General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conceals today’s Russian casualty figures?

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It seems that the general staff has forgotten to report the previous day’s loss figures for the Russians, or they do not want to report them, or they have not received all the information, but regardless of the reason, they have not presented them yet. We will see if they show up. They do not seem to have any problems updating with other information that normally comes after the losses, otherwise one could become suspicious if something has happened to them.

Russian activities

  • 278 combat clashes (unusually high)
  • 74 air strikes
  • 179 KAB
  • 3 729 shelling (75 from MLRS)
  • 3 523 kamikaze drones

During the night, Ukraine managed to shoot down or disrupt 37 out of 69 Shaheds, among others. Unfortunately, that is just a little over half.

SLAVA UKRAINI

UPDATE 09:54:

Russian losses

Finally, they released the information, 4-5 hours later than usual. Perhaps there were many KWIA to count.

  • 1730 KWIA
  • 6 Tanks
  • 21 AFVs
  • 33 Artillery systems
  • 1 MLRS
  • 1 Anti-aircraft system
  • 167 UAVs
  • 179 Vehicles & fuel tanks
  • 1 Special equipment
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89 thoughts on “General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conceals today’s Russian casualty figures?”

      1. CB500four

        Smart of Putin to promise a part of the money to the USA (Trump) for the reconstruction in the occupied areas. Trump believes the money is his.

    2. halvgud17

      This is incredibly exciting to follow! Will we be able to make the right decisions despite all the pressure? It would truly be a show of strength for the EU if we manage to do it.

      1. Umlaut

        It is also exciting to observe these parties that often consider themselves freethinkers, free from the shackles of mass psychosis, yet are always so willing to fall into the clutches of Moscow’s, and now also Washington’s, leash.

  8. MXT

    “Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian forward position in eastern Hryshyne (Pokrovsk axis). Russian troops continue probing toward Hryshyne in small groups from Pokrovsk, but remain under constant fire. The area is actively defended by the 82nd Air Assault Brigade.”

  9. MXT

    Trump has now declared that Venezuela is a terrorist state and is imposing a blockade that will continue until Venezuela returns all oil and all land they have stolen from the USA?!? Does anyone know which oil and especially which land areas Venezuela has stolen from the USA?

    “US President Donald Trump has ordered a total blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers sailing to and from Venezuela, reports Reuters.

    The announcement comes after the Trump administration seized an oil tanker off the country’s coast last week. However, it is unclear what exactly the new “blockade” entails and whether more oil tankers will be seized.

    “Venezuela’s regime has been classified as an international terrorist organization […] therefore, I am deciding on a total and complete blockade,” Trump writes in a post on social media.

    At the same time, the US has moved thousands of soldiers and over ten warships to the region, Reuters reports.”
    https://omni.se/trumps-nya-utspel-infor-blockad-mot-oljetankrar/a/8pw22d

    Here is his own post:

    2. Umlaut

      Regarding “assets” and “oil,” he might be thinking of the nationalization of Venezuela’s oil assets. The Wikipedia article doesn’t provide more detailed information, but it seems to have been a gradual nationalization, by not renewing concessions. However, the mention of “land” seems completely absurd. It’s a rather weak argument to start a war half a century later. Sweden would have a better argument to go to war with North Korea regarding our Volvo 144, which was a pure theft that occurred about the same time ago.

      1. MXT

        Well, perhaps there is a little basis for that with the oil. Not necessarily the oil itself, but the nationalization of the industry and oil companies, and the withdrawal of rights.
        A bit like Russia seizing foreign companies.

        But as you write, that was half a century ago.

        Maybe the Native Americans should also reclaim their land if we’re at it.
        Although then most people would probably have to go back to Europe, and of course we want to avoid that. 😄

    3. CB500four

      Hm. The oil is probably Venezuela’s no matter how he twists the words, but it’s clear that it would be tough if the extraction of oil was nationalized. It was probably Chavez who did it when he thought the people should have more of the money. Instead, the West stopped buying it from him, and then it just got worse. It’s probably a mismanaged country, but that’s no reason for the USA to go in and destroy it even more just to grab the oil.

      Trump probably sees it as an easy war with rich spoils. Even if the people might be getting fed up with Maduro, it might not be as easy as Trump thinks.

  10. MXT

    Off-Topic, Trump Approval Ratings

    It seems that the American population is keen on the idea of the USA going to war with Venezuela, suddenly his popularity has increased, and quite noticeably at that. Now he apparently is in a better position than in the previous period.
    I saw something about him planning to focus more on domestic politics now ahead of the midterm election.
    He has promised support to the country’s farmers so that’s a measure that may have also influenced his popularity.
    Inflation is being kept in check and interest rates have been lowered, which can certainly be seen as positive.

    However, the job numbers didn’t look particularly good last time I checked, both fewer new jobs and more unemployed, but the numbers are still a bit uncertain after the government shutdown. Oil is cheap of course, and therefore gasoline as well, which is usually appreciated in the USA.

    Japan’s increase in interest rates doesn’t seem to have had any direct impact on American government bonds/obligations so far.

    It will be interesting to see if the upswing continues, last time he apparently peaked in early February before things went downhill again, maybe we’ll see something similar this time?

     

    1. johan No.1

      Maybe because he is buying popularity 🧐

      Didn’t I say that he is doing what is good for the USA?

      Now there will be free money for everyone to win the midterm election, right?

      1. MXT

        Don’t think you can mix up his popularity figures with what is really good for the USA.

        Still don’t see any signs that he’s doing anything that’s directly good.

        Lowered interest rates might not be completely wrong, as the USA needs an injection since it doesn’t seem to be taking off. Maybe it can also affect the job numbers eventually. We’ll see, maybe it’s good for the USA, but it will take time to show.

        However, he (and you) are good at claiming that he’s doing what’s good for the USA. 😉

        Food prices are dropping (although they are rising), tariffs are bringing in “trillions” even though it hasn’t even reached half a “trillion”. Jobs are decreasing even though according to Trump everything is absolutely perfect and he’s getting too little praise.

        He lives in his own inflated reality and together with the White House they drum out the message that everything is so good. When someone points out that it’s not good, of course it’s not Trump’s fault but Biden’s! 😉

        Surely there will be a lot of midterm election rhetoric coming up, he will surely increase somewhat in popularity.

        One measure of how well it’s going is GDP:

        GDP for the USA is estimated to be around 30.6 Trillions USD for 2025.
        In 2024 it was about 29.25.
        The growth for 2025 will then be around 4.6%. *)
        From 2023 to 2024, the growth was ~7.5%

        This is how the years before that looked like:
        U.S. GDP for 2023 was 27.721 trillion US dollars, a 6.59% increase from 2022.
        U.S. GDP for 2022 was 26.007 trillion US dollars, a 9.82% increase from 2021.
        U.S. GDP for 2021 was 23.681 trillion US dollars, a 10.9% increase from 2020.
        U.S. GDP for 2020 was 21.354 trillion US dollars, a 0.86% decline from 2019

        So the growth has been between 7 to 11% during Biden’s term.
        Trump’s last year in 2020, the growth was negative – 0.86%.

        Under Trump, now in 2025, the growth rate has dropped to < 5% but at least it's not negative.

        If he had brought in Trillions and trillions with his tariffs, it might have looked a bit different, but he believes that it’s those who export to the USA who should pay them, so it hasn’t added anything other than expanding the treasury.

        When it comes to GDP, one can hardly claim that Trump has done what’s good for the USA.

        *) GDP for 2024 is not yet fully established but indicates between 29.18-29.31 and GDP for 2025 is of course so far only forecasts as the year is not over yet.

  11. MXT

    The Urals oil continues to decline, now almost touching the lowest level of the whole war at 49.430! (The numbers are from yesterday).

    Otherwise, one would have guessed that the US dispute with Venezuela would lead to increased prices, but Venezuela has been under sanctions all along so they do not contribute much to the world’s oil production despite having some of the largest reserves. Imagine what that country could have achieved economically with a different government.

     

    2. Jan W

      Venezuela does not produce a huge amount, but not insignificant either. According to the latest Oil Market Report from the IEA, just over 1 million barrels per day. According to the same report, global production is closer to 110 million.

      It also states: “Russian oil exports declined by 420 kb/d in November, which combined with weaker prices, slashed revenues to $11 billion, $3.6 billion below a year ago.”

      Seems to apply to oil/crude. However, it might possibly also include products. If not, maybe you have to deduct a little more.

      https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-market-report-december-2025

    3. CB500four

      The low price probably also makes it unprofitable for American Fracking oil. It probably causes a decrease in US production. Surely one reason why Trump wants Venezuela’s cheaply produced oil, as when that production is expanded, the US can control the oil price as needed.

      1. N Eklund

        The problem with Venezuela’s oil is that it is so thick that it is difficult to handle (needs to be diluted) and then it is located under swampy land. So the extraction becomes quite expensive.

  12. MXT
    Russian losses in the war in Ukraine 2025-12-17

    1730 KIA
    6 Tanks
    21 AFVs
    33 Artillery systems
    1 MLRS
    1 Anti-aircraft system
    167 UAVs
    179 Vehicles & fuel tanks
    1 Special equipment

    SLAVA UKRIANI

  14. johan No.1

    It is rumored that the 76th GAAD has been significantly reduced – perhaps true?

    There have been several attempts of attack and the tip of the division can handle 4-5 attacks well?

  15. johan No.1

    360,000 in Belarus is wrong but RU has deployed troops there.

    Right now RU and Belarus are conducting some large-scale exercise, I read.

  17. johan No.1

    You now see a fork or intersection where Ukraine has learned to fight in a drone-saturated environment in 2025 and Russia has not.

    China manages the digital battlefield and it works well but less effectively against mobile units.

    The US is out and Europe provides unconditional support so this time there is nothing stopping Ukraine.

    Fifth time’s the charm.

    North Korea just as bad.

    Chinese ground troops – no.

    Scroll back to my posts about offensives in 2023 and read up so you are ahead.

    Ukraine is a force of nature.

  18. johan No.1

    Probably there will be violence from RU towards Europe to try to make us passive but Macron has a truce with the wife now so it won’t work

          1. MXT

            Then we pray for it to happen! 👍

            If he adds the addition to his name, I promise to kneel before him.
            (But only on one knee, after all, he is only a demigod).

  21. 205

    N Slobozhansky-Kursk 15💥↗️
    S Slobozhansky 9💥↗️
    Kupyansk 24💥💥↗️↗️
    Lyman 27💥💥↗️
    Slovyansk 4↘️
    Kramatorsk 1
    Kostjantynivka 24💥💥↗️
    Pokrovsk 82💥💥💥💥↗️↗️
    Oleksandrivskij 20💥↘️
    Huliaypillia 28💥💥↗️
    Orikhivsk 8↗️
    Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 0

    Kupyansk 24💥💥↗️↗️

    Lyman 27💥💥↗️

    Pokrovsk 82💥💥💥💥↗️↗️

    Huliaypillia 28💥💥↗️

    Sum 242↗️
    Unlocalized 36↗️
    Total 278↗️

    1. CB500four

      Normal Russian behavior, loan out the conquered peoples, their culture and history. Move in barbarians or destroy so no one else can live there.

  24. MXT

    Off-Topic, does Trump have humor?

    “Donald Trump should serve a third term. That’s the opinion of one of his biggest donors, Miriam Adelson, as reported by Forbes.

    Adelson attended a Hanukkah celebration at the White House on Tuesday, and mentioned that she had discussed the issue with the prominent lawyer Alan Dershowitz.

    ‘I think we can succeed. Think about it,’ she said to Trump, whispering something in his ear.

    ‘She said ‘think about it, I’ll give you 250 million dollars,’ Trump then said to the audience amidst laughter.

    Trump has on several occasions both dismissed and played with the idea of a third term. His chief of staff, Susie Wiles, said in the widely publicized interview with Vanity Fair that Trump is not serious.

    ‘He’s joking about it, because he knows people will go crazy.'”
    https://omni.se/megarik-anhangare-vill-att-trump-sitter-kvar-2028/a/Ar2eXM

    1. CB500four

      He is going to give a speech to the people tonight, maybe he will announce that, according to their wishes, he will enrich their lives for a long time to come.

  25. MXT

    Off-Topic, opinion situation

    “The Social Democrats are losing voters to the Sweden Democrats and the gap between the blocs is shrinking more and more. This is shown in Göteborgs-Posten’s latest Novus survey.

    The opposition’s previously comfortable lead has decreased to only 2.7 percentage points. One reason is that the Sweden Democrats are rising by 2.7 percent as they attract Social Democrat voters. The Social Democrats, however, are not decreasing by more than 0.2 percent as they are taking voters from their own bloc.

    Jonas Hinnfors, professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg, does not want to analyze voter flows too closely but asserts that the Sweden Democrats are strengthening their power position over the Moderate Party.

    – The Sweden Democrats have a good starting position for the election and those who have reason to worry are the Moderates, who are struggling to establish themselves as the major party within the Tidö group, he tells the newspaper.”
    https://omni.se/sd-rusar-i-opinionen-och-tar-valjare-fran-s/a/oER5Aa

  26. MXT

    Off-Topic, weather

    Heat record in the Arctic.
    Doesn’t seem to be a big chance of a white Christmas here in Sweden either.
    The other day it was apparently over 17 degrees in Norway.

    “It has been the warmest year in the Arctic as long as measurements have been ongoing on the continent. This is reported by the US weather authority NOAA, according to TT.

    Temperatures have risen to 1.6 degrees above the average for the years 1991–2020. The data in NOAA’s report dates back to 1900.

    One of the authors of the study, Tom Ballinger at the University of Alaska, describes the warming as alarming and calls the development “unprecedented in recent times and perhaps thousands of years back”.

    By 2025, the Arctic has experienced its warmest autumn, second warmest winter, and third warmest summer.”
    https://omni.se/rapport-exempellost-varmerekord-pa-antarktis/a/L40Kw1

    1. CB500four

      The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the globe. A lot of methane is also released from the seabed and permafrost, which accelerates the warming.

  27. MXT

    Off-Topic, Sudan

    Russia is also partly involved in the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan.

    RSF has historical ties to Wagner, who has supported them with weapons and training in combat. Wagner has also “protected” gold and diamond mines. At the same time, Russia seems to be trying to maintain good relations with several sides in the conflicts, as it has also sided with the regular army. All to gain and retain influence in the region. None of this is, of course, official.

    “For the third year in a row, the war in Sudan is considered the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world, writes AP, referring to an annual report from the aid organization The International Rescue Committee (IRC).

    According to UN figures, over 40,000 people have been killed in the war between the army and the militia group RSF. 14 million people have been forced to leave their homes. The organization’s CEO David Miliband believes that the world is doing too little, and therefore the crisis is not a coincidence.

    – What we see on the ground is not a tragic accident, he says according to Reuters.”
    https://omni.se/sudan-toppar-lista-over-varldens-varsta-kriser/a/5pV2jK

     

    “RSF has tried to conceal the mass murders committed by the paramilitary group in the Sudan war by burying and burning bodies, according to analyses of satellite images conducted by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab. This is reported by the BBC.

    According to researchers, the group is believed to have disposed of tens of thousands of bodies after taking control of al-Fashir in the country’s western parts. It is described as a “systematic and weeks-long campaign” to destroy evidence of mass murder.

    A CNN investigation also shows that the regular army has engaged in ethnic violence and mass executions of civilians when it took control of the city of Wad Madani earlier this year.”
    https://omni.se/bilder-visar-forsok-att-dolja-massmord-i-sudan/a/0pE2b6

    1. MXT

      Forgot to mention that the war in Ukraine should be classified as a much worse catastrophe.

      It may not be as many who have been forced to flee as in Sudan, and those who have fled in Ukraine have surely been better taken care of than those in Sudan, but there are many, many more than 400,000 who have died.

  30. MXT

    Let’s see what becomes of this. Rosneft and Lukoil did actually go through, even though a lot of exceptions were introduced. Lukoil, for example, will be allowed to continue operating around 2,000 gas stations in the USA (until April 2026).

    “The Trump administration is preparing sanctions targeting Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers if Vladimir Putin rejects a peace agreement with Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent briefs European ambassadors on the plans this week”
    https://bsky.app/profile/euromaidanpress.bsky.social/post/3ma6q6hkd6j2b
    https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/17/us-readies-shadow-fleet-sanctions-if-putin-rejects-peace-deal/

  31. MXT

    Off-Topic, childbearing, and abortions

    Without resorting to dictatorial measures (and we shouldn’t), it will likely be difficult to reverse the trend. Sure, one can distribute a lot of compensation to those who have children, but it also costs enormous amounts if it is to make any decisive difference, and then the question is whether it is worth it.

    Perhaps we should try massive campaigns with happy parents and an attempt to elevate the status of parents… The state sponsors YouTubers who are also happy parents, etc.

    Humanoid robots and AI will probably be able to replace many professions if we look 20-30-40 years ahead, so that might be a solution.

    Otherwise, my guess is that we will either be forced to transition to a smaller population (which will not happen painlessly without robots) and/or we will be dependent on labor immigration.

    “Sweden’s low birth rate risks creating a crisis in the welfare society, according to the first interim report of the government’s investigation.

    – Demographics play a crucial role for GDP, says investigator Åsa Hansson at a press conference.

    According to the worst-case scenario of the investigation, Sweden’s population could decrease by four million people by the year 2100. Then more than half of the GDP would disappear, according to Hansson.

    But the development is already fundamentally affecting society, says Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD). According to him, it may involve difficulties in recruiting staff for welfare, but also reducing the range of welfare services. …”
    https://omni.se/farhagan-fyra-miljoner-farre-svenskar-ar-2100/a/ln16j7

    “All residents of EU member states are entitled to a safe and legal abortion. The European Parliament confirmed this in a vote on Wednesday. In the resolution, they urge the European Commission to establish a voluntary system using funds from the EU to ensure that all women have the opportunity to have an abortion, regardless of national legislation in the countries.”
    https://omni.se/eu-parlamentet-rostar-ja-till-battre-abortvard-for-alla/a/zOLa1O

    1. Proxima

      We are over 8 billion on Earth. Perhaps it’s time to pull the handbrake. The resources won’t be enough if we increase to 10 billion. Forssmed is worried that we won’t have enough people for healthcare, but we’ll solve that with a modern “death cliff”. That is, AI robots. Then maybe we’ll provide healthcare to the people instead.

      1. MXT

        Yes, it will probably be robots and not just within healthcare, but it will require a massive societal transformation and a completely different allocation of resources in the long term.

        When 70-90% of the population is no longer needed to perform work, the economy will collapse if we don’t do something radical. But I believe that Sweden can succeed. We are used to high taxes and do not have such a large elite owning everything.

        The USA will probably have a really hard time with the transition.
        When the rich elite automates and unemployment increases, there will eventually not be enough consumers left with any money to buy companies’ products, and in the end, there will be no basis for companies to make money either.

        In the USA, the unemployed receive really poor compensation if they do not pay high insurance premiums, and the insurances will of course only become more and more expensive as the number of unemployed grows, which in turn will also contribute to reduced consumption.

        This is many years ahead before we get there, and until then, we must find a solution. Even if we were to manage to increase childbirth (despite no country with declining numbers having succeeded in reversing that trend), it takes twenty years before the newborns enter the labor market.

        Japan is heavily investing in robots, as they have an aging population and refuse to increase immigration. We can probably learn a lot from them regarding robots in the future if they succeed, if there is any country that will succeed in implementing it, especially within healthcare, it is probably Japan. They are forced to do so.
        Or else we may see them start with labor immigration. 

      2. En Vanlig Persson

        There is no limit at 10 billion. We can and should become 100 billion and then a trillion, but maybe more dispersed. There must be a

      1. MXT

        Wasn’t it just me who was a “child hater”?

        That is, pointing out that it is not a great idea to throw more money at those who want to have children, because it won’t help anyway unless we throw so much money at them that it will end up costing more than it’s worth.

  33. MXT

    Feels like Putin is a bit pressured when he starts calling Europe’s leaders little pigs! 😂

    “Russia will “unconditionally” achieve its military goals in Ukraine, says Vladimir Putin at an annual meeting with the Ministry of Defense, according to The Guardian.

    If Ukraine’s allies do not want to have a “substantial discussion,” Russia will “liberate its historical territory by military means,” he added.

    Furthermore, Putin accused European leaders of following in the footsteps of former US President Joe Biden.

    – The little pigs in Europe immediately joined the previous American administration in hopes of profiting from the collapse of our country.

    Putin’s words come after the US claimed that 90 percent of the most difficult issues have been resolved during the peace talks.”

    1. CB500four

      Hah, Hitler also thought he would win right up until the Red Army stood in Berlin. Yes, and the fact that the Red Army managed to get out of Russia at all was not Russia’s merit.

      Too bad that Trump has given Putin a little more hope that Ukraine and Europe will be pressured into submission.

  34. MXT

    Off-Topic, Trump

    “A compilation of recent opinion polls shows that only one in five Americans strongly support Donald Trump, writes Aaron Blake for CNN.

    More and more Republicans are beginning to see him as a ‘lame duck’ president and are not afraid of the political consequences of breaking with him, he continues.

    “Having only one in five Americans’ strong support will not suddenly result in a flood of Republicans breaking with Trump, but it suggests that his truly devoted voter base is smaller than ever.”

    Trump’s Department of Justice is also becoming increasingly unpopular within the legal system – over the past eight weeks, 21 percent of federal prosecutors’ cases in Washington DC have been dismissed, compared to 0.5 percent in the past ten years, writes Sarah N Lynch for Reuters.

    The department’s employees are making legal mistakes at an unprecedented level, for example by building cases on illegal arrests and discussing court cases on social media, she continues.

    “These mistakes are causing federal prosecutors to lose credibility in the courts.””

  35. En Vanlig Persson

    Cornu wrote earlier today: “14:54 There is positive news from the front, which unfortunately cannot be communicated right now, but it is very positive. In due time, it may be made public.”

    One can assess that as they wish. Difficult to know on what scale one should interpret it, but it’s not the type of thing that Wilderäng usually writes every other day directly, so it means something.

    1. johan No.1

      Checked with Nelson Mandela and he had no news.

      Front news?

      No bigger news can be held back today, but any good news on some front that he has heard about directly?

      Nelson thought it could be that Gerasimov hit a mine?

      1. En Vanlig Persson

        He might have noticed that you have said that Ukraine has won the war? Or something related.

        This thing with Gerasimov was new to me. Do you think something has happened to him?

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    🎈 🚙 🚬 📞 🎈 Lithuanian authorities report that 21 people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in cigarette smuggling from Belarus using balloons. During the more than 80 raids, items such as cigarettes with Belarusian labeling, SIM cards, weapons, and luxury cars were found, according to the prosecutor’s office in a statement.

    1. MXT

      You must link directly to the image’s actual address.
      If you just click on the image on Twitter, you will get a link that looks like this, for example:
      https://x.com/MatsExtrude/status/2001529819486654791/photo/1

      Unfortunately, it doesn’t work. That link goes to a page displaying the image, but to work properly, we need the image’s “own” real link/address.

      If you are on a computer, you can right-click on the image and choose to copy the image address.

      Then you will get a link that looks something like this when it comes from Twitter:
      https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G8bcw6lWkAAeylb?format=jpg&name=large

      You can then paste this as a link when you click on the image icon in the editor so it appears like this:

      Twitter’s image links are a bit special, otherwise image links usually end with the filename, such as .jpg or .png or .jpeg or .gif, etc.

      If you see that the address ends with that, you can be quite sure that it will work, or if it is included earlier in the link. Sometimes some settings are added, for example for size, so it can end with something like;

      …. image-name.jpg?width=800&height=400
       

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