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1. The UK is considering the possibility of transferring "a certain number" of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, Sky News reports. Sources say that negotiations have been underway for several weeks. Britain believes that such a step will encourage allies to follow its example.

2. Ukraine will receive a "symbolic number" of Leopard tanks from Poland in the future. The head of the Bureau of International Policy of the Presidential Chancellery, Jakub Kumoch, said that it is about several dozen units.

3. Georgia refused to return to Ukraine the Buk self-propelled anti-aircraft missile systems that Kyiv provided to Tbilisi during the Russian attack in 2008.

Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine in Georgia Andriy Kasyanov said that the Ukrainian side appealed to Georgia not only for the SAMs, but also for Javelin anti-tank systems provided to Tbilisi by the US allies. The US not only approved the transfer of its weapons, but even offered Tbilisi to replace the systems with newer ones. The Georgian government categorically refused.

4. Sweden will provide Ukraine with Archer artillery systems.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billström say the process is at the planning stage.

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"The American company L3Harris Technologies announced the conclusion of a contract with the Pentagon for 40 million dollars for the supply of 14 VAMPIRE missile systems for Ukraine

L3Harris will install VAMPIRE kits on vehicles provided by the US government for operational combat support on the battlefield in Ukraine. The first four systems will be delivered by mid-2023, the remaining ten – by the end of 2023

The VAMPIRE missile system uses highly sensitive sensors to track threats, including drones, and then intercepts them with laser-guided munitions."

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Wagner forces continue to execute costly attacks on Soledar. They have been making progress.

It's my opinion that Wagner forces have completely shifted focus from Bakhmut to Soledar, likely because of their repeated failures in Bakhmut with very little to show for it.

South of Soledar, if Ukraine does not push this southern salient back east, and the town risks being encircled, you can expect Ukraine to retreat similarly to Severodonyetsk during the summer.

The Bakhmut situation is ugly but the threat of Russian forces taking it any time soon is very unlikely.

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(All kinds of exciting stuff in the works )

Pentagon weighs sending Stryker combat vehicles to Ukraine - Politico.

A package with (or without) Strykers could be announced late next week during a meeting of the Ramstein contact group.

From Wiki:

The Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III. Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) for the United States Army in a plant in London, Ontario. It has four-wheel drive (8×4) and can be switched to all-wheel drive (8×8).[8]

The Stryker was conceived as a family of vehicles forming the backbone of a new medium-weight brigade combat team (BCT) that was to strike a balance between heavy armor and infantry. The service launched the Interim Armored Vehicle competition, and in 2000, the service selected the LAV III proposed by GDLS and General Motors Defense. The service named this family of vehicles the "Stryker".

Ten variants of the Stryker were initially conceived, some of which have been upgraded with v-hulls.

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One of the main advantages of Ukraine in this war is the golden hands and bright heads of Ukrainians who create, construct and help our military in achieving victory over the horde.

For example, the Vols team creates mobile buggies that can quickly and discreetly deliver, evacuate and protect.

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This video is from a Russian source... I'm posting it here to check if I'm seeing things... can someone else, anyone/everyone... give me their thoughts on what might be wrong with this video?

Caption:

"Combat work of the crews of the Iskander OTRK on the objects of the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

A ballistic missile is capable of destroying command posts, accumulations of manpower and armored vehicles, even underground structures covered with concrete. Not vulnerable to enemy air defenses.

Video - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation"

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Has a doggo in it but it's very cool... so putting it here.

"In Odesa, during training, a service dog discovered shells from the Second World War

Four-legged assistant Yorna worked on a place where there were no educational bookmarks.
The border sappers found there two 152 mm artillery shells from the Second World War.

The representatives of the State Emergency Service were informed about the find."

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Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

This video is from a Russian source... I'm posting it here to check if I'm seeing things... can someone else, anyone/everyone... give me their thoughts on what might be wrong with this video?

Caption:

"Combat work of the crews of the Iskander OTRK on the objects of the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

A ballistic missile is capable of destroying command posts, accumulations of manpower and armored vehicles, even underground structures covered with concrete. Not vulnerable to enemy air defenses.

Video - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation"

The launch scene was clearly not the same day as featured in the video. Likely different crew

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Military Commissioner of Samara region of the Russian Federation Alexey Vdovin said that the lists of mobilized Russians liquidated in Makiivka will not be published

ISW believes that the head of PMC "Wagner" Prigozhin continues to use reports about the situation in Soledar to strengthen the reputation of his company as an effective fighting force

Estonia plans to propose legal framework for confiscation and transfer of sanctioned Russian assets to Ukraine by end of January - Bloomberg

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**CIVILIAN WARNING**

War with Russia: police found 16 502 dead in ten regions

According to the National Police, most of the dead were found in Donetsk - 4746 people, Kharkiv - 3784, Mykolaiv - 2207 and Kyiv - 2072 regions. More than a thousand bodies from mass graves have been exhumed.