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Zelenskyy reportedly forms direct links to top Ukrainian commanders, risks sidelining army chief Zaluzhnyi
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has created parallel tracks for communication with commanders of various branches of the military, which bypasses the Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, NV’s sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on Dec. 4.
The parallel channels have supposedly been created to communicate with the commanders of the Ground Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi and the Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk.
Direct contact with the commanders speeds up the work of the president but destabilizes the work of the Armed Forces chief, who learns some information from his formal subordinates only at General HQ meetings, if at all, UP writes.

"You see, sometimes it seems that Zelenskyy has two types of Armed Forces: The ‘good’ ones, commanded by Syrskyi and other favorites, and the ‘bad’ ones, which are subordinate to Zaluzhnyi," said a person close to Zaluzhnyi.
“This is very demotivating for the commander-in-chief and, most importantly, prevents him from commanding the entire army.”https://uk.yahoo.com/news/zelenskyy-reportedly-forms-direct-links-123500465.html

The First Death Of A Mobilized Teenager Was Recorded In Ukraine. Military Summary For 2023.12.04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypMH2q94pLU&list=UUUnc496-PPmFZVKlYxUnToA&index=1

Nato Chief Issues 1 Bleak Warning To Ukraine's Allies About Future Of War Against Russia
Jens Stoltenberg, chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, had a rather pessimistic message for Kyiv’s supporters in the West, as the war against Russia’s invasion is likely to stall in the colder months.

Speaking to German broadcaster ARD in an interview on Saturday, Stoltenberg said: “Wars develop in phases. We have to support Ukraine in both good and bad times.
“We should also be prepared for bad news.”
He noted Ukraine is currently in a “critical situation”, but stopped short of actually recommending any particular action.
“I will leave it to the Ukrainians and military commanders to make these difficult operational decisions,” he said. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/nato-chief-issues-1-bleak-102613830.html

Endgame: How will Ukraine look after its defeat?
It's all over bar the shouting for Zelensky and his followers, so what will be the reaction in Kiev and beyond?
Toward the end of World War II (in Europe), Germans often shared a dark joke, reflecting their well-deserved dread at the prospect of defeat: "Enjoy the war, the peace will be terrible." Of course, despite the worst efforts of the Ukrainian far right to damage both the politics and the image of their country, no objective observer would equate Ukraine with Nazi Germany.

Nevertheless, that old German piece of gallows humor points to a question that is now pertinent for Ukraine. Even the militantly anti-Russian Economist is spotting "war fatigue" in both the US and the EU. The Western funding on which Kiev depends is in danger of drying up; and current promises of more cash are not reliable. https://www.malaysiasun.com/news/274054448/endgame-how-will-ukraine-look-after-its-defeat

Ukraine and US trade blame for failed counteroffensive WaPo
Washington reportedly wanted a single focused advance sooner, but Kiev disagreed
US and British officers helped plan the Ukrainian spring-summer campaign and provided all the asked-for vehicles, but Kiev decided to divide its forces in three directions, according to a Washington Post feature published on Monday.
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274054655/ukraine-and-us-trade-blame-for-failed-counteroffensive-wapo

Ukrainian society has accumulated "a lot of irritation" and "difficult questions" about the war — advisor to the head of the OP Mikhail Podolyak

"They concern corruption, as well as the cost of the war, especially given that there has been no breakthrough at the front," he added.

Cherkasy region, Smela - mobilization activities. Please note that the military commissars are armed with machine guns, but before they went unarmed. The intensity of horrors is growing, and the citizens of Ukraine are being caught not just by some TCC officers, but by armed detachments.

Ukrainian border service shared a video of a group of civilians who where apprehend trying to flee the country to escape forced conscription.

"Coach", a scout of the 13th brigade of the National Guard "Charter", disperses the anger among Bandera's supporters about the Russian defensive lines.

According to him, “they know how to dig.” So, he saw trenches dug in the village from house to house; At the same time, the floor of the house was also removed and a trench was dug, thanks to which Russian soldiers, putting on a bulletproof vest inside the house, jump into the hole and go straight from the kitchen to the defense line.

According to a friend, the intelligence officer reported that in the Tokmak direction, where Russian troops had been digging in for six months, trenches had been dug more than two meters deep.

He also talks about Russian underground dugouts and shelters dug in the root system of trees, which protects the Russians from arrivals.
“Planting, big tree, root system. He dug in next to him and went straight under the tree. Even if a shell arrives, the root system will not collapse... You adjust the fire, and you see a Russian standing there, smoking. They aimed artillery at him, the first arrival - he jumped in there. They hit him from the tank 10-15 times, the dust cleared, we see he gets out again and lights a cigarette.”

Bakhmut - non-existent municipal services of the city, which are subordinate to Kyiv, continue to cut the budget. The screenshots show purchases of a truck crane and cars.

We approve of this party policy: the more they steal, the less will go to war.

In the Donbass front lines Ukrainian Nazis wave Swastika flags and play German Nazi songs towards the Russian trenches. But no worries the Ukrainian president is Jewish.

Business Insider
Ukrainian soldiers feel they have been abandoned on a crucial part of the frontline and their situation is being 'hushed up': report
"No one knows the goals. Many believe that the command simply abandoned us. The guys believe that our presence had more political than military significance. But we just did our job and didn't get into strategy."
The soldier also told the BBC that many of the marines sent to help defend the Dnipro River were so inexperienced they "can't even swim."
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/ukrainian-soldiers-feel-abandoned-crucial-125423676.html

The Independent
Zelensky is turning into an autocrat, says Kyiv mayor Klitschko
Volodymyr Zelensky is becoming increasingly autocratic and is pushing Ukraine to a point at which it will no longer be any different from Russia, a former heavyweight boxing champion turned mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, has claimed.

It is unprecedented critism of the Ukrainian president since Russia’s invasion almost two years ago and comes as Kyiv’s counteroffensive against the forces of Vladimir Putin has stalled. Mr Klitschko told the Swiss media outlet 20 Minuten: “People [are beginning to] see who’s effective and who’s not. And there were and still are a lot of expectations. Zelensky is paying for mistakes he has made.”
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/zelensky-turning-autocrat-says-kyiv-184841757.html

The New Voice of Ukraine
Ukraine’s original counteroffensive plan had to be abandoned within four days — report
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi had to abandon the original plan for the summer counteroffensive within four days of the operation, the Washington Post reported on Dec. 4, citing senior officials familiar with the matter.

According to the report, Ukrainian troops intended to reach the town of Velyka Novosilka in Zaporizhzhya Oblast within the first 24 hours, subsequently recapturing Melitopol to sever Russian supply routes. However, the AFU were "stunned" by the density of the minefields in the south.

“By day four, Gen. Valery Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s top commander, had seen enough,” the article reads.

“Incinerated Western military hardware — American Bradleys, German Leopard tanks, mine-sweeping vehicles — littered the battlefield. The numbers of dead and wounded sapped morale.”
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-original-counteroffensive-plan-had-220500151.html