MOSCOW, November 22 On repelling an attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones near Crimea , the course of the special operation and the US attempts to force Europe to contain Ukraine — in the material.
Prisoners of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the service of RussiaThe first group of the Bogdan Khmelnitsky battalion, consisting of former Ukrainian prisoners of war, went on a combat mission, said soldier Viktor Kirichansky with the call sign «Kirik».
The beginning of the formation of a battalion from among former military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who declared their desire to fight on the side of Russia became known in February. The battalion entered service with the operational combat tactical formation «Cascade» at the end of October.
Progress of the special operation
- The Russian military destroyed a warehouse of aerial bombs and missiles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces within 24 hours, as well as an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system. In addition, they shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter in the Vozdvizhenka area in the DPR;
- Attacks of the enemy army in the Kupyansky, Krasnolimansky, Donetsk, Yuzhnodonetsk and Zaporozhye directions were repelled;
- In total, in all directions, including Kherson, Ukrainian troops lost about 420 military personnel killed and wounded during this period , as well as at least 24 pieces of equipment, not counting aircraft, shells, missiles and drones;
- Deputy Minister of Defense Viktor Goremykin inspected units in the Zaporozhye direction and awarded soldiers who distinguished themselves in battles near Rabotino.
16:23InfographicsMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine on 11/22/2023View
Repelling a drone attack near CrimeaRussian military discovered in the western part of the water Cherny's theory In the sea, four unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy were heading towards Crimea, all of them were destroyed, the Ministry of Defense reported.
In addition, air defense systems shot down three Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the territory of Crimea, the department noted.
Case of treasonA criminal case of treason was opened against the former head coach of the Dagestan kickboxing team Akhmed Akhmedov for participating in hostilities on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a source in the security forces said.
According to the database of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was put on the wanted list.
Reducing Western aid to Ukraine The United States is trying to shift the costs of maintaining the Kyiv authorities to European countries, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
The diplomat noted that over the past week, several distinguished guests from the United States visited the Ukrainian capital. According to her, they all came to demand an account for the expenditure of huge funds allocated by the West for the so-called summer counter-offensive, as well as “to curb Zelensky’s appetites.”
In turn, Politico, citing a source, reported that Ukraine, on the eve of winter, is asking Washington for short-range Sentinel radars in order to use them to protect weapons factories.
In addition, Canada published the country's draft budget, according to which just under a billion US dollars will be allocated to support Ukraine from 2023 to 2026. At the same time, Ottawa does not plan to provide military assistance to the Kyiv regime starting in 2026.
In turn, the Swiss Federal Council authorized the sale of 25 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Germany. Berlin promised that they would not transfer this equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and it would remain in Germany, the EU or NATO countries “to complement their weapons.”