Russian troops advanced southwest of Sviatovo and northwest of Kremennaya.Geolocation videos from January 2 show that Russian Armed Forces arrived west of Karmazhinovka (11 km southwest of Sviatovo) and Ploshashanka (15 km northwest of Kremennaya).
Recently, the Russian army confirmed its advance in the northwest and southwest of Bahmut.
Videos from 1 and 2 January show Russian troops advancing in the northern and eastern suburbs of Bogdanovka (northwestern Bahmut).
The Russian Armed Forces also confirmed the advance to the northwest of Avdeevka.
Geolocation video from 31 December shows that the Russian army has advanced northwest of Steponoe (north of Avdiqa).
On the Zaporozhye and Kherson fronts, the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are constantly reinforcing their forces.
Leveled in Kharkiv infrastructure of Ukrainian Mercenaries
Russian forces hit foreign mercenary and Ukrainian troop sites in Kharkiv.
This was reported by the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry.
It is also reported that the army of the Russian forces group " West" repelled an attack of the assault group of the 115th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Sinkova, Kharkiv.
Meanwhile, units of the Russian troop group "Center" killed Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed their equipment in the areas of Chernivaya, Dibrova and Sherebroyiansk settlements.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 40 soldiers, two vehicles and two self-propelled howitzers and two D-30 guns.
"The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction amounted to more than 310 servicemen, one tank, two US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, three armored fighting vehicles, nine cars, one Msta-B self-propelled artillery vehicle, one D-20 artillery gun, one D-30 howitzer, as well as an electronic warfare station," the Russian Defense Ministry's message said.
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«Ψυχρολουσία» με αποκάλυψη για την Ουκρανία: Πολύ υψηλότεροι οι θάνατοι για τους Ουκρανούς από εκείνους των Ρώσων
Russian analyst believes it is only a matter of time before Poland and the Baltic countries enter the war
At the end of the outgoing year, experts like to sum up the results and make predictions for the future.
Russian military correspondent Yuri Kotennok published his conclusions on the Telegram channel.
In his opinion, the occupation of Kharkiv by the Russian Armed Forces will allow for the security of Belgorod.
Moreover, without control of the mentioned city, as well as Chernigov and Zaporozhye, Russia has nothing to discuss with Ukraine and the West .
The bombardment of Belgorod with cluster munitions shows that until Kharkiv is taken, Belgorod will be under constant threat of Ukrainian attacks.
"And there is no need to fool ourselves about the agreement. Nobody will negotiate with us. And if it happens, it will be only to take a breath and attack us again," he noted.
"Only when all these cities are controlled by Russia's Armed Forces will there be some degree of calm on the Russian border, and it will be possible for us to communicate.
Such a configuration on the front will allow us to achieve some security, after which we can start negotiations.
The enemy is still strong, he is fighting with stubbornness and will not retreat. Therefore, it is extremely important for the Armed Forces of Russia, if they are to conduct offensive operations, not to repeat the mistakes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made in the summer-autumn of 2023," he stressed.
Moreover, the expert foresees the expansion of the Ukrainian conflict and no longer indirectly, but with the full entry into it of Poland and the Baltic countries on the side of Kiev against Moscow.
"I expect Poland and the Baltic states outside NATO to enter the war on the side of Ukraine; they will start fighting on their own in the form of the Foreign Legion.
So our conscience will be clear the next time we level cities. When they took cities in World War II, they didn't think about the civilians, they fought and went on to victory, no one bothered with remorse.
Now we are trying to act in a targeted way, carefully, so as not to hurt the civilians as much as possible," he said.
The whole truth is here, Russia is preparing a huge offensive, the Russian bombing is aimed at fewer civilian casualties, while NATO and countries in the region are working out scenarios to save Ukrainians who are losing everywhere.
