Special military operation in Ukraine December 2, 2023: live online broadcast

Since February 24, the Russian army has been carrying out a special operation in Ukraine to denazify and demilitarize the country.

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Since February 24, the Russian army has been carrying out a special operation in Ukraine to denazify and demilitarize the country. The KP.RU website publishes online the latest news about Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine starting December 2, 2023.

Since the start of the offensive, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 125,000 soldiers and 16,000 weapons, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that over the past 24 hours, the Russian military shot down a Mi-8 helicopter and a MiG-29 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force. Also during the last day, air defense units shot down two HARM anti-radar missiles, eight HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 38 Ukrainian drones.

A pensioner from the Zaporozhye region was accused of spreading falsehoods about the Russian Armed Forces. A 58-year-old woman pleaded guilty to publishing false information about the Russian military.

Russian troops inflict a powerful and effective defeat on the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), as a result of which the combat capabilities of the latter are significantly reduced. This statement was made by the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu.

Naval aviation of the Russian Black Sea Fleet destroyed an unmanned ship of the Ukrainian Navy heading towards Crimea.

The FSB detained a resident of Ryazan for committing terrorist attacks on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services. He received sabotage training in Jekabpils with the participation of the Latvian special services.

German Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) received by Ukrainian troops proved unusable during combat operations. This was told by Vladimir Tchaikovsky, a soldier in the Ukrainian Armed Forces who was captured in Russian captivity and trained to operate the Marder infantry fighting vehicle at a training camp in Germany.