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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with the Council of Legislators of the Russian Federation on December 20.
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🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and National Projects via videoconference on December 21, according to the Kremlin.
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🇷🇺🪖 Key points of Russian MoD briefing on progress of special military op in Ukraine:
▪️ In the Kupyansk region, Russian troops repelled five Ukrainian attacks. The Ukrainian losses amounted to 40 servicemen and two infantry fighting vehicles;
▪️ In the Donetsk region, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian units, which suffered losses of up to 250 servicemen and one tank. In the south of Donetsk, Ukrainian losses amounted to 110 soldiers;
▪️ In Krasny Liman, Russian forces repelled two attacks, Ukrainian losses amounted to 180 people;
▪️ In Zaporizhye, total Ukrainian losses amounted to 145 soldiers;
▪️ The Ukrainian Mi-24 was shot down by the air defense of the DPR.
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▪️ In the Kupyansk region, Russian troops repelled five Ukrainian attacks. The Ukrainian losses amounted to 40 servicemen and two infantry fighting vehicles;
▪️ In the Donetsk region, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian units, which suffered losses of up to 250 servicemen and one tank. In the south of Donetsk, Ukrainian losses amounted to 110 soldiers;
▪️ In Krasny Liman, Russian forces repelled two attacks, Ukrainian losses amounted to 180 people;
▪️ In Zaporizhye, total Ukrainian losses amounted to 145 soldiers;
▪️ The Ukrainian Mi-24 was shot down by the air defense of the DPR.
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The defense agreement between the US and Finland means that control over northern Europe passes to Washington, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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Russia handed over information about the crimes of the Kiev regime against civilians in 2014-2023 to the UN Secretary General and called for the position of the organization to be expressed, Zakharova said.
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EXPOSED: American merc eliminated in Ukraine near Avdeevka Ethan Hertweck from California, a 21-year-old, ex-US Marine serving as a mercenary for the Ukrainian army, was neutralized in the area of Avdeevka on Tuesday, Sputnik has learned. This information…
Who Really is Trident Defense Initiative, a mercenary group training Ukraine’s army?
◾️Ethan Hertweck, a US mercenary recently eliminated in Avdeevka, came to Ukraine as an instructor with Trident Defense Initiative. Sputnik has dug up related information to this company.
◾️Trident Defense Initiative is officially registered as an NGO in Ukraine, funded by donations, and claims to provide medical training (photo 1). However, in actual fact, Trident Defense mostly provides tactical training to Ukrainian troops, according to its official website (photo 2).
◾️On its social media, the group claims it provides "standardized training to over 11,000 soldiers".
◾️The company was established by retired US officer Daniel Ridley, who regularly speaks to Western media outlets, such as the Telegraph. He gave an interview to United 24, a Ukrainian charity outlet set up by Ukrainian President Zelensky (photos 3, 4, 5).
◾️On its social media, Trident Defense openly states its employees are "ex-NATO and civilian instructors" (photo 6).
◾️Instructors from NATO countries in this company train Ukrainian soldiers in various areas, including urban combat and drone use (photos 7,8).
◾️The mercenary group is actively recruiting new instructors, specifically anti-tank trainers for NLAWs, Javelins, and RPGs, as well as machine gun experts for PKMs and 50 Cal. M2 Brownings. They are also looking for in-country translators in Kharkov, suggesting that the company is based there (photo 9).
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◾️Ethan Hertweck, a US mercenary recently eliminated in Avdeevka, came to Ukraine as an instructor with Trident Defense Initiative. Sputnik has dug up related information to this company.
◾️Trident Defense Initiative is officially registered as an NGO in Ukraine, funded by donations, and claims to provide medical training (photo 1). However, in actual fact, Trident Defense mostly provides tactical training to Ukrainian troops, according to its official website (photo 2).
◾️On its social media, the group claims it provides "standardized training to over 11,000 soldiers".
◾️The company was established by retired US officer Daniel Ridley, who regularly speaks to Western media outlets, such as the Telegraph. He gave an interview to United 24, a Ukrainian charity outlet set up by Ukrainian President Zelensky (photos 3, 4, 5).
◾️On its social media, Trident Defense openly states its employees are "ex-NATO and civilian instructors" (photo 6).
◾️Instructors from NATO countries in this company train Ukrainian soldiers in various areas, including urban combat and drone use (photos 7,8).
◾️The mercenary group is actively recruiting new instructors, specifically anti-tank trainers for NLAWs, Javelins, and RPGs, as well as machine gun experts for PKMs and 50 Cal. M2 Brownings. They are also looking for in-country translators in Kharkov, suggesting that the company is based there (photo 9).
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❗️General mobilization is underway in the north of Yemen to send fighters to the Gaza Strip, the political bureau of the Ansar Allah movement told Sputnik
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❗️General mobilization is underway in the north of Yemen to send fighters to the Gaza Strip, the political bureau of the Ansar Allah movement told Sputnik Subscribe to @SputnikInt
🇾🇪The Yemeni Houthis have opened training camps to prepare for participation in the conflict in Gaza, the political bureau of the Ansar Allah movement said.
According to the Houthi leadership, tens of thousands of young people have already volunteered to learn the military craft.
Bloomberg previously wrote that the United States could strike at positions of the Houthis, and the Pentagon officially announced the launch of Operation Guardian of Prosperity to ensure the safety of ships in the Red Sea this week.
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According to the Houthi leadership, tens of thousands of young people have already volunteered to learn the military craft.
Bloomberg previously wrote that the United States could strike at positions of the Houthis, and the Pentagon officially announced the launch of Operation Guardian of Prosperity to ensure the safety of ships in the Red Sea this week.
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Growing social divisions challenge Ukraine's future
Petro noted that Ukrainian society has become deeply fractured with human rights and freedoms being increasingly suppressed by the Zelensky regime.
🗣 "I actually talk about the attacks on religious freedom of the government, the attacks on media freedom and the attacks on minority rights," he said. According to the academic, a more pluralistic and inclusive approach is needed to oppose the nationalist version that has been dominating Ukraine since 2014.
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"There's a notable absence of a clear political vision of the future, which would incorporate all segments of society and bring them on board. And that's a very, very dangerous situation for Ukraine, perhaps ultimately even more dangerous than the lack of a military strategy," Nikolai Petro, professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island, told Sputnik.
Petro noted that Ukrainian society has become deeply fractured with human rights and freedoms being increasingly suppressed by the Zelensky regime.
🗣 "I actually talk about the attacks on religious freedom of the government, the attacks on media freedom and the attacks on minority rights," he said. According to the academic, a more pluralistic and inclusive approach is needed to oppose the nationalist version that has been dominating Ukraine since 2014.
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Palestine has appealed to the International Criminal Court in connection with Israeli actions in Gaza, the Palestinian ambassador in Vienna told Sputnik.
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