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Kazakhstan has agreed to help Russia alleviate its chronic shortage of chicken eggs only to spark grumbling from domestic consumers in border areas who now say there is not enough for them to buy. The pledge of assistance arrived at a meeting on trade issues between Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin and his Russian counterpart, Alexei Overchuk, in Astana on January 17. Eggs featured on the agenda. As the Russian state statistics service has reported, the price of the commodity soared by more than 61 percent last year, prompting the government in Moscow to adopt some radical fixes. One...

Parts of Russian-annexed Crimea were left without electricity on Thursday after an emergency shutdown at a power plant, Russian-installed officials said. It was not clear what caused the shutdown.

Update (0933 EST): Russian military bloggers are blaming Russian General Teplinsky for ordering the glide bombing of the Ukrainian bridgehead by Su-34s even after a November 25th shoot down of another Su-34 carrying out that mission. The bloggers claim that Teplinsky is “obsessed” with destroying the Ukrainian bridgehead and has “crossed a line”, sacrificing hundreds of soldiers, Marines, and now up to four Su-34s. According to their sources, the general disregarded warnings of Ukrainian shuffling of advanced air defenses to Kherson and ordered the flights anyways. These bloggers may be referencing Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky who is the embattled commander...

Ukrainian soldiers and marines told The New York Times that the Dnipro river front is brutal. They contradicted official reports that they have gained a foothold on the eastern bank. They said that Ukrainian soldiers are dying in huge numbers and that it is a "suicide mission." In recent months, the banks of the Dnipro river have taken center stage in the war in Ukraine, with Ukrainian officials claiming that their forces have gained a foothold on the eastern bank. However, marines and soldiers on the ground told The New York Times that these claims are overstated and that Ukrainians...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian Army Suffers in Avdiivka | Ukraine Takes the Ground | Awesome News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cedN_OXYnbg The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield. https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-648-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] Also, Recap Deployment Map changes – Week 48 https://militaryland.net/news/recap-deployment-map-changes-week-48/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Update from Ukraine | Ukrainian Army Started the new Attack towards Horlivka. Glory to Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a6XnNit2mE The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield. https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-644-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] November 30, 2023 The Sicheslav paratroopers received Marder vehicles. 25th Airborne Brigade got first Western vehicles and opens recruitment for foreigners. A lot has changed since the appointment of the new Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov. One of the more noticeable things is the decision that Ukrainian battle-hardened brigades should also get Western weapons. Finally....