the campaign will be difficult, possibly with painful territorial losses. what's next , in the spring and summer of the 24th, commander-in-chief valery zaluzhnyi talks about the risks of a positional war in conditions where human resources in russia significantly exceed ukraine's, and the life of a russian soldier is worth nothing. the biggest risk of trench warfare is that it can drag on for years and exhaust the ukrainian state. we need to look for this solution. how to make war maneuverable, you need to find this gunpowder, quickly master it and use it for a quick victory, because sooner or later we will find that we simply do not have enough people to fight. in order to break through the front, the leader is asking the west for more drones, means of radio-electronic and counter-battery warfare, as well as demining, whether the measure, which has so far been very late with military aid, will listen to it

. unanswered questions, especially against the background of the internal political struggle in the united states and still the unapproved aid package from ukraine's largest ally. however, there is another option for ending the war, without deep and beautiful breakthroughs. if to recall zaluzhnyi's analogy with the first world war, it ended not because the front fell, but because the rear fell. first in the russian empire, then in the kaiser's germany, where due to the aggravation of the economy. and social problems, a revolution has occurred , however, there is still little hope for such a scenario, sanctions against russia have not lived up to expectations, and it does not look like the putin regime will run out of money for a war of aggression in the coming years. in order to defeat the enemy on the battlefield, it is necessary not only the desire that we have military, it is necessary to have something to fight with, airplanes, equipment, weapons and ammunition, and while the north korean... dictator

kim chemin is handing over a million artillery ammunition to the russian army, the delivery of a million artillery shells to us by the european union is postponed until the spring of 2024 year the minister of foreign affairs, dmytro kuleba, noted that the reason for this is, to quote the minister: the deplorable state of the defense industry and a lot of unsynchronized things, a lot of bureaucracy. european commissioner for the internal market thierry. breton is sure that if the eu countries make an effort, then by spring they can produce more than one million ammunitions per year, but there is also good news: germany continues to actively support ukraine, and already next year promises to provide at least 8 billion euros in aid, i.e. twice as much as this year. defense minister boris pistorius is sure that our country needs

help and that is why military support from germany needs to increase. 8 billion plus 2 billion for authorized obligations. it would be a very powerful, clear signal for ukraine that we are on its side - said pistorius. military aid to ukraine was actively discussed in the white house this week. president joseph biden's national security adviser, jake sullivan, admitted that the us is getting more and more difficult. to fully finance the necessary assistance to ukraine for the protection of the territory and advancement on the battlefield. but at the same time, he insists that congress approve the white house's request for assistance to ukraine as soon as possible, because he understands how serious the consequences of a lack of aid on the battlefield. so, despite the fact that, according to experts , the weapons and ammunition provided by the west should be enough for us only... for defense, we are making

progress and restraining the offensive of the russian army in some areas, advancing and liberating our lands. so, what did the armed forces of ukraine achieve during the spring-summer period and what are the forecasts for the situation at the front in winter, we will now talk about this with oleksandr kovalenko, a military and political observer of the information resistance group. mr. oleksandr, i am you congratulations, congratulations so, right away i want to ask you about the latest news, because it is very important. the ukrainian military managed to land on the left bank of the kherson region and gain a foothold there, but we know that the russian aviation is now very active there and the russian army is hitting our soldiers with everything it can. do you have any information about what is happening on the left bank of the khersonan river? and

will our military be able to transfer even more forces there? well, since they are already talking about it at the official level, we can say it as it is, without covering it up. reality in other terminology. yes, indeed, now on the left bank of the kherson region , appropriate days of the defense forces of ukraine are taking place. but they are very complicated. we must understand that the spoils and gains we have there today, namely the expansion of the zone of our influence, from oleshek to novaya kokovka, respectively in one or another location, are gains starting from the very beginning from the liberation of the right-bank kherson region, when the corresponding actions already began on the left bank, that is, it is a complex process, and the russians from on the one hand, they are limited in their ability to oppose these processes of ours, and because they are not in a very comfortable, let's say, position with regard to counter-battery combat, with regard to the use

of rep complexes and many other things, but on the other hand, they continue to dominate the air in particular aviation , and this complicates the processes of advancement... of our forces on the left bank , for example, in october, the maximum record number of corrected aviation bombs, cabs, more than 100, 1165 units were used in a month, and on november 6 in general, a record was set for the number of daily uses, 103 cabs were used per day, the overall increase in fighting, mr. oleksandr, well, we understand that, in fact, the fighting in the kherson region is actually very decisive now, but, if you look at it, it is no less important that the stage we have already passed is the spring-summer counteroffensive, and now a lot is being talked about and analyzed, there are opinions

that the russians knew that we would attack, that they were preparing, that we lacked training, weapons, planes , but despite all this factors, did they achieve the goal: the maximum goals that were set, and what do you think was achieved and in which directions? as of today, no, we have not achieved the maximum goals, unfortunately, but nevertheless there are results that can become a foundation, a basis for creating conditions for further development, more successful offensive actions, on the other hand, these offensive actions, during this period , what we could achieve, not only in the zaporizhzhia region, but we can see that near bakhmut we also developed our success in the southern sector, south of bakhmut, and in addition, we did not allow the russians to launch

a large-scale offensive in the polyman kupinske axis during the summer and to achieve some success, to go to the left bank of the oskil river, to occupy liman, boroga and kupyansk, but winter. this is a very difficult time and not only for the russian army , we understand this, and for the armed forces of ukraine, especially since the occupiers have an advantage both in weapons and in the number of people. and, if in the summer our military could advance further even under such conditions, then what awaits us in the winter, are there any forecasts? well, it all depends they differ from what location we are talking about, because we have temporarily occupied territories. one from the other, as a landscape, relief and even weather conditions that are present in these regions at one or another period of the year, that is, if we are talking about the east, such weather conditions are more severe there, especially in winter, than, for example, in south, so everything

depends on what will happen in this sense at one or another location, and besides, the russians now, even though we are seeing rains, the season to... has started in some locations, but they continue to simulate offensive actions , well, for example, in bakhmut, they are now attacking in large numbers of human resources, using the fog, and also using the deterioration of weather conditions and the fact that our forces are not conducting offensive actions, but are in defense, and therefore the defense forces of ukraine will mainly conduct defensive actions in the coming months, but there will be locations where we can also have, we can have, the opportunity to develop offensive actions, advance, and there will also be corresponding gains. sir oleksandr, i thank you for all your explanations, and oleksandr

kovalenko, a military-political observer of the information resistance group, was with us, and we are moving on. danger on the border with russia. the invaders are strengthening their positions and shelling the territories of ukraine, and the armed forces of ukraine are ready for the worst scenario. in sumy oblast, the border is defended by units that have been fighting the occupiers for a year and a half in the direction and assure: the border is at the castle. the espresso film crew visited a few kilometers from the territory of the russian federation, and saw with their own eyes how our warriors are ready to meet the invaders. more details in the article by artem logutenko. we worked out the goals set for us by the top management. let's say it like this, a stronghold, an enemy near the border. and as a result?

the result is very satisfactory. soldiers worked on a self-made mobile rocket launcher, it was assembled by order of soldiers far away in the body at a private enterprise. this mini-grad is fired with soviet- made projectiles. this is taken from the helicopter unit. it was on the basis of the installation that the block was developed . to remove the wing, the office developed, let's say, a turret and developed this completely, let's say, a block , shells, nurses, five-pointer, well, the firing range is 4.5 km, the task of this unit is to suppress the enemy's artillery and the enemy's concentration on the border, the enemy has equipped a platoon support rebel from artillery fire on our side, and we work only to

suppress their attacks on our territory. previously , mykhailo's unit fought in the zaporozhye region, the soldiers have considerable experience, now they are defending the borders of the sumy region. i won't say that it's calm, here it's more tense all the time, there we are they knew that we had an enemy, here in front of us, that is, from the side behind... closed, it seems that everything is also closed here, well, somehow the eyes of dg are there, so as not to yawn, the tension is constantly created, they are constantly strengthened, it works like civil engineering , and military equipment, both anti-tank barriers and fire positions, platoon and company posts are made, soldiers have to not only shoot back at the invaders, but also block sabotage. groups of the enemy, the fighters are also ready for this, yes, you are here

watching so that the orcs do not cross the border, yes, of course, they are in that direction and from this side, we have mines there, traps are there, so they won't pass here, we are watching, it's even normal, good, that's the point of our control. and on the battery for a controlled detonation, we have mines there, and that is, from here you can detonate like this, you press like that and an explosion is reflected, and here we already have a battery, and well, there is also a mechanical detonator, the positions of soldiers are arranged near samisinky border, everyday life has its own conveniences and its own problems, we have two.

and here the guys have a kitchen, yes, it’s a whole canteen, you can’t be too rich, too healthy , too armed, you always want to have much more weapons than we have, but we are a unit that is provided only with regular weapons, and regular weapons in we are not like that. it is difficult, as we would like, an active war is going on here in sumy oblast, because our defenders are constantly forced to exchange fire with the russians, who are constantly probing their positions, and who are waiting for the advance of the rashists, and despite this, our soldiers are forced to spend all their money on providing personnel and repairing their vehicles, they are in great need of additional monetary payment for conducting hostilities. artem lagutenko, oleksiy kutsuk from sumy region for

espresso. and now let's move on to our other frontiers, the western ones. on the border of poland and ukraine, a protest action by polish carriers has been going on for more than 10 days. about 2,800 cargo vehicles are currently on the territory of poland in the direction of entering ukraine. cargo movement. block carriers at three main points pass: dorogusk, yagodin, korchova krakowiec, grebenne, ravaruska. during these days of protests, significant losses were incurred not only by the ukrainian side, but also by european companies operating in ukraine. in working capital, one day of idleness of one truck costs ukrainian carriers up to €350. also , non-fulfillment of contracts and production stoppages become an integral part of this scenario. but despite the terrible queues and

economic losses, the protesters handed the letter of their demands to the ukrainian side only on november 13. pada after a week of blocking border they announced that they would continue the strike. on november 15 , negotiations took place at the yagodyn dorogusk checkpoint , which were attended by the ukrainian side, representatives from the european commission, the polish side , and the protesting polish carriers. during the meeting, representatives of the european commission said that they are counting on the polish and ukrainian governments to find the best solution. decision. if the blockade does not end, the european commission may initiate criminal proceedings against poland. but despite this, the organizer of the protest is the chairman of lublinskyi confederation cell, rafal mekler said after the meeting: we did not reach an agreement. the ukrainian side does not take into account our

demands. according to the deputy minister of infrastructure of ukraine, serhiy derkach, negotiations are underway to unblock the border, the demands of the protesters are unacceptable in advance for ukraine. and accordingly, the chances that later it will be possible to reach a compromise are frankly few. slovak carriers decided to support their polish colleagues and on november 16 , they blocked the vyshny nimetske uzhhorod checkpoint. the blockade lasted only an hour. however the drivers there said it was. warning, and what is currently happening on the ukrainian-polish border, my colleague natalka stareprovo saw. traffic blocking for trucks at three checkpoints continues for the second week. 100 trucks stood at the border crossing between dorogusk and yagodin . on grebene ravaruska - 500 and the largest on korchova krakowiec - 1200

trucks. mr. ivan, a truck driver, finally found himself on the territory of ukraine on friday morning, he stayed on the polish border for five days. the man says: sunday evening allowed 30 trucks per hour. later , the polish police came and blocked the traffic, so only one truck was allowed through in one hour. it is good for some that we are not like that, our colleagues, others who are on the other borders, there on the berries there, and where else there, so there they are, boys in the field, there, neither bathing nor eating. nothing, we were here, there was a shower, let's say, in the parking lot, you could make something to eat there , they brought food, well, the pole, mr. ivan admits, ukrainian drivers tried to block the autobahn, although the polish law enforcement officers they didn't allow us to do that, but they didn't detain the military convoy, and after that they said that we would either go out onto the terrace or

drive along the road in cars, that we had the right to move along the autobahn, and then the police came there in shields. suit, there are guys who blocked us, then he will leave by car. this is one of the carriers from poland and this is one of the carriers, i think this is a friend , we all know, putin, yes, maybe a friend of putin, and i think this is a paid promotion, because guys, for the money, the funds are there , they do not stand, it is not for the idea, in contrast to other border crossing points, in kraków korchów is only a one-sided traffic obstacle. he is in the queue for departure from ukraine. and polish transporter adam, a man delivering humanitarian aid, particularly to war zones . adam says frankly. the ukrainian government is to blame for the unprofitability of polish companies. polish carriers have been forced to compete with ukrainian drivers since the beginning of russia's full-scale war against ukraine.

all conditions of privilege have been created for you ukrainians in poland, and you are not even a member of the european union. ukrainians do not respond to us poles with mutual compliance. it looks like you're just drinking our blood. therefore , our carriers block the border so that you do not drink it to the end. due to the blockade of the border , carriers do not have time to deliver products on time. driver ivan assures that both individual enterprises and the entire ukrainian economy will experience losses. i have not yet delivered the goods, the tax must be paid already. i also have to pay taxes for the employee, everything has to be paid , and there are no funds in the account yet. meanwhile download queues at the border do not decrease. drivers choose alternative routes for themselves. because of which long queues are formed in other directions as well - says the spokeswoman of the lviv border detachment oleksandra kuchkovska.

checkpoint, it works in normal mode, nothing prevents the movement of trucks there, but precisely because of this, many drivers chose it in order to use it and cross the state border, and there was also a queue from the polish side, it is the largest and as of today it consists of 1,200 freight vehicles. participants blockades have permission to hold a picket until january 3, 2024. so, only time will tell how long the border blockade will last, and what consequences will catch up with ukraine, even in its crisis period. natalya stare pravo, roman kovalyuk, espresso tv channel. the new ukrainian army is by nato standards, and sergeants play a key role in it. combat depends on them. spirit, training and military discipline. sergeants of the new generation must lead units in battle and help quickly master new weapons. it's already the fifth year

in a row, ukraine celebrates a new, but very important holiday: the day of the sergeant of the armed forces. what has changed in the formation of the sergeant corps during the years of independence and who is a sergeant of the ukrainian army, yaroslav hopatsa will tell. the armed forces of ukraine, formed in 1991, adopted the soviet military ranks, in particular, in the army at that time there were only three sergeants, a junior, a simple sergeant and a senior, who were not particularly valued, unlike in democratic countries, where a sergeant was considered a representative of the caste of professional soldiers. however, from the beginning ato, scoop the umbilical cord was gradually cut, and in 2019 ensigns and midshipmen were removed, we already have... new sergeant ranks. according to the military, this is not just a name change to nato standards, but the beginning of personnel reform of the armed forces. vladyslav, who two weeks ago was

the chief sergeant of the 114th brigade, supports this opinion. he calls this link the backbone of the ukrainian army. a sergeant of the armed forces of ukraine is, first of all, a leader who will not be stopped by anything and who is not afraid of anything. that is, he accepts any challenge and he performs these functions with honor and dignity. he's a good guy and he's the one everyone is rooting for, you see, look, the situation can be different, combat conditions, lost, lost contact, well , you lost contact with the company commander, the sergeant takes command and he does all functions, he is already planning how he will destroy the enemy, how he will counterattack, how he will deter, well, depending on the situation, and now he assumes this responsibility, and now, now, directly about these duties and you are already doing these duties.

currently, the chief sergeant of the armed forces of ukraine is oleksandr kosynskyi, as of 2018, there were approximately 40,000 non-commissioned officers in the ranks, now the number is not reported due to the full-scale war, but among them is 28-year-old oleksandr, who in march 2022 joined the armed forces . before that, the man worked as a driver, and now for six months, the chief sergeant of the second platoon 104, together with his comrades, spent three months in the direction of bakhmut, where he destroyed a lot of invaders and their equipment, he says, the enemy was only 700 m from them, so it was important to organize the work so that the platoon worked as a unit. you start learning yourself, it is not enough that you learn, you are obliged to learn your calculations, we worked with mortars, drones to determine where the enemy's positions are. and we worked there with projectiles, that is, we destroyed everything , and we destroyed the infantry, the enemy had a lot of eagles, there were drones, they sat above us, and so that we did not

burn our position, then we had to wait, so that we could already practice , but we waited in order not to burn your position, because the loss of the settlement is a very big problem. for almost 10 years now, thousands of ukrainian sergeants have courageously held the formation in all directions, because their honor is internal... dignity, nobility of soul, purity of conscience, impeccable behavior in service and in everyday life. i congratulate all sergeants and the sergeant corps of the armed forces of ukraine on their holiday. i wish you good luck, never give up , hands are strong, together we go to victory, guys, i congratulate you on this with a holiday, i wish you good luck and come back alive, glory ukraine. glory to the heroes, yaroslav hopatsa. oleksandr kuga, espresso, bila tserkva. and sincere congratulations to all sergeants on the holiday and from our team, a low bow to you. so this is how

our team saw this week, we are watching the development of all the most important events in ukraine and in the world and will definitely tell you about it. this was news, summaries of the week on the espresso tv channel, watch us on saturday at 9 pm and sunday at 9 am. i, iryna koval, was with you. keep yourselves. there are discounts on helpexante cold 20% in podorozhnyk bam and oskad pharmacies. in 2023 espresso celebrates its tenth anniversary. we are proud to present our new ethereal look.

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their own project on. with myroslava barchuk. a series of conversations with ukrainian and western intellectuals who analyze and comment on the most relevant social debates. what news will be analyzed by the guests of the project this week, and actually, who will be the guest of the studio? we will find out already this sunday. undoubtedly, the topics will be relevant, the guests will be special. proper names from myroslaya barchuk. sunday: 17:10 at epresso. the authorities held a referendum, which though. was not recognized by the majority of countries in the world, became a justification for the annexation of crimea. on the night of august 24 to 25, the situation changed radically. the rear turned into the front line. large armored convoys of russian troops crossed the southern border. here is the irrefutable proof that russian armored vehicles and russian troops are located here. see this week in

program judicial control with tatyana shustro. the beginning of the evaluation of judges for their suitability for positions came up with a scheme according to which not only they, but in fact the rest of the unscrupulous judges can avoid this, and whoever tries to disrupt the qualification evaluation, this is for the entire period of my life preservation, congratulations, on the air judicial control. an effective judicial system and qualitative transformations in this area are one of the key requirements for ukraine's accession to the european union. the process has been launched and the reform is progressing very slowly, if unscrupulous judges will continue to occupy positions in reform bodies, the construction of a high-quality judicial system is doomed, and in the best case it will take years. today, we will talk about the related challenges, threats and specific personalities that are hindering ukraine's path to the eu, but first.