Military action in Donetsk region, 169 combat clashes, enemy shelling, evacuation of Ukrainians from Syria, visit of CIA director. How will the 1032nd day of full-scale war be remembered? src=”https://baltimorechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4e76a5002b58a28cbeef9438d16daffa.jpg” alt=”The main news for Saturday, December 21: almost 170 combat contacts, strike on > Equipment of the Ukrainian Defense Forces
In an evening address on December 21, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the targeted attack by Russians on the oncology center in Kherson was a mockery of people.
He noted that this dispensary also worked during the war in a limited mode – only what could not be transferred from Kherson to other hospitals in the region. In particular, the linear accelerator was only there, in Kherson, radiotherapy treatment could only be received in the city there.
“The Russians could not help but know that this is a medical institution, and very valuable for the Kherson residents. And this targeted attack is nothing more than mockery of people,” Zelensky said.
“This is simply terror that Russia is doing consciously and for which these inhumans from the Russian air force are even being awarded. But they will definitely be held accountable – that time will come. And we will definitely continue to strike Russian military targets – drones and missiles, and increasingly Ukrainian ones, precisely those military bases, precisely that Russian military infrastructure that is being used in such terror against our people. Our defense is absolutely fair,” Zelensky said.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 22:00 on December 21, there were 169 combat clashes. < /p>
In the Vremevsky direction, the enemy attacked our units 41 times near Uspenovka, Yantarny, Novosyolka, Blagovatnoye and in the direction of Razliv and Otradny.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled 39 enemy attacks today.
More details about the operational situation as of the evening of December 21 are in the news.
In response to the “high-tech duel” announced by Putin, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the headquarters of the 155th Russian Marine Brigade with a strike on Rilsk on December 20, journalist Yuri Butusov reported.
“On December 19, Putin announced at his press conference that he was going to stage a ‘high-tech duel’. A few hours later, Russian ballistic missiles were launched at Kyiv, most of which were shot down by Ukrainian air defense, but the Russians managed to damage several civilian and commercial buildings,” Butusov wrote.
He noted that in response to another terrorist act by Russia, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a strike with 10 missiles directly at the headquarters of the Russian 155th Marine Brigade in the city of Rylsk in the Kursk region.
Butusov recalled that the 155th Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces is known for mass crimes – the murder of civilians in the Kyiv region, looting, and the murder of prisoners. And the day before, it was the flag of the 155th Brigade that was unfurled over Putin during a press conference.
“The brigade commanders were obviously very happy that they managed to promote themselves so loudly. But the Russian war criminals did not have long to rejoice. The Russian air defense was unable to cover its troops. As a result of the defeat of the 155th Brigade headquarters, the enemy suffered significant damage, and the command post was destroyed. This is what a “high-tech duel” between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian terrorists really looks like,” the journalist noted.
First Deputy Minister of Justice Nikolai Kucheryavenko said that it will take about two weeks to fully restore the state registers of the Ministry of Justice after the cyber attack.
“We will be able to provide clear deadlines for the complete restoration of the registers on Monday-Tuesday,” he said on the air of the telethon. According to him, this was the most powerful cyber attack by Russians on the registers, but no information was lost as a result.
“The Justice Department is restoring the registers 24/7. By that time, we hope, the platforms on which the registers will be restored will be restored,” Kucheriavenko said.
CIA Director William Burns made his last visit to Ukraine.
class=”MsoNormal”>Volodymyr Zelensky noted that he had held “many meetings with Burns during this war” and thanked him for his help.
“Usually such meetings are not announced publicly, and all our meetings – both in Ukraine and in other European countries, and in America, and in other parts of the world – took place without official notification,” the Ukrainian president noted.
< p class="MsoNormal">Zelensky added that “we do not disclose secrets, but we maintain contact.”
Today, December 21, as a result of a successful operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, 34 people were evacuated from Syria through Lebanon.
According to the telegram of Ukrainian intelligence, among the evacuees are 31 citizens of Ukraine and three citizens of Syria, relatives of citizens of Ukraine with the legal right to enter the territory of our state. The group includes 15 children.
“Thank you for your assistance in carrying out the mission to the Lebanese side, in particular to the general manager of sports and youth institutions in Lebanon – Dr. Naji Hammoud, as well as to the Sky Up airline for their ongoing support,” the GUR noted and added that they are also grateful to the Moldovan authorities.
The evacuated citizens have already landed at the Chisinau airport, from where they will continue their journey home to Ukraine.
A Ukrainian woman is among those injured in the terrorist attack in Magdeburg, Germany. .
“Among those injured in the Magdeburg attack is a Ukrainian citizen born in 1972, who is currently in serious condition in a German clinic,” wrote Tikhiy.
He noted that Ukrainian consuls are in contact with the institution and are providing all necessary assistance.
It should be noted that the German police confirmed the arrest of the terrorist who crashed his car into a crowd in the middle of a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg. He turned out to be a native of Saudi Arabia who had lived in Germany for a long time. The man is 50 years old.
The most complete picture of today is on our website. We hope that tomorrow there will be more good news.
We hold on and bring Victory closer!