Less propaganda really would be appreciated. Really.
Posted on 12/18/2023 8:32:38 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia is Ready for a Big Strike in Avdiivka | Ukraine will stop them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFbVk-Zb5HQ
Militaryland news: Invasion Day 661 – Summary. The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 16th December 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-661-summary/
[NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday]
*** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front!
https://militaryland.net/maps/
VIDEO
Russian conscripts’ lack of training puts elite troops at risk | Frontline
Times Radio
645K subscribers
12-18-2023 1:30 p.m. EST
30:47 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Hn3LJ83gk
Putin is being forced to conserve his capable troops as Russia struggles to replace professional soldiers with conscripts, Russia Analyst Riley Bailey
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VIDEO - Putin invasion status
Ukraine Can Strike Deep Into the Aggressor’s Territory
UATV English
405K subscribers
12-18-2023 1:45 p.m. EST
7:27 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXpo0G26aq0
Any result, except for the obvious defeat of Russia, in the long term poses a threat to Ukraine and its allies. It would be fair to compensate for at least part of the damage caused by the Russian Federation to Ukraine from the frozen funds. Ukraine strictly adheres to the laws and customs of war, attacking enemy military targets exclusively.
VIDEO
Combat footage of Ukrainian special operations forces | Military Mind
TVP World - TVP is a Polish public broadcast service
438K subscribers
12-18-2023 Premiered 4:30 p.m. EST
10:35 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss-ELSSI5u0
ARTICLE
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed enemy’s electronic warfare and 9C36 radio station in Donetsk region. VIDEO
Video Censor.NET
https://censor.net/en/v3462356
Soldiers of the 14th Separate Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in cooperation with the operational and strategic groups of troops “Khortytsia” and “Tavria” destroyed the R-330Zh “Zhytel” electronic warfare station, the 9C36 radar station that identifies targets for the Buk-M2, and the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems in Donetsk region.
https://storage2.censor.net/video/3/181223_ajba.mp4
The video was posted in a telegram by Editor-in-Chief Yurii Butusov.
VIDEO
Assault Troops Fiercely Destroy Russian Forces with FPV-drones
UATV English
405K subscribers
12-18-2023 4:45 p.m. EST
3:28 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLIZ1sAV0ow&t=86s
Bakhmut direction. 80th Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces performs missions in direct proximity to the enemy. Drones are expendable material on the front line, soldiers say. But they significantly help to increase the effectiveness of artillery strikes on the enemy, and the need for drones is constant.
ARTICLE
ARTICLE - International policy
Oleh Nemchinov opens workshop “Returning to Europe: Policy issues of Ukraine on freedom of conscience and ensuring the rights of national minorities and indigenous people”
Service of Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
18 December 2023 14:56
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/oleh-nemchinov-vidkryv-naradu-seminar-povertaiuchys-do-ievropy-aktualni-pytannia-polityky-ukrainy-u-sferi-svobody-sovisti-ta-zabezpechennia-prav-natsionalnykh-menshyn-i-korinnykh-narodiv
Today, on 18 December, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Oleh Nemchinov opened the workshop “Returning to Europe: Policy issues of Ukraine on freedom of conscience and ensuring the rights of national minorities and indigenous people” with a welcoming speech.
The event was organised by the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience and the joint project of the Council of Europe and the European Union “Support for implementing European standards relating to anti-discrimination and rights of national minorities in Ukraine”.
The workshop began with a minute of silence to honor the memory of the fallen defenders.
“We face serious challenges in ensuring the freedom of conscience guaranteed by the Constitution to everyone in our country. This year, a government bill (reg. No. 8371) was adopted in the first reading, according to which religious organizations affiliated with the centres of influence of a religious organization (association) whose governing centre (management) is located outside Ukraine in a state that carries out armed aggression against Ukraine are not allowed to operate in Ukraine. After the Law is adopted in its entirety, the State Service for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience will have to deal with serious challenges related to the development of a number of regulations aimed at implementing the Law, as well as extensive organizational work to implement it. It is also necessary to step up efforts to assist religious communities in mobilizing their resources to help Ukrainian citizens and all residents to provide assistance to the population and military affected by the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian military invasion. In particular, this includes the establishment of hubs for accommodating refugees and collecting humanitarian aid in regions across Ukraine, especially in the frontline areas,” said Oleh Nemchinov, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Other speakers also made welcoming remarks: Erlend Falk, Deputy Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, Mykyta Poturaiev, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy, Tetyana Shulga, Sector Manager at the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, and Oleksandr Ilkov, Director General of the Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.
VIDEO
Ukraine’s Fight for Justice: Unmasking Putin’s War and the Need for Aggressive Countermeasures
UATV English
405K subscribers
12-18-2023 10:00 p.m. EST
7:22 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO7X_jrW8uk
Join Jason Smart, American political technologist and political scientist, as he unveils the harsh realities of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Discover the shocking truth about the need for Ukraine to strike back, both to defend itself and make Russia feel the pain of its aggressive actions.
Unravel the secrets behind potential peace talks and the role of international moderators. Is there a way out of this vicious circle, or is Ukraine destined to face an unyielding adversary? Don’t miss this eye-opening discussion on the fight for justice!
VIDEO
Freezing residents of Russia’s Irkutsk region | Break the Fake
TVP World - TVP is a Polish public broadcast service
438K subscribers
12-18-2023 Premiered 4:45 p.m. EST
11:27 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo1dt8X7ncw
The local substation built a couple of years ago, instead of heating people’s homes, has been only powering the cryptocurrency mining operations.
ARTICLE - Hague witness of Russian War Crimes
Former GRU officer flees to Netherlands and is ready to witness at ICC
News Censor.NET World War in Ukraine
18.12.23 22:22
https://censor.net/en/news/3462369/former_gru_officer_flees_to_netherlands_and_is_ready_to_witness_at_icc
Former Russian intelligence colonel Igor Salikov, a 60-year-old man, managed to travel to The Hague in the Netherlands and wrote a letter to the International Criminal Court. The man is ready to talk about Russian war crimes from 2014 to the present.
According to Censor.NET, with reference to European Pravda, Salikov said this in an interview with the EenVandaag program of the Netherlands public broadcaster NPO 1.
Salikov claims to have served for 25 years, first in the Russian army, then in the private military company Wagner, on whose side he fought in Syria and several African countries. He was also involved in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, first in 2014 and later in 2022.
The Russian has written a letter to the International Criminal Court, in which he describes his involvement in the annexation of Crimea and the activities of the “Donetsk People’s Republic”, including the falsification of the so-called referendum. He believes that Russian troops were then convinced to invade Ukraine “with the help of lies.”
Salikov also told the journalists that he witnessed Russian war crimes after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, including executions of civilians, torture of prisoners and kidnapping of children.
“I saw people from the special services taking a large number of children without parents across the Belarusian border,” the Russian said, adding that “whole convoys of FSS agents in private cars and small minibusses” were involved. But he does not know why the children were kidnapped.
According to Salikov, he was able to leave Russia last June with his family and settle for a while in Cyprus, where they were allegedly persecuted. Eventually, the Russian traveled to the Netherlands via Serbia and other countries and landed at Schiphol Airport on Monday, December 18, after which he declared his willingness to testify at the ICC.
The former Russian army officer claims that he can give valuable testimony to the court in The Hague about Russia’s war crimes and how decisions were made to commit them. It is currently unknown where Salikov is - he was detained by police at the airport - and whether the International Criminal Court is aware of his appeal.
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been several cases of military personnel fleeing Russia, declaring their unwillingness to participate in the aggression and their readiness to testify about war crimes. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3462369
VIDEO - Putin election
Putin eager to prove he is ‘untarnished’ from war in Ukraine in the run up to the Russian election
Times Radio
645K subscribers
12-18-2023 5:45 p.m. EST
10:01Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joZTM06_o_Q
“Realistically, you can’t hold an election on the front lines of a war, that doesn’t work…And yet he’s going ahead. Why? Because he wants it for propaganda purposes.”
ARTICLE - New E.U. sanctions
EU adopts 12th package of sanctions against Russia
News Censor.NET Incidents
18.12.23 17:48
https://censor.net/en/n3462319
Today, on 18 December, the European Union has enacted the 12th package of sanctions against Russia.
According to Censor.NET reported on the EU website.
“In this 12th package, we propose a powerful set of new lists and economic measures that will further weaken the Russian military machine. Our message is clear, as I said when I chaired the informal Foreign Affairs Council in Kyiv: we remain unwavering in our commitment to Ukraine and will continue to support its fight for freedom and sovereignty,” said European diplomat Josep Borrell.
As noted, a ban is imposed on the direct or indirect import or transport of diamonds from Russia. This ban applies to diamonds originating in Russia, diamonds exported from Russia, diamonds in transit through Russia and Russian diamonds processed in third countries.
The ban also applies to jewellery with Russian diamonds.
In addition, 29 organizations supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex in its war against Ukraine were added to the sanctions list. Some of them belong to third countries and are involved in circumventing trade restrictions, or are Russian organizations involved in the development, production and supply of electronic components for the Russian military-industrial complex.
The ban on transit for dual-use goods and technologies exported from the EU to third countries via Russia has been extended.
Stricter rules will also be introduced for the implementation of oil price caps. In addition, a strengthened information exchange mechanism will allow for better identification of vessels and organizations engaged in deceptive activities, such as ship-to-ship transfers.
The Council decided to introduce rules for notifying the sale of tankers to any third country to make their sale and export more transparent. This includes second-hand vehicles that could be used to evade the ban on imports of Russian crude oil or oil products and the G7 price cap.
Today’s decision adds Switzerland to the list of partner countries applying a set of restrictive measures on imports of iron and steel from Russia.
In addition to the economic sanctions, the Council decided to add a significant number of additional individuals and entities to the list.
VIDEO
Ukrainian partisans set coordinates of Russian anti-aircraft installations in Crimea
Kanal13
1.59M
12-18-2023 11:00 p.m. EST
2.07 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYGudCe27HI
Agents of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar partisan movement ATESH have reportedly tracked the movement of an anti-aircraft installation in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol. Occupiers have reinforced their air defense with this installation to repel potential attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the peninsula’s targets, according to the group’s Telegram.
Throughout the past week, agents of the ATESH Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar partisan movement have reportedly been monitoring and documenting the movement of air defense/missile defense systems in Sevastopol. According to the partisans, the occupiers’ objective is to attempt to suppress the strikes by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, which are being precision-targeted at military facilities in Crimea.
“We are aware that the anti-aircraft installation has been relocated along Ocheretyane Highway towards Kozacha Bay, where the 810 Marine Infantry Brigade is stationed. Coordinates: 44.570850, 33.420507,” the message states.
The partisans have also published photos of the installation along with a map indicating its current location.
Earlier, agents of ATESH reported that they were carefully monitoring the territory of the main office of the Russian National Guard in Moscow and collecting information about the facility.
Additionally, the ATESH partisans identified locations of Russian military equipment and occupiers in Dzhankoy in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Previously, the partisans infiltrated a Russian military airfield in Crimea and discovered radar stations used by the occupiers.
ARTICLE - Russian banking
UK imposes sanctions against Russian Novikombank
News Censor.NET World
15.12.23 14:49
Source: https://censor.net/en/n3461831
The UK government imposed sanctions on the Russian bank Novikombank.
This is stated in the press release of the British regulator in the field of sanctions of the Ministry of Finance
“The following entry has been added to the Consolidated List. The legal entity is now subject to asset freezing, sanctions on trust services, prohibition of correspondent banking operations, etc.: Novikombank Joint-Stock Commercial Bank,” the regulator said in a statement.
The press release notes that the Russian bank “benefits from or supports the Russian government through doing business in an industry that is of strategic importance to the Russian government, namely the Russian financial services sector.”
VIDEO
Putin threatens Finland with military action
Kanal13
1.59M subscribers
12-18-2023 5:15 p.m. EST
1:22 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceFmL5IUO1k
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued threats against Finland over the country’s NATO membership. On the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin program, he claimed that Russia will deploy troops to the Finnish border.
“They dragged Finland into NATO. Did we have any disputes? All disputes, including territorial ones, were resolved long ago in the mid-20th century. The relations were the kindest and most serious,” said the dictator.
However, Putin did not refrain from threatening Finland with military action.
“There were no problems, and now there will be. Because we will create the Leningrad Military District and concentrate certain military units there. Why do they need this? Nonsense,” he stated.
At the same time, the Russian President assured that he does not want a conflict with NATO. He claimed that NATO countries themselves create the conflict and desire a “strategic defeat” for Russia.
“With whom did we have any problems? No one. NATO countries create problems with us because they do not want such a competitor as Russia,” added Putin.
Recall that in April 2023, Finland officially became the 31st member of NATO. Sweden also plans to join the Alliance, but its membership is currently blocked by Turkey.
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Many of her posts are only seconds apart.
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Less propaganda really would be appreciated. Really.
Talk about not letting anyone get a word in edgewise! 30 posts that nobody has time to read and can’t comment on before the next one comes in. And how is Ukraine will stop them a report?
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