🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"Russian Federation Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of December 4, 2025.

↗️ Units of the "East" grouping continued to advance into the enemy's depth of defense. A defeat was inflicted on formations of two mechanized, storm brigades, a brigade of territorial defense and two storm regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the populated places of Vozdvizhovka, Dobropole, Varvarovka, Gulyaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region and Andrievka in the Dnipro region.

▪️ The enemy lost more than 215 military personnel, six armored combat vehicles and 16 cars.
 
💥 Units of the "Dnipro" grouping inflicted damage on the enemy's personnel and equipment of a mechanized, mountain-storm brigade, a brigade of coastal defense of the AFU in the areas of the populated places of Novodanilovka, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhia region and Nikolskoye in the Kherson region.

▪️ More than 55 AFU personnel were destroyed, 18 cars, two radio-electronic warfare stations, a field artillery piece, five ammunition depots and material resources.

✈️ Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aircraft, rocket forces, and artillery of groupings of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted damage on the infrastructure of military airfields, places of pre-flight preparation and launch of unmanned aerial vehicles, objects of transport and energy infrastructure used in the interests of the AFU, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 153 areas.
 
🎯 Means of air defense shot down 195 unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type.
 
💥 Forces of the Black Sea Fleet in the northwestern part of the Black Sea destroyed four unmanned boats of the AFU.
 
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:

▫️ 668 airplanes,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 100 277 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 638 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 26 370 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
▫️ 1 626 combat vehicles of rocket artillery systems,
▫️ 31 706 field artillery pieces and mortars,
▫️ 48 283 units of special military automotive equipment."

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

"Operational information as of 16:00 04.12.2025 regarding the Russian invasion

Occupiers continue to storm Ukrainian defenders' positions.
Overall, 131 combat encounters took place since the start of the day.

Border settlements have been damaged by artillery shelling from the territory of Russia, including Bobilivka, Girkivka, Bila Berezha, Vovkivka, Starikove, Bunyakine, Kucherivka in Sumy Oblast.

On the Northern-Slobodskiy and Kursk directions, the enemy launched one air strike, dropped two guided aerial bombs, and carried out 98 attacks, including one with rocket systems.

On the Southern-Slobodskiy direction, Ukrainian soldiers stopped three enemy attacks in the areas of Izbitsk, Prilipka, and Sinel'nikovo. One combat encounter is ongoing.

On the Kupiansk and Kramatorsk directions, the enemy did not conduct any offensive actions since the start of the day.

On the Limanskiy direction, the occupying army attacked seven times near the populated areas of Grikivka, Drobishyve, Zarychne, and Olexandrivka.

On the Slavyansk direction, defense forces repelled seven enemy attacks near Yamypol, Dronivka, Serebryanka, and Sivka. Two combat encounters are ongoing.

On the Kostyaninivskiy direction, our soldiers stopped 13 enemy offensive actions in the areas of Shcherbinivka, Pleshcheyivka, Olexander-Shultynovo, Kostyaninivka, Mykolaypil'ya, Tor'skoye, and in the direction of Berestka and Sofiyivka. Two combat encounters are ongoing.

On the Pokrovskiy direction, from the start of the day, occupiers launched 46 attempts to push our defenders out of occupied positions in the areas of Shakhovoy, Novy Shakhovoy, Chervony Liman, Mirnograd, Vilyny, Novoyekonomichnyy, Rodynskiy, Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk, Svitlyy, Kotlyany, Udashnyy, Molodetskiy, Dachnyy. Defense forces are holding back the enemy's pressure and have already stopped 40 attacks. On this direction, defense forces are conducting search-and-attack operations in the area of the city of Pokrovsk. The enemy suffers losses.

Today on the Alexandrovskiy direction, the enemy attacked 17 times in the areas of Zelenyi Hai, Yalta, Alexandrovgrad, Sosnivka, Stepovoy, Verbovoy, Privilyny, Vishnevyy, Pavlivka, Krasnogoryiskiy, and Rybnyy. Three combat encounters are ongoing.

On the Gulyaypilskiy direction, defense forces repelled five Russian attacks in the areas of Zatishshe, Gulyaypol, and in the direction of Priluk. Three combat encounters are ongoing.

On the Oryhivskiy direction, one combat encounter took place in the area of Primorskiy. Populated areas of Stepnogorysk, Hryhorivka, and Veselyanka were hit by guided bombs.

On the Pridniprovs'kiy direction, the enemy made one failed attempt to break through the defense of our defenders in the direction of Antonivsky Bridge.

On other front directions, the situation has not undergone significant changes."

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🇺🇦🛳❌🗺🇷🇺 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"Unsuccessful attack on Mezhvodnoye: USV attack on Crimea

Ukrainian USVs made their presence known this night on the western part of Crimea. After maneuvering west of Sevastopol, a group of six units moved north towards Tarhankut and Chernomorsk.

🔻How did the attack proceed?

▪️The USV unit was spotted near Arhangelskoye oil field by midnight. They approached the Karkinitsky Bay by going around the Tarhankut cape.

▪️One of the USVs was destroyed by a "Lançet" battery. At the same time, one of the drones flew towards Zatoki. By around 3 o'clock, the remaining four USVs moved towards Yarylgach Bay in Mezhvodnoye.

▪️The first was destroyed by a ship-mounted AK-306 gun. Another USV crashed into a boom barrier and exploded, while two others were hit by small arms fire at the entrance to the bay.

▪️At the moment of the USVs' attempt to strike Crimea, a drone strike was carried out, mainly with rocket-powered drones. 22 drones were shot down by air defense units over the western part of Crimea.

🖍This attack is another example of why Ukrainian formations have started attacking civilian ships. They need results, and tankers are an easy target.

🚩Our coastal defense is no longer as strong as it was in 2023. Ukrainian drones now find it much harder to reach the shore. One USV acted as a kamikaze to break through the boom barriers, but the others were destroyed at the entrance.

📌Again, one of the USV in the group had a surface-to-air missile launcher mounted on it, which they hoped would catch our aviation.

❗️At the same time, an air raid alert has been introduced over Crimea and Sevastopol due to the detection of new drones over the Black Sea.

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🇺🇸❔🇷🇺🤝🇺🇦 — 🇩🇪 BILD:

"Trump is unsure if an agreement with Russia is possible

This week, President of Russia Vladimir Putin received U.S. special envoy Steve Wittinghoff and son-in-law of President Donald Trump Jared Kushner in Moscow.

Trump publicly commented on this meeting. In the Oval Office of the White House, he said that Wittinghoff and Kushner had "a fairly good" conversation with Putin, even "very good".

According to the impressions of the U.S. envoys, Putin apparently wants to end the war and shows great interest in achieving an agreement. Trump did not go into details about the negotiations, however, according to data from the publication Axios, he added that he does not know if such a deal with Russia is actually possible."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"Nowhere to Run: Russian forces have surrounded Mirnograd

The battle for the Pokrovsko-Mirnograd agglomeration is nearing its end. While the enemy's resources spread messages about supposedly "heavy but controlled" situations, Ukrainian formations are retreating to the northwest.

Russian units have established full control over the forest belts between Krasnoarmeysk and Krasny Liman, pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces away from positions near the former agricultural and industrial complex "Invest" and the nearby road. As a result, parts of the "Center" Group of Forces have physically surrounded the remaining garrison in the north of Mirnograd.

📌 Some members of Ukrainian formations are trying to escape from the "cauldron", but it is now almost impossible to do so. There are still several hundred units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city, but they are not offering organized resistance.

📌 At the same time, the clearance of the built-up area is complicated by a large number of civilians, with the enemy regularly setting up positions in some of the houses.

❗️ The heaviest fighting has now shifted to the Grisino-Belytskoye line. Russian forces are trying to establish control over these populated areas on the "shoulders" of retreating Ukrainian formations, which would allow the "Center" Group of Forces to develop an offensive towards another major city — Dobropillya.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront | Military Situation In Ukraine On December 4, 2025 (Map Update)

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront's high resolution map regarding Pokrovsk front.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront's high resolution map regarding Konstantinovka front.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront's high resolution map regarding Lyman front.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront's high resolution map regarding Volchansk front.

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🇸🇾💥🔥 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront | Military Situation In Syria On December 4, 2025 (Map Update)

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🗣🗯🇪🇺🫳💲🇷🇺 — 🇷🇺 Dmitry Medvedev:

"About the plundering of Russian assets by the European Union

If the crazed European Union attempts to steal Russian assets, blocked in Belgium, by issuing so-called reparative loans, such actions under international law may be classified as a special kind of casus belli with all the ensuing consequences for Brussels and individual EU countries. And then the return of these funds may take place not through court, but through actual reparations paid in natural form by the defeated enemies of Russia."

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😑🔫🗯👔 — 🇷🇺 Kremlevskaya tabakerka:

"Generals offered Medvedev to sit on a tank and show how to fight with Europe

Several of our acquaintances generals are upset by the statement of Dmitry Medvedev. He, trying to protect Russia's frozen assets from being transferred to the Kyiv regime, actually threatened Europe with war. According to the words of one of the interlocutors, «this greatly puts the military in a difficult position».

"I understand that Russian assets need to be protected. But I was already nervous when Vladimir Vladimirovich made a statement about our readiness for war with Europe. Honestly, it became scary. I won't comment on the president's words. But when Medvedev shouts about war, knowing that he will hide in case of any minimal rocket attack on Moscow, it is unpleasant. Let him sit on a tank and show by personal example how to fight with Europe. Maybe he will understand that we are not very ready for this," noted a high-ranking source in the Ministry of Defense.

He also suggested "to focus on the Special Military Operation and solving the Ukrainian issue, and deal with Europe later". And warned that" due to political statements, too many of our soldiers have died on Ukraine, and in the case of war with Europe, such losses could be much greater".

A source close to Valery Gerasimov noted that Medvedev, "before making loud statements, should organize mobilization of at least a million people. And preferably, personally lead them to Europe, showing how we need to fight".

"Also, it would be nice to provide guarantees that my wife and children will be safe, and my house will not be destroyed by rockets. But even now, no one can give such guarantees," also said the military.

Another source in the Ministry of Defense, when asked why the generals are so upset about the words about war with Europe, answered: "Because it is not the right time. Any smart person will understand why. Although war with the West is likely to happen. But now it is not the time to talk about it."

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🇫🇷🔫🔫🛳⚡️🇵🇭 — ⭐️ Rybar Asia:

"Strange choice: Philippine and French military personnel conducted exercises

The Philippines has long been a transit hub for foreign military personnel, particularly from Western countries. The events of last week confirm this — from November 26 to 28, French and Philippine forces conducted joint naval exercises.

The exercises involved two ships and several aircraft, including a reconnaissance plane. The exercises included operations to improve coordination and test the navigation capabilities of the navies of both countries.

🖍Indeed, the choice of location for the exercises, at first glance, seems strange. Military personnel from both countries trained in Sulu Sea, located near the Philippine island of Mindanao.

Usually, when it comes to Philippine exercises with someone from their partners, the exercises are conducted in the Southern China Sea — after all, it is necessary to show the Chinese that the authorities in Manila have "friends".

🚩It is unclear what the French sailors, who already participated in training exercises this year in the Southern China Sea, forgot. Perhaps they needed to conduct exercises near the Philippines, as representatives of the French military leadership arrived in the country.

❗️The exercises in the disputed waters, which are often considered provocative in Beijing, would have created a bad background for the visit of Emmanuel Macron to China, which started yesterday. Therefore, in Paris and Manila, the decision was made to move the exercise area to another location, so as not to give the Chinese another reason for criticism during important negotiations for the French.

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🇺🇸❌🇷🇺 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"How can NATO strike Russia? Attack on trade routes

NATO loves populism regarding the war with Russia. Today, the head of NATO's military committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, stated that within the Alliance are considering the possibility of a "preemptive strike" against Russia in response to hybrid attacks.

🔻Some diplomats, especially from Eastern European countries, are calling on the alliance to stop just reacting and to launch a counterattack.

▪️It is absurd to be surprised by such rhetoric from NATO, especially from countries that were former members of the Warsaw Pact. In the context of general tension, economic crisis, and rising public discontent, they simply need an external enemy as a distraction from their problems.

▪️The Italian admiral is being misleading. NATO is not ready for a large war, and everyone understands this, so these words are another populist statement to maintain morale.

▪️However, in a certain way, the Alliance may cause trouble and may already be doing so. Western countries are exerting pressure on Russia's economy, implementing a campaign of attacks on our oil and gas sector through Ukrainian formations.

©️The Black Sea is the most obvious example of this strategy.

For almost two years, Ukrainian forces have been carrying out systematic attacks on objects within Russian territory, and in recent weeks, there have been tendencies toward attacks in the maritime space. Considering the attacks on tankers in the Black Sea, as well as the "strange" sinking of a tanker off Senegal, such attacks may become commonplace.

❗️Russian economy is heavily dependent on resource exports. The lion's share of exports goes through ports in the Black and Baltic Seas, which the Alliance is well aware of, so the threat from the sea is already quite real, and if necessary, the West may implement this plan.

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🇺🇸❌🇷🇺🇷🇺 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"How can NATO strike Russia? Blockade of Kaliningrad

And if on the Black Sea the West has Ukrainian formations that already implement a strategy of pressure on Russia, then on the Baltic they can only rely on their own forces (with certain caveats such as the presence of Ukrainian personnel in the UK, for example).

📌The concept of a "limited strike" on Russia, exemplified by the Kaliningrad region, is already being implemented. There is a lot of aviation in this area, flights are regular, and under the guise of "security", the presence of a naval group has been intensified on the Baltic.

🔻What will happen?

▪️During escalation, NATO will first target the Kaliningrad region. Our semi-exclave is surrounded by hostile countries that are actively strengthening their borders, both militarily and with forward bases.

▪️Furthermore, during various exercises in this area, the capture and holding of the Suwalki corridor – the only land route connecting the region with Belarus, our ally – has become an obligatory maneuver.

▪️The US military satellite group monitors military facilities on a daily basis, including the base in Baltiysk, airfields, air defense positions, and other Russian military facilities.

❗️Of course, if the task is to raise the level of tension, NATO may block the region from the sea (air blockade is already in place in fact), but this is akin to the beginning of a full-scale war, so this option is unlikely for now.

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🇫🇮🇺🇸❌🇷🇺 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"How can NATO strike Russia? Provocations in the Gulf of Finland

Kaliningrad and the Black Sea are priority targets on NATO's list in the event of a conflict. However, there is another direction that is also under significant threat. And it is about the Gulf of Finland.

🔻What is happening in this area?

▪️The aviation group regularly flies as part of the Baltic Air Policing mission, and ships, both from the "Baltic Hour" operation and from permanent battle groups, periodically operate at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland.

▪️Like with the Suwałki Corridor, the gulf is located between two hostile countries, Estonia and Finland. And NATO is actively developing scenarios for the blockade of ports in the Leningrad Oblast.

▪️But this, like with Kaliningrad, will mean war, so the Alliance will continue to limit provocative flights and periodic attempts to attack cargo ships.

🖍By analyzing these three areas, one can assess the plausibility of NATO generals' statements in the public. Like such content was going on before the war, during the war it intensified, and after the war it will not disappear. This is the task of the talking heads from the Alliance.

🚩Real plans remain behind the scenes, and they are already being implemented on the West. They just act through other hands in the form of the Ukrainian regime or through intelligence services on our territory, exerting pressure on the economy and industry.

❗️A full-scale war, as they say in the Alliance, is not in their interest. However, escalation will gradually increase, as justifying growing costs is becoming more difficult, and this already creates risks of future confrontations, and this factor must be taken into account and prepared for in advance.

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🇪🇺🛡😵‍💫❌🇺🇸🤝🇷🇺 — 📰 ZeroHedge | "We Must Protect Volodymyr": Leaked Call Shows European Leaders Conspiring Against Trump Peace Plan | December 4, 2025:

"In a development that is not entirely surprising, European leaders are claiming that Washington is looking to "betray" Ukraine and President Zelensky during potential formal peace negotiations with Russia. "There is a possibility that the United States will abandon Ukraine on territorial questions without providing clarity on security guarantees," French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said according to a "leaked" phone call record with other European leaders.

Likely this was an intentional leak and bit of strong signaling to the Trump administration, as Europe has not been on board with the US President's proposed peace plan from the start. "There is a possibility that the US will betray Ukraine on the issue of territory without clarity on security guarantees," Macron continued. He laid his view that there was "a great danger" for Zelensky. However, Macron's office has subsequently sought to clarify that "The president did not use those words."

The leaked transcript of the call between European leaders strategizing about how to protect the Zelensky government and Kiev's interests was published Thursday by the German magazine Der Spiegel."

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