Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been ongoing for 671 days. Loud explosions were heard over the port city of Feodosia, in occupied Crimea, Russian media reported on Telegram. According to the Ukrainian website Suspilne, these were probably the sounds of Russian air defense systems. These are the most important events in the last hours of the war in Ukraine.
> The fighting for Marjinka continues, it cannot be said to have been occupied by Russian troops, said the spokesman for the Armed Forces. Ukraine in the Taurid direction Oleksandr Shtupun. In this way, he referred to the claims of the Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoiguwho announced the capture of this town located southeast of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine.
> Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses had knocked down the previous day Russian Su-34 bomber and Su-30 fighter – informed the general staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 28 Shahed combat drones were also shot down. Meanwhile, ISW reports that Russia deployed further forces in the occupied part of Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast to strengthen control over this occupied territory.
> Loud explosions were heard over the port city of Feodosia, in occupied Crimea, Russian media reported on Telegram. According to the Ukrainian website Suspilne, these were probably the sounds of Russian air defense systems. The attack was confirmed by the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleschuk.
> Photos provided by Russian media show smoke and fire in the port area of Feodosia. According to these sources, traffic on the Crimean Bridge was briefly suspended. Suspilne quotes the local news channel Crimean Wind Telegram, according to which a ship with Iranian ammunition on board was blown up in the port, probably Shahed drones.
Russian soldiers in CrimeaSergei Aksionov/Telegram
> The website of the Ukrainian weekly “Novoye Vremya” assessed what weapons, supplied by Kiev’s Western allies, turned out to be this year. the most effective and useful for the armed forces of Ukraine. Patriot systems top the list.
> The draft law on mobilization, published late on Monday evening on the website of the Parliament of Ukraine, provides for lowering the lower age limit for persons subject to this obligation from 27 to 25 years.
> Russian soldiers are increasingly refusing to take part in assault operations and are surrendering themselves into Ukrainian captivity in groups, said Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Taurid direction.
> Kiev saw ‘huge increase’ measles cases. Neighboring Ukraine Romania at the beginning of December they announced an epidemic of this disease. “We must do everything in our power to prevent a measles epidemic like the one that occurred in 2018,” urges the Kyiv health department. The Kiev authorities encourage parents to vaccinate their children and inform that the Ukrainian capital is at risk of an epidemic outbreak.
> This year’s Christmas puts us in a good mood because we shot down five Russian planes during the week, the president of Ukraine wrote on Telegram on Monday. Volodymyr Zelensky.
> The Russians are preparing an expedition to Africa to look for mercenaries for the war against Ukraine – writes the Sprotyw portal, run by the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian army.
Main photo source: Sergei Aksionov/Telegram