russian invasion of Ukraine. Chronicle for November 21-23

24 November 2023

In the early morning of February 24, 2022, Russia launched missile attacks on Ukrainian territory and launched a direct, full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repel the enemy

- November 20.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue offensive operations in the Melitopol direction, - ISW, the situation at the front.

▪️Ukrainian forces continue counterattacks northwest of Gorlovka.

▪️Ukrainian troops also attacked east of Rabotino, in the Verbovoye area (10 km east of Rabotino) and in the direction of Novoprokopovka (3 km south of Rabotino).

▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces continued operations on the left bank of the Kherson region and expanded the zone of control in the western part of the village of Krynki (30 km northeast of Kherson and 2 km from the Dnieper River). Fighting continues near the settlement.

November 21

Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to carry out offensive operations in the east and south of Ukraine, despite rainy and snowy weather - ISW, situation at the front.

▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced on the left bank of the Kherson region and continue to hold positions in Krynki and near the Antonovsky automobile bridge.

▪️Ukrainian troops also continue assault operations south of Bakhmut.

▪️Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks east of Pivdenny (immediately northwest of Gorlovka and 24 km southwest of Bakhmut).

November 22

The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue offensive operations in the Melitopol direction, - ISW, the situation at the front.

▪️Fighting continues in the area of Kleshcheevka and Andreevka (Bakhmut direction).

▪️Ukrainian troops repelled attacks by Russian troops northwest of Gorlovka in the Pivdenny area.

▪️Ukrainian forces also continue attacks on the Rabotino-Verbovoye line.

▪️AFU maintain positions on the left bank of the Kherson region.

- North Korea promises to place new weapons on the border after the South suspended a military deal.

North Korea said it would send stronger military forces and new weapons to the border with South Korea.

South Korea suspended part of the agreement and said it would immediately increase military surveillance along its heavily fortified border with North Korea.

- The singer and unknown who else organized a concert here for Russians (47.6205709, 38.2638291)

And HIMARS came to the concert.

25 souls to hell with the singer Mrs. Polina

- Western air defense has turned Kyiv into the safest place in Ukraine, – Politico

At the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian capital had only Soviet-era anti-missile systems - S-300 and Buk-M1. This was a problem because the ammunition for them is mainly produced by Russia itself.

Today, the defense of Kyiv has been strengthened by German Gepard and American Avenger systems, which shoot down drones and cruise missiles. At medium range, Ukraine uses MIM-23 Hawk, NASAMS and IRIS-T. Long-range defense is provided by Patriot and SAMP/T.

- Serbian President Vucic will invite the government to consider the possibility of holding exercises with NATO and other partners.

"Serbia will try to improve relations with NATO, but will maintain military neutrality," Vucic adds.

- Ukrainian Su-24M with Storm Shadow/SCALP EG cruise missiles.

- White House:

The Russian PMC Wagner plans to supply Russian-made air defense systems to Hezbollah or Iran.

- President of Moldova Maia Sandu arrived in Kyiv.

Also today, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited Ukraine. President of the European Council Charles Michel also arrived in our capital.

- Ukrainian pilots are already undergoing training on the F-16 in the skies of Denmark - Ignat.

Finally waiting in our sky

- Ukraine will receive a new package of military assistance from Germany.

It will include 4 IRIS-T systems, 20 thousand 155-mm caliber shells, anti-tank mines and other weapons.

Good result of Pistorius’s visit, air defense will become stronger

- Biden and Xi Jinping refused to participate in the G20 virtual summit with Putin.

Here are the results of the meeting between Biden and Xi 😎

- Stratcom confirmed the attack on the 810th Russian Marine Brigade.

About a hundred three hundredths and tens of two hundredths 🔥

- After the elections, Putin will begin total mobilization, - Danilov.

He believes that after the March re-elections, the authoritarian regime of the Russian Federation will finally be cemented, and the Kremlin will deploy its military potential to its full potential.

He also noted that Russia has adapted to the war and sanctions.

- A Satanist maniac who dismembered teenagers has been released in Russia

Six months ago, Nikolai “Count” Ogolobyak from the Yaroslavl region joined the “Storm Z” unit, formed from prisoners, was wounded in the war and returned home as a “hero of the Northern Military District.” Now he is free and lives with his mother.

He is disabled, and he will not be accepted into the SVO again.

- Kobzon gathers friends 😁

- A resident of Rzhev decided to become a candidate for president of the Russian Federation

Ekaterina Duntsova, a journalist and former City Duma deputy, announced her intentions on November 16, advocating an end to the war, democratic reforms and the release of political prisoners. She was supported by some opposition media and projects.

However, on November 20 she received a call from the prosecutor’s office and invited her to “talk.” The security forces asked about her attitude to the fighting in Ukraine.

Running for president is pure extremism!

- Another body was found under the rubble of a hospital building in Selidovo

Rescue operations have already been completed. In total, 3 people were killed as a result of the missile attack.

- Finland is officially closing all checkpoints on the border with Russia, except for Raia-Jooseppi, - Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.

- North Korea terminated the five-year agreement with South Korea, which had been in force since 2018 and was supposed to reduce military tensions between the countries.

The DPRK made its statement several hours after the launch of a ballistic missile into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea also promised to cancel all measures “taken to avoid military conflict in all areas, including land, sea and air,” and to station “powerful armed forces and new types of military equipment” in the border region.

- The Russian war against Ukraine has entered a critical period, - head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Litvinenko.

▪️ the Kremlin is already preparing for the upcoming aggression against Moldova and the Baltic countries.

▪️the Kremlin plans to destabilize the situation inside Ukraine: seizing politically and media important points, in particular Avdiivka, destroying critical infrastructure in winter, undermining public unity due to fueling ambitions and provoking military and opposition political forces.

▪️Putin needs as much Ukrainian territory as he can get.

▪️Putin wants to “reunite historical Russian lands” as part of a global redistribution of the world. Such “redistribution” can last about 10-15 years and be accompanied by conflicts of varying scale and intensity, even with the use of nuclear weapons.

- Viktor Orban from Hungary is threatening to undermine EU policy towards Ukraine, Politico reports.

Prime Minister of Hungaryand Viktor Orban is threatening to block all EU aid to Ukraine, as well as the country's future accession to the bloc, unless EU leaders agree to reconsider their entire strategy of supporting Kyiv.

He also asks why Europe should continue to support Ukraine at a time when the United States, which has provided the bulk of Kiev's military aid, may be unable to continue funding due to an impasse over future support.

- Since the beginning of the war, 650 thousand men of military age have left Ukraine for the EU, Express writes, citing Eurostat data.

Of these, about 190,000 chose Germany. Eurostat estimates that up to 100,000 more unregistered people are in the country illegally.

- VAKS took into custody the ex-head of the State Special Communications Service Yuri Shchigol until January 21.

An alternative is a deposit of 25 million UAH. He and other employees are suspected of embezzling UAH 62 million for software purchases.

- Knauf is included in the list of international sponsors of the war - NAPC.

In 2022, one of the world's largest manufacturers of building materials paid about $117 million to the Russian budget. In addition, the German company is actively promoting mobilization in Russia, sending its employees to the war against Ukraine.

- Blockade at the border: what losses will the strike of Polish carriers cause for Ukraine?

The speakers calculated how much the border blockade costs the Ukrainian budget and private truckers every day, and can the strike spread to borders with other states? It won't be easy...

▪️People's Deputy of Ukraine, Servant of the People faction, Dmitry Solomchuk

If you calculate how much all companies lose due to blocking in this chain, then for the Ukrainian budget this amounts to at least $60-80 per truck per day. Also, due to the blocking, the export of Ukrainian agricultural products to EU countries or transit through the EU to third countries has decreased, which leads to a catastrophic problem for farmers.

▪️People's Deputy of Ukraine, “Voice” faction, Yulia Klimenko

5-7 thousand trucks accumulate at the blocked border every day. But we understand that there are already a number of companies and associations also demanding that their governments introduce similar permits. That is, this blockade, relatively speaking, could be expanded tomorrow, God forbid.

▪️Vice President of the International Transport Association of Ukraine, Vladimir Balin

I believe that this opened an economic front against Ukraine. The Federation, which was elected to the Seimas and has eighteen deputies, is pro-Russian and patronizes this action. Those carriers that actually stand at the border worked on the Belarusian and Russian markets.

▪️People's Deputy of Ukraine, European Solidarity faction, Nina Yuzhanina

This situation could have been predicted since the summer. Because the existing system before liberalization provided for the issuance of multiple or one-time permits on a parity basis. At the same time, Ukrainian carriers have always had many times more permits than, for example, Polish ones.

▪️People's Deputy of Ukraine, Batkivshchyna faction, Ivan Krulko

Approximately every day, Ukraine, like Ukrainian business, loses up to two million euros due to the border blockade. Therefore, the parliament adopted an appeal to the Polish Sejm, in which we called on the newly elected Sejm of Poland to solve this problem, which should not overshadow our friendly relations.

▪️Chairman of the all-Ukrainian public organization “Union for the Protection of Entrepreneurship”, Sergey Dorotich

Everyone suffers from the blockade. There is no area where imported goods or components are not involved. Even when we buy a pack of Ukrainian milk, the packaging itself is imported. All electronics and components are imported. It's a shame that this electronics is used for defense, among other things.

- The occupiers shelled Chernobaevka in the Kherson region,” Yermak said.

Three dead and five wounded are known.

- Criminals continue to be released in the Russian Federation

After the Satanist dismembered the teenagers, the cannibal Denis Gorin was released. He is now hospitalized with a moderate injury.

Gorin's neighbor:

Consider, free, pardoned, half a sentence out of the bush. But I think he won't be free for long. The relatives of his victims remember everything.

Gorin was first convicted of murder and mockery of a corpse in 2003, for which he was sentenced to 10 years in a maximum security colony. In 2010, he was released early. That same year, Gorin committed another murder and ate his victim. In the next two years, 2011 and 2012, Gorin committed two more murders along with his brother.

Was a terrible criminal - became a hero

- A little whining of the occupiers

- Putin 2036

- Owned

- Ukrainian marine Alexander Didur defended Mariupol at the beginning of the war. Later, seriously wounded, he was captured by the Russians and spent 15 months there.

- But not from vodka

- We’re getting off the oil needle, we just have to wait a little

- Beware - scammers

- The epic is over, put away the popcorn

- What country are these and Birthdays

- Kamyshin (population 100,000 people). 90 SVOshnikov. For comparison, in Afghanistan over 9 years - 18

- Today a bridge across the Irpen River was opened in the Kyiv region. On February 25, 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces blew up the bridge to prevent the Russians from attacking. Thousands of civilians were evacuated across the bridge in March

Today a bridge across the Irpen River was opened in the village of Romanovka, Kyiv region. Nearby, the remains of destroyed buildings stand as a war monument. On February 25, 2022, the Ukrainian Defense Forces deliberately blew up the bridge to prevent possible Russian attacks on Kyiv. In March, this particular bridge served as an important evacuation route for thousands of people.