Ukraine War Update
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"Just have a thought, I guess, over this festive period about other people around the world. It doesn't have to be in Ukraine even. I mean, this is my, I suppose, moral proclamation here that, you know, when we have it easy, think about those who have it more difficult than us, no matter where they are in the world."
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Jonathan reminds viewers that while many are celebrating the festive season, people in Ukraine are in trenches, facing explosions and death. He encourages everyone to spare a thought for those who are less fortunate, in Ukraine and around the world.
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Russian Losses and Figures Accuracy
- Ukraine's official figures for Russian losses are discussed, with 550 personnel liquidated, 2 tanks, 5 APCs, 6 artillery systems, 1 MLRS, 5 UAVs, and 7 vehicles/fuel tanks lost in the last day
- Jonathan sees these numbers as indicative of the situation, even if not 100% accurate
- He focuses more on the daily figures rather than total losses to gauge if it was a good or bad day for Russia
- Some argue the aircraft numbers are the most inaccurate, but Jonathan believes if Ukrainian sources halved the tank figures, it would align with Oryx's conservative photo-confirmed losses
- Ultimately, even with a margin of error, these losses are still hugely damaging to Russia's military capability
Military Aid and Sanctions
- The first group of Ukrainian soldiers finished training in the Czech Republic, with more to be trained in the UK and other countries
- Germany's Rheinmetall began supplying HX 8x8 trucks to Ukraine
- Chinese banks have fully joined sanctions against Russia, complying with all US Treasury sanctions
- Switzerland expanded its Russia sanctions list, imposing new sanctions on 141 individuals and 49 entities
- These developments, along with plummeting gas prices, show the sanctions net is closing in on Russia
Assassinations and Attacks in Occupied Territories
- Collaborator Andriy Stepa was assassinated by car bomb in Lyubimivka
- Another car bombing occurred in central Melitopol, with the victim unknown
- Garages of a military unit in Moscow and a military commissariat in Saratov were set on fire
- HIMARS struck a barracks in Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia overnight
- Jonathan notes an asymmetry between Ukrainian strikes on high-value Russian targets behind the lines vs. limited Russian attacks on Ukrainian rear areas
Bakhmut and Donetsk Front Update
- Fighting continues around Bakhmut, Soledar and Opytne, but Ukrainian forces made gains:
- Pushed Russians back in the southern industrial area and aggregate plant
- Geolocated footage shows strikes on Russian positions in buildings east of the city
- Russians expelled west of the Bakhmutka canal near Kurdyumivka
- Defmon believes it's been a good week for Ukraine around Bakhmut, forcing Russia to regroup
- Intense combat also reported at Marinka, Avdiivka and Vuhledar, which are heavily damaged
- However, no major territorial changes in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions
Asymmetric Warfare
Jonathan emphasizes the asymmetry between Ukrainian and Russian attacks behind the lines:
- Ukraine uses HIMARS/artillery to successfully strike high-value targets like command posts, ammo dumps and barracks far behind the front
- Russia relies more on inaccurate artillery to hit frontline areas, causing less military damage
- Up to 150 Russians were allegedly killed in a strike on an airfield in Kherson
- This asymmetric attrition is steadily degrading Russian combat power and morale
Wrap Up
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