Ukraine/Russland/NATO – der Sammler am 26. Dezember 2022

Nachgetragen fürs Archiv: Zum andauernden russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine der Sammler am 26. Dezember 2022:

• Am Montag gab es (erneut) einen Angriff vermutlich mit Drohnen auf die russische Luftwaffenbasis Engels, mehrere hundert Kilometer von der Grenze zur Ukraine entfernt. Wie üblich erklärte die Ukraine nicht ihre Verantwortung für den Angriff, wie üblich erklärte Russland, es sei kein größerer Schaden entstanden (auch wenn es drei Tote gab). Aus der Zusammenfassung von AP:

The Russian military reported Monday that it shot down a Ukrainian drone approaching an air base deep inside Russia, the second time the facility has been targeted this month — again revealing weaknesses in Russia’s air defenses.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said debris killed three servicemen at the Engels air base, which houses Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable strategic bomber planes that have struck Ukraine with missiles in the 10-month-old war.
Russia’s Baza news outlet reported that four people were wounded and said a fire had broken out, with explosions, sirens and flashes on a video it posted on its Telegram channel. The Defense Ministry claimed no Russian aircraft were damaged. It wasn’t clear whether the drone had been launched from Ukraine or Russian territory.

• Das britische Intel Update (nach einem Tag Pause wieder da, obwohl dort auch der heutige 2. Weihnachtstag ein Feiertag ist, der Boxing Day):

Russian forces have largely focused on constructing defensive positions along many sections of the front line in Ukraine since October. This includes laying additional fields of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, almost certainly going beyond Russian doctrinal guidelines.
Minefields only present an effective obstacle for trained troops if covered by observation and fire. A major challenge for the Russian forces will likely be a shortage of surveillance assets and trained personnel to effectively monitor large areas of the new minefields.

• Das Morgenbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

Operational update regarding the russian invasion as of 06.00, on December 26, 2022
The three hundred sixth (306) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military large-scale invasion continues.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 1 air and 5 missile strikes, carried out more than 40 MLRS attacks.
Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Ploshchanka, Nevske and Chervonopopivka in the Luhansk oblast and Vesele, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Pidhorodne, Bakhmut, Kurdyumivka, Mayorsk, Vodiane, Krasnohorivka and Maryinka in the Donetsk oblast.
In the Volyn, Polissya, Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the situation remains without significant changes, the enemy maintains a military presence along the state border, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have been detected.
In the Siversk direction, enemy shelling was recorded in the areas of Vyntorivka, Manukhivka, Ryzhivka and Vorozhba settlements of the Sumy oblast.
In the Slobozhansk direction, areas of the settlements of Strilecha, Starytsia, Zemlianka, Ustynivka, Vilkhuvatka, Chuhunivka, Novomlynsk and Kamianka of the Kharkiv oblast were hit by mortar and artillery fire.
In the Kupyansk and Lyman directions, the enemy inflicted fire damage in the areas of more than 25 settlements. Among them – Dvorichna, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka and Berestovka in Kharkiv oblast; Stelmakhivka, Ploshchanka, Dibrova and Chervonopopivka in Luhansk oblast and Yampolivka and Torske in Donetsk oblast.
In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, the enemy fired at the positions of our troops in the areas of more than 20 settlements. In particular, these are Spirne, Berestovka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Opytne, Ozaryanivka, New York, Avdiyivka, Krasnohorivka and Maryinka of the Donetsk oblast.
In the Novopavlivsk direction, Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka and Vremivka of the Donetsk oblast were affected by fire.
Areas of more than 25 settlements were shelled in the Zaporizhya direction. Among them are Hulyaipole, Chervone, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, Shcherbaky and Charivne of the Zaporizhzhia oblast and Nikopol – Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy continues artillery shelling of populated areas along the right bank of the Dnipro River. The civil infrastructure of the settlements of Respublikanets, Tyahynka, Zelenivka, Inzhenerne, Antonivka, Sadove and Veletenske of the Kherson oblast and the city of Kherson were damaged.
The enemy continues to suffer losses. For example, in the city of Starobilsk, Luhansk oblast, in the military hospital equipped by the occupiers, about 50 seriously wounded enemy servicemen have recently been delivered. In the city of Horlivka, Donetsk oblast, due to the lack of donor blood, all employees of medical institutions were obliged to donate blood according to the established schedule.
Aviation of the Defense Forces during the past 24 hours struck 5 areas of concentration of personnel and armament and military technics of the occupiers. And our rocket launchers and gunners hit 9 control points, 2 manpower concentration areas and 2 other important enemy objects.

• Das Briefing des russischen Verteidigungsministeriums:

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (26 December 2022)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, concentrated fire attack launched at an area of concentration of the manpower and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Kislovka (Kharkov region) has resulted in the elimination of up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 infantry fighting vehicle and 2 motor vehicles.
In Krasniy Liman direction, Russian artillery fire has hit AFU units near Makeyevka and Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic), as well as Terny and Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, 1 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance group, as well as 1 AFU mortar crew have been destroyed near Stelmakhovka and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy has lost up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles and 2 pickup trucks in the abovementioned direction.
In Donetsk direction, Russian forces continued their successful offensive, during which they took advantageous positions.
A strike launched at a command post of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU has resulted in the elimination of more than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, including 5 senior officers, near Kramatorsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy has lost a total of up to 100 servicemen, 4 infantry fighting vehicles and 8 motor vehicles.
In South Donetsk direction, artillery fire and active action of Russian forces have resulted in the neutralisation of the AFU units near Vladimirovka, Ugledar, Novodonetskoye and Novosyolka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
More than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles and 3 pick-up trucks have been eliminated.
Missile Troops and Artillery have neautralised 63 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and military equipment at 79 areas.
The provisional bases of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and foreign mercenaries have been neutralised near Yelizavetovka and Slavyansk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Within the counterbattery warfare, 2 Ukrainian Grad multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) have been destroyed near Pervomayskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Kamyshevakha (Zaporozhye region).
3 Ukrainian D-30 howitzers have been destroyed near Torskoye, Vodyanoye and Maryinka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
1 U.S.-manufactured M-777 artillery system, used for shelling residential areas, has been detected and destroyed near Georgiyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
2 U.S.-manufactured HIMARS MLRS, 2 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers, 5 D-30 howitzers and three special motor vehicles have been destroyed near Kramatorsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Air defence facilities have shot down 7 unmanned aerial vehicles near Kremennaya (Lugansk People’s Republic), Chervonoye, Kuteynikovo and Kropivnitskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Zmiyevka (Kherson region).
In addition, 2 HIMARS MLRS have been intercepted near Rubezhnoye and Krasnorechenskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic) and 2 HARM missiles near Bayrak (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In total, 352 airplanes and 192 helicopters, 2,731 unmanned aerial vehicles, 399 air defence missile systems, 7,249 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 944 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,719 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,765 units of special military hardware have been destroyed during the special military operation.

• Das Abendbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

Operational update regarding the russian invasion as of 18.00, on December 26, 2022
The three hundred sixth (306) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military large-scale invasion continues.
During the day, the enemy carried out 19 MLRS attacks from rocket salvo systems. The threat of enemy air and missile strikes remains on the entire territory of Ukraine.
The occupiers continue to focus their efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Lyman directions, in the Kupyansk, Avdiivka, and Zaporizhzhia directions – they are trying to improve the tactical position. The enemy is defending in the Novopavlivsk and Kherson directions.
In the Volyn, Polissya, Siversk, and Slobozhanskyi directions, the situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have been detected.
In the Slobozhansk direction, the districts of Starytsa, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, and Ridkodub of Kharkiv oblast were hit by artillery fire.
In the Kupyansk and Lyman directions, the enemy inflicted fire damage in the areas of more than 20 settlements. Among them are Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Tabaivka and Berestove in Kharkiv oblast; Ploshchanka and Dibrova in Luhansk oblast and Torske in Donetsk oblast.
In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, the enemy shelled the areas of more than 30 settlements. In particular, these are Berestove, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, New York, Avdiivka, Vesele, Nevelske, Marinka and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk oblast.
In the Novopavlivsk direction, Prechystivka, Velyka Novosilka and Vremivka in Donetsk oblast came under fire from the occupiers.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the enemy shelled more than 15 settlements with tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery. Among them are Novopil in the Donetsk oblast and Olhivske, Malynivka, Dorozhnyanka, Charivne, Bilohirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka and Mali Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhia oblast.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy continues artillery shelling of populated areas along the right bank of the Dnipro River. In particular, the civilian infrastructure of Novooleksandrivka, Havrylivka, Respublikanets, Novokair, Tomaryne, Tyahynka, Mykilske, Prydniprovske, Inzhenerne, Antonivka and Kherson was affected.
On December 24, the Defense Forces struck the area where the enemy’s manpower was concentrated near the Polovynkyno Starobilsk district of the Luhansk oblast. The occupiers lost up to 150 soldiers dead and wounded.
On December 25, in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson oblast, the invaders lost up to 50 servicemen killed and up to 100 wounded. About 5 units of military equipment of various types were also destroyed.
The enemy continues to use the network of civilian healthcare facilities in the temporarily occupied territory to treat wounded servicemen of the russian occupation forces and mercenaries of private military companies. Thus, in the village of Bilovodsk, Starobilsk district, Luhansk oblast, up to 300 wounded representatives of the „wagner“ PMC are being treated. In addition, in Pervomaisk, on the territory of the so-called „military hospital“, deployed on the basis of a multidisciplinary lyceum, up to 300 occupiers who were injured in the area of the city of Bakhmut are also being treated.
In the settlement of Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia region, the russian invaders intensified administrative and police measures. Military personnel, together with local collaborators, search for patriotic Ukrainian citizens, check personal laptops and phones, and search residences.
During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the area of concentration of the enemy, and our units of missile forces and artillery hit 4 control points and 6 areas of concentration of the enemy’s manpower.