UNITED24 Media Telegram Highlights from yesterday 11:00 until today.
53 people were killed as a result of a massive missile attack by the Russian Federation on December 29.
▪️Kyiv — 16 killed, 32 injured. The attack on the capital on December 29 was the largest in terms of the number of victims among civilians;
▪️ Zaporizhzhia — 9 killed, 13 injured;
▪️Kharkiv — 3 killed, 12 injured;
▪️Dnipro — 6 killed, more than 30 injured;
▪️Lviv — 1 killed, 30 injured;
▪️Odesa — 4 killed, 24 injured;
▪️ Kherson — 5 victims;
▪️ Smila — 9 victims.
🔻Ukraine approved military strategy for next year, — Zelenskyy
“We analyzed what we did right and what we could have done better. Taking into account these conclusions, forecasts and our capabilities, we determined the strategy for using the Defense Forces for the coming year,” the president noted.
According to reports from WP, the Russian Federation is actively pursuing a strategy to diminish support for Ukraine within France. Kremlin documents, acquired by European intelligence agencies, reveal instructions from Sergei Kiriyenko, Putin's deputy chief of staff, directing efforts to sow political discord in France. This strategy involves leveraging social media, engaging French politicians, opinion leaders, and activists.
However, Thomas Gomar, director of the French Institute of International Relations, notes an increase in visibility for pro-Russian social media accounts in France. Concurrently, there's a rise in approval ratings for far-right political parties in the country.
Ukrainian security sources told Western and Ukrainian media that on the night of December 29-30, Ukrainian forces launched more than 70 drones against Russian military infrastructure and defense-industrial facilities near Moscow, Belgorod, Tula, Tver, and Bryansk.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russian forces intercepted 32 Ukrainian drones in the Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk and Moscow regions.
Analysts note that the discrepancy between the Russian and Ukrainian figures may indicate that Ukrainian forces hit many of the intended targets.
🇵🇱 No traces of the Russian missile that flew into the country's airspace the day before were found in Poland. The search operation has already been completed, and approximately 500 Polish military personnel participated in it.
Ukrainian manufacturers have successfully developed and are presently testing their own RunFlat technology inserts for car tires, aiming to reinforce the wheels of combat pickups.
RunFlat inserts serve as specialized components within car tires, enabling vehicles to continue operating even when the tires are punctured or damaged. This technology proves invaluable during scenarios like evacuating the wounded, executing combat missions, or delivering supplies to the Defense Forces. It allows the military to sustain movement without risking safety by avoiding necessary stops due to tire damage.
The development team now intends to progress towards mass production and broaden their product lineup to encompass larger armored vehicles, further enhancing Ukraine's capabilities in this field.
💥Explosions and fires in the center of Belgorod due to a mistake of the Russian air defense, — the source of the "Ukrainian Pravda" newspaper in the special services
It is noted that the Defense Forces of Ukraine worked on Russian military facilities in the Belgorod region, but due to the unprofessional actions of the Russian air defense, the debris fell in the center of the city.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský reacted to Russia's desire to summon the Czech Republic to a meeting of the Security Council due to the alleged use of Czech "Vampire" surface-to-air missiles during the shelling of Belgorod.