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Lithuania's military support to Ukraine has reached EUR 280 million. Defense Minister of Lithuania Arvydas Anušauskas wrote this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. “Lithuania's military support to Ukraine for today is 280 million euros and we will not stop! Lithuania will support Ukraine till the end! #StandWithUkraine,” he wrote. Lithuania's military support to Ukraine for today is 280 million euros and we will not stop! 🇱🇹 will support 🇺🇦 till the end! #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/0Py2tMoz4y — Arvydas Anušauskas (@a_anusauskas) December 10, 2022 Read also: Belarus offer on Ukrainian grain exports is a trap – Lithuanian president As reported, Arvydas Anušauskas on December…

A total of 443 children have been killed and over 855 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. As of December 11, 2022, the number of children killed and injured remained the same, 443 and over 855 respectively. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas, according to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office. Currently, most casualties were recorded in the Donetsk region (426), Kharkiv region (267), Kyiv region (117), Zaporizhzhia…

On December 10, 2022, Russian troops opened fire on 15 settlements in the Kharkiv region. A man, 60, was reported injured. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Over the past day, enemy shelling has been recorded in the Kharkiv region’s districts, such as Kupiansk, Chuhuiv, Izium and Kharkiv. In particular, the following settlements came under enemy fire: Zapadne, Kyslivka, Tabaivka, Pishchane, Krokhmalne, Berestove, Strilecha, Zelene, Starytsia, Ohirtseve, Varvarivka, Cherniakiv, Chuhunivka, Dvorichna and Ridkodub,” Syniehubov wrote. In the Izium district’s village of Pidlyman, a 60-year-old man was injured.…

The European Commission has donated 40 powerful generators to Ukraine from the emergency rescEU reserves of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help the country overcome the consequences of massive Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and ensure conditions for the survival of the country's population in winter conditions. According to Ukrinform, the European Commission said this in a statement posted on Twitter. "Winter in Ukraine will be cold and dark, as Russia's missiles continue to target vital energy infrastructure. We have mobilized our emergency #rescEU reserves to send 40 generators to Ukraine. This 220 kVA generator can provide power supply…

Russian terrorist forces currently hold 150 Ukrainian citizens in captivity in Olenivka, Donetsk region. Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said this in an interview with Radio Liberty, Ukrinform reports. "We are not allowed there again. Apparently, we will get access to Olenivka only after our armed forces liberate Olenivka. According to our information, 150 Ukrainian citizens remain there at the moment. It is not only the military," Lubinets said. When asked about the possibility of exchanging representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) for Ukrainians detained in Russia, he noted that he would not like to escalate…

At the request of the United States, the Moroccan authorities have decided to transfer spare parts for T-72 tanks to Ukraine, becoming the first African country to provide military assistance to Kyiv. That's according to Le Journal de l'Afrique, Ukrinform reports. According to the report, U.S. diplomats managed to convince Rabat to transfer spare parts for T-72 tanks to Kyiv "in the greatest secrecy." The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces have several dozen tanks of the T-72B/BK type, purchased in 1999-2001 from Belarus, the report said.

Last night Russian troops struck two communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district with heavy artillery. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Valentyn Reznichenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Five attacks and four civilians injured. Last night the Nikopol district was again struck with enemy heavy artillery. Russians opened fire on two communities, Nikopol and Marhanets. The city of Nikopol suffered the most,” Reznichenko wrote. In his words, four elderly people were injured in Nikopol. In particular, a couple was rescued from an apartment, which had caught fire. They received medical aid and will…

Over 390 educational institutions have been damaged and destroyed in Russian missile attacks on Ukraine since September 1, 2022. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Education and Science Minister Serhii Shkarlet on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Russian missile attacks have left over 390 educational institutions damaged and destroyed in these 100 days and over 2,800 – since the full-scale invasion started,” Shkarlet wrote. Russian invaders are destroying schools, kindergartens, universities and vocational schools in Ukraine. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian children and youth continue to study, and the Ukrainian teachers and educators continue to hold the educational front, Shkarlet stressed.…

In the evening of December 9, 2022, Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Sumy region’s Velyka Pysarivka community. The relevant statement was made by Sumy Regional Military Administration Head Dmytro Zhyvytskyi on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A missile strike on the Sumy region. Around 09:00 p.m. [December 9 – Ed.], Russians struck the Velyka Pysarivka community. There are serious destructions in civil infrastructure. The further details to be reported later,” Zhyvytskyi wrote. A reminder that, on December 9, 2022, Russian invaders launched 48 strikes on the Sumy region. mk