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Four civilians were killed and 16 injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s armed aggression on December 6. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said this in a post on Telegram, referring to figures from regional military administrations, Ukrinform reports. According to him, one person was wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk region, three people wounded in the Donetsk region, one killed and six wounded in the Zaporizhzhia region, one wounded in the Sumy region, one killed and two wounded in the Kharkiv region, and two killed and three wounded in the Kherson region. Three…

Pope Francis has compared Russia’s war against Ukraine to “Operation Reinhardt,” the extermination plan carried out by the Nazis against Polish Jews during World War II. That’s according to ANSA, Ukrinform reports. "On Monday, the Center for Catholic-Jewish Relations of the Catholic University of Lublin commemorated the anniversary of Operation Reinhardt. During the Second World War, this led to the extermination of almost two million victims, mostly of Jewish origin. May the memory of this horrible event arouse resolutions and actions for peace in all of us. History repeats itself. We see now what is happening in Ukraine. Let's pray…

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The Russians struck Sumy region, northern Ukraine, with self-propelled guns, destroying houses in two communities of the region. "Around 01:00, the Russians opened fire on Seredyna-Buda community. Nine strikes from self-propelled guns were launched on two border villages. Three civilian houses were significantly damaged, one of them caught fire after the explosion," Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, Head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. Around 02:00, the enemy hit Znob-Novhorodske community with self-propelled guns. Twelve explosions were recorded. As reported, the Russians fired 226 shells at Sumy region over the past day. Seven communities came under fire. A 69-year-old man…

At night, the enemy attacked two communities in Zaporizhzhia district with drones and S-300 missiles. "In one of the villages, two houses were destroyed and eight more were damaged. According to preliminary data, three people, including a 15-year-old girl, were injured," Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. In another village, one house was destroyed and 10 more were damaged in a missile explosion. People were not injured. Starukh added that there could have been much more casualties and destruction if the defense forces had not shot down about six drones. ol

Journalists of Anadolu Turkey's state news agency visited Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and showed how Ukrainian doctors work in a hospital on the front line under constant Russian fire. "It is to this hospital that Ukrainian soldiers wounded at the front are taken as it is located very close. Apart from providing first aid to wounded soldiers, the hospital also performs emergency surgeries," Anadolu reports. The published photos tell about the work of doctors and healthcare workers in extremely difficult and life-threatening conditions. "The Bakhmut hospital, which is under the control of the Ukrainian army, is located on the front line,…

The Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk region with kamikaze drones, heavy artillery and Uragan MLRS last night. Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration wrote this on Telegram. According to him, the Ukrainian forces shot down all eight enemy drones over the region. According to preliminary information, these were Shahed-136 drones. Reznichenko noted that the Nikopol district "had another difficult night of terror. The Russians struck two communities – Marhanets and Nikopol – seven times with Uragan and heavy artillery. People were not injured." Nikopol was the most affected, Reznichenko stressed. “Up to ten private houses, farm buildings and…

In the evening of December 6, 2022, Russian troops attempted to attack the Dnipropetrovsk region with suicide drones. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Head Mykola Lukashuk on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Russian occupiers have decided to congratulate us on Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tonight. Losers. Their night ‘bikers’ will be parked,” Lukashuk wrote. Lukashuk called on local residents to stay calm and keep information silence. The air raid sirens are still ringing out in the region. mk

Russian troops this evening launched a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region. Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the Kryvyi Rih military administration, said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports. "Kryvyi Rih. A missile attack on an industrial infrastructure facility," he wrote. Earlier, social media reports said that locals heard the sound of an explosion, but there was no air raid alert. In the early hours of December 5, enemy missiles hit the territory of the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel mill.

Russian invaders have fired four missiles at Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. According to Ukrinform, the Kramatorsk City Council said this in a post on Telegram. "Four missiles hit Kramatorsk. Some 39 private houses, an educational institution and an industrial zone were damaged," the report said. No casualties were recorded.