which we spent together with you, we will say goodbye today, we are already passing the baton to our colleagues, stay with espresso, and only with espresso, and in the morning you can still have an americana , well, but mainly espresso. goodbye, and now the news, yes, we are passing the baton to annievymalnyk, who will tell a selection of current news, so wait. congratulations, colleagues, i will wait for you tomorrow as well as our viewers, now the team. news will work, we will tell you about the most important, stay with us, the tragedy in zhytomyr oblast, in the village of varbivka, three children died in the fire in the zorizana district. age from two to five years. when

firefighters arrived at the scene, the house was already engulfed in flames. firefighters from the local fire department from two villages helped the emergency workers put out the fire, but the children could not be saved. their mother received burns. the cause of the fire was improper operation of the furnace. constantly tense, the enemy is trying by all means to break through the defense line. in the area of ​​senkivka in the kupinsky direction, there the occupiers concentrated a large number of personnel and equipment. in a day the russians tried to storm our positions seven times, all attacks were repulsed, said ivan shevtsov, head of the press service of the steel border assault brigade. the intensity of the fighting in the kupyansk direction has not changed significantly. the enemy continues artillery barrages, kamikaze drone attacks and assaults under the cover of armored vehicles. meanwhile, in the tavria

direction, russian troops are not reducing the activity of their infantry - the commander of the tavria troop grouping oleksandr tarnavskyi reports that in the area of ​​avdiyivka and maryanka, the most afraid of clashes. enemy operates with the support of armored vehicles, the enemy's aviation drops guided aerial bombs, more than 40 units in the last day alone. according to the general, the enemy carried out 24 airstrikes, carried out 56 attacks and carried out 648 shellings, ukrainian soldiers are holding the defense in the avdiyiv direction. for, the total losses of the enemy amounted to 466 people. 20 units of enemy equipment were also destroyed. the verkhovna rada adopted a draft law on the location of the national military memorial cemetery. its construction will be moved from the side to gatny near kyiv. and today the ministry.

of veterans affairs presented the memorial project. a military cemetery will be located on a plot of 260 hectares. ceremonial square, mourning house, crematorium, museum and exhibition complex and other infrastructure. first of all, a sector of traditional burials, a columbarium, a farewell square and other necessary structures will be built. tombstones will be in a uniform style, taking into account religious features. a bus will run constantly from the capital to the cemetery. construction of a main water pipeline to cities that suffered as a result of being blown up by the russians the dams of kakhovskaya hes are 87% completed, the ministry of community development, territories and infrastructure reported. the length of the water pipeline is 145 km, work is currently being carried out at 11 pumping stations. 1,250 people work around the clock in three shifts at the construction site. water seal kryvyi

rih, nikopol, manganets, tamikovka, and that's more than a million people. the verkhovna rada increased the number of the national anti-corruption bureau of ukraine by 300 more. the number of employees will increase from 700 to 1,000. the corresponding bill was supported by 332 deputies. naboo will increase its numbers 100 detectives each year for three years. the competition for additional vacant positions will take place in stages, and the number of management staff will also increase from 500 to 750 people. the draft law is one of the prerequisites for starting negotiations on ukraine's accession to the eu. as expected, russian dictator vladimir putin has announced that he will run for president of the russian federation in 2024, according to the central election committee. in russia

, for the first time, the presidential elections will be multi-day and will be held from march 15 to 17. it was also reported that early voting will take place from 25 a.m. in the temporarily occupied territories of ukraine, as well as in the bryansk, kursk and belgorod regions of the russian federation, so-called door- to-door voting will be held. the movement of trains on the blue branch between the kyiv metro stations trymki demiivska was stopped after large cracks appeared in the tunnel. this was reported in the kyiv city state administration, due to the violation. sealing on the rails is a significant flooding, and this poses a threat to transportation. currently, trains run only between heroiv dnipro and hlabytsk stations. restrictions on this area are introduced during urgent repairs, which will last approximately six months. as noted in the kmda,

ground transport will soon be operational, duplicating the movement of metro trains to the station and rimka. a few weeks ago... there were the first such calls regarding a large amount of water leaking and the situation unfortunately worsened in such a way that the tunnels were deformed, which means it is dangerous, and safety for passengers is a key priority. more than 60% of veterans dream of starting after demobilization your business, about such. according to surveys of the ukrainian veterans' fund. the state already provides financial support to veteran businesses. the story of an entrepreneur who received a grant to develop his business. let's see. oleg kashlyak, devoted 25 years to military service. all his positions

were related to veterinary medicine. after returning to civilian life, the man dared to open a clinic for animals in lviv. for almost the entire service, i was... a veterinarian, and that's why i reached the position of head of the food safety service of veterinary medicine products of the national guard of ukraine, from which i was discharged due to health reasons in the 20th year. the veterinary clinic treats, operates, vaccinates and rescues pets. specialists take up to 15 animals for examination every day, sometimes they have to work with exotic animals. there were foxes, but the other day there was... recently , a raccoon was brought to us for an x-ray, but here , as it were, well, in principle, there are various animals, but our main profile, as it were, is cats, dogs, a specialty of the clinic in the staff, you see, the greatest uniqueness is our

staff, because without staff, you can't do anything at all now, after the start of a full-scale war, oleg applied for the veteran business support program, it's a worthwhile enterprise. looking for financing for diagnostic equipment, i submitted a business plan for about 1,600,000, of which the veterans' fund allocated a million, so we bought the same ultrasound machine, bought a biochemical analyzer and a general analyzer, a general analyzer. financial assistance to entrepreneurs is provided by the ukrainian veterans fund. to the program veterans and family members of the fallen defense forces can apply. the application for financing is selected on a competitive basis. looking at the financial component , again, our profile structural divisions, these are financiers, these are lawyers, then there are public, various

presentations before experts, public protection of this project, well, then there is the signing of the contract and the implementation of the project itself, and the project must also be reported. as part of the program, it costs more than 60 veterans received financial assistance. by the end of this year ukrainian the veterans fund plans to announce a new competition for businesses. kateryna oliynyk, oleg palyamar, espresso tv channel. the espresso tv channel, together with the public organization baza ua, is collecting funds for atvs to transport the wounded and other needs of the 93rd separate unit. of the organized brigade of the armed forces of ukraine kholodny yar. in extremely difficult conditions, the ukrainian military fights for victory every day, not leaving wounded comrades on the battlefield. with atvs, evacuation will be faster and easier, and therefore its chances of saving the wounded

are much greater. our goal is uah 800,000. with with your help, we have already collected more than 100,000 . your donation is the least that each of us can do for the armed forces. all requiems. you see on the screen, this is how things are at the moment, the news team is working on the final release, i tell you to see you at 6 pm and then watch the program: war and weapons with serhiy zgurets. welcome to the espresso channel. today, in our military program, we will talk about the new prospects for ukraine. decisions and plans that were discussed in washington on december 6 and 7, and there

representatives of ukraine discussed the situation on battlefield and urgent defense needs, it was also about security guarantees for our country. and in washington at the same time , a large-scale conference of government officials and gunsmiths from the usa and ukraine was held, in which about 350 representatives of defense companies from both countries participated. and the goal was to find ways. to accelerate the production of weapons for the defense forces of ukraine with the help of the united states of america. as a result, among other things , they signed a memorandum on joint production in the defense industry, and it was also announced that ukraine should build production facilities for providing the armed forces of ukraine with the necessary weapons in the areas of air defense of ukraine, production of critically needed ammunition, as well as repair. and maintenance of equipment samples that have already been transferred to the armed forces of ukraine. so, how will all this

affect the defensive and offensive capabilities of ukraine, what should we hope for, and where should we bet on our own capabilities. we will talk about this with professional experts and managers of our companies who want to strengthen the combat capability of our army at the expense of potential and own projects and... strives to highlight the most relevant trends in the field of the defense-industrial complex and in the field of security, and now we are joined by the first guest, this is valentyn badrak, director of the army, conversion and armament research center, a military analyst and writer, mr. valentine, i congratulate you, glad to see and hear. mr. serhiy, congratulations, i am very glad of the invitation, as always. i would like to start with the first question, but i am sure that you actually

followed these results of the negotiations of our delegation in washington, there was also the minister of defense, the head of the president's office, and the minister of strategic industries, that is, it was about the military-political and military-technical component, but when we talk about the military-political component, i was first of all interested in this thesis that guarantees were discussed security for... the country, this is a topic that was raised there after the villeneuve nato summit, then it kind of faded into the background, but we see that the process is somehow taking place, i would like to ask how we now we understand these security guarantees from the united states, is there still this concept that there can be such an option that the united states has with israel, where, conditionally speaking, there are no security guarantees in such a direct sense, but there are agreements that are guaranteed to... .provides assistance to israel from the united states and must always ensure that

the israeli army has a technological advantage over its adversaries, is this option possible for us in the context of these conversations and plans about guarantees for ukraine? actually the question guarantees become even more urgent because, well , the war is dragging on, and under such conditions, in principle, we cannot, if... we are realists, yes, we understand that we cannot count on full membership in nato, which would provide us with such , these kind of full-fledged guarantees so that we are protected from attacks in russia, but the guarantees, which can be modeled on israel, are very effective and very interesting, why, because israel not only receives more than 3 billion dollars annually, but ... from the united states, but also constantly introduced joint developments, for example, the project

anti-missile defense aarrow, the third version, there the united states spent more than 50% of all appropriations for this project, it is very important, and during the war it worked very well, because the united states and israel have these weapons, and then, when the... time or, so to speak, yes, that is, hostilities begin, israel made a request and almost immediately received all the necessary high-tech things, ammunition, primarily for these anti-missile systems. that's why this is a very important point regarding guarantees in general, of course, and this was heard during the summit in july, and it was recorded in the protocol of the big seven that ukraine should not only receive resources and receive weapons from western countries, from ukraine, guarantor countries,

but also receive technologies that will allow for the integration of defense. the industrial complex of ukraine into the system of building defense potential, and this again corresponds to this israeli model, because it gives us exactly such opportunities. the only thing i would like to say is that we are very keen to have bilateral guarantees with all countries, say with the united states there or with germany or with france, so that they have the form of a legal document, and that they clearly define and... the amount of aid and the areas in technology that we need, for example, say, missile technology or air defense, this is a very urgent need for ukraine right now, it would greatly accelerate our development, it is especially relevant at a time when washington and berlin are debating whether to provide us with missiles

with a range of 300 kilometers or more, we could make our own, especially since i will not go into details. but we can do and an upgraded cruise missile that will hit targets on the ground and a ballistic missile as part of the operational tactical missile complex project, this is now known and understood in the united states, but the negative moment came from the french foreign ministry this week, they announced there that they are concluding negotiations on security guarantees and can be completed by the end of the year. but they do not want, are not interested, that the parliament, firstly, that there should be some numbers, that there should be a clear definition of their obligations, and secondly, that the parliament ratify it, let's say so, yes, and this is a danger for ukraine, because it can become a trap, just like the budapest

memorandum was, when everyone agreed and everything was fine, but when one country, we... we know, russia, the guarantor country, violated its obligations and started a war against ukraine, so we would like a legal document. now let's go back to the united states, very interesting things have happened in the united states, in my opinion, and the first two projects that have already been announced in the military-technical cooperation, namely the adaptation of missiles of the western production to the domestic, well , not domestic, but to the soviet, let's say, complexes, buk-300, which are in ukraine, and this project called frankensem, he actually received, well, a new life, there, yes, in fact an agreement was concluded about him, about joint

production, and this is very, very important, and this joint production will be both in ukraine and in the united states, this... this is a kind of, in my opinion, an intermediate project, if we manage it very well, well, together with the second project, the second project is the help of two powerful american companies, i do i understand, first of all, technologies, in the deployment on the territory of ukraine , the production of 155 millimeter ammunition in ukraine, again, this is a very important project for us, and the main thing is that it is joint production, it is a very , very important thing, i think that... the situation here looks like this the same as with the german company rain metal, which did not start with any high-tech projects, but offered to produce armored vehicles, which , let's put it mildly, are not new, yes, but joint production, it is surely said that if the ukrainian defense complex will prove in practice, that we are powerful partners and

can do all this, then more powerful ones can go further. projects, and projects , perhaps, which will be a part, a partial localization, well, let's say how poland bought about 500 hymars complexes, yes, high-precision, high-precision artillery, and is deploying, localizing the production of both launchers, partially, yes, yes partly rockets, eh, and this is a very important example for us, because in this way we can get... technologies to become part of the high-tech world and eventually get high-tech advantage over the enemy, the main thing is that glass is the content of new security. guarantees, because security guarantees are , strictly speaking, a situation when the enemy does not dare to attack us, and one option, yes, this country becomes a member of the nato bloc, and then it does not

dare to attack, because it affects the entire union, and the second point - this is when ukraine, following the example of israel, will build up its combat potential to such an extent that the enemy will consider it. extremely difficult task to attack ukraine and will understand that he will immediately have a very powerful answer, we have already started doing something now, yes, i have already mentioned about our missiles, and i want to say that the attacks of russian enterprises actually began in november, this is actually a new stage in this war, because before that we remember we received information that there were attacks from... let's say, one, two airfields were hit, there were three planes and so on, but when it comes to the damage to defense enterprises, then

let's just say that ukraine is showing its sharpened teeth already, already new teeth, and that's why, actually such joint productions, they can do a lot for ukraine, and of course, one of the main components that i would like to talk about is the creation of a missile with a range of 1000 km, ukraine is already conducting such developments, and in fact, joint actions with the united states, it would be, well, a logical opportunity to speed up the creation of such missiles, another project concerns the french, ukrainian-french military-technical relations, this creation together with the french. a company based on the antonov enterprise , the creation of such, i would say operational-strategic drone, aoron , which will be able to fly for up to 30 hours,

climb to a height of up to 10, well, there are nine or so kilometers, and have 1.5 tons of weapons on board, we definitely need such projects, and they is already an integral part of future security guarantees, that 's how i see it. the situation with the issue of security guarantees, mr. valentin, but we understand that the deployment of these capacities in ukraine, whether there or outside of ukraine, joint projects, they take a certain amount of time, there are certain, shall we say, nuances are related to the fact that what is needed is faster, but everything is equal, let's say this, well, the inertia of these defenses is quite noticeable, and against this background, the ukrainian side turned to the united states with an expanded package of wishes for other types of weapons, because at these conferences , which we are talking about now, where there were representatives of defense industrial enterprises, it was said that ukraine would like to receive anti-missile defense systems, thaad, yes,

ballistic defense, new f-18 type aircraft, apaches, military transport aircraft, about what this suggests, is it possible to talk about the fact that these wishes from the ukrainian side will be satisfied and about what stage, well, changes in which... of the ukrainian army can we talk about, if these supplies are delivered after a certain period of time? and here, of course, the situation is difficult with practice, and with the transfer to the practical plane, but the move made in my opinion is absolutely correct and correct, which, by the way, defense express already wrote today that we need to order more, then we will get at least something, yes, that is it's a normal, normal theory because... but i i don't really agree with the determined cost , yes, which was provided, provided by defense express, why, because this is primarily a political project, and when we

talk, for example, about f-18 aircraft, there is a way to already receive australian aircraft, for example, which are already are not needed by australia, actually removed from the combat force, and could be obtained through various american compensations, say there from the development of australia's submarine fleet. for example, yes, and get at all not for such a huge amount of money that they cost, yes, but, this is one moment, the second moment, maybe delay in paying for it , but ultimately, ultimately, if, say, the united states supplied, well, for a lot of money, let's say, supplied these seth anti-missile systems, yes, or cat, that, i mean, to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, we understand why, because this is primarily an oil issue, but also a game issue and

the issue of creating powerful allies. in the middle east, eventually ukraine turns into an active, an asset, in the alliance and can become, can claim to become an ally of the united states and others countries, countries, nato european countries, precisely as an ally, and when we move from a partnership to having the status of an ally, then of course the supply of such things... can make a huge political and security sense for the donor countries themselves, well why? let's remember when, on the last day of november, german analytical services issued a report that russia needed 6-10 years to recover from the war with nato, and then a few weeks later the head of the polish intelligence service said that russia needed three years to recover . i will say

moreover, i believe that these are not completely realistic data, and unfortunately, i want to state that the western special services, receiving exceptional, exceptional data of their intelligence, cannot draw the correct conclusions from this data, i say on behalf of my center, that russia needs 2-2 years in order to attack nato, why so, because... russia has a completely different mental dimension and mental potential than westerners, than a resident of the western world. that is why, strictly speaking, ukraine, just like a country with a similar mental dimension, can stop russia. i even more, i will say that only ukraine can stop russia from this invasion. and

the westerners should take advantage of this. partners and create a powerful ally from ukraine, that's roughly how i assess it. then, mr. valentin , i would like to ask in more detail your assessment of the enemy's potential, because for a long time we have been talking about the fact that russian missiles are running out, they have less ammunition, relatively speaking, there are no personnel reserves there, and now the dynamics are such that in fact, a certain mobilization of defense industry, ideological work in russia itself led to a certain internal transformation of the russian defense industry and possibly changes there even in the russian mentality, although we understand that it has always been war-minded anyway, does this mean then that we have to draw more thorough conclusions regarding the assessment of russian capabilities and from this actually, let's look at ukraine's own defense strategy and in the perspective of offensive actions, but for now, the defense is still at the first stage and in this way, well

, it conveys this information in a different way... to our partners, who, as we see, not at all are aware of the reality, on the one hand, they still have big problems with the mobilization resource, i want, if someone does not believe this, then let them find, there is such a center for the analysis of strategy and technology in moscow, our former colleague, yes, with whom we communicated before the war , he held the so-called kharkov hearings and posted it on the internet, on... fortunately for us, from this, from these reports, we learned very clearly that when there was a special occasion, not an occasion, but a debate with the participation of the general boluyevsky, former chief of the general staff of the russian federation, they clearly said there, they clearly said that they, they have huge problems with the integration of the mobilization resource into

the troops, that is... they admit that there are not enough trained people, and in terms of number, not as much as they would like , throwing people, further, they determined that they do not have the combat superiority and the strike force in order to make a breakthrough, but this is as of the 23rd year, and at the same time, at the same time, russia is now building up its own, and there are still many why does russia sell yes and e only in the eu for $20.00 per year.