Russian President Vladimir Putin today ordered the entry into military service of the frigate “Admiral Gorshkov”, equipped with Tsarcon missiles.
Putin deemed the entry of the frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” into military service a “major event”, noting that it “carries powerful weapons and protects Russia from threats”.
He continued, “Russia will continue to develop its combat capabilities and produce advanced weapons,” adding that “Tsircon missiles are capable of reliably protecting Russian security.”
This continues the Russian military operation in Ukraine today, Wednesday, where units of the Russian army are stationed Attempt to extend full control over the Ukrainian regions and attack the Kiev concentration of forceswhile the latter is trying to reconquer some lands with military support and logistics from western countries.
In the latest developments on the ground, Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath correspondent reported an increase in the frequency of heavy shelling between the Russian and Ukrainian sides, while Kiev declared a state of air alert in Cherkassky, Dnipro, Petrovsk, Poltava , Kharkiv and Zaporizhia provinces. He also said one person was killed and 3 injured as a result of the Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk in the last 24 hours.
The governor of Sevastopol, Crimea, announced the downing of two Ukrainian drones near Belbek airport.
This comes as the commander of Chechnya’s “Ahmed forces”, Apti Alaudinov, said Russian forces were gradually advancing and taking control of the front lines in the Luhansk and Donetsk people’s republics.
Russian media quoted him as saying that the Russian Defense Ministry, in cooperation with the “Wagner” military company and “Ahmed’s forces”, are in control of the contact points, adding that Russian forces are advancing along the axis of Bakhmut , Solidar, Kremnaya, Svatovo, Chervonobovka, significantly. He stressed the need to destroy the fortifications of the Kiev forces in these areas so that the Russian forces could easily advance.
and time, Moscow has announced that 89 of its soldiers were killed on New Year’s Eve in a Ukrainian rocket attack that hit their center. In Makivka in eastern Ukraine, noting that the “main reason” for Kyiv’s success in tracking and targeting them is that they use their cell phones contrary to instructions.
An earlier official toll announced by Russia’s Defense Ministry on Monday said 63 Russian soldiers were killed in this missile strike.
At dawn on Wednesday, the ministry released a video recording in which its spokesman, Lieutenant General Sergey Severyukov, said that “the number of our dead comrades has risen to 89” after more bodies were found under the rubble. .
He added: “Currently there is an investigative commission to clarify the circumstances of what happened, but it is clear from now on that the main reason … could reach, contravening the ban.”
In a rare admission, Russia’s defense ministry acknowledged on Monday that its military personnel were killed in a Ukrainian rocket attack that targeted them on New Year’s Eve in the Russian-force-controlled town of Makivka in eastern Ukraine.
For its part, Kiev confirms that the death toll is much higher than Moscow has acknowledged so far.
Kiev carried out this attack with Himars missile launchers that it recently received from the United States.
Demonstrations were organized in Russia on Tuesday in honor of these dead soldiers.
This heavy loss shocked Russian society and sparked criticism of the military.
In a retaliatory move, the Russian Defense Ministry said it launched airstrikes in response on a material center near Druzhkivka railway station in Donetsk, killing up to 200 Ukrainian servicemen and destroying four HIMARS launchers and more than 800 missiles.
