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158 air targets. air defense forces shot down 27 drones and 87 cruise missiles. unfortunately, at least 37 people were killed in several waves of attacks. more than 160 civilians were injured. but in addition to military facilities, the enemy targeted a maternity hospital and a shopping and entertainment center in dnipro. to the hospital and residential buildings. in kharkiv to a number of civilian objects, including homes of residents of kyiv, zaporizhzhia, dnipro, odesa and lviv. in 5 hours, the enemy army released almost all types of missiles, except calibers, on the territory of ukraine. well, traditionally, when striking ukrainian border towns, russian weapons fly into the airspace. nato. and
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on december 29, one of the missiles fell on the territory of poland, the polish general staff reported. this attack cost the terrorist country 1.270 million dollars. according to serhiy zgurets, a military expert and director of the defense express consulting company. in recent months, russia has bombarded ukrainian cities with s-300 missiles and shaheds. meanwhile, she was stockpiling cruise missiles. therefore, the enemy is still in a position to repeat massive attacks. if we speak specifically about the rockets, the average rate of production of these missiles is about 40 per month, when we are talking about missiles of the x101 type, and if we count there, then in general both daggers, and x101, and calibers, then on average they are produced together in the range of 110-120 missiles, so i think that according to... the real
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indicators of the accumulation of missiles, the russians now have 500-700 missiles left there, which means that in fact russia will have, if possible, at least five six such attacks with as many missiles. i think that the enemy now will be longer time to prepare, realizing that simply using such precious missiles is difficult enough for him. hard. conscription or encouragement to serve. the personnel problem, along with the shortage of ammunition, is gradually coming to the fore for the armed forces of ukraine. so, this week, heated discussions were caused by the draft law on mobilization. the cabinet of ministers submitted such a document with its proposals to the verkhovna rada on christmas day, december 25. he was blackmailed a long time ago. at a press conference on december 19, president volodymyr zelenskyi for... interrupted that
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the military command offered to mobilize up to 500,000 people. the draft law has not even begun to be considered in the session hall, but it has caused panic, especially among ukrainians abroad. men massively began to submit documents to replace foreign passports and driver's licenses. so, let's see what the draft law proposed by the government provides. further. as indicated in the explanatory note, prime minister denys shmyhal, who is formally the author of the draft law. adoption of the document will create conditions for the proper staffing of combat troops units, will improve the process of recruiting the armed forces of ukraine, and will contribute to the restoration and development of society based on the values ​​of patriotism and devotion to the state. individual proposals in the draft law have already caused considerable controversy. and
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even criticism. the document proposes to lower the conscription age from 27 to 25 years and abolish the concept of limited serviceability. at the same time , it is proposed to significantly limit the right to postponement, to leave it not for all conscripts with disabilities, but only for the first and second groups another proposal is to exclude conscript service as a type of military service and release all conscripts into the reserve. the procedure for serving a summons is simplified, it can be given both in person and through an electronic cabinet or e-mail. innovations also concern students. according to the new rules, only those who obtain a higher level of education than previously obtained, for example, bachelors who want to obtain a master's degree, will receive a deferment, they will be entered in the register of debtors. and apply
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sanctions, propose to prohibit travel abroad and conduct transactions with property, limit the right to drive one's own vehicle and obtain a driver's license, manage... one's own funds, securities and take out loans, as well as suspend benefits and services from the state. as for the mobilization of women, the draft law clearly states that women who are not on the military register and decide to serve in the army, sign a contract for military service. this is done only at your own will. and even earlier, the president declared that he would not sign the law with the forced mobilization of women. the government also proposes to strengthen responsibility for violations of legislation on mobilization, defense, military duty and military service. thus, the document proposed by the cabinet of ministers, if adopted in this form, may somewhat complicate the life of ukrainians abroad who
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left their native country illegally. for the first time, the draft law provides for demobilization for those who have been in the army for a long time . in addition, the initiative contains many proposals for additional leave or rest of the military, and soldiers who served during martial law and were released to the reserve will not be called up for service for two years from the day of release. if the proposed option is adopted without changes, then it is military. obliged citizens will have to register the electronic account of the conscript of the conscripted reservist. those who were previously recognized as limited fit for service will have to undergo a medical examination again within six months. through lively
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discussion in society, a document on the improvement of mobilization and military the accounting was promised to be updated until the new changes came into force, the mobilization process... works in the usual format. on december 26 , the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine , valery zaluzhnyi, commented on the bill on mobilization, who for the first time during the full-scale invasion of russia, appeared to ukrainian journalists. he admitted that he was dissatisfied with the work of the territorial picking centers. he said that he would be happy for any way to be involved in the ranks of the armed forces of ukraine. however, he noted. that sending electronic subpoenas and including evasions to the register of debtors is not a proposal of the general staff or the armed forces of ukraine. therefore , today we asked oleksandr musienko,
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director of the center for military legal research, to comment and clarify several important points in the document. mr. alexander, i congratulate you. i congratulate you. so, perhaps one of the most painful. of these issues is demobilization. not every week in different cities of our country , the wives and mothers of those who have been at the front for 22 months go to rallies. they repeatedly appealed to the country's leadership and urged them not to adopt decision about 36 months, because in their opinion it is impossible, how long to fight. instead, 36 months appear in the new draft law. mr. alexander, is it at all? the real term of 36 months to stay at the front, or can we say that there is simply no substitute, and that is why exactly such a term appears? 36 months in terms of being on the front line, of course not, and that term can't be
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, you know, being on the front line at all, i mean, at zero, at position zero, what it's called, it has to be limited , and there should be rotations. accordingly, if we talk about 36 months of service in general - it is one thing, because the conditions of service are different, there are combat brigades, there are non-combat brigades, you understand, that is, being in the service and performing tasks, important tasks, but in the rear - it is one thing, and being in advanced positions is another thing, so here you need to use a combined approach, in my opinion, when we envisage the rotation of combat units that are at ground zero, and they can spend there from 45 to 90 days, well, there are different , let's say so, the conditions and it is different it is proposed, it is seen, and accordingly these combat units, they undergo rotations, that is, they served from one and a half to two to three months, which are then changed to other
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units, this is an ideal formula, and for some time they undergo service, this is about combat brigades, units, this is an ideal formula that we would like to come to and ... no one has any global objection to this, but from the point of view of practice, from the point of view of what is happening, you see that both the military leadership and the command are not against it. to achieve such goals, but there are realities which appear on the battlefield and say that it is possible to do this only gradually, not with, let's say, without risking that we may remain uncovered at all in certain areas of the front, therefore, even under the condition of a better ideal formula of adoption and proposals in this draft law or otherwise, it will still take time, it won't happen all at once, no matter how many people would like it, i understand. mr. oleksandr, well , probably the biggest storm of emotions was caused by the number of half a million people who are needed at
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the front. commander-in-chief valery zaluzhnyi on at the press conference he gave this week, commented on this figure, noting that the necessary number of mobilized soldiers was formed by the military command for the entire next year. in my speech, i in no way spoke about the number 500 by 400, i am talking about the general need. and i already asked one of the girls, i already said that this need, of course, is divided into certain periods, of course, that is , someone will be mobilized in january, someone even in december, i will say what about that we are not talking about the fact that there is all this need now that we need it in order to to clothe, and to give shoes, and to give arms, no, it is not so at all, so the general said that he could not divulge the figure, because ... it is a military secret, and also a prediction of our losses that we may suffer during the year. so
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the figure of 500,000, where did it come from and can it even be considered relevant today? well, let's face it, we still have some uncertainty here, because it was the president of ukraine who spoke about 500,000, and let's just say, that's the number it is. in general, to me. needs seem to come from what you see, the numbers may frighten someone, but i will explain very simply how it happens, there is a strategic goal, a goal and a set of tasks, the de-occupation of ukrainian territory, liberation within the borders of the internationally recognized borders of the year 1991, when the corresponding tasks, plus there is a logic of events in how the situation at the front is developing now, now i want to remind you that it is not yet about the liberation of territories, as of now, specifically, i emphasize, as of now it is about defense, about active defense, we not now
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we attack, we defend and restrain the enemy, in order to restrain the enemy there are current needs, then in order to prepare forces, means for the possibility of conducting offensive actions, to fulfill those tasks that are strategically placed, the military develops a plan and says that for in order for us to achieve these strategic goals, we need such a number of weapons, such a number of people, everything... it's very simple, it's simple, when we start honestly talking about the fact that the liberation of territories sometimes requires such a price, well, and start about money to mention, already count and so on , well, maybe it is unpleasant for someone to hear, but such are the realities, and the fact that there is a discussion about this, i believe that it is also important, and where to actually get funds for additional mobilization , because the internal potential for financing. military needs are exhausted - said minister of finance of ukraine serhii marchenko in an interview for the forbes project.
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it is impossible to artificially increase expenses because there is no money. therefore, the ministry of finance is waiting for decisions from the general staff and the ministry of defense on cost optimization. marchenko noted that his department information is needed on the scale of mobilization and timing, as well as the necessary costs. the official believes that the previously announced amounts of funding in... hryvnias in the case of a draft of 500 thousand people are quite correct, if we need to find them, we need to understand in time, these funds need to be found already today, or it is possible in march, april, may, maybe the second half of the year, that is, i need a picture as the minister of finance, and i will have a picture, then we can talk about meeting these needs, we do not exclude that... we will have to look additional opportunities regarding additional income
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, additional sources of financing, internal, again i will emphasize, but it is still too early to talk about numbers, because they have not been formed, first of all, the understanding of the needs on the part of the responsible structures, and this wording about optimization in general, and is it realistic with the current... well, listen , let's do it, we remember what our situation was, you remember, with the change in the payment procedure and with the reduction of what from'. combat positions, not combat positions, well, how much further to optimize from the point of view of the financial support of fighters, well, if we are talking about additional motivation for mobilization, now the issue that is acute, let's face it, is obviously motivated by the fact that the financial support can still be reduced somewhere, i do not think that this will be an additional bonus, on the contrary, we should consider ways
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to increase the funding of those payments that are provided for, or let's say that many of our fighters even today spend even their own earned money to find solutions for themselves for better equipment, equipment, and volunteers work that also help with a lot of everything, so i definitely think that not optimization, but in general, this discussion to me, you know, well, i don't understand it, because when we talk about some strategic things and planning, it all has bet, or it should be... it should be known and obviously certain things should not be brought up in general, they can be discussed absolutely at the level of the supreme commander in the government, in the end between the military, between the ministry of finance and so on, well, i just want to remind you again , maybe someone somewhere, either in
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political circles or among people, doesn't understand what i'm going to say , well, maybe it's rude for someone, but the truth that... war needs people, but war also needs money, and you need to have this money, you need resources to afford this money. i expect, of course, and i understand that our partners should get involved, and of course, that they should be relied on in this sense. mr. alexander, and i thank you for this truth. oleksandr musienko, director of the center for military legal studies, was with us, and we are moving further. in the dream. the flagship of the russian black sea fleet, the cruiser moscow, was followed by the large amphibious ship novocherkask. on the night of december 26, the air force of ukraine destroyed a large landing ship of the russian federation - novocherkask in the area of ​​occupied feodosia with cruise missiles. after powerful explosions , a fire started in the port. in social networks, there were
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reports about the wreckage of the ship, which was found in different parts of the city. russian government. recognized only damage to the vessel. later, information appears from the press service of the black sea fleet that during 74 russian sailors were killed in the attack, 27 more were wounded. the spokesman of the air force of the armed forces of ukraine yuriy ignat also informed about the destruction of the crew, but did not specify the details. a few hours after the defeat of novocherkassk bay, two more russian ships left feodosia. ships according to oleg katkov, chief editor of defense-express, russia will be able to replace a vessel of this type no earlier than 2035-36. the ministry of defense of great britain responded to the destruction of a large amphibious ship by ukrainian forces. minister grand shabs reported that over the past
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four months, russia has lost 20% of its black sea fleet. and destruction. significantly weakened russia's logistics, according to him, this proves that those who believe that the war in our country has reached a dead end are wrong. he also noted that now russia's dominance in the black sea is being questioned. shaps is confident that the new coalition led by britain and norway will help ukraine win at sea. 22. months of full-scale war. now it is no secret for anyone that everything will not end tomorrow. the enemy is not going to give in and wants to destroy our nation. the russian federation has a huge advantage in human resources. and our victory at the front depends on the help and support of our western partners. if we take dry statistics, the countries of the european union
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are increasing the amount of military aid to the armed forces of ukraine. but this is not up to... enough, as they often do not have enough capacity for production. so, for example, in november 2023, the eu sent less than a third of the promised supplies of ammunition. as for the americans, the latter sociological polls show that the level of support for ukraine is decreasing. analysts cite economic problems in the united states, information fatigue from the protracted war, and loud statements by individuals among the reasons. american politicians, and the rhetoric of president joseph biden has changed somewhat. thus, in december, during president zelenskyi's visit to the united states, biden announced something new for the first time. statement of support. earlier, the head of the white house said that we will support as much as necessary. this time, biden said: we
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we will continue to supply ukraine with the necessary weapons and equipment as much as we can. despite everything, the usa is in a coalition with more than 50 countries that provide military assistance to ukraine while supporting us in the fight against and containment of the enemy. president volodymyr zelenskyi. reported that in 2023, america provided ukraine with 34 military aid packages worth more than $24 billion and thanked the united states for such support, and also expressed gratitude for the military aid package announced on december 27 in the amount of $250 million dollars additional missiles and components for air defense. anti-tank weapons, ammunition. demining means and other equipment, as well as for the historic decision to provide ukraine with f-16 fighter jets. so how
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did the event sustain us through the second year of a full-scale invasion? see further. on february 20, 2023, us president joseph biden will make an unannounced visit to kyiv. cameras record how he and president zelenskyi leave the st. michael's cathedral under air alarm sounds. there was a visit more than symbolic. at the beginning of the year, the west united in support of our state. chancellor of germany olaf scholz finally gave permission for deliveries of modern leopard-2 tanks to kyiv, and ukrainian servicemen have already mastered american patriot systems in the state of ok. it seemed that support for ukraine was stronger than ever. we have created a coalition of countries from the atlantic to the pacific around the world.
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more than 50 nations are helping ukraine defend itself with unprecedented military, economic, and humanitarian support. we will be with you as much as needed. at that time, only isolated voices were heard against the supply of weapons. the loudest of them is the prime minister of hungary , viktor orban. who did not tire of calling for so-called peace, even if ukraine had to give up its territories. if you look at the truth, if you look at the numbers, if you look at the fact that nato is not ready to send its troops to ukraine, it becomes obvious: the poor ukrainians will not win on the battlefield, which means that de-escalation and peace negotiations are needed. early in june, the ukrainian counteroffensive finally began. in the south, he did not achieve quick results, and already at the nato summit in the freedom of kyiv, the first disappointment awaited. allies have clearly stated that they are not ready to invite ukraine
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to the alliance. we must take a sober look at the current situation. the ukrainian authorities themselves recognize the impossibility of becoming a nato member while the war continues. our goal is stable military support for ukraine, including modern western weapons and strengthening. economic stability of ukraine during protection from russian aggression towards the end of the summer, it becomes finally clear that the results of the counteroffensive are more than modest. the international coalition is beginning to show cracks. in the spring, half a year before the parliamentary elections in poland, the right-wing government of mateusz morovecki banned the supply of ukrainian agricultural products. kyiv and warsaw exchanged a series of tough statements, and in november polish carriers began. large-scale blockade of the border with ukraine. on september 30, in the parliamentary elections in slovakia, the party of ex-prime minister robert fico, a categorical an opponent of military aid to ukraine. one
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of our largest allies in the region has stopped sending weapons to the armed forces of ukraine. in november, europe was stunned by the results of the parliamentary elections in the netherlands. the far-right freedom party led by geert wilders won the first place there. he is also in favor. the limitation of military support, and the attention of the world was diverted from ukraine by the large-scale war in the middle east, which broke out after the fierce attack of the islamist group hamas on israel, but the biggest problems awaited kyiv in united states. the american congress de facto plunged into the election campaign and refused to support the aid package for ukraine in the amount of more than 60 billion dollars. republicans made a categorical demand. first, strengthen security on the border with mexico. within three months, volodymyr zelensky was forced to visit the united states twice, but he never convinced the congressmen.
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president joseph biden at a joint press conference with the ukrainian leader on december 12. used completely different wording than in kyiv at the beginning of the year. ukraine will come out of this war strong, proud and firmly anchored in the western system, if we do not leave it. americans should be proud of the role they played in supporting ukraine's success. and we will continue to provide ukraine with the necessary equipment and weapons as much as we can. problems with aid also arose in europe. all the same viktor orban blocked. in the adoption of a four-year aid package for ukraine worth 50 billion euros. military support for kyiv by the international coalition has fallen to its lowest level since the start of the full-scale invasion. statements are increasingly being heard in the west about the need to seek a diplomatic solution to the conflict. therefore, in 2024, ukraine enters the conditions of deep political, military and economic uncertainty. despite this, at the final annual press conference, zelensky sounded
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optimistic. i believe once again that our partners will not let us down, they know the details, what is needed, how it will affect, they know how the postponement of certain dates affects us, they know about our perseverance, that it is not artificial, that it is necessary for sustainability for our defense, whether there are grounds for optimism, it will become it is clear already at the beginning of the 24th, on january 8 , the american congress returns from vacation, already on february 1, the leaders of the european union countries will gather for a special summit in order to try to approve the aid package for ukraine from the second attempt. the year 2024 will be difficult, we will have to go through a lot, and in order to win , we need to unite, fight corruption, come to a constructive discussion and change the approach to international cooperation. i urge you to take care of your own safety and... not
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to neglect air alarms, and also, like every ukrainian, i wish one thing: victory for us in new year, and i sincerely thank our soldiers. this was the last edition of the program news, summaries of the week in 2023. tomorrow, the world welcomes a new year, 2024. our editors have prepared a lot of quality content for you on new year's eve. vasyl's team will present the winter. your view on the key events of the year, you will also see special projects with vitaly portnikov, serhiy rudenko, olga len, roman chaika and antin borkovsky. a special surprise for you will be an exclusive interview with les poderevyanskyi and multi-ukrainian music, which will be presented maria burmaka and lesya vakulyuk. so, meet new year 2024 with the tv channel.
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