Events, statements, economic news
Day 637. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the downing of three drones over Crimea. Ukrainian President Zelensky announced his readiness to discuss a peace settlement plan with former US President Trump. On Wednesday, the head of the German Ministry of Defense Pistorius, the President of Moldova Sandu and the head of the European Council Michel visited Kiev.
The prosecutor asked to sentence a 17-year-old resident of St. Petersburg to six years in prison in the case of an attempted terrorist attack – according to investigators, he tried to set fire to two military registration and enlistment offices.
Germany has transferred 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles and more than two thousand to Ukraine since November 13 155 mm artillery ammunition.
HS: Finland is closing all checkpoints on the border with Russia, except one
Finland will announce today the closure of all checkpoints on the border with Russia, except for the northernmost one – Raya-Josepi, writes the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat
Writers Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Vladimir Sorokin and Viktor Erofeev rejected accusations of supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which appeared after a book signed by them was sold by gallerist Marat Gelman (included in the register of foreign agents in the Russian Federation) at an auction in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The signatories submitted a corresponding appeal to RBC.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: four firefighters of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations were injured during repeated shelling from a drone in Donetsk while putting out a fire. Ministry of Emergency Situations: firefighters were taken to hospital in moderate condition.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a UAV strike on a group of Russian journalists who were preparing material about shelling in the Zaporozhye region. The statement said that the injured correspondent of “Russia-24” Boris Maksudov was evacuated to a medical facility, there is no threat to life.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the transfer of 3 million rounds of small arms ammunition and a batch of military equipment to Ukraine.
Pentagon chief Austin called on the contact group for providing military assistance to Ukraine (Ramstein format) to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with air defense systems before the winter.
Putin spoke about Ukraine via video link at the G20 summit: “Of course, we must think about how to stop this tragedy. By the way, Russia has never refused peace negotiations with Ukraine.”
Shoigu arrived in Belarus to participate in a meeting of the councils of the heads of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense of the CSTO countries.
Putin signed a decree according to which 2024 in Russia is the Year of the Family: “In order to popularize state policy in the field of protecting the family, preserving traditional family values.”
Nuclear safety of Ukraine remains one of the IAEA’s priorities, said the agency’s director general Grossi.
Hungary considers it necessary to continue dialogue with the Russian Federation and Belarus in order to achieve a settlement in Ukraine, said Foreign Minister Szijjártó.
There are no Russian-speaking Ukrainians, this is a marker that was introduced by Russian ideology, said Language Ombudsman of Ukraine Kremin.
"Ukrenergo" stated that the country's energy system, against the backdrop of cold weather and snowfall, recorded a shortage of electricity for the first time in a long time. The statement said that the deficit is also associated with an increase in the accident rate of power plant units and insufficient electricity imports from the EU. Citizens are asked to save money.
The ex-coach of the Dagestan kickboxing team Akhmedov was put on the wanted list, previously an investigation was initiated against him case of high treason.
The EU transferred the November tranche of aid to Ukraine in the amount of 1.5 billion euros.
Peskov refused to comment on statements from the United States, according to which Iran is considering the possibility of transferring ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the Northern Military District.
The Federation Council approved a law on the next postponement of the decision on the settlement of obligations on civilian deposits placed before June 20, 1991 in the Savings Bank of the USSR, as well as deposits in state insurance organizations that were opened by individuals before January 1, 1992.
Zelensky announced a “complex defense” near Liman, Bakhmut and Avdeevka
Head of the Ministry of Finance Siluanov: “About 1% is expected (budget deficit at the end of the year). Initially it was 2%. Due to what? Additional non-oil and gas revenues are generally coming in quite well. The economy is working, and growth rates allow us to talk about higher budget revenues.”
Peskov: in Russia there have been no revisions to the pardon procedure for participation in the SVO.
The Federation Council approved the law on the federal budget for 2024 and the planning period 2025-2026.
The head of the ICR, Bastrykin, called for the introduction of an official ideology in Russia, to write it down in the Constitution.
During the SVO, bailiffs suspended more than 500 thousand enforcement proceedings of participants in the special operation in the amount of more than 50 billion rubles, said the director of the FSSP Aristov.< /p>
Russian Foreign Ministry: the West’s attempt to secure Ukraine’s image as a global breadbasket has failed.
The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine stated that it has agreed with the Allard Pearson Museum in Amsterdam on the return of the collection of Scythian gold exhibited there.
The previously blocked checkpoint on the border of Ukraine and Slovakia is temporarily open, said Demchenko, a representative of the State Border Service of Ukraine.< /p>
Former head coach of the Dagestan kickboxing team Akhmed Akhmedov has become a defendant in a criminal case of treason; he is suspected of participating in hostilities on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, RIA Novosti reports.
650 thousand men of military age have left Ukraine for Europe, according to the Austrian publication Express. According to him, 190 thousand Ukrainian citizens officially live in Germany alone, another 100 thousand people are in the country illegally.
Russian artillery can strike Ukrainian positions at any time due to the advantage in the sky, the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces department told a correspondent Daily Shincho.
The US Department of Defense has not confirmed media reports that supplies of NATO-standard ammunition to Ukraine have decreased by 30% due to Israel’s war with Hamas. The Pentagon said that it can simultaneously provide assistance to both Kiev and Tel Aviv.
RIA Novosti: in the village of Novaya Mayachka, located in the Kherson region, one person was wounded as a result of shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukraine has asked the United States to provide short-range Sentinel radars designed to track ballistic missiles, Politico newspaper reported, citing a source. It is noted that the request is related to Kiev’s fears due to the build-up of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
The West will count the history of Ukraine from 2022, and erase from it everything that happened before this period – this is what they think Russian Foreign Ministry Speaker Maria Zakharova.
The European Union's plan to allocate 20 billion euros over four years for the purchase of weapons for Kiev may fail due to internal disagreements among the community countries, Bloomberg reports, citing a European diplomat.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated that Russia is ready to work with Finland to resolve issues that the Finnish side has regarding the situation on the border.
Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko said that near the village of Chervonaya Dibrova, Ukrainian artillery opened a “friendly” fire on the position of “Azov” (a terrorist and extremist organization banned in Russia).
Duty air defense systems shot down three unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of Crimea. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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