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The Ukrainian offensive in Crimea leaves one victim
In annexed Crimea, regional governor Sergei Aksionov said Tuesday morning that one person was killed and two others were injured in the Ukrainian attack on the port of Feodosia on Tuesday.
“Unfortunately, one person was killed and two others were injured in an enemy attack in Feodosia,” Sergei Aksionov wrote on Telegram, indicating that six buildings were also damaged and their residents evacuated.
05:21
Kiev says it destroyed a Russian ship in the Black Sea
The Ukrainian Air Force claims to have destroyed a ship from the Russian fleet in the Black Sea that was suspected of carrying Iranian drones that Moscow had used in the conflict with Kiev. “The large landing ship Novocherkassk” was “destroyed” by the Air Force pilots, the Air Force said on Telegram. “People say he was carrying Shaheds,” Iranian explosive drones that Russia is massively using against Ukraine, this source added.
The army did not name the location of the attack, but Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchouk sent a video showing an explosion and a jet of flames at Russia's Feodosia naval base on the Black Sea in occupied Crimea.
The head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksionov, confirmed that an attack had occurred in Feodosia. “An enemy attack was carried out in the Feodosia sector. The port sector is cordoned off,” the Russian official said on Telegram, assuring that “the detonation has stopped” and that “the fire has been contained.” Sergei Aksionov did not provide any information about the nature of the damage, but emphasized that “the residents of several houses” had to be “evacuated.”
04:59
Paris condemns the new prison conditions of Russian opponent Navalny
On Monday evening, France condemned the transfer of Russian opponent Alexei Navalny to a penal colony in the Russian Arctic and saw it as a new violation of human rights.
“The secret that Russia has kept for almost ten days about the situation of Alexei Navalny and his transfer to a particularly isolated place of detention in order to further isolate him from his loved ones, while his health has seriously deteriorated since his detention. “new unacceptable developments and blatant human rights violations,” responded a spokesman for the Quai d'Orsay.
“France recalls that, under international law, Russia bears sole responsibility for the health of its detainees,” the Foreign Ministry spokesman added. Finally, Paris calls for the “immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and an end to all legal prosecution against them.”
04:36
Christmas celebrations on December 25th in Ukraine
Orthodox Ukrainians celebrated Christmas for the first time on December 25, in line with Westerners and as a sign of defiance towards Russia. This festival traditionally took place on January 7th according to the old Julian calendar.
Traditional celebrations in the village of Kryvorivnia on Monday. — © AP /Evgeniy Maloletka
A choir in traditional clothing in the village of Pirogovo near Kiev.
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