvili's hair and nail samples revealed heavy metals and other substances, including mercury and arsenic, as well as diseases and addictions associated with improper treatment, the medical report said.
17:20 New York Times: By launching drones at air bases 300 miles from its own territory, Ukraine has changed the geography of the war.
· "The strikes signaled a new readiness of Kyiv to fight bases in the rear of Russia, raising the stakes in the war, and for the first time demonstrated Ukraine's ability to attack at such a great distance," the article says.
· At the same time, Ukrainian side has not yet confirmed its involvement in the explosions at Russian strategic airfields.
17:09 Reuters: An investigation into the work of billionaire Elon Musk's neurotechnology company Neuralink has been launched in the United States.
· The reason was the suspicion of animal cruelty. The company conducts research on the implantation of microchips into the monkeys' brains.
16:53 Local media: Several explosions rang out in the city of Kosovska-Mitrovica in northern Kosovo. Sirens sound in the city.
16:19 Financial Times: The new package of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation will include export control on dual-use goods worth more than 2 billion euros.
16:11 Bloomberg: The EU could grant Bosnia and Herzegovina the status of a candidate for membership in the bloc at a summit in Brussels on December 15.
16:01: The BBC has released a list of the 100 most influential and inspiring women of the year, eight of them Ukrainian.
· The hundred included the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, paramedic Yulia Paevska (Taira), human rights activist Oleksandra Matviychuk, defender of the rights of people with disabilities Yulia Sachuk, mathematician Maryna Vyazovska, doctor Iryna Kondratova, journalist Kristina Berdynskykh and volunteer Yana Zinkevych.
15:36: Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced two new cases of threats to Ukrainian embassies — dangerous packages were delivered to diplomatic missions in Denmark and Romania.
· Kuleba reiterated that a "campaign of terror and intimidation" has been launched against Ukrainian embassies and consulates, but "enemies of Ukraine" will not be able to frighten or stop Ukrainian diplomats.
15:15 Radio Liberty: Hungary has blocked the allocation of €18 billion to Ukraine in 2023.
· "As expected, at today's meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels, the green light of 18 billion euros was not provided for Ukraine."
13:54 Digi 24: The Embassy of Ukraine in Bucharest has reported receiving two envelopes with suspicious contents and are being checked by sappers.
13:26 Head of EU diplomacy: 24 EU countries have offered their participation in a new military mission for Ukraine.
· "24 member states have put forward more than 100 proposals for training modules, which are currently being considered for their compliance with Ukrainian needs," he added.
NATIONAL
December 7
08:00: Ukraine turned to the former Soviet republics for help with energy equipment. Negotiations are underway with Azerbaijan and the Baltic states, – CNN
07:08 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: In the Liman, Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, the Russian army is concentrating its efforts on offensive actions.
· In other areas, russia is trying to keep the temporarily occupied territories, focuses on deterring the actions of units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, equips defensive lines and positions, and conducts intelligence.
· Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repulsed attacks by Russian troops in the areas of the settlements of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region and Verkhnekamenskoye, Dispute, Yakovlivka, Bakhmut, Belaya Gora, Kurdyumivka, Novobakhmutivka, Marinka and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region.
· Over the past day, the enemy has inflicted 10 missile and 33 air strikes, carried out 75 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
· Russian missiles affected residential buildings and other civilian objects in the cities of Kramatorsk, Kryvyi Rih, as well as the village of Stepne, Zaporizhia region.
· The number of dead Russians among the mobilized Kursk region is growing, as evidenced by local media.
· In addition, due to information about human losses, the war in Ukraine is less and less supported by the younger generation of Russians. In the city of Kursk and the region, rumors are spreading about a possible invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In this regard, the fortification equipment of defensive positions in the border areas with Ukraine continues.
· During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces inflicted 22 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, as well as 4 strikes on the positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
· Over the past day, Ukrainian soldiers shot down 14 strike drones of the "Shahed-136" type, one "Orlan-10" UAV and 2 other enemy drones, the type of which is being specified.
· General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Over the past day, units of the Ukrainian missile forces and artillery hit the control point, 3 areas of concentration of personnel, the area of concentration of artillery and the ammunition depot of the Russian Federation.
December 6
23:23: Ministry of Digital Transformation will cooperate with the world's largest intelligence company Recorded Future in the field of cyber defense
· This was announced by Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov
21:20: The Schemes project published satellite images of the Russian Engels-2 airfield (Saratov region, Russia) after the drone attack.
· The picture for December 6 at 9:00 shows a cluster of fire engines, as well as one of the Tu-95 aircraft – seemingly damaged.
19:43 Interior Minister: Ukrainians are not going to issue summonses at checkpoints yet due to the large number of volunteers.
· "Today we have a large number of volunteers who come to the appropriate manning points. Our Armed Forces can select the best of those who wish. Therefore, in principle, now there is no need to call someone at checkpoints."
19:29: Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov discussed tougher sanctions against Russia with U.S. Trade Minister Gina Raimondo.
· "Sanctions and the economic blockade of the Russian Federation should be strengthened. Russia should be completely deprived of access to technology. And Ukraine - to turn into a leader in the pace of development of military-tech," Fedorov said.
19:09 Prime Minister: The capacity deficit in Ukraine's energy system is 19% of the forecast consumption.
· According to him, the energy sector promises to eliminate the consequences of yesterday's shelling in the coming days, but the deficit will remain.
18:36 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on December 6:
· "The enemy does not stop striking and shelling settlements and positions of our troops along the line of contact. During the day, he launched 4 missile strikes, carried out up to 10 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
· It continues to strike critical infrastructure and civilian accommodations, in violation of International Humanitarian Law, laws and customs of warfare."
· "During the day, the civilian infrastructure of the settlement of Stepne, Zaporizhia region, suffered from enemy missile strikes.
· The threat of missile strikes on objects of the energy system and critical infrastructure throughout Ukraine remains in the future."
· "The enemy is experiencing losses, therefore, on December 4 in the Zaporozhye region as a result of a fire defeat, up to 20 units of enemy military equipment of various types were destroyed, about 70 occupiers were injured. ".
· "On November 30, in the area of Verkhnetoretsky, Donetsk region, the fact of desertion of servicemen of the Russian occupation forces with weapons from their combat positions was revealed.
· Among them, 13 out of 21 are persons recruited from prison. The command of the Russian occupation forces ordered the detention and liquidation of violators. As of December 5, all deserters have been destroyed."
· "During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine inflicted 14 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as 2 strikes on the positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
· Units of the missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit the control point, 2 areas of concentration of personnel and the enemy's ammunition depot during the day."
18:24 Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: As of December 6, 15 enemy ships are on alert in the Black Sea, of which two are carriers of cruise missiles "Kalibr", a total volley - 12 missiles.
· In the Sea of Azov, the enemy continues to control maritime communications, keeping two ships on alert.
· There are 9 enemy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, of which five are carriers of cruise missiles "Caliber", the total volley is 76 missiles.
17:51 Head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine: There will be no attack from Belarus now.
· Budanov noted that the Russian IPSO is working in the Ukrainian media space, since only defensive weapons have been accumulated on the territory of Belarus, which, in principle, cannot be used in the offensive.
17:30: Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited wounded Ukrainian servicemen in a hospital in the Kharkiv region.
· "It is a great honor to be with you today. Thank you for the heroism with which you defend our state, its independence and territorial integrity, freedom and the lives of our people. Recover as soon as possible!", Zelenskyy wrote.
15:27: The SBU released a video of today's exchange in which 60 Ukrainian defenders returned home from Russian captivity.
14:55 Forbes: On December 6, Russia fired missiles on the territory of Ukraine, the total amount of which is $400-500 million.
14:35 Ukrenergo: It will take several more days to restore electricity production to the level that was before the December 6 missile attack.
14:26 Chief of the Defence Intelligence: Russia still has missiles left for several massive missile strikes on Ukraine. After that, the Russians will go to complete zero.
· According to him, there is a production of new Russian missiles, but it is scarce compared to the huge number they use in attacks.
13:01 NDTV: For the war to end, it is necessary that the Kremlin's opinion changes and Russian troops leave the territory of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said.
· According to Kuleba, these are the starting points of a comprehensive peace dialogue, but at the same time there are many issues that need to be addressed.
· "Food security, nuclear security, prisoner exchange, environmental protection during the war. This way, the G20 can play a role right now. India's leadership and participation will be appreciated," he said.
12:39 Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "In the east of Ukraine today is the most difficult direction. And I have the honor now to be with our defenders here in Donbas. I believe that next time we will meet in our Ukrainian Donetsk, Luhansk. I'm sure it's in Crimea."
12:18 SBU press service: The SBU has identified the identity of a Russian invader who committed the premeditated murder of a civilian during the temporary seizure of the Kyiv region.
· The war criminal turned out to be the acting chief of intelligence of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade of the RF Armed Forces. Being part of the aggressor's land units, he was directly involved in the seizure of settlements in the Bucha district and the shooting of civilians.
12:11 British Ambassador to Ukraine: Russia's cynical missile strikes are ineffective against the Ukrainian spirit.
· "Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure are brutal, cynical and ineffective against Ukraine's spirit and determination."
12:05: "The strongest. The most powerful. Best. Our Armed Forces," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the military on the holiday.
MORDOR (rUSSIA)
December 6
19:19 press service H &M: Swedish retailer H&M, owner of Europe's second-largest clothing store chain, which has worked in Russia since 2009, confirmed the closure of all stores in the Russian Federation.
18:00 Bloomberg: Russia is considering introducing a minimum oil price in response to the EU and G7 price cap.
· According to the publication, Moscow is considering two options for introducing prices:
o — The first is the establishment of a maximum discount on Russian oil compared to world standards, which Russian exporters of crude oil will not be able to exceed by offering their barrels to customers.
o The second is to set a fixed price, which will also be reviewed regularly.
16:38: Photos of fortifications on the border with Ukraine were published by the governor of the Belgorod region Hladkov.
15:51: Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced the formation of "self-defense battalions" of residents of the region.
· "We are forming several battalions of those who, for health reasons or within the age limits, cannot be called up by the armed forces, but have combat experience," the official wrote.
13:33: The Russian Defense Ministry said that 60 prisoners of war had returned to Russia as part of the exchange.
· The Ukrainian side has not yet commented on the exchange.
· 1:47: There was another prisoner exchange. Ukraine has returned 60 troops, the OP said.
o On the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 60 soldiers of the armed forces, the National Guard, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine - 58 men and two women, 15 officers and 45 privates and sergeants - return home, the OP said.
13:08: The FSB demands that the Lefortivsky court arrest in absentia the head of the Ministry of Reintegration of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk and the First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova. They are charged with "violation of the territorial integrity of Russia," rosSMI writes.
12:33: Former FSB officer and former defense minister of the so-called "DPR" Igor Strelkov-Girkin says he has returned from the war in Ukraine and is in Moscow.
· According to him, the attempt to take part in the hostilities "did not end in success, although it was very close to that."
LUHANSK
December 7
10:54 Luhansk RMA: Russians are massively taking children from the Luhansk region to Chechnya for "patriotic education."
· According to the head of the Luhansk OVA, there are already more than a hundred such cases of deportation of teenagers to the territory of the Russian Federation.
DONETSK
December 7
11:19: Turkish journalists showed how Ukrainian doctors work on the frontline - in Bakhmut.
· "It is to this hospital that the wounded Ukrainian soldiers are taken at the front. In addition to providing first aid to wounded soldiers, emergency surgical operations are also carried out in the hospital," the Turkish news agency Anadolu reports.
December 6
13:58 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Donetsk region.
12:27 Local Media: In the temporarily occupied Makiivka, Donetsk region, a fire was recorded in the transformer substation "Chaykino-330" in the Krasnogvardeysky district.
ZAPORIZHIA
December 7
07:55 Zaporizhia RMA: That night, Russia attacked two communities of the Zaporizhia district with S-300 drones and missiles.
· In one of the villages, 2 houses were destroyed, another 8 were damaged. Three wounded are previously known, including a 15-year-old girl.
· In another village, one house was destroyed as a result of a rocket explosion, and another 10 were damaged. People remained intact.
December 6
23:13: Social Networks Explosions are also heard in Vilniansk, Zaporizhia region.
22:08 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Zaporizhia region. Previously, this is the work of air defense.
DNIPRO
December 7
07:36 Dnipro RMA: The Russians hit 7 times with "Hurricanes" and heavy artillery on two communities of the Dnipropetrovsk region - Marganets and Nikopol. People are not damaged.
· "All eight enemy drones were shot down, which the enemy directed to the region. Previously, it was 'Shahed-136,'" he added.
December 6
23:11 Social Networks: Explosions are also heard in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
23:07 Social Networks: An explosion is heard again in Dnipro.
22:37 Speaker of Dnipro Regional Council: Dnipro Region attacked by Shahed drones.
22:24 Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Dnipro. Previously, this is the work of air defense.
22:06 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
22:00 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Dnipro.
20:18 Dnipro RMA: The Russians struck an industrial enterprise in Kryvyi Rih.
· A 38-year-old worker was injured. He has burns in the hospital.
· The company has destruction. Details are being clarified.
18:16 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kryvyi Rih.
18:32: "Kryvyi Rih. A missile strike on an industrial infrastructure facility," said Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Military Administration.
16:47 Mayor: In Dnipro, the executive committee of the city council decided to move the monuments to Pushkin, Lomonosov, Gorky and other Russians to the territory of the communal enterprise "Zoocontrol".
· Monuments are removed from public space until a decision is made on their further status as cultural heritage monuments.
14:16 press service of the Security Service of Ukraine: The SBU proved the guilt of the enemy henchman for terrorism and now he is asking for an exchange in Russia.
· The perpetrator is the brother of Oleg Tsarev, a former people's deputy traitor and one of the organizers of the Kremlin's Novorossiya project. It was he who was preparing explosions in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
KHERSON
December 7
00:02 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
December 6
21:24 Social Networks: Explosions in Kherson are reported.
18:42 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Hola Prystan, Kherson region.
16:59: Activists of the "Yellow Ribbon" movement posted pro-Ukrainian leaflets in the temporarily occupied Henichesk.
16:30 Kherson RMA: Consequences of the shelling of Kherson by Russian troops.
· Residential buildings and the building of the local water utility came under attack. A 43-year-old utility worker was killed.
16:18 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
14:53 Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Kherson.
14:45 AP News: During the occupation of Kherson, local doctors forged diagnoses for orphans so that Russians would not deport them.
· Doctors invented diseases and indicated in the conclusions that children should not be transported.
13:38 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
ODESA
December 7
09:26 Odesa RMA: There are 13 Russian ships in the Black Sea, including an underwater missile carrier.
· "A possible total volley is 4 'calibers'," the report said.
KYIV
December 6
14:18 Social Networks: Several explosions have sounded in Kyiv and the region. Previously, this is a planned demining.
13:17: We congratulate our defenders and thank the Armed Forces of Ukraine. For their professionalism, courage, for the heroic defense of our state, - the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko.
· "In the struggle for our independence and will, we are losing the most loyal and courageous patriots. Those who should have built a successful and strong Ukraine. We honor the feat of every defender, every defender. Because every life laid down is for the victory and the future of Ukraine. Our task today is to continue to work in the rear, support our Armed Forces and jointly do everything to win," Klitschko said.
SUMY
December 7
08:14 Zhytomir RMA: Tonight, the Russians tried to attack the Zhytomyr region using a Shahed-type drone.
· According to him, the air defense forces in the north of the region shot down the drone.
December 6
22:19 Sumy RMA: The Russians fired 226 shells and mines during the day along the border.
· 7 communities were under fire: Esmanska, Myropilska, Shalyginska, Khotynska, Yunakovska, Bilopilska and Krasnopilska.
20:02 Sumy RMA: In the Esman community, Russians wounded his grandfather. A 69-year-old man was caught on the street in a Russian attack.
· In the afternoon, the Russians struck from Grad rockets in the Sumy region. The Russian army fired 20 shells directly at the settlement. Three private homes of local residents suffered significant damage. A fire broke out in one house.
15:58 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the border areas of the Sumy region with Russia.
POLTAVA
December 6
22:47: The mayor of Kremenchuk, Poltava region, reports an increased danger. Be in shelters.
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
www.ubn.ne