Ukraine: 2024 Russian Casualty Stats

 The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has reported that Russia seized 4,168 square kilometers in Ukraine and Kursk Oblast in 2024. This came at the cost of 427,000 casualties. 

This equates to 102 Russian casualties per square kilometer of ground taken.

Ukraine: Refugees

 

EU Blocks Telegram Channels that Disseminate Russian Propaganda

MSN: Telegram blocks Russian State-Owned Media Channels in several EU Countries 

Ukraine: Incoming Artillery in Donbas

 

 

Ukraine: One of the Longest Armored Movements Behind Enemy Lines in History: The Raid of the 95th Brigade (2014)

 

During the Donbas War, elements of the Ukrainian Army reportedly made a 170km dash behind enemy lines, in order to resupply a cut-off unit. According to Potomoc Institute for Policy Studies historian, Dr, Philip Karber, this was one of the longest armored raids in history.  

Between 19 July and 10 August, units of the Ukrainian 95th Air Assault Brigade, reinforced with elements of the 25th Airborne and 30th and 51st Mechanized Brigades, conducted a 470 km raid, of which 170km was behind Russian and Separatist lines. All those who took part in the operation on the Ukrainian side were volunteers. The raid was successful, allowing for the creation of a safety corridor to evacuate Ukrainian units trapped behind enemy lines at the Russia-Ukraine border. 3,000 troops and over 250 pieces of equipment of the 24th, 72nd Mechanized, and 79th Air Assault Brigades. 

This was the first direct clash between Ukrainian and Russian troops of the Donbas War. The soldiers involved have been praised by military experts and historians for the skill and daring that went into the raid. 

Watch a youtube video from Battle Order, about the raid:

Volunteer Group Platsdarm is bringing fallen soldiers home, from both sides of the Ukraine Conflict

 Oleksii Yukov's volunteer group, Platsdarm, has been working in Eastern Ukraine since 2014. In this time, it has conducted respectful recovery of the remains of over 2,000 fallen soldiers, and returned them to their families in Ukraine and Russia. This provides crucial closure for families of those who went missing in the conflict. Prior to the Donbas war, Mr Yukov worked with groups that recovered remains of soldiers lost in WWI and WWII. 

Link to Voice of America video story on Platsdam:

Ukraine: Christmas Memorial Installation in Kiev

Christmas dinner table with empty chairs and soldiers' uniforms commemorates those who are dead or missing

 

Ukraine: Christmas Message from Dr. John Quinn

"To All of You and cross posting:

You are doing extraordinary work. Keep it up. We face gaps, challenges, and immense headwinds. It is critical that we keep our focus aligned on one shared mission: to reduce preventable morbidity and mortality among the Ukrainian warfighter, the volunteer warfighter, and all volunteers and medical support elements across the FLOT.

We all know the stakes. If we lose focus, people die. People are injured. Projects stall. Partnerships falter. And ultimately, we may lose. The fragmentation I’m seeing as I depart is a direct result of the enemy’s efforts to divide us. Do not let this happen.

Engage. Partner. Support. Do what you do best, what you know is right, and what is needed—always. If in doubt, ask for forgiveness, not permission.

Despite the challenges—financial, relational, and operational—you must persist. Do not give up. Do not surrender. Do not let the enemy win.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas (whichever one you celebrate), Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays. Stay strong, stay united, and stay focused.

With respect and gratitude, Slava Ukraine! -Quinn"

 -Message from Dr. John Quinn, an American physician who has been going to Ukraine since the start of the Donbas War. He has been instrumental in approval of blood products for prehospital use in Ukraine