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One picture to understand the evolution of the Russia-Ukraine war: On the 303rd day, NATO secret sent Zelensky to visit the United States. The retired U.S. general said that Russia has lost the war
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has lasted for 303 days. In the direction of Bahmut, the Russian army on the northern front continued to launch attacks in the Salt Mine City and Bahmutsky areas. The battle between the two sides for the village of Yakovlivka is still ongoing. To the east of Bakhmut city, the Ukrainian army has moved the line of fire to the Russian position near the overpass. The territory occupied by the Russian army last week was basically recovered by the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian army on Bakhmut's southern front launched multiple rounds of attacks on the Russian-controlled areas of Andrevka, Kurdyumivka and Ozaryanivka and recovered some buildings. In the direction of Donetsk , the two sides are still engaged in offensive and defensive battles in many places. The locations of the exchange of fire include Vodyanne, May Day Village, Levriski, Malinka, etc. Among them, the most intense fighting is still in the area of Malinka Friendship Street and the city center park. In the direction of Kupyansk-Svatov, the Ukrainian army maintained its offensive posture. The Russian army occasionally made small-scale attacks, but they were all repelled by the Ukrainian army. In the direction of Krimina, the Russian army launched an attack on many Ukrainian army positions east of Dibrovaterny and Torsky. The Ukrainian army launched attacks on Russian positions in Machievka, Prosenka and Chervonopivka. There are basically no changes in the areas controlled by both sides.
Russian Ministry of Defense battle report: In the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian army lost a total of 12 tanks and armored vehicles , 6 barrel artillery and rocket launchers , 2 fixed-wing aircraft , 1 helicopter, 3 drones , and 14 vehicles of various types were destroyed.
In the direction of Kupyansk, the Ukrainian army was destroyed in the area where personnel and military equipment were concentrated. 15 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated and two cars were destroyed.
In the direction of Liman, Russian artillery fire hit the settlements of Sergeyevka in Luhansk and Terni in Donetsk. The Ukrainian army suffered losses of more than 20 people in this direction, and two armored vehicles and three pickup trucks were destroyed.
In the direction of Donetsk, the Russian army eliminated 50 Ukrainian troops, destroyed two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and five cars.
In the direction of South Donetsk, the Russian Army aviation and artillery attacked the Ukrainian army in the settlements of Nikolskoye, Novomayorskoye and Novopol in Donetsk.
In just one day, as many as 30 Ukrainian troops were eliminated, two armored vehicles and three pickup trucks were destroyed in this direction.
Russian aviation, missile troops and artillery attacked 57 artillery firing positions and 93 personnel and military equipment concentration areas of the Ukrainian army.
In Donetsk, a Ukrainian army M777 artillery maintenance point was destroyed.
Three ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army in Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Nikolayev were destroyed.
In the counter-artillery operation, the Russian army carried out two missile attacks on the Ukrainian army's "Hail" and "Tornado" multiple rocket launcher launching positions in Donetsk.
The fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down two MiG-29 fighters of the Ukrainian Air Force in the settlements of Shevchenko and Bogatel. In addition, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down in Donetsk.
Russian air defense system downed three Ukrainian drones in the settlements of Torskoye and Wojkovsky in Donetsk.
Ukraine Ministry of Defense battle report: In the past 24 hours, the Russian army lost a total of 1 tank, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 7 barrel artillery and rocket launchers, 5 drones, 7 various vehicles, and more than 660 soldiers.
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▲ Ukrainian President Zelensky from Washington Stopped in Poland on the way home to meet with Polish President Duda
▲ British Prime Minister Rishi · Sunak urged to ignore Moscow any calls for a ceasefire until Russia withdraws from occupied Ukrainian territories
▲ Ukraine Permanent Representative to the United Nations announced a Ukrainian version of the American flag
▲ The Ukrainian armed forces used heavy unmanned helicopters to bomb Russian military positions
▲ Ukrainian Olympic gymnastics champion Olympic joined the Homeland Defense Forces Leg · Verniaev, who is a native of Donne ts gram
▲ ex-Dynamo Kiev player, Igor · Belinov and friends in the trenches near Odessa
▲ Ukraine received 45 transformers and 50 generators from Azerbaijan
▲ Promotional posters on the streets of Kherson - Ukrainian hero city Hull Pine
▲ ABC reporter Tom · Sophie · Bridge: I did my bit to keep the Christmas tree lights at the main train station in Kiev
▲ A Russian painter’s work about the war in Ukraine
▲ A short video "Thanks to the Global Aid for Ukraine" released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense showed the tampered Hong Kong SAR flag and a flag of Taiwan, China
▲ A Russian TV station's political commentary program discussed Ukraine President Klan became the Person of the Year of Times
▲Famous Russian poet and actress Vera · Polozkova denounced Russia's top leader as "21rd century madman and liar". She felt "pain and shame" about the war in Ukraine and warned her compatriots that they "must be prepared to admit their crimes, repent and pay compensation to Ukraine."
▲ The government of Blagoveshchensk, Russia (formerly known as Hylan Pao ) conducts emergency evacuation publicity to citizens
Zelensky: Your money is an investment in world peace and democracy
On December 21, local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky delivered a speech at a joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and the Senate , thanking the United States for its support to Ukraine. When Zelensky delivered his speech, US Vice President Harris and Speaker of the House of Representatives Pelosi held high the Ukrainian flag behind him.
Zelensky said, "Your money is not charity, it is an investment in world peace and democracy" and asked the United States to provide more assistance to Ukraine, saying that Ukraine will never surrender.
Although the Biden administration has agreed to provide $45 billion worth of aid to Ukraine and $1.85 billion worth of military aid, more scrutiny of Ukraine aid is expected next year after Republicans regain control of the House of Representatives. U.S. Representative Thomas Massie even refused to attend the "Zelensky Show."
In order to take Zelensky to the United States, the United States and NATO actually invested...
On December 21, local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky secretly arrived in the United States and immediately met with US President Biden, attracting a large amount of international media attention.
According to reports from foreign media such as the British " Daily Mail ", Zelensky was able to successfully arrive in the United States from war-torn Ukraine because the United States and NATO sent a "top-secret military aircraft formation" to escort him.
According to the introduction of this British "tabloid", Zelensky's trip to the United States used Poland as a transit stop. He first took a train from Ukraine to the Polish border city of Przemyśl, and then drove from here to the Polish city of Rzeszów, where he boarded a special plane waiting to take him to the United States, a C-40B (call sign "SAM910") belonging to the U.S. Air Force.
Before Zelensky’s special plane took off, NATO also dispatched an airborne early warning aircraft and an F-15 fighter jet in advance to escort it.
Kremlin talks about Zelensky's visit to the United States: Not even a statement calling for peace has been issued
Russian Satellite News Agency, Moscow, December 22 (Xinhua) Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said when commenting on Zelensky's visit to the United States, The Kremlin regretfully pointed out that US President Biden and Zelensky themselves did not issue a statement about wanting to listen to Russia's concerns and calling for peace.
Zelensky visited Washington on December 21, held talks with US President Biden and delivered a speech to the US Congress. He said he did not know what a "just peace" with Russia would look like, but he was convinced that no compromise could be reached on territorial and sovereignty issues.
Peskov said: "Of course, we follow and understand all the information. So far, we can regretfully point out that neither President Biden nor Lensky has said a word about their desire to listen to Russia's concerns."
Former U.S. four-star general: From a strategic perspective, the Russians have lost the war in Ukraine
Former U.S. four-star general Barry R. McCaffrey said on an MSNBC talk show that Russia has lost the war at a strategic level.
McCaffrey believes that in terms of operations, the Russian army is basically unable to deal with a very active and aggressive military force. The Russian army has now acquiesced to the point where it can only save face by destroying most of Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, but it cannot be seen that the Russian army will regain the initiative to seize Odessa or try to seize Kharkov .
McCaffrey said Russia lost too much equipment, too many people, and they didn't learn from their mistakes. Their logistics were a mess. Their manufacturing base cannot keep up with the war they are fighting.
