https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNyKZssyQhA

"How the deadlock in the war influences Zelenskyy's position"

No need to listen. The main takeaways from the participating expert is that A) overwhelming sentinment among the Ukrainian population is not to capitulate and continue fighting, and B) 2024 elections, both for the Rada and presidential, are not feasible and not seen as necessary by civil society during wartime.

VERY GOOD 30 minute FT interview of Jack Watling from RUSI on the overall state of the conflict (Thanks to Hoopie1 for posting it):

Here is what he says when asked, "Some people are saying "Well we need to reframe this whole thing, if you look at the big picture Ukraine has done incredibly well and maybe it’s now time to call a halt and we’ll have a political negotiation, yeah they’ll have to give up some territory but overall it’ll be good and this will happen in the middle of next year." Have you heard similar?"

https://www.ft.com/content/87cf8824-...d-f88a71977415











1. GRAPHIC Russian drone drops tear gas then regular grenades as people flee
2. Russians trying to escape an FPV in a car
3. anti-aircraft gun destroys shahed drone
















1."A fire and explosions/detonation of ammunition were reported on the territory of a military unit in the Volgograd region, Russia.":
2. Rail "accident" in Russia















Military significance of Avdiivka (especially important as several places are reporting it holds no military significance):














1. "The deaths of crew members of the Russian submarine 'Rostov na Donu', destroyed in a Ukrainian missile strike on 13 September, has reportedly become the subject of a scandal after relatives were denied compensation and the dead had to be buried at their comrades' expense."
2. Widows of dead Russian servicemen are gifted fridges
3. Captured Russian and a journalist talking about how Russian minorities are viewed as expendable
4. Meduza article: "Police raid Voronezh restaurant, hand out 50 military summonses to immigrants from Azerbaijan"














1. Soldiers complaining about not being properly outfitted when sent to the front
2. GRAPHIC Russian servicemen torturing and beating other Russian servicemen who allegedly took drugs and gave them to others, which resulted in deaths.
3. Another












1. VERY GOOD 9 minute from Ander Puck Nielsen on what establishing the Dnipro bridgehead would mean
2. Footage of a Dnipro river crossing

1. Analysis of people blaming western aid in an effort to ignore the shortcomings of the Ukrainian military
2. History an analysis of long range weapons that were given to Ukraine












1. Ukraine drone strikes on the left back of the Dnipro
2. FT article "Ukraine claims significant advance in counteroffensive against Russia":









Avdiivka assault, Russian troop is dropped off then the vehicle strikes a mine:










Analysis of visibile KA-52 helicopters:













Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, on Russian negotiation tactics:










1. Russia claims Ukraine has done 8000+ strikes on Russian border regions
2. Volgograd military base burning
3. Romanov complaining about food being poisoned
4. ISW on Russia strengthening air defense over Russia (not the tweet I was looking for, they are moving air defense from east Russia, as well as combining two different types of air defense):












DOD sending aid to Ukraine while aid package is still stalled:











Moscow Times article "Business Leaders Voice Alarm to Putin Over ‘Frightening’ Nationalizations – Vedomosti"
FT article "Ex-Carlsberg executives detained in Russia over fraud claims"

1. Ukrainian anti aircraft guns shooting at a drones at night
2. GRAPHIC Claim that a Ukrainian sniper sets new record with an almost 4km kill













1. Russian sentenced to 7 years in prison for replacing grocery tags with anti-war messages
2. Meduza article on her ‘I’m behind bars, but I’m more free than you’
3. Moscow Times article on Russian doctors demanding her release
















Interview with company commander of the 47th mechanized brigade on the counteroffensive (really attempts to evade all responsibility, but still a great read):

















Analysis with pics of why "After being kept off the UN Human Rights Council & ousted from the International Court of Justice, it's now been thrown off #UNESCO 's Board":














"Russian servicemen are stripped naked and put into pits for refusing to go into meat assault without proper equipment. To get out, they need to pay up 400k rubles."














1. Russians across Dnipro surrender to Ukraine (Ukrainian military reported it, so might not be reliable)
2. Evidence of Chinese vehicles in the area













1. Interview with a Russian citizen and a politician on inflation "If you don't buy, prices are fine"
2. Putin says Russia is doing great and it would Europe's loss if they cut ties with Russia:

"The propaganda war for Ukraine | DW Documentary" 90 minutes long, covering the start of the war. It goes over how Russia is completely top down when it comes to media, whereas Ukraine was showing videos from many outlets from Zelenskyy to random tik tokers. It goes over Russia's attempts to replicate this approach with their troll farms. Discusses things like Bucha, how Russia claimed it was fake, same with the maternity ward bombing in Mariupol. Also interesting because the beginning of the war Oleksii Arestovych was such an important figure, and he's now considered a traitor to Ukraine. Has several segments with Maria Avdeeva which were interesting. It also shows some interviews from a woman who was a Russian journalist sent to film propaganda for Russia in 2014 and she explains how it works.

The most interesting part was a short segment at 40 minutes in which shows Vladimir Solovyov, Putin's mouthpiece famous for his rants calling Ukrainians nazis and calling for their genocide, before the war. It shows him at a New Year Eve's program in 2013 with Zelenskyy, giving a speech about how Russia would never invade Ukraine because they are brothers, and also an interview in 2015 which he gives in English and comes off as an extremely friendly and charming person. His English voice was not at all what I expected, and it's crazy to think this is the same guy raging over how Zelenskyy is a Nazi.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ifShcUcfbU





UK estimate on Russian combat losses:


https://mil.in.ua/en/news/uk-disclos...ainst-ukraine/







Ukraine begins to address issues with medical care of troops:










1. Romanov on Kherson bridgeheads
2. Evidence of Ukraine south of Krynki

Secretary of Defense Austin goes to Kyiv:










An example of how Putin controls Russian politics but having fake "opposition":










1. Video of Russians in occupied Donetsk right before HIMARS hit during a concert:
2. Pics of the theater after









1. Russian telegram claims Ukrainian counteattacks around Avdiivka
2. "Top UAF military planner callsign Arty Green short update on the Battle around Avdievka [ENGLISH]"
3. Mud season
4. Incendiaries







1. Part of the 60 Minutes episode on the Ukrainian children kidnapped and brainwashed in Russia, discusses being told their parents don't want them and put into isolation for days:
2. cepa article on Russia's attempts to solve their shrinking population, largely due to the war. Methods include forced deportations from Ukraine, pressuring women into having children, and attacking abortions:












1. CNN article on Ukrainian draft dodgers
2. BBC video focusing on the Romanian border and Ukrainians who attempt to flee there to avoid getting conscripted












Politico article on Ukraine gathering evidence for 109,000 war crimes:


https://www.politico.com/news/2023/1...rimes-00127936










NYT article on Ukrainians fleeing Russian occupied Ukraine back to Ukraine and talking about what occupation is like:


https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/w...-crossing.html










BBC article on Russia's "volunteer formations" which ultimately end up being a way for Russia's MOD to not give soldiers proper benefits:














Meduza article on the 17 year old Ukrainian who received a military summons in Russia, he has been returned to Ukraine:


https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/11...s-his-way-home

90 minute documentary 20 Days in Mariupol which covers the first 20 days of the siege of Mariupol. Highly reccomend, it's an extremely important documentary.


https://youtu.be/gvAyykRvPBo?si=gZIUI8skvRo7ptYA

The problems (mainly Orban) holding Ukraine back from joining EU:












1. UK MOD on two Ukrainian long range strikes on Russian troops and one of Russia's against Ukrainian troops:
2. Analysis of how not providing enough long range weapons and air defense escalates this conflict:










1. Video of cluster bombs mentioned in the previous tweet used near Avdiivka
2. Use near Staromaiorske







1. Bloomberg article on Ukraine potentially being forced to negotiation table due to lack of support:
2. Bloomberg article "EU Prepares Plan to Give Ukraine Lasting Security Commitments"
3. Politico article "Democrats remain vexed by the House as Ukraine funding hits crisis point":








Russian serial killer and cannibal pardoned so he can fight in Ukraine:











1. Russian near Dnipro complaining about the state of the battle at Krynky
2. Russian channel with similar complaints
3. UK MOD on the fighting there
4. ISW on the fighting there and Russian millbloggers panicking over the situation
5. Video of Ukrainians attacking a Russian convoy and stealing ammo:

23 minute video "RUSSIAN Economy Collapsing - Oil & Gas Revenues Fall 65% & Russia Posts Net Loss of R1.7 Trillion" compares official stats from Russian Minister of Finance in October to data from 2021:














NYT recap of the G20 summit, where Putin gave an 8 minute speech virtually:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/w...a-war-g20.html













1. Russian complaining about state of the troops near Krynky. Says the only positive thing is 2 Wagner soldiers, complains artillery fire is limited due to Ukraine's counterbattery
2. Russians complaining about mice infestations, lack of winter clothing, and supplies being stolen
3. Russian filming a location badly wounded soldiers are sent before being sent back to the frontline
4. Storm Z instructor complaining "despite very high density of fire, Russian artillery is unable to provide proper support for assaulting units"
5. More on relatives of dead Russians attempting to get their benefits from the military:







1. Russia launches 75 Shahed drones at Kyiv, a record. Ukraine claims to have destroyed 71
2. Anti-air taking out drones at night






Ukraine strikes a warehouse in Russia:












Russia slows down assaults on Avdiivka, probably due to the weather:










Business Insider article on why Ukraine was correct to fight for Bakhmut despite the losses (I disagree):

https://www.businessinsider.com/ukra...ff-2023-11?amp

1. Scout drone spots a tank, calls for a drone to kill it, tank gets stuck in mud and the drone arrives. War on the Rocks mentioned that the response time for this has come down a lot since they visited earlier in the year:
2. "Videos of Russian FPV drones defeated by EW."







1. Claim that Russia has taken part of a district in Avdiivka
2. Kyiv Post Article "Russia Captures Fortified Factory District in Avdiivka, Ukrainian Troops Reportedly Outgunned":















WAPO article on two Ukrainian teenagers that were held in Russia:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...ine-war-putin/















Rob Lee on continued importance of tanks
















1. Russian factory burning
2. Drones flying over Tula, Russia
3. 11 drones shot down in Moscow, closing two airports
4. UK MOD on Russia moving air defense systems from Kaliningrad where they aren't needed despite being surrounded by NATO


















1. Winter in Ukraine
2. Weather around Crimean Coast as a large storm goes through
















FT article "Turkey’s exports of military-linked goods to Russia soar"



https://www.ft.com/content/1cef6628-...1-2aef9bce4239

1. Interview with Ukrainian soldier complaining they only have ammo to fire from their mortar 2-3 times a day
2. Kyiv Independent Op-ed "Ukraine could still lose the war. Let’s get some things straight", mostly discussing the West's failure to provide proper aid, claiming they fear a decisive defeat of Russia
3. Politico article "France backtracks on EU-only ammo for Ukraine"
4. Foreign Affrais article "A Containment Strategy for Ukraine" Covers how Ukraine was largely a victim of its initial successes when it came to the counteroffensive, lack of aid due to far-right in congress, inability to make a peace deal, and how to contain Russia











1. Russian volunteer asking people to donate winter clothing talks about the huge losses Russian soldiers have suffered
2. "Russian occupier, who came to Ukraine for $2000 a month, is complaining that the command is sending him and his comrades to a sure death on the Dnieper islands."
3. Russians who were in Krynky complaining about suicide missions
4. Russian soldier complaining about quality of new Russian mortar rounds









1. Short thread 'The Kremlin has reportedly told regional governors to "extinguish with money" the protests of wives of mobilised soldiers ahead of next March's elections. It is said to believe that they are "often waiting not for their husbands from the war, but for their salary cards".'
2. Short clip from the November 19th meeting of relatives of Russian soldiers
3. Summary of the November 19th meeting
4. Business Insider article "Putin fears the wrath of soldiers' wives as the Kremlin tries to buy off potential protesters, report says"
5. AP Article "Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out"
6. Newsweek article "Russian Soldiers' Wives Protest Against Putin: 'We Got Screwed!'"











Guardian article "Ukraine to change conscription policies in drive to sustain fighting capacity":









NYT article "Wife of Ukraine’s Spy Chief Was Poisoned, Officials Say"


https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/w...?smid=tw-share









1. Short thread on Russia trying to organize a "migrant invasion" of Finland:
2. AP article "Why Finland is blaming Russia for a sudden influx of migrants on its eastern border":

1. I think I linked this video before, but there's now several more clips of Russia's aerial cluster bombs:
2. Russians walking through mud








High ranking Russian commander killed:













1. Ukraine strikes a warehouse in Russia holding Shahed drones
2. Russian telegram reports strike on Crimea
3. Russian telegram on more Ukrainian drones in Russian airspace
4. Ukraine special services blow up a Russian train heading to China








1. Video of an American factory that produces 155mm shells and plans to increase its production 6x in the next 5 years
2. Kyiv Independent article on France pledging to boost ammunition output
3. Kyiv Independent article "Czech president: Western military support for Ukraine insufficient for high-intensity operation"








Zelenskyy on Ukraine's air defense:

1. Russian telegram claims all attacks along Dnipro were repelled yet Ukraine still gained ground somehow
2. Russian telegram complaining about drones in Krynky







"Deepstate_UA's map shows small Russian gains on the Marinka, Avdiivka, Bakhmut, and Lyman fronts this week."










1. Reuters article "Russia increases maximum size of armed forces by 170,000 servicemen"
2. Thread on how Russia is taking advantage of their bribery system to give bigger fines to migrant taxi drivers so they are forced to conscript
3. BBC article ""One Day Call" How military registration and enlistment offices in Moscow conduct raids on conscripts"






Ft article "US aims to halve Russia’s energy revenues by 2030, says official"







1. "The AP Interview: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms"
2. "In our military doctrine, to break through the kind of defenses we see in southern #Ukraine, you need an air advantage, and much more. We did not provide that to the Ukrainians," former CIA chief Gen. David Petraeus said in an interview with the BBC"
3. Pravda article 'Zelenskyy orders rapid building of fortifications on "all major fronts"'







German domestic politics affecting increasing capacity to produce ammo:








1. UK MOD on Putin attempting to silence wives of soldiers
2. Wives complain that prisoners are allowed to go home after 6 months while their husbands are in the war indefinitely
2. Putin trying to restrict abortions and free female inmates to combat demographic crisis
4. Business Insider article "Putin is urging women to have as many as 8 children after so many Russians died in his war with Ukraine"

Anybody know what areas the migrant taxi drivers come from?

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/...summons-a82303

1. Ukraine air defense
2. UK MOD on ground based air defenses












Reuters article on GLSDB being delivered to Ukraine late December, testing, then deployed next year (another delay)














1. GRAPHIC Drone does recon for two Ukrainian defenders near Robotyne defending against an assault
2. Visually confirmed losses from the counteroffensive












WarGonzo on Krynky





1. Ukraine military claiming Russian attacks on Avdiivka have slowed
2. Russian mouse infestation
3. Interview with Ukrainian volunteer who recently returned from Avdiivka
4. Various videos from a unit there









Russian general confirmed to have been killed by Russian artillery








Ukrainian POW talks about torture: losing 40kg, being beaten for up to an hour and a half:







1. Russia receiving western goods through Central Asia
2. Bloomberg article "Putin Seizes Rights to St. Petersburg Airport From Foreign Investors", first time he's done this to nations which aren't "unfriendly"
3. Bloomberg article "Europe Is Guzzling Diesel From India, a Key Buyer of Russian Oil"
4. Newsweek article "Russia Says It Was 'Caught off Guard' After Country 'Loses' 76 Planes"







FT article "EU budget dispute threatens €50bn war lifeline for Ukraine" on Orban preventing aid to Ukraine and their joining the EU

https://www.ft.com/content/6cd69168-...3-38fd176cd806

1. UAV using thermal cameras to attack Russians
2. Russian "cocoon" used to counter detection from thermal
3. Rare tank vs tank battle, Russian tank survives a hit from a drone














1. Johnson reiterates no aid to Ukraine with border wall funding
2. Senator Graham says no aid until wall funding (he has been a very vocal supporter for Ukraine
3. Zelenskyy cancels last minute to give speech to senate
4. McConnell says no aid to Ukraine until border funding is secured
5. Sullivan gives interview saying that anyone voting against Ukraine funding is directly aiding Putin

(I am catching up on a week's worth of news after traveling and do not follow domestic politics very much. My understanding is that Zelenskyy was set to give a speech to the Senate but canceled last minute, likely due to being told that Republicans were going to say this. I also read that this is somehow Biden's fault for tieing the border issue into aid to Ukraine/Taiwan/Israel. If anyone can clarify what exactly is happening with the border funding, I would really appreciate it.)












Carnegie Endowment for International Peace article "Arsenal of Democracy: Integrating Ukraine Into the West’s Defense Industrial Base" on the problems Ukraine's defense sector faces including corruption, lagging international support, poor management and private sectors, and lagging technologies:

1. "The 25mm auto-cannon of the Bradley working on Russian troops near Avdiivka."
2. combat medic helping in a trench as it is being overrun by Russians
3. Russia shelling the Avdiivka coke plant








1. WSJ article "Troubled by a Resurgent Russia and Bickering Allies, Ukraine Hunkers Down"

2. ISW on Ukraine using winter to build fortifications






1. 8 planes malfunction in Russia in 1 week
2. Video from inside a commercial flight after the engine caught fire








WSJ article "The Violent Homecoming of Russian Convicts Freed to Fight in Ukraine" on the violence committed by convicts who were freed after fighting in Ukraine











SBU assassinates Ukrainian defector:














Russian bloggers complain about N Korean ammo:











Orban says Ukraine is too corrupt for EU, Hungary currently rated as more corrupt than Ukraine:












Russia passes laws limiting how much the price for food can be raised by grocery stores

1. Ukrainian tank in the snow, fires at a house full of Russians
2. Ukrainians attacking Russian position, call in drones for help
3. Ukrainian drone strike followed by artillery
4. GRAPHIC Ukrainian drones stop Russian assault near Bakhmut
5. Video showing the intensity of the shelling on Avdiivka
6. "Russian Grad MLRS transformed into some kind of Artwork"
7. What it sounds like to be under attack by FPV drones






1. Zelenskyy at the White House to meet Biden
2. Biden: “If you’re being celebrated by Russian propagandists, it might be time to rethink what you’re doing.”
3. Zelenskyy on meeting with House Dems (also met with the Speaker)
4. Politco article "Orbán aide: Hungary could lift Ukraine funds veto if EU unblocks all frozen cash"
5. Guardian article "Republicans to meet allies of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid"
6. FT article on Zelenskyy trying to get aid from both EU and USA
7. FT article "EU explores emergency Ukraine funding outside bloc’s shared budget"
8. Zelenskyy confronting Orban in Argentina
9. Seating arrangement so Orban is literally cornered
















1. Ukrainian hackers attack Russia's Federal Tax Service
2. Russian hackers attack a large Ukraine bank and cellphone provider









Russian helicopter pilot assassinated:

1. Anders Puck Nielsen on why the Avdiivka offensive was a surprise, politics around it and how Russia found the soldiers for it
2. UK MOD on what is happening there now











1. Drone strike on Russian trench with counter drone screens
2. Ukrainian claims Russia has a 5-7:1 drone advantages in some key locations









1. 50+ injured by ballistic missile strike on Kyiv
2. Ukrainian MP on Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv
3. UK MOD on the recent missile strikes







1. Russia blogger complaining the commander near the Dnipro is facing lies from all levels of his command
2. Ukrainian drone pilots show some of the ruined Russian vehicles that tried to counterattack Krynky








1. Biden on Republicans withholding aid money, also said that if aid isn't sent before Congress breaks it would be a Christmas present to Putin
2. Bloomberg article on Biden offering concessions to get the funding
3. Politico article and analysis on Zelenskyy's visit
4. CNN article "5 takeaways from Ukrainian President Zelensky’s critical trip to Washington"

1. Long thread on Storm Z units being denied hospital service and sent back to frontlines despite serious wounds
2. 'Wives and relatives of mobilised Russian men from the "Way home" organisation recorded a manifest demanding to return their men home. '
3. BBC article "Russia luring migrants from Finnish border for war in Ukraine"










1. Politico article on how Russia has largely managed to reroute how they get dual-use items, sidestepping those sanctions "Which company is the leading maker of the so-called “high-priority battlefield items” trafficked to Russia that the Western coalition wants to interdict? If you said Intel, then go to the top of the class"

2. PBS article "U.S. announces new sanctions on Russia’s weapons suppliers"
3. Evidence that a lot of Germany's sales to Kyrgyzstan go directly to Russia









1. Finnish article on Russification of Ukrainian children living in occupied Ukraine "The purpose of the camps is to Russianize Ukrainian children, that is, in practice, to brainwash them."
2. AP article "Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor"
3. The Economist article "“Grief camps” help Ukrainian children face the loss of parents"









1. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron arguing that the $350 billion of frozen Russian assets should be given to Ukraine
2. FT article "EU seeks to raise €15bn for Ukraine from Russia’s frozen assets"










1. Putin states that he still has the same goals for the war as when he launched it:
2. NBC's highlights for the annual televised Q&A
3. Some of the tough questions which weren't filtered out







Third day in a row of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure:








European Council opens accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova

1. Bradley firing on 3 Russian vehicles at night
2. Ukrainians discussing the importance of Bradleys






1. "A Russian intelligence officer has signed an affidavit to the International Criminal Court and is flying there to testify against the Russian dictator."
2. CNN article "US charges Russian soldiers with war crimes against an American in Ukraine"







1. Politico article "US declassifies intel as the White House pushes for more Ukraine funding"

2. Trending clip on GOP narrative for why they are against support
3. Zelenskyy's office on the report and how effective the aid has been
4. Reuters article on the report
5. Politico article with Fiona Hill discussing the importance of the funding, what it means if Ukraine wins vs if Russia wins, future implications etc.
6. Reuters article "US Senate to delay holiday break as border, Ukraine aid talks continue"














Reuters article claiming Scholz forced Orban out of the room so they could unanimously vote on Ukraine accession (doesn't give details):


https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...an-2023-12-13/






The Hill article "Congress approves bill barring any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO"




https://thehill.com/homenews/4360407...hdrawing-nato/

BATTLE FOOTAGE

1. Tank vs Tank footage from May
2. Russian bombing by SU-34








RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA

1. BBC article "Russia tricks US actors into appearing in propaganda videos"
2. BBC Article "Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions"
3. BBC video on the article
4. Allegedly a document released showing the 'Putin team' that will help get him reelected


















AID TO UKRAINE


1. BBC Article "Ukraine war: Shell shortages force us to limit firing, Ukrainian troops tell BBC"
2. GOOD READRUSI article "Europe Must Urgently Prepare to Deter Russia Without Large-Scale US Support"


3. Reuters article "Europe must rearm as new threats loom, German minister says"
4. France stops selling weapons to Qatar and Saudi Arabia and attempts to buy back some of their stockpiles
5. Hungary blocks 50 billion aid package to Ukraine
6. FT article "Volodymyr ZelenskyyÂ’s bitter week of disappointment"
7. Fiona Hill on CNN talking about aid to Ukraine:















During his annual Q&A Putin accidentally reveals approximately 360k Russian soldiers lost in Ukraine







Very in depth analysis by Estonian MoD on Russia's military and the Ukraine conflict:

BATTLE CLIPS

1. Javelins hit Russian armor
2. Ukrainian tank trying to crush Russian soldiers at close range
3. Baba Yaga drones
4. Tank fires on Russian before infantry attacks








UKRAINE WEATHER

1. Gun on a flooded embankment
2. Muddy roads











1. Russian ammo warehouse destroyed near Dnipro
2. NYT article "Ukrainian Marines on ‘Suicide Mission’ in Crossing the Dnipro River"
3. Magyar's response to the NYT article:













RUSSIAN ECONOMY

1. Moscow Times “The Central Bank acknowledged that billions of dollars of Russian raw material income were fake."
2. NYT article "How Putin Turned a Western Boycott Into a Bonanza" on Russia takeover of western companies








AVDIIVKA


1. Analysis of vehicles lost around Avdiivka through the end of November
2. Bradley fighting near Stepove
3. Ukrainians firing on Russians






RUSSIAN RECRUITMENT


1. "Badly injured "veterans" from "Luhansk People's Republic" can't survive on an $80 pension, which is so small because "no one sent them there [to Ukraine]"."
2. Captured Nepali fighting for Russia talks about how he was recruited
3. RFERL article "The Redut Ruse" on how Redut is a fake "private military" used to recruit for the Russian military
4. Russian recruitment poster











ORBAN


1. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania on Orban
2. Former Lithuanian Defense Minister and EU Parliamentarian on Orban
3. FT article "EU strives to make Orbán realise ‘full costs’ of isolation after Ukraine veto"








COMPENSATION

1. "The first meeting of the Board of the Register of Damages Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine took place in Hague"
2. FT article "G7 moves closer to seizing Russian assets for Ukraine"









RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE

1. CNN article "The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump"
2. WSJ article: "He’s Wanted for Wirecard’s Missing $2 Billion. He’s Now Suspected of Being a Russian Spy.
Jan Marsalek, the jet-setting former COO of now-defunct Wirecard, enabled Moscow to fund covert operations around the world, officials say; ‘whiff of Silicon Valley’"






NATO TRAINING

Very candid interview with Hodges on NATO training Ukrainians. Discusses how he agrees with criticism that NATO would never put troops through Ukrainians are put through. USA training changed based on what Ukrainians were telling them, and their troops got "hammered" going through the training before they learned how to fight differently. Believes Ukrainian should be instructors for the most part. Lessons learned. How force regeneration will occur.






Macron replies to Putin saying France stopped talking to Russia

BATTLE CLIPS

1. Bradly 25mm cannon
2. Russian aviation bomb near Dnipro
3. Javelin strike at night




RUSSIAN WAR CRIMES AND HUMAN RIGHTS OFFENSES

1. Ex Russian colonel and ex Wagner instructor flees to Netherlands and wants to testify about Russian war crimes to ICC
2. Economist article "Alexei Navalny, Russia’s opposition leader, is missing in the gulag"
3. GREAT READ Guardian article "Mr Fifty Percent: the former Ukraine mayor doing Putin’s work in Kherson" about life in occupied Kherson

4. GREAT READ Letter from UN to Putin 'Russia “should immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine,” Türk declares' (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights)









RUSSIAN SANCTIONS

1. Zelenskyy on 12th EU sanctions
2. Kyiv Independent article "Investigation: Italian company makes sure Russian war machine has the steel it needs"
3. Reuters article on the sanctions
4. German export of cars show that many are likely going to Russia (I think this might be a repost)









Ukraine scales back operations due to shell shortages







SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE

1. Germany shows 68% in favor of Ukrainian aid, 35% believe in increasing aid sent
2. Recent Fox news poll shows 2/3 of Americans support for Ukraine, and a drastic increase in people thinking more support should be sent






UKRAINIAN RECRUITMENT


1. Zelenskyy says potentially allowing 25 year olds+ to be mobilized instead of 27+ as part of plan to mobilize 500k+
2. NYT article "‘People Snatchers’: Ukraine’s Recruiters Use Harsh Tactics to Fill Ranks"






UK MOD on Storm Z's lack of proper medical treatment and being forced back to the front without i:










Sullivan has been getting roasted for this clip about Russian losses in Ukraine:










Germany to deploy 5000 troops in Lithuania