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		By: 205		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62555&quot;&gt;N Eklund&lt;/a&gt;.

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		By: N Eklund		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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&lt;div&gt;&quot;REPORTED KILLED: 1/5 GRU Major General Andrey Averyanov &#8212; commander of elite Unit 29155, linked to Salisbury Novichok poisonings, Prigozhin assassination &#038; EU sabotage &#8212; was reportedly killed in a UKR drone strike on the shadow fleet tanker 𝘘𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘭 in the Med on 19 DEC.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Uncertain information but very interesting if true&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&quot;2/4 What happened? On 19 DEC, Ukraine&#039;s SBU claimed a daring drone attack on the empty Russian shadow fleet tanker Qendil (IMO 9310525) in international waters of the Mediterranean &#8212; first such strike far outside Black Sea. The ship caught fire but reached Cyprus. Casualties reported: ~2 killed, 7 wounded (unconfirmed).&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&quot;3/4 Pro-UKR sources (e.g., Alexander Nevzorov) allege Major Gen. Andrey Averyanov was aboard with deputies, using shadow fleet for covert travel/sanctions evasion ops. Averyanov heads GRU Unit 29155: blamed for...2018 Salisbury Novichok attack (Skripal + Dawn Sturgess death)&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&quot;4/4 Major General Andrey Averyanov was also implicated in the Czech ammo depot explosions (2014), Montenegro coup attempt,Prigozhin plane downing, and ongoing EU sabotage &#038; espionage.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;]]></description>
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<div>&#8220;REPORTED KILLED: 1/5 GRU Major General Andrey Averyanov &mdash; commander of elite Unit 29155, linked to Salisbury Novichok poisonings, Prigozhin assassination &amp; EU sabotage &mdash; was reportedly killed in a UKR drone strike on the shadow fleet tanker 𝘘𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘭 in the Med on 19 DEC.&#8221;</div>
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<div>Uncertain information but very interesting if true</div>
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<div>&#8220;2/4 What happened? On 19 DEC, Ukraine&#8217;s SBU claimed a daring drone attack on the empty Russian shadow fleet tanker Qendil (IMO 9310525) in international waters of the Mediterranean &mdash; first such strike far outside Black Sea. The ship caught fire but reached Cyprus. Casualties reported: ~2 killed, 7 wounded (unconfirmed).&#8221;</div>
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<div>&#8220;3/4 Pro-UKR sources (e.g., Alexander Nevzorov) allege Major Gen. Andrey Averyanov was aboard with deputies, using shadow fleet for covert travel/sanctions evasion ops. Averyanov heads GRU Unit 29155: blamed for&#8230;2018 Salisbury Novichok attack (Skripal + Dawn Sturgess death)&#8221;</div>
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<div>&#8220;4/4 Major General Andrey Averyanov was also implicated in the Czech ammo depot explosions (2014), Montenegro coup attempt,Prigozhin plane downing, and ongoing EU sabotage &amp; espionage.&#8221;</div>
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		By: maggan		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62551&quot;&gt;N Eklund&lt;/a&gt;.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62551">N Eklund</a>.</p>
<p>Does she have the boss&#8217;s approval?</p>
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		By: N Eklund		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;a href=&quot;https://x.com/USAmbSweden/status/2003044579554234390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;US Ambassador to Sweden at X&lt;/a&gt;
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		By: 205		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62541&quot;&gt;johan No.1&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;p&gt;However, no sub-article 5! It almost seems like a NATO-like matador in The Bull Ferdinand, to relate to Christmas, and that NATO is not reinforcing the Baltics. Of course, Putin doesn&#039;t fit as well as livestock enjoying the scent of flowers. And he can also be seen as that matador who, despite sub-article 5 attacks, does not receive that declaration of war that allows him to mobilize.&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62541">johan No.1</a>.</p>
<p>However, no sub-article 5! It almost seems like a NATO-like matador in The Bull Ferdinand, to relate to Christmas, and that NATO is not reinforcing the Baltics. Of course, Putin doesn&#8217;t fit as well as livestock enjoying the scent of flowers. And he can also be seen as that matador who, despite sub-article 5 attacks, does not receive that declaration of war that allows him to mobilize.</p>
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		By: johan No.1		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62537&quot;&gt;Proxima&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;p&gt;Puerto Rico apparently for a while.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Puerto Rico apparently for a while.</p>
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		By: johan No.1		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62523&quot;&gt;Proxima&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;p&gt;If only it were so <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f636.png" alt="😶" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
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<p>If only it were so 😶</p>
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		By: johan No.1		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62533&quot;&gt;MXT&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;p&gt;I, too, have revised the shopping list for the liquor store at least five times <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f636.png" alt="😶" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
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<p>I, too, have revised the shopping list for the liquor store at least five times 😶</p>
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		By: johan No.1		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62539&quot;&gt;205&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;p&gt;Russia is definitely trying to influence us, and now with Belgium, it turned out to be easy and work perfectly for them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But there is also the saying &quot;seize the moment&quot; and with the Baltics completely abandoned and Europe showing zero willingness to defend, it might very well happen that Russia takes advantage?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They would have an infinitely better geographical position if the Baltics became Russian (again).&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://johanno1.se/en/ukraine-daily-update-december-22-2025/#comment-62539">205</a>.</p>
<p>Russia is definitely trying to influence us, and now with Belgium, it turned out to be easy and work perfectly for them.</p>
<p>But there is also the saying &#8220;seize the moment&#8221; and with the Baltics completely abandoned and Europe showing zero willingness to defend, it might very well happen that Russia takes advantage?</p>
<p>They would have an infinitely better geographical position if the Baltics became Russian (again).</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;&quot;Why Russia believes it needs an invasion force in Belarus, there can only be two alternatives - to attack the Baltics/Poland or move into Ukraine.&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Budanov is clear that the Baltics are in a precarious position.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;&quot;There is also another good reason why Russia will come after us - they want us to back off from our UA support and the only way they can try to motivate others is by escalating violence if the current level of violence doesn&#039;t work. That&#039;s what we&#039;ve learned, and that&#039;s the only tool they have in their toolbox.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Here, the well-equipped offensive reserve in Belarus, near Estonia, could constitute a third reason? By projecting threats towards the Baltics, European countries may prioritize their own defense over providing military aid to Ukraine. The question then arises why Budanov is making this public. And defense capability in Europe is important regardless. But how to balance this. Perhaps this is what Russia is trying to influence?&lt;/em&gt;

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8220;Why Russia believes it needs an invasion force in Belarus, there can only be two alternatives &#8211; to attack the Baltics/Poland or move into Ukraine.</em></p>
<p><em>Budanov is clear that the Baltics are in a precarious position.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;There is also another good reason why Russia will come after us &#8211; they want us to back off from our UA support and the only way they can try to motivate others is by escalating violence if the current level of violence doesn&#8217;t work. That&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve learned, and that&#8217;s the only tool they have in their toolbox.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>Here, the well-equipped offensive reserve in Belarus, near Estonia, could constitute a third reason? By projecting threats towards the Baltics, European countries may prioritize their own defense over providing military aid to Ukraine. The question then arises why Budanov is making this public. And defense capability in Europe is important regardless. But how to balance this. Perhaps this is what Russia is trying to influence?</em></p>
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