🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"⚡️ Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of repelling the attempted invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the territory of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region (as of December 22, 2024)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat the formations of the AFU in the Kursk region.

▫️ During offensive operations, units of the North group of forces defeated formations of a heavy mechanized, five mechanized, three airborne assault brigades, a marine brigade and four territorial defense brigades of the AFU in the areas of the settlements of Alexandria, Viktorovka, Kositsa, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidove, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolaevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo and Cherkasskaya Konopelka. Three counterattacks of enemy assault groups were repelled.

▫️ Strikes by operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the populated areas of Guevo, Kruglenkoye, Melovoy, Nikolsky and Staraya Sorochina, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolaghi and Zhuravka in the Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 26,000 servicemen, two tanks were destroyed, including a German-made Leopard tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armored personnel carriers, seven armored combat vehicles, six mortars, and an electronic warfare station.

▫️ In total, during the military operations in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 43,010 servicemen, 251 tanks, 191 infantry fighting vehicles, 132 armored personnel carriers, 1,312 armored combat vehicles, 1,166 vehicles, 323 artillery pieces, 42 multiple launch rocket system launchers, including 11 HIMARS and six MLRS made in the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile system launchers, seven transport and loading vehicles, 79 electronic warfare stations, 13 counter-battery radars, four air defense radars, 27 units of engineering and other equipment, including 13 engineering obstacle clearing vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing unit, as well as six armored repair and recovery vehicles and a command and staff vehicle.

The operation to destroy the AFU formations continues."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 General Staff of the Armed Forces:

"Operational information as of 16:00 12/22/2024 regarding the Russian invasion

Russian invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. In return, the Ukrainian Defense Forces thwart enemy plans, inflicting significant losses on the aggressor in manpower and equipment.

In total, 117 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day.

Border settlements suffered from cynical shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation. In particular, Khrinivka, Bila Bereza, Vyntorivka, Chuykivka, and Bratenytsia were shelled by enemy artillery, and Baranivka was attacked with MLRS.

In the Kharkiv direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has been conducting offensive operations in the areas of the settlements of Hoptivka, Hlyboke, Vysoka Yaruga, and Starytsia. A total of five clashes have occurred, and one attack is still ongoing.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out six assault operations near Kucherivka, Stepovaya Novoselivka, Boguslavka, Zagryzovye, and Novaya Krystinivka. One clash is ongoing.

In the Lymansky direction, the invading army attacked 23 times near the settlements of Zeleny Gay, Novoserhiivka, Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, Makiivka, Terny, Toretsk, Hryhorivka and in the direction of Druzhelyubivka, Dibrova, and Serebryanka. 16 enemy attacks remained incomplete.

In the Siversky direction, the enemy attacked our units four times in the areas of Bilogorivka, Verkhnokamyansky, and Viymka. Three attacks are still ongoing.

The defense forces repelled two Russian attacks near Chasovy Yar and Stupochy in the Kramatorsk direction, and one battle is still ongoing.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked four times near the settlements of Toretsk and Druzhba. Two clashes are ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the invaders have made 17 attempts to push our defenders from the occupied positions in the areas of the settlements of Sukha Balka, Promin, Lysivka, Zelene, Dachenske, Novoukrainka, Pokrovsk, Novovasylivka, Novoelizavetivka and Novoolenivka. The defense forces are holding back the enemy's onslaught and have repelled 13 attacks, four clashes are still ongoing. The enemy's losses are being clarified.

Today, in the Kurakhiv direction, the aggressor attacked nine times near the settlements of Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Kurakhovo, and Dachne. Four clashes have ended, and five more are ongoing.

In the Vremivka direction, the invaders attacked the positions of our troops 23 times near Novoselka, Kostiantynopolske, Yantarny, Uspenivka, Rozlyv, Rozdolny, Novoselka, Blagodatny, and Vremivka, seven clashes are still ongoing.

In the Orikhiv directions, the enemy attacked once in the direction of Novoandreyevka.

In the Dnieper direction, our troops repelled one enemy attack, but the enemy was unsuccessful.

In the operational zone in Kursk, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 10 attacks by Russian invaders over the course of the day, and 11 more attacks are ongoing. The enemy launched about 300 attacks.

The situation on other fronts did not change significantly."

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🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — 🇷🇺 Russian channel @RVvoenkor:

"🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 The Russian army is conducting a powerful offensive on the Kursk front, storming Kruglenkoye, breaking through to Sudzha, Martynovka and beyond Cherkasskaya Konopelka

▪️Marines, paratroopers and infantry of the "North" group are attacking from all directions. The most intense battles are taking place for Kruglen'koe, near Pogrebki, for Novoivaovka, on the way to Sudzha and Guevo.
▪️The Ministry of Defense reports that Russian troops have defeated formations of 5 mechanized, 3 airborne assault brigades, a marine brigade and 4 territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Alexandria, Viktorovka, Kositsa, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidove, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolaevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Russkoye Porechny, Sverdlikovo and Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
▪️Three counterattacks by enemy assault groups were repelled.
▪️As a result of airstrikes and artillery fire, Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment were destroyed in the vicinity of the settlements of Guevo, Kruglenke, Melovoy, Nikolsky and Staraya Sorochina, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolaghi and Zhuravka in the Sumy region.
▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 260 militants in one day, 2 tanks were destroyed, including a German Leopard, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 armored personnel carriers, 7 combat armored vehicles, 6 mortars and an electronic warfare station."

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🇸🇾🤝🇺🇸 — 🏴 ZeroHedge | Syrian Leader With $10M Bounty On His Head Meets With Delegation From Country That Put The $10M Bounty On His Head | December 20, 2024:

"On Friday for the first time top Biden administration envoys met with Abu Mohammed al-Jolani in Damascus. Ironically the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, who has reverted to going by his birth name of Ahmad al-Sharaa, is wanted by the FBI for terrorism and still has a $10 million bounty on his head.

That didn't stop Barbara A. Leaf, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and a Biden admin delegation from meeting with the HTS leader in Damascus, where they discussed sanctions, the thorny issue of the $10 million reward, and locating missing US citizens in Syria (specifically journalist Austin Tice).

Jolani is trying to present himself as a "moderate". Perhaps this is why for one of the first times he allowed himself to be photographed alongside a woman without a head-covering."

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🇾🇪❗❌🇮🇱— 🏴 ZeroHedge | Houthi Hypersonic Missile Renders Iron Dome Useless, Slams Into Tel Aviv Area | DEC 21, 2024:

"Yemen's Houthi rebels launched its second hypersonic missile attack on Israel in just days, striking the Tel Aviv area early Saturday morning. The attack marked a rare instance where a hypersonic weapon overwhelmed Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, underscoring the challenges posed by these new ultra-fast missiles.

"Between the Yemeni Armed Forces regarding the implementation of a military operation targeting a military target of the Israeli enemy in the occupied Jaffa area with a hypersonic ballistic missile Palestine 2," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced on X.

Footage post on X shows the failed interception of the hypersonic missile by the Iron Dome system."

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🇺🇸🤭🇸🇾❌🇸🇾 — 🇬🇧 The Telegraph | US ‘prepared Syrian rebel group to help topple Bashar al-Assad’ | Fighters funded and trained by America and Britain tell The Telegraph they had advance warning regime would be overthrown | December 18, 2024:

"The United States prepared a rebel force to join the offensive that overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad, fighters have claimed.

British and American-trained fighters in the Revolutionary Commando Army (RCA), a group aligned against Islamic State, were told “this is your moment” in a briefing by US Special Forces before Assad was ousted.

In the first indication that Washington had prior knowledge of the offensive, the RCA revealed it had been told to scale-up its forces and “be ready” for an attack that could lead to the end of the Assad regime."

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🇺🇸🗯🇪🇺🙂💲 — 🇺🇸 Donald Trump on Truth Social:

"I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas. Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!!"

🔗 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

🇺🇸🗯🇪🇺🙂🇺🇸 — 🇺🇸 The Epoch Times | Trump Could Tariff NATO Allies That Do Not Pay Up | December 20, 2024:

"Russia launched almost 300 drones and missiles in a coordinated attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Dec. 13. The attack is an apparent attempt to further terrorize Ukrainians into surrender by destroying their heat and light in the middle of winter.

The war has dragged on for almost three years now, and Ukrainians are getting tired. Their army is depleted of personnel and weapons. Gallup’s latest surveys indicate that 52 percent of Ukrainians want to end the war, even if that means giving away land to Russia. Only 38 percent now want to keep fighting until victory, down from 73 percent in 2022.

President-elect Donald Trump is trying to both minimize the risk of escalation and shift more of the war’s burden to European allies that have not paid their fair share of defense expenditures for decades. Such a shift is eminently possible as the United States has so far committed about half of Europe’s $255 billion in aid to Ukraine. After the U.S. election, many European leaders have already doubled their commitments. But they must go much further to fully deter Russia."

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🇺🇸🇬🇧🚫🇬🇪 — 🏴 ZeroHedge | US, UK Sanction Georgia's 'Kremlin Friendly' Government | December 21, 2024:

"Starting weeks ago Washington had threatened the Republic of Georgia with "consequences" amid accusations of rigged elections, after the 'Russia friendly' Georgian Dream Party swept parliamentary elections.

And this month, 53-year old Mikheil Kavelashvili of Georgian Dream party was named president after 224 out of 225 members of Georgia's electoral college voted him in (which the main opposition groups boycotted). Large pro-EU protests have all the while a mainstay in the capital of Tbilisi. The United States and European Union are loudly backing the protesters also amid the usual claims of 'Russian interference' in favor of governing authorities.

More unrest and large protests are expected given Kavelashvili's inauguration is set for December 29. Police have been deploying riot control methods against larger and larger crowds all this month."

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🇸🇾☠️&🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺❌🇷🇺 — 🧡 Sputnik | Pepe Escobar: The Syria Tragedy and the New Omni-War | December 6, 2024:

"Until recently, a serious geopolitical working hypothesis was that West Asia and Ukraine were two vectors of the standard Hegemon modus operandi, which is to incite and unleash Forever Wars. Now both wars are united in an Omni-War.

A coalition of Straussian neo-cons in the US, hardcore revisionist Zionists in Tel Aviv and Ukrainian neo-nazi shades of grey is now betting on a Final Confrontation – with several overtones ranging from expanding lebensraum to provoking the Apocalypse.

What stands in their way is essentially two of the top BRICS: Russia and Iran.
China, self-protected by their collective lofty dream of “community of a shared future for mankind”, warily watches on the sidelines, as they know that at the end of the road, the true “existential” war by the Hegemon will be against them.

Meanwhile, Russia and Iran need to mobilize for Totalen Krieg. Because that's what the enemy is launching."

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🌎💸📈 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Visualizing $102 Trillion Of Global Debt In 2024 | December 22, 2024:

"In 2024, global public debt is forecast to reach $102 trillion, with the U.S. and China largely contributing to rising levels of debt.

This marks a $5 trillion increase since 2023 alone. Looking ahead, debt levels are projected to increase faster than previously expected as government policies fail to address debt risks amid aging populations and increasing healthcare costs. Going further, rising geopolitical tensions could lead to higher spending on defense, adding strain to government budgets.

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows government debt by country in 2024, based on data from the IMF’s October 2024 World Economic Outlook."

#Geoeconomics

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🇺🇸❌🇵🇦🇨🇳 — United States Presdent-elected Donald J. Trump, in a speech, called for the return of Panama Canal, a vital trade and logistical chokepoint to American control under National Security concerns (i.e. Chinese influence).

It happens despite the fact that the new Panamaian President is, in fact, one of the most Pro-West figures in Central America

The Panama Canal is considered a VITAL National Asset for the United States, due to its critical role to America’s Economy and National Security.

If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question.

To the Officials of Panama, please be guided accordingly!

🔗 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom)

🇺🇸❌🇵🇦🇨🇳 — Following US President-elect Donald Trump's statement suggesting that the Panama Canal should return to the US, Panama's president José Raúl Mulino released a video in response stating:

Every square meter of the canal and its area belongs to Panama.

🔗 José Raúl Mulino (@JoseRaulMulino)

🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱📝 — United States President-elected Donald Trump announces American Businessman & Co-Founder of Paypal Ken Howery as US Ambassador to Denmark

On the same post, Trump called on US to seize control over Greenland, a Danish overseas territory.

🇺🇸🗯🆕🇺🇸🪶&🇬🇱 — 🇺🇸 Donald J. Trump on Truth Social:

"I am pleased to announce Ken Howery as my choice for United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. Ken is a World renowned entrepreneur, investor, and public servant, who served our Nation brilliantly during my First Term as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, where he led efforts to increase Defense, Security, and Economic Cooperation between our Countries. As a Co-Founder of PayPal and venture capital fund, Founders Fund, Ken turned American Innovation and Tech leadership into Global success stories, and that experience will be invaluable in representing us abroad. For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity. Ken will do a wonderful job in representing the interests of the United States. Thank you Ken, and congratulations!

Donald Trump Truth Social 05:35 PM EST 12/22/24"

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ✍️ AFU StratCom:

"⚔️ Operational information as of 08.00 12/23/2024 regarding the Russian invasion

❗️ The main point of the summary:

🔵 In total, 234 combat clashes were recorded over the past 24 hours.

🔵 According to updated information, yesterday the enemy launched one missile strike using one missile, as well as 15 airstrikes, dropping 29 anti-aircraft missiles on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements. In addition, it carried out more than 4,200 attacks, 151 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 2,053 kamikaze drones to strike.

🔥 Over the past day, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces have struck two areas of concentration of personnel, one electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot, a UAV depot, and in addition, four other important objects of the invaders have been hit.

🔵 In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our troops seven times in the areas of the settlements of Hoptivka, Hlyboke, Vysoka Yaruga, Bugruvatka, and Starytsia.

🔵 In the Kupyansk direction, seven attacks by the invaders took place in a day. The defense forces repelled the enemy's assault actions near Kucherivka, Stepovaya Novoselivka, Boguslavka, Zagryzove, and Novaya Krystinivka.

🟠 In the Lymansky direction, the enemy attacked 36 times. He tried to wedge into our defenses near the settlements of Zeleny Gay, Novoserhiivka, Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, Makiivka, Nadiya, Ivanivka, Terny, Toretsk, Hryhorivka and in the direction of Druzhelyubivka, Dibrova, and Serebryanka.

🔵 In the Siversky direction, 12 clashes occurred near Bilogorivka, Verkhnokamyanske, Ivano-Daryivka, and Viyimka.

🔵 In the Kramatorsk direction, the invaders attacked seven times in the area of ​​Vasyukivka, Chasovy Yar, and Stupochok.

🔵 In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out seven attacks in the Toretsk and Druzhba areas.

🟠 In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 37 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor near settlements such as Lysivka, Sukhaya Balka, Promin, Zelene, Ukrainka, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Novoukrainka, Pokrovsk, Novovasylivka, Novoelizavetivka, and Novoolenivka.
The enemy used armored vehicles to attempt to break through our defenses near Zeleny, Dachensky, Shevchenko, Novoelizavetivka, and Novoolenivka. The enemy was unsuccessful and continues to accumulate forces.

🟠 In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled 30 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Kurakhov, Yasenove, Dachne, and in the direction of Andriivka.
Fighting continues in the urban area of ​​Kurakhove.

🟠 In the Vremivka direction, the enemy carried out 44 assaults on our positions in the areas of Velyka Novoselka, Kostiantynopol'ske, Yantarnye, Uspenivka, Rozlyv, Rozdolnye, Novoselka, Blagodatnye, Vremivka, and in the direction of the settlement of Bahatyr.

🔵 In the Orikhiv directions, the enemy attacked once in the Novoandreyevka area.

🔵 In the Dnieper direction, the Russian invaders tried four times to dislodge our units from their positions. They were met with fierce resistance and suffered losses.

🟠 The operation in the Kursk region is ongoing. Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders have repelled 27 enemy attacks in the direction. The enemy has carried out 440 attacks."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 General Staff of the Armed Forces:

"Operational information as of 08.00 12/23/2024 regarding the Russian invasion

The 134th day of large-scale armed aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

Our soldiers continue to destroy the superior enemy forces with the aim of
cessation of his offensive actions.

In total, 234 combat clashes were recorded over the past 24 hours.

Yesterday, the enemy carried out one missile strike using one missile, as well as 15 airstrikes, dropping 29 KABs. In addition, it carried out more than 4,200 attacks, including 151 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 2,053 kamikaze drones to strike.

The aggressor carried out airstrikes, in particular in the areas of Shcherbinivka, Toretsk, Katerynivka, Kostyantynivka, Novodmytrivka, Andriivka, and Dachny.

Over the past 24 hours, our missile forces and artillery have hit two areas of personnel concentration, one electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot, and a UAV depot. In addition, four other important aggressor facilities have been hit.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our troops seven times in the areas of Hoptivka, Hlybokot, Vysokaya Yarugha, Bugruvatka, and Staritsa.

In the Kupyansk direction, seven attacks by the invaders took place in a day. Enemy assault actions near Kucherivka, Stepovaya Novoselivka, Boguslavka, Zagryzove, and Novaya Krystinivka were repelled.

In the Lymansky direction, the enemy attacked 36 times. He tried to wedge into our defenses near the settlements of Zeleny Gay, Novoserhiivka, Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, Makiivka, Nadiya, Ivanivka, Terny, Toretsk, Hryhorivka and in the direction of Druzhelyubivka, Dibrova, and Serebryanka.

In the Siversky direction, 12 clashes took place near Bilogorivka, Verkhnokamyanske, Ivano-Daryivka, and Viymka. The enemy used armored vehicles, buggies, and motorcycles to conduct assault operations in the Verkhnokamyanske direction.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the invaders attacked seven times in the area of ​​Vasyukivka, Chasovy Yar, and Stupochok.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out seven attacks in the Toretsk and Druzhba areas.

In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 37 attacks by the aggressor near settlements such as Lysivka, Sukha Balka, Promyn, Zelene, Ukrainka, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Novoukrainka, Pokrovsk, Novovasylivka, Novoelizavetivka, and Novoolenivka.
The enemy used armored vehicles to attempt to break through our defenses near Zeleny, Dachensky, Shevchenko, Novoelizavetivka, and Novoolenivka. The enemy was unsuccessful and continues to accumulate forces.

In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled 30 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Kurakhov, Yasenove, Dachne, and in the direction of Andriivka.
Fighting continues in the urban area of ​​Kurakhove.

In the Vremiv direction, the enemy carried out 44 assaults on our positions in the areas of Velyka Novoselka, Kostiantynopolske, Yantarny, Uspenivka, Rozlyv, Rozdolny, Novoselka, Blagodatny, Vremivka and in the direction of the settlement of Bahatyr. When repelling the assaults, our soldiers, in particular, destroyed 1 tank and 2 enemy armored personnel carriers, and damaged 3 more tanks and 1 armored personnel carrier.

In the Orikhiv directions, the enemy attacked once in the Novoandreyevka area.

In the Dnieper direction, the Russian invaders tried four times to dislodge our units from their positions. They were met with fierce resistance and suffered losses.

No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.

On the border with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy from the territory of the Russian Federation is actively using artillery and strike UAVs in the areas of Ukrainian settlements.

The operation in the Kursk region is ongoing. Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders have repelled 27 enemy attacks in the direction. The enemy has carried out 440 attacks.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"⚡️ Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
on the progress of the special military operation (as of December 23, 2024)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

▫️ Units of the North group of forces in the Kharkiv direction inflicted defeat on armed formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Borshchevaya and Lebedivka in the Kharkiv region.

The AFU lost up to 50 servicemen, two vehicles and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

▫️ Units of the West group of forces improved their tactical position, defeated the manpower and equipment of the assault and four mechanized brigades of the AFU in the areas of the settlements of Kopanki, Dvurechnaya, Zaghryzovo, Zeleny Gai in the Kharkiv region, Novoegorovka in the Luhansk People's Republic and Terny in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Repulsed seven counterattacks by enemy assault units. The AFU lost over 400 servicemen, six M113 armored personnel carriers and three 105-mm M119 guns made in the USA, a 122-mm self-propelled artillery unit "Gvozdika" and a 122-mm howitzer D-30. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️ Units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous positions, defeated the formations of two mechanized, assault and airmobile brigades of the AFU in the areas of the settlements of Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Artema and Kurakhovo of the DPR. Repulsed a counterattack of the assault group of the AFU.

The enemy's losses amounted to 400 servicemen, an M113 armored personnel carrier and A US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, two pickup trucks, a 152mm D-20 gun, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and two UK-made 105mm L-119 guns.

▫️ Units of the Center group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the motorized infantry, infantry and seven mechanized brigades of the AFU, the Marine Brigade, the Territorial Defense Brigade and the National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Lysovka, Shevchenko, Dachenskoye, Novoolenovka and Novotroitskoye of the DPR.

Repulsed 13 counterattacks by armed formations of the AFU. The enemy lost up to 610 servicemen, two tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, three armored combat vehicles, including an American MaxxPro armored car and two Cossacks, eight cars, a 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, a 152-mm D-20 gun, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"⚡️ Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
on the progress of the special military operation (as of December 23, 2024)

▫️ As a result of decisive actions by units of the "East" group of forces, the settlement of Storozhevoe in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.

The motorized infantry formations were defeated, as were two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Razdolnoye, Razliv of the Donetsk People's Republic and Gulyaipole of the Zaporizhia region.

The AFU lost up to 155 servicemen, four vehicles, a 155-mm self-propelled artillery unit “Caesar” made in France, a 152-mm self-propelled artillery unit “Acacia”, a 152-mm D-20 gun and an electronic warfare station.

▫️ Units of the Dnepr group of forces improved their position along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the infantry, mountain assault brigades of the AFU and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novoandriivka, Lobkovoe, Nesteryanka in the Zaporizhia region and Mykhailivka in the Kherson region. They repelled a counterattack by the enemy assault group.

The AFU lost up to 45 servicemen, three vehicles, a 152-mm D-20 gun and an electronic warfare station.

▫️ Operational-tactical aviation , strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups damaged the infrastructure of military airfields, warehouses for storing strike unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 143 areas.

▫️ Air defense systems shot down 14 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️ Since the beginning of the special military operation, a total of 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 38,355 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,961 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,504 multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles, 19,953 field artillery pieces and mortars, and 29,452 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed."

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🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"⚡️ Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of repelling the attempted invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the territory of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region (as of December 23, 2024)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat the formations of the AFU in the Kursk region.

▫️ During offensive operations, units of the North group of forces defeated formations of a heavy mechanized, five mechanized, three airborne assault brigades, a marine brigade and four territorial defense brigades of the AFU in the areas of the settlements of Alexandria, Viktorovka, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidove, Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolaevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolskoye, Novaya Sorochina, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo and Cherkasskaya Konopelka. Two counterattacks of enemy assault groups were repelled.

▫️ Strikes by operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Zaoleshenka, Kositsa, Kruglenke, Mikhailovka, Nikolsky, Staraya Sorochina, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolaghi and Zhuravka in the Sumy region.

▫️ Over the past 24 hours, the AFU lost more than 300 servicemen, destroyed two tanks, including an Abrams tank made in the US, three infantry fighting vehicles — a Bradley IFV made in the US, a Marder IFV made in Germany and a CV-90 IFV made in Sweden, three armored personnel carriers — a Stryker and two M113 made in the US, three combat armored vehicles, an artillery piece, four mortars, an M88 armored recovery vehicle made in the US and eight cars.

▫️ In total, during the military operations in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 43,310 servicemen, 253 tanks, 194 infantry fighting vehicles, 135 armored personnel carriers, 1,315 armored combat vehicles, 1,174 vehicles, 324 artillery pieces, 42 multiple launch rocket system launchers, including 11 HIMARS and six MLRS made in the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile system launchers, seven transport and loading vehicles, 79 electronic warfare stations, 13 counter-battery radars, four air defense radars, 28 units of engineering and other equipment, including 13 engineering obstacle clearance vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing unit, seven armored repair and recovery vehicles and a command and staff vehicle.

The operation to destroy the AFU formations continues."

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