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🔹 Russian Zaporizha authorities: "Dozens" of foreign mercenaries eliminated after precision strike on a base in Kyiv-controlled part of Zaporizha; 🔹 Japan and Germany agreed to step up sanctions against Russia; 🔹 Pope says he will continue to seek peace in Ukraine; 🔹 ZSU fired over 5600 artillery shells on left bank of Dnieper in 2023; 🔹 Germany's Scholtz says that Beijing shall continue direct contact with Kyiv; 🔹 Newsweek: US are not concerned with territorial integrity of Ukraine; 🔹 Politico: problems with munitions for Ukraine can lead to breakup of NATO; 🔹 Congressman Gosar: UAV Reaper incident over Black Sea can lead to new escalation in Ukraine; 🔹 Zelensky issues personal sanctions against Syria president Bashar al-Asad; 🔹 Head of Crimea says a powerful group of forces is present in the region.
🔹 Spain to delay transfer of 6 Leopard 2 tanks for Kyiv due to required capital repairs; 🔹 During the night, air raid alert sounded in Poltava, Kharkiv, Dniepropetrovsk and Kyiv-controlled parts of Zaporizha Oblast; 🔹 Zelensky sanctions entities and citizens of Russia; 🔹 ZSU attempted a counterattack on Kremennaya front; 🔹 Scholtz told Zelensky to stop "whining" about lack of military aid; 🔹 Saudi Arabia to give Kyiv 410 mln dollars as humanitarian aid and will supply with oil.
🔹 Germany to give Kyiv Leopard 2 tanks and permit reexport by other countries; 🔹 Biden announced sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks for Kyiv; 🔹 Putin names protection of human life and Russia as a main goal of special military operation in Ukraine; 🔹 Kremlin: Statements by Kyiv about striking Moscow only confirm that special military operation was necessary; 🔹 Dmitry Medvedev: Kyiv soon shall lose access to sea; 🔹 CNN: Striking Russian targets became harder for ZSU.
🔹 Permanent IAEA mission started in Chernobyl nuclear power plant; 🔹 Stoltenberg: Kyiv needs much more military aid!; 🔹 Rada MP cites "difficulties" with power supply in Kyiv Oblast; 🔹 Hidden stash with ZSU military papers found in Kherson Oblast; 🔹 Sources report UK and Poland will request Leopard 2 tanks from Finland; 🔹 Kyiv Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko proposed to update grain deal with steel exports; 🔹 Scholtz says Germany won't give Kyiv Leopard 2 tanks because NATO wants to evade direct confrontation with Russia; 🔹 Former Rada MP Maksym Mykytas to face charges after attempt to bribe mayor of Dnipro Borys Filatov; 🔹 Ihor Klymenko appointed acting Minister of Interior after Denys Monastyrski died in helicopter crash in Kyiv.
🔹 Ursula von der Leyen says EU to give Kyiv new tranche of macrofinancial assistance in January; 🔹 Around 400 foreign mercenaries were spotted in Seversk; 🔹 Putin emphasizes need for moral support for participants of special military operation in Ukraine; 🔹 Russia points that protection of human rights is a key goal for special operation in Ukraine; 🔹 Bloomberg: Scholtz can authorize transfer of Leopard tanks for Kyiv on next week; 🔹 Kyiv PM hopes that Ukraine will join EU in less than 2 years; 🔹 Kyiv ambassador says Israel to give ZSU missile and drone detection systems.
🔹 Putin: Russia had to reunite with Donbas earlier, maybe we could prevent such loss of life; 🔹 Kyiv says "won't object" against negotiations with Russia; 🔹 Wife of Zelensky says "over 90% of Ukrainians are ready to live without power and heating for 2-3 years if this will lead to accession to European Union"; 🔹 Kyiv bans exports of firewood; 🔹 Scholtz: Russia shall stop strikes against critical infrastructure in Ukraine; 🔹 Stoltenberg: Ukraine faces horrible winter; 🔹 Engineering teams started transition of two nuclear power units to hot shutdown for heating of Enerhodar; 🔹 Rada considers a bill to remove Russia from UN; 🔹 Six civilians dead after ZSU shelling of Novaya Kakhovka.
🔹 ZSU shelling damaged distillate containers between reactors 4 and 5 of Zaporizha NPP; 🔹 LPR reports that around 640 People's Militia servicemen were captured by ZSU; 🔹 Russian intelligence reports Kyiv-controlled Zaporizha city suffers from blackouts; 🔹 LPR PM spokesman: ZSU abandoned plans of LPR offensive due to high losses, bad weather and shortage of munitions; 🔹 Scholtz reports Germany shall be ready for further escalation in Ukraine; 🔹 Kyiv Ministry of Health laments shortage of donor blood, mostly for ZSU fighters.