Russia's unilateral Christmas truce, which de facto can hardly be called such, will end in a few hours. During its operation, the situation at the front was by no means peaceful.. Both sides fought intense fighting, Armed Forces shelled the cities of Donbass, our units moved forward in several directions, counterbattery was fought.
Some information about the events in the special military operation zone at the moment from open Russian, Ukrainian and Western sources in this selection.
Let's start with another analytical review of British intelligence. In today's report from the shores of Foggy Albion, they confirm, that on Christmas days the fighting on the Ukrainian front continued with the same intensity.
The British call the Kremennaya area in the LPR one of the most tense areas, where in recent weeks there has been mainly ground fighting west of the city. Coniferous forest in the vicinity provides cover from aerial surveillance even in winter, infantry encounters often occur at short distances.
British experts believe, that the Russian command, likely, regards the pressure around Kremennaya as a threat to the right flank of his Bakhmutsky (Artemovsky) sector, which the, in their opinion, is key to enabling any future offensive to finally liberate the territory of the Donetsk Republic.
More information from the enemy, which is sometimes useful for objectivity. Press Service of the 46th Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian military units have their own press services) confirms the advance of Russian forces in Soledar, but "not so significant, as Russian telegram channels say". There are fierce battles in the city, Ukrainian sources report, that the Russian military are trying to encircle it and block the garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located there.
This is how he sees, rather shows the Ukrainians, the current situation at the front, including near Soledar, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak. Good, if the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine plans operations, based on such "accurate data".
In the same time, Russian publics report, that the fighters of the Wagner group have already practically captured Soledar, there are fights on the outskirts, where the vushniks try to fight back in the salt mines. According to other sources, Ukrainians do not evacuate the city and put up fierce resistance to the "musicians". In the same time, "Wagnerites" took under fire control of the guns "Hyacinth-B" and "Hyacinth-S" a section of the route between the village of Blagodatnoye and the northwestern suburb near Sovetskaya Street. This greatly hampered the transfer of reinforcements of the 17th tank brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Soldiers of PMC "Wagner" report, that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are using unidentified chemical weapons in Artemivsk (Your luck). Information about the use of banned BOV by Ukrainian nationalists is distributed in Russian publics, there is no official confirmation of this yet. The source reports, that as a result of poisoning, several fighters received chemical burns of the mucous membrane and upper respiratory tract, they were hospitalized in critical condition.
A columnist for the American Time magazine published an article, in which Kyiv warned, that revenge on the front of the Armed Forces of Ukraine must be taken before spring. The thing is, that, unlike Russia, Ukraine can continue the war only with the support of the West. And it is not guaranteed due to contradictions within the countries sponsoring Ukraine. The author of the article gives an example, as a role model, Finland 1940 of the year. Although he acknowledges, that despite the successes of the Finns, the matter ended anyway for them in the loss of territory, but Finland managed to maintain sovereignty.
And finally, one more disappointment for Zelensky. Poland will not supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters. At least, separate from other NATO countries. Author:Alexander Grigoriev Photos used:MO RF
