russian troops have improved the situation along the front line in the donetsk direction. this was reported to the ministry of defense. in the avdeevsky direction, the russian army continues to occupy more advantageous positions and also repel enemy attacks. in the avdeevsky direction, units of the center group of forces continued to occupy more advantageous positions, and also defeated the 24th and 53rd mechanized brigades of the ukrainian armed forces with a concentration of manpower and equipment.

in front of the headquarters there is an exhibition of captured equipment, what was abandoned during the flight from avdievka ukrainian military. 40 mm, we have croatia.

weapons and military equipment from all nato countries, but as the military notes, all this is not suitable for our climatic conditions. btr-113 a2, enlarged. 60 shots. the disadvantage of this car is not weak. these are all practically european cars in our conditions. at the headquarters, the minister of defense is met by the commander of the center group. andrei mordvechev reports that the advance of our troops during the liberation of avdievka was more than 10 km. somewhere right now we are about 200 prisoners already they were brought out after the cleanup and we expect, based on the information received from local residents, that we will dig out more than a hundred more in the coming days. sergei shaigu recalls the appeal to prisoners of war. you heard what the supreme one said, humanely, as it always has been.

attack drones played a major role in the liberation of avdievka. over the past 2 weeks alone, kamikazes in this direction have destroyed about 700 targets, including armored vehicles, artillery systems and enemy personnel. the minister of defense promises to supply new drones to the troops. now we must go deliveries already, we were on our way now. we discussed whether we should go with artificial intelligence, so that there is no need to control this joystick, this will simplify, firstly, this and...

andrey netreba, lead. during the unsuccessful counteroffensive, the command of the ukrainian armed forces repeated the actions of the wehrmacht. this opinion was expressed by the deputy president of the russian academy of missile and artillery sciences for information policy, konstantin sevkov. he wrote an article for tas, where he compared the figures for aviation and armored personnel the kiev regime in the summer of 2023 with what germany had near kursk in july 1943. all the details of the article are in the material by stanislav bernwald. the collapse of the citadel 2.0 is a large , thoughtful article by doctor of military sciences konstantin sevkov. for tas, it is dedicated to the failure of the ukrainian so-called counter-offensive. in the article, the author provides very important figures. at the start of the offensive, the ukrainian armed forces’ strike force numbered 132,000 personnel. these are 110 battalions, more than 2.0 tanks and other armored vehicles. 960 field artillery pieces, 114 airplanes. more than 45% of personnel. of

the total composition of the group and more than 75% of the strategic reserve were trained according to nato standards. western countries transferred about 600 tanks, more than 2,000 combat ones, to ukraine. artillery systems for various purposes. if we compare these figures with the composition of the strike group in the ssu, we can see that in terms of the amount of armor, equipment and artillery, it is quite comparable to what the wehrmacht had near kursk in july 1943. significantly less of the ukrainian armed forces group included only personal composition and aviation. with the exception of aviation , the strike group of the ukrainian armed forces was, according to sevkov, comparable to what the wehrmach put up for operation citadel. then the goal of the operation was the decisive defeat of the strategic grouping of soviet troops on the kursk ledge by encircling it. the offensive operation of the ukrainian armed forces, under the strict leadership of the westerners, pursued the same objectives, to decisively reach the coast of the sea of ​​​​azov, cutting the group of russian troops on the southern flank

of the russian-ukrainian front and thereby cut off land communications between continental russia and crimea, but competently prepared defense of the russian armed forces in all directions. left no chance for the enemy. the russian army was preparing to repel this offensive; measures were taken thoroughly to create a defense along the entire front line, more than 1,000 km long. just imagine, over 3,000 support workers, 45,000 dugouts and more than 150,000 shelters for equipment were equipped along the entire front line. about 2,500 km of anti-tank ditches have been created, more than 7,000 have been installed km (of minefields, where about 5 million mines are located. in addition to the troops occupying defensive positions, the russian command has provided significant reserves with a total number of about 60,000 people, having more than 8,500 units of military and special equipment. one of the conditions for the success of breaking through

such a defense system is to conquer the advancing side, at least time-limited operational superiority in the air. but in the air, russia's superiority remained undeniable. apparently, the command of the armed forces of ukraine and their nato curators relied on unmanned aircraft, but they failed to achieve superiority in this area. according to the author of the article, the enemy started for health and ended for peace; those advancing in the main direction of the enemy’s armored formations initially suffered losses from attacks from atgm crews and helicopters deployed at the forefront. at the same time , carnet complexes demonstrated the ability to effectively hit the latest well-protected western tanks. leopard and vaunted bradley. the enemy consistently brought into battle the most combat-ready, prepared formations, but he failed to reach even the front edge of the defense zone of our troops. the ukrainian command decided to strike in the kherson direction and by mid-december the ukrainian armed forces suffered

heavy losses there - 79% of the original strength of the thirtieth marine corps. in mid- december, according to the author, it became clear to everyone, even western politicians, that the widely publicized strategic offensive in the ukrainian armed forces had failed on all fronts. the losses of personnel of the ukrainian army amounted to 166,000 people, 789 tanks and about 2,500 armored vehicles, as well as 132 aircraft, is impressive, but you shouldn’t relax. the author reminds us that just like after the victory at kursk, there was still a long road ahead to berlin, and today, after the failure in the ssu, we still have a long struggle ahead until the final one.

topic both in the usa and in europe. the chairman of the supreme court of russia, vyacheslav lebedev, passed away at the front and growing dissatisfaction with the ukrainian. expressed condolences to his family, as well as the entire judicial community vladimir putin. the president noted his professionalism, integrity and dedication. about the contribution to the formation and development of judicial rights.

good morning, dear meeting participants. and it was the reform of the judicial system of russia that fell to his lot, and i know how many experiences he had, and how he treated this issue, how he treated the judges, how he defended each judge. lebedev was, without exaggeration, one of the creators of the modern russian judicial system, one of its symbols and pillars. it was a person of the highest professional level who deeply understands the essence. law and justice, their significance for society, for the state. in his work, vyacheslav

mikhailovich followed exclusively the interests of russia; the fate of millions of people, the further formation and development of the judicial system of our country depended on his decisions. our judicial system, i say this not because i am the chairman of the supreme court of russia, it is the most accessible, probably, any person, in the manner prescribed by law, can appeal to the supreme court. he sought correction miscarriages of justice. correctional labor, doesn’t it entail very negative consequences. he paid special attention to the system of military courts and the protection of the social rights of military personnel and members of their families. vyacheslav levedev was a highly professional and talented leader, and enjoyed a well-deserved reputation.

in recent years, he has been actively involved in organizing legal proceedings in new territories, defending the rights of participants in a special military operation, and devoting many of his free moments to art. when i found out that he himself loves jazz and loves to play saxophone, he has a saxophone and we even met, i gave him a couple of conditional lessons on the instrument, it was always pleasant and interesting. vyacheslav lebedev was awarded the highest awards in the country and became full. knight of the order for services to the fatherland, from the hands of the head of state he

also received the order of st. andrew the first-called apostle, the country's highest award, which is awarded only for exceptional merits. i want to say with good reason that you and i must say that over many years of work you in the position of chairman of the supreme court of the russian federation, they did a lot and... and mashchikov. news. well, in france , the international agricultural exhibition

began predictably with mass protests by farmers who are very dissatisfied with the policies of emmanuel macron. and according to media reports, macron is ready to give in to farmers and promises new support measures. will this help both farmers and macron himself? just a question. our european correspondent, anastasia popova, is from paris. don't come to the macron agricultural fair i just couldn't. her visit is a tradition, especially since this time the salon is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. realizing how this could turn out, given the mood of the farmers, the police blocked one of the pavilions, but it did not help. angry that they received nothing but promises, the farmers broke through the cordon in the hope of finding the president. we 're going to take it out, we're at home, we're... farmers, we're dying, he's going to get out of here, he 's not going to be walking the streets with his riffraff. additional police,

urgent reinforcements to contain the crowd. here and there, fights broke out in the alleys of the exhibition. according to tradition , law enforcement officers did not risk releasing tear gas inside the pavilion. they poured pepper on people, which also burns the eyes and causes severe coughing attacks. someone, it is possible that they were farmers, connected to fire hydrants, in the crush and confusion people stumbled and fell on each other. one of the stands dedicated to, coincidentally, europe was demolished. the owners tried to find their animals in the crowd, which scattered throughout the area in panic. complete chaos inside and it was little better outside, where over a thousand people remained waiting for the president.

the marseillaise sounds at the entrance to the pavilion. above the heads of the farmers there is a symbolic coffin, which then flies to the police. we will not be able to respond to the agricultural crisis in a few hours, it will not be resolved today at the fair, the agricultural fair is an important moment for our farmers, it is a moment of pride and recognition, and this fair must go well, calmly, for the sake of the french farming sector, we have everyone has one goal: the protesters don’t even want to hear, they have long had their own opinion.

macron is engaged in macrology, today he tells you one thing, tomorrow another, because he...

the economy is doomed, all we need is help from the treasury, then there is no need to work on the law on agriculture, there is no need to get involved in all this, we’ll close it right away all the stores, you threw out colossal sums of money on ukraine, we are not against ukraine, we are 100% for it, but the sums are colossal, we were given crumbs, crumbs, mr. president, while the police were holding people back in one part of the pavilion, macron was stroking cow and took pictures with those who wanted to in another. farmers are demanding the abolition of strict environmental regulations and protection of the european market from goods coming from outside the eu. in the case of france, we are talking mainly about ukraine. the proposed measures, empty words, no longer suit the farmers. demonstrations in the center of paris, blocked roads and a whole tent camp at the entrance to the agricultural fair. they say that until they achieve results, they will not leave here.

anastasia populya bernatski, evgeny samsonov, lead paris, france. hide here. well it’s practically impossible anywhere, everything is clearly visible, there’s gunfire, from the dugout borya will have time to send a short video of how he’s walking through the endless zaporozhye steppes, i don’t want to go home, i want to, who doesn’t want to, why is here then, i need to defend my homeland, my vacation spot was born - i went, yes we went, held him in my arms and back, that’s right, we are standing in the trench where i personally dug, the tv, everything is basically so unresolved. as they say, the guys who are here at the moment are in peace, they are writing history, 15 km from us, but not in combat contact, but we are approaching the position , russia, russia, russia, russia, russia, russia, russia, russia, russia , russia, russia, russia, russia, russia,

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where are we? we are in one of the areas where we are concentrating our main efforts. that a provocative action by the enemy is possible, this is a border area, previously entry here was limited by passes, now, naturally, especially since these areas are occupied by troops, but there are no conscripts here anymore, the direction of concentration of the main efforts is only military service contract. valery nikolaevich, when you were sent here in the most difficult areas, you thought, well... it’s a shame, it would be better if i moved forward there with the guys, well, we are military people, we set a task, came here,

accordingly, well, here too, i want to say, work enough, the weather is more or less becoming normal, if we worked, now reconnaissance was carried out there with quadcopters, now we are raising aircraft, identifying the enemy, especially after yesterday, yesterday there was another shelling of belgorod, yes, i want to say right away that ours... although of course they won’t achieve anything by doing this, but for the military it’s just such a blow, it’s insulting, scary, yes, of course, of course, they can’t fight honestly, so they win back.

direction, the soils are not so frozen , heavy equipment will not pass if the enemy acts, of course these are paved roads, well, the equipment of these strong points, we are looking straight into the future, spring will come, dry out, and the need, of course, to compact battle formations and - build the defense in such a way that no man can slip through anywhere, yes please note that one of the first things is done right away. not normal, that is , so that the anti-drone, plus it’s not noticeable that it was yes, but i see, it’s done so that even if when everything starts pouring, so that it doesn’t fall into the mud, engineers, of course, we have everything ahead of the planet, well, one thing is clear, that last year is the year of the russian engineering troops, that is, they went down in history forever, syria, what they commanded, syria in

the sixteenth year, uh, you probably remember, the battle for aleppo, i got there in the summer, we first surrounded the enemy, the eastern part, then we were almost surrounded, it was next a year of palmyra, derezor, then again the second or first, second, second - after liberation we expanded the zone of control, already in palmyra and uh. the first to enter was the dorezor after the sukhel broke through the corridor for si awarded and the order of merit for the fatherland the fourth fourth the third is already here yes no there yes in the end what kind of guys are these all the storm detachment my subordinates who

have been fighting with me directly for a year since the formation of the detachment, they were initially mobilized, later after the events of the month of june, as it was here at tavalzhanga, most of them are all here, they signed a contract for 5 years already, then it was very difficult, yes it was, everyone was mobilized in the detachment, you were, where were you then, there were nanke here, that is, this is everything was yes , it was a neighboring unit, we... accordingly went on the offensive, we met it with dignity, did not let them pass, did not let them pass through our battle formations, and in the future, in cooperation with neighboring units, we began active operations and by the end on the same day the defenses were restored the front line along the state border, on that side there were serious groups of 15-20

people with... and how did the seven react to the fact that you signed the contract? with understanding why? because they see what’s happening, i live in bryansk, there’s also a border zone in the black german region, there’s also these shellings every day, civilians are dying, what rank, senior military officer, that is, i was a contract soldier, then yes, i served in the navy 20 over a year old.