many people said in 2022 that you will not have spring this year, but it came just as summer, autumn, winter and winter came. spring will come again and we will win. to be honest, i believe that this is just such a historical pattern, and we all we live in it, this is the history of the past hundred years and the fact that russia we succeeded and they defeated us and now they are losing they may be history itself fate pushed us to this war, what is the last state for them because this is a formation on earth it has come its time it has no future and we do we have a future and that is the most important thing we have a future and we are in it together we are going to a new world in which ukraine will be an honorable city and which it deserves thank you for being with us stay this year with espresso take care be as happy as possible good evening in broadcast sheep from ukraine live and from london. i'm yevgenia shadlovska and this is what we're talking about for 30 minutes. the christmas

truce announced by putin did not last and for several minutes the russian military shelled the east and the south as promised from by western countries, armored vehicles will strengthen the offensive capabilities of the ukrainian military, we are talking to an expert and what will be the first service of the orthodox church of ukraine in the kyiv-pechersk lavra, where previously only the uoc mp ruled . the russian military shelled kherson, kurakhove, kramatorsk, there

were civilian casualties, in addition, russia raised its combat aircraft during the day, there was an alarm throughout ukraine, so for several hours before christmas eve, the ukrainians spent in the warehouses the day before, putin pointedly instructed the minister of defense to cease fire on the contact line from 12:00 noon on january 6 and until the end of january 7, this is moscow time. they say they kept the truce, but the ukrainian military, according to the russian ministry of defense, shelled their positions and they fired back ukrainian authorities anatomist states that the ceasefire regime did not last for a minute, the shelling of kherson was like that, the russians hit the fire station , according to the local authorities, one rescuer was killed, four were injured, private houses were damaged in kramatorsk, shelling of kurakhovo damaged two high-rise buildings and a hospital, the ukrainian authorities just announced this ceasefire and immediately

announced that the kremlin is not the intention to stop the war is a special information operation, hypocrisy. and this is how the pro-russian truce was told today by bbc world correspondents working in kyiv, all of them declare that adhere to the ceasefire regime and accuse ukraine of shelling its positions , but in fact kyiv never agreed to a ceasefire ukrainian authorities do not believe the words of the russians and believe that moscow's declaration of a ceasefire is a tactical move of the night president zelenskyi said that moscow is trying to use christmas as a cover for stopping the advance of ukrainian troops in the east of the country, where most of the hostilities are taking place, and they want to use this ceasefire regime to bring up their troops and technicians are closer to the ukrainian positions, so the ukrainians do not believe that this is a ceasefire. they think that putin is going to use the ukrainian refusal as an excuse to accuse

ukraine because it is the aggressor and cynically say that a religious holiday was not celebrated in ukraine, but a few hours before of this unilateral ceasefire the ukrainian authorities announced new russian attacks about the russian ceasefire why now putin announced this we will talk more later in the issue and now about western weapons for the ukrainian military this week france germany, the united states promised the armed forces of the armed forces armored vehicles, the armored vehicles necessary for the offensive. regarding weapons has passed, we are entering a decisive phase, this is the statement of the minister of foreign affairs, and confirmations have just appeared,

the united states has announced the new package of military aid to ukraine for 3 billion dollars, the press secretary of the white house, karin john pierre, is making this announcement, they said that the package will include bradley armored vehicles and self-propelled howitzers, and the day before, the publication political asked about the package and that it will include anti-aircraft missiles of all spheres, and at the same time representatives of the white house said that a detailed list of everything that is included in the new aid package from the united states will later be published by the pentagon about all these weapons, we will talk further with us, an expert in the field of armored vehicles and military affairs retired lieutenant colonel mykola salamakha mr. mykola i welcome you on the air so let's start with the bradley, what kind of machines are these and how long does it take for the ukrainian military to prepare to use them combat vehicle come on bradley it is one of the best

combat vehicles in its class and the ukrainian military needs two to three weeks to master these machines. at the same time, the bradleys are not as powerful as the amber abrams , which the ukrainian authorities also previously requested and the united states, according to the american media, refuses to provide ukraine with abrams. if this continues, what can replace the abrams, if they are needed, what are the other tanks, so before that, the united states of america, the netherlands and a third country announced that ukraine is receiving 120 e-e tanks the t-72a is a titanic that has already been mastered by the ukrainian military. actually, it is a modification of the t-72m tank, so in principle it is a worthy replacement, not only that, it is more expedient

in connection with the fact that we already have infrastructure for their maintenance and repair if we talk about the bradley united states ansak, they can be integrated into the ukrainian defense forces, as they are now, is it easy to do this, after all, this is a new technique, at least two e-e mechanized battalions or motorized infantry battalions will be armed with these combat by infantry vehicles and actually speaking, two battalions are almost a brigade, therefore, in principle, i do not see any obstacles there and no problems with mastering this technique, not only that, the ukrainian military has already shown that they are able to master this technique very quickly which they receive from the west and use it extremely effectively taras and what about the french bastion armored personnel carriers here

they are light and mobile, how will they increase the offensive capabilities if we take into account what we receive according to the statements of the representatives of france, 20 bastions are quite fast and quite protected for their class after all, armored vehicles are not armored personnel carriers, but armored vehicles, and they will be used precisely for what such vehicles are used for, that is, to transport various units to the place of combat clashes. well, in the last resort, they will also be used as armored personnel carriers, and germany promises marder infantry fighting vehicles. this is what their specifics are . the range of use of

anti-tank guided missiles is 4 km, and this is a 20-mm automatic gun, which in terms of its combat capabilities is very little inferior to those 30-mm guns that are in service in of the armed forces of ukraine, therefore, again, it is a fairly effective combat vehicle, which the main thing is to master it within a short time and then successfully use it. well, it has such final specific figures of a different quantity. not yet until the time of delivery. when will they be in service with the ukrainian armed forces ? in an interview with a british weekly, the economist is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine valery zaluzhnyi said that for victory he needs 300 tanks 600-700 bmp - 500 howitzers this is what you think in the west countries have the opportunity to provide ukraine with weapons in this amount: 300 tanks, 600-700 bmps , 500 howitzers, there is such an opportunity, and i think that

within three to four months this amount will be provided. critical in order to provide direct fire support for a soldier on the battlefield, it is necessary to have armored combat vehicles advancing in the same order of battle with him, that is , a combination of infantry combat vehicles and armored personnel carriers with machines is a guarantee the success of the offensive and at the same time if it is used in the defense, it is a guarantee of the success of the defense. that is why it is quite important and, in principle, that's actually why valery fedorovych announced those numbers, understanding what is needed by the armed forces of ukraine and what's more

one question about the situation at the front, about the forecasts, the ukrainian authorities say that the russians are gathering forces and plan to go on a new offensive , so president zelenskyy said the day before that such a new russian offensive could take place in the coming months. here is yours an assessment of the conditions under which russia may go on a re-offensive, under which conditions this may happen and whether russia is already assembling these forces for a re-offensive means that russia has announced mobilization and the result of this mobilization will be the readiness within the next month of approximately hundreds of thousands more military personnel who have undergone training for two - for three months, there will be a directly hidden and covert mobilization, which can develop into the next wave, and this will also be preparation , that is, the russians are accumulating human resources in

order to provide those parts and units which have suffered combat losses and those which russia has planned and announced the formation of new connections and even new associations. well, for this you need equipment, how will the military-industrial complex of russia work to prepare those strategic reserves that currently exist and which it is necessary to prepare for combat use. there are certain doubts. i think that russia needs at least 2-3 months in order to form an army offensive group. contact us mykola salamakha , an expert in the field of armored vehicles and of military affairs, retired lieutenant colonel, thank you, please. and how did they react to russia's initiative for a christmas truce in the west ? biden said that putin is looking for respite in

britain . attacks against civilians is part of the statement of the british minister of foreign affairs. but the american analytical center, the institute for the study of war, believes that in this way russia is trying to damage the reputation of ukraine and intercept the initiative on the front and the european editor of fenition times ben hall agrees with this assessment. he is convinced that this pause will not help the russian military, which in his opinion is currently weak. vladimir putin probably has three goals with this unilateral ceasefire. the first is to give his troops the much-needed respite. to raise morale in this long war , he is also probably trying to find an advantage on the battlefield, improve positions on the front line, move people and equipment and at the same time not run into the ukrainian high-precision artillery strikes ukrainians were

very accurate in their strikes on pro-russian positions thirdly - this is also part of the information war we saw how russia tries to create a picture of itself as a peaceful side we saw their repeated calls for negotiations when in fact russia did not refuse in any way from his military goals in this war and continues to bomb ukrainian cities, and these are the calls of patriarch kirill for a cease-fire that allow putin to say that in a certain way he is fighting for orthodox christians and is waging a certain religious war, and with putin on the one hand and zelensky on the other, you heard this really absurd rhetoric that ukraine is satanic and almost neo-nazi, that is, the ceasefire was beneficial from a military point of view, but also as part of the information war, everything is aimed

at activation of russian society its preparations for a long war at the same time i think that in the end a pause of 36 hours will not save the russian military from a tactical defeat by the ukrainian military but in fact the message that putin is trying to send the world is most likely not aimed at the west - this is a game with public opinion, it is very interesting how quickly western leaders, in particular joe biden charles michel from the european union, reacted and supported ukraine's response to the proposal for a cease-fire, calling such a proposal cynical and dishonest, russia is also playing a wider game and trying to present itself to the global south as a party interested in peace, but as afp reported, artillery fire is being conducted at the entrance and exit from the city of bakhmut, so the russians may be violating the ceasefire themselves. we also know that in ukraine

today there was an air raid. to add to that, the ukrainian authorities say that the russians are gathering forces and plan to launch a new attack on the president. zelensky's application may happen in the coming months, according to ukrainian intelligence, in russia they are planning a new wave of mobilization. what is happening in russia's information space at this time, is there a change? in the rhetoric of state television, and again how they comment on the so-called christmas truce announced by putin. my colleague , the editor of the russia section of the bbc monitoring service vitaly shevchenko, the so-called the truce announced by the kremlin is reminiscent of the elaborately staged decree yesterday, thursday , patriarch kirill called for such a truce and a few hours later , president putin himself supported this call today, uh, it just started this so-called truce donetsk separatists supported russia, they declared that it was immediately violated by the so-called regime in kyiv

. and why does russia need this at all? well , first of all, we have already heard a lot about the fact that the russian troops in ukraine need some respite and the opportunity to put more troops and more military equipment in ukraine secondly and this is very important. this is another attempt to present russia as a force of good , a force of justice, and to expose ukraine, which is not going to adhere to this so -called truce, as the punishers of the godless , and this is what i see today on to russian television, this is actually the main news on russian state television, which is constantly saying that ukrainian troops are grossly violating the ceasefire and do not allow local residents to go to church or somehow celebrate orthodox christmas.

in social networks, there are people who are commentators who generally support the so-called special military operation, and in ukraine they are outraged that president putin is forcing his own troops, russian troops to cease fire, and they are assuming that this will benefit ukraine. not russia, but those who do not really support the kremlin's policy generally perceive such calls for a truce with a certain degree of skepticism and even cynicism , because even in russia, critics and opponents of the kremlin no longer take seriously the statements that ah president putin is trying to somehow preserve human life after

russian troops shelled kherson on christmas eve december and then shelled ukraine on new year's eve, both from supporters of the so-called special operations and from opponents of the kremlin we hear a lot of criticism of this so-called truce i am reporting that another wave of mobilization is possible in russia, they are actually coming mainly from ukraine, and russian officials and other figures in the russian political and establishment, on the contrary, are trying to calm the russians and to say that there are no factors is exactly what president putin said in december of last year, there are no factors that will cause a new wave of mobilization, but let's

not forget that even before the first wave, it was also a wave, that's what we heard from russian officials, they denied until the last that the russians would be mobilized for the war in ukraine, and even if i watch russian television until now, i have not seen any signs that public opinion in russia is somehow preparing for the announcement of a new wave of mobilization and the impression is that even if the new wave of mobilization is announced, it will be a surprise for the general public of russians. you are under increased security. this will be the first service of the orthodox church of ukraine in the main church of the kyiv pechersk lavra. whom is the ukrainian orthodox church of the moscow patriarchate opposing? lavra. this historical church event will take place

tomorrow morning, and today the head of the catholic church, epiphanius, held a service in the cathedral of st. michael of the golden top . monastery in kyiv, during which he prayed for the ukrainian military and for victory, last year was a difficult year trial by war and today we pray and ask god that the next year of our existence will be a victorious year, that we will win our victory cut down the aggressor cut down the evil that ended in our common home we show love for our land and tomorrow the epiphany will hold the first christmas service in the kyiv-pechersk lavra why is this a historical event we are talking about it with the religious scholar andriy smirnov contact us e i congratulate you on the air e ot in short, the uoc mp

lease agreement for some of the upper lavra has expired and they can no longer hold any service there as it was before christ is born i congratulate everyone on the holiday, indeed we are witnessing a historical event when the church monopoly of moscow is being destroyed of the patriarchate for worship in the kyiv-pechers lavra, the first step is not to extend the lease agreement for two churches in the upper lavra, this is the dormition cathedral , the greater shrine of the lavra and the stairs from it, the temple of saints anthony and theodosius, that is, if if there is no contract, then the uoc mp has no right to hold regular services there in the future. instead, it can apply for certain one-time permits, as the orthodox church of ukraine requested a one-time permission to celebrate the divine liturgy on january 7, christmas day. this christmas service is the first christmas service of the orthodox

of the church of ukraine in the kyiv-pechersk lavra is a one- time event. that is, this is an appeal and permission to hold this service, but we can say that the church will continue to hold other services in the kyiv-pechersk lavra at the moment it is difficult to say how the dormition cathedral and other objects of the kyiv-pechersk lavra will be used in the future, we need to wait for the completion of the work of all the commissions that have to check the conditions of use. -e tourists , and the future of the lavra will be decided later , in the end, this issue must be considered in a complex way, because the conditions of use of the lower lavra are still being checked, i will remind you that it is in permanent use indefinitely the use of the ukrainian orthodox church of the moscow patriarchate is actually where the monks live, what can we expect tomorrow

from the uoc of the moscow patriarchate, you talked about permits, but the day before the uoc mp stated that the ptzu do not have permits to serve in the lavra, then these statements were denied by the ministry of culture and the representative of the reserve, because the kyiv-pechers lavra - this is a reserve, but what can we expect from the uoc mp tomorrow on christmas day? the thing is that these permits were granted in such a turbo-mode and somewhere the papers may not have had time, instead the uoc e-e decided to take advantage of the moment and inflame the situation around the service itself, it does not recognize the legality of not extending the lease of the upper lavra at all, therefore we can probably expect various provocations from the uoc mp, but i hope that the law enforcement agencies will work perfectly, it is planned to involve more than 3,000 law enforcement officers, so i hope that it will be possible without e -e provocations well , the service will be under increased

police protection, the head of the kyiv-pechersk lavra reserve also announced about it, and to what extent are there conditions for such increased e increased security in the lavra and believers will also be admitted to the service, that is, how many believers will be able to attend this service, according to the organizers of the service , access to the lavra will be unlimited. that is, all those willing, all believers can get to the christmas liturgy, in the end, the territory itself is large and can accommodate those who do not get inside the only thing is that the security measures will be strengthened, there will be metal detectors, there are certain restrictions. what things can be carried or not, but this is normal. in the conditions of martial law. about the upper lavra, the lower lavra, here you can explain who owns the kiev-pechers lavra, the kiev-pechers lavra belongs to the ukrainian people and the ukrainian state

, they only ask for permission to use certain objects of churches for religious services or even for the residence of monks as this is actually in the lower lavra and in the end the reconstruction of the assumption cathedral, which was destroyed by soviet saboteurs in 1941, the reconstruction took place precisely with the funds of the state budget, that is, with the funds of taxpayers taxes and not for the money of bishop pavlo lebedya or any of the other church patrons. that is why it is truly a shrine of the whole people and there can be no monopolies here for 30 years, well, neither the kyiv patriarchate nor the ukrainian autocephalous orthodox church nor the ptzu were allowed to worship in the lavra and for the first time tomorrow there will be a liturgy in the ukrainian language, which will be led by the head of the autocephalous church, metropolitan epiphanius of the general church, and the

uoc mp may lose iconic churches, iconic temples for the orthodox church. the use of the lower lavra is secondly , although, for example, the pochaiv lavra is in use there until 2052, but according to the law, if there were violations of the conditions of use, some illegal construction, and so on, the state can also review terms of use it seems to me that from time to time our relevant state body should also inquire about how other ukrainian monuments of culture and architecture are used.

the mp denies that it has connections in the same way it repealed the changes to the statute, but what connections of these churches continues to be preserved, the church-canonical connection actually should be conducted a religious examination of the new statute on the management of the uoc. but in this statute it is written that independence the uoc is based on the document of the moscow patriarch alexy from 1990, and it is written in black and white that it is still part of the russian orthodox church and metropolitan onufriy did not address the moscow patriarch kirill or the synod there the russian orthodox church about the fact that the status has changed in order to make some changes to the statute or about the fact that he is leaving the synod of the russian orthodox church, that is, the connection remains simply that he is now more legalized, so disguised and in war conditions of course these contacts are currently limited, this is normal, but at the same time, for example

, the hierarch of the russian orthodox church , metropolitan laser of simferopol and crimea , remains a permanent member of the synod of the ukrainian orthodox church, and in 2019, around this time in january, the orthodox church of ukraine received tomos, do you remember how it was, i remember how it was at that moment in 2019, you could imagine when the ptzu would hold a service in the kyiv-pechersk lavra, but in principle, what distance did you see then, and how did it happen? one could only dream about it, but on the eve of christmas, dreams come true. four years ago, a great historical miracle happened when the orthodox church of ukraine received a tomos on autocephaly, and this year, access to the kiev-pechersk lavra, therefore, war of

course speeds up processes, compresses time and we hope that this will also contribute to the unification of ukrainian orthodoxy and the creation of a single commission of the ukrainian orthodox church. thank you, andriy smirnov, a religious expert , was with us. colleagues work for you 24/7 next time our main watch on monday at 9:00 pm good luck everything movies tv sports music