Ukraine/Russland/NATO – der Sammler am 4. Dezember 2022

Zum andauernden russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine der Sammler am 4. Dezember 2022:

• Das britische Intel Update:

Recent polling suggests that Russian public support for the ‘special military operation’ is falling significantly.
An independent Russian media outlet has claimed access to data collected by Russia’s Federal Protective Service for internal use. The data indicated 55 percent of Russians favour peace talks with Ukraine, with only 25 percent claiming to support continuing the conflict.
These results are consistent with a separate October 2022 survey where 57 percent of respondents reported being in favour of talks. In April 2022, around 80 percent of Russians claimed to support the operation.
Despite the Russian authorities’ efforts to enforce pervasive control of the information environment, the conflict has become increasingly tangible for many Russians since the September 2022 ‘partial mobilisation’.
With Russia unlikely to achieve major battlefield successes in the next several months, maintaining even tacit approval of the war amongst the population is likely to be increasingly difficult for the Kremlin.

• Das Morgenbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

Operational update regarding russian invasion as of 06.00, December 4, 2022
The two hundred eighty-fourth (284) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian military large-scale invasion continues.
Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Ploshanka and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk oblast and Berestove, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Opytne, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Kurdyumivka, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Vesele, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka, Donetsk oblast.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 10 rocket and 16 air strikes, as well as more than 30 MLRS attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements along the contact line. Objects of civilian infrastructure in Shevchenkove settlements of Kharkiv oblast and Kramatorsk in Donetsk oblast were hit by rockets.
There is still a threat of the enemy launching missile strikes on the objects of the energy system and critical infrastructure throughout the territory of Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation remains without significant changes, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have been detected.
In the Siverskyi direction, the enemy shelled the settlements of Sopych and Timofiivka, Sumy oblast, with mortars.
In the Slobozhanskyi direction, more than ten settlements were hit by artillery fire. Among them are Odnorobivka, Strilecha, Neskuchne, Ternova, Starytsa, Ohirtseve, Chernyakiv, Chuhunivka and Dvorichna of the Kharkiv oblast.
The enemy is defending in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions. It fired tanks and artillery of various calibers in the areas of Synkivka, Tabaivka, Berestove and Vyshneve in the Kharkiv oblast and Makiivka, Ploshchanka and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk oblast.
In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, the occupiers are concentrating their main efforts on conducting offensive actions, trying to improve the tactical position. In particular, the districts of Serebryanka, Verkhnyokamyanske, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Kurdyumivka, Pivdenne, Avdiivka, Opytne, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Vesele, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka were shelled by tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery in Donetsk oblast.
The enemy is defending in the Novopavlivsk direction. It subjected the areas of the settlements of Velyka Novosilka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka and Zolota Nyva of the Donetsk oblast to the fire.
The enemy is on the defensive in the Zaporizhzhia direction. Artillery shelling was recorded, in particular, near Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia oblast.
The occupiers are also defending in the Kherson direction. They are shelling the positions of our troops, as well as populated areas of Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson oblasts, with mortars, barrel and rocket artillery. The fire terror of the civilians of Kherson does not stop.
Regarding the losses of the russian occupiers. According to detailed information, between November 28 and 30, 2022, up to 70 wounded and more than 230 dead russian invaders were sent to hospitals in the temporarily occupied settlements of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. In addition, on December 2, another batch of wounded and dead occupiers‘ bodies was brought to the Melitopol local hospital.
Looting and robbery of the local population continues in the territories temporarily occupied by enemy troops. From the local shops of Nova Kakhovka, the russian invaders take away all goods and equipment, including freezers and cash registers. And in Novomykolaivka, Zaporizhzhia oblast, occupiers numbering up to 100 people on December 2 of this year organized a check of documents of local residents, seizure of personal valuables and household appliances.
In addition, in the settlements of the temporarily occupied Kherson oblast, the russian invaders force the local population to send their children to educational institutions to study according to the russian program by threatening to deprive them of parental rights.
During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces made 22 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as 3 strikes on the positions of the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile systems.
Ukrainian soldiers also shot down an enemy Su-25 aircraft and an Orlan-10 type unmanned aerial vehicle.
Over the past day, units of the Ukrainian missile forces and artillery hit 2 control points, an ammunition depot, 3 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as an area of concentration of artillery means.

• Das Briefing des russischen Verteidigungsministeriums:

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (4 November 2022)
Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation.
In Donetsk direction, Russian troops are carrying out successful offensive actions near Artyomovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic). More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen and 6 AFU armoured fighting vehicles have been eliminated as a result of the Russian troops‘ fire and actions in this direction.
In South Donetsk direction, the AFU attempted to break through Pavlovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). As a result of active actions by Russian troops, the enemy unit has been forced into the minefield and destroyed by artillery fire.
The attacks by the AFU towards Shevchenko (Donetsk People’s Republic) have ended unsuccessfully. The enemy, with considerable losses, has driven back to their initial positions by attack aircraft and artillery fire. The enemy’s losses in this direction amounted to up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen killed, 1 infantry fighting vehicle and 3 pickup trucks.
In Kupyansk direction, army air strikes, artillery fire, tanks and heavy firing systems at the AFU’s positions near Novosyolovskoye have thwarted an attempt by the enemy to attack towards Kuzyomovka (Lugansk People’s Republic). An attempt to attack Russian military positions near Yagodnoye (Kharkov region), has been thwarted as a result of a fire attack on a concentration of AFU manpower and military equipment near Kislovka. More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 pick-up trucks and 2 motor vehicles have been eliminated.
In Krasniy Liman direction, 2 AFU company tactical groups unsuccessfully tried to attack Russian positions towards Ploshchanka, Chervonopopovka and Zhytlovka (Lugansk People’s Republic). As a result of Russian artillery strikes, the attack has been repelled and the enemy has been pushed back to its initial position.
The attack by 2 attack groups of the AFU towards Kremennaya (Lugansk People’s Republic) has been disrupted by a fire strike near Serebryanskoye lesnichestvo and decisive actions of the Russian troops. In addition, three AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic). The enemy’s losses amounted to over 80 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, 1 tank, 1 infantry fighting vehicle and 1 armoured vehicle.
Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralised 69 AFU artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 187 areas.
A temporary location of a Ukrainian nationalist group has been hit near Dibrova (Donetsk People’s Republic). Moreover, 2 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery warfare radars have been destroyed near Grigorovka and Markovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU artillery weapons depot has been destroyed near Novoalexandrovka (Zaporozhye region). An oil depot near Shevchenkovo (Kharkov region), which was used to supply fuel for military equipment of the AFU in Kupyansk direction, has been destroyed.
The AFU Su-25 aircraft has been shot down by Russian Air Force fighter aircraft near Kransnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
9 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down by air defence means near Zhytlovka, Krasnorechenskoye, Goncharovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Staromayorskoye, Kirillovka, Nikolskoye, Novotroitskoye, Blagoveshchenka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Yagodnoye (Kharkov Region).
In addition, five HIMARS and Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems have been intercepted near Krasnorechenskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic), Dolina and Sladkaya Balka (Zaporozhye region). 2 U.S.-manufactured HARM anti-radar missiles have been shot down near Skadovsk (Kherson region), and Ukrainka (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 337 airplanes and 178 helicopters, 2,618 unmanned aerial vehicles, 391 air defence missile systems, 6,983 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 909 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,653 fiel artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,463 units of special military hardware have been destroyed during the special military operation.

• Das Abendbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

Operational update regarding russian invasion as of 18.00, December 4, 2022
The two hundred eighty-fourth (284) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian military large-scale invasion continues.
The enemy is concentrating its efforts on restraining the actions of the units of the Defense Forces. In the Avdiivka and Bakhmut directions, the offensive continues, and aviation is actively used to support ground groups.
During the day, the occupiers launched 2 rocket strikes and more than 10 MLRS attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements along the contact line. In particular, once again, the objects of the civil infrastructure of the cities of Nikopol and Kherson were hit.
There is still a threat of enemy missile strikes on the objects of the energy system and critical infrastructure throughout the territory of Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have been detected.
In the Siverskskyi direction, the enemy shelled the settlements of Sopych, Svarkove, and Zarutske of the Sumy oblast with mortars.
In the Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy continues to maintain its troops in the border areas of the Belgorod region. In particular, the Shevchenko, Strileche, Krasne, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Bochkove, Mala Vovcha, Dvorichna, and Bohdanivske districts in the Kharkiv oblast were shelled by artillery of various calibers.
The enemy is defending in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions. The areas of the settlements of Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka, Krokhmalne, Berestove and Vyshneve of the Kharkiv oblast came under fire from tanks and artillery; Makiivka and Ploschanka in the Luhansk oblast and Yampolivka in the Donetsk oblast.
In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive operations and is trying to improve its tactical position. The settlements of Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Opytne, Kurdyumivka, Avdiyivka, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk oblast were shelled by tanks and the entire variety of artillery.
The enemy is defending in the Novopavlivsk direction. It fired mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Neskuchne, Zolota Nyva and Prechystivka in Donetsk oblast.
The enemy is conducting defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. Its artillery shelling was recorded in the areas of more than twenty-five settlements near the contact line. These are, in particular, the cities of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, and Kherson.
The occupiers restrict the rights and freedoms of civilians in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region. Thus, under the guise of measures to combat subversive intelligence groups, the occupiers set up a roadblock on the Chaika River and prohibited the passage of private boats.
In the temporarily occupied Skadovsky district, postal workers stopped delivering payments to pensioners. In order to receive pensions, invaders force elderly people to write applications and receive passports and citizenship of the russian federation in post offices.
The enemy continues to suffer losses in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions. It is known that medical facilities in the city of Donetsk are full of wounded enemy servicemen. Planned operations for civilian patients have been postponed indefinitely, new wounded are not accepted. Up to 300 wounded russian occupiers have been brought to Novopskov Territorial Medical Association of the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk oblast in recent days.