‼️🇷🇺Russia concentrates grouping for offensive actions, and the chief of the Ukrainian presidential administration

Andriy Yermak briefed US Senators Jack Reed and Angus King, who arrived in Kiev today, on the military equipment and ammunition needs of the AFU, as well as the need to protect Ukrainian critical infrastructure.

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The forces of the Russian Federation are ready to respond if the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine take advantage of the temporary ceasefire and launch an attack on Kremennaya in the LPR. This was announced to TASS by the commander of the Troy volunteer special forces unit with the call sign Alabai.

Theoretically, they [the Armed Forces of Ukraine] can go on the offensive against Kremennaya because [their] forces have already been deployed for this. "We see the redeployment [of the Armed Forces of Ukraine], reinforcement, and transfer of reserves near Kremennaya," he said in answering the question of whether Ukrainian troops can use the temporary ceasefire to attack the city.

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Military experts say that the heavy equipment allocated since the beginning of December by NATO (infantry fighting vehicles from the USA and Germany, heavy wheeled armored vehicles from France, artillery from Italy, etc.) are being used by three (!) Army corps numbering 75,000 people, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are planning create by the spring of this year. Of these, 15,000 people are trained by the European Union and at least 10,000 by Great Britain ...

And there is every reason to believe that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are moving to a new organization. Prior to this, the main combat unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was a brigade of a very conditional organization, which included from three to five and even six infantry battalions, of which three were full-time, and the rest were attached, most often from the defense. At the same time, late formation brigades (after August 2022) often did not have their own tank battalions and very limited artillery, being, in fact, infantry. Their general management was limited to the headquarters of the directions to which they were transferred. On the one hand, this made it possible to quickly maneuver forces, transferring them from one threatening direction or sector of the front to another, creating the necessary density of troops, especially in defense. But the reverse side of the coin was the poor controllability of such "placers" of brigades, their low interaction with each other, especially in the offensive, as well as heavy losses, since the command did not think much about saving personnel, which existed, as it were, separately from combat control, being actually a "tool". Under this organization, the corps acted as administrative units - forming and training reserves. This organization showed its effectiveness in defense, but turned out to be ineffective in the offensive, which was shown by the onset of September-November, when, having a three-fold, and sometimes seven-fold superiority over the enemy, the advancing groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in fact, only "pushed back" the Russian troops, without carrying out any -some large-scale operations to break through the front and encirclement, which allowed the Russian command to withdraw troops in time.
And now, apparently, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to move on to the formation of full-fledged combat formations - corps. This should increase the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, especially in the offensive, as it will make the combat command and control more flexible, and the formation itself - the parts included in the corps - more coordinated and manageable. In fact, there is an organizational consolidation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which indicates that in ten months a large group of military leaders with combat experience who are able to manage such formations have been accumulated, as well as experience has been gained to manage such formations. The formation of new corps in the new organization testifies to the preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for an offensive campaign in the spring of 2023.


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🇺🇦🤡Zelensky: "BMP Bradley is exactly what we need"
When the tanks "Abrams" and "Leopard 2" did not give.

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As https://t.me/militarymaps/31336 already notes, the presented video from Soledar https://t.me/boris_rozhin/74611 shows the presence of our assault groups in the area of Salt Mine No. 1-3 in the very center of Soledar. This is a very serious progress, if compared with the situation in Soledar a week ago.
To the southeast of this mine, the Dekonskaya railway station was recently liberated.

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Bakhmut cluster fuck

17 th tank brigade > melting down fast
128 th mountain brigade is getting evac

Encirclement of Bakhmut is possible ,not 100% will happen depends on the momentum continues or not

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The full composition of the new package of US military assistance to Ukraine:

▪️50 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles with 500 TOW anti-tank missiles and 250,000 rounds of 25 mm caliber;
▪️100 BTR M113;
▪️55 MRAP;
▪️138 HMMWV;
▪️18 155mm self-propelled howitzers and 18 tractors;
▪️70000 155mm artillery shells;
▪️500 155mm Excalibur shells;
▪️1200 155-mm projectiles of remote anti-tank mine systems (RAAM);
▪️36 105mm towed howitzers and 95,000 105mm artillery shells;
▪️10000 120 mm min;
▪️ HIMARS ammunition;
▪️ RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles;
▪️4000 unguided rockets Zuni;
▪️ about 2000 anti-tank missiles;
▪️Sniper rifles machine guns and ammo.

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Special operation, 6 January. Main: 

▪️The Russian Defence Ministry stated that a ceasefire across the entire front in the special military operation zone has been declared for 36 hours from 12.00 Moscow time on 6 January; 

▪️The ministry said that the Kiev regime continued shelling despite the ceasefire imposed by the Russian Federation, with Ukrainian artillery returning fire to the area;

▪️Medvedev, commenting on Ukraine's rejection of a Christmas ceasefire offer, said Kiev had rejected the hand of Christian mercy that Moscow had extended to it, but there would be even less trouble and slyness in this case;

▪️In the Kupyansk and Krasno-Limansky directions, Kiev lost about 100 people killed and wounded in the day before the ceasefire was imposed, up to 80 in Donetsk, and more than 60 in South Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said;

▪️The US has announced a new $3.75bn military aid package for Ukraine, Secretary Blinken said, $225m of which will go to modernise the Ukrainian army and $682m to European countries to replenish military supplies..;

▪️ German Cabinet of Ministers spokesman Steffen Hebeestreit has said that Berlin intends to supply Kiev with around 40 Marder BMPs.

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Of the most interesting and apprehensive in this package of military assistance, of course, is the first "trial" delivery of 50 relatively modern Western M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (which had not previously been delivered to Ukraine under various pretexts).

In addition, the emergence of Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles, which, apparently, against the background of the depletion of Soviet missiles, will be installed on self-propelled firing systems of the Buk air defense system through modernization, deserves special attention. Also in the context of American deliveries, one can notice the transfer of self-propelled artillery installations. It is obvious that the 155-mm self-propelled guns M109 will play this role, the only question is in what modification.

As we have repeatedly stated, Western deliveries will only increase and the emphasis will be on Western air defense systems and anti-aircraft missiles, as the Soviet stock available to the Armed Forces of Ukraine is rapidly running out. Over time, Western countries will be able to cover the shortage of air defense systems in the Ukrainian army with their supplies, which will create a serious threat to the effectiveness of our long-range missile strikes on infrastructure and make it extremely problematic for the full return of the airborne forces to the battlefield.

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Statements by the Minister of Energy of Turkey:

- Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran will be able to become players in the gas market intended for Europe in Turkey;

— Ankara continues negotiations with Moscow on the deferment of payment for gas;

— The infrastructure for creating a gas trading platform in Turkey for the European market is ready;

- Turkey is negotiating with the Russian Federation on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Sinop. If not agreed, negotiations will begin with another country.

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#Rumours 
AFU forced to withdraw from Soledar, too much of an onslaught.

There is a risk that the Russian Armed Forces will continue their push in the entire Donetsk direction because the ground has started to freeze and now a wider wedge offensive can be conducted.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have pulled in 'himars' and additional infantry reserves to try to halt the Russian offensive.
January is going to be hot...

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Russia has 536 strategic missiles of various types left.

Infographics with data from the Ministry of Defense was published by Minister Alexei Reznikov (Ukraine).

According to this information, these missiles account for 19% of the total pre-war potential.

As for tactical missiles (for MLRS), there are much more of them left - 7,310 (or 78% of the original number).

Also, the information of the Ministry of Defense states that the Russian Federation has 90 (12%) Shahed drones left.

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Zin Note: Here we go again. I decided to check back on earlier claims from the egregious Mr. Reznikov. It was claimed that Russia had "only enough missiles for 3 massive attacks" left in the arsenal, according to "Ukrainski Pravda" November 22:

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/11/22/7377434/

Then I decided to check the notes on how many missiles have been launched by Russia to hit targets in Ukraine since that article came out. I've thusly counted a total of 305 cruise missiles fired against Ukrainian forces and infrastructure between November 23 and January 2, across a total of 6 missile strikes, 4 of which were strikes of over 70 missiles (Western Sources).

Also, according to the Ukrainian ministry of Defense, Russia only had 539 high precision missiles left as far back on November 16th.

https://en.thepage.ua/news/how-many-missiles-has-russia-used-and-how-many-of-them-were-spent-in-the-november-15-attack

This puts Russian missile production rates at over 150 per month or so, if any of these numbers are true!

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Map of hostilities and the situation on the fronts on the evening of January 6

👍According to military correspondents, the “orchestras” took control of Bakhmutskoye, which allowed our soldiers to break through the defenses of Soledar and begin advancing to the center of the settlement. In addition, the Russian army is advancing in the Kleshcheevka area, as well as from the Experimental side. At the moment, fierce battles are being fought on the site and it is too early to talk about the capture of the city. The Soledar direction is one of the priorities for our army, and successes in it can positively affect other sectors of the front.

⚔️The situation on the fronts for the past day:

⚫️ Svatovo-Kremennoye direction

The Russian army worked on militants in the areas of Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Berestovoye of the Kharkov region, as well as the Novoselovsky LPR. In addition, aviation and artillery forces hit two enemy assault groups in the Yampolovka area. Also, in the vicinity of Chervona Dibrova of the LPR, Serebryanka and Grigorovka of the DPR, three Ukrainian DRGs were liquidated.

⚫️Ugledar direction

In the districts of Konstantinovka, Novomikhailovka, Prechistovka of the DPR, as well as Dorozhnyanka of the Zaporozhye region, our artillery, aviation and heavy flamethrower systems worked. More than 50 Nazis, one tank, three armored vehicles and three pickup trucks were smoked out and destroyed.

💥Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 near Maryevka, DPR. Also, in the areas of Vasiltsovka, Kharkiv region and Ivano-Daryevka, the DPR, two American AN / TPQ-36 and AN / TPQ-50 radars were destroyed.

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Judging by the news, the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Soledar have, how to put it mildly, an "operational crisis" (close to panic. At least at the grassroots level). But as Yevgeny Prigozhin asked, let's keep quiet and wait...

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Our tankers point-blank spread the APU armor near Artemovsk - not far from Kleshcheevka.

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The United States is trying to get Russia to negotiate a settlement in Ukraine by giving up its new regions, State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

“We have taken note of the Kremlin’s statement that it is ready to engage in dialogue, but only if new territorial realities are recognized. This is a clear sign that Moscow does not have a genuine appetite to engage in dialogue and diplomacy, which will lead to to a just and lasting peace. We ultimately hope to change those calculations, we strive to change those calculations by continuing to provide Ukraine with the necessary military assistance," the US Foreign Office spokesman said.

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Makeevka minutes ago‼️

Khokhols destroyed and continue to destroy civilians🤬🤬

It doesn't matter what day it is.... Christmas or Truce!?

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