LOSS OF THE ENEMY

MAIN NEWS (hromadske) – The Azerbaijani plane that crashed near Aktau was attacked from the ground near Grozny in Russia. The ship was also brought out of control with the help of EW, said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

– The law enforcement officers again detained the commander of the 211 brigade Oleg Poberezhniuk, where they mocked the military. A new suspicion was announced to him.

– If Slovakia stops supplying electricity to Ukraine, Poland is ready to help and compensate for any imbalance in the Ukrainian energy system, writes Bloomberg.

– Polish border guards refuted the fakes of the Russians about the new wave of refugees from Ukraine, which allegedly arose due to rumors about the lowering of the mobilization age

– In South Korea, a passenger plane crashed during landing at Muan airport. 179 people died, only two passengers managed to survive.

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“The hot phase of the war in Ukraine will end on December 30” — Dmytro Gordon.

“Today is December 29, 2024. I repeat again, the hot phase of the war will end this year. They will tell me, are you out of your mind? There are actually two days left until the end of the year. No, friends, I am not out of my mind. In I have information, and I have now shared this information with you.”

INFORMATION FROM THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMY REGARDING THE SITUATION AT THE FRONT In the Kharkiv direction, Russian terrorists once stormed the positions of our units in the Gatysh area, the attack was repulsed, the enemy had no success.

Six times the enemy attacked our positions in the Kupyan direction. In the vicinity of Petropavlivka, Kucherivka and Lozova, units of the Defense Forces repelled all enemy attacks.

Today, in the Lymanskyi direction, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Grekivka, Zeleniy Gai, Platonivka, Pershotravneve, Nadiya, Makiivka, Terny, Yampolivka, Ivanivka, and Bilogorivka settlements. Our soldiers repelled 23 enemy attacks, three battles are ongoing.

On the Siverskyi direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy made one futile attempt to dislodge our defenders from their positions in the Zolotarivka area.

In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled seven attempts by the invaders to advance in the Chasovoy Yar and Stupochky areas, and two more clashes are still ongoing.

In the direction of Toretsk, the occupiers tried to advance seven times in the areas of Shcherbinivka and Toretsk, currently two enemy attacks are continuing.

In the Pokrovsky direction, during this day, the aggressor attacked our positions 40 times in the areas of Zelene Pole, Vozdvizhenka, Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Dachenske, Novy Trud, Vovkove, Solone, Novoolenivka, Novovasylivka, and Novoelizavetivka settlements. Eight clashes are still ongoing. According to available information, the losses of the occupiers in the direction, for today, amounted to 482 people killed and wounded, one infantry fighting vehicle, two cars and one motorcycle were destroyed, in addition, two tanks, six armored fighting vehicles and three units of enemy vehicles were significantly damaged.

At this time of the day, the invaders made 18 attempts to advance in the Kurakhiv direction. Three attacks continue. The enemy attacked near the settlements of Ukrainka, Slovianka, Petropavlivka, Kurakhove and Dachne. In this direction, the losses of the enemy amounted to 74 occupiers killed and wounded, one tank, one BMP and one enemy vehicle were destroyed, in addition, three BBM and one enemy mortar were damaged.

In the Vremivsk direction today, the aggressor stormed the front edge of our defense 19 times near the settlements of Kostiantynopolske, Yantarne, Uspenivka, Kostiantynopol and Privilne, two clashes are currently ongoing.

In the Dnieper direction, our troops repelled one enemy attack.

The enemy did not conduct active operations in the Orihiv and Gulyaipil directions.

ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY There was a request from our military – and this is an objective need – to create a special institution of the military ombudsman. We need such a person who will be able to protect the rights of our soldiers, and such a systemic capacity that the ombudsman, together with the Ministry of Defense, with everyone else who is necessary, can really influence the situation and really help the soldiers, the relatives of our soldiers. We discussed the creation of such an institution with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, with the military command, as well as with representatives of civil society – there were many views.

And now the first decision has been prepared – a decree on the appointment of the authorized President of Ukraine for the protection of the rights of servicemen and family members of our soldiers. To start this work and prepare the launch of the ombudsman institution. I chose a candidate – a strong candidate. The decree will be published tomorrow.

Together with the new commissioner, with the human rights community and the Ministry of Defense, we will agree on the relevant draft law on the military ombudsman, as well as the relevant systemic foundations of his activity: powers, finances and everything else. I ask the Verkhovna Rada and the government to support the proposed innovations in a timely manner. We should soon start the work of the military ombudsman. I thank everyone who helps.

We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Together we are a force! Glory to Ukraine!