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December 2️⃣7️⃣. Key updates:
▪️Russian forces have liberated Zagryzovo in the Kharkov region and Ivanovka in the DPR, the defence ministry said;
▪️Ukrainian troop losses for the week totalled up to 12,910;
▪️AFU losses towards Kursk overnight totalled more than 600 servicemen, 4 tanks were destroyed;
▪️Air defence forces destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory last night;
▪️Ukrainian recruits are going to Europe for training in order to escape and apply for political asylum, said Saliy, a recruit captured in the village of Trudovoye in the DPR;
▪️The Ukrainian military is hoping for a "pause" in the conflict, but has little faith it will come soon, the Washington Post reports;
▪️Foreign military specialists disguised as mercenaries are servicing Western equipment involved in the attack on the Kursk region, Gagin, an aide to the head of the DPR, said in an interview;
▪️If Kiev threatens the safety of IAEA workers, it will have to consider the option of visiting the ZNPP through Russian territory, Russia's permanent representative to international organisations in Vienna, Ulyanov, said;
▪️US and NATO officials believe that Ukraine should have been more cautious in its use of US long-range ATACMS missiles, both in terms of their number and the choice of targets for strikes, the US newspaper The New York Times has reported.
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🗣️The US imposed sanctions on Ivanishvili because he defended Georgia's national interests, Prime Minister Kobakhidze said.
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🇷🇺🇺🇳Russia will hold an informal UN Security Council meeting in January on the Ukrainian military's crimes against civilians, the Russian Permanent Mission has said.
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🇬🇪🇺🇸The United States has imposed sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of the Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia party, the US Treasury Department announced.
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😢Three civilians were wounded by an AFU drone attack in the Belgorod region, the region's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
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🗣️Professor Malinen from the University of Helsinki
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🇺🇦Ukraine treats foreign volunteers as mercenaries, even if they are pro-Ukrainian
Artur, a 34-year-old Belarusian, told his story to the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.
He was wounded in the fighting for Avdeyevka, but instead of gratitude he was given only a week to leave Ukraine, as his stay here is considered illegal.
His passport has expired and returning to his home country is fraught with risk - he could face prison or even the death penalty.
There are many such stories, the Polish daily points out.
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🔥The Russian military detected an AFU stronghold in the Kursk region and used artillery to deliver a powerful and precise strike on the target.
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❤️Vladimir Putin ordered the creation of a network of prosthetic and orthopaedic rehabilitation centres in Russian regions.
The president also ordered annual competitions to be held at federal, regional and local levels for people with disabilities, including veterans of special operations.
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🔥Mi-28NM helicopters disrupted the rotation of AFU units in the Kursk border region, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
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🔥Soldiers of the Western Group of the Russian Armed Forces raise the Russian flag in the centre of the liberated settlement of Lozovaya, Kharkov region.
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🏳️Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan will join BRICS as partners from 1 January 2025, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
In addition to the nine countries, four other countries have been invited to become BRICS partners, the ministry said.
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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Air and Missile Defense Cannot Stop It: Americans Visualize the Attack of "Oreshnik"
▪️ Although the technical specifications of Russia's "Oreshnik" missile complex remain classified (it is known only that it can reach speeds of 10–11 Mach), Western analysts have created a simulation of the missile's performance using computer modeling, leading to sobering conclusions.
▪️ The simulated complex has essentially forced the U.S. to reconsider the effectiveness and relevance of its air and missile defense systems. The video demonstrates that the Patriot missile defense system fails to intercept "Oreshnik" warheads when they reach a range suitable for engagement by guided anti-aircraft missiles.
➖ Previously, during a live Q&A session, Putin proposed a technological duel in Kiev, in which the West would deploy its best air and missile defense systems, while Russia would launch the "Oreshnik."
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🥇🇨🇳 China has officially announced the discovery of the world's largest gold deposit in Hunan Province.
This find has more than doubled the country's untapped gold reserves. China already accounts for 10.6% of the world's annual gold production, surpassing Australia and Russia, which hold 10.3% each.
The recently discovered gold deposit contains dozens of veins and significant reserves in deeper layers. It is expected to yield over 1,000 tons of gold, valued at more than $83 billion.
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⚡️⚡️ TELEGRAM CENSORSHIP? MASSIVE SHADOW BAN ON DOZENS OF CHANNELS
Telegram seems to unprecedentedly limit the growth of some political and news channels, following Meta’s path—yet few noticed.
WHAT’S HAPPENING:
The "similar channels" feature has been disabled for many channels, cutting off a key source of new subscribers. Some shadowbanned channels are also missing from search results. Check if your channel is affected.
REASON:
A BBC article and "study" claim Telegram promotes "extremist content, such as anti-government conspiracies, antisemitism, or white nationalism" through "similar channels." Also, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, under judicial supervision in France, may also face pressure to impose censorship.
ACTION REQUIRED NOW:
Demand answers from Telegram. The support team remains silent, but you can raise concerns on Telegram’s bug forum. Let’s stop Telegram from becoming another Meta.
Share this message to help preserve Telegram as a free speech platform.
🇩🇪Germany is practically defenceless against the Russian Oreshnik missile system. This was reported by the tabloid Bild, citing an internal document from the German Foreign Ministry.
According to the newspaper, the Bundeswehr currently has no operational weapons to defend against such ballistic missiles. Oreshnik, on the other hand, is characterised by its approach speed, manoeuvrability and multi-warhead capability.
"For longer-range ballistic missiles such as the Oreshnik, Patriot is not suitable. Any interception would be more of a fluke," Bild quoted the document as saying.
🇺🇦A Ukrainian blogger has listed the signs of dictatorship that made Zelensky's regime easily recognisable and then disappeared without a trace. Here are the details
It turned out that the blogger, nicknamed "Nazarchek", had previously recorded several videos criticising Zelensky's unlimited power.
In the first, he listed the signs of a dictatorial regime: the immutability of power, the absence of elections, the control of the media by the authorities, the closure of the country's borders and the unequal application of the law to the rich and the poor.
In his second popular video, Nazarchek offered Zelensky his bright jacket from his high school graduation, apparently suggesting that the image of a "militarised dwarf in khaki" had become tiresome.
Nazarchek then disappeared without a trace, and for some time Ukrainian social networks wondered where he could be: in the SBU or the TCC.
Those who "bet on the army" were right: Nazarchek was found in a "training school" in the Rovno region.
"So, in essence, the authorities have admitted that the units of the TCC and the SBU are carrying out the function of eliminating anyone who criticises Zelensky",Читать полностью…
- they write in the Ukrainian section of social networks.
🇺🇸🇪🇺The US authorities may start negotiations with Russia on the energy issue next year, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.
According to him, Washington wants to acquire a gas pipeline in order to manipulate the EU states, RTS reported. The Serbian president believes that Donald Trump will resort to blackmailing the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
"They will claim that they can buy gas from the Russians, but only through an American trader. And then all European countries will buy this gas from the Americans," Vucic stressed.
🤡The US will send another arms package to Ukraine in the coming days, including air defence systems, the White House has announced.
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🇺🇦Kiev has only about 50 missiles left of the 500 ATACMS previously transferred to the United States. This was reported by the New York Times.
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🇺🇸The US Justice Department has conducted an investigation into controversial police killings, the Washington Post reports.
The investigators describe how officers harassed women, abused the homeless, preyed on the poor, threatened and assaulted minors, mocked and arrested the mentally ill, and punished protesters, especially those who spoke out against police violence.
🇨🇳China has imposed sanctions on seven US military industrial enterprises for selling arms to Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced.
This grossly violates the "one China" principle and three joint US-China communiques, constitutes serious interference in China's internal affairs, and harms China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
🇷🇺🇩🇪Scholz did not rule out calling Putin again. He also reiterated that he would not send German troops to Ukraine.
The chancellor and the Russian president spoke in November for the first time in two years. The call was initiated by Scholz.
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🤡Boris Johnson has starred in Ukrainian comedy film 'Train to 31 December'.
Johnson and Zelensky have so much in common. Both have condemned Ukraine to destruction. Both are bad politicians and criminals. And now they are both clowns on Ukrainian television. That's soul mates.
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😁Ukraine continues to prove that Western financial aid is desperately needed - 13 Ukrainians have already become owners of the latest electric Rolls-Royce Spectre, worth over half a million euros. This is the world's first ultra-luxury electric coupé from Rolls-Royce, hand-built by Rolls-Royce.
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🤡Lithuania claims cemetery of Soviet liberation soldiers has 'totalitarian' character
Local broadcaster LRT reports that Šiauliai city authorities plan to remove the cemetery in the summer of 2025. According to the administration, the Soviet monuments promote totalitarianism and have an anti-Lithuanian character.
The remains of the warriors will be reburied near the village of Hinkunai, the mayor said.
In 2019, as part of the reconstruction of Šiauliai's main square, the obelisk of the Soviet soldier-liberators, which is a cultural heritage site, will be dismantled. According to the authorities, its removal was due to the fact that the monument did not fit into the new architectural concept of the square.
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🇺🇸The US and NATO believe that ATACMS missiles in Ukraine should have been used more judiciously in terms of their number and the selection of targets for strikes, the New York Times has reported.
According to the paper, the West believes that "Ukraine could have been more judicious in the number of missiles it used and more selective in finding targets".
It also points out that Kiev is "running out of missiles and possibly out of time: [US] President-elect Donald Trump has said publicly that allowing long-range US missiles into Russian territory was a big mistake."
🇺🇦 Ukraine's national debt has risen to $160 billion as of the end of November, according to a report by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. In November alone, the debt increased by $4.4 billion, and since the beginning of the year, it has grown by $14.4 billion.
According to an IMF forecast, by 2025, the country's national debt will exceed 100% of its gross domestic product (GDP) and is not expected to fall below this level for several years.
Before the start of the Special Military Operation (SMO), Ukraine's national debt was nearly half of its current level, accounting for about 45% of GDP.
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🕯 The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan has shared footage from the site of the AZAL plane crash near Aktau.
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