SCMP: Zelensky should abandon
attempts to regain lost
territories
by Evgeny Shakirov
November 26th, 12:01am
(Gazeta.ru)
Samid Basha, in an article for the South China
Morning Post (SCMP), writes that Ukrainian
President, Volodymyr Zelensky, should
abandon attempts to regain the
lost territories.
Earlier, Zelensky did not rule out the possibility of
negotiations, but "only with the Russia that will
be truly ready for peace." According to
him, Kiev "did not close the door"
for negotiations with Moscow.
The President also named several conditions for
dialogue, including "restoration of territorial
integrity, respect for the UN Charter,
compensation for all losses,
punishment of every war
criminal & guarantees
that this... will not
happen again."
Basha said that Zelensky's demands are unrealistic.
According to the author, Russian President Vladimir
Putin won't agree with them. It is in Kiev's interest
to give up its claims to new Russian regions, in
order to achieve peace.
Also, as noted in the article, Zelensky's supporters
are increasingly signaling that the conflict cannot
be resolved by military means.
A special operation is currently underway in Ukraine.
It was announced by Putin on February the 24th.
According to him, the purpose of military operations
is to demilitarize the neighboring country and
denazify its authorities.
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Fortifications are being
built in the Kiev region
November 25th, 10:05pm
(Lenta.ru)
In the Kiev region work has begun to build
fortifications. This was stated by the city
military administration, in its
Telegram channel.
"The military... together with civil engineers and
construction workers, are working to build up
the city's defense capabilities, and powerful
fortifications are being equipped," the
report says.
In particular... platoon company strong points,
places of shelter, and the accommodation of
personnel, as well as long-term firing points
--- are being built in the Kiev region.
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Rosgvardeytsy hit the boats for
the transfer of troops of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine to
the left bank of the Dnieper
November 25th, 9:43pm
(Lenta.ru)
Rosgvardiya attacked boats for the transfer
of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
to the left bank of the Dnieper.
Rosgvardeytsy.. attacked two stations where there
were boats for the transfer of troops of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine to the left bank of the Dnieper.
This is reported on the agency's website.
"Rosgvardiya artillery units inflicted fire damage on 71
areas of accumulation of manpower, 43 observation
posts, seven positions of the AFU artillery, as well
as two boat stations that the enemy intended to
use to transfer troops to the left bank of the
Dnieper," the press service noted.
Rosgvardiya also reported that 14 suspects of
complicity with the Armed Forces of Ukraine
were identified in the Kherson and
Zaporizhia regions over the
past week.
The agency's employees seized more than 30
firearms, grenade launchers, grenades and
ammunition, explosives and elements for
making explosive devices, the Igla
portable anti-aircraft missile
system and an anti-tank
guided missile, from
illegal circulation.
On November 14th, it was reported that the Russian
Guard found 6 caches of ammunition of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region in 3 days.
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Putin holds working meeting
with Kadyrov, after talking
to soldiers’ mothers
November 25th, 8pm (TASS)
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, held a working
meeting with Chechnya’s head Ramzan Kadyrov
on Friday.. after speaking with the mothers of
service members taking part in the special
military operation, Kremlin Spokesman
Dmitry Peskov said.
"The Russian president conveyed to the republic’s
head everything that the Chechen resident had
said during his conversation with the mothers.
They also talked about the situation in the
Chechen republic, separately touching
upon issues related to the Chechen
units’ activities during the special
military operation," Peskov said.
When talking to Zharadat Aguyeva from Chechnya
--- whose son went missing during the second
Chechen campaign.. and her other two sons
are now in the area of the special military
operation, Putin said that her youngest
son... should not go there.
"Tell your third son that the order of the supreme
commander-in-chief is to stay home," he said,
adding.. that he would tell Chechnya’s head
Ramzan Kadyrov about it, at their meeting.
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Putin says Russia isn’t fighting
Ukrainians, but those who use
them as cannon fodder
November 25th, 4:35pm (TASS)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday
said Russia isn’t fighting Ukrainians, but
those who use them as cannon fodder.
"Unlike those who we have to deal with, and in that
sense, we have to fight, not them (Ukrainians -
TASS) -- but those who supply everything to
them and pay for it, uses them as cannon
fodder as a matter of fact. That’s not an
exaggeration: They do not have any
regard for the cost to human life,
no regard at all," he said, as he
met with... the mothers of the
servicemen who participate
in the special military
operation.
Putin also said Ukrainian troops have
low morale --- and execute their own.
"Those who misbehave, get executed by shooting
before the unit formation. Our guys saw it, with
their own eyes. The bodies of those who were
executed, lie about and don’t get picked
up. Here’s a recent case: five people
were executed by shooting, before
the unit formation. They were the
people who refused to go or left
their positions. They have a
totally different moral
atmosphere.''
''That’s another confirmation that we are
dealing with a neo-Nazi regime, that’s
not an exaggeration," he said.
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Russian troops dislodge AFU
from Novoselovskoye in LPR
November 25th, 2:44pm
https://en.news-front.info/
The settlement between Kupianske and Svatove
is key in this area. Russian troops dislodge the
AFU from there.
“The first streets... are already under the Russian
flag, advancing, despite the enemy’s attempts
to counterattack. Novoselovskoye, has
featured regularly in frontline reports
over the past month, and a fierce
fight has broken out over it,”
the news agency reports.
The reason for the fierce fighting is its location
on the strategically important highway
between Svatovo and Kupyansk.
“Returning the settlement to Russian army control
would mean making it difficult for a possible
enemy offensive on Svatovo and, at the
same time, could be one of the
prerequisites for the Russian
Armed Forces to prepare for
an offensive on Kupyansk.”
The need for the latter is indicated by the current
situation on the front, in particular the potential
threat of an invasion by the AFU
in Belgorod region.
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Six people killed as a result of
shelling of Nova Kakhovka by
the Ukrainian armed forces
– city administration
November 25th, 2:27pm
https://en.news-front.info/
The administration of Nova Kakhovka reported that
six civilians died as a result of mortar shelling by
Ukrainian militants. Of these, two were killed
during the night - and four more, during the
daytime shelling, both in the town and in
the nearby village of Korsunka.
In addition, two private houses were destroyed
and two multi-storey buildings damaged.
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“NATO projectile” kills civilian
in Donetsk’s Kirovsky district
November 25th, 2:15pm (DAN)
A civilian has been killed in a Ukrainian artillery
attack at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk,
city mayor Alexey Kulemzin said on
Friday, citing preliminary reports.
“The aftermath of the Kirovsky district shelling;
a projectile impact in front of the Master Torg
office buildings,” Kulemzin wrote
on Telegram.
“A woman has been killed, according to
preliminary information. The casualty
figures are being updated.”
The Joint Centre for Control and Coordination of
issues related to Ukraine’s war crimes (JCCC)
said that Ukrainian gunmen, had fired three
155mm (NATO standard) projectiles.. at the
district from Kiev-occupied Krasnogorovka
at 12:34.
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Hospital infrastructure damaged
as Ukrainian forces shell
Makeyevka
November 25th, 2:14pm (DAN)
Makeyevka’s Hospital No 5 premises have come
under Ukrainian artillery fire --- the Joint Centre
for Control and Coordination of issues related
to Ukraine’s war crimes (JCCC), reported
on Friday.
The enemy... fired three 155mm (NATO standard)
artillery rounds at Chervonogvardeisky district
where the hospital is located, the report said.
The strike was delivered from the Kiev-
occupied Orlovka settlement north-
west of Avdeyevka, at 11:30.
“Damage to the infrastructure of Clinical Hospital
No 5 has been recorded; damage assessment is
ongoing,” the JCCC said.
No civilian casualties have been reported.
Earlier reports said that Ukrainian artillery
strikes had damaged four homes, a gas
pipe and a car in Donetsk.
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Kiev army fires 91 projectiles ---
including “NATO calibre” rounds
at DPR since Friday morning
November 25th, 2:14pm (DAN)
Ukrainian gunmen have shelled Donetsk People’s
Republic settlements --- 19 times since the
beginning of the day, the Joint Centre
for Control and Coordination of
issues related to Ukraine’s
war crimes (JCCC) said.
The enemy expended 91 rounds of ammunition,
targeting the Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky
and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk as well
as, Makeyevka’s Chervonogvardeisky
district, Gorlovka’s Nikitovsky and
Kalininsky districts, and Zaitsevo
and Golmovsky settlements and
the village of Troitskoye,
outside Yasinovataya.
Ukrainian forces used 155mm (NATO standard),
152mm and 122mm artillery and 120mm
mortars, the JCCC said.
Earlier on Friday, the Donetsk mayor said that
Ukrainian artillery strikes in the morning had
damaged four single-family homes, a gas
pipe and a car in the city. No civilian
casualties were reported
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Israel makes new arrests amid
settler attacks, issues verdicts
to seize more land
November 25th, 10:58am
(PressTV)
The Israeli occupation forces launched a number of
armed incursions on Thursday across the occupied
West Bank and al-Quds, arresting a number of
young Palestinian men, amid ongoing illegal
settler attacks on Palestinians and their
property in Nablus and al-Khalil.
Israeli soldiers arrested thirteen Palestinians who
were taken away for interrogation, according to
the Palestinian Prisoners' Club. They face
charges of participating in acts of
popular resistance against the
violence of the settlers and
the occupation forces.
The arrests come in reaction to the double bombing in
which one Israeli settler was killed and nearly a dozen
injured in occupied al-Quds, in what some Israeli
analysts said could be the beginning of a
third Intifada.
Media reports said that other armed incursions took
place in the town of Azzun in the Qalqilya district,
and Husan in the Bethlehem governorate.
Montaser Abu Rumaila, a Palestinian boy was also
arrested after being assaulted by security forces
near the Karantina checkpoint in al-Khalil
Meanwhile, Palestinian medical sources reported that
two women were injured as a result of settlers
attacking Palestinian homes, in Khirbet Beit
Iskaria, which is surrounded by the illegal
Gush Etzion settlement bloc. Gangs of
settlers also attacked Palestinian
homes in the Kasara area, south
of Hebron.
New Israeli land grab in West Bank
The Israeli civil administration issued a permission
on Wednesday for 80 acres of Palestinian land in
the central occupied West Bank seized in 1984
to be annexed to the illegal Israeli Tal Shahrit
settlement outpost.
The administration has declared the area to be
"state land" in a move which effectively grants
legal recognition to the outpost by the
occupation state.
According to the Commission, the land belonged
to Palestinians in the villages of Bidya and
Kafr Al-Dik in Salfit Governorate.
Recently on Thursday, Netanyahu's Likud has agreed
to the demand of far-right lawmaker and head of the
Religious Zionism party, Bezalel Smotrich to head
the civil administration, the military agency that
has broad powers in the West Bank, including
home demolitions and lands confiscation.
More than 250 illegal settlements have been built
...since the 1967 occupation of the Palestinian
territories of the West Bank and East al-Quds.
Another four monthS of solitary confinement
In a separate development, a young Palestinian
prisoner -- Ahmed Manasra -- was ordered to
another 4 months in solitary confinement
on November 24th, 2022 by an
occupation court. Manasra
has been imprisoned for
over seven years, since
he was 13 years old.
Ahmad watched his cousin shot dead by settlers before
his eyes, suffered a critical injury, experienced torture
and harsh interrogation while separated from his
parents, and then was held for years... in
occupation prisons --- which made him
suffer serious psychological illness.
Solitary confinement of over 15 days is considered
a form of torture.. as well as his psychological
vulnerabilities. His lawyer, Khaled Zabarqa,
noted; he had recently visited Manasra,
and that his life and health are at
severe risk.
As reported by the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Samidoun, Ahmad’s case represents the struggle of the
nearly 700 children every year who are brought before
occupation military courts ------ not to mention the
many more -- who are subjected to violent night
raids, torture & abuse, solitary confinement,
settler invasions, home demolitions, the
abductions of family members, siege,
extrajudicial killings --- and other
violations, from their earliest
moments in life.
Palestinian detainees have continuously resorted to
open-ended hunger strikes in an attempt to express
outrage at detentions.
Israeli jail authorities keep Palestinian prisoners
under deplorable conditions lacking proper
hygienic standards.
Palestinian inmates have also been subjected to
systematic torture, harassment, and repression.
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The expert spoke about the
change in the weapons
program for 2023
November 25th, 12:35am
(Izvestia.ru)
In 2023, the state armament program will be
adjusted, military expert Alexey Leonkov
told Izvestia.
"All types of weapons will undergo modernization and
improvement. There is no point in listing them - the
programme contains the word "all". The special
operation showed the advantages and
disadvantages of all weapons and
revealed current trends.''
''The SVR has shown, that more high-precision weapons will
be used in conflicts. For this reason, special attention will
be paid --- to improving the precision, range of weapons,
automation of target designation and combat control
processes," he said.
Lenkov added that the modernization process will be
comprehensive. It will affect - for example - the
dynamic tank protection system, which was
tested for strength in the free zone with
all possible anti-tank weapons.
On November 24th, Russian President Vladimir Putin set a
task for the Russian government not only to increase the
numbers of military equipment produced, but also to
improve its characteristics.
This was stated by the Russian President at a meeting
with members of the Coordination Council under the
Government to meet the needs of the Armed
Forces of the Russian Federation.
The Head of State stressed that, in this regard, direct
interaction of the equipment manufacturers with
those who use it, is extremely important. He
also noted that this applies... not only to
special military equipment, but also
to medicine, and so on.
On October 21st, Putin signed a decree approving
regulations on the Coordination Council.. and its
composition. Among the tasks of the structure,
is to make decisions on providing the Russian
army with weapons, military and special
equipment, and material resources.
In addition, the Coordination Council will assist in
the creation of military infrastructure facilities
and regulate digitalization, automation and
information and analytical support in the
field of defense, and so on.
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Wrap Up on Special Op'
November 24th, 10:13pm
(Gazeta.Ru)
An adviser to the governor of the Kherson region
said that Ukrainian security forces killed more
than 100 people in Kherson, and about 200
more were missing.
The Ministry of Defense showed footage of 50
Russian servicemen who were returned from
Ukrainian captivity on November 24th, as a
result of an exchange.
Alexander Lukashenko said that the United States
does not want peace talks on Ukraine -- and the
execution of Russian soldiers in Makeyevka
''was carried out at the behest of
Washington, to escalate
the conflict."
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Ukraine pounds liberated
territories of Zaporozhye
with HIMARS rockets
— politician
November 24th, 9:20pm (TASS)
The armed forces of Ukraine fired US-made HIMARS
rockets towards the liberated territories of the
Zaporozhye Region... on Thursday, said
Vladimir Rogov, the chairman of the
We Are Together with Russia
movement.
"At approximately 21:52 Moscow time... [Ukrainian
troops] shelled liberated territories of Zaporozhye
Region, using US-made HIMARS MLRS [multiple-
launch rocket systems] deployed in residential
districts of the administrative centre [Ukraine-
controlled city of Zaporozhye]," the politician
wrote on his Telegram channel.
He said that Ukrainian rockets had been launched
from densely populated residential areas of the
city, but gave no further details of the attack.
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Ukrainian army suffering major
casualties --- trying to break
through defenses in LPR
November 24th, 6:44pm (TASS)
Ukrainian troops keep trying to break through the
allied forces’ defenses... in the Lugansk People’s
Republic (LPR), suffering major manpower and
equipment losses, commander of the Akhmat
commando unit, and Deputy Commander of
the 2nd Army Corps of LPR People’s Militia
Apty Alaudinov, told TASS on Thursday.
"Every day, they make four to six or even more
attempts to carry out counteroffensive
operations but they have come to
realize..... that, in fact, all their
attempts --- lead to huge man-
power & equipment losses
on our segment of the
front-line," he
pointed out.
"They are like moths flying into the fire -- they keep
trying every day, sending their fighters to die and
they actually fail to even retrieve their dead, so
thousands of bodies remain scattered on the
battlefields," Alaudinov added.
He said earlier that members of the 2nd Army Corps
of the LPR People’s Militia and the Akhmat special
operations unit had established a strong defense
line between the city of Kremennaya and the
Chervonopopovka settlement in the LPR.
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Ukrainian law enforcement executes
at least 100 civilians in Kherson
— regional official
November 25th, 6:23pm (TASS)
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have executed at
least 100 civilians --- in the city of Kherson, while
about 200 others have gone missing, Freelance
Advisor to the Kherson Regional Governor
Alexander Malkevich, told TASS
on Thursday.
"According to our information, unfortunately, at least
100 people [in Kherson] have been killed without
charge or trial, and 200 have gone missing.
Detentions are taking place every day,"
Malkevich said.
Earlier, he told TASS that purge brigades were being
formed in Kherson, which consisted of Ukrainian
service members, Security Service officers,
foreign mercenaries and local volunteers.
Malkevich noted that the Ukrainian authorities had
already detained several hundred civilians and
most likely planned to exchange them for
prisoners of war.
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Ukrainian authorities forming
purge brigades in Kherson,
regional official says
November 24th, 5:42pm (TASS)
Mop-up groups are being formed in the city of Kherson
consisting of Ukrainian service members, security
service SBU officers, foreign mercenaries and
local volunteers, Freelance Advisor to the
Kherson Regional Governor Alexander
Malkevich told TASS on Thursday.
"Unfortunately, there are facts -- that groups are being
formed by the SBU, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and
foreign mercenaries, as well as local volunteers,
that will carry out purge campaigns among
civilians. There is evidence, that they are
conducting raids to seize and punish the
brave boatmen who evacuated people
[from Kherson to the left bank of the
Dnieper River] at dawn, and during
night time until the very last day,"
Malkevich pointed out.
He added that Ukrainian law enforcement had
described the purges as "filtration activities,"
then as "stabilization activities," and then as
"interviews" --- in a bid to make it sound
less tough.
However, the essence of those actions remained the
same. "People disappear after these interviews,
because it is in fact interrogations followed by
arrests, torture and executions without
trials," Malkevich stressed.
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LPR forces, Akhmat special
operations unit set up
layered defenses
near Svatovo
November 24th, 5:37pm (TASS)
Members of the 2nd Army Corps of the Lugansk
People’s Republic’s (LPR) People’s Militia and
the Akhmat special operations unit, have
established layered defenses, near the
LPR city of Svatovo, commander of the
Ahmat unit and Deputy Commander of
the 2nd Army Corps of LPR People’s
Militia, Apty Alaudinov, told TASS
on Thursday.
"It’s not about us losing Svatovo. Svatovo is the first
line of defense and we have additional layers of
defense beyond it. No one plans to give up
Svatovo," he pointed out. "There is
absolutely no reason to worry
about it," Alaudinov added.
LPR Militia officer Andrey Marochko said earlier that
Ukrainian forces planned to resume their offensive
towards the cities of Svatovo and Kremennaya.
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DPR forms battalion
with Ukrainian POWs
November 24th, 5:09pm
(Gazeta.ru)
A battalion of Ukrainian prisoners of war.. has
been formed in the Donetsk people’s republic.
A representative of the region’s security
agencies told TASS on Thursday.
“The battalion, which includes Ukrainian prisoners
of war, has already been fully formed. The guys
are already ready to go to the front line,”
the agency’s interlocutor said.
He added that the battalion will include 50
former Ukrainian servicemen who
voluntarily defected to the side
of the republic.
On September 24th, the Ukrainian prisoners of war
held in the penal colony in Yelenivka turned to the
People’s Council (parliament) of the Donetsk
people’s republic (DNR) with a request to
join the Cossack battalion named after
Bohdan Khmelnytskyy being formed.
They submitted their proposal verbally through the
chairman of the legislature, Volodymyr Bidyovka.
Resource: TASS
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Ukraine detains hundreds of civilians
in Kherson for POW swap — official
November 24th, 3:41pm (TASS)
The Ukrainian authorities have detained hundreds of
local residents in Kherson, planning to use them in
an exchange for prisoners of war, the Kherson
Region governor’s freelance adviser,
Alexander Malkevich, told TASS
on Thursday.
"How many men are now held prisoner on our side? At
least several hundred. We are certain that the Kiev
regime, is now forming a so-called ‘swap fund’, if
you wish. We know that thousands of prisoners
of war, their soldiers, are in our custody. In the
meantime, the Ukrainian side has nobody to
exchange them for. They are --- to put it
cynically, replenishing stocks in this
way," Malkevich said.
On November 9th, Russian Defense Minister Sergey
Shoigu, agreed with a proposal made by the
commander of the Russian army group in
the special military operation zone,
Sergey Surovikin, for the pullback
of Russian troops in the Kherson
Region, from the right bank of
the Dnieper to the left bank.
Surovikin stressed that the Russian military had
successfully repulsed all Ukrainian attacks.
The decision to move the forces back, was
due to the risk of their isolation, should
the territories downstream from the
Kakhovka hydroelectric power
plant be flooded.
Surovikin said that all civilians who wished to leave
- more than 115,000 people - had already been
evacuated from the right bank.
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Chechen battalion, LPR militia
successfully advancing in
Soledar — commander
November 24th, 3:39pm (TASS)
Fighters of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) and
Chechnya’s Akhmat battalion are successfully
advancing in Spornoye and Soledar in the
Donetsk area, Apty Alaudinov, defense
aide to the Chechen Republic’s head,
Akhmat commander, and deputy
commander of the LPR people’s
militia 2nd army corps, told
TASS on Thursday.
"In Spornoye, we are moving forward… In Soledar, our
units - the Akhmat special operations forces and the
2nd army corps [of the LPR people’s militia] - have
advanced quite well. That is, the units in Soledar
are moving forward every day incrementally and
we do not issue instructions to our forces to
make abrupt movements, to avoid large
casualties," the commander said.
LPR Assistant Interior Minister Vitaly Kiselyov said
earlier that the Ukrainian military made an
attempt to conduct reconnaissance by
fire near Soledar and the Russia-
Donbass allied forces were
thwarting the attack by
artillery fire.
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Russia considers
that Ukraine can
end conflict
by Ana Luisa Brown
November 24th, 2:04pm
(Prensa Latina)
Ukraine has all the opportunities to resolve the
conflict if it complies with Russia's demands
and ends the possible suffering of its
population, Kremlin Spokesman
Dmitry Peskov announced
on Thursday.
The Russian official, who commented on the situation
of the Ukrainian civilian population --- noted that
Ukraine’s leadership ....can resolve the current
situation if it complies with the points raised
by Russia from the very beginning of the
special military operation.
In this regard, Peskov drew attention to the fact
that there were no attacks on civilian facilities
before and there are none now either.
And as for the targets that are directly or indirectly
related to military potential, they are subject to
attacks, the spokesman emphasized.
Russia began the special military operation on
February 24th to ‘denazify and demilitarize’
Ukraine, as well as to protect people who
were subjected to intimidation --- and
genocide by the Ukrainian regime
for eight years.
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Russia, Ukraine exchanging
50 POWs each — Pushilin
November 24th, 12:41pm (DAN)
A prisoner exchange with Ukraine on Thursday will
return home 50 Russian army personnel, Donetsk
People’s Republic Acting Head Denis Pushilin
said adding that Russia and Ukraine are
exchanging 50 POWs each.
“Today, we’re bringing back 50 Russian fighters from
Ukrainian prison cells,” Pushilin said. “We’re
handing over as many POWs to Ukraine,
mostly Ukrainian army servicemen.”
The sides exchanged 35 POWs each in the previous
swap on November 23rd. There were four DPR
servicemen in the group handed over by Kiev.
Later on, DPR ombudsperson Darya Morozova told the
Donetsk News Agency that the Republic had listed
some 250 DPR militiamen as missing in Ukrainian
territory since the beginning of the special
military operation in February.
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Mission to UN: Iran Left with No Option
But to Use Military Force Against
Terrorists in Iraq's Kurdistan
November 24th, 12:11pm (FNA)
Iran's Permanent Mission at the UN, said diplomacy
failed to put an end to the terror activities in Iraq’s
semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, and added
that the military operations... against terror
groups based in the region, aim to defend
the country’s national security.
“Iran has no choice but to exercise its inherent right
to self-defense under international law in order to
safeguard its national security and defend its
people,” Iran’s mission to the UN, wrote in
letters to members of the world body’s
Security Council.
The country, it added, “has recently launched
necessary and proportionate military
operations against terrorist groups’
bases in the Iraqi Kurdistan region,
which was meticulously planned
and precisely targeted on
terrorist locations".
It said that Iran has for years been a target of terrorist
groups based in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, which
have recently intensified their activities by
illicitly transferring a huge quantity of
weapons into Iran, to arm
their affiliates.
According to the letter, the terrorists’ operations
resulted in... a number of civilian casualties,
vandalism, and the destruction of public
and private property.
It noted Iran has shared “irrefutable evidence and
credible information” with the Central govern-
ment in Iraq and the authorities from the
Kurdistan Region about the use of the
Arab country's territory by terrorist
and separatist groups to “plan,
support, organize -- and carry
out terrorist and subversive
acts” --- against the
Islamic Republic.
It added that Iran has held several rounds of bilateral
consultations and negotiations with officials from
the Iraqi government and the authorities of the
Iraqi Kurdistan Region --- including a recent
visit to Tehran last month by the advisor
for Iraqi National Security.
During these talks, the letter said, Iran has requested
the extradition of those who committed terrorist
crimes and were convicted by Iranian courts,
as well as the closure of the headquarters
and training camps of such terrorist
groups, and the disarming of
their elements.
“Iran has also underlined the need of stationing
Iraqi military forces along its borders. The
Iraqi delegation agreed to the requests
and also committed to developing a
time-frame for completing the
disarmament of such
terrorist groups,”
it emphasized.
The mission expressed regret -- that no effective
measures have been taken so far to fulfill such
agreements and said Iran has persistently
stated its willingness, to implement the
aforesaid agreements, but to no avail.
The mission voiced Iran's unwavering commitment
to address this issue with Iraq, through bilateral
mechanisms, as a part of its ongoing fight
against terrorism.
The foreign ministers of the two countries have
emphasized “respect for the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Iraq --- the need to
combat terrorism in accordance with
international obligations -- and
the importance.. of bilateral
cooperation in addressing
the challenges posed by
terrorist activities”,
it said.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran values highly the
security and stability of Iraq and reiterates,
once again, its commitment to the
territorial integrity, unity, and
sovereignty of the Republic
of Iraq,” the letter
pointed out.
Since late September, the Islamic Revolution Guards
Corps (IRGC) has launched a series of aerial
operations on the headquarters of Iraqi
Kurdistan-based terrorist groups. The
military operation came after the
illegal entry of armed teams
linked with the Kurdish
terrorist groups, into
Iranian border cities
in recent months.
The IRGC Ground Force has announced that the
operations against terror bases will continue
until all anti-Iran separatist and terrorist
outfits... holed up in the rugged
mountainous area, lay down
their arms and surrender.
The Iranian Armed Forces, especially the IRGC, have
repeatedly warned that they will never tolerate the
presence and activity of terrorist groups along the
Northwestern border and will give strong and
decisive responses, in the case of anti-
security activities.
The IRGC has on countless occasions attacked and
destroyed terrorist hideouts in the Kurdistan
region with artillery fire, missiles
and drones.
Military officials warn of Tehran’s continued attacks
against the strongholds of anti-revolutionary
groups in the region, specially the Iraqi
Kurdistan region. They threatened the
Americans that their bases in the
region should also be abolished
and not be used as an anti-
revolutionary centre.
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Kiev gunmen fire over 100 artillery,
MLRS rounds at DPR by
Thursday afternoon
November 24th, 11:05am (DAN)
Ukrainian forces shelled Donetsk People’s Republic
settlements more than 20 times on Thursday
morning expending over 100 rounds
of ammunition.
Donetsk and Gorlovka came under massive artillery
fire at around midnight; civil infrastructure was
damaged in the Kievsky and Voroshilovsky
districts of the DPR capital. At 4:10 a.m.,
six 155mm (NATO standard) projectiles
were fired at Donetsk’s Kuibyshevsky
district. Three hours later, the enemy
opened fire at Gorlovka, and an hour
later at Donetsk’s Kievsky district.
Massive artillery fire has continued unabated since.
By Thursday afternoon, strikes had been delivered
at the Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky and the
Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Makeyevka’s
Chervonogvardeisky & Kirovsky districts,
Gorlovka’s Nikitovsky district, and
the settlements of Ozeryanovka,
Panteleimonovka, Troitskoye
and Mineralnoye.
Ukrainian armed formations used “Grad” multiple
rocket launchers, 155mm, 152mm and
120mm artillery and mortars.
Artillery attacks damaged four single-family homes
and cars in Donetsk and a 330kW electrical
substation in Makeyevka which caused
power outages in parts of the town. In
the Golmovsky settlement, two boiler
houses were left without power and
one house was damaged. Another
power outage occurred at the
Verkhnekalmiusskaya Water
Treatment Plant. No civilian
casualties have been
reported so far.
In the previous 24-hour period, Ukrainian army units
fired more than 200 rounds of ammunition at the
DPR wounding two civilians. One of the victims
later died of his wounds. Ukrainian artillery
also damaged 28 houses and three civil
infrastructure facilities in DPR towns
and districts.
The report is based on Donetsk News Agency original
stories and information supplied by the Joint Centre
for Control and Coordination of issues related to
Ukraine’s war crimes, and local authorities.
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Artillery fire leaves key water supply
facility of Donetsk, Yasinovataya
without power again
November 24th, 9:05am (DAN)
Ukrainian artillery attacks on Thursday morning have
left the Verkhnekalmiusskaya Water Treatment Plant
without power again, Donetsk mayor Alexey
Kulemzin said.
“The Voda Donbassa state unitary enterprise reported
a power outage.. at the Verkhnekalmiusskaya Water
Treatment Plant at 10:00, as a result of hostilities,”
Kulemzin said.
On Tuesday, the facility and the town of Yasinovataya
were left without electricity, due to shelling by
Ukrainian forces as a core 110kW electrical
substation caught fire.
The blackout affected some 16,000 customers, the
central hospital, a dozen boiler houses and water
supply infrastructure. Water supply was stopped
in Donetsk, Yasinovataya & part of Makeyevka.
On Wednesday evening, repair teams restored power
to the Water Treatment Plant and a large portion of
the Yasinovataya residential area. Water supply in
the town was expected to resume within
24 hours.
Ukrainian forces regularly shell key water supply
facilities in the Republic. The DPR has been
experiencing water shortages, since
February. The situation remains
very tense.
Large towns such as Donetsk, Makeyevka and
Yasinovataya, have scheduled water supply,
or none at all.
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Israeli forces demolish recently
-built Palestinian elementary
school in southern West Bank
November 24th, 8:52am
(PressTV)
Israeli military forces have demolished a recently-built
Palestinian primary school in the Masafer Yatta region
of the southern occupied West Bank, where residents
are facing the ongoing threat of eviction from their
homes and forced displacement --- in one of the
single biggest expulsion decisions ..since the
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
began in 1967.
Witnesses and local officials said the Israeli army
raided the area on Wednesday morning and
demolished Asafat, a boys' and girls'
school, in the village of Asafat
al-Fawqa.
Footage taken by Israeli activist, Itai Feitelson,
before the demolition, shows teachers helping
young Palestinian students out of a class
room window, while Israeli forces are
standing outside.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers then cordoned off the
area around the school, and a bulldozer
flattened it shortly afterwards.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa
reported that Israeli forces confiscated
the school's stationery, tables and
chairs.... before flattening
the building.
A picture published afterwards by Israeli rights
group B'Tselem showed a pile of debris,
where the school once stood on a hill.
The Asafat school used to serve the Palestinian
residents of the communities of Asafat
al-Fawqa, Asafat al-Tahta, Maghayer
al-Ubaid and Tuba.
According to the Norwegian Refugee Council, the
so-called Israeli High Court of Justice revoked
on Wednesday an interim injunction freezing
a demolition order against the school.
COGAT, the Israeli military body responsible for
administrative affairs in the occupied West
Bank, alleged that the school had been
built illegally in an area designated as
a closed firing zone.
The Palestinian Ministry of Education, stated
that the demolition was “a heinous crime.”
“These practices have become a flagrant violation
of students' right to safe and free education,”
the statement read.
The ministry said that dozens of Palestinian
students in Masafer Yatta, now have
no school to attend.
Fouad al-Amour, an activist from Masafer Yatta, said
students could miss out on school, as the closest
schools are 2 kilometres and 4 kilometres away
and movement of Palestinians in the area is
highly restricted by the Israeli army.
“The timing was chosen strategically, as we're
entering the winter season and it would be
difficult to rebuild. This is going to be a
bigger catastrophe for the students,”
Amour said.
“We will try what we can to rebuild, but we know
the Israeli authorities play the thieves and the
judges at the same time,” he noted.
Israeli officials claim that the Masafer Yatta villagers
have no rights to the land, designated as Firing Zone
918, since it is to be used for military exercises, in
which the presence of civilians is prohibited.
According to the Geneva conventions pertaining to
humanitarian treatment in war, it is, however,
illegal to expropriate occupied land for
purposes that do not benefit the
people living there, or to
forcibly transfer the
local population.
Masafer Yatta residents and Israeli rights groups say
that many of the Palestinian families have been
permanently residing in the 3,000 hectares
(7,400 acres) area, since before Israel
captured the West Bank, in the 1967
Middle East War --- and that their
eviction, constitutes a breach
of international law.
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Ukrainian forces ----- shell central
Donetsk, kill civilian in Gorlovka
over past 24 hours
November 24th, 7:44am (DAN)
Ukrainian armed formations shelled the Donetsk
People’s Republic --- 38 times, from 6:00,
November the 23rd to 6:00, November
24th, the Joint Centre for Control
and Coordination of issues
related to Ukraine’s war
crimes (JCCC) reports
on Thursday.
The enemy expended 224 rounds of ammunition using
multiple rocket launchers and cannon artillery. Fire
was delivered at seven settlements and their
suburbs including Donetsk, Gorlovka,
Makeyevka, Yasinovataya,
Dokuchayevsk and
Vladimirovka.
On Wednesday evening, Ukrainian gunmen attacked
Donetsk’s Voroshilovsky district causing damage to
civil infrastructure in Fyodor Zaitsev Street. The
area accommodates trade outlets and office
buildings including the DPR Employment
Centre and Migration Service.
A man in the Shakhta Izotova neighborhood in
Gorlovka and a woman in the Vladimirovka
settlement outside Volnovakha were
wounded in Ukrainian artillery fire.
Later on, the Gorlovka resident
died of his wounds in hospital.
Artillery strikes damaged 28 homes in Donetsk’s
Voroshilovsky and Kievsky districts, Gorlovka’s
Nikitovsky district and Makeyevka’s Kirovsky
district as well as three civil infrastructure
facilities.
In the previous 24-hour period... Ukrainian artillery
attacks at the DPR left two civilians wounded and
damaged 4 homes and one infrastructure facility.
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Iraqi Forces to Be Redeployed
on Borders with Iran, Turkey
--- Baghdad
November 24th, 7:36am
(al Manar)
The Iraqi government took the decision -- to plan the
redeployment of forces along the borders with Iran
and Turkey, as part of a series of decisions taken
by Baghdad on Wednesday, after two countries
recently carried attacks on the locations
of armed groups within Iraqi soil.
The mulling of the plan was announced in a statement
by the National Security Council in Iraq, published by
the Prime Ministry, following a meeting attended by
the Chief of Staff of the Kurdish Peshmerga.
The meeting saw the Iraqi government taking several
decisions, including “a plan to redeploy the Iraqi
border forces to hold the area along the
borders with Iran and Turkey.”
The statement indicated that Iraq will pursue
“coordination, with the Kurdistan Regional
Government (KRG) and the Ministry of the
Peshmerga, with the aim of unifying the
national effort to protect Iraqi borders,
in addition to providing the border
forces -- with all the logistical
support needed, enhancing
human resources ----- and
providing the necessary
funds,” to help the
forces perform
their duties.
The statement also touched on the importance
of utilizing the human resources available for
the Ministry of Interior to strengthen the
border outposts.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
said, earlier on Wednesday, that “the Iraqi
government promised Tehran to keep
terrorists away from Iran’s borders
and disarm these organizations.”
“As long as there is a threat ---- from the neighboring
countries against us, our armed forces will continue
to take action within the framework of international
law,” Amir-Abdollahian told a press conference in
Tehran, adding that “we will no longer need to
act to defend our territorial integrity,” as
Baghdad’s national forces are to be
stationed on the border.
It is worth noting that Iran supplied Iraq with more
than 70 documents regarding training camps,
gathering locations, and armed units of
the groups in the Kurdistan Region.
This came after new missile and drone attacks were
carried out on Monday by the IRGC on the locations
of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, and
the Komala Party in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad, Mohammad Kazem
Al-e Sadeq said during an interview with Iranian
Al-Alam TV that Iran has asked the Iraqi
government and the Kurdistan
authorities to disarm armed
terrorist groups within a
period not exceeding
10 days.
Media reports’ claims of Iran’s plans for a ground
operation against terrorist groups in the
Kurdistan Region of Iraq, were
dismissed by Al-e Sadeq.
The ambassador said, “The issue of ground advances
on Iraqi soil is not true and basically out of question.
We respect the sovereignty of Iraq and have done a
lot for the stability and territorial unity of Iraq, for
its people, and for the prosperity of that country,”
adding that it would be impossible for a ground
operation in Iraq to take place.
The Iranian ambassador to Iraq said that the
commander of the Quds Force visited Iraq
and met with Iraqi officials, noting that
Iran had agreed with the central
government and the authorities
of the Kurdistan region -- to
deploy Iraqi forces on the
borders of Kurdistan.
However, the plan was
not implemented.
Source: Agencies (edited by
Al-Manar English Website)
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Nebenzia explained reason: for the
Russian Armed Forces' strikes on
Ukraine's infrastructure facilities
by Alexander Kislov
November 24th, 12:18am
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
TO SHARE
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN
Vassily Nebenzia made an extremely
important political statement:
"We want to emphasize --- that we are attacking
infrastructure facilities in Ukraine in response
to the pumping of this country with Western
weapons and reckless calls from Kiev to
win a military victory over Russia,"
Nebenzia said.
He noted that one of the goals of the special operation
is to undermine the combat capability of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine which threaten the security and
territorial integrity of the Russian Federation.
Kiev has not yet made any statements
about its readiness for peace, and
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr
Zelensky, has only issued
ultimatums.
The corresponding public statement was made by
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN,
Vasily Nebenzia, at an emergency meeting of
the United Nations Security Council, which
was held on November 24th, 2022 and
was entirely devoted exclusively to
the current situation in Ukraine.
Nebenzia, also, openly called ridiculous and shameful,
attempts by Western media and Ukrainian statesmen
to hold Russia responsible.... for the destruction of
civilian objects and the mass death of civilians.
According to a senior Russian diplomat, such
statements are extremely crafty --- since, in
reality the Ukrainian air defense forces are
to blame for the deaths of Ukrainian
civilians. Because of their poor-
quality work, those objects
that the Russian Armed
Forces had never even
planned to attack,
are destroyed.
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By order... of Zelensky: in
Ukraine mobilization has
begun in the Russian
speaking oblasts
by Alexander Kislov
November 23rd, 11:40pm
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
TO SHARE
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, by
his personal order --- has ordered a general
mobilization only in the Russian-speaking
regions of the country. This, was stated
on condition of anonymity by a source
in the law enforcement agencies of
the Kherson region, to the RIA
Novosti news agency.
"According to our sources in the Armed Forces
of Ukraine, a general mobilization is being
conducted only in the Russian-speaking
regions of Ukraine ------ in Mykolaiv,
Dnipropetrovsk, and Cherkasy.''
''At the same time, by order of the Office of
the President of Ukraine, almost no one
is touched in the western regions,"
the source said.
He noted that the same thing is happening
on the territory of the Zaporozhye region
controlled by Kiev.
Earlier, the Ukrainian authorities, according to the
leadership of Zaporozhye region of the Russian
Federation, began to actively prepare for a
large-scale armed attack, on this new
Russian region. For this purpose in
particular --- more and more new
forces of the Ukrainian Armed
Forces and odious Ukrainian
national formations, are
actively being drawn
to the contact line..
In addition... according to Vladimir Rogov, a member
of the Council of the Administration of Zaporozhye
region of the Russian Federation, foreign
mercenaries who arrived in Ukraine to
participate in military operations on
the side of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine, are accumulating in
the Kiev-controlled city of
Zaporozhye.
Rogov claims that there are now "thousands of
Poles" in Zaporozhye, but the leading role
among the mercenaries is played, not by
them, but by the British. Kiev allegedly
intends to throw all these militants
into an attack on the settlements
controlled by the Russian
Armed Forces.
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The head of the "Crimea" squad
announced: a reduction in the
pay of foreign mercenaries
in Ukraine
by Alexander Kislov
November 23rd, 10:25pm
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
TO SHARE
The average salary of foreign mercenaries
fighting in the ranks of the Armed Forces
of Ukraine.... has recently significantly
decreased.
Information about this was publicly disseminated
in a conversation with journalists of the RIA
Novosti news agency, by the commander
of one of the units of the Russian
volunteer assault detachment
"Crimea", with the call
sign Bond.
According to him, at the beginning of the Russian
military special operation in Ukraine, foreigners
fighting on the side of Kiev, were paid 1,200 to
1,500 euros a day, in order to attract more
people willing to fight, to their side.
Recently, the average amount has dropped to
a thousand euros per day. Bond said that he
received this very interesting information,
from captured Ukrainian prisoners of war,
from radio intercepts, and from "guys
who went to the enemy's rear."
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian
Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, said that
the fate of foreign mercenaries who arrived
in Ukraine to participate in the battles on
the side of the Armed Forces of this
country will be extremely sad, in
any case the mildest thing they
can face is a long prison term.
According to Konashenkov, the mercenaries
came to Ukraine from other countries to
"kill Slavs for American dollars."
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The UN stated the need for
an immediate cessation
of shelling around the
nuclear power plant
November 24th, 9:55pm
(Lenta.ru)
UN Deputy Secretary, General DiCarlo, said it
is necessary to immediately stop shelling
around the nuclear power plant.
UN Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs,
Rosemary DiCarlo, called the shelling of the
Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, reckless,
and said that military operations around
the plant, should stop immediately.
DiCarlo's words are reported
by RIA Novosti.
The politician also noted that the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) reported the loss of access to
external electricity by the plant. Diesel generators
are now used to provide cooling and basic
nuclear safety functions.
Earlier, it was reported that, according to
experts, ZAES now relies on emergency
diesel generators. External power
supplies to nuclear power plants
is necessary - for the operation
of pumps pumping water to
cool the reactors.
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Lukashenko warned: of a strong
response from Russia & Belarus
to a possible attack
November 24th, 9:51pm
(Lenta.ru)
Lukashenko promised a strong response from Moscow
and Minsk, in the event of an attack from the west
or south.
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has
promised a strong response from Moscow and Minsk
to any possible attack from the west or south. His
words to Channel One, on the sidelines of the
CSTO summit, are reported by RIA Novosti.
"If someone suddenly attacks us, you can't imagine
how we can respond," Lukashenka warned.
According to him, in this case, no one will
"discuss the problem of a dirty, clean
atomic bomb."
"We will respond in such a way that not only Europe
will tremble. Not only we --- under agreements
with Russia, this is our joint grouping of the
armed forces," he explained.
At the same time, the Belarusian leader called the
US media reports that the Belarusian army will
soon enter Ukraine.... stupid.
Earlier, Alexander Lukashenko also called on the
CSTO to effectively respond to information and
psychological operations of the West, aimed
at its member countries. He compared such
operations with the military, adding that it
is necessary to be prepared for this.
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In Ukraine, only a quarter of
ATMs, still in working order
November 24th, 9:34pm
(Lenta.ru)
The National Bank of Ukraine said that only
a quarter of ATMs operate in the country.
Due to problems with electricity, only a quarter of ATMs
operate in Ukraine. This is reported in the. Telegram
channel of the National Bank of the country.
Despite this, it is argued that the banking system
remains stable, cards are serviced, and the
electronic payment system remains
available. It is noted, that 1,500
bank branches and over 3,800
ATMs, remain operational.
In July, according to information posted on the
National Bank's website, more than 15,000
ATMs were operating in Ukraine.
Earlier it was reported that, due to a power
outage, mobile towers in Ukraine, are
powered by generators. At the same
time, operators of operating towers
are overloaded.
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Ukrainian intelligence officers
complained to Zelensky
November 24th, 9:09pm
(Lenta.ru)
Scouts of the 58th AFU brigade complained
to Zelensky about the commander's
suicidal order.
Soldiers of the reconnaissance company of the 58th
separate motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine, recorded a video message to
the President of the country Vladimir Zelensky
and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine --- General Valery
Zaluzhny. This is reported by the
Telegram channel "Voenkory
russkoy Vesna".
Scouts stationed in the area of Artemivsk (Ukrainian
name - Bakhmut) indicated that the command gave
them a suicidal order, to take up positions known
to Russian gunners. After they came under fire,
the soldiers decided to return, but on the same
day... they were given the same order. At the
same time, the brigade commander, Dmitry
Brezhinsky, refused to listen to the
arguments of the scouts.
In September, senior lieutenant of the 58th brigade of
the Ukrainian security forces Oleg Rozhkovsky, who
was captured by fighters of the Wagner private
military company... from the Bakhmut group,
said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were
suffering significant losses and did not
reach the front lines, including the
Artemivsk area.
The prisoner said... that most of the Ukrainian
fighters in the Artemivsk area are refuseniks,
who do not go to their positions, because of
"very large losses: wounded and killed."
"There are many who refuse to go
to the front line," the officer said.
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Hezbollah: The Attacks in Al-Quds
Personify Palestinian Rejection
of Israeli Occupation
November 23rd, 7:06pm
(al Manar)
Hezbollah issued, on Wednesday, a statement that hailed
two “heroic operations.. carried out by the Palestinian
resistance fighters against Israeli occupation forces
in Al-Quds”, congratulating the Palestinian people
on the escalation of resistance attacks,
with all its possible forms.
Hezbollah considered that these brave operations
are a true embodiment of the Palestinian people’s
rejection -- of the continuation of the occupation
and an affirmation of their solid will to confront
the enemy’s arrogance and respond to its
crimes and terror.
These two operations confirm the resistance’s ability
to penetrate the enemy’s strict security measures
and precautions - and deal painful blows to the
Zionists - in the proper place and at the right
time, according to the statement.
The statement concluded that the race among the
Palestinian youths into the jihad fronts proves the
Palestinians’ awareness - and determination to
liberate their land -- and sends a message of
despair to the Zionist usurpers, that there
is no place for the Israelis, on the pure
soil of Palestine.
Source: Hezbollah Media Relations
(Translated by Al-Manar
English Website)
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NATO countries spend billions
on imaginary Eastern threat,
says Belarusian president
November 23rd, 6:01pm (TASS)
Governments of NATO countries, incited by
Washington, willingly.. spend billions of
dollars, on imaginary threats from the
East, which the US military-industrial
complex benefits from, Belarusian
President Alexander Lukashenko
said on Wednesday, at a session
of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) Collective
Security Council.
"Governments of NATO member-countries - incited
by Washington, are willing to spend billions on the
allegedly growing threat from the East ------ thus
stimulating the US military-industrial complex,"
the BelTA news agency quoted him as saying.
According to the Belarusian head of state, countries
that strive to pursue an independent foreign policy
are under intense pressure. "They're trying to put
international organizations, including the UN,
under their control," the president said.
In Lukashenko’s opinion, NATO has finally
consolidated... the anti-Russian and anti-
Belarusian agendas for the foreseeable
future, and has interrupted all lines of
communication - on its own initiative.
According to him, there is a systematic increase
in the military presence of the US and other
NATO countries... at the CSTO's western
borders, under a pretext: of restraining
"the aggressive behaviour of Russia
and its allies".
"The West continues to relocate troops, weapons and
military equipment, to NATO's eastern flank. The
intensity... of their operational and combat
training activities, is increasing. What is
this but the development of a potential
theatre of combat operations?" the
Belarusian head of state.
pointed out.
In this regard, Lukashenko concluded: that the recent
decision to deploy a regional grouping of troops from
Belarus and Russia, was a natural response to the
existing challenges.
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Belarus to initiate strategic dialogue
between CSTO, China — Lukashenko
November 23rd, 5:09pm (TASS)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that
Belarus will launch a strategic dialogue between the
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
and China.
"The Belarusian chairmanship intends to initiate the
CSTO-China strategic dialogue, maybe also with
India," he said at an extended session of the
CSTO Collective Security Council
on Wednesday.
According to him, the CSTO’s position on the
international stage will be bolstered by
expanding partner ties with global
players, such as China.
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Novaya Kakhovka is under
Ukraine’s daily artillery,
machinegun fire
— authorities
November 23rd, 5:05pm (TASS)
The Ukrainian army is constantly attacking Novaya
Kakhovka in the Kherson Region with artillery
pieces and heavy machine guns, the head of
the Novaya Kakhovka urban district,
Vladimir Leontiev, told TASS
on Wednesday.
"They are using 120-milimetre mortars, 152-millimetre
heavy artillery, and [large-calibre] machine guns.
Their strikes against the city continue non-stop.
Cultural facilities -- those that had remained
intact until just recently, are now damaged.
All medical establishments -- everything --
absolutely. That’s what the situation is
like. Unfortunately, people continue to
suffer and live under bombardments,"
Leontiev said.
Despite the shelling, medics, Emergency Ministry
personnel and the crisis management centre,
keep working. The local people continue
to be paid social benefits.
Gas services on November 22nd, restored disrupted
gas supplies, to five communities in the district.
Earlier reports said that the Ukrainian army continued
to shell cities on the left bank of the Dnieper - Golaya
Pristan, Alyoshki, Kakhovka and Novaya Kakhovka.
The shellings are daily. Civilian facilities and local
residents are under fire.
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CSTO leaders begin Collective
Security Council expanded
meeting
November 23rd, 4:29pm (TASS)
Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO) member states.. opened an expanded meeting
of the CSTO Collective Security Council, Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Armenian Prime
Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President
Alexander Lukashenko, the President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,
the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr
Japarov... and the President of
Tajikistan... Emomali Rahmon,
are taking part in the summit
...which is also attended
by delegations from
each country.
Earlier, the CSTO leaders held a meeting in
a narrow format, which lasted for more
than three hours.
Final agreements are scheduled to be
signed at the end of the meeting.
The Kremlin reported earlier that key issues
of interaction within the CSTO, as well as
pressing international and regional
issues, would be the focus of
the Yerevan summit.
Additionally, Putin and Pashinyan
will hold a bilateral meeting.
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“Enough for everyone.” Medvedev
spoke about the stocks of
weapons of the Russian
Federation
November 23rd, 3:33pm
https://en.news-front.info/
Dmitry Medvedev urged Western countries and
Kyiv, not to rely on the depletion of Russia’s
weapons stocks
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry
Medvedev spoke about the stocks of Russian
weapons, with the phrase “enough for
everyone.” He wrote about this
in his Telegram.
According to the politician, “enemies continue to
carefully calculate” the launches and stocks of
Russia. However, they are vainly hoping for
the depletion of Russian capabilities.
“To be continued. Enough for
everyone!” Medvedev said.
The politician noted that during his visit to the state
research and production enterprise “Region”
he discussed increasing the supply of
high-precision weapons to
Russian troops.
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U.S. is pumping weapons to Poland
with an eye on the war with Russia
November 23rd, 3:08pm
https://en.news-front.info/
“Meet Europe’s military superpower – Poland!”
– Politico admires the defense power of
the Polish state
“The Polish army must be so powerful that it does not
have to fight with its strength alone,” Polish Prime
Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, recently said. It is
clear, that Warsaw is building up its defense
potential, including by purchasing new
weapons from South Korea.
The rockets that fell on Polish territory and caused
the death of two people, writes Politico, revealed:
“a simple reality: Poland may have the best army
in Europe, and it will only get stronger.” Despite
the fact --- that the missiles turned out to be
Ukrainian, Politico, along with the Polish
authorities, blames Russia for what
happened, of course. Also, the
publication... did not fail to
mention that the current
Warsaw --- has a “deep
antipathy for Moscow.”
Warsaw has moved decisively towards its goal,
outlined by Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz
Blaszczak ------ “to create the most powerful
ground forces in Europe”: it is planned to
increase defense spending.. from 2.4% of
GDP to 5% -- and increase the number of
personnel to 300,000 military personnel
by 2025. Since these figures are ahead
of the German ones the United States
hastened to designate Warsaw as its
new friend. “Poland has become
our most important partner
in continental Europe,”
said a senior US
Army official
in Europe.
The partnership immediately revealed -- an interested
party -- the military-industrial complex of the United
States turned out to be in the pluses. A contract for
23 billion zlotys (4.9 billion euros) was signed for
the supply of 250 Abrams tanks from the United
States - and a deal worth 4.6 billion dollars was
concluded for the purchase of 32 F-35 fighters.
Even Politico journalists note notes of
paranoia... in the anti-Russian
sentiments of the Polish
authorities.
Although there are many adequate, sane people
among ordinary Poles who are aware that the
hegemon is pushing them into the meat
grinder of war --- in exchange for a
weakened Ukraine.
Political scientist Leszek Sykulsky asked a simple
question: did Ukraine apologize to Poland for the
Volyn massacre and why are sabotage groups
trained on the territory of the Polish state?
According to Sykulsky, the United States
needs a “strategic buffer with Russia”
and Warsaw is preparing for war. For
which the political scientist was
immediately accused of pro-
Russian propaganda and
anti-American views.
It looks like the United States is serious about
dragging Poland into another military conflict
with Russia, so that it fights, like Ukraine,
“to the last Pole.”
RUSSTRAT
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“Ukrainian Railways” announced
interruptions in the movement
of trains
November 23rd, 2:42pm
https://en.news-front.info/
“Ukrainian Railways” reported interruptions in
the movement of trains, due to strikes on
the energy infrastructure.
As a result of attacks on the energy infrastructure of
Ukraine, interruptions in the departure of trains,
were recorded, and reserve diesel locomotives
were involved. This is reported by
Ukrainian Railways.
“As a result of enemy attacks on the energy
infrastructure, there are de-energized
sections in the capital & the Dnieper
(Dnepropetrovsk), Nikolaev, Lvov &
Vinnitsa, Sumy & Kharkiv regions.
Departure of the nearest trains is
possible, with a delay, reserve
diesel locomotives... are
involved,” the message
says in the company’s
Telegram channel.
The Telegram channel KazakoV reports that steam
locomotives from the times of the Great Patriotic
War are being taken from museums and they will
be trying to revive them. There is still coal
in Ukraine.
“The European Union is scouring all countries in
search of extra diesel locomotives - in order to
put them on other wheelsets (different gauge)
and transfer them to the Kyiv regime. They
say that, by the summe,r they will be able
to transfer about ten”, the channel’s
publication says.
Earlier, it was reported about a large-scale missile
attack on Ukraine. Explosions and air defense
work were recorded in the Dnepropetrovsk,
Zaporozhye, Nikolaev, Odessa and
Poltava regions.
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“One step away from total blackout”:
Ukraine plunges into darkness
November 23rd, 12:55pm
https://en.news-front.info/
Sooner or later, the Ukrainian energy system will
be ended --- the only question is the systematic
nature of Russian strikes, said political expert
Vasyl Stoyakin, commenting on the appeals
of the Ukrainian leadership... to the
population, for maximum energy
savings, due to large-scale
damage to the country’s
energy sector.
According to the Ukrainian leader Zelensky, the most
difficult situation was in Kyiv and the region, as well
as in the Sumy, Ternopil, Cherkasy, Vinnitsa and
Odessa regions. Trying to somehow reduce
the load on the rapidly weakening energy
system, the Ukrainian DTEK
recommended that citizens
leave the country.
At the same time, according to Ukrainian power
engineers, the key problem of Ukrenergo has
become an acute shortage of equipment ---
transformers, generators and other goods
massively shipped by Western energy
companies have become a “drop in
the ocean” in comparison with the
amount of Ukrainian equipment
destroyed as a result of mass
strikes by the Russian Aero-
space Forces.
Kyiv, in a panic, rushed to beg the European Union to
check the warehouse stocks, convincing that even
the failed equipment lying around... could fix
something. However, out of the four dozen
transformers needed for repair, no more
than three were found. The energy
sector of Ukraine will constantly
be hit ---- until the latter is
completely disabled ----
the analyst believes.
At the same time, the Ukrainian energy system
is considered relatively strong, since it was
designed.. back in the times of the Union.
In addition, over the past three decades,
the Ukrainian population has noticeably
thinned out, he recalled.
“As you know, in 1991, 52 million people lived in the
late Ukrainian SSR, and now it is quite correct to
talk about the population of Ukraine, at 25-26
million people. In addition, industrial energy
consumption in the country -- has dropped
dramatically -- both due to permanent de-
industrialization in peacetime, and due
to the destruction of some enterprises
after the start of a military
special operation”.
Ukrainian power plants do not work, among other
things, due to a shortage of fuel, personnel, and
due to other important factors, Stoyakin noted.
“The Russian Aerospace Forces are delivering
targeted strikes on substations that help
distribute energy from energy-surplus
regions, to energy-deficient ones.
Hence.. the massive emergency
shutdowns throughout Ukraine.”
To completely plunge Ukraine into darkness, systemic
shelling of Ukrainian energy facilities -- should be
continued -- the analyst noted. Meanwhile, the
board of the Ukrainian state energy company
Ukrenergo admitted --- that the stocks of
transformers, as well as other critical
equipment needed to repair the
power system, are effectively
at zero.
The scale of the damage inflicted by Russia was
regarded there, as much more serious than the
Ukrainian authorities had originally predicted.
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Moscow, Kiev, exchanging
35 POWs each — Pushilin
November 23rd, 12:35pm (DAN)
Russia and Ukraine have begun a prisoner exchange
on Wednesday according to the formula “35 for 35,”
Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head, Denis
Pushilin, said.
“A ‘35 for 35’ prisoner exchange with Kiev is taking
place today. Four returnees are from the Donetsk
People’s Republic and two from the Lugansk
People’s Republic,” Pushilin said.
Russia is mostly handing over Ukrainian
army personnel, he added.
Previously, Russia and Ukraine exchanged 107
prisoners each on November 3rd. The DPR and
LPR were expecting more than 60 fighters to
return from Ukrainian captivity.
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Russian troops thwarted
attempted attack by the
Armed Forces of Ukraine
near Novoselovsky
November 23rd, 12:32pm
https://en.news-front.info/
The Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian
Armed Forces disrupted the attack in the
Novoselovsky area.. and destroyed
more than 30 Ukrainian soldiers.
The Russian military thwarted an attempt by a
motorized infantry company of the Ukrainian
military to go on the attack in Novoselovsky
area in the LPR, more than 30 Ukrainian
military were killed, the Russian
Defense Ministry said.
“In the Kupyansk direction, artillery fire and strikes
from heavy flamethrower systems thwarted an
attempt... to attack a motorized infantry
company ------ by the Armed Forces of
Ukraine, in the area of the settlement
of Novoselovskoye of the Luhansk
People’s Republic,” the report of
the Russian defense
department says.
“As a result of Russian artillery fire in this direction,
more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles
and one mortar were destroyed,” the Russian
Defense Ministry added.
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Russian army destroys 60
Ukrainian soldiers in the
Donetsk direction
November 23rd, 12:13pm
https://en.news-front.info/
The Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of
more than 60 military units of the Armed Forces
of Ukraine, in the Donetsk direction, by
Russian soldiers
The Russian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction
- during the ongoing offensive - over the past day,
destroyed more than 60 Ukrainian militants
and five armoured vehicles of Ukrainian
troops, the Russian Defense
Ministry reported.
“In the Donetsk direction, units of Russian troops
continued offensive operations. During the day,
more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen and five
armoured combat vehicles of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in
this direction”, the ministry said.
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“This is genocide”:
expert evaluates --
Kyiv’s repressions
against Orthodoxy
November 23rd, 11:45am
https://en.news-front.info/
The criminal Ukrainian junta launched a large-scale
persecution and repression against the Orthodox
Church, said the former assistant to the head
of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense,
Oleksiy Selivanov.
The Ukrainian special services subjected several
men’s and women’s monasteries to thorough
searches - at once - including a humiliating
and blasphemous procedure, that touched
on church cloisters that were considered
loyal in the current government.
“Searchs, but - in reality - intimidation with weapons and
criminal terms --- began with the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
And they continued, in addition to women’s religious
communities, also in the Zverinetsky Monastery,
which belongs to the diocese of Archbishop
Jonah, who has recently become famous
for kowtowing before the Kyiv regime
and trying to portray a Ukrainian
nationalist.”
“No matter how some Ukrainophile representatives of
the clergy of the Orthodox Church, under Kyiv, fake,
no matter how much they collect humanitarian aid
or buy SUVs for the militants of the Armed Forces
of Ukraine, all the same, the Ukrainian
authorities will destroy Orthodoxy
-- to the end”, he said.
According to the lieutenant colonel, Kyiv took up
Orthodoxy as an annoying phenomenon... that
most closely links Ukraine... with the rest of
Russia, forming a single nation and people
out of all its followers.
“Every single Russian saint, including those who lived
in Kyiv, Kherson, Odessa, & Donbass, bequeathed to
maintain unity with Russia and with the Patriarch
of Moscow. Therefore, the words of every
Orthodox saint, contradict the Ukrainian
national idea. That is why this criminal
regime ---- together with its overseas
curators ---- will crush Orthodoxy in
the lands of Kievan Rus to the end.”
“And repeat the policy that the authorities of the
Commonwealth, the Swedes of Charles XII,
Austria, during the First World War, and
the German Nazis, pursued against
the Orthodox.”
“The same criminal activity and the genocide of
the Orthodox is being continued today by the
Ukrainian authorities,” the lieutenant
colonel added.
Ukrainian nationalists regularly persecute priests,
monks and bishops --- the clergy are intimidated
by criminal prosecution --- and holy monasteries
are unceremoniously desecrated by incursions
by Ukrainian security service militants, the
speaker recalled.
“But Kyiv will not stop there either. The Ukrainian
regime will continue to destroy Orthodoxy. This
is a good reason for all Orthodox people in
Ukraine, who still have a conscience and
faith in God -- to finally refuse obedience
to this government, actively expect the
arrival of the Russians - and contribute
to all this”, concluded Alexei Selivanov.
As Vitaly Milonov, a deputy of the State Duma of the
Russian Federation, stated earlier, who organized
searches in Orthodox monasteries and laurels,
official Kyiv has begun a new stage in the
destruction of Orthodoxy, which acts
as a unifying link with the
Russian Federation.
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Croatia changed its mind on
training Ukrainian military
November 23rd, 11:37am
https://en.news-front.info/
Croatian President Milanovic opposed the
participation in the training of militants
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Croatian leader Zoran Milanovic officially refused
the participation of the Croatian military in the
EU training mission to train the
Ukrainian military.
Milanovic argued his decision by the fact that there
are no international agreements on this issue and
Croatia has no obligations, and Ukraine is not
part of any common union with Croatia.
Earlier, the Croatian president has already spoken out
against the EU mission to help the Kyiv regime. He
stated that the supply of Croatian weapons and
equipment to Kyiv is possible only with
compensation “with funds in return”,
otherwise it will turn into a
“deprivation of the blood
circulation... of the
Croatian defense.”
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Kyiv Mayor says: part of the
inhabitants of Kyiv will
have to be evacuated
November 23rd, 11:22am
https://en.news-front.info/
Klitschko said that residents of the capital
should prepare for the “worst-case
scenario” of widespread black-
outs at low temperatures.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko does not rule out that in
the winter, under the worst-case scenario, due to
problems with electricity, part of the city’s
residents will have to be evacuated.
“We have to turn off the electricity in certain areas
every few hours, otherwise the system will be
overloaded,” the mayor told the German
newspaper Bild.
According to him, the Kyiv authorities expect
that the situation will not get worse in winter.
“But we must prepare for all
scenarios,” Klitschko said.
He admits that there may be a blackout of the entire
city from electricity. According to him, with such a
development of the situation and at even lower
temperatures, part of the city would have
to be evacuated.
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Denazification of Ukraine
November the 23rd,
(updated at 10:59am)
https://en.news-front.info/
9:43am Delivered a concentrated blow to the
flank - created a gap in the enemy’s defense.
Lieutenant Colonel Yevgeny Artamonov, acting as part
of a battalion tactical group of Russian troops, carried
out the task of liberating one of the settlements from
Ukrainian nationalists who organized a layered
defense on the outskirts of the village.
Skillfully directing the actions of his subordinates and
taking into account the conditions of the terrain,
Yevgeny decided to deliver a concentrated
blow to the enemy’s flank.
Despite the superior forces of the militants, during the
fighting, the subordinates of Lieutenant Colonel
Artamonov destroyed two strongholds, an
infantry fighting vehicle and more than
15 nationalists.
Thanks to the skillful leadership of the entrusted
personnel, the professionalism and experience
of Lieutenant Colonel Yevgeny Artamonov, as
well as the coordinated actions of his
subordinates, a gap was created in
the enemy’s defensive redoubts,
which made it possible - to
develop the offensive and
liberate the settlement.
9:40am Mobilized military personnel of the air defense
units on Sakhalin practice actions to destroy air
targets of a mock enemy on modern field
simulators of Igla man-portable anti-
aircraft missile systems.
8:55am Calculations of the MLRS of the Western
Military District tirelessly train at the training
grounds of Belarus.
The Grad multiple launch rocket system is a powerful
weapon with an area of destruction that is measured
in hectares. It is capable of suppressing almost any
target. The duration of a full salvo of 40 shells is
only 20 seconds. This is enough to destroy an
entire enemy unit.
The fighters receive target designations, aim and
press the start button. The cockpit shudders
with a deafening roar. The sky is lit up
with flames.
Our guys continue to master artillery fire algorithms.
Classes at the training grounds of Belarus are held
daily. Both fighters and commanders are satisfied
with the results. Now the gunners are faced with
a new task – to do everything just as
technically, but twice as fast.
7:59am Russian military from the joint regional group
of troops conducted live-fire exercises in Belarus.
The footage is published by the
Russian Ministry of Defense.
The units of the Russian Armed Forces conducted
firing from cannon and rocket artillery, practiced
driving combat vehicles and underwent
special trainings.
Russia and Belarus deployed a
joint grouping, on October 8th.
The reason is the increased threats from
Kyiv, transmitted to Minsk, through
diplomatic channels.
6:01am In the village of Nevsky (temporarily occupied
part of the LPR), the local population expresses
dissatisfaction with corruption in the
distribution of humanitarian aid.
First of all, they focused on the fact that promises
are far from reality. Most of the humanitarian cargo
provided by international organizations does not
reach them. Instead of free distribution of
humanitarian aid --- it is sent to retailers.
The required social payments will also
“halve”. Andrey Marochko, officer of
the NM LPR, reports.
5:02am According to our intelligence agencies, the
largest percentage of foreign mercenaries in the
units of the VFU are conducting offensive
operations in the direction of the Svatovo
settlement from the Kupyansky direction.
In second place in terms of numbers is
the Krasno-Limansky direction. The
third is Artemovskoe. Andrey
Marochko, officer of the NM
LPR, reports.
5am Su-35S fighters control the sky
in the special operation zone.
Flights of Russian Aerospace Forces fighters are
carried out with suspended missiles of various
classes. When an air target is detected, the
fighter crew identifies it as an enemy
aircraft and destroys it with
missile weapons.
12:30am Russian intelligence officers record a
shortage of electricity in Kyiv-controlled
Zaporozhye. Video RIA Novosti from the
standpoint of observation.
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Life on territories
liberated by Russia
November the 23rd,
updated at 10:31am
https://en.news-front.info/
9:33am Specialists from the Orenburg region
are completing repairs at the Perevalsk
Children’s Art School.
9:31am The limited liability company “Lugastal” with
the entry of the LPR into the Russian Federation
plans to double the rate of production, said the
head of the enterprise’s workshop,
Vladimir Gorbulich.
9:27am The delegation of the Vasilyevsky district of
the Zaporozhye region visited the city of Staraya
Russa, where they got acquainted with the
experience of the management... of the
multifunctional centre for the provision
of state and municipal services (MFC)
in the Starorussky municipal district.
8:45am Since October 31st, the public law company
“Territory Development Fund” sent 21 trucks with
building materials to the LPR to restore private
houses damaged during the hostilities... the
press service of LPR's Government reports.
8:30am A school has been opened in Belovodsk after
a major overhaul carried out by builders from the
Novosibirsk region.
“I am grateful to the Novosibirsk builders who worked
day and night, to ensure that the children return to
their native school as soon as possible. Thank
you for your care and unprecedented
assistance to the governor of the
Novosibirsk region Andrey
Alexandrovich Travnikov.
Thank you all for our
renewed school –
the school of
dreams!”
Video PERSON.
8:15am The region-chief Kuzbass handed over
18,500 units of construction equipment to
Gorlovka to restore the housing stock.
Concrete mixers, welding machines,
transformers and generators will
all be used by utilities to
rebuild the city.
8:01am Taganrog Institute. A.P. Chekhov handed over
humanitarian aid for Leningrad State University. V.
Dahl. Video by People’s Police of the LPR.
7:55am The People’s Front handed over medicines to
volunteer units from Russia. The assistance included
catheters, syringes, bandages, antiviral & antiulcer
drugs, antibiotics, vitamins and other medicines.
7:35am Residents of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and
Kherson regions can receive medical care at any
clinics in the country. At present, it is planned to
submit a bill to the State Duma on the specifics
of integrating new entities into the federal
healthcare system.
7:15am The forces of the People’s Police of the LPR,
together with public organizations, are delivering
humanitarian aid to residents of these areas.
Volunteers from the city of Alchevsk for needy
residents from the settlement Toshkivske and
Novotoshkivske, which suffered from the
Ukrainian aggression, humanitarian aid
was delivered, which included food and
medical kits, as well as generators. In
addition, army thermoses were handed
over from the staff and viewers of the
SPAS TV channel for the servicemen
of the 2nd Army Corps of the LPR.
Also, activists of the Time to Help
movement handed over warm
clothes and children’s letters
to the mobilized servicemen.
6:01am Volunteers of the Popular Front as part of the
project “Everything for Victory!” delivered warm
clothes for servicemen of the 7th Brigade of
the 2nd Army Corps of the LPR.
5:05am A monument to builders from the LPR who died
defending Donbass, was opened near the building of
the Ministry of Construction and Housing and
Communal Services of the republic.
The memorial is a stele with a map of the LPR applied
to it, on a pedestal – construction and military
helmets. During the opening ceremony of the
memorial sign, a capsule was laid at its
base, in which earth from all the
territories of the LPR
is stored.
5am Governor of the Kamchatka Territory, Vladimir
Viktorovich Solodov, visited Svetlodarsk
and Mironovsky.
As part of the working trip of Vladimir Viktorovich, the
current status of tasks performed by representatives
of the Kamchatka Territory was discussed.
They also discussed the primary problematic
issues in which operational assistance
and plans for the next year,
are needed.
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Bulgarian President: calls for
peaceful resolution of the
conflict in Ukraine
November 22nd, 11:10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said on November 22nd,
that it is necessary to resolve the conflict in Ukraine,
through diplomatic means.
"Every day this conflict destroys the future of our
region, slows down its economic development.
Therefore, I am among those who insist on an
immediate end - to the [special operation] in
Ukraine and the search for a solution to the
conflict by means of diplomacy" - he said
during a conference on conflicts in the
Black Sea region.
In addition, Radev noted that, in the near future, the
country will face problems due to the introduction
of an embargo on the supply of Russian oil to
Bulgaria until the end of 2024. According to
him.... this will lead to a shortage of crude
oil and the closure of the refinery, which
will affect the cost of fuel in the
country and the region.
The Bulgarian President proposed to send forces
not for the implementation of the project for the
construction of the Burgas to Alexandroupolis
oil pipeline, but for transportation of oil in the
opposite direction -- Alexandroupolis-Burgas.
He believes this will allow the country to
maintain fast reliable energy supplies
--- since the dynamics of improving
energy, economic and transport
links, were interrupted by a
special operation
in Ukraine.
Radev believes that it is necessary to assess the
scale of the destructive impact of the conflict
on the economy of Bulgaria and the region.
It is also necessary --- to rethink the EU's
approaches to dealing with the energy
crisis in order to prevent deindustrial-
ization, the withdrawal of capital,
a further weakening of ties and
economic cooperation in
Europe, the Bulgarian
leader added.
"It is extremely important for Bulgaria... to be an
important element of unity in the organizations
where it is a member — in the EU and NATO,
which are the guarantors of our security"
(sic) the President said.
Earlier, on November the 3rd, The Sofia Globe reported
that the Bulgarian parliament --- approved the supply
of weapons to Ukraine. 175 deputies voted for the
provision of weapons to Kiev --- 49 against. In
addition, the parliament demanded that the
government of the country propose a
package of measures for Bulgaria's
participation in the reconstruction
of Ukraine, and the country's
leadership ''should support''
Ukraine's lawsuit against
Russia, in the European
Court of Human Rights.
At the same time, in October, Rumen Radev spoke out
against the provision of weapons to Ukraine. The
Head of State noted that the primary task of the
Bulgarian Parliament --- is to ensure the
completion of the Bulgarian army
and its modernization, which
has been carried out for
many years.
Kiev officially abandoned negotiations with Moscow
on October 4th, when the President of Ukraine put
into effect the decision of the National Security
and Defense Council of the country, on the
''impossibility'' of holding negotiations.
The special military operation to protect the Donbas,
which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced
on February 24th, continues. The decision to hold
it... was made against the background of the
aggravation of the situation in the region..
due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
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An air alert has been issued in
Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk
regions of Ukraine
November 22nd, 9:09pm
(Komsomolskaya Pravda)
The authorities of these regions fear that a massive
blow may be inflicted on the territory of cities.
To share
On the evening of November 22nd, 2022, an air alert
was announced in two regions of Ukraine at once.
The relevant information has already been
officially confirmed by the country's
authorities.
According to the official resource on notification,
alarm sirens sounded in the Mykolaiv and
Dnipropetrovsk regions.
After the sirens sound in these regions, all civilians
should take shelter in shelters, as there is a high
probability of a massive missile strike on
certain military facilities or various
objects... of the country's
critical infrastructure.
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Ukraine predicted
