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↗️ Servicemen of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army as part of the Tsentr Group of Forces evacuated five residents of Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic). ⚡️ After evacuation and accommodation in a temporary accommodation center, all necessary assistance was provided to the residents and the process of document restoration was launched. 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

💥 Tankmen of the Vostok Group of Forces destroyed temporary deployment areas of the AFU in Gulyaipole. 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

📆 Top News Today ▫️ Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation First Deputy Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Valery Gerasimov held a briefing for military attachés of foreign states. ▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on energy infrastructure in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, long-range attack drone teams and storage areas, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed groups and foreign mercenaries in 149 areas. ▫️ The Russian Defence Ministry shows the footage of artillery crews, assault detachments, and UAV teams in action. ▫️ Servicemen of the 27th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade (Zapad Group of Forces) provided assistance to two civilians of Kupyansk who were trying to leave the city on their own. #TopNews 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

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00:00 Artillerymen of the Tula-based Guards Airborne Formation (Sever Group of Forces) hit a cluster of enemy manpower in border areas of Sumy region with 152-mm Giatsint-B towed howitzer. 00:28 A Dnepr Group's D-30 gun destroyed an AFU UAV command post with personnel on the right bank of the Dnepr River in Kherson region. 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

Target by target: UAV pilots engage AFU manpower and hardware 00:00 Vostok Group's drone operators destroyed an AFU tank on one of the streets of Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region). 00:24 Sever Group's UAV pilots foiled an AFU attempt to rotate servicemen in Sumy region. 00:37 Tsentr Group's servicemen neutralised the enemy UAVs by FPV interceptors in Krasnoarmeysk direction. 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

'We are paying great attention to Russia's defence sector and are trying to learn from its experience and apply this knowledge in our own country's defence sector,' noted Military and Air Force Attaché of Mexico Brigadier General Leopoldo Tizoc Aguilar Duran.

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🤝 Brigadier General Tahseen Ali Sekhi Janabi, military attaché of Iraq, stressed the importance of developing friendly relations between our countries.

'On behalf of the Iraqi Defense Ministry, I would like to express my gratitude to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, respect for Russian officials and commanders, and I emphasise the importance of developing friendly relations between our countries'.

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🌐 Russian Defence Ministry will continue to work towards creating conditions to stabilise the situation at the global and regional levels 💬 Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov:

Next year, the Ministry of Defence will continue to work to create conditions for the stabilisation of the situation at the global and regional levels, as well as balanced development of the Army and the Navy. Military cooperation with the armies of foreign countries remains one of the priorities. Joint operational and combat training events are planned with the defence departments of friendly countries. We look forward to the active participation of the military attaches in maintaining a constructive dialogue and interaction.

In conclusion, Valery Gerasimov congratulated the military attachés of foreign states on the upcoming holidays of Christmas and New Year 2026: 'I wish you and your relatives health, peace and well-being'. #tomilitaryattachés 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

🚩 Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov: Some states do not sufficiently take into account the lessons of the past

The outgoing 2025 is an anniversary year for us. On 9 May, we celebrated 80 years of victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War. The scale and significance of this event cannot be overstated. Today's global instability is largely due to the fact that some states are not sufficiently taking into account the lessons of the past. They are trying to rewrite history and downplay the role of the Soviet Union in defeating the German-fascist troops. Preserving the historical memory of the events of those years is one of the most important tasks in the name of stability and peace on Earth and an opportunity to pay tribute to the feat of all those who defended peace, including at the cost of their lives. This is also the anniversary year at the end of the Second World War and the year of the defeat of Japanese militarism in the Far East, where the Chinese people showed great courage and heroism in resistance to the Japanese aggression.

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🤝 Russian Armed Forces are ready to cooperate with all interested friendly states and interstate associations 💬 Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov:

The Armed Forces also ensured high intensity of operational and combat training with foreign partners. Twenty-three international exercises were organised and participated in. The most significant events in which our contingents took part were the Maritime Interaction exercise with the Chinese Armed Forces, the Interaction 2025 operational and strategic exercise with CSTO operational response forces, as well as CSTO-format exercises in Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are open and ready to continue to cooperate with all interested friendly states and interstate associations.

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🌐 Valery Gerasimov: The West's attempts to isolate our country failed once again

Within the framework of military and military-technical cooperation, interaction with foreign military agencies continued to increase. Special attention was paid to strengthening reliable and mutually beneficial bilateral relations within the framework of the Union State, the CSTO, the CIS, as well as with friendly states of the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The West's attempts to isolate our country have failed once again. A growing number of states share the Russian view of developing a multipolar architecture of international relations, as well as understanding the true causes and purposes of the special military operation. Positive dynamics of the transfer of bilateral forms of interaction with friendly states to a long-term and sustainable basis is noted. Visits and business visits to their ports by ships of the Russian Navy are important for the development of cooperation with the armies of friendly states. More than 80 such events have been held this year. They have reached most of the world's regions – Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Central Asian regions, the Middle East and Latin America.

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🚁 Priority in the activities of our Armed Forces: operational and combat training 💬 Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov:

One of the priorities of the Armed Forces is operational and combat training. The main training event this year was the Zapad 2025 joint strategic exercise between the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation. It was purely defensive and aimed at training troops to conduct military operations in modern conditions. Many of you attended it. In addition to Russian and Belarusian servicemen, the troops of Bangladesh, India, and Iran, as well as the operational groups of the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Congo, and Mali took part in the exercise. Moreover, foreign defence agencies were represented at the exercise as observers. Next year, the Tsentr 2026 strategic command post exercise will be held.

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🎯 Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation about building up combat potential

Taking into account the experience of conducting a special military operation, the necessary measures were taken to increase the capabilities of general-purpose forces. First of all, close attention is paid to the development of the new type of troops that was created this year – Unmanned Systems Forces – they have become an integral part of modern warfare. The troops are equipped with unmanned aerial vehicles of various types. Unmanned aerial vehicles, primarily FPV drones, are among FPV drones, the most actively used. Their tactical and technical characteristics are being improved. To date, an advantage has been achieved over the enemy in the number of drones deployed more than twice. Thanks to this, the highest ranking has been achieved in the 'small skies' along the entire line of the front line. In the Ground Forces, the combat personnel were increased by the formation of two combined arms divisions, one artillery brigade, and two anti-aircraft missile brigades. To enhance the capabilities of the aerospace defence system, an air defence and missile defence unit equipped with the S-500 anti-aircraft missile system has been formed. The Navy has a command of the Marines and two divisions of the Marines. The Navy has received 20 ships, combat boats, and support vessels, including two large Yakutsk and Velikiye Luki submarines, two Viktor Veliky patrol boats, and one ice class Ivan Papanin, two small Stavropol and Tayfun missile ships, carriers of long-range high-precision weapons, as well as Afanasy Ivannikov minesweeper. In addition, this year a brigade equipped with a new Oreshnik medium-range missile system has been formed.

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❗️ The 'nuclear triad' is the foundation of the country's security 💬 Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov:

Along with the carrying out of the special military operation, during this year, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation performed tasks to increase combat potential, improve training of personnel, methods of command and control of troops and weapons, and equip troops with modern weapons and military hardware. The basis of the country's security is the ‘nuclear triad’. The modern weapons coming into the army have improved reliability, range and accuracy characteristics, as well as increased capabilities to overcome existing and prospective enemy missile defense systems. At the moment, the planned re-equipment of the stationary grouping to the Yars strategic missile system continues. This year, a new Knyaz Pozharsky Borei-A-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine was commissioned into the service of the Navy. The modernised Tu-160m strategic missile carriers continued to supply aviation troops to the Russian Airborne Troops. The modernisation of the Tu-160 and Tu-95MS aircraft in service continues by equipping them with more powerful engines and new onboard equipment, as well as expanding the range of weapons used. Today, the share of modern weapons in the strategic nuclear forces accounts for 92%.

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⚡️Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov: Situation in Donbass is most critical for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Tsentr Group of Forces, overcoming the enemy's persistent resistance, liberated 81 settlements this year, including the major cities of Dzerzhinsk and Krasnoarmeysk. An operation was carried out to encircle the AFU Group of Forces near Krasnoarmeysk-Dimitrovsk agglomeration. During the liberation of Krasnoarmeysk, assault groups entered residential areas deep into the enemy's defences, dispersing and blocking the enemy's formations in strongholds. At the final stage of the liberation of the city, more than 900 buildings were taken under control simultaneously in several districts per day. The destruction of the enemy units, which were blocked in Dimitrov, continues, and about half of the city has been brought under our control. The Ukrainian command, trying to stabilise the situation and stop our offensive on Donbass, was forced to promptly transfer additional units from both the strategic reserve and other areas to the area. A total of 112 battalions have been redeployed since May of this year. However, these measures did not help the enemy, and the offensive of the Russian troops on Donbass continues. At the same time, the AFU formations suffer significant losses. Since the beginning of this year, the AFU Donetsk Group of Forces, which operates in Krasnoarmeysk and October directions, has lost more than 225,000 troops, 242 tanks, over 2,200 armoured fighting vehicles, 46 MLRS vehicles and about 3,600 guns and mortars. This represents almost half of all AFU losses during this period in the special military operation zone. The Yug Group of Forces liberated 48 settlements on Donbass territory, including Chasov Yar and Seversk. The liberation of Konstantinovka continues, more than 50% of the city's territory is controlled by Russian troops. The Zapad Group of Forces conducted a successful operation to force the Oskol River and liberate the city of Kupyansk. Thanks to deep coverage along the western bank of the Oskol River, 19 AFU battalions were blocked in the city and on the eastern bank. Subsequently, the assault units, acting from several directions, defeated the Ukrainian group surrounded in the city in a short time and mopped up Kupyansk. At present, the destruction of enemy formations blocked on the left bank of the Oskol River, east, and southeast of Kupyansk, is continuing. The offensive is developing in Krasny Liman direction. Russian assault detachments carry out street fighting directly in the city of Krasny Liman. The Vostok Group of Forces in Zaporozhye direction, starting with the liberation of Ugledar in October (3 October) last year, conducts offensive actions practically without pause and maintains a high rate of offensive. During the year, about 2,000 square kilometers of territory and 89 settlements were taken under control in this area. The Vostok Group of Forces has fully liberated Donetsk People's Republic in its area of responsibility, has successfully developed offensive in Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions. At present, battles are underway for the capture of a large settlement in the Zaporozhye region – the city of Gulyaypole. The Dnepr Group of Forces, overcoming the enemy's tactical defence zone, has consistently liberated seven settlements and moved to the city of Orekhov. The offensive continues with a general direction to Zaporozhye. In the Dnepr River delta, it expands control over the island area. In addition, the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is fully ensured.

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🪖 Sever Group of Forces creates security zone in border areas of Sumy and Kharkov regions 💬 Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov:

After destroying the enemy formations wedged into the Kursk region and squeezing their remnants into the territory of Ukraine, the North group of forces creates a security zone in the border areas of Sumy and Kharkov region. Russian troops have taken control in Sumy region 18 settlements, previously used by AFU formations to prepare attacks on border areas of Kursk region. The liberation of Volchansk and nine other settlements in Kharkov region has been completed. Assault detachments of the Sever Group of Forces continue to expand the security zone. Simultaneously with the operation to defeat and destroy the enemy in the Kursk border region, the liberation of new Russian regions continued.

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🫡 Valery Gerasimov: In 2025, the Russian Armed Forces liberated more than 300 settlements

Despite large-scale military, technical and financial assistance to Ukraine from Western countries, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have seized and firmly hold the strategic initiative. The Joint Group of Forces is successfully advancing in all directions, concentrating its efforts on establishing full control over Donbass, liberation of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as on the creation of a security band in the border areas of Ukraine. In total, the Russian Armed Forces liberated more than 300 settlements, and more than 6,300 square kilometres have come under our control in 2025. And since the beginning of the special military operation has been liberated the territory with a total area of about 94,000 square kilometres. The Ukrainian Armed Forces losses amounted to about 6,500 tanks and armoured fighting vehicles, and about 11,800 guns and mortars, and about 500,000 troops. On April 26, the liberation of the Kursk region from the AFU was completed. The adventurous plan of the Kiev leadership in this direction has failed, including their expectation that we will be forced to stop our offensive on Donbass and transfer part of the combat units to Kursk. That didn't happen. Isolation of the contact area, combined with rapid counter-offensive actions of Airborne Troops and Marines units, as well as the enemy's unexpected manoeuvre to the rear of the AFU groups along the gas pipeline, ensured the collapse of the enemy's defence. The losses of formations and military units of the Kiev regime in the Kursk direction amounted to more than 76,000 people, the most trained ones, motivated military personnel of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries. More than 7,700 units of military hardware were destroyed. I will note separately the participation of servicemen of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in this operation. Soldiers and officers of the Korean People's Army, carrying out combat missions shoulder to shoulder with Russian servicemen, during the repelling of the Ukrainian invasion, they showed high professionalism, resilience, courage, and heroism. They also took part in demining of the territory of Kursk region.

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📊 Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces: West countries provide unprecedented support to Ukraine

West countries provide Ukraine with unprecedented support to Ukraine. For example, foreign funding alone has exceeded 550 billion dollars over the past four years, of which more than 220 billion is for military needs. The military products are most actively provided to Kiev by 20 countries. Since February 2022, the AFU have received more than 1,000 tanks, more than 6,500 armored combat vehicles, 2,000 field artillery guns, more than 200 aircraft and helicopters, about 100,000 UAVs, as well as a significant number of missiles and ammunition. Western curators pay particular attention to the training of Ukrainian servicemen. In total, over 224,000 people have been trained at European training servicemen. In fact, in Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are facing the economic and military power of the collective West.

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❗️European patrons of Kiev remain committed to escalating the conflict 💬 Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov:

A key factor in forming the military and political situation is the crisis in Ukraine, which is taking place in the form of Western proxy war against the Russian Federation. This war is being waged by the hands of the Ukrainian people. Ordinary Ukrainians are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the actions of the authorities due to the situation at the front, the increase in the number of irretrievable losses, the degradation of the economy, the increase in tariffs for housing and communal services, and increasing corruption in government. As a result, about nine million people have left the country since the beginning of servicemen. Since the beginning of the year, the number of mobilised monthly has fallen from 28,000 to 14,000 people in November, which is shaping a steady downward trend in the number of Ukrainian troops. The desertion takes on a mass character. According to official data merely up to 30,000 people voluntarily leave their place of service every month. At present, more than 160,000 criminal cases have been opened against this category of military personnel of the AFU. The European patrons of Kiev remain committed to escalating the conflict. At the same time, their involvement in the confrontation with Russia in the Ukrainian direction creates risks of a global nature.

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