Two injured and damage to Izmail port infrastructure in Odessa. This is the result of a two-hour drone strike on the Ukrainian city. “For two hours, Russian terrorists attacked the Odessa region with drones,” the region’s governor, Oleg Kiper, wrote on Telegram. “Most of the drones were shot down,” he added, but said Izmail district’s port infrastructure was damaged and two truck drivers were injured, one of them seriously. A certain number of drones were damaged. Depots, around 30 trucks and six vans.
Recent attacks on the Russian Black Sea Fleet, including the missile attack that reportedly killed its leader, have reduced its strength and potential, but without depriving it of its ability to fulfill its assigned tasks in a timely manner. This was written by the Ministry of Defense in London, which updated the British intelligence report on the situation in Ukraine on X.
The Orlivka-Isaccha checkpoint between Ukraine and Romania in the Odessa region was closed due to the Russian attack last night, which hit the region’s port infrastructure: Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for the Southern Defense Forces, told Radio Liberty, as reported by Ukrainian state broadcaster Suspilne . Humeniuk assured that Russian drones had not crossed the Romanian border.
Almost half of the 31 Abrams M1s that the USA promised Kiev have arrived in Ukraine. This is reported by the Washington Post, citing an anonymous high-ranking Ukrainian military officer. U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to send 31 tanks to Ukraine in January and U.S. military officials said deliveries would be gradual, but they expected the promised tanks would all be in Ukraine in the coming weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday confirmed the arrival of the first shipment of US-made Abrams in Ukraine
“Russia’s war against Ukraine and the upcoming EU elections scheduled for next year are very relevant due to the particularly high risk of disinformation. The Russian state has waged a war of ideas to pollute our information space with half-truths and lies in order to create the fictitious.” Representation that democracy is no better than dictatorship. This was stated by Vice-President of the European Commission Vera Jourova in the press conference presenting the report on the application of the EU Code of Conduct against disinformation by the main online platforms. “We must expect that the Kremlin and others will take action in our European elections,” he added. “I expect the signatories” of the EU code to “cease their actions” as “there is a war against us in the information space and elections are approaching in which malicious actors will try to use the functions of the platforms” to manipulate information “Jourova warned.
Ukrainian forces attacked the Russian headquarters in the Kherson region with Himars multiple rocket systems, killing eight officers and wounding seven others, a Ukrainian security service source said, Ukrainska Pravda reported. The source shared a video of the attack, which took place during a meeting attended by officers from the 24th Motorized Rifle Regiment and the 70th Motorized Rifle Division. “The meeting ended early: 8 officers have status ‘200’, 7 of ‘300’,” the source said, referring to the numeric codes used to indicate dead and wounded.
The Kremlin has no information about the Ukrainians’ alleged killing of Admiral Viktor Sokolov, commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this, citing Tass.
Russian state agency Ria Novosti published a video of a meeting of senior officials that took place today and was attended by Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the Black Sea Fleet commander whom the Ukrainians say they killed in a missile attack in Sevastopol on Friday. Sokolov listens to a speech by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu via video link.
Romania has strongly condemned the Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, which took place near the country’s border this evening. “The Romanian Defense Ministry monitored in real time the air situation near the state borders during the Russian attacks on some objects and elements of Ukraine’s civil infrastructure yesterday evening. We strongly condemn these unjustified and illegal attacks,” said a statement from the Bucharest Ministry of Defense on Telegram/X.
Norway has pledged NOK 1 billion ($92 million) in humanitarian aid to Ukraine to help its people this coming winter. This was announced by the Norwegian government. The latest support aims to ensure civilians’ access to “necessary protection” and “vital assistance” in the coming winter months, as Russia is expected to increase its attacks on the country’s infrastructure. “Russia’s brutal war is causing great suffering for Ukraine’s civilian population,” Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said at an international meeting in Oslo to discuss Ukraine’s humanitarian needs. “Ukrainians are making heroic efforts to resist daily attacks on civilians and infrastructure. They need our help to survive another winter of this war.” According to the government, Norway has provided more than $320 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine since the war began.
Zelensky appoints Andriy Shevchenko as his personal advisor
Congress must pass government funding legislation by the end of the month to avoid the risk of a government shutdown.