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15 Dec: CRITICAL DAMAGE! Russian Military Crippled. THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN DANGER | War in Ukraine
Reporting from Ukraine
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12-16-2023 3:30 a.m. EST
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“I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the six-hundred-sixtieth day of the war.

Day 660: Dec 15 Today, there is a lot of news from the southeast.

Here, Ukrainian forces conducted a massive missile strike on the main Russian bases in southern Ukraine. The goal of this campaign was to undermine the Russian offensive capabilities because, as mentioned last time, Russian forces decided to launch multiple offensive operations along the eastern front to seize the theater-wide initiative.

According to the latest updates, Russian forces identified 5 main directions, namely, the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Kurakhove directions. Geolocated footage from these regions confirms that Ukrainians are facing intense assaults, where Russians are sending company-size infantry units, each reinforced with a dozen tanks and armored fighting vehicles. However, this heavy use of equipment and personnel also means that Russian logistics are running at their maximum capacity to maintain the offensive posture and the pace of the operations. Any damage to the Russian logistics, therefore, will cause disproportionate disruptions to their offensive operations and alleviate the pressure on the Ukrainian defenses.

The FIRST target of the Ukrainian missile strike became Donetsk. Here, Ukrainians destroyed a Russian fuel depot in the southeastern part of the city. Russian sources claimed that the strike was conducted with HIMARS and that at least 2 rockets managed to pass the Russian air defense and hit the target. This is already the second destroyed fuel depot in Donetsk over the last week. Taking into account that Ukrainians also destroyed a massive ammunition depot last week, we can see that Ukrainians are helping Russians to deprioritize this direction faster. Given that Russians are already rationing the use of heavy equipment in the Avdiivka direction, the destruction of one more base will put even more strain on the use of armor.

The SECOND target became Mariupol, which is one of the main logistical hubs for the Kurakhove direction. According to the latest reports, Ukrainians struck multiple military objects at once. The first one was the concrete factory, which Russians were using as a warehouse for heavy equipment, while the second one was the Port-City area, which Russians used as a base for their air defense systems. Russian sources reported that Ukrainians conducted the strike with HIMARS and used ATACMS missiles.

The THIRD target became Henichesk, which was previously the safest and most important Russian logistical hub in the Kherson region. In fact, Russians even closed Arabat Spit and allowed to use the road exclusively for military purposes until Ukrainians destroyed all bridges with Storm Shadow missiles. Still, the warehouses and bases remained, and Russians continued to use them, which is why today it suffered a massive strike. Russian sources reported that they intercepted 15 missiles. The available footage, however, only shows the interception of 1 missile and captures how some missiles reach their targets.

Ukrainians also struck 3 more targets in Crimea. Even though Crimea is seemingly too far from the eastern front, where Russians are conducting their offensive operations, it is still a very important logistical hub that Russians extensively rely on. Crimea has a direct railway connection to mainland Russia, which is also very far from the front line, allowing Russians to move in and accumulate forces in many different bases and cities, such as Kerch, Dzhankoi, Sevastopol, and all military bases and warehouses along the railways that connect these cities. It’s been a while since Ukrainians hit the Russian railway bridge near Chonhar, which likely means that Russians have restored the connection to the Ukrainian railway system and are actively sending more forces to the front.

The targets of the Ukrainian strike became Sevastopol, Dzhankoi and Chornomorske. What is interesting is that 2 days prior to the strike, the Ukrainian partisan group Atesh conducted reconnaissance near the Russian airfield in Dzhankoi and identified multiple valuable targets, such as radars. When it comes to Chornomorske, Russian forces have one of their main air defense bases here, so Ukrainians likely attempted to target them to aggravate the shortage of air defense systems on the front even more. In Sevastopol, the Russian air defense was actively shooting down Ukrainian drones. So far, the details are unknown, but it is possible that it was a decoy.

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ARTICLE - Speech by President Zelenskyy

This week, 104 out of 112 Shahed drones used by Russia destroyed – address by the President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine
Official website
16 December 2023 - 18:42
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/za-cej-tizhden-znisheno-vzhe-104-shahedi-zi-112-zastosovanih-87801

I wish good health to all Ukrainian men and women!

I held a Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff meeting. Various issues and diverse defense aspects. It lasted almost three hours.

The topics ranged from military concerns, veteran issues, brigade matters, fortifications, to weapon production. We are working to implement all our arrangements with partners regarding new weapon production – joint production facilities and a shared repair base. The goal is to maximize Ukraine’s strength, with each month adding power to our defense.

I want to commend our sky defenders: in just one night, they destroyed 30 Shahed drones. A potent result. Overall, 104 Shahed drones out of the 112 used by Russia have been destroyed this week – most of them. Each destroyed drone means saved lives and preserved infrastructure. I express gratitude to all the warriors in our mobile fire groups, pilots, engineers of the Air Force, and all our anti-aircraft gunners. Well done! This week also witnessed missile interceptions, including ballistic ones. Systems like Patriot, NASAMS, Gepard, and other provided by our partners are working excellently. I thank everyone worldwide who helps!

We are preparing for further strengthening air defense – we have already reached agreements on this. The theme of air defense arises in almost every meeting and talk with world leaders. There will be more systems, more protection for the sky.

And one more thing.

Christmas is approaching, and while political activity may relax in many countries, we continue to work rigorously with all partners who can help now and provide support in the future. We are preparing important foreign policy contacts until the end of the year. The entire team – our team, the team of our diplomats – is working 24/7. I express gratitude to everyone in the country who maintains the same pace, who tirelessly defends, works, and helps.

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