2022-12-06 20:11:17
USA: “We did not deliver weapons to Kyiv to attack Russia”
The United States “did not supply arms to Ukraine to strike outside its territory, but to defend its sovereignty from Russian aggression.” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a news conference while answering a question on Moscow’s allegations in Kyiv of launching a drone strike near Kursk Airport.
2022-12-06 17:12:13
Montenegro donates 11% of military budget to Ukraine
The government of Montenegro provides Ukraine with security assistance equivalent to 11% of the country’s military budget. This was underlined by the official statement of the Government of Montenegro on the signing of a joint declaration on Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic perspective. “The government of Montenegro shows a clear determination to support the defense of Ukrainians together with their allies, both by donating 11% of the military budget and by hosting thousands of refugees,” the document reads. It is noted that the signing of the document is a further confirmation of Montenegro’s support for Ukraine in its efforts to become a full member of the Euro-Atlantic society.
2022-12-06 13:08:16
Shooting of Russian police at the border, hunt for “armed deserter”
It is about a manhunt in Novoshakhtinsk, a Russian city near the border with Ukraine, in which a “machine gun deserter”, as the newspaper “Mash” calls it, fired on the Moscow police and injured two officers. Russian news agency Tass said the attacker fired at police near a customs office. Telegram channel 112 said officers were looking for a missing woman in the area when a man in camouflage clothing came out of the woods and started shooting at the police vehicle. A curfew was therefore imposed in Novoshakhtinsk to facilitate the search for the attacker by the security forces, while schools and kindergartens were closed.
2022-12-06 11:15:31
Kremlin: We will react to the attacks
Russia will “take the necessary measures to ensure security after the ongoing terrorist attacks in Kyiv on Russian territory”. According to Tass, the Kremlin announced this after the renewed attack on a Russian airport depot in Kursk.
2022-12-06 09:43:47
Satellite images show damage at the Dyagilevo base in Russia
Israel’s satellite imaging company ImageSat International has shared images on Twitter allegedly showing “scorch marks” and objects near a Tu-22M aircraft at Russia’s Dyagilevo base in the southern Ryazan region, east of Moscow. The Guardian reports on it. The Dyagilevo base is one of two Russian bases hit by Ukrainian drones yesterday. “New images of the aftermath of today’s attack on the Russian air base at Dyagilevo (yesterday, ed.): Scorch marks near a Tu-22M bomber,” the tweet reads, accompanied by a picture of the base that was recorded last night. The image clearly shows a black spot next to an airplane, which ImageSat calls “burn marks.”
2022-12-06 09:36:33
Kyiv – we will have tanks and fighters from our partners
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov is convinced that Kyiv will receive tanks and fighter jets from Ukraine’s partner countries. UNIAN brings it back. The Ukrainian partners, the minister said during a press conference, “are very practical, pragmatic and realistic: they clearly understand that when they deliver a new system, they need to know that they have ammunition in their stores, they have missiles, repair systems , Instructors » To train Ukrainian soldiers. “These are not only political negotiations, but also technological and logistical ones – he continued -. But I remain optimistic and believe that tanks of NATO standards will appear on the battlefield. Not only Leopard… I am convinced that we will have tanks and will even have fighter planes».
2022-12-06 09:35:39
Putin: No meeting with Macron planned
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at this time, and while the French leader has repeatedly indicated his intention to engage with his Russian counterpart, no concrete steps have been taken to that effect: Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov told reporters this morning. “Not now. He (Macron) has talked about it several times and said he wants to maintain contact and dialogue with Putin, but so far no concrete steps have been taken in this regard,” Ushakov said in response to a request from Interfax. Last Sunday, Macron said in in an interview with CBS, he maintains regular communication with Putin. “I always have regular direct contact with Putin – said the French President -. Isolation is the worst.”
2022-12-06 09:04:21
Zelenskyy: At least 4 dead after Russian bombing
At least four people have died in Ukraine after yesterday’s Russian bombing: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said so last night in his usual video message to the nation, national media reported.
2022-12-06 08:13:57
Moscow: We will not relinquish control of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
Russia will not give up control of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in order to create a nuclear safe zone, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, as reported by the Kyiv Independent. “Russia’s withdrawal from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant or handing over control of it to a ‘third party’ is out of the question,” Zakharova said yesterday. Last December 2, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, had hoped to reach an agreement with Russia and Ukraine by the end of the year on protecting the facility currently occupied by Moscow troops. Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied what Ukrainian sources said that Russian troops intended to withdraw from the plant.
2022-12-06 08:11:13
Moscow, Kursk airport hit by drones launched from Kyiv
The airport in the Kursk region of Russia was hit by a drone strike from Ukraine. This was announced by regional governor Roman Starovoyt on Telegram, explaining that an oil storage tank caught fire during the raid. “There are no injuries, the fire has been extinguished. All emergency services are working on site,” he said.