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6:15 p.m
Ukraine will triple its weapons and equipment production in 2023, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces
The Ukrainian president announced that Ukraine tripled its production of weapons and equipment in 2023 compared to the previous year. According to Kiev, domestic production of ammunition – especially for artillery – has increased “extremely significantly.” In 2024, “particular attention will be paid to the production of explosives and gunpowder, which are in short supply around the world,” said the head of state.
5:43 p.m
Russia: The defeated candidate Yekaterina Dountsova wants to found her political party
She wanted to run for the 2024 Russian presidential election and run against Vladimir Putin: Russian candidate Yekaterina Dountsova announced that she would found her own political party. This confirms that the party in question would defend “peace, freedom and democracy”: “We will win the right to live without fear, to speak freely and to have confidence in the future,” she said. Last Wednesday, December 20, the Supreme Court of Russia rejected the 40-year-old journalist's candidacy.
5:25 p.m
Russian warship “destroyed”
Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian warship stationed in the Black Sea in a port east of Crimea. Kiev claims to have destroyed the device. Russia says it is only “damaged.” According to initial information, it was a landing ship called “Novocherkassk,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The Russian Defense Ministry claims the boat was “damaged in a cruise missile attack by Ukrainian forces” while it was in the city of Feodosia.
07:41.
New Russian drone attacks on Ukraine
The Ukrainian Air Force announced on Telegram that a new Russian drone attack was launched by Russia on eastern and southern Ukraine on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday. Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense shot down 32 of 46 drones.
07:38.
France provides Ukraine with a new ship for grain transport
The French Minister of Transport announced on X that France has delivered a second pilot ship to Ukraine to facilitate the transport of grain. “If we leave Dunkirk, we can export grain to feed the world better,” explains Clément Beaune, concluding his message with the words: “Our commitment is comprehensive, our solidarity will not end.”
07:36.
One dead, four injured in Russian bomb attack on Kherson train station
“Kherson, in the evening. About 140 civilians were waiting at the train station for the evacuation train to depart. Then the enemy began a massive bombardment of the city,” Igor Klymenko, Ukraine’s interior minister, said on Telegram. One police officer was killed and two civilians and two police officers were injured by shrapnel, he said.