Orthodox Christians celebrate the Baptism of the Lord on Epiphany (feast of Theophany), meaning God made Himself manifest in three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - when Jesus was receiving baptism.. On the night of January 18th-19th, traditional renewal of Baptism began for everyone and will continue through the 26th. They recall the New Testament story of the baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River.
Referendum and SITREP in Novorossiya and Donbass.
⚡️More than a hundred militants and 15 pieces of military equipment have been eliminated by a missile strike on a temporary deployment point of foreign mercenaries near Zaporozhye.
? A repair and restoration point of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the AFU has been hit by the high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces near Annovka (Donetsk People's Republic). It has destroyed up to 50 fighters and 28 pieces of military equipment.
?Attempt at an offensive by the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU has been disrupted by concentrated fire strikes by Russian artillery in the direction of Maryinka (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy has lost over 50 militants.
? High-precision strikes by the Russian Aerospace Force against permanent deployment points and communication centers of the 46th Air Mobilization Brigade and the 60th Infantry Brigade of the AFU near Bezymennoye, Mirolyubovka and Osokorovka (Kherson Region), has resulted in the elimination of more than 30 militants and five units of military equipment. In all, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 110 people, including the wounded ones, as well as 13 pieces of military equipment in the direction of Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog.
?Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troopes and artillery strikes has resulted in the elimination of command post of a battalion of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU near Nikolayev, temporary deployment points of foreign mercenaries and the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU near Zaporozhye and Druzhkovka (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as 33 artillery units, manpower and military equipment in 178 areas.
◽️A HIMARS MLRS launching system has been struck in its firing position near Yavkino (Nikolaev region).
?7 artillery platoons at the firing positions of the 57th Mechanied Infantry Brigade, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, 24th Mechanized Brigade of the AFU and 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade near Lyubimovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Markovo, Maiskoe (Donetsk People's Republic), Shevchenkovo in (Nykolayev region), Zatishye and Rovnopolye (Zaporozhye region) have been struck during counter-battery operation.
◽️Two MiG-29 airplanes of the Ukrainian Air Force converted to use American HARM anti-radar missiles have been shot by fighter aircraft of the Russian Air Force near Novoukrainka and Bashtanka (Nikolayev region).
◽️21 shells of multiple launch rocket systems, including 18 HIMARS missiled near Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson region), and Valeryanovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and three Olha missiles near Guselskoye and Neskuchnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) have been also intercepted in the air.
◽️Three American anti-radar HARM missiles were shot down near Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson region), and Svatovo (Lugansk People's Republic).
- Russian Military of Defense
"Maria Zakharova said Western media had ignored human casualties in the Donbass region during the past eight years in a passionate response to a question from a Sky News reporter."
"Who gave you the right to ignore victims over all these years_ Zakharova asks Sky News" https://youtu.be/bwRIXNBcptg
Watch the ending to see what Dr Martin Luther King has to say about it. It all makes sense but the media and some people ignore it. This video was sent to us by my grandson. Pretty funny and it makes sense.
How can people at CNN, FOX, CBS and the rest, live with themselves for not reporting this? Are they pure evil or just greedy bastards serving their master? This stuff has been out there for 4 years! They love blaming the Russians and ignoring the atrocities in Donbass.
"2018 Expose about the Library in #mariupol. Must watch"
https://youtu.be/SeryMYp1Auc
Most Americans have been brainwashed by their TV God to hate Putin. The Deep State hates Putin. The CIA hates Putin. The legacy media hates Putin. The Democrats and many Republicans hate Putin. It is certainly a mandate, a patriotic duty to hate Putin. If you mention anything positive about Russia, even how they fought the Nazis in WW2, YOU ARE A TRAITOR.
"'Tucker Carlson Tonight' host weighs in on the Biden admin's foreign policy response to the Russia-Ukraine crisis." - Fox News
"Tucker: How will this conflict affect you?" https://youtu.be/_yz0AXHWz5E
⚡️SITREP
? High-precision armament of Russian Aerospace Forces has neutralized the workshops designed for producing rocket motors in Pavlograd (Dnepropetrovsk region), as well as 3 workshops at 'Kommunar' plant in Kharkov that was the venue for producing projectiles for multiple-launch systems.
? In Kupyansk direction, intensive action of Russian forces have resulted in frustrating the attempts of 2 enemy's company tactical groups to launch an attack towards Berestovoye (Kharkov region), and Kuzemovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
◽️ Russian artillery and Army Aviation has neutralized the enemy. The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have been driven back to their initial positions.
◽️ Over 110 Ukrainian personnel, 3 tanks, 2 armored fighting vehicles, 5 pickups, 14 Humvee and Kozak armored motor vehicles have been eliminated.
? In Krasny Liman direction, 2 reinforced mechanized infantry battalions attempted to launch attacks towards Ploshchanka and Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
◽️ All the attacks have been successfully repelled by Russian forces.
◽️ The enemy has suffered casualties of over 90 personnel killed and about 60 wounded, 4 tanks, 6 armored fighting vehicles, and 12 motor vehicles.
? In Nikolayev–Krivoy Rog direction, the enemy has been neutralized by Russian artillery, Assault and Army Aviation.
◽️ Over 95 Ukrainian personnel, 10 armored fighting vehicles, and 10 multipurpose motor vehicles have been eliminated.
? Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralized 5 AFU command posts near Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Pobeda (Donetsk People's Republic), Novogrigoryevka, Mirnoye (Nikolayev region), as well as 87 artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 179 areas.
◽️ A missile attack has resulted in the neutralization of one of foreign mercenaries' headquarters near Nikolayev.
◽️ Moreover, 4 munitions depots have been destroyed near Novonikolayevka, Krasnoarmeysk, Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novoaleksandrovka (Kherson region).
? Air defense facilities have shot down 4 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Aleksandrovka (Kherson region), and Dokuchayevsk (Donetsk People's Republic).
◽️ In addition, 9 projectiles launched by HIMARS, and 3 rockets launched by Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems have been intercepted near Chernobayevka (Kherson region).
- Russian Defense Ministry