Week 41 (Dec 1 – 7, 2022)
Nicholas Zharkikh
Dec 1, 2022 Battle for Bakhmut
The total combat losses of the russian enemy from 24.02 to 01.12 approximately amounted to:
personnel – about 89,440 (+560) people were liquidated,
tanks ‒ 2915 (+1) units,
armored combat vehicles ‒ 5877 (+5) units,
artillery systems – 1,904 (+2) units,
RSZV – 395 (+0) units,
air defense equipment ‒ 210 (+0) units,
aircraft – 280 (+0) units,
helicopters – 261 (+0) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level – 1562 (+0),
cruise missiles ‒ 531 (+0),
ships/boats ‒ 16 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks – 4441 (+12) units,
special equipment ‒ 163 (+0).
ISW about the Russian offensive on Bakhmut — Severodonetsk and Lysychansk did not teach the Russians anything.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces gave the russian occupiers near Bakhmut an explosive "surprise": a video of the liquidation of the invaders.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces "spray" the enemy with artillery, the russian occupiers’ losses are huge: what is the situation in Zaporozhye region.
Dec 2, 2022 ZSU advances on Kreminna
The total combat losses of the russian enemy from 24.02 to 02.12 approximately amounted to:
personnel – about 90,090 (+650) people were liquidated,
tanks ‒ 2916 (+1) units,
armored combat vehicles ‒ 5,883 (+6) units,
artillery systems – 1905 (+1) units,
RSZV – 395 (+0) units,
air defense equipment ‒ 210 (+0) units,
aircraft – 280 (+0) units,
helicopters – 262 (+1) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level – 1564 (+2),
cruise missiles ‒ 531 (+0),
ships/boats – 16 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks – 4464 (+23) units,
special equipment ‒ 163 (+0).
The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Bakhmut and Lyman directions.
Night explosions in Chaplinka and Kalanchak (occupied by russians): detonation was heard in Crimea – "something new" was flying (video).
The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the base of the russian occupiers in Kakhovka.
"The ZSU is already a few kilometers from Kreminna," – Gaidai.
Dec 3, 2022 Donbas occupied by Muscovites is burning
The total combat losses of the russian enemy from 24.02 to 03.12 approximately amounted to:
personnel – about 90,600 (+510) people were eliminated,
tanks ‒ 2917 (+1) units,
armored combat vehicles ‒ 5,886 (+3) units,
artillery systems – 1,906 (+1) units,
RSZV – 395 (+0) units,
air defense equipment ‒ 210 (+0) units,
aircraft – 280 (+0) units,
helicopters – 263 (+1) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level – 1572 (+8),
cruise missiles ‒ 531 (+0),
ships/boats ‒ 16 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks – 4,472 (+8) units,
special equipment ‒ 163 (+0).
Another "cotton": an oil depot caught fire in Shakhtarsk (occupied by russians).
The Armed Forces destroyed the base of the russian occupiers in the north of Luhansk Region.
The base of the russian occupiers was destroyed in Snizhny, Donetsk region.
Dec 4, 2022 Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
The total combat losses of the russian enemy from 24.02 to 04.12 approximately amounted to:
personnel – about 91,150 (+550) people were liquidated,
tanks ‒ 2922 (+5) units,
armored combat vehicles ‒ 5,892 (+6) units,
artillery systems – 1,908 (+2) units,
RSZV – 395 (+0) units,
air defense equipment ‒ 210 (+0) units,
aircraft – 281 (+1) units,
helicopters – 263 (+0) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level – 1573 (+1),
cruise missiles ‒ 531 (+0),
ships/boats ‒ 16 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks – 4,479 (+7) units,
special equipment ‒ 163 (+0).
The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Lyman and Bakhmut directions.
The Russian Federation uses banned chemical weapons in the East of Ukraine – K-51 aerosol grenades – the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Special unit "Karlson" hung a blue-yellow flag on the left bank of the Dnieper (video).
A Russian SU-34 was shot down near Bakhmut by border guards from Transcarpathia.
Dec 5, 2022 Bavovnyatko at Russian air bases
The total combat losses of the russian enemy from 24.02 to 05.12 approximately amounted to:
personnel – about 91,690 (+540) people were liquidated,
tanks ‒ 2,924 (+2) units,
armored combat vehicles ‒ 5,900 (+8) units,
artillery systems – 1,914 (+6) units,
RSZV – 395 (+0) units,
air defense means ‒ 211 (+1) units,
aircraft – 281 (+0) units,
helicopters – 264 (+1) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level – 1,582 (+9),
cruise missiles ‒ 531 (+0),
ships/boats ‒ 16 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks – 4,497 (+18) units,
of special equipment ‒ 163 (+0).
The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Lyman and Bakhmut directions.
A gas tanker exploded at the Russian air base near Ryazan: there are dead and injured (video).
Drones attacked the Russian Engels airfield, two Tu-95s were damaged – rosZMI (video).
"Cotton arrived in Mariupol" (occupied by russians). An explosion occurred at the base of the occupiers.
Night "cotton" arrived in Donetsk (occupied by russians): the city center is on fire – a photo from the scene.
Dec 6, 2022 The Cotton Festival continues
The total combat losses of the russian enemy from 24.02 to 06.12 approximately amounted to:
personnel – about 92,200 (+510) people were eliminated,
tanks ‒ 2,929 (+5) units,
armored combat vehicles ‒ 5,905 (+5) units,
artillery systems – 1,915 (+1) units,
RSZV – 395 (+0) units,
air defense means ‒ 211 (+0) units,
aircraft – 281 (+0) units,
helicopters – 264 (+0) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level – 1,587 (+5),
cruise missiles ‒ 592 (+61),
ships/boats ‒ 16 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks ‒ 4,505 (+8) units,
special equipment ‒ 163 (+0).
There is a fire at the airfield in Russian Kursk, the authorities say about a drone attack.
The "cotton" holiday continues: in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, they are worried about the drone attack on the Slava plant.
"Cotton" in Tokmak (occupied by russians): a building with occupiers was hit (photo).
Dec 7, 2022 Muscovites are trying to capture Bakhmut
The total combat losses of the russian enemy from 24.02 to 07.12 approximately amounted to:
personnel – about 92,740 (+540) people were liquidated,
tanks ‒ 2935 (+6) units,
armored combat vehicles ‒ 5,909 (+4) units,
artillery systems – 1,923 (+8) units,
RSZV – 395 (+0) units,
air defense means ‒ 211 (+0) units,
aircraft – 281 (+0) units,
helicopters – 264 (+0) units,
UAVs of operational-tactical level – 1,601 (+14),
cruise missiles ‒ 592 (+0),
ships/boats ‒ 16 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks – 4526 (+21) units,
special equipment ‒ 163 (+0).
In Gola Prystan (occupied by russians) – a barrage of explosions: the occupiers “flew” for shelling Kherson (video).
Explosions are heard in Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region (occupied by russians).
Soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces showed the wreckage of the Su-24: recaptured near Bakhmut (Video).