The counter-offensive is troubling the Russian armed forces. Kremlin chief Putin is now appealing. News ticker on military events in the Ukraine war.
- Putin sees “new threats”: Kremlin chief appeals to Russian security forces
- Zelenskyj to killed Russian soldiers: “So far it’s almost 99,000”
- This News ticker on the military situation in Ukraine war is continuously updated.
Update from December 20, 12:02 p.m: After the recent Russian drone attacks, the three-million city of Kyiv continues to struggle with the power supply, despite constant repairs. Parts of the subway system were now at a standstill again, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Telegram. The cause is “strong voltage fluctuations”. Klitschko announced the day before that only 50 percent of the electricity requirement could be covered.
Putin wants to “quickly identify traitors, spies and saboteurs” in the Ukraine war
Update from December 20, 10:19 am: Putin has in his Appeal to the Russian security forces also called for a “maximum concentration” in Russia’s counterintelligence. It is necessary to “strictly suppress the activities of foreign intelligence services and quickly identify traitors, spies and saboteurs”.
In September, Putin announced the annexation of four regions in southern and eastern Ukraine. Moscow officials had previously held “referendums” there, which the West and Ukraine called fraud. At no time did Russia have control over all areas of the four Ukrainian regions. Last month there was a successful Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kherson.
Ukrainian military intelligence on the first days of the war: “We got so many tips”
December 20 update at 9:29 am: A statement by Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of the Ukrainian military intelligence service HUR, causes a stir. “We received so many tips, practically every Ukrainian with a telephone reported where Russian soldiers were currently deployed,” he said in an interview with the picture about the first days of the war. Allies even asked whether Ukraine received the data in “real time,” he said. However, Skibitsky emphasized the Kremlin’s “main mistake”: the Russian invasion was probably postponed three times.
First report from December 20th: Kyiv – How many people die in the Russian invasion of Ukraine? For security reasons, both sides are not providing precise information on the losses of the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces. Western military officials recently estimated the number of Russian soldiers killed and wounded at well over 100,000.
Zelenskyj on killed Russian soldiers: “So far there are almost 99,000”
Volodymyr Zelenskyj made a similar statement. “So far there are almost 99,000 soldiers, in a few days the occupiers’ losses will increase to 100,000,” said the Ukrainian President in his most recent video address (December 19). “And for what? No one in Moscow has the answer and will not (in the future) have it,” he added.
Putin sees “new threats”: Kremlin chief appeals to Russian security forces
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding more action from his country’s security forces, especially to protect the citizens of the “new territories”, as he calls the areas of Ukraine annexed by Moscow in violation of international law.
“Today we have a dynamically changing situation in the world, new risks and threats bring increased demands on Russia’s entire security system,” Putin said in a video address on Tuesday night (December 20). The reason for the speech was the so-called Day of the Security Forces of Russia.
In fact, the situation in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions is difficult, Putin stressed. “But the people living there, all Russian citizens, hope for their protection.” Russia will therefore “equip new units with the latest technology and weapons, as well as with experienced personnel”. Russia has occupied large parts of these areas and is now trying to defend them against Ukrainian counterattacks. (dpa/frs)
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