The 305th day of Russian aggression against Ukraine is underway. On the wPolityce.pl portal, we report for you on the events on the front line.
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Sunday December 25, 2022
2:15 pm. Second air raid siren in Ukraine during the day
There is an air raid alert all over the country, the reason is the departure of Russian MiG-31K fighters from Belarusian airports, news portals reported.
Belarusian monitoring channels reported that Russian MiG-31K fighters flew from the airports in Machuliszcze and Baranowicze. They can carry Kinzhal missiles, the range of which covers the whole of Ukraine. An alarm is given each time this happens.
According to information from the Belarusian Hajun Channel, an A-50 early warning aircraft, used by the Russians to reconnoitre Ukrainian air defenses, also flew from Machuliszcze.
14:10. Russia lost about 102,050 soldiers in Ukraine
As of February 24, the Russians would lose approximately 102,050 soldiers in Ukraine, 3,011 tanks, 6,010 armored vehicles, 1,991 artillery sets, 418 rocket launchers, 212 anti-aircraft systems, 283 aircraft, 267 helicopters, 1,706 unmanned aerial vehicles, 653 missile maneuvering ships, 16 surface craft, 4,635 vehicles ( including tankers) and 178 special equipment.
2:00 PM. Three Russian missiles hit Kramatorsk
Oleksandr Honcharenko, the head of the regional government, reported that “three rockets hit the Kramatorsk industrial area. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.”
1:45 PM Medals of “NATO Ammunition Fragments”
In Russia, the winners of a children’s karate festival receive medals made from “NATO ammunition parts”.
The case is reported by the Telegram channel “Ostrozhno, Moscow”. The symbols V and Z will also be placed on the awards. The medals will be made “by Donetsk blacksmiths from fragments of NATO ammunition”, which were allegedly used to shell “Russian cities”.
13:20. The Russians destroyed the church in the village of Kisielewka
As a result of shelling by the Russian army, the only Orthodox church in the village of Kiselevka in the Kherson region was destroyed.
The only church in the village of Kiselyvka (Kherson region) was completely destroyed by Russian shelling. The 4th Hague Convention protects sacred buildings during warfare, but Russian war criminals have no God and no respect for religion
– wrote Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.
1:00 pm. Britain donated 900 generators to Ukraine
The UK has donated more than 900 generators to Ukraine and sent about 15,000 extreme-weather equipment to Ukraine’s armed forces, including cold-weather clothing and special tents, Ukrinform reports.
12:45 p.m. Advisor to the mayor of Mariupol: Russians are moving equipment and soldiers
The Russians are moving a large amount of equipment from Russia via Mariupol to Berdyansk and Melitopol to the south of the Zaporizhia region, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol announced on Sunday.
“A huge amount of equipment from Russia came in from Russia and continued via Manhush (near Mariupol) towards Berdyansk/Melitopol. The columns were partially supplemented by equipment previously stationed in the village of Ahrobaza.
– wrote Petro Andryushchenko. Equipment and troops previously stationed in Urzuf village were also to be sent to Manhusz.
According to the findings of the Ukrainian authorities in Mariupol, which have no access to the occupied territories, Russian soldiers from Urzuf and from Russian territory are also being redeployed towards Berdyansk.
12:30 p.m. The head of a large Russian shipyard is dead
Alexander Buzakov, general manager of a large Russian shipyard specializing in the construction of non-nuclear submarines, has passed away. The factory produces ships capable of firing Kalibr missiles. The man died suddenly on December 24, after 11 years of work.
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12:15 p.m. Russia transfers reserves to Berdyansk and Melitopol
The Russians are transferring reserves to Berdiansk and Melitopol, the newspaper Strana reported, citing Petro Andrushchenko, an adviser to the exiled mayor of Mariupol.
12:00 am. Ukraine is testing readiness of armed forces to counter subversives
In Kiev, the readiness of the armed forces to counter sabotage groups was checked today. The explosions heard today by the residents of the Ukrainian capital were related to this training.
11:30 am. Putin’s absurd arguments
Russia cannot be as cynical as the West in the context of Ukraine. We have a different philosophy,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by RIA Novosti.
99.9 percent of our citizens, our people, who are ready to give everything for the sake of their homeland – this is nothing unusual for me. But this only convinces me once again that Russia is a unique country and we have unique people. This is confirmed throughout the history of Russia. And again today
said Putin.
10:45 am. An air raid alarm that had been announced across the country was cancelled
The air raid alarm announced in the morning on the territory of Ukraine has been canceled, Ukrainian news channels reported on Telegram.
The alarm was announced after the Russian MiG-31K, which can carry Kinzhal missiles with a range covering the entire territory of Ukraine, took off from the airport in Machuliszcze, Belarus. Every time in such a case alarm goes off in Ukraine.
10:30 am. 16 killed in Kherson region in 24 hours
In Kherson and Kherson Oblast, 16 people were killed and 64 injured by Russian shelling on Saturday. This figure includes victims of a massive attack on the center of the oblast’s capital. Previously there were 10, regional authorities said on Sunday.
“In the course of 24 hours, the Russian army killed 16 people in the Kherson region. Among them are three employees of the Emergency Service who died while clearing mines. 64 more people were injured
– informed the head of the military administration of the region, Yaroslav Yanuszewych.
10. 20. Air alert cancelled, with two exceptions
End of air raid alert throughout Ukraine, with the exception of temporarily occupied Crimea and Luhansk Oblast.
10:10. More shelling
Wuhledar and the outskirts of the city came under fire again – no casualties so far, said the head of the regional military administration of Donetsk, Pavlo Kyrylenko.
09:10. Air raid alarm nationwide
Air raid sirens were announced throughout Ukraine in the morning, news portals reported.
READ MORE: Aviation alarm all over Ukraine! A Russian MiG-31K, capable of carrying Kinzhal missiles, took off from an airport in Belarus
09:00 AM. 51 thousand criminal proceedings concerning Russian war crimes
Within ten months, Ukrainian police initiated more than 51,000 arrests. criminal prosecution of Russian war crimes,” said police chief Ihor Klymenko.
“On average, 168 war crimes were recorded per day,” Klymenko reported on Telegram, a 10-month summary of the entire Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2.2 thousand. cooperation procedures.
As part of the demining operation, the police inspected an area of 16,000 square meters. haha. 184,000 rounds of ammunition and more than 4.7 tons of explosives were found. “50.5 thousand have been liquidated. explosives,” wrote Klymenko.
08:35. The Russians slowed down at Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops probably succeeded in slowing down Russian attacks in the Bakhmut area; the enemy will seek an operational or tactical pause in this region, the American Institute of War Research (ISW) estimates in a report published Saturday.
The pace of the advance of Russian troops near Bakhmut has apparently slowed in recent days, although it is difficult to judge whether Russian efforts to take the city have reached their peak.
– writes ISW.
Referring to Russian “war bloggers”, ISW writes that the Ukrainian troops managed to slow down the Russians in the Bakhmut area a bit, including through the units of the private pro-Kremlin army, the so-called Wagner groups from previously occupied positions The Ukrainian media, for their part, claimed in recent days that they had succeeded in dislodging the aggressor’s troops from the eastern outskirts of the city. According to ISW, the Russian advance at Bakhmut was slower in November and December than in October.
Russian forces are likely to struggle to maintain the momentum of offensive operations in the Bakhmut area and may seek a tactical or operational lull
by US analysts.
06:50. Russia has increased the number of ships in the Black Sea to four
Russia has increased the number of warships in the Black Sea that can carry Kalibr cruise missiles to four, the Ukrainian navy announced on Saturday evening.
The group of enemy warships in the Black Sea has been expanded to 14 units, including two surface ships and two submarines armed with missiles. They currently have 24 Kalibr cruise missiles
says the message.
The command warned that the Russians may be preparing for missile attacks on Ukrainian territory from the sea.
00:00. The death toll from the Russian shelling of Kherson rises to 10
The death toll from the Russian shelling of Kherson rose to ten; 58 people are injured, said the head of the Kherson region authorities, Yaroslav Janushevych. It was previously reported that eight people were killed in the Saturday morning attack.
We currently know 68 victims of today’s attack by the Russian occupiers on Kherson. Russian troops killed 10 people
– wrote Yanuszewych in Telegram. Speaking on public television, he added that 18 of the injured are in serious condition. There are no children among the victims, he added.
Yanushevich added that Russian attacks on the Kherson region on Friday killed five people and injured 17, including a six-year-old girl.
The head of the regional authorities called for blood donations for the injured. He also reiterated his call for residents of the region, especially the areas bordering the Dnieper, to evacuate to safe areas in Ukraine. Kherson and its surroundings are exposed to fire from Russian troops on the other side of the Dnieper. Due to the constant attacks, it is impossible to guarantee a constant supply of electricity and heat there, Januszewych noted.
On Saturday morning, Russian forces shelled the center of Kherson in southern Ukraine with rockets from multiple Grad rocket launchers. The attacker aimed the missiles at the city center, in places where there are the greatest concentrations of residents, the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office stressed.
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