President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia's goal is to unite the Russian people against Western "divide and rule" policies.

In an interview with Pavel Zarubin in the Moscow.

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Putin”, the head of state noted that the goal of the geopolitical opponents of the Russian Federation is “pulling away historical Russia”.

“But our goal is different.

In the unification of the Russian people," the president said.

Speaking about the situation in Ukraine, he said that under the current circumstances, the Russian side is acting in the right direction.

“We are protecting our national interests, the interests of our citizens, our people,” the head of state stressed.

According to him, Russia simply has no other choice.

At the same time, Putin noted Moscow's readiness for negotiations.

“We are ready to negotiate acceptable outcomes with all participants in this process.

But this is their business, it’s not we who refuse negotiations, but they,” the president said.

He also pointed out that Russia could not behave in Ukraine as cynically as Western countries.

“We have a different philosophy, a different attitude towards life and people,” Putin explained.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - about the situation in the NVO zone

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation previously spoke about the current situation in the NVO zone.

In particular, in the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops destroyed more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and three cars in a day.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, using artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, two company tactical groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlement of Terny (DPR).

Also, two reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating in the direction of n.

Chervonaya Dibrova village (LPR).

According to the Ministry of Defense, during the day the enemy lost up to 60 people killed and wounded in this area, four armored vehicles and three pickup trucks.

In the Donetsk direction, during offensive operations, Russian troops destroyed more than 80 Ukrainian military and mercenaries, two tanks, five armored combat vehicles and four vehicles.

In the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, two company tactical groups of the 72nd mechanized and 68th infantry-jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who tried to counterattack the positions of Russian troops, were defeated by artillery fire.

The irretrievable losses of the enemy for the day amounted to more than 50 servicemen.

Along with this, one tank and three armored vehicles were destroyed.

  • Briefing by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the NWO

Rocket troops and artillery hit 58 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment of the enemy in 86 districts in a day.

In the vicinity of Artyomovsk (DPR), a temporary deployment point for a unit of foreign mercenaries was hit.

During the counter-battery fight in the Seversk region (DPR), two Ukrainian combat vehicles of the Uragan multiple launch rocket system were destroyed.

In addition, two installations of the Grad MLRS were destroyed in the Makeevka region (LPR).

Also, in the Seversk region, a Polish self-propelled artillery installation "Crab" was destroyed.

At firing positions in the area of ​​n.

Dobrovolie village (Kharkiv region) and Pleshcheevka (DPR) three US-made M777 howitzers were destroyed.

In addition, air defense systems shot down five Ukrainian drones in a day.

Six HIMARS rockets and one Uragan MLRS shell were also intercepted.

The clergy arrived in the NWO zone on the eve of the holidays

The Russian Defense Ministry also reported that the military priests of the Western Military District arrived at the front line of the NMD on the eve of the New Year and Christmas.

The department explained that the clergy help the military maintain peace of mind and raise morale.

As stated in the message of the Ministry of Defense, risking their lives along with the fighters, the priests not only serve prayers, but also receive communion, confess and even baptize those who converted to the faith already during the hostilities.