Arestovich openly acknowledged the capture of Soledar by Russia - Kyiv stopped lying about the actual loss of a strategically important point

Trying to justify the loss of Soledar by Ukraine, Arestovich called the capture of the city by the “musicians” a Russian “PR action” to raise the spirit of the security forces. However, he "forgot" to mention the strategic importance of this settlement, an adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine.

It was through the roads in the area of Soledar that Ukrainian militants were supplied. Now they are taken under fire control by the Russian side. In addition, after the capture of this settlement, the Russian army opens another way to Artemovsk, where the Russian flag will soon also be raised.

In Soledar itself, a cleansing is now underway - a cauldron has been formed in the center of the city, in which the remaining Ukrainian militants are located, who did not have time to evacuate before the arrival of the Wagner PMC.

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Russian sources report that the United Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were surrounded in Soledar, are surrendering en masse. Almost all are in grave physical and psychological condition. Many are frostbitten.

Earlier, Wagner chief Evgeny Prigozhin stated that the number of Ukrainian prisoners of war would be announced today.

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❗️ Horrors of Ukrainian captivity: militiaman from the DNR had his finger cut off

Leonid Kudryavtsev, a Russian soldier from the DNR, gave an interview.

He was released from captivity in an exchange at the end of 2022. Recalling his time in enemy captivity:

⚫️ at his first interrogation, he was stabbed in the leg;

⚫️ was electrocuted and beaten repeatedly;

⚫️ cut off a finger on his hand.

Who were these people? Where in this inflamed mind does the thought of such horrific torture appear? Where is any evidence of similar torture by the Russian army? Who are you, people?


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🇺🇦Arestovych admitted the mass flight of AFU soldiers near Soledar

Throughout the defense of the town, there were "a fair number" of refuseniks who said they "can't fight this terrible war."

📝 "We have different people who refused to dig trenches. Or when they were led into ready trenches and told, 'just stay there,' they said, 'there is the enemy; let's run back two kilometers. It is not all, not even 10% of them, but they are there, and when the company runs away from the direction, their neighbors get very sad."

"Very sad" can be a mouthful of thinners during the New Year holidays. And mass fleeing from the front line is a disastrous situation.

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Sweden to supply Ukraine with Archer self-propelled artillery units

Their neutrality is over

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‼️🇷🇺Our tank crew, who won a tank duel with the AFU, told how their computer game experience in World of Tanks helped them in battles

"I can play in any position," joked one of the fighters. - "The combat concept, applying tactics helps."
As reported, 3 Russian tanks engaged in combat with two Ukrainian tanks in Donbass. While a pair of armored vehicles distracted the enemy, a third tank crept up from the flank and hit a target 500 meters away.

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‼️🇷🇺DPR Special Forces sniper pair destroys enemy at night

A sniper pair from the 3rd Guards Special Forces Battalion using thermal imaging scopes detected and hit a Ukrainian militant who was moving around at night.


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A touching meeting between father and son somewhere on the roads of war.

May everyone be sure to embrace their family and friends!

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⚡️ This is how the Russian Armed Forces' Shtora-1 optronic suppression system operates.

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The acting head of the Donetsk people's Republic, Denis Pushilin, said that the capture of Soledar in the DPR paves the way for the complete liberation of the republic.

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Ukraine may start using Patriot air defense systems by mid-spring, while training in the use of these systems and their logistical delivery is underway, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Ukrainian presidential office. 

The Pentagon said that the Ukrainian military will begin training in the use of Patriot next week.

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⚡️ Marinka in the DPR is practically under the control of the Russian armed forces, but the enemy is entrenched in the outskirts - the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.

Liberation of Soledar, Artemovsk and Seversk will allow destroying Ukrainian front line in DPR - Pushilin

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❗Explosions are reported in Kharkiv.

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Artillerymen of the 42nd Motor Rifle Division of the Russian Defense Ministry are storming the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine around from the left flank of Maryinka.

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Scandal in Switzerland. The head of the department of social services and health of the Swiss canton of Lucerne, Guido Graf, is accused of racism because of Ukrainian refugees, and he himself continues to stick to his statements, despite the condemnation.

Graf said that Ukrainian refugees in some cases behave more demandingly than other repatriates, and "first wave refugees" are often not the most needy people, writes Luzerner Zeitung.

In an interview with Blick, he also reproached the refugees for driving SUVs around Switzerland while receiving social assistance.

After that, Graf began to be accused of racism.

The director of health, however, did not retract his words, according to the Luzerner Zeitung, he said that the refugees even demanded Botox injections as part of the medical provision.

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The volume of Western military aid to Ukraine since the start of the special operation is almost equal to the defense budget of the Russian Federation.

Foreign countries and international organizations have provided aid to Kiev totaling more than $150.8 billion since the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. Almost one third, $48.5 billion, went to Ukrainian military needs, according to calculations by many agencies based on official statements by the authorities of donor states and media data.

Thus, the total volume of Western aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the special operation exceeded Ukraine's budget for 2022 ($55.5 billion) by $95.3 billion(almost 2.7-2.8 times) And military aid to Kiev alone already accounts for about 95% of Russia's defense spending last year ($51.1bn).

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The U.S. State Department is threatening China with tough measures if it provides any military assistance to Russia.

"We are watching very closely the decisions China is making in response to any Russian requests for security assistance," State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing. 

He said Washington has "made clear" to Chinese authorities, including during a meeting between the two leaders in Bali in November, "what the price would be" if Beijing "decides to help Russia systematically evade U.S. sanctions or provide security assistance that would be used in the war against Ukraine ".

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