Keep on Russian military operation in UkraineToday, Sunday, when units of the Russian army are trying to extend control over the Ukrainian regions and strike the positions of the Kiev forces, while the latter continues to resist and tries to regain its lands with the financial and military support of the ‘West.
In the latest developments on the ground, an air alert has been declared across Ukraine in anticipation of Russian incursions, while the Russian Defense Ministry reported thwarting Ukrainian offensive attempts on several axes and targeting military units, which have resulted in the killing of more than 220 killed and wounded Ukrainian mercenaries and soldiers, Russian media reported citing the ministry.
While the pro-Russian authorities in Luhansk announced that Ukraine had transferred more forces to the strategic axis of Svatovo, the pro-Russian authorities in Zaporizhia announced the establishment of a new defensive line to counter any Ukrainian advance, emphasizing that the construction of defensive structures on the front lines are about to be completed.
Earlier, Ukraine’s emergency services said three of its members died early Sunday when a mine exploded as they were clearing parts of the Kherson region. Russia, which launched its military operation in Ukraine 10 months ago, controls most, but not all, of the Kherson region. By mid-November, Ukrainian forces had recaptured Kherson and a number of towns in the region. Bomb experts have been working there ever since, after President Volodymyr Zelensky said so Russian forces heavily mined buildings and objects.
Also in the latest development, pro-Russian authorities in the city of Mariupol have begun demolishing a theater which Ukraine says was shelled by Russian forces on March 16. Images taken by satellite company Maxar show the extent of damage to the theater before it was demolished.
Ukraine said hundreds of civilians were taking refuge there at the time and accused Russia of committing a war crime by targeting the crime scene.
And we coincided, and in an evening message on Christmas Eve, President Volodymyr Zelensky promised the people of Ukraine to restore freedom to their country.
Zelensky said that drones and hiding in shelters do not scare Ukrainians and that the road to freedom comes with a big price. The Ukrainian president also renewed the accusation that Russia is responsible for killing thousands of Ukrainians and displacing millions by marches and missiles.
Due to the war, Ukraine has turned into a testing ground for modern weapons and fighting techniques. Both warring sides use what is available in their arsenals to gain superiority over the opponent.
In his latest speeches, Russian President Putin urged the leaders of the Russian military industry to increase production, calling on the military-industrial complex to benefit from the experiences gained from the war to develop Moscow’s arsenal.
The most prominent feature of warfare in Ukraine is its reliance on drones, such as the Kalashnikov and the Russian Lancet.
Russia had resorted to cheap Iranian manufacture to obtain booby-trapped drones to target Ukrainian infrastructure, but Moscow has more advanced weapons which it is using against important targets such as command and control headquarters and Ukrainian weapons depots, such as the Caliber cruise missiles, which between 1,500 and 2,500 kilometers.
As for Ukraine, it relied on the Turkish march of Bayraktar early in the war, then got help from its Western allies and got Switch Blades and Phoenix Ghosts. With Zelensky’s recent visit to Washington, the Patriot air defense system will enter the battlefield in Ukraine.
In the east of the country, Russian attacks on Bakhmut are still continuing, which the Russians have been trying to control since the summer, the Ukrainian presidency announced on Saturday, noting that “the city center was bombed several times” the day before.
For weeks, Kiev has been asking for new financial and military aid from the West, which could give Zelensky and his forces a major boost in the face of the Russian bear.
