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The Ukrainian Armed Forces have held exercises near the border with Belarus. The press service of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "At the request of the commander of the grouping of forces and means of defense of Kyiv, the 120th territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces held a joint staff exercise with subordinate military units in the defense zone near the border with the Republic of Belarus," the report said. It added that during the exercises, the military units had improved the skills of interaction between lower and higher headquarters.

The enemy struck the residential buildings and premises of a water utility in Kherson, killing a 43-year-old employee. "The Russian occupiers struck the residential buildings and the premises of water utility in Kherson," the Kherson City Council posted on Telegram. The administration building of the utility company and residential buildings located nearby were hit with several enemy shells. According to preliminary data, one person was killed. A 43-year-old employee of the water utility company died of mine blast and shrapnel injuries. As a result of the shelling, a large-scale fire broke out. Kherson rescuers are currently putting the fire out.…

The Security Service of Ukraine published an exclusive video from another prisoner swap that took place on December 6. "This is the result of the work of the Joint Center for the Coordination of Search and Release of Prisoners of War which implemented the decision of the Coordination Headquarters on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. The life of every Ukrainian is the highest value," the Security Service of Ukraine posted on Telegram. As reported, 60 Ukrainian service members, including 34 defenders of Mariupol, returned home from Russian captivity as part of yet another prisoner swap on December 6. ol

Ukraine has returned the bodies of another 49 fallen defenders. The Ministry for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine said this in a statement on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “The Office of the Commissioner for Missing Persons, together with law enforcement agencies, continues to return the fallen defenders home. Today, another transfer of the bodies of heroes took place – 49 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine," the report reads. Oleh Kotenko, Commissioner for Missing Persons, said that together with law enforcement agencies, the Commissioner's Office is doing everything possible to return as many bodies as possible. In total,…

The Ukrainian army is a force for good that defends not only Ukraine, but also entire Europe and the fundamental principles of the UN Charter. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba wrote this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. “On this Armed Forces of Ukraine Day, we honor heroes of our time: Ukrainian men and women in the uniform. They have changed the pace of world history this year. The Ukrainian Army is a force of good protecting not only Ukraine, but entire Europe and foundations of the UN Charter,” Kuleba wrote. Read also: Zelensky congratulates Ukrainian military on Armed…

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki last week visited a hospital in the city of Czeladz where severely injured Ukrainian war veterans and civilians are being operated on. Over the next few weeks, Canadian surgeons, along with their Ukrainian and Polish colleagues, will operate on military veterans and civilians who have suffered injuries to the head, face, nose, eyes and ears. The etiology of the deformities is different, as all injuries were sustained as a result of hostilities, so the wounded required complex plastic surgeries. The Canadian team, together with Polish and Ukrainian doctors, conducted numerous virtual examinations and provided primary…

Russian troops have conducted a massive attack on the Kherson region, targeting apartment blocks and infrastructure. That's according to the Kherson regional police, Ukrinform reports. "The Russians continue to massively bombard the Kherson region with artillery and multiple rocket launchers, deliberately targeting apartment buildings and infrastructure facilities in order to cause as much damage as possible and cause casualties among the civilian population," the report said. After powerful explosions in the regional center, windows in apartment buildings were broken, balconies were crushed and gas pipes were damaged. The occupiers also shelled the settlements of the Beryslav district, the Hola Prystan…

In the temporarily occupied areas of the Luhansk region, Russian invaders are disrupting internet services to prevent partisan activities and preparing to massively shut down mines. The relevant statement was made by Luhansk Regional Military Administration on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to the regional administration, those remaining in the Luhansk region are explained that idle enterprises (i.e. standing idle due to locals being forcibly mobilized) are unprofitable to maintain. At some mines, equipment pieces are being dismantled and taken away. Additionally, power supply services were interrupted in Kremina, Krasnorichensk and other neighboring settlements. In Novoaidar, Russians decided to…

The Russian troops attacked Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk region. Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih military administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Kryvyi Rih. Several powerful explosions rocked the city. Do not film or post anything on social media," he wrote. Vilkul also added that further information would be provided later. As Ukrinform reported, the Russian forces shelled infrastructure facilities in Zaporizhzhia. iy

The key task of the state and people is to support the Defense Forces and provide Ukrainian defenders with everything they need. "Our guys are real heroes. And this is our key task – both of the state and the people – to do everything possible to support our Defense Forces, to strengthen our Defense Forces, to find everything necessary for our Defense Forces in the world. I know how difficult it is in Bakhmut, in Donbas. Guys, hold on! I'm with you. The people are with you," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address. Read also: In Zaporizhia…