War

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny discussed the situation on the front with French Chief of Defence Staff Thierry Burkhard during a telephone conversation. "We discussed the situation on the front of the Russian-Ukrainian war. I pointed to the massive use of missiles and drones by the enemy against civilian objects, which undoubtedly makes the issue of strengthening Ukraine's air defense especially relevant," Zaluzhny posted on Facebook. The Commander-in-Chief thanked his colleague and the French people for their support and security assistance. As reported, on December 3, during a telephone conversation with Chairman of the U.S. Joint…

The Russian army is focusing its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its evening update on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. During the day, the enemy carried out two missile strikes and three air strikes, as well as more than 20 MLRS attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces and settlements along the contact line. Civil infrastructure facilities in the cities of Kupiansk, Zolochiv and Ochakiv were hit again. According to the General Staff, there is still a threat of enemy missile strikes…

On December 7, rescuers provided assistance and evacuated 95 civilians from dangerous settlements in Donetsk region. The Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Donetsk region wrote this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "Over the past day, the personnel of the Main Directorate evacuated 3 people from the zone of active hostilities (Bakhmut). The rescuers of Donetsk region helped 28 people, including 2 children, during transportation from a gathering and registration point to evacuation trains in the city of Pokrovsk," the report says. It is noted that during the evacuation in the Pokrovsk district, assistance was provided to…

Russian troops have struck a transport company in Mykolaiv. Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Strike on Mykolaiv! The occupiers hit a transport base. Buses were on fire," he said. Tymoshenko added that there was currently no information about casualties. Employees of the State Emergency Service are working at the scene.

Lithuania’s Ministry of Defense of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Armed Forces are increasing the pace of training for Ukrainian troops. That’s according to a statement posted on the ministry’s website. About 500 Ukrainian soldiers were trained as part of courses delivered by the Ministry of Defense and the Lithuanian Armed Forces in 2022. In order to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine, the pace of training will be increased, with the Lithuanian army expected to train about 1,500 Ukrainian servicemen in 2023, including 1,100 of them in Lithuania. “Lithuania will continue supporting Ukraine in every way possible for as long as…

In the initial weeks of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian armed forces summarily executed or carried out attacks on individuals leading to the deaths of hundreds of civilians, the Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Matilda Bogner, said on Wednesday. That’s according to a statement posted on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ukrinform reports. A UN Human Rights report based on the work of the Mission details how Russian troops killed civilians in Ukrainian towns and villages across Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions of Ukraine from February…

Russian troops have struck the Sumy region’s Znob-Novhorodske community with mortars. Eleven mortar shells exploded on the outskirts of a village. The relevant statement was made by Sumy Regional Military Administration Head Dmytro Zhyvytskyi on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Around 02:30 p.m., Russian troops opened fire on the Znob-Novhorodske community with mortars. Eleven mortar shells exploded on the outskirts of a border village,” Zhyvytskyi wrote. In his words, no enemy shelling was recorded during the rest of the day. mk

Russian troops have struck the Kharkiv region’s urban-type settlement of Pechenihy. The relevant statement was made by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Kharkiv region, December 7. The occupiers struck the urban-type settlement of Pechenihy,” Tymoshenko wrote. In his words, the effects are yet to be checked. All services are working at the scene. A reminder that, on December 6, 2022, one civilian was killed and two injured in Russia’s shelling of the Kharkiv region. A local cultural hall, educational institutions and residential houses were damaged. Photo: Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Telegram…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held another meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The relevant statement was made by the Office of the President of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and the commanders of the troops in the operational directions briefed the President of Ukraine on the current situation on the front and the provision of the defense forces’ units with weapons and ammunition. The next steps to reduce the combat capabilities of enemy troops were considered at the meeting. In addition, the participants of the Staff of the…

During Russia’s recent massive missile attack, the National Guard’s mobile fire team shot down an enemy cruise missile with small arms. The relevant statement was made by the National Guard of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “During Russia’s massive missile attack on Ukraine on December 5, 2022, a mobile fire team of the National Guard’s 27th Pecherska Brigade shot down a Kh-101 cruise missile, preventing it from reaching the target,” the report states. The Russian missile flew at a low altitude, and the National Guard members shot it down with large-caliber machine guns and assault rifles. Photo: Northern Operational-Territorial Command…