On 25 December 1991, the Russian Federation was created. At the link below…

https://www.prlib.ru/en/history/619792

The Belavezha Accord’s were signed on the date above and from there is Russian modern history…

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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (24 December 2023)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

In Kupyansk direction, as a result of competent actions by units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by artillery and helicopters, have repelled four attacks by assault groups of the AFU 95th Air Assault Brigade close to Sinkovka (Kharkov region).

The enemy losses were over 40 servicemen, one armoured fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles.

In addition, one ammunition depot of the 113th Territorial Defence Brigade has been destroyed near Liptsy (Kharkov region).

In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, supported by artillery and Operational-Tactical Aviation, have repelled two attacks by the 63rd Mechanised Brigade and the 12th Special Operations Brigade of the AFU south of Kuzmino and near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).

In addition, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit near Serebryanka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Serebryansky forestry.

The enemy losses were up to 100 soldiers, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.

In Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated actions units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with artillery, have repelled eight attacks by assault groups of 81st Airmobile, 24th, and 30th mechanised brigades of the AFU and the 4th Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard close to Belogorovka, Spornoye, Vasyukovka, Leninskoye, and Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

AFU manpower and hardware have been hit near Pereyezdnoye, Razdolovka, Kleshcheevka, Vasyukovka, Shumy, Andreevka, and Bogdanovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 350 soldiers killed and wounded, three infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, and five motor vehicles.

In addition, in the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one Msta-B howitzer, two Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, three D-30 howitzers, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been destroyed.

In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have inflicted a fire attack on manpower concentration areas of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 110 servicemen, and two pickup trucks.

In addition, during counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin, Akatsiya, and Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems have been hit.

In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces, supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, have defeated manpower and hardware of 33rd, 117th, 118th mechanised, 128th mountain assault, and 71st jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Rabotino, Verbovoye, Zherebyanka, and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy losses were up to 70 servicemen killed and wounded, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

In Kherson direction, as a result of the actions by units of Russian troops and artillery, the enemy losses were up to 80 servicemen and three motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one Msta-B howitzer, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer have been destroyed.

Operational-Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised Norwegian-manufactured launchers of NASAMS air defence systems and French-manufactured Crotale-NG at Starokonstantinov airfield (Khmelnitsky region), as well as aviation equipment, flight navigation equipment, and aviation ammunition at Kanatovo airfields (Kirovograd region) and the Dnepr, manpower and military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 127 areas during the day.

Air defence systems have shot down four Ukrainian aircraft: three Su-27 and one Su-24 of the Ukrainian Air Force near Shirokoye, Odarovka (Zaporozhye region), and Grigorovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Three HARM anti-radar missiles, three HIMARS multiple-launch rocket projectiles, and one Neptune anti-ship missile have been intercepted.

In addition, 49 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Staromikhailovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Zolotaryovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Vasilyovka, Golaya Pristan (Kherson region), Berdyansk, Novogorovka, and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region).

In total, 558 airplanes, 261 helicopters, 10,040 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 air defence missile systems, 14,299 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,189 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,479 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 16,660 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

Kyle and Sveta Keeton

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Hysteria of a weakening hegemon.

The US has lost its economic leadership.
All attempts to return it by starting armed conflicts, trade and sanctions wars, organizing terrorist attacks, and destroying the European economy did not bring results.

Perhaps the last instrument of global influence remains the American dollar.
Washington is increasingly using it for political struggle.

In the United States, having realized that illegal anti-Russian sanctions are ineffective, they are hysterically threatening to disconnect banks around the world from their financial system for violating them.

It is clear that such threats to confidence in the United States and its currency will not add.
Biden is taking away the US’s last advantage.

Our country is switching to payments in national currencies with other states.
If at the beginning of 2022 the share of “unfriendly” currencies reached 96% , then now it has dropped to 24% .

Other states, ensuring their financial security, will now more actively abandon the dollar as a world reserve currency.

The process is gaining momentum.

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Истерика слабеющего гегемона.

США утратили экономическое лидерство.
Все попытки вернуть его за счёт развязывания вооруженных конфликтов, торговых и санкционных войн, организации терактов, разрушения экономики Европы результата не принесли.

Едва ли не последним инструментом мирового влияния остаётся американский доллар.
Вашингтон всё чаще использует его для политической борьбы.

В США, осознав, что антироссийские незаконные санкции неэффективны, в истерике угрожают отключать банки по всему миру от своей финансовой системы за их нарушение.

Совершенно очевидно, что такие угрозы доверия к Штатам и их валюте не добавят.
Байден лишает США последнего преимущества.

Наша страна переходит на расчёты в национальных валютах с другими государствами.
Если на начало 2022 года доля «недружественных» валют достигала 96%, то сейчас она снизилась до 24%.

Другие государства, обеспечивая свою финансовую безопасность, теперь более активно будут отказываться от доллара как мировой резервной валюты.

Процесс набирает обороты.

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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (23 December 2023)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by helicopters and artillery inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware near Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Kupyansk, and Terni (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up 15 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.

In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces repelled two attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade and 12th Special Operations Brigade close to Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).

In addition, aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade near Serebryansky forestry.

The AFU losses amounted to up 150 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two armoured personnel carriers, and one D-30 howitzer.

In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled 11 attacks and inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware close to Krasnoye, Dyleyevka, Kirovo, and Georgiyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 200 Ukrainian troops, four tanks, including one German-made Leopard 2 tank, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles.

Moreover, in the course of counterbattery warfare, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, two Msta-B howitzers, one Akatsiya and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and two D-30 howitzers were neutralised.

In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by helicopters and artillery repelled three attacks of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware near Paraskoveyevka and Makarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 Ukrainian troops, three pickup trucks, one Akatsiya and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and two D-30 howitzers.

In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 82nd Air Assault Brigade, 33rd and 117th mechanised brigades close to Malaya Tokmachka, Verbovoye, and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 90 Ukrainian troops and five motor vehicles.

In Kherson direction, as a result of cohesive actions of units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery, the AFU losses amounted to up to 100 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, and one D-30 howitzer.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 110 areas during the day.

Air defence units intercepted six HIMARS and Uragan MLRS projectiles over the past 24 hours.

Moreover, 36 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down near Kotlyarovka (Kharkov region), Verkhnekamenka, Svatovo (Lugansk People’s Republic), Gorlovka, Mariynka, Pobeda (Donetsk People’s Republic), Novaya Mayachka and Gornostayevka (Zaporozhye region).

In total, 554 airplanes and 261 helicopters, 9,991 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 air defence missile systems, 14,279 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,189 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,462 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 16,618 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.