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So, they decided to raise the stake...maybe it's time for Russia to do the same.

Germany has confirmed that it will supply Ukraine with Marder BMPs and another battery of Patriot air defense systems.
Earlier, the USA announced that it would supply Ukraine with up to 50 Bradley BMPs of various modifications in addition to the French AMR-10RC heavy armored personnel carriers. As for the batch of Turkish Kırpı BMPs, it is part of an old purchase from the summer of 2022. Of the 150 in 2022, 50 were delivered, and now another 42 are passing through Romania.
In the case of the Marders, we could be talking about some 30-50 pieces. Altogether NATO wants to complete the AFU with at least 200 different types of BMPs and 250-350 new MRAPs by the spring, which is necessary for the brigades being formed.


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⚡️"We will chew you up in the singing silence of the Ukrainian night" - National Security and Defence Council Secretary Danilov says Kiev will not hold any talks with Russia on the Christmas ceasefire

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Another MLS SHIELD (4x4) armored vehicle manufactured by Italian company Tekne, which was in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has been taken out of service in the Svatovsk direction. Earlier, colleagues reported that armored vehicles of this type had been purchased for the Ukrainian army by former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

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Just after New Year, the enemy attempted to attack our positions near Pervomayskoye. Filmed their overnight retreat and an attempted rotation.


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Why does the West benefit from Russian strikes against Kiev while expecting no missile starvation from Ukrainian air defense systems

Some time ago, we took apart the situation where Western air defense systems are resisting Russian cruise missiles and are not achieving any meaningful results in doing so and elaborated on why this is a very worrying wake-up call for NATO countries. Today, against the background of a new NYT piece on the fact that the cost of air defense missiles far exceeds the cost of the drone strikes for which they are produced, we think it necessary to explain a little about the process as well.

It is evident that the air defense system of Kiev and other political and industrial centers of Ukraine will consist entirely of Western systems and complexes. Most likely, supplies will include a limited number of IRIS-T, Hawk, and NASAMS. We have already written that the cost of a single Geranium is almost an order of magnitude lower than the cost of the AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles used on the widely publicized NASAMS. At first glance, this situation might appear to be a complete disadvantage to the supplier countries. But is it so?

The fact is that the AIM-120 missile was originally developed in the air-to-air class, and today it is almost the main missile in NATO countries. The Western depots have accumulated a sufficient number of obsolete modifications of that missile, which can be easily sold to Ukraine and make a profit on it. Moreover, the US military will gladly take up new contracts to replace them with further modifications of the AIM-120. In the end, as usual, the West will get double profits.

To implement this simple business scheme, Ukraine does not need to supply new air defense systems en masse. The main thing is to bring in more obsolete missiles.


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Outskirts of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) - satellite image.
As expected, the city turned into an analogue of Popasnaya.

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❗️ Zelensky claims Russia is trying to cover up new steps of "aggression" under the pretext of a silence regime

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"The EU does not trust the temporary ceasefire announced unilaterally by the Russian side in Ukraine and would like to see concrete actions, including the withdrawal of troops and equipment."  - Peter Stano, European External Action Service spokesman stated to RIA Novosti.

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Note: Yes, we f*cked Minsk agreements before just to win some time for Ukraine, but now we want guarantees and fair deal...

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Based on the whole today's story with "Christmas truce" formula proposed by Russia, we can suggest that Russia is simply being cut off from any steps of peaceful "goodwill" other than capitulation. It is almost explicitly stated that no matter how hard the Kremlin tries to mitigate the Ukrainian crisis, the beneficiaries do not want this. 
So that leaves just one possible option: after this war must remain either Ukraine or Russia, any other option will not be acceptable to the West.
The reason is simple. The West does not need Ukraine in this format, its allies need it only as a "battering ram" against Russia, and western promises to rebuild Ukraine and make it the second Switzerland are as "bogus" as promises to take Ukraine into the EU.
Well, no one is asking for the opinion of Ukrainians here, they are just hostages of the big game. The country is in for further devastation. 

We are waiting for further aggravation.

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"Ukraine rejects any negotiation processes with Russia."
The secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, stated on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel when commenting on Russia's proposal for a temporary cease-fire for Christmas.

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Serbs do not want to join NATO - RT Balkan

🇫🇲 The poll showed that 83.9% of the country's citizens are against joining the North Atlantic Alliance.

✅ It was no surprise that only 6.2% of Serbs supported this idea.

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🇩🇪🇺🇦 Chancellor Scholz is negotiating the transfer of Leopard 2 heavy tanks to Ukraine

👔 The head of Germany, with the support of the country's Ministry of Defense, is working on a plan for the supply of German tanks to Kyiv.

This decision is now being negotiated between the UK, the US and Germany, as well as "a number of partner countries," said German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock.

🇫🇲 In addition, the Germans promise to supply Ukraine with additional Gepard anti-aircraft installations and a lot of ammunition for them, which are capable of actively counteracting drones and cruise missiles of the RF Armed Forces.

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The new package of US military aid to Ukraine will cost about $3 billion. It will be the largest of all. The Pentagon has withdrawn all weapons from its stockpile to send the Armed Forces.

It is expected that this package will include approximately 50 Bradley IFVs, Humvee military vehicles, MRAP multi-purpose vehicles, as well as a huge amount of missiles and other ammunition.

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Frontline Update (Jan 5)

Liman - Kremena Sector

AFU made an attempt to attack Dibtovo from the west using the forest for cover. They were detected and covered by fire from Grad MRLS after which they withdrew with losses

A second attack was carried out from the South of Dibrovo. Artillery again forced them back after losing a BMP and a number of infantry

Video by "Gunsmith" TG channel

The fighting in Ukraine is "at a critical juncture" and the West must do everything it can to help Kiev, Biden said.

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