Ukraine War Update NEWS: Overnight & Other News
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"We definitely need Mykolaiv and Odessa regions. This is mandatory in order to discourage NATO and the West from accepting Ukraine into NATO."
Hello Team!
Jonathan welcomes viewers to the first part of the Ukraine War News Update for 7th December 2023.
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🪦 DISCLAIMER FOR GENERAL STAFF LOSSES DATA
- These are real people with real lives and real families who love them. Don’t let the numbers sap your humanity.
- These numbers probably aren’t accurate but they’re the best we have and we don’t need them to be accurate to be indicative of patterns of activity.
- All losses are estimates. Losses cannot be counted with accuracy because of the conditions on the ground.
- Both sides would see it to be of their advantage to minimize their own losses maximize the other side’s losses.
- Neither side releases their losses but we have enough transparency from the Ukrainian side to have confidence in they are indicative.
- Personnel losses are hard to count. If a soldier gets injured, heals up, and returns to the front line only to get injured again, is that one loss or two? Also, how to deal with losses from PMC’s or soldiers fighting with RF from occupied territories?
- Equipment losses are hard to count. If an AA complex involves several parts and one part gets disabled, is that a loss, or a fraction of a loss? If a tank gets disabled, repaired, back into the fight, then disabled again, is that one lost tank or two?
- All recorded losses are vulnerable to multiple reporting. We have already seen numerous cases of multiple drones in the air reporting the same loss from different angles as multiple engagements.
- Losses are not always reported on the same day they occurred. It is frequent that drone losses are reported at least 24 hours after other terrestrial equipment losses. Certain losses may not be reported for days or weeks for military intelligence reasons.
Russian Losses
- Russian personnel losses remain high at 1,120, likely due to costly Russian attacks
- 18 tanks, 26 APVs and 21 artillery systems lost, which are significant numbers
- 33 drones and 1 cruise missile shot down
- 29 vehicles/fuel tanks and 3 pieces of special equipment destroyed
Ukrainian vs Russian Losses
Two days of losses compared:
- Ukraine lost some high-value equipment like a Caesar self-propelled gun and Dana howitzer
- Russia lost more overall, including 2 Grad MLRS, but the loss of the Caesar and Dana will hurt Ukraine
- The next day, losses favoured Ukraine by a 3 or 4 to 1 ratio, with Russia losing a damaged Mi-8 helicopter, boats, tanks, IFVs and APCs
Russian Mobilisation
- Over 100,000 prisoners sent from Russian prisons to fight in Ukraine
- Saves Russia money on prison costs
- 40,000 wounded and 20,000 killed out of total Russian losses
- Prisoners promised freedom for surviving 6 months, with no compensation if they die
Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Shot Down
A Russian Mi-8 helicopter was targeted by Ukrainian HIMARS after landing in a field, likely rendering it unusable. This shows the advantage of HIMARS for hitting time-sensitive targets of opportunity.
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Russian Su-24M Shot Down
A Russian Su-24M bomber was shot down over the Black Sea, possibly by a Patriot air defence system, with both pilots killed. The loss of trained pilots is a bigger problem than the plane itself.
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Other Ukrainian Strikes
- A launcher of the Russian S-350 Vityaz air defence system was destroyed
- A thermal power plant in eastern Ukraine was hit by 3 Russian strikes but is still operating
Assassinations and Bombings
- A collaborator in Luhansk was wounded by a car bomb
- Ilya Kiva, a Ukrainian MP who defected to Russia, was assassinated in Moscow, likely by Ukrainian special forces
Drone and Missile Attacks
- 18 Shahed drones launched at Ukraine overnight, 15 were shot down
- Infographic shows most drones target airbases in western Ukraine rather than Kyiv
- The Danube port infrastructure in Izmail, Odesa oblast was attacked, killing a driver
Strikes on Occupied Territories
- Major strike on Donetsk, hitting an oil depot and repair plant with ongoing explosions
- Explosions reported in Skadovsk, Kherson oblast where Russia moved equipment
- Explosion reported in Sevastopol, Crimea
Monument to Ukrainian Hero
A monument was unveiled in Kyiv to Oleksandr Matsievskyi, a Ukrainian soldier brutally executed by Russian troops after defiantly saying "Slava Ukraini" (Glory to Ukraine).
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Russian Goals in Ukraine
A Russian general stated that taking Mykolaiv and Odesa oblasts is "mandatory" to keep Ukraine out of NATO and secure the Black Sea coast. However, this is a highly unrealistic goal given Russia's slow progress.
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Other News
- 7th aviation incident in a week as a Russian Tu-204 cargo plane engine caught fire on takeoff
- Russia to hold presidential elections on March 17th, Putin expected to run and win again
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks viewers for watching and asks them to like, subscribe and share. He appreciates all the support and will be back with more videos soon.
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