there is nothing to replace it, to replace it, and these sensors and devices with arrows cannot be returned. well, that's the story. well, of course, let's hope that russian kleptomania will finally destroy both the civilian and military aircraft fleet. thank you for the conversation, kostyantyn kryvolab, the aviation expert was in touch with us. ukraine's destruction of the large russian amphibious assault ship novocherkassk in the occupied territory. in the crimea proves that the war has not reached a dead end, as some believe, this was written on his page on the social network x, the former twitter of the minister of defense of the great british grand sheps. he also added that 20% of russia's black sea fleet was destroyed in the last four months. we will remind you that it was loud and bright in feodosia, temporarily occupied crimea, on december 26. there, the ukrainian armed forces destroyed the russian amphibious assault ship novocherkask. flames from the explosion could be seen hundreds of meters from the epicenter.

locals from the windows of their own apartments watched a spectacle that they had never seen before. air force commander mykola oleschuk confirmed the attack of the armed forces of ukraine on the enemy ship, writing a quote on social networks: "and the fleet in russia becomes everything less". this time , the large amphibious assault ship novocherkassk is following the flagship of the russian black sea fleet, the cruiser moscow. it was previously known that it was this ship that the invaders used to transport the attack drones that the occupiers use to attack ukrainian cities. after the explosion that was observed in the port of feodosia, it is extremely difficult for a ship to survive, this is how the spokesman of the air force of the ukrainian armed forces , yuriy ignat, commented on the event. it was the first time to attack novocherkassk. last year in march, the armed forces of ukraine tried in the port of temporarily occupied berdyansk. and our broadcast is joined by serhii bratchuk, spokesperson of the ukrainian volunteer army south. we welcome you. mr. serhiy, glory to ukraine. glory to the heroes, glory to the armed forces. christ was born. let's praise him. thank you please tell me here. this

joyful fact of ukraine's destruction of the large russian ship novocherkassk, in your opinion, what effect will it have on the course of events in the black sea, in particular? well, this once again emphasizes that ukraine went on the offensive a long time ago, specifically on the offensive in the black sea, and according to the results we see today, this is a continuation of a series of great achievements of ukraine precisely in the black sea, precisely on... the temporarily occupied territories of crimea, so this counteroffensive really leads to the fact that today, i think, it is definitely impossible to say that the black sea fleet of the russian federation, it dominates the black sea, as it was at the beginning of the great invasion. actually, if we are talking about missile carriers, then for some reason it is focused, and this is understandable, the attention of many is precisely on missile carriers, then look, the calibers have not been used for a long time, well, first of all, they are shot down by air defense forces. and

those missile carriers that actually use caliber sea-based cruise missiles, at least nine of them are constantly in the port of novorossiysk , that is, on the territory of the russian federation, i will leave something there in sevastopol, but the most important thing is why calibers are not used, because that all the logistics of equipping these ammunitions are located in sevastopol, in order to replenish their sides with ammunition after, well, for example, shelling... the enemy has to go through this path, which for him today does not look easy dangerous, and in fact insurmountable, novorossiya to sevastopol, and the actual destruction of the large amphibious ship, which for the second time did not escape from damage, or rather, from the fact that it was transferred to the status of a submarine fleet, to feodosia, this indicates that the enemy, large amphibious ships , he used precisely to ensure his logistics, logistics exactly, of course he... military, not civil, that is clear,

that is why it is a blow, it is a loss for the enemy for today such that, well, i would compare the loss of this novocherkassk, well, maybe with a corvette loss, and maybe even a frigate , that is, this is a tangible defeat, which, i say again, is a consequence of the fact that ukraine is advancing, advancing in the black sea, and by the way, i like the quote of the head of the british military department that... . with the help of the allies of the maritime coalition, i was honestly glad when britain led this alliance, ukraine will take even more significant steps in the black sea, and you see, it coincides with the plan that 100% exists today, ukraine is moving , despite the fact that we do not have classical ones naval forces, which are , let's say, classic for many countries of the world, therefore... the requirement in this battle is extremely

important, although before the end of the battle it is clear that there is a lot, a lot of work, and there is information that in the kremlin is already discussing the evacuation plan. air force from crimea, and this is even before the f-16 appeared in ukraine, the ukrainian side has repeatedly stated that the appearance of western fighters can completely change the situation on the battlefield, what do you think, the evacuation of the air force from crimea, to what extent it will affect the change of the tactics of the russians, of course, they have not started this process yet, we will not rush ahead, but the fact that there are already certain conversations, and they have started enough. aggressively, after the first 3.34 was destroyed in the southern direction, again, in the continuation in the southern direction, another su-34 was destroyed, well , actually, such an air account of odesa, i have been keeping it since the beginning of the great invasion already 8: 0 in favor of odesa, this is the destruction of

the su-30 fighter, which, by the way, managed to launch a cruise missile over odesa, the missile was also destroyed, of course these are losses, these are... losses that indicate that ukraine today has means of fire damage that do not allow the enemy to feel as calm in the air as before, because frankly speaking, taking such a certain pause in the use of tactical aviation, the enemy over time began to become more and more insolent, to enter the airspace that he considered safe for himself. now he understood, there is no dangerous place in the air. now we can see simply from the facts that... except for aircraft the same logistics are also affected, that is, airfields, what is connected with the infrastructure , because the plane itself is of course good, but it must be serviced, it must be sent on a flight, it must at least be met, so always best wishes to the russian

pilots , so that the number of take-offs is not equal to the number of landings, and now about the pilots literally for a second, in order to prepare a pilot of the appropriate level for this, so that he... his entire complex of web-based weapons, there control of the aircraft, you need very a lot of time, you need practice, today russia has a limited number of such pilots, take into account that planes are destroyed, pilots are destroyed, as a rule, well actually one hundred percent, and they have to be found somewhere, it is quite difficult to find them, so it is, for example, well according to such certain information about the settlement of kirovskoe in... the territory of the temporarily occupied crimea, where there was at one time during the times of the union a research center specifically for aviation, it was very well known in the soviet union outside the borders of the union, and russia after the annexation of crimea in the 14th year, of course, it was removed him to himself, and

the pilots were also preparing there, so now we are talking about kirovsk, there is no temporarily occupied territory of crimea today, well, we do not see any location, any military facility nature, and there everything is of a military nature, regardless of whether they are in the zone of fire damage of the armed forces of ukraine, there is something under our control, of course, but all points without exception are precisely under fire damage, and today that scalpel or assault strike, here who still likes , which was applied on feodosia, or rather on the military, purely military facility of the feodosia port, he still... shows that surgical interventions, they are useful for us, but very painful for the enemy. yes, well, in confirmation of your words, the information is as follows that russia has sharply reduced attacks by guided aerial bombs on the south of ukraine. this was announced by the defense forces.

and it happened because of the recent loss of planes. this was reported by the head of the joint coordination press center of the southern defense forces nataliya humenyuk. instead, the enemy is now uses the drone more actively. in particular opposite the kinbur spit, in the context of this i would like to ask you, we see how this landscape is changing before our eyes, both on the sea and on land, and in the sky, everything is changing, and how the mood in crimea is changing in connection with this, well, we can , we can find out about it very easily, we only need to look at the crimean public, without exception of any settlement, even the smallest, well, there were certain events with military aviation in novoazerny, as they say, i tried it on myself, i went, looked at what they write, how they react in including those uh, let's say, the posts you make, including in these public places, to put it mildly, it's an anxious mood, which after

communication turns into, you know, so panic-emotional, well, it's true from the series, i'm sorry , stupid himself, yes, that is, there are no arguments. because their arguments are practically non-existent today. ukraine, i already said about the offensive in the black sea, but in the air, well, in the southern direction, 100% ukraine spent a lot. such super, it is no exaggeration, counteroffensive actions, held positions and today repelled enemy attacks in in the air, maybe after some time russia will try to restore parity there, but we also have a trump card, these are f16s, which, by the way, the russians destroyed this word so very heroically in obkiber in odesa, they really don’t exist, but it’s already so informative hygiene. throwing and the like, so if we are talking about the air, our counterattack, he succeeded

, i hope, sure that the corresponding actions are next, they are not just planned, this tactic will be applied in the near future, taking into account that everything is exactly because certain time, it may not be tomorrow, the day after tomorrow , but the f16s will appear in our sky, and as for the cabs, it is really so, two days in a row about... just zero, russian aviation is now not approaching that, let's say, preferential distance , where they could safely drop these bombs on the civilian population, first of all, because for the military, well, in fact , there was no harm at all, except that of course we have to talk about the left bank, there is simply heroic work of our military, so today they are 40-50 km do not fly, they are trying to keep up with... of course they will plan something, of course they will have some time to give

an answer, but i say once again, not all arguments, far from all arguments, ukraine presented today on the battlefield. and tell me, please, the consolidation of the defense forces of ukraine on the left bank of the kherson region, what is this argument and how can it affect the military events in the next year, well, it is not even an argument. this is a bone in the throat today 100%, despite the fact that the dnipro group of troops, commanded by the well-known general teplinsky, who is not present, therefore that it is extremely difficult to ford the dnipro, it is extremely difficult to overcome such a water obstacle, not only for the personnel, but of course for overturning the equipment, that is, i want to say once again about the level of maximum tension and return, when it is normal. but our casualties are wounded, people are really enduring this enemy

pressure on their teeth, and look, if this dnipro group is russian, it, for example, in october numbered a little over 60,000, today it has increased by about 10,000, and general teplinsky , this meat general, he plans to increase this group to 80,000, i.e. which armada is being held back by our troops today? this is a motorized rifle division , this is an airborne division, this is a marine infantry brigade , and in terms of equipment, as i have already said, the enemy simply bears huge losses, because there is a very effective work of air reconnaissance, which cooperates, has full communication with artillery, and enemy equipment is destroyed there were even battles when, let's say, 10 units of combat equipment, or 11 enemy units entered the positions, tried to drop our guys there to the bank of the dnieper, and it... it didn't work, they were retreating, but out of these ten, only one

tank or one combat vehicle could retreat, that is, 90% damage, extraordinary work, that's why they are holding back, and these are the events that should be talked about in such a way that they shape the events of next year, which will take place, maybe not in winter, not even in spring, but they will take place, and the fact that today we are on the left bank, let's remember a year ago, the conditions ukraine was in and the conditions we are in now, in including body, conditionally body areas, who are not bothered with, for example, calibers, if we return to the beginning of the conversation. well, let's hope that the next year will be happy and victorious for us. mr. serhiy, thank you for the conversation, serhiy bratchuk, spokesman of the ukrainian volunteer army south was in touch with us. during 2023 , the verkhovna rada adopted a number of very important laws. the most important of them was the package of european integration documents necessary to

confirm ukraine's status as a candidate for eu membership. thanks to this, the european union is officially started negotiations with ukraine on accession. the parliamentarians significantly strengthened the anti-corruption vertical, in particular, the staff of the nabu was expanded and the powers of the sap and the national committee were increased. 18 laws adopted by the council related to the strengthening of the social sphere, protection of the rights of military personnel, veterans, women, and labor migrants. that the council paid special attention to strengthening the defense capabilities of the country. thus, in the 2024 budget for security and the military-industrial complex, a record sum of 1.690 billion hryvnias was laid; in addition, the parliament legalized additional payments to military personnel and transferred the tax on the incomes of individuals and military personnel from local budgets to the state budget, these funds will go to the production of weapons and drones. bohdan ferens, an expert on international issues, joins our broadcast. mr. bohdan, we congratulate you. i congratulate you. so, i would like

to sum up certain results for the year in terms of european integration for ukraine. how do you think? what are our main victories this year and what prospects do they open for us, well, for next year, but also forever in general, well, a serious achievement is really a solution of the european council on the opening of negotiations , that is, yes, it is already the turning point, i would say so, the moment, the stage in our european integration history, which helps us move forward, directly in 2020. the fourth year will be precisely the year when it will also be procedurally necessary to move towards of our full membership, as well as already filling, so to speak, both negotiating positions and our sectoral cooperation in the context of fulfilling the stipulated obligations there, so here i would say that really

everyone who was involved in the preparation process first of all, our legal framework, legislation. on the implementation of the seven recommendations of the european commission, as well as our partners , european, in the first place, who helped us to make this decision so real, i think that this synergy and joint work gives us a serious ground for us to move forward , this process is really important, but sometimes difficult, but i think we have everything necessary for this. components in the context of strengthening the institutional capacity, which would help us move logically, step by step, to the in-depth and full-fledged with the ultimate goal of membership in the european union. well, let's talk then about another difficult process, but very necessary for us, this is membership in nato.

ukraine will not become a member of nato while the war with russia continues, however, our country has specific agreements with the alliance, and... it takes a clear position: ukraine will become a member of the bloc, but when it ends this war with a fair ending, well, this is what the adviser to the chairman stated office of the president of ukraine mykhailo podalyak. in your opinion, this process, it requires us to wait, in fact, waiting for our victory, waiting for membership to automatically become possible for us, or should we look for some alternative solutions here, including? i think. that the two factors that will determine, let's say , the possibility of really becoming a full member of the north atlantic alliance, the first factor is the context of the war, when it will end, this is a really important argument that we often hear within the walls of the nato institutions, there in brussels mainly, but on the other hand there is also an external factor that we sometimes rely on

we cannot influence, it is a geopolitical factor, and here it is precisely from the nato members... a lot depends on the context of their policy, the open door, as they call it, so here, as, as now, we can even follow the accession of finland and sweden, even these two countries, which at least were already ready directly and in terms of indicators , criteria, political, economic, military and industrial, in finland it was possible to do it quite quickly, in sweden there were also serious obstacles, so here... in the context of our further integration we we must definitely not wait, but do what we have to do in the context of changes there and also certain obligations, because membership in nato is not only about the military component, it is not only about nato standards, it is also about the level of economic development , it is also about

the supremacy of law, that is, these criteria are taken into account unambiguously when a decision is made on the entry of that. of another candidate country, but first of all what is decisive is really the context of the russian-ukrainian war and the security factor that affects the decision of the capital leading nato member states, that is , the decision is first made there, only then they are communicated by official high-ranking officials, such as mr. stoltenberg, who will soon be replaced by someone new. mr. bohdan, what did you want? to discuss with you an interesting twist in iran-russia relations, iran expressed protest to russia over moscow's position on the disputed islands in the persian gulf, and the grounds for a diplomatic demarche. a joint statement by moscow and arab countries challenging tehran's claims to three disputed islands in the persian gulf. their consider themselves the united arab emirates.

the russian diplomat was summoned to the ministry of foreign affairs of iran and handed over a note of protest. at the same time, tygaran is preparing for a confrontation with the west. the country's government officials announced the introduction of cruise missiles with a range of 100 km into service with the iranian fleet. in this way, tagheran hints at the possibility of confronting the us naval forces and for. western countries in the region, in your opinion, please tell me what the note of protest indicates and how it may affect the relationship between the two countries, in fact, as we understand the worse their relations are, the better for us, well, this is not the first note of protest, by the way, there has already been one, there will be no precedent, but in principle, in the summer, if i'm not mistaken, there was already a corresponding note of protest. to the russian diplomat, the ambassador is determined , let's say, i think that from a tactical point of view, that is, yes, these relations can really

escalate and deteriorate between russia and iran, but i have also not excessively idealized them before, that is, they have both countries , they have common goals, so to speak, it's true opposition to the west, and in the context of tehran's strategy there, he now sees a certain logic in his actions, supporting the russian federation in the military sphere, unfortunately, but what concerns bilateral relations, they have always been quite, let's say, tense between russia and iran, and here, too , the historical context, that is, yes, and other factors overlap, in which way the kremlin is trying to build. also relations with the same saudi arabia with other key countries of the arab world, so here i do not think that this dynamic will change radically

relations and, for example, military cooperation from iran to russia will cease completely, unfortunately, i can't predict this yet, but certain elements of deterioration, they can really affect the signatories in some places. contracts, although, as i mentioned, that is, this confrontation, the concept of the western democratic world, it, so to speak, motivates iran to directly continue cooperation with the russian federation. well, we understand that the military support that iran provides to russia is a lot of money, and obviously it benefits someone on both sides of this story, but when... russia publicly , let's say, takes the side of the united arab emirates, in a conflict in which iran is also involved, after all, in your opinion,

specifically on military, on military support, like this could be affected, and could they reduce, at least the amount of support that is given to russia today? well, i think the determining factor here in the context of this, which you also mentioned, by the way, is money. the profits that iran receives from this trade and also the opportunity with the help of the factor the russian-ukrainian war, as they still believe to oppose the west, these are the elements that will now shape this security foreign policy strategy of iran in the future, but if there is further escalation, so to speak, in the context of precisely this situation around the islands , then... then it can really affect the further, so to speak, dynamics of this cooperation in the military sphere, although, as i noted, we can hardly hope for the termination

of such cooperation, which would be very real, yes let's say in time for sure, because it is important, and this cooperation, it is threatening not only in the context of ours, and this situation that is developing, but more in the global dimension. therefore, there is hope that the western partners will do everything they can through their communication channels with various players in this region, the arab region, yes, the middle east region, in order to weaken the possibilities of this military cooperation between iran and the russian federation. mr. bohdan, we still wanted to talk to you about the united states of america and the fact that what are moscow's expectations in the context of their elections. how might this affect their strategy change? i think that they definitely expect that the head of the white house will change in 2024, that is...

the propaganda media are seriously hoping for this, let's say, and they are trying, let's say, to relay these expectations to society directly , but on the other hand, well, first of all , we're going to really watch how these races play out early and into 2024, but i... i always say that in the united states of america, after all, there is institutional stability, and capacity, and balances, which, in principle, can help in a situation that is really quite, well, let 's say, difficult to predict, we also remember the previous elections, when trump became president , there were also great expectations in the kremlin that relations between the usa and the russian federation would radically change,

but this did not happen. therefore, here, indeed, putin is making, so to speak, his bet and expects that the head of the white house will change, but it is also necessary to understand that there is a certain stability in security and foreign policy strategy of the united states of america, there are certain restraining, in my opinion, institutional balances that will help in an uncertain situation. in your opinion, then, why does russia assimilate poorly? while from the past historical, if nothing worked out with trump once, why do they expect it to work out the second time? well, let's say, they have their own patterns, their own certain historical, i would say, traumas, maybe that's why they always try to find there, or even copy in an unsuccessful way those or

other actions in context. of their, perhaps unrealized, certain ambitions for globality and their role in these processes directly, so here we should expect them to push, especially in the media space, everything that will be related to the elections in the united states of america. well, let's hope that all their ambitions will not be realized. bohdan ferens, an expert on international issues, was in touch with us. thank you for the conversation. fortify the borders of ukraine with drones, join the gathering of border guards. congratulations, ukrainians, with you marathon, only news. the rada tv channel team is working for you. we keep our finger on the pulse and summarize the main points for you. together, we are a force. the only news, in the center of events. in ukraine , the tv channel rada continues its work on the air

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