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Ukraine Invasion Day 656: GOP & Orban allies meet 11 December 2023 to stop UKR funding [1]

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Date: 2023-12-10

Biden is hosting Zelensky while Republicans host Russia's proxies to plot ending aid to Ukraine.

Biden is hosting Zelensky while Republicans host Russia's proxies to plot ending aid to Ukraine. Is it even constitutional for lawmakers to conduct foreign policy that undermines the executive branch's determination of the national interest?? @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats https://t.co/krhvGBJ65L

The conservative Heritage Foundation think tank will host the two-day event, which will involve members of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs and staff from the Hungarian embassy in Washington. This effort is seen as part of Orbán's transatlantic strategy to strengthen Russia's war efforts.

Orban is a cut out for Putin. Republicans who associate with him are consorting with America's enemies. This will be a campaign issue used against them and the treasonous Heritage Foundation,, now a front for Kremlin propaganda. https://t.co/yEoI8egOQi

Russian forces conducted a small series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on December 9 and 10. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian air defenses downed a Kh-29 missile and Shahed-136 drone on December 9 and that Russian forces struck Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv Oblast with two S-300 missiles on December 10.[28] The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense (UK MOD) assessed on December 10 that Russian forces likely conducted the first missile strike series of the anticipated winter strikes campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the night of December 7.[29] ISW has observed preparations for Russia’s anticipated winter strikes campaign since October 2023 and has also noted relatively larger drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure so far in December before the night of December 7.[30] ISW is not currently prepared to forecast a start date of the anticipated winter strike campaign.

⚡️ WAR IN #UKRAINE - DEC 10, 2023 ■ Relatively few combat engagements & strikes on both sides reported ■ Settlements under artillery fire slightly above 7-day average however ■ Troop losses well below average which concurrently dips below 1,000 ■ Second day of modest… pic.twitter.com/M8JrYRS7ZX

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and northern Donetsk Oblast)

Russian forces continued localized offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on December 10 but did not make any confirmed advances. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled at least seven Russian assaults in the Kupyansk direction near Synkivka (9km northeast of Kupyansk), Petropavlivka (7km east of Kupyansk) and Novoselivske (16km northwest of Svatove) and at least five Russian assaults in the Lyman direction near Makiivka (23km northwest of Kreminna), Terny (17km west of Kreminna), and the Serebryanske forest area (10km south of Kreminna).[31]

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Donetsk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas)

Russian forces conducted ground attacks northeast of Bakhmut on December 10 but did not make any confirmed advances. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks near Vesele (18km northeast of Bakhmut).[37] A Russian milblogger claimed that elements of the Russian 106th Guards Airborne (VDV) Division captured 10 unspecified positions and advanced up to 3.5 kilometers in depth near Vesele.[38] A Kremlin-affiliated milblogger claimed on December 9 that Russian forces advanced near Vesele and are attempting to encircle the settlement.[39]

Russian forces continued offensive actions west and south of Bakhmut on December 10 and recently made confirmed advances. Geolocated footage published on December 10 indicates that Russian forces advanced north of Khromove (immediately west of Bakhmut).[40] Additional geolocated footage published on December 9 indicates that Russian forces advanced north and southeast of Bohdanivka (6km northwest of Bakhmut).[41] ...Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets claimed that Russian forces introduced additional manpower, including elements of the 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade and unspecified VDV units, into combat in the direction of Chasiv Yar.[45] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled at least 14 Russian attacks near Hryhorivka (9km northwest of Bakhmut), Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka (10km southwest of Bakhmut).[46] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks near Klishchiivka and Pivnichne (20km southwest of Bakhmut and just west of Horlivka).[47]

Russian forces continued offensive operations near Avdiivka on December 10 and recently made a confirmed advance. Geolocated footage published on December 9 indicates that Russian forces advanced east of Stepove (3km northwest of Avdiivka).[48] ... The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled at least 39 Russian attacks east of Novobakhmutivka (9km northwest of Avdiivka); near Stepove, Avdiivka, and Pervomaiske (10km southwest of Avdiivka); and south of Tonenke (5km west of Avdiivka) and Sieverne (6km west of Avdiivka).[50] Ukrainian Avdiivka City Military Administration Head Vitaliy Barabash stated that Russian forces are constantly attacking and striking Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka regardless of the weather conditions.[51]

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