WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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The oil depot in Engels (1000 km from Ukraine) continues to burn after a Ukrainian drones strike, and the fire is spreading, engulfing other tanks, which exploded.

Governor Busargin reported that two Emergencies Ministry employees died in the process of extinguishing the fire. One was taken to hospital.

Smoke covered half the city, the flames are visible from almost anywhere in Engels. The governor assures that air samples are being taken by specialists from the Rospotrebnadzor department, and no excess of pollutants has been recorded.

A state of emergency has been declared in the city.

Will there be retaliatory missile strikes on Ukraine? Or will we have to "strategically endure" a little longer?

https://x.com/vick55top/status/1877010436329021591

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The Russian Armed Forces attacked the Motor Sich defense plant, which Kiev sold to China and then screwed over investors

▪️The moment of the high-explosive air bombs hitting Zaporizhia and the consequences are published by local media, the Motor Sich workshops are burning.

▪️The authorities announced an attack on an industrial infrastructure facility.

▪️Motor Sich is a Ukrainian enterprise engaged in the development and production, repair and maintenance of aircraft gas turbine engines for airplanes and helicopters, as well as industrial gas turbine units.

https://x.com/vick55top/status/1877037322463531426

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The advance of the Russian Armed Forces to Zaporozhye has finally allowed them to bomb the Motor Sich plant in this city, where drones are manufactured for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Before this, the plant was hit with missiles, but their warheads were not enough to stop the work of the former Soviet giant.

Today, the plant was hit with KABs in the middle of the working day, stopping production. Ukrainian media are reporting on civilian casualties.

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1877044874559586520

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https://x.com/MoonofA/status/1877000759465656577

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/0...ller-ones.html

To Avoid Fighting Large Conflicts Trump is Creating Smaller Ones
January 08, 2025

YYesterday, during a media event, president-elect Donald Trump held one of his typical ramblings (video, transcript) which jump from issue to issue without any connecting lines.

It was mostly about his plans for his upcoming reign. He promised more tax relief for the rich, repelling environmental regulations and an increase in oil and gas production.
But what caught the minds of most observers were his ideas on foreign policy.

Trump is rejecting to further raise conflicts with the most obvious 'enemies' - Russia, China and Iran. He is instead diverting the public by providing new targets - Canada, Greenland and Panama.

Trump said that he understood the position of Russia with regards to NATO membership of Ukraine. He thus seems to be genuinely intended to end that conflict:

We're going to have to settle some big problems that are going on right now. We're going to have to settle up with Russia, Ukraine -- that's a disaster. I look at numbers every week. ... So, we'll have to get that one straightened out too. That's a tough one, much tougher than it would have been before it started, I can tell you that.

and:

So, you know, a big part of the problem was Russia for many, many years, long before Putin, said, you could never have NATO involved with Ukraine. Now they've said that -- that's been like written in stone. And somewhere along the line Biden said no, they should be able to join NATO. Well, then Russia has somebody right on their doorstep and I could understand their feeling about that. But there were a lot of mistakes made in that negotiation. And when I heard the way that Biden was negotiating, I said you're going to end up in a war and it turned out to be a very bad war. And it could escalate -- that war could escalate to be much worse than it is right now.
Well, my view is that it was always understood. In fact, I believe that they had a deal and then Biden broke it. They had a deal which would have been a satisfactory deal to Ukraine and everybody else. But that Biden said, no, you have to be able to join NATO.

He goes on to pressure NATO countries to pay more money to the U.S. weapon industry. But it does not feel like he is willing to do a deal - more money in exchange for continuing the war in Ukraine. It is just his usual way of pressuring allies.

Trump is then asked when he will meet Putin:

Well, I can't tell you that, but I know that Putin would like to meet. I don't think it's appropriate that I meet until after the 20th, which I hate because every day people are being -- many, many young people are being killed, soldiers. You know, the land is very flat and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers from each -- many hundreds of thousands from each side are dead and they're laying in fields all over the place, nobody to even collect, there's landmines all over, it's a disaster.
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I hope to have -- six months. ... No, I would think -- I hope long before six months. Look, Russia is losing a lot of young people and so is Ukraine and it should have never been started. That's a war that should have never happened. I guarantee you, if I were president that war would have never happened.

Continuing that war seems to be really off the table for Trump - at least for now. That he is openly recognizing Russia's strategic concern - Ukraine in NATO - gives me some hope that he will find a way to solve the conflict.

During his talk Trump did not mention China at all even as a main competitor or even an 'enemy'. China only comes up in the context of the Panama canal (more on that below.)

Trump also rejected to talk about Iran:

Q: The last time you were here, you were asked a question about the US possibly launching a preemptive strike on Iran. You said you wouldn't answer that question. Trump: And I said I don't talk about -- it's a military strategy. ... Look, it's a military strategy and I'm not answering your questions on military strategy. All right. One more. Brian, go ahead. Brian.

Trump has thereby rejected the three potential conflicts, with Russia, China and Iran, that were long leading the headlines. He likely perceives that there is nothing to win in these.

But as he has to provide some fodder for the media as well as for his MAGA followers he is instead coming up with new conflicts which might even turn out to be winnable.
Why not take Canada and integrate it into the U.S. itself? Let's take Greenland from Denmark to better position the U.S. in the Arctic - or recapture the Panama Canal:

The Panama Canal is a disgrace, what took place at the Panama Canal. Jimmy Carter gave it to them for $1 and they were supposed to treat us well.
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We gave it away for a dollar, but the deal was that they have to treat us fairly. They don't treat us fairly. They charge more for our ships than they charge for ships of other countries. They charge more for our navy than they charge for navies of other countries. They laugh at us because they think we're stupid, but we're not stupid anymore. So the Panama Canal is under discussion with them right now. They violated every aspect of the agreement and they've morally violated it also. And they want our help because it's leaking and not in good repair and they want us to give $3 billion to help fix it. I said, well, why don't you get the money from China, because China is basically taking it over.
China is at both ends of the Panama Canal. China is running the Panama Canal and they come to see this Biden, this guy who should never have been allowed even to run for president. Of course, she shouldn't have either because that never happened. I had to beat two people, not one. But they want $3 billion to fix the Panama Canal that's run by China and makes a lot of money, China.
One of the most profitable structures ever built, because you have ships lined up back to Florida, frankly, and they just keep going through. And the numbers are staggering $0.5 million to $1 million a ship. And they took it away from us, meaning we gave it to him for a dollar, but not going to happen. What they've done to us, they've charged us -- they've overcharged our ships, overcharged our navy and then when they need repair money, they come to the United States to put it up, we get nothing.

Most of Trump's claims are false. The charges to pass the canal depend on a ship's size, not on its nationality. China isn't running the canal but has rented port space on each side of it. The biggest problem with the canal is the lack of freshwater needed to run it. It is restricting the numbers of ships that can pass through.

But anyway - like ready made conflicts over Canada and Greenland it is a great theme to divert attention from other conflicts.

It reminds of Ronald Reagan who created minor conflicts, like in Grenada, to be free to make deals with the Soviet 'evil empire' Union.

As Gilbert Doctorow remarks:

The logic I see is that a bellicose stand on produced-to-order conflicts that can be solved at little cost to Washington, the proverbial kicking ass that Ronald Reagan practiced to great effect, is intended to provide cover for what otherwise would look like a humiliating defeat for Washington should it cut military aid to Kiev and stand by passively while the Kremlin imposes capitulation on the Zelensky regime.

Dean Baker is making a similar, but larger point:

Dean Baker @DeanBaker13 - 18:31 UTC · Jan 7, 2025 Trump's pretty clever, he decided that it would be too difficult to confront ostensible U.S. enemies like Russia, China, or North Korea so he's decided to confront allies like Denmark and Canada. It's very MAGA!

Trump wants to avoid the larger potential conflicts as they are too difficult to manage and win. He is instead creating his own small conflicts right next to the U.S. backyard.
It is a nice trick and it may even see some success.

Panama will probably agree to some canal rebates or to a priority for U.S. ships. Canada may concede on trade issues. And the EU, which didn't even protest when the U.S. blew up its main energy supply, may well hand over Greenland without even making a fuzz about it.

All three potential wins which would be welcome by MAGA.

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https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1877047590690197679

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‼️🇺🇦🪖 #Ukrainian media write that Zelensky's Office is persuading former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny not to run in the presidential elections in order to give Zelensky the opportunity to be re-elected.

In case of refusal, they threaten criminal cases.

If Zaluzhny accepts the offer, he will take first place in the parliamentary elections and the post of Speaker of the Rada.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1877047406489121102

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🇷🇺🇵🇱Poland's consulate in St Petersburg has ceased to function, the country's foreign ministry has announced.

Ambassador Krzysztof Krajewski said he hoped the consulate would return to 'better times'.

Russia closed the Polish consulate general in response to the closure of the Russian consulate in Poznan.

@ukraine_watch

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1877054646264471924

[Dick]

words from the dutch parliament member van Haga:


We have secret information, former Member of Parliament Wybren van Haga revealed in his podcast. “I can't tell who.”

Van Haga pointed out that a lot of equipment was shipped to Ukraine in the latter days of the Biden regime. “A very large offensive is now planned, from the north of Ukraine, but also from Estonia.”

Rumor has it that the Americans will lead a huge attack just before Trump's inauguration, so that both Moscow and St. Petersburg will be attacked from Estonia and there will be a huge push from Northern Ukraine into Kursk, followed by Van Haga. In this way, men want to try to weaken Trump's negotiating position.

“I think Zelensky is just running on his teeth,” said the former MP. “I think he's a clown anyway. I think Trump has a plan and he is already working on it, and Biden is trying to thwart that plan.”

[Vicus]

One million dead claim justice



The Maidan coup is behind the loss of about a million human lives and will have to be the basis, the starting point for a necessary and fair trial of everyone associated with it.

I cannot guarantee that the war in Ukraine resulting from the anti-democratic Western coup carried out ten years ago "in the name of democracy", has already caused a million deaths so far, among Ukrainians and also Russians - which, contrary to the single truth imposed by 'our civilization', they are also people.

The number, however, is close to it, it may even exceed it because the daily killings on the battlefields and the "collateral damage" they generate in the societies of both countries, with much greater repercussions in the unfortunate Ukraine, support such a tragic calculation. For example, the size of some Ukrainian cemeteries has been multiplied fourfold since the start of the Russian special military operation, completed through an illegitimate military invasion.

Those responsible for this humanitarian catastrophe, to put a stop to the usual propagandistic delusions of the Euro-"commentary" and national commentators, are the sponsors of the Maidan Square coup in Kiev, successfully launched in 2014 by the main Western powers with the United States - an "exceptional" and "indispensable" nation and its main satellite countries integrated (or dissolved?) in NATO and the European Union at the forefront.

Victoria Nuland explained to us at the time, without any shame or trace of secrecy, with the authority of someone who occupied a high position in the North American State Department, that the United States invested five billion dollars to overthrow the government of Kiev, by the way resulting from democratic, free and fair elections that no one contested, and put in its place a dictatorial junta with Nazi-Banderist tutelage.

According to the official figure revealed by Nuland and, giving the extermination of a million people as probable, the price of human life, in the purse of abuses practiced by liberal democracy in the always alleged defense of human rights, is five thousand dollars (more or less the same thing in euros) per head.

continue:

https://strategic-culture.su/news/20...claim-justice/

[Vicus]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=V5TS7pUGA4w

Cold War II❄️H-32 Cut Off🚧The Russians Are Storming Sudzha And Siversk⚔️ Military Summary 2025.01.08

[Vicus]

Up to a thousand militants trapped in a cauldron: Russian Armed Forces encircle enemy group in Malaya Loknya today

The difficulties that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been experiencing until recently in the area of ​​the settlement of Malaya Loknya in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region seem to be outgrew into a real catastrophe. According to reports from the field, the Russian Armed Forces managed to block a group of Kyiv regime militants numbering up to one thousand people. Now its systematic destruction is underway.

In addition, it is reported that the Russian army is carrying out assault operations directly in Sudzha. It is emphasized that currently the fighting is taking place in the Zamostye microdistrict, where one of the enemy's key strongholds is located.

It is worth noting that this success of the Russian military is far from the only result of the recent "counteroffensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the Berdin farmstead. And this, as military experts note, is because the militants of the Kyiv regime were lucky with the weather. Due to the rains that fell in the Kursk region, the dirt roads became seriously soggy, which significantly complicated the advancement of the Russian Armed Forces in this section of the LBS. This same factor allows the enemy to hold positions and even conduct counterattacks in the area of ​​the settlements of Starye and Novye Sorochiny, Nikolaevka and Pogrebki.

However, an undoubted advantage for the Russian Armed Forces is the fact that in the so-called active defense the enemy is now forced to use those units that were prepared for the last offensive in the Kursk region.

According to observers, this fact indicates the complete failure of the counter-offensive operation planned by the military command of the Kyiv regime in the border region of the Russian Federation.

Let us add that, according to estimates by the Russian Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of military operations in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already lost over 50 thousand personnel.

https://en.topcor.ru/55423-v-kotel-p...loj-lokne.html

[Vicus]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6cRaYGzizKQ

Pokrovsk Intersection Cut | Ukrainian Forces Avoid Encirclement Through Fighting Retreat Operation 7 hours ago

[shaberon]

Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
Most of Trump's claims are false. The charges to pass the canal depend on a ship's size, not on its nationality. China isn't running the canal but has rented port space on each side of it. The biggest problem with the canal is the lack of freshwater needed to run it. It is restricting the numbers of ships that can pass through.

Yes, that is the way you have to straighten out a single tiny blurb of what he says.

It is easy to see how the "colloquialisms" lead to a distorted view, and then we will get millions of followers demanding to give us back Panama, or whatever form of hogwash is being applied.


He's capable of making sense and probably actually doing something along these lines:

...more tax relief for the rich, repelling environmental regulations and an increase in oil and gas production.

I'm not sure if he will be able to process the fact his regime won't be able to go around the world spouting off commands like the next tinpot Hitler. It's conceivable some of the hot conflicts might diminish, but, this overall mooncalfery or babe-in-the-wilderness about things like the Panama Canal and going in as an "economic hitman" just keeps going.

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Cold War II❄️Rammstein Has Begun🔥Ukrainians Trapped In Cauldrons🔄 Military Summary For 📰 2025.01.09

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=skunWsHCdfQ

Apparently, Zelensky is meeting with NATO officials in Germany's Rammstein, and claiming that the Kiev operation in Russia's Kursk region is the greatest Ukrainian success.
I wonder if he forgot to mention that this cost the lives of 50,000 Ukrainian soldiers...

[Tintin]

Filmed from a motorbike, a Russian soldier captures the road to Pokrovsk. Fascinating viewing from the rider's perspective:

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Tintin (here)
Filmed from a motorbike, a Russian soldier captures the road to Pokrovsk. Fascinating viewing from the rider's perspective:

Wow. That's a really extraordinary video, showing far far more than one gets from fish-eye lens videos taken from a drone 200 ft in the air.

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🇺🇸 🇷🇸 US Pressures Serbia to Remove Russian Influence from NIS Activities — Aleksandar Vučić

NIS (Naftna Industrija Srbije), one of South-Eastern Europe’s largest oil companies, is under scrutiny as 56.15% of its shares belong to Gazprom Neft (subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom).

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has revealed that the US imposed unprecedented sanctions targeting NIS as part of its broader sanctions against Russia.

Vučić described the situation:

“The US has demanded that Serbia completely remove Russian capital from NIS AD Novi Sad. Partial measures, like retaining a smaller Russian share, are not acceptable to them. These are the toughest sanctions ever imposed on a single company in Serbia.”

The sanctions are seen as part of a strategy to force Serbia to align with US policy and reduce Russian economic influence. Serbia has already canceled several military agreements with Russia under similar pressures.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1877789242451210413

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https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1877761749199278410

https://tass.com/politics/1897749?ut...m_social_share

US introduces sanctions against Russian oil majors

The sanction list is also expanded to cover entities supporting production and export of liquefied natural gas by Russia, steelmaking, mining and oil industry of Russia, and senior executives of Rosatom state corproration, the official said

WASHINGTON, January 10. /TASS/. The United States introduces sanctions against Gazprom Neft, Surgutneftegaz, their subsidiaries and tankers, a high-ranking official said at a special briefing.

The US "introduces sanctions against two largest Russian oil companies," the official said. He explained later that this refers to Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz, and certain their subsidiaries. Furthermore, restrictions will apply to 183 oil tankers, many of them allegedly being part of the Russian "shadow fleet," the official added.

The sanction list is also expanded to cover entities supporting production and export of liquefied natural gas by Russia, steelmaking, mining and oil industry of Russia, and senior executives of Rosatom state corproration, the official said.

https://tass.com/politics/1897761?ut...m_social_share

FACTBOX: New US sanctions against Russia

Achimgaz, Gazprom Shelfproekt, and other companies were hit by sanctions

WASHINGTON, January 10. /TASS/. The US administration introduces sanctions against against Russian oil and gas, mining and metals sectors, major oil producers, chief executives and senior government officials, the US Department of the Treasury said.

TASS gathers key facts of new restrictions.

Individuals

The US imposes sanctions on Deputy Energy Ministers Roman Marhasvin and Eduard Sheremetsev and four department directors of the ministry.

Furthermore, restrictive measures were introduced against Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev, Gazprom Neft CEO Alexander Dyukov, Surgutneftegaz CEO Vladimir Bodganov, Lukoil President Vadim Vorobyov, and certain other high-ranking corporate executives.

Oilfield service providers

Achimgaz, Gazprom Shelfproekt, and other companies were hit by sanctions. Restrictions were also imposed on 27 subsidiaries of Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz.

Insurance

Ingosstrakh and Alfastrakhovanie insurance companies were added to the US sanction list.

Sanctions for alleged trading in Russian oil

The US Treasury included seventeen companies and three individuals from Hong Kong, Latvia, Liberia, the UAE and Russia due to anticipated trading in Russian oil. Furthermore, 183 tankers alleged to be involved in Russian oil transportation were added to the black list.

LNG and new projects

The US administration extends the sanction list in respect of entities supporting production and export of liquefied natural gas by Russia, including the Arctic LNG 2 project, metals, mining and oil industries. Vostok Oil and Polar Lithium projects were also hit by sanctions.

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Russian military actively knocks out Ukrainian military equipment in Pokrovsk with drones even before the assault on the settlement begins

That is, kamikaze drones are replacing conventional artillery. How did this become possible?

▪️The advantage of drones. The main advantage of UAVs over conventional artillery is their lower price and very high accuracy.

▪️The question of price. Thus, 152-mm ammunition costs about 100 thousand rubles, when one kamikaze drone costs about 25-30 thousand rubles.

▪️Accuracy is a sign of kings. One artillery target may require up to five shells, while one or two kamikaze drones are often enough.

As a result, we get a picture in which the use of FPV drones is much more economical and effective than conventional artillery. This explains the partial replacement of artillery with drones in certain areas of the front.

Video sources:
Soldier of Fortune, People's Front, Sudoplatov
- AN

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1877798074350747950

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1877798380585234787

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1877798671749685496

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https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1877750357838713164

https://tass.com/politics/1897691?ut...m_social_share

Russian troops liberate three communities in Donbass region over week — top brass

Russian air defense forces shot down 689 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and eight US-made ATACMS missiles over the week, the ministry reported

MOSCOW, January 10. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated three communities in the Donbass region over the week of January 4-10 in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

"Battlegroup West units liberated the settlement of Nadiya in active operations…Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Kurakhovo as a result of decisive operations…Battlegroup Center units kept advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlement of Dachenskoye," the ministry said in a statement.

Russian forces strike Ukrainian military airfields, army and mercenaries’ sites over week

Russian troops delivered 28 strikes by precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting Ukrainian military airfields, army and foreign mercenaries’ deployment sites over the week, the ministry reported.

"Over the week of January 4-10, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 28 combined strikes by precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting the infrastructure of military airfields, weapons depots, assembly workshops and storage facilities of attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and also temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries," the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts over 2,835 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 2,835 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 30 enemy tanks in the Kursk area and the Kharkov Region over the week, the ministry reported.

"During the week, Battlegroup North units continued destroying Ukrainian armed formations on the territory of the Kursk Region. Combat aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery struck manpower and equipment of a heavy mechanized brigade, an armored brigade, six mechanized and four air assault brigades of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade and five territorial defense brigades. They repelled two enemy counterattacks," the ministry said.

In the Kharkov frontline area, Russia’s Battlegroup North units inflicted casualties on formations of a mechanized brigade and a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades, it said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in those frontline areas over the week totaled more than 2,835 personnel, 30 tanks and 122 armored combat vehicles, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed 117 motor vehicles and 30 field artillery guns of the Ukrainian army, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 3,530 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 3,530 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 13 US-made armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

During the week, Battlegroup West units "inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army, three territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade. They thwarted 19 attempts by Ukrainian armed formations to regain their lost positions," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 3,530 personnel, a tank and 28 armored combat vehicles, including a Polish-made Rosomak armored personnel carrier, a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, seven US-manufactured M113 armored personnel carriers and five US-made HMMWV armored vehicles, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed 52 motor vehicles, 46 field artillery guns, among them 11 NATO-produced weapons, 10 electronic warfare stations and 15 ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the week, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 1,715 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 1,715 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy tanks and 20 artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

During the week, Battlegroup South units "inflicted losses on eight mechanized and two motorized infantry brigades, an infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade and two airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades. They thwarted 16 enemy attempts to regain its tactical positions," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 1,715 personnel, three tanks, including a German-made Leopard tank, 12 armored combat vehicles, among them two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 17 motor vehicles and 20 field artillery guns, of which four Western-made weapons, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed six ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the week, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts over 3,485 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 3,485 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 11 enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

During the week, Battlegroup Center units "inflicted casualties on formations of seven mechanized and two motorized infantry brigades, a jaeger brigade and two airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, a National Guard brigade and a brigade of Ukraine’s national police. They thwarted 94 attempts by Ukrainian armed formations to regain their lost positions," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week totaled more than 3,485 personnel, 11 tanks, including four German-made Leopard tanks, 40 armored combat vehicles, among them three French-made VAB armored personnel carriers, and also six US-manufactured M113 armored personnel carriers, a US-manufactured M1117 armored vehicle, a US-made MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle and a US-manufactured HMMWV armored vehicle, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed 41 motor vehicles and 34 field artillery guns of the Ukrainian army over the week, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts over 1,120 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted more than 1,120 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 26 enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup East units improved their frontline positions and inflicted casualties on formations of three mechanized and two air assault brigades of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade and three territorial defense brigades. They thwarted eight enemy attempts to regain its lost positions," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week totaled more than 1,120 personnel, a tank, six armored combat vehicles, among them three US-made MaxxPro armored fighting vehicles, 30 motor vehicles and 26 field artillery guns, including eight NATO-produced weapons, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed six ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the week, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 685 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 685 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of two mechanized and two infantry brigades and a coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian army, two territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 685 personnel, two armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 44 motor vehicles and 11 field artillery guns, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed five electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the week, the ministry said.

Nearly 100 Ukrainian soldiers surrender to Russian troops over week

Nearly 100 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian troops over the week, the ministry reported.

"During the week, 91 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered at the engagement line," the ministry said.

Russia’s Aerospace Forces down Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet over week

Russia’s Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet over the week, the ministry reported.

"Fighter aircraft of Russia’s Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 plane," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses intercept 689 Ukrainian UAVs, 8 ATACMS missiles over week

Russian air defense forces shot down 689 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and eight US-made ATACMS missiles over the week, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down eight US-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, five French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 41 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 689 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 652 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 39,896 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 surface-to-air missile systems, 20,467 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,507 multiple rocket launchers, 20,385 field artillery guns and mortars and 30,135 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

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https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1877632590653305126

https://tass.com/emergencies/1897483...m_social_share

Ukrainian HIMARS strike hits supermarket in Donetsk

According to the source in the security services, four people were injured

DONETSK, January 10. /TASS/. The Ukrainian army has attacked a supermarket in Donetsk’s Kievsky district, likely using a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher, a source in the security services told TASS.

"It is believed that a HIMARS system was used to strike the Moloko supermarket in the Kievsky district," the source said. "Four people were injured."

The supermarket is located in a two-story building in the Shakhtyor square area. Additionally, windows of several apartment buildings, a high-rise office building, and an institute nearby, as well as at least ten cars, were damaged.