{"id":16487,"date":"2023-12-07T21:39:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=16487"},"modified":"2026-01-18T20:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:26:01","slug":"the-russians-advanced-2-km-on-the-kremina-front-and-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=16487","title":{"rendered":"The Russians advanced 2 km on the Kremina front and continue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Russian forces are reported to have advanced about 2 km into Kremina in the morning, while the Russian offensive continues until daylight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WAR UPDATE: Russia ADVANCES 2km On NEW Front Around Kreminna\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xSgrr8ceUxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ukrainian Armed Forces Suffer Heavy Losses on Donetsk and Liman Fronts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian military continues to carry out continuous attacks, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Kupyansk direction, the actions of units of the &#8220;Western&#8221; troop group with the support of aviation and artillery fire repelled an attack by assault groups of the 57th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Shinkova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enemy losses amounted to up to 35 military personnel, three armored fighting vehicles, four trucks and one Gvozdika self-propelled gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the direction of Krasnolimansk, coordinated actions of the Russian Center units, with the action of the army aviation and artillery fire repelled five attacks by assault groups of the 63rd and 67th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village of Yambolovka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Zaporizhia front, Russian airborne regiments continue a series of strong counterattacks in the Verbovnoe area, clearing many positions and decimating many Ukrainian units, while taking the initiative from the Ukrainians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ukrainians in the village of Artemovkoe fled, leaving the wounded and dead behind. Ukrainian units in the village of Artemovkoe fled, leaving behind the wounded and dead, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;During the attack on the village the Ukrainians fled en masse, leaving wounded and dead, some of the soldiers laid down their weapons and surrendered,&#8221; noted the Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paratroopers from the Russian Southern Group of Forces, during reconnaissance and additional reconnaissance of the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the air, managed to break through the defense system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Artemovsk, while discovering and destroying the main fortifications and artillery of the Ukrainian security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of the battle against the Ukrainian artillery, the Russian artillery suppressed the firing positions of the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and destroyed the exposed checkpoints. The aircraft struck fortified positions and fortifications where the militants were hiding,&#8221; the Russian Defense Ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interactive map of the special operation of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1731602418134093853\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-13.png 680w, https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-13-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Precision strikes on checkpoints and suppression of Kiev&#8217;s firepower have discouraged Ukrainian fighters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, Russian airborne assault groups with dozens of BMP-2 and BMD-2 began an attack on Artemovsk from several directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, UAV operators from the air accompanied the attacking units, warning of new firing points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and avenues of attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artemovsk is a village west of the city of Bakhmut. During the battles for the city, the last supply route for the Ukrainian Armed Forces group passed through the settlement, for which fierce battles took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poland recently delivered 18 Krab self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, some of which were destroyed by Russian forces<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poland recently delivered 18 Krab self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, some of which were destroyed by Russian forces. The Krab is manufactured by Huta Stalowa Wola together with Samsung Techwin. The contract was signed in 2014 and in March this year Seoul authorized Warsaw to re-export these howitzers.<br>So the Krabs brought to Kiev are essentially South Korean K9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the Ukrainian military persistently promotes the way the Polish Krabs work, due to their structure the howitzers are not functional enough in combat conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, their stated maximum range of up to 40 kilometers is actually about 25 kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless an end is put to this carnage, all the Zelensky regime will achieve is more lives lost on both sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian forces are reported to have advanced about 2 km into Kremina in the morning, while the Russian offensive continues until daylight. 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